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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1934
Page
4
A Mount Dora Florida weekly note, from the Mount Dora Publishing Co, touches on market skepticism from the St. Petersburg Independent, the value of old milled silver, and the phrase dol lar wheat in grain marts. It marks Father’s Day on June 17 and mentions a new weather observation policy via aircraft.
Summer amusements for visitors include a Wauchula program featuring gopher races and frog jumping contests as reported by the Florida Advocate.
The port of Tampa shipped 8,256 tons of phosphate to Korea, the largest monthly cargo ever from any Florida port. Other shipments went to Germany, Spain, Japan, Holland, Italy and Poland, marking a record month for Florida phosphate exports.
A horse was stolen in Kentucky and a note left demanding five hundred dollars in the graveyard, later reducing the demand to two hundred fifty. The criminals claim the safe is useless and threaten to keep a dog in it. The item shifts to a wider reflection on real estate booms and church growth across the nation, noting increased church membership and the 1933 gains by Methodists and Baptists.
Lake County ripples with growth from climate beauty and tourism potential across Leesburg Lady Lake Mount Dora and surrounding towns. Georgia peach prospects boost regional rehabilitation. farmers profits rise and consumer prices ease. Public life features Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce vigor and Florida Museum expansion plans at Gainesville.
A pithy saying decries the value of a newspaper that fails to step on anyone’s toes, implying boldness or risk in press conduct. The remark contrasts candor with complacency, reflecting a distrust of timid reporting.
On board the U S liner President Harding in May 1934 Mr and Mrs Mahony describe their voyage from Mount Dora via Washington and New York to London. They note pleasant weather aside from a light sea blow, onboard entertainment including music games and sound pictures, a taxi impulse at sea, two theatrical troupes preparing a London run, and a dinner table with notable guests including a Irish minister’s wife and an American woman married to an Irish customs officer living in England. They mention Day tona Beach Florida as a prospective future home for the ministers.
A reflective piece contrasts the desire for basic material rights with a critique of a world driven by wealth. It sketches a future where youth face uncertainty, labor, and moral compromises, warning that personal effort and better society must rise to protect security and meaningful living. (Continued next week)
The piece views gardens as sacred spaces linking humanity to Eden and divine peace. It describes personal worship sparked by garden beauty and suggests Jesus sought rest in a garden before the crucifixion, contrasting serenity with human suffering.
At B J Pastor Residence 409 Fil Avenue E es Wonnie church holds a 60 minute Sunday School then 45 minutes of combined worship concluding at 11 30. Morning worship begins 10 45 with sermon Samson Israel's Strong Man. Evening service on spiritual growth The Perfect Life by Mr James with anthem Tarry With Me.
Congregational church announces Bible School at 10:00 pm and worship service at 11:00 pm on Monday. Young People's meeting follows at 6:30 pm. Public invited. David B. Spencer, Pastor.
Renfroe Lambert, Pastor, invites worshipers to morning service at 11:00 a.m. Young People Union at 7:00 p.m. Evening Worship at 8:00 p.m. Mid-week service Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. You are invited to attend any or all services.
Regular Christian Science services are conducted in the Public Library building every Sunday at eleven o'clock. A Wednesday evening Testimonial meeting occurs at eight. Sunday school meets at ten each Sunday. The public is cordially invited to attend.
The Church of Christ meets in the ball park grandstand every afternoon at 2 30 for Bible study and communion. Children and adults attend classes.
St Thomas Episcopal Church Eustis Florida invites all to 11 00 A M Sunday services Holy Communion held first Sunday of each month Rector D T Johnson issues cordial welcome to worshippers
The text laments city life and urges a calm national focus on Florida's park plans. It envisions flower gardens around homes, serene parkways, and highways brightened by greenery. It calls hamlets and cities to embrace a tranquil, gardened image for visitors seeking a sunny retreat. It ends with a note on kindness to animals.
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