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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1937
Page
4
A collection of aphorisms and quips on vacation time for kids and burdens on parents. The piece riffs on work fascination taxes money stock markets and social attitudes with light humor and contemporary banter. It closes with a tongue in cheek remark about speeds.
The article notes a period when parents face fewer challenges as children return from school with less to bring home. It discusses shifts in routine and expectations and suggests a calmer home environment may follow for a time.
A puzzled motorist asks where the modern woman is going as she signals, reflecting the era’s evolving social cues and public conversations about women’s independence and behavior on the streets.
A nationwide survey by Northwestern Life Insurance Co reports improved business conditions boosting demand for graduates. University of Florida notes more employment calls in the School of Business with higher starting salaries. Engineering sees 25 percent more calls and 10 to 15 percent higher starting pay.
A Jacksonville contract for a 3.5 million dollar pulp and kraft mill signals ongoing Southern shift in industrial leadership. The piece notes rising Southeast paper investment and contrasts southern and New England cotton spindles to underscore structural economic change.
Milestone marks fifty years since Edinburg Scotland opened the first tuberculosis dispensary and celebrates strides in fighting the white plague. The piece honors pioneers and urges continued public education to encourage early detection and treatment for longer, healthier lives.
The era of businessmen being interviewed about booming commerce has waned as trade grows, with executives focusing on operations rather than seeking praise.
Florida Times-Union editor Arthur G. Ivey of Jacksonville mourns his mother Mrs. R. E. Ivey Sr who died at her Orlando home. She leaves husband, two sons R. E. Ivey Jr of Tampa and Arthur G Ivey of Jacksonville, two daughters Genevieve Ivey and Mrs. Council Harden of Tampa, three grandchildren, and brother T A Goode of Bartow.
Representatives from five southern states met in Savannah to draft forest resource conservation rules. The pact pledges reduced cutting until trees are fully worked for turpentine, promotes natural reseeding, and aims to keep forests self renewing for long term timber and naval stores supply.
Spuds Johnson, described as petite and cautious, argues that returning to the same shell is impossible and signals hesitancy about a fresh business venture.
A congressional summary notes Rep. Joe Hendricks urges Civil Service reform to place locals in admin posts. The Senate backs a permanent CCC with 300,000 capacity, while House expands training. Other items include normal granary proposals, reciprocal trade pacts, anticipated Supreme Court retirement, anti trust tweaks, ship safety hearings, and payroll growth with 325000 exempt from civil service.
A claim states that twenty three people are injured every minute in accidents, presenting a stark account of frequent harm and urging safety attention.
The State Chamber notes that over 12 million acres offered for cultivation exist in Florida, about 5 million have been subdued and roughly 1.15 million are actually under cultivation.
Noted author Frank Parker Stockbridge plans a new Florida book titled So This Is Florida after touring Lake County. He was escorted by Lake County Chamber of Commerce members to Leesburg and other points of interest, meeting officials including Leesburg President Gorman. Real estate leaders predicted continued property value growth and urged holding property amid a Florida real estate boom.
Joe E. Ritchie and D. W. Blocker report Florida agriculture is improving with strong strawberry yields and rising credit usage. Through April 18, production credit loans exceed last year by over a half million dollars as associations expand membership and operate on a business-like basis.
U S Forest Service official E. E. Ripper and W. E. Shannon, Marion County junior game warden, waded into a Marion County cypress swamp to study nesting habits. They documented nests of American egret Snowy egret Water Turk ey Ward s Heron Black Crowned Night Heron Wood Ibis and White Ibis though no nests were seen for the latter. They noted federal and state refuges in Florida as nesting protection sites and cited a 44 percent export rise 1932 to 1934 signaling wildlife recovery.
Miami tops the nation as the chief air entry point both for arriving foreign aircraft and for passenger traffic, handling more planes and travelers from overseas than any other U S airport.
DeBusk of the State Agricultural Extension Service reports water hyacinths have substantial fertilizer value and can be used as animal feed. Florida experiments show 1 percent nitrogen and 4 percent potash in dried plant matter, worth about 7 dollars per ton dried and 50 to 60 cents per ton green. The St Johns River basin area is about 30 000 acres, potentially yielding 3 million tons annually for a fertilizing value near 1.5 million dollars. Farmers are urged to use the weed to enrich soil and support cattle feeds while controlling a persistent aquatic pest.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad repeats as winner of the National Safety Council Railroad Employees Safety Contest for the years 1930 1932 1934 and 1936, earning a bronze plaque presented to Robert Scott. the council cites the railroad’s strong safety culture and low personal injury rates. The report notes the USDA estimates soil could feed 15 million if fully utilized.
Church service honors Knights of Pythias Memorial Day with Heber D. Ketcham listed as minister Jeannette Pikeke as organist and General Daniel H. Bishop as superintendent Readers observe 9 30 a m and 10 45 a m services under the theme Friendship Earths Heaven at First Methodist Episcopal Church in Heber.
Corner Tenth and Tremain church announces Neslie V. Underwood as pastor. Sunday School 9:45. Morning Worship 11:00. Evening service 8:00. B Y P U 6:30. Mid week service Wednesday 7:30. Strangers welcome and anyone without a church home.
The Church of God Pentecostal Liberty Street announces regular services every Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. with Sunday School at 10 a.m. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Pastor Rev. G G Prince invites worshippers.
Zion Lutheran Church in Groveland Florida under Augustana Synod announces morning worship at 11:00 a m and evening service at 7 30 p m led by Rev O E Liden with Sunday services and weekly schedule.
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Eustis Florida invites the public to Sunday service at 11 a.m. with the sermon God the Only Cause and Creator and a Wednesday 8 p.m. meeting for testimonies experiences and remarks on Christian Science. A free reading room in the Fountain Inn Building 117 Eustis Street is open daily 2 to 5 p.m. except Sunday.
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