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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1929
Page
2
In Brooklyn Times editorial remarks explain there are two types of people the good and the bad, a judgment offered by the good ones. The writer notes the Brooklyn journalist’s sharp accuracy when describing Mount Dora residents.
The Periscope column from Station P O L D in Paradise on Lake Dora recounts warm weather, orange blossoms, and lighthearted town life. It notes a new baby, a planned training for a championship team in 1948, Children’s Home Society placements, personal vignettes, humorous anecdotes, and a local weather- and event-filled update concluding with a civic note on taxation and future legislation.
Town residents argue over Sunday regatta events with some calling it a disgrace while others defend personal choice. The piece notes no law is involved and compares the issue to other leisure activities, while also criticizing Florida school funding and calling for broader standardization of curricula.
Florida Education association secretary R J Longstreet rebuts a Florida agricultural publication's recent editorial criticizing state school finances. He counters the claim that added frills and far belows drive costs, noting the writer questions whether such additions increase school value.
The article attacks proposed laws to limit freight train cars and reduce railway hours from 16 to 12. It argues such measures raise costs and fares, hinder on route pickups, and misstate safety benefits noting that current abuses are already capped and accidents decline. It cites shifts in terminals and tonnage as additional public cost.
The Observer recalls a humorous incident about a drunken man in Detroit who spots a large rat and asks if the rat is seen. The piece also notes the associate editor of the Topic becoming president of the Lake County Press association and jokes about addressing the chair as Madam President.
The article notes Florida's winter is short and urges an education campaign to correct the belief that Florida is hotter than the summer. North visitors often leave soon after arrival, and longer stays would benefit both visitors and Florida. It argues those who dislike Florida summers have not experienced them.
The author marks the first anniversary of the Mount Dora Topic with fond cynicism about fame and camera crews. Eminent locals and visiting commodores jockey for space with Major Segrave as cameras roll. The piece notes personal growth and warns readers that deeper conclusions would embarrass some.
The field museum plans an Africa expedition to capture a reticulated giraffe described as the shyest animal. The New Orleans States notes this contrasts with the numerous articulated jackasses found in the United States.
Governor Carlton and his cabinet spent three hours on Wednesday and two long sessions on Thursday examining Florida tax policy. They discussed modernizing assessment and collection methods, bringing reverted state land back onto the tax rolls, and reducing future land reversions.
Florida climate bulletin details Florida rainfall records. New Smyrna in October 1924 logged 23.22 inches in 24 hours the highest daily total in the state. Authors A J Mitchell and M R Ensign note average 122 rainy days per year and long dry spells in fall and winter.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled reductions in rates on fruit and vegetable shipments from Florida to northern New England and eastern markets. The revision, including refrigeration charges, will save Florida growers about half a million dollars annually and benefits other southern states as well.
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