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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1940
Page
7
The candidate emphasizes prudent spending and taxpayer concerns while noting the district has eliminated debt and runs on cash. He pledges ongoing efforts to improve pupil transportation, sustain full terms, provide adequate teacher salaries, and keep the schools out of debt.
A candidate declares self for Lake County sheriff, attacking the incumbent over a long inactive office and unresolved murders. He claims organized crime, saloons funding schools, and bootleggers operating openly, promising a tough, career-focused police posture and constant readiness. He vows to enforce honest, welfare-centered law and to serve the community with a full-time presence.
Farmers and city poultry producers announce a Springtime Egg Festival to curb surpluses during peak production. The drive, coordinated with poultry associations and national grocers, aims to remove extra eggs from the market and support egg producers.
Leesburg resident Otto Wettstein Jr is described as a public spirited cooperative citizen. He serves as president of the Florida Telephone Corporation, which runs an efficient telephone system across the county and beyond. He is noted as a successful operator of an independent telephone company in the south.
A Florida committee led by J. L. Irvin and D. Holloway advocates eggs as a good buy for households. The message highlights eggs as a versatile food and cites the Florida Poultryman and Stockman editor as support.
Uncle Sam launches the sixteenth census of farmers in April to map the farm situation. The 232 questions cover many topics, not all applicable to every farm. Information is for statistics and kept confidential, not for taxation. County agents host sample census forms and urge farmer cooperation. Also, notice invites surplus tomato and other transplant plants available by March 10.
Entomologist Dr. A N Tissot says sooty mold on gardenias and cape jasmine grows from sugary liquid exuded by whiteflies and scale insects. To stop mold and leaf damage, kill the insects with an oil emulsion or laundry soap solution and spray leaves thoroughly, including undersides.
Sorrento residents hosted and visited friends from Tampa Miami Sanford Zephyrhills and Ohio over the weekend. Notables include Mr and Mrs Comegys Mrs Anna Matlack Miss Evelyn Futral and guests from Cincinnati Mr Swink and daughter. The district also notes a D A R conference trip and a wedding in Zellwood with Ruth Driver. Gentle illness report for G C Battle and a WRUF theatre show."
Lake County plans a Friday March 15 musical festival at Leesburg High School Auditorium. About 250 students from Lake County schools will perform, with rehearsals in Leesburg prior to the evening event. The festival is organized by school principals and music teachers at the request of the County Federation of Women's Clubs.
Professor L. L. Rarene of Apieny Experimention argues in the Florida Poultryman and Stockman that eggs supply all elements needed for a strong healthy body. He emphasizes egg constituents include proteins minerals and vitamins making eggs a top protective food with high albumen quality.
Professor Rusoff extols eggs for their high protein content with over twenty two amino acids and a full vitamin set except C. He notes eggs supply minerals including phosphorus iron and iodine and remain nutritive through all cooking methods. He advises daily consumption with other protective foods while eggs are plentiful and affordable.
Florida Forest and Park Service reports lower fire losses on protected private lands in 1939. Of 4,742,281 acres under cooperative fire control, 2.11 percent burned and 3,802 fires caused $190,046 in damage. Unprotected lands saw $13,816,000 in damage from 23.9 percent of fires. Incendiary fires drove most damage on unprotected acreage.
The Florida Aid to Dependent Children program has reached its ceiling under current appropriations. February grants totaled 66,779 across 2,626 families with 6,931 children, averaging 25.43 per family and 9.63 per child. Lake County saw 51 families and 141 children receive 1,381.00 in February.
G G Ware of Leesburg, first president of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce at its founding a quarter century ago, will be a featured speaker at the Silver Anniversary meeting this fall. Born October 6, 1885 in Providence Florida, he moved to Lake County in 1909 and has since been a leading county figure.
Florida attracts national attention through the WPA Florida Guide prepared by the Florida Writers Project. The second edition by Oxford Press presents Municipal Government in Florida and has sparked widespread demand across government groups universities bankers and planning boards. Ten percent royalties from editions fund future Writers Project publications.
About 5 000 pairs of quail will be released this spring in Florida woods as part of a restocking program by the State Commission of Game and Fresh Water Fish. Conservation officers trap quail on protected areas and release them in open county territories. Quail raised in the wild are preferred for survival and the new homes should sustain a population of 13 to 15 per pair barring drought flood or fire hazards.
The text argues there is no foundation that curdled milk is indigestible and states that neither male nor female processes include curd once it reaches the stomach.
The article explains why faster camera lenses are valuable in poor light and for action shots. It compares lens speeds from f/7.7 to f/2, noting how each increase in speed expands workable conditions and sharpness. A faster lens broadens the photographer’s range and confidence.
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