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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1937
Page
3
A ten year old girl recalls the Halifax explosion as a school near the harbor endured a deadly blast. She describes the shock, the broken building, and seeing her bloodied sister amid wreckage, while soldiers pulled survivors from the chaos.
An authority in the Detroit Free Press notes that flight shapes a bird’s body by centralizing muscles on the breastbone for strong wing power. The body stays light with hollow bones while the liver gall bladder and intestines are tucked near the center of gravity, minimizing bulk for air passage.
Albinism occurs more among birds than mammals, but winter changes in birds and mammals should not be confused. The mountain hare shifts from brown in summer to white in snowy mountains, while the ptarmigan turns from mottled brown in breeding season to snowy white in winter.
An account of the Church of the Transfiguration on Twenty-ninth Street near Fifth Avenue, where George Holland’s funeral popularized the Little Church Around the Corner. Joseph Jefferson sought a funeral there after being refused at a Fifth Avenue temple, and the service drew prominent New Yorkers and public attention. The church gained its name and became a favorite venue for theatrical weddings and warm reception continues to this day.
Dr Earl B McKinley announces isolation of the leprosy germ and plans further research at Culion island with the Rockefeller foundation. The 43 year old dean of medicine of George Washington University is an authority on the filterable virus and aims to vanquish the medieval plague.
Ancient clay tablets nearly four millennia old reveal Babylonian life and questions familiar to modern readers. A suitor writes from Babylon asking about his beloved Bibeya, asking her to join him as he settles far away, hoping she will reply in the month of Arakhsamna.
The text explains that Thomas McKean, not George Washington, was the first to hold the presidency under the new Constitution and that Washington served as president from 1789 to 1797. It notes the Continental Congress formed in 1774, adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and lists eight men who held the presidency, with John Hancock declining to serve.
Hollywood figures discuss careers, pay raises, and new projects as studios push historical themes. Jack Holt signs six Westerns a year with Columbia, Clark Gable withholds sale of Carole Lombard’s gift, and Myrna Loy juggles Parnell with The Thin Man work.
The Sewing Circle showcases spring fashion with three models under Dame Fashion. Styles 1202 1257 and 1267 feature prints, bias-cut skirts, and practical details in sizes 12-20 and 34-48. Barbara Bell pattern book offers further designs via 15 cent patterns from Chicago headquarters.
The passage argues work as a means to life rather than life itself and cites Emerson and Carnegie to contrast happiness and wealth. It suggests happiness hinges on opportunity, youthful perspective, and allowing individuals to follow their own beliefs even when others disagree.
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