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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1932
Page
2
The piece notes that some men possess great ability and can succeed at home. It mentions the hot weather and anticipates the annual sale of furs and blankets. It argues wealth does not guarantee happiness but can spare distress. It recounts Schmelling's world championship win in the fifth arena on a foul blow and loss due to a foul decision.
Wauchula plans to ship two wild bullfrogs from Hardee county to South Africa in late summer. An exchange notes vacations are real investments for employers, implying the payless benefits now given to workers.
The remark notes that today one dollar buys as much as 1.60 in 1929, but the caveat is the purchaser must have the dollar in hand. It emphasizes inflation and the personal constraint of needing cash to access goods.
The Senate trims the President's office expenses by 37380 dollars below the President's budget estimate, signaling tighter federal spending. The move reflects congressional scrutiny of executive costs without altering overall policy.
The Atlanta Constitution notes that ancient Celts secured loans to be repaid in the afterlife, a notion echoed here as a wary joke about how we settle some of our own debts.
The Memphis Democrat mocks sensational filler stories while criticizing the new revenue law that exempts pistols and revolvers from taxes. A Household Advice note condemns serving corn on the cob at a guest dinner as barbarous, labeling etiquette arbiters as dangerous citizens.
P. A. McConnell, president of the National Retail Dry Goods Association, notes during a New York session at the Hotel Commodore that advertising remains the stores main resource and that consumers increasingly rely on ads to find the best values. The Topic also features a U S Army reproduction of George Washington by Captain Tom Woodburn, art director, highlighting military portrait displays amid promotional efforts.
In a conversation with an American newspaper correspondent, Mussolini argues that America’s prosperity, resources, and independent standing outshine many nations. He notes Italy’s scarcity of wheat and meat, contrasts United States living standards with those of 1928 1929, and praises Everglades pioneer Howard Sharp and the Belle Glade News building reflecting regional progress.
The Leesburg watermelon festival signals the close of melon shipments in the area as Georgia faces a short season. Government marketing bureau offices opened in Moultrie under H Maynard Peterson, with Moultrie identified as the state's largest melon shipping point amid weather reduced production.
A recording device infers happiness levels by a meter that rises toward the top for highly joyful individuals and in red for those described as gramps. The idea is to quantify mood using metrics like a yard, an ampere, or a grin as indicators.
The Orlando Reporter-Star urges residents to tour the state in idle summer months. It describes West Florida’s tobacco and cotton farming regions and South Florida’s tropical areas as a single engaging text. A vacation spent exploring this vast landscape is both pleasant and instructive.
N. C. McCormick, secretary, says the group plans publicly owned parkways along strategic highway points to boost tourism. He asserts increased attention to scenic attractions will advertise the state and draw more visitors seeking Florida’s beauty and climate.
In the United States over two hundred million tele grams are reported sent highlighting the scale of long distance messaging and communications usage across the country.
The article notes that carrying the mails remains an exclusive government role and warns the public against competition as rates rise next month. It cites an old statute and promises postmaster general enforcement to prevent encroachment on revenue from mail carriage. It also references Roger Babson’s view on economic mood with historical panics and interventions.
The American Game Association issues practical guidance for fish handling to extend their lives after catch. Key points include lifting fish from the water rather than jerking, wetting hands, removing the hook underwater, and letting the fish swim away rather than throwing it back.
The new revenue law imposes a hardship on banks by levying a multi hundred thousand dollar annual burden. Banks must track check counts and file monthly returns, charging two cents per check to each customer. The cost will raise clerical expenses with little if any government benefit, and it is uncertain if the government can compel banks to collect this tax.
Local and national campaigns push home modernization with rising business and employment. The Department of Commerce estimates 40 million dollars will be spent this year on repairs decorating painting furnishings and related improvements as support programs aid the effort.
On July 3 at 409 Fifth Avenue E Sunday the Wells church hosts a full day schedule beginning 10:00 a.m. with Church School on the topic International Uniform Lesson and The Influence of a Godly Home led by General Superintendent A P Sidel. Morning sermon at 11:00 a.m. is titled Others. Epworth League meets at 6:45 p.m. followed by Echoes at 8:00 p.m. The Institute Echoes focuses on songs reports and diploma presentations by the Hollywood Institute youth. Wednesday prayer meets at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome.
Morning worship at 11 00 worship with sermon by the pastor Bible school at 10 00 Young people's meeting at 630 p m until further notice All are invited to attend these services David B Spencer Pastor.
Mid week service Wednesday at 7 p m. Sunday school graded in all departments at 9 45 a m. Morning worship at 11 a m Evangelistic service at 7 30 p m A cordial invitation extended to all to come and worship with us.
The notice lists regular Christian Science services at the Public Library on Sundays at eleven and a Wednesday evening testimonial meeting at eight, with Sunday school at ten. The July 3 Lesson Sermon centers on God and the Golden Text Exodus 20 2 3, and cites Bible verses from Jeremiah and property from the Textbook Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
The feature by W. M. Glenn of the Tampa Daily Times introduces a Know Your Governors series. It asks provocative questions about Florida governors including death by action, veto governors, bachelor governors, birthplaces, four wives, and impeachment, naming William Dunn Moseley as governor born in 1795 North Carolina and died in Palatka Florida.
A compact history recalls Florida during the Polk and Moseley administrations. It notes the first governor taking oath, the harmonious legislature, population and wealth growth, a lasting constitutional clause on gubernatorial term limits, secession and slavery discourse, a 1846 Key West hurricane, and early U S senators Yulee and Westcott. Moseley died in Palatka in 1863.
A carpenter at the fertilizer plant was stabbed by J F Perry and died within thirty minutes after the assault sparked by a Perry son’s actions at the plant. Other notes mention local property transfers new business plans and civic projects in Mount Dora including a donated pipe organ to the Congregational Church and road work on Donnelly avenue.
The Southern News Service reported Walter Harden catching the largest small mouth bass in Lake Apopka, but locals dispute the claim. Records show the true record was a 13.5 pound small mouth caught by W. M. Kennedy in Lake Gertrude, Mount Dora, Florida, in January during tourist season.
Mr. and Mrs. Ramon James of Leesburg Florida were injured Tuesday when their car overturned and crashed into a tree on a highway north of Valdosta Georgia. Mrs James was reported seriously injured.
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