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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
4
The column lauds the end of heated political fights and notes Townsend movement disarray. It highlights Fuller Warren and Bernaar MacFadden as future contenders, discusses Governor Pepper's possible comeback, and ends urging unified support for elected officials.
Florida Welfare Board announces 1800 Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees for July 1 to 20. CCC status is civilian, not a draft, though enrollees would be eligible for military service if recruiting occurs. Florida leads states with defense funding exceeding 20 million dollars for bases and related construction.
Best views paid for pine cas ene 8 foot up or os long and ci in diameter and up our mill Mount Dora. Brown Lumber & Manufacturing Co. 19-the PUPPIES FOR SALE Four handsomely bred Spitz puppies six weeks old. These are extra fine individuals. See Geo. C. Keller at Topic office. FOR RENT Preferably by year. Small cottage in good residential district. In first class condition. Inquire Miss Margaret Lewis 728 McDonald street. 23-11p
Houseflies increase with warm weather and breeding sites must be removed and control methods used. A county agent leaflets on home and farm fly control are available. Home garden vegetables for this month include cowpeas eggplant okra pepper and sweet potatoes. Root knot nematode attacked plants can be grown on infested soil with proper mulch to support a fungous that attacks the nematodes.
A reader recounts a cross state journey from Perry to Atlanta through Florida and Georgia amounting to 463 miles. He links school graduation and a hopeful view of youth facing a tough future with resilience and duty. He remarks on traffic dangers from cattle on U S No 19 and calls for politicians to curb road deaths. He mentions Greenland as an icy contrast and reflects on current world events.
The piece notes hotels ranking seventh in world industry stature with vast spending impact in communities. It cites hotel guest dollars and town earnings, then shifts to a shirt factory tour showing mass production lines and worker roles amid wartime anxieties. It ends urging citizenship responsibility as a Kiwanis theme.
A J Harnage of Tavares born June 1 1893 Adel Georgia educated in local grade schools earned first railroad dollar moved to Florida 1894 and Lake County 1919. He works as a clerk for George J Dykes Clerk of the Court identifies as a Methodist and a Mason. His leisure includes fishing and his favorite foods include ham and his favorite flower the rose.
Don M Lochner born June 13 1896 Auburn Indiana educated at Auburn public schools started in his father J C Lochner printing office moved to Clermont in 1921 noted as a leading Florida editor past president of the Florida Press Association and active in Democratic campaigns including Colin English and Charles O Andrews with publicity duties across two campaigns
Corner Sixth and Tremain announces Bible School at 9 45 a m led by C M Hall, Morning Worship at 11 00 a m, and B T J Gerald Drawdy directing at 7 00 p m.
St Thomas Episcopal Church in Eustis Florida announces services next Sunday at 11 a m with Holy Communion on the first Sunday and a sermon on the other Sundays. Rector D T Pa invites cordial attendance.
The Church of Christ on Rossiter Street at Sanford Road invites all to Bible Study at 9 45 a m Preaching and Communion at 11 00 a m Evening Services at 5 30 p m Thursday Prayer Meeting at 7 30 p m You are cordially invited to attend each service.
St Marys of the Lakes Catholic Church at Grove Street and Badger Avenue in Eustis Florida lists Rev Patrick Doyle as pastor. Sunday Mass is 9:00 AM and First Friday Mass is 7:30 AM.
Regular services listed for the Pentecostal-Liberty Street church and the First Church of Christ Scientist at Grove Street and Lemon Avenue. Details include Sunday School times, worship hours, Thursday prayer, and a free Christian Science reading room at 117 Eustis Street. Golden Triangle Lodge 874 Moose meets at K P Hall on the 1st and 3rd Mondays at Eustis with officers named.
Denis, active in the Methodist church Kiwanis Club and the Masonic lodge, received the largest vote ever given any man in Florida. In remarks for a birthday greeting he thanked Clermont Lake County and Florida for cordiality and neighborliness.
J Alvin Inman a Baptist pastor of Tavares born June 4 1903 in Homerville Ga. He studied at Winter Haven Stetson University and Baptist Bible Institute. Inman led Boy Scouts in Tavares and served as Master of the Masonic Lodge this year.
Miami area faced torrential rains over several days with a weather bureau tally of 16.21 inches, close to the 17.26 inch annual record set previously. Residents brace for further showers as storms continue to impact daily life.
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