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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1939
Page
4
Travel authorities anticipate more miles traveled in North America and nearby lands than any prior summer. Florida should promote its climate, seashore, lakes, scenery, and resorts to capture the increasing tourist business as visitors rise each year.
A breezy column notes varied local items from Lake 1 opening and town shows to tax debates in the legislature. It mentions the Amoco doc, Coolaire J Sherlock Holmes Malone, park commission figures, and upcoming league shows on Thursdays and Sundays. It also touches on European tension, soil loss facts, Smith Island lore, Danzig population, and the fishing season opening Sunday with casual humor throughout.
Mount Dora Florida report notes Ocklawaha Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution thanks the local paper for generous notices and meeting reports. Corresponding Secretary Mrs M F Cowart and Hattie Allen sign off. Mrs Andrew W Crowther from Stoneham Mass writes praise and condolences for Miss Graham, a Mount Dora winter guest and community helper.
Farmers learn that cattle grazing on rich pastures require soil-derived minerals to properly develop. Adequate mineral supplements help cattle utilize the organic portion of rain and forage for healthier growth.
J J Chapman 73 longtime Florida resident and civic leader died after a gradual decline. He lived in Plymouth Zellwood Mount Dora and other towns before moving west to Washington then Alaska. He returned to Florida with wife Eugenia Chapman and was active in Masons and Knights of Pythias. Funeral held at the Baptist church with Rev R W Acree and others officiating. Burial followed in Forest Cemetery beside his wife.
Lillian Elizabeth Pearson 66 widow of Dr Robert E Pearson died Tuesday morning at Lake County Medical Center after a brief heart ailment. Survived by four sons Edwin Cletus Norman and Leslie Malusky of Cleveland Ohio and two daughters Esther Wyatt Mount Dora and Yvonne Fushee Birmingham Alabama ten grandchildren. Funeral held at Rehbaum Funeral Parlor with service by L Victor Teeple. Body to be buried in Brooklyn Heights Cemetery Cleveland.
Jenner E Morse a longtime Saginaw attorney and former congressional hopeful died after a three week illness at age 79 born in Royalston Massachusetts He was a noted apiary expert and active in Elks Masons and apiary societies A memorial by the Saginaw County Bar and a funeral led by Knights Templar attended by 40 members preceded the burial in Brockton Massachusetts
Mrs. Sarah G. Baker expresses gratitude to friends for calls and flowers during her stay at Mount Dora Hospital.
The Chapman family thanks friends for sympathy during the illness and death of their brother James Jefferson Chapman. Mount Dora plays Eustis today at 3 30 in the first home game of the 1939 Lake Orange season.
A Milwaukee reviewer savages Theodore Pratt’s Florida story Big Blow Drama of the Hurricane Country calling it a sensational five scene clash of crackers and furriners. He criticizes Florida natives as low and inhospitable while a hurricane frames a racialized plot and a saccharine finale.
At 6 30 P M the Service Clubs of Lake and Sumter counties and ladies gather for an interclub supper at the High School. The program celebrates the 25th anniversary of Agricultural Extension Work. At 8 P M Plantation Night features a Queen selection, dancing contests, and a watermelon eating contest at the High School Auditorium.
Central Florida Council of Chambers of Commerce hosts a full festival day at Lake View Hotel and City Hall Park. Events include a parade with bands and floats, watermelon prizes, queen coronation, melon cutting, swimming meet, aquabats show, baseball game, street dancing, fireworks, and a coronation ball at Silver Lake Country Club.
A misc page mixes ads for a second hand oil stove and gates with a letter criticizing Federal Theatre projects. The writer attacks WPA funded drama like Big Blow, questions senators and Pepper, and argues for ending such programs to focus on more worthwhile efforts.
Gilbert D. Leach comments on Florida legislative theater as a small crowd witnesses a wide scale tax debate while broader issues loom. He notes a dogfight over a bill taxing transactions and wage hikes for seniors, with distractions from racing and poll tax debates. He observes budgeting strains and looming tax pressure across Citrus interests and state programs.
Corner of Grove Street and Lemon Avenue hosts a 9 45 a m service and 11 a m session on Soul and Body. Wednesday night meeting at 8 p m features testimonies Experiences and Remarks. Free reading room in Fountain Inn Building 117 Eustis open daily 2 5 p m except Sundays and holidays. Bible and Christian Science literature may be read borrowed or purchased. Public invited to attend services and use reading room.
The speaker warns that a proposed sales or transaction tax labeled the Florida Townsend Plan could be enacted at the last minute to fix general revenue. He notes past emergency gasoline taxes becoming permanent and fears the plan may slip through unnoticed.
Advocates for a Florida statewide drivers license law condemn Tallahassee efforts to block it. They note many cities already tax licenses under local safety laws and argue only a statewide measure can ensure real highway safety. The piece also highlights Florida in national publicity via the Florida National Exhibit at the World's Fair.
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