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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1938
Page
4
A collection of aphorisms and observations on labor, gender, weather, politics, and marriage. The Florence Herald notes it rains more on the just if umbrellas reach the unjust, while comments on pre election sympathy toward taxpayers, Wheeler on salaries, and anti New Deal critics frame a political mood of the era.
A collection of brief notes touches on Florida democracy, aviation safety progress, pedestrian safety strides, nutrition claims about avocados, a hot senatorial primary, a school superintendent’s radio outage during election returns, quails aiding farmers by consuming weed seeds and pests, and a remark about open seasons for bobwhite hunting.
The United States News reports higher currency in circulation during recession than in recovery in 1936. There is 54 million dollars more in $50 and larger bills today than a year ago. From 1918 to 1930, money in circulation averaged about 4,850 million dollars, with 4,746 million in 1929. Since 1935 the total has grown by about one and a half billion dollars.
The piece notes many people fail to rest due to nighttime worry and planning. It warns against letting thoughts of the day or upcoming tasks intrude at bedtime and urges retiring with a calm mind for better sleep.
The article notes rising beef demand and slaughter under federal inspection, highlighting 85.3 percent growth from 1920 to 1937 in the South. It praises diversified agriculture, bank support, and the climate aiding year round livestock production, especially in Florida for fuller home markets.
The Jacksonville Fat Stock Show plans to finance Florida 4-H boys to buy calves or steers with loans from bankers or financiers. The aim is to feed and raise cattle for entry in the show and sale, liquidating the loan and potentially earning profits. The plan seeks about $10,000 statewide to boost youth participation and Florida’s livestock industry.
Fragmented lines reference England France and powers and a curse to beat the band. The writer Cresson E Finch suggests turning the other cheek while framing conflict between losses and gains.
Florida farmers and truck growers report peak vegetable shipments as 525 cars head to northern and eastern markets. Osceola County reports record potato tomato and bean crops with Bushnell noting about 40 carloads of cucumbers. Starke and Lamtey shipments reach 32 200 pint crates with returns over 120 000 dollars. Florida remains the nation’s market basket with record carload volumes.
The South sees a rapid rise in wood pulp plants offering great opportunity to landowners. Intelligent planning is needed to ensure timber supply for mills and an intensive reforestation program. Forests are crops. conservation and sustained yield must guide future growth.
A century ago Webster warned in the Senate that critics oppose banks and corporations yet profit from capital. He argued opposition to privilege and monopoly while praising liberty and equality as conditions that still resemble today.
The census shows 177,128 attendants and 179,870 proprietors and firm members at filling stations. There were 197,568 stations reporting sales of 1,967,714 dollars, highlighting the scale of the sector.
A local feature notes some individuals feel a sense of purpose or solace when facing illness. The piece discusses coping styles, community support, and personal reflections from unnamed respondents.
The Orlando Rotary Club heard a noon address on Florida advertising efforts and the winter visitor boom. Agencies, railroads, hotels, and citrus groups collectively spent millions to lure travel, with Citrus Commission and publishers backing Florida publicity as a major economic force. The speaker cited billions in national tourism and Florida’s growing permanent resident tide.
A reflective sketch describes Florida as a place where flowers bloom and palm trees overlook graves. It evokes a tranquil shore of memory where hearts find rest beneath calm skies and the living soothe grief in a serene landscape, referencing E. Finch as a guiding name.
Four acres north of Leesburg will yield at least 3000 watermelons for free distribution at the Florida Watermelon Festival to be held late May or early June. Varieties include Tom Watson Dixie Bell and Dixie Queen. Two tons of fertilizer donated. Leash Kiwanis Lions and Rotary clubs each contribute to cover costs beyond fertilizer. D B Harris says this year’s festival will be the greatest in the industry as Lake County’s crop moves to market around May 15.
The Census Bureau supplied age proof to nearly 140000 people in 1937 seeking old age benefits. A vast card file from the 1900 census and new microfilm methods preserve ages, protecting records from wear while detailing famous figures whose names live on in film.
Goat milk sold at 35 cents per quart at Tangerine Store. W. F. Estey handles sales with no deliveries. Call 5513 for orders. 19-1tp
Rev Kenneth G Rogers leads Sunday School at 10:00 a m and Morning Worship at 11:00 a m with the theme Consecrated He The Epworth League meets at 6:30 p m and Evening Worship at 7:30 p m An Art sermon on Christ Before Pilate by Munkay is scheduled
Sunday School at 9 45. Sermon at 11 00 by Dr E Floyd Wright from West Point Mississippi. Evening service at 7 30 with B Y P U at 6 30. Mid week service Wednesday at 7 30. Strangers welcome and all without a regular church home.
The Congregational community church presents Bible School at 10 A M and Morning Worship with sermon at 11 A M The message title is And Peter delivered by pastor Andrew Melrose Brodie D D Florence Grama Hanscom assists with service duties.
Sunday schedule at St Thomas Episcopal in Eustis Florida lists 9 45 a m Sunday School 11 00 a m Holy Communion and a sermon by Rector D T Johnson.
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