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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1928
Page
2
The Mount Dora Topic serves Mount Dora Florida each Thursday via Lake County Publishing Co. Advertising rates shown include display ads 35¢ per inch and classified ads at a per word rate with a 25¢ minimum. It is entered as second-class matter on April 7, 1916 at Mount Dora post office.
The Topic discusses the proposed sale of the municipal power plant to the Florida Public Ice Company. It notes limited access to information, avoids endorsing or refuting recent statements, and adopts a cautious stance of yes and no with reservations. The piece reflects new management's concern over thorough analysis and fair treatment of the public record.
Robert Holly Jr of Sanford has bought the Eustis Lake Region, joining a family long active in Sanford newspaper work. The Topic extends congratulations to Eustis and the Hollys and wishes for success in the new venture.
Britain completes the R-100 air liner with a 709 foot length and 4000 mile range as the first transatlantic air mail service nears. The US signals readiness to dispatch mail, with Congress pending a $3 per pound rate and plans for an initial fleet of airliners.
The Rev. William A. Sunday, a well known itinerant preacher, announced plans to spend a single day in St. Petersburg. He noted remarks about the west coast from his last visit and showed careful caution in limiting this trip to one day.
Florida now has two absentee voting statutes. The attorney general explains that a voter away on primary day June 5 may cast an absentee ballot if eligible, by applying in person to the county judge in his home county, with a 15 day window for voting. This clarification follows a 1927 act intended to aid railroad workers and others who travel for work.
A neighboring town reports a swindle by a well dressed young woman who gained church support to print blotters sold to church members as advertising space. She overcharged merchants and fled after collecting substantial sums, prompting a caution to Mount Dora readers to stay vigilant.
A Monday letter from the state road chairman’s campaign HQ says the proposed gubernatorial debate between Fons Hathaway and Doyle Carlton is off. Officials cite frayed relations and fear a public clash would worsen tensions.
The New York Stock Exchange on Monday broke its record for volume with total sales over 3.9 million shares. Motives the man in the street to consider the market’s growth, noting that a one million share day was once seen as a peak.
A London movement labeled Votes For Flappers highlights that women under thirty cannot vote in England. The piece notes the British sisters embody youthful spirit while exposing the age restriction in the suffrage system.
Letters to the editor argue over selling the town owned electric lighting system. Proponents defend local control, low current costs, and ongoing revenue, while opponents warn of higher future taxes and lost local representation. March 14 1928 letters from J. H. Crane and N. W. Morley discuss franchise implications.
Rear Admiral Philip D. Andrews reports contributions to the Old Ironsides restoration fund exceed 500000. The original estimate for reconstructing the historic ship was 748000, but current projections suggest a smaller total may suffice.
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