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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1935
Page
4
Mount Dora Publishing Company announces Edith Edeburn Keller as editor. Subscription prices in advance: two dollars yearly, six months one dollar, three months one dollar, and single copies five cents. A 1916 note from Mount Dora, Florida, discusses social quips, local statistics, and trivia including driver versus pedestrian dangers, superstition about Friday work, and a tease about jai alai betting in Miami.
The piece argues for renewed confidence in resources and institutions, highlighting national strength in farming, industry, transport, and energy. It cites Charles Lathrop Pack on rising timber production in the South and notes improved forest practices and rising manufacturing orders in the Atlanta Federal Reserve district.
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A compact reflection on the hazards of pretending to be something one is not, warning that such pretense leads to broader friction and potential consequences.
The Home Owners' Loan Corporation announces very strict tests for loan eligibility. Applicants must show involuntary default before June 13 1935 or due to controllable misfortune, and meet income, equity, and residency requirements. Only borrowers in genuine distress may qualify, with loans capped at 14 000 dollars or 80 percent of appraisal, and agricultural property largely ineligible.
A kind old oak in the forest lets a woodpecker build a home in its trunk despite warnings. Later a squirrel asks for acorns as winter approaches, but the wind warns the acorns will sprout next spring. A cold night leaves a poor little bird seeking warmth.
A boy named John ventures into the woods to confront a hostile old woman in her house. He completes three tasks with help from ants, the North Wind, and a spider, proving his cleverness and earning freedom to return home to his father.
The list honors students by grade level for 1934 35 with high attendance and punctuality. Grade 7 includes Davidson Marion Edwards Adelaide Key and others. Grade 8 features Mildred Bartlett Zera Dean Elouise Glass and more. Grade 10 lists Emily Battle Dorothy Loveless Exidora White Paul Linn. Grade 11 names Flora Morley. Grade 12 mentions Ruth Harvey Frank Fecests Lent and Marjorie Lovess Jr Sr. High year totals 100 percent attendance.
A fragment from a column laments constant electioneering as lawmakers and voters debate presidents governors and many officials. It notes stump speeches and sound wagons intruding on ordinary life and hints at the need to balance civic duties with everyday work.
Children Day will be observed Sunday at 10 45 in the Methodist church with a vocal solo by Virginia Killian during offertory. Epworth League activities begin at 6 45 and evening worship at 7 45 led by Reverend James g. A regional Epworth League institute is planned June 10 to 16 at Southern College Lakeland with a Mount Dora delegation attending.
Congregational church announces Bible School classes at 6:30 p.m. An Andrew Melrose Brodie D D pastor and Florence Gilbert Hanscom organist and choir director lead. Christian Endeavor invites all young people to attend.
Corner Tenth and Tremain church invites worshipers to Sunday school at 9 45 a m morning worship at 11 00 a m Baptist Young People 7 00 p m and mid week service Wednesday at 8 00 p m Reverend A A Stanley pastor invites all to attend any or all services.
St Thomas Episcopal in Eustis Florida lists 11 A M morning prayer and sermon. Holy Communion observed on the first Sunday of each month. Rector D T Johnson extends a cordial welcome to all.
The Church of Christ meets at the home of Mrs Zelma D Sills near Crate Mill every Lord's Day at 10 30 a m invitation is extended to a
The writer notes the looming governor race will attract many hopefuls from the House and Senate, cabinet officers, and prominent citizens. He cites groups like the American Legion and Knights of Columbus backing different candidates while criticizing political campaign dynamics and urging fewer election distractions for taxpayers.
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