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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1930
Page
2
The ladies met at Mrs. Pray's home on Highland Avenue with eighteen present. Dr. Clapp led a bird's eye view of Prohibition and Prosperity by Samuel Growther from the Ladies Home Journal. A talk on current prohibition events followed by Mrs. Carr and others. Adjourned to meet June second with Miss Fitch.
Local brief notes residents and visitors plan summer travel and relocations to states such as Maine Ohio New Hampshire Massachusetts Florida and Ontario Canada. Names include Stephen Fuhrman P C Clifford R J Brown A N Stowe and others with moves to Wellington Mere dith Port Ti Peabody East Orange Crestview Mount Dora and more.
The Stone couple, led by Rev James S Stone pastor of the Sewickley church, depart Wednesday for the north after ten years in the ministry. Mrs Hendrie has long served as an active member. The trip marks their first visit to the south with a Pennsylvania to north motor journey filled with delight.
Seen From The Fashion Tower presents summer frocks with pale flesh Point D esprit and ruffled skirts. Dusty rose cotton nets feature blue bows and hats. organdy in pale blue with pink embroidery. printed chiffon with blue yellow flowers and black Chantilly lace. Accessories include blue belts blue shoes and Swiss Hair hats to match.
The article traces steel from ancient weapons to modern safety uses. It highlights steel’s role in rail coaches since 1905, its first ship in 1853, and its pivotal naval use in the Merrimac Monitor battle. It notes steel car bodies now protect lives amid high speed and highway congestion.
The article urges thrift as personal management citing a family example and a budgeting plan from the American Society for Thrift. It explains daily anticipated versus actual expenses to control spending and notes free sheets available from the Society at 9 East 46th Street, New York City.
The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey researches methods to mitigate earthquake disasters using telegraphic observatories worldwide. It notes the first U.S. quake in 1663 along the St. Lawrence Valley and that scientific records are mainly from the current century. Fort Pierce work begins on a building to house Indian River Canning Company plant.
Fort Meade First State Bank resumed operations and took in deposits on its first day totaling about ten thousand dollars.
Avon Park Packing Company, newly incorporated, plans a packing house valued at $50,000 in Avon Park. The project signals local industrial growth and employment opportunities as construction begins in the near term.
In a tense extra inning affair Mount Dora led 4 to 3 as Clermont responded in the tenth. Minor walked, Black took a base on balls, Stokes walked to load the bases, Minor stole home, and Black scampered home on a misplayed ball to give Clermont a walk off win.
Discussion of importing European and Asian game birds to prevent extinction of native fowl amid declining stocks. Highlights experiences from plant immigration, Bureaus' research, and pheasant varieties best suited to U S climate. Atlantic Coast Line Railway plans about 2 million dollars in Florida for 1930.
Arcadia plans the construction of a vegetable packing house for the DeSoto County Cooperative Vegetable Growers Association. Seaboard Air Line railway will commence the project soon.
A 900 acre Lakeland citrus operation owned by the Carpenters and Joiners Union of America is contracted to Adams Packing Company of Auburndale for fruit production and delivery.
In Lake County Florida the Ridge Realty Company seeks to satisfy a final decree by selling at public auction on June 2 1930 the property in Sylvan Shores Lot 13 and West half of Lot 14 Block 19 including improvements. The sale is to be for cash to the highest bidder before the Ta vares courthouse door under J C B Koonce court authority. Special Master E Duncan Solicitor Rae Co.
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