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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1930
Page
4
Shows subscription prices in advance three months six months and one month as well as display and classified advertising rates. Mentions second class matter posting at Mount Dora Florida dated April 7 1916 under act of March 8 1879.
Mrs. C. H. Holderman editor of the Cocoa Tribune and her daughter are to be congratulated on the graduation of Miss Mary Jane Holderman from Newcomb College Tulane University. An invitation to the commencement exercises with her card is appreciated by Topic publishers.
The State Board of Public Welfare releases its Survey of Dependency for Lake County. County officials and welfare groups requested the study, underscoring broad interest in helping the less fortunate.
The Topic prints the first issue of the delinquent tax list for Lake County in today edition and notes it will appear in four June issues. It credits its regular staff for all work and thanks readers who allowed delays in their printing schedule to avoid interruptions.
A Fort Worth Record Telegram column extols lettuce as a universal, digestible staple. It calls lettuce a humane hay of the garden, a good mixer among vegetables, and compares it favorably to onions and potatoes for everyday meals.
Talk of erecting a statue to Rodrigo de Heretz, Europe's first tobacco smoker who joined Columbus on the voyage to America. He allegedly brought back tobacco gifted by Indians and his smoking led to claims he was possessed by the devil. He was arrested and imprisoned for years.
The House of Paper in Rockport Massachusetts uses over 55 000 newspapers for walls and furnishings. Wood forms the frame floor and ceilings while walls measure 215 newspaper sheets thick and are varnished. A rolled newspaper desk recounts Lindbergh’s Paris flight as a centerpiece.
Private Peat delivers a Rotary conference talk from a distant city urging the message to reach every person in the country and warn against glamorizing war. He stresses the brutal reality and moral duty to inform the public.
Private Peat rejects romanticized war in a Rotary conference talk calling the soldier’s memory a true monument. He deplores portraying conflict as a model for youth and urges a sober view of armed conflict.
Private Peat warns against glamorizing war and cites the 272000 insane sent to asylums, urging truth in teaching peace. He calls for dismantling myths, promoting patriotism that rewards peace efforts, and using schools and media to end war’s allure.
The notice lists Sunday school at 9 45 A M with a changed hour then morning worship and sermon at 11 00. Epworth League gathers at 6 30 P M followed by an evening sermon at 7 30. Mid week service is Wednesday at 7 30 P M.
Matthew J. Bouterse, pastor. Sunday school graded in all departments at 9 45 a m. Morning worship with sermon by pastor at 11 00 a m. B Y P U meets at 6 45 p m. Evangelistic song and preaching service at 8 p m. Good music and singing. All are cordially invited.
The Community Church announces Sunday School at 10:00 a m and Service of Worship at 11:00 a m with Y P S C E at 7:00 p m and evening activities.
Corner Grove Street and Lemon Avenue hosts Sunday services at 11 a.m. A testimonial meeting follows Wednesday at 8 p.m. Reading room open Tuesday and Saturday afternoons 2 to 4 in the church building. All are welcome.
Roger Babson urged Florida optimism at a St. Petersburg Rotary event stating Florida has turned a corner and will, by the law of averages, avoid repeated misfortunes. He cited gains in transportation, tax collections, and building, and urged Florida chambers to boost commerce, investment, and civic budgeting.
A Macon Missouri Telegraph item reports a snake expert advising to leave alone any snake showing nine scales on its head as it is poisonous though the practicality of counting scales is questioned. The quip notes how unlikely it is to count scales while the snake remains dangerous.
The American Nurses Association joins the National League of Nursing Education and the National Organization for Public Health Nursing for a Milwaukee Biennial Convention June 9 to 14. Discussions cover nurse employment, education, service distribution, and unemployment, all focused on better patient care. The ANA reports 84,138 graduate nurse members as the official U S nursing body.
A printed dialogue from the Callahan Correspondence weighs the question of Prohibition. A printer and a clergyman debate who should drink liquor if it returns, revealing reluctance to permit drinkers at work, in cars, or on the street, and concluding perhaps no one should drink.
United States ice cream industry described as an important sector with about 6 billion pounds of milk used annually and 4,000 factories producing over 1.75 billion pounds of ice cream in 1928. The note cites demand rising since 1777 and calls ice cream a significant national industry.
A heated House debate in Ohio Rep Frank Murphy contends 70 cents for a club sandwich is too high while a $30 000 restaurant deficit appropriation is discussed. Massachusetts Rep Charles L Underhill defends the restaurant with a larger sandwich comparison. Florence P Kahn testifies on dining room cleanliness as the exchange continues. John W McCormack asks when real Boston baked beans and New England boiled dinner will appear.
A fragmentary note contrasts English and Massachusetts beach scenes 300 years ago. It mentions warm days, bathers including “wet Indians” and a backsliding Puritan, and cites Puritan rules that bathing occur in dark rooms with no mirrors and at night.
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