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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1939
Page
7
This column offers home cooks methods to prepare rhubarb and strawberries as fruit substitutes and desserts. It covers baking rhubarb with sugar until tender and pink, and two strawberry pie ideas with meringue texture and a fresh uncooked berry pie, plus a strawberry sauce with cornstarch and butter.
A postponed coast to coast broadcast on H R 2 Townsend Plan is noted with criticism of its momentum in Congress. The Daytona Beach area hosts Navy aircraft visits and naval base site discussions, plus reflections on Congress 150th anniversary and housing projects including an Orlando initiative and WPA funded efforts in Florida.
The Foxboro automatic recorder at the Lake County Court House in Tavares logged weekly temperatures from 50 to 82 degrees. Readings span Friday noon March 3 to Wednesday noon March 1, with the device operated by R. E. Norris and Reuben Hatchert and overseen by the Lake County Chamber of Commerce. A permanent file is being created from the charts.
Grand Island's Col C E Lester has been re appointed colonel for five more years. His career spans the Indian War Mexican Border World War I and postwar service including the 109th Infantry 108th Machine Gun Battalion Engineers 50th Engineers and the A E F Mechanical Trades Schools in France. He later led the 308th Motor Repair Unit at Camp Holbird Maryland and served in Washington. He is noted as the highest ranking Lake County officer and the only full colonel without West Point background.
Three Lake County mayors met with John L. Fahs to draft plans for an airport serving all of Lake County. The group will prepare detailed information for the Board of County Commissioners and the State Road Department Aviation Division, with secretary Lehmann handling details. Frank W. Stebbins calls the plan immensely valuable to locals and the state.
The Postal Colony near Clermont held its first outdoor picnic in sixteen years at the Woman's Club Building. United States Senator Ogg Bowen of New York spoke after flying from Washington. Ernest Denslow, Clermont founder, was re elected president. The colony now has 149 developing owners and 132 stockholders with 1145% acres under cultivation.
Roland Young and Constance Bennett star in Hal Roach's comedy Topper Takes A Trip at the Princess Theatre for tomorrow and Saturday March 10 11. The film follows Marion Kerby and Cosmo Topper on a Riviera voyage with a celebrity supporting cast.
A World’s Fair feature outlines diverse gastronomy from many regions. Visitors can sample Swedish and Norwegian smorgasbords Turkish coffee Brazilian coffee Belgian dishes Romanians game Mexican frijoles and baked pig and New Orleans shrimp dishes. The Boston New Orleans Milwaukee Kansas City and Missouri sections present local specialties with global variety. The fair promises eateries snack bars beer gardens and walking exercise for visitors.
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