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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1938
Page
4
A collage of opinion snippets covers armament, railway fares, women in rearmament, hat pins, Florida population gains, world peace concerns, domestic control, wealth via sea travel, oceans’ gold claims, diplomacy, and American views of Europe.
The Brunswick News favors cautious driving, urging motorists to treat others on the highways as fools. An ad promises money at home, but the Times-Union notes risk, mentioning that people have gone to jail for it.
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce tops the state in membership as the largest commercial organization in Florida, with Jacksonville ranking second. An educator calls for abolishing a cruel practice requiring children to bring lessons home, while Dale Carnegie’s popular book on social influence is noted. He would advice to have money and spend it liberally.
From present prospects it may take as long to select an actress for the role of Scarlett O Hara in Gone With the Wind as it took Margaret Mitchell to write the book, which was five years.
If women could be induced to wear cotton hose what a great help it would be to the cotton planters of the south. American women last year spent for silk hosiery the sum of $330,000,000.
A Chicago woman willed thirty thousand dollars to her pet Spitz after relatives contested the will. The judge upheld the bequest, and the dog now inherits the money.
Asher Frank of Florida Safety Council notes 700 traffic deaths in Florida last year were not caused by mechanical defects. He argues inadequate highways and motorists’ belief in fool-proof roads fuel excess speed and that state funds diverted to safety infrastructure enable society to invite death by speed. He warns public officials bear responsibility for high fatality rates and urges fiscal reallocation to safer roads.
A user writes that W B Dennis of Carlton Oregon drafted the first gasoline tax law and notes its nationwide adoption. The piece cites Florida's use of gasoline tax revenue, splitting funds between schools and road work, and argues taxes are misallocated, urging steadier, year by year highway funding to avoid drastic penalties later.
Roger W. Babson spoke in Tampa projecting that the current downturn is only a temporary pause. He expects the second half of 1938 to improve and the year to compare favorably with 1937, with 1939 even stronger. He urged confidence and highlighted Florida tourism as a major prosperity source.
In Florida, major league teams prepare for the season with spring training. The state is nationally recognized as the center of baseball training, hosting many clubs including the world champion New York Yankees this season.
The Bureau of Biological Survey urges Lake County farmers to stock lakes with fish and marginal lands with small game, collaborating for mutual benefit in coming years. A meeting at Leesburg City Hall on March 23 will discuss the program and responsibilities for interested growers. The 4H club reports strong poultry prizes at the Central Florida Exposition, with Louise Lorenz and Wayne Matthews noted for top entries. Soil Conservation checks totaling $10,000 have been sent to county growers, with further payments expected for the 1937 program and advisories issued for late recipients.
The Atlanta Journal marked its fifty fifth birthday on February 24 noting vast changes since 1883. It cites inventions like the automobile airplane radio and mass production and the reshaped bonds between people and nations. It highlights how time’s marvels have made today’s world unrecognizable from the past and even jokes that African dances around holes appear on American golf courses.
The Florida Chamber of Commerce notes in a civic pride line that Florida lies closest to the Tropic of Cancer, causing the sun to strike the state first in the United States. Neal O Hara is associated with the quote.
Congressman Joe Hendricks reviews pending bills including federal postmaster salaries and regional planning shifts. He notes potential shifts of rivers and harbors oversight to a national committee, plus a wave of new laws in wage, bankruptcy, securities, and child labor areas. He also updates on district visits, wartime goods, and listed WPA projects in Citrus and Seminole counties along with civil service exams for architects and pathologists.
Dorothy Lamour stars with Jon Hall in The Hurricane a glamorous tropical romance and adventure. The film arrives after a two year delay at a cost of several million dollars and features dramatic sea wall action sweeping destruction. The article notes progress requires change and experimentation.
Heber D. Ketcham D D will deliver the morning sermon How God Provides for Men at 10 45 AM with Mrs C M Gudgeon at the organ. Church School convenes at 9 45 AM followed by an 7 30 PM Old Fashioned Hymn Singing session.
Reverend Neslie V. Underwood invites all at Corner Tenth and Tremain. Sunday School starts 9:45 for all ages, 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 7:30 p.m. Evening service. B Y P U at 6:30, mid week service Wednesday 7:30. Strangers welcome.
Congregation Andrew Melrose Brodie pastor Florence Gilbert Hanscom organist conducts Bible School at 10 A.M. Morning Worship with sermon at 11 A.M. Service ends with Holy Communion at 4:00 P.M.
In Eustis Florida the St Thomas Episcopal Church holds Sunday School at 9 45 a m and Holy Communion at 11 00 a m with a sermon by Rector D T Johnson.
The Church of Christ at Lake Franklin Park Rossiter St Sanford Rd invites tourists to attend worship each Sunday with Bible study at 10 A M and sermon at 11 A M. A second service at 7 15 P M follows. Thursday night song service led by Brother Lawrence Mize.
Ocala Florida attorney F R Hocker announces candidacy for the judgeship of the Fifth Judicial Circuit subject to the democratic primary. Support requested in a paid advertisement by author.
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