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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1939
Page
4
A playful collection contrasts moral virtue with material wealth from the soil and the joys of romance. The text jokes that even royalty enjoy simple foods like hot dogs and notes that happy loves often end in marriage, reflecting light moral observations.
A collection of humorous lines on sudden wealth and self improvement. It riffs on phrases about face lifts, operettas misread as telephonists, vetoing bills, cleanliness, and a boy’s aversion to dirt. The piece closes with a note on predestination and the siren of an automobile horn.
A Times-Union editorial urges players to focus on value over seeking discounts, noting the stance may not appeal to some women who prioritize different game ethics or budgeting approaches.
A British scientist jokes the brain is the only part of the human machine that doesn’t wear out, noting it is rarely used. The Lake County Chamber of Commerce boasts the largest membership of any commercial organization in the state.
A writer argues no monument should rise to the unknown politician and likewise none to the one who is widely known. The statement frames a critique of commemorative practice and public memory.
The quoted artist notes no beauty in straight lines and observes a white sphere traveling just over second base from the bat of a home-team player. The fragment hints at a visual or philosophical reflection linked to a baseball play.
The Mount Paloma telescope being erected in California is claimed to magnify a star several million times but it won’t surpass Hollywood press agents in effect.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil recounts a tall tale about Adolphe Saxe, credited as the saxophone inventor, who reportedly faced a string of dramatic hazards from falls and poison to burns and near suffocation, yet managed to balance scores with his foes.
The hundredth anniversary observance of baseball notes broad agreement that Ty Cobb the Georgia Peach stands as the sport’s greatest. An article in Colliers features Quentin Reynolds praising Cobb’s versatility and records, contrasting him with Babe Ruth Matty Wee Willie Keeler and others as unique talents.
The new drivers license law prohibits issue to under 16 and requires parental endorsement for ages 16 to 18. Parents are liable for their youths driving actions, and unlicensed drivers face jail and fines up to 500 dollars. The measure seeks safer roads and fewer accidents nationwide.
A national panel of women, representing the National Federation of Business and Professional Women, selects Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt as the top choice for the most outstanding American woman of the past fifty years, praising her liberal humanitarian stance and expanded role of the First Lady. Governors and politicians note the state budget safeguards under Governor Cone, who vetoed about 5 million dollars in appropriations and plans to continue economical, businesslike state government without new taxes.
Kenneth Curtis, winter resident of Mountain Lake, plans a permanent Seminole Indian village at Phantom Grove near Bok Singing Tower. The project aims to enhance the area with grounds and attractions that provide visitors with Indian lore and historical facts about the Seminoles, linking to Chief Tallahassee and early orange groves in the region.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and cooperating citizens opened a live stock market in Arcadia. The opening attracted over 3,000 participants with 500 head sold on day one. Arcadia's market sits within 60 miles of more than 200000 head of livestock, boosting statewide livestock development.
A Congressional speech from 1890 notes a persistent treasury surplus and criticizes the revenue bill as already passed by the house and sent to the senate. The speaker laments the lack of need for new revenue and highlights the so called Bill to Redues the Revenue.
Florida universities report near universal placement for the 1939 class at Gainesville with most departments citing strong demand. Engineering, business, architecture, law, pharmacy, education and agriculture grads all slated for immediate employment, confirming a nationwide uplift in business prosperity.
Senator Josiah Bailey of North Carolina introduces a federal bill to fund state level marketing systems for farm commodities. The plan would authorize 5 million dollars yearly for each fiscal year, distributed by population to boost Florida Farmers Marketing networks and provide steady, standardized farm products to distribution centers. The measure has strong backing from the Bureau of Markets and the Agriculture Department and awaits Senate Committee review.
O F Taussig reports from the Florida pavilion at the New York World's Fair on June 14 1939 praising exhibits of fish birds and fruits and noting moving autos trucks and trains as well as a grand live picture sunset scenes from Orlando Jacksonville and Daytona Beach and the prominence of the Mount Dora Topic on the rack.
Mownt Dora hosts Eustis at Heim Field at 3 30 PM inviting fans to attend.
A column gushes over the 1939 New York World's Fair, praising Grover Whalen and the vast exhibition. It highlights the 1200 acres transformed from waste into beauty, with major showcases from General Motors Ford and Firestone. It notes economic scales, imaginative exhibits, and the Lagoon of Nations, urging a visit to this colossal city event.
Classified notices include furniture repair by Anthony's Cabinet Shop in Rehbaum and a sale ad for a bedroom set and radio. An Information Wanted item seeks Ed Wilson relatives in Miami, with a contact through Mrs. Keller. A long excerpt then describes the 1939 World Fair exhibits in New York, including the Perisphere Trylon Lagoon of Nations and Florida’s pavilion highlights on Orange Lane.
The Catholic church at Grove Street and Badger Avenue in Eustis Florida led by Rev Patrick Doyle lists Mass at 10:00 A M with an additional First Friday Mass at 7 30 A M as its service times.
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