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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1939
Page
4
A collection of humorous maxims and aphorisms on work effort honesty and life. It notes that action beats intention, warns about landlords and rents, rugby of politics, and humorous takes on funerals and prosperity. The tone echoes a midcentury newspaper snippet of pithy quotes for readers.
The dictator imposes a new rule requiring women seeking private or state jobs to prove a year of farm labor. As a result, German women no longer view him as the dashing cavalier they once admired.
The author notes how the China war disrupts a distant market, crippling American ginseng diggers in the Blue Ridge of North Carolina. Demand for the root has collapsed since Japan’s invasion, erasing high prices once paid by Chinese buyers.
The citrus juice drive grows in Florida as growers see benefits and the public learns of a healthful aid. Dr. John Harvey Kellogg of Battle Creek lauds citrus fruit as rich in vitamins and blood-building salts, supplying liquid nourishment and aiding bodily elimination.
A study praises the modern newspaper as a superior educational medium with more pages, richer content, and extensive explanatory material. It notes more pictures, by line commentators, reduced editorial bias in news, and broader coverage in science health and women’s interests, yielding 25 to 500 percent more information for readers than 50 years ago.
A reflection on the history and value of public libraries from ancient monasteries to the Library of Congress, praising their role in expanding access to knowledge. Mount Dora's public library is highlighted for its ongoing efforts and warrants broad community support.
The Savannah Morning News notes that King George and Queen Mary will visit Canada and the United States this spring. It mentions the three crowns the King owns, including St Edward’s crown the imperial crown of India and the imperial state crown, with the latter described as the most valuable in the world.
The State Marketing Bureau reports Florida now produces 42 to 46 percent of its beef consumption, up from 27 percent in 1929. Beef improved cattle rose from under 2 percent in 1929 to over 25 percent today, boosted by Fat Stock Shows in Jacksonville and statewide events.
A self made man is defined by continuous remodeling efforts. The mindset values constant improvement through ongoing changes. Works ethic centers on adapting, updating, and refining plans and surroundings.
A Villa Dora epistle thanks visitors for their stay at Lake Dora overlooking the resort. It recalls a lively festival week with a poverty costume party, a spelling bee, song contest, fashion show, prizes, and a Bruce Dougherty concert, plus dessert bridge and social games.
The Lake County Home Demonstration women vote to postpone the spring County Flower Show until November and hold a fall event instead. The event will be an open house at the Lake County Home Demonstration kitchen in Tavares, with extensive renovations to be completed by then.
The Mount Dora Eustis duplicate bridge club will meet Wednesday night March 15 at 8 p m at the Sylvan Shores Hotel. Everyone interested in duplicate bridge is cordially invited with their friends. Betrokka name will be served as usual.
The University of Florida glee club presented a polished program Tuesday featuring music by soloists and ensembles under John W. DeBruyn. The show included two comic sketches, Who Cut Her Throat and The Fatal Quest, and highlighted strong harmony and well-chosen numbers in a popular entertainment night.
An account of the 39th annual Florida Audubon Society meeting at Winter Park with visits to Annie Russell Theatre Lunch at the Woman's Club featured remarks by A J Hanna and educational talks by Sarah Partridge Oscar Baynard and others on birds conservation and state parks The group toured Hiawatha Domeich Estate and ended with a Sunday river trip on the St Johns and Wekiwa rivers.
A narrator describes a trip begun at Gator's Nest with congenial travelers from many states. They landed at Sanford after the journey, watched a gorgeous sunset, and felt gratitude for living in a wonderful world.
Reads list includes Peculiar Treasure and Address Unknown among many titles. Local items note a Lake Dora trailer swap, a Mount Dora girls basketball near miss with Weirsdale, a startling fair photo, two giant catfish in Dora Canal, sailboats at Yacht Club, girls practice for Largo tourney, and a new station wagon for a real estate broker.
More than 200 Florida woods will be shown in the state's exhibit at the New York World's Fair. J. S. Newins, director, and Foster Barnes prepare a display featuring trees with economic value such as cypress and slash pine, plus rare woods like magnolia and lignum vitae, and materials yielding sac oils or rubber.
Norman Yule, originator of a model of Victoria Falls, is in Florida gathering tropical plants and trees for display at the World’s Fair. He notes that African varieties like mimosa and sage tree are identical to Florida species, supporting cross continental background themes for the exhibit.
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce board meets at 2 30 Friday afternoon March 10 in its Tavares office. Frank W Stebbins of Eustis announces the session and B F Harris of the State Forestry Service will speak on forest fire prevention plans for Lake County urging full attendance.
The Church of Christ invites worship each Lord's Day at Lake Franklin Park Rossiter Street Sanford Road Bible School at 2 30 P M Preaching every second Sunday at 3 30 P M by W A Cameron of St Petersburg Preaching every third Sunday at 3 30 P M by Chestrue of Ocoee.
Regular services Sundays at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday School at 10 a.m. Prayer meeting Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Rev J C Thompson pastor invites worshipers to attend at Liberty Street church.
The Lake County Press Association gathered Monday night at the Westfall Hotel in Clermont with President Arthur Newitt presiding. C S Evans of Montverde School spoke thanking publishers for publicity and describing school challenges and aims. Gilbert Leach was elected president and Edith Keller secretary. The next meeting is set for June at Bustis.
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