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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1938
Page
4
A catalog of aphorisms doubles as social commentary on silence speech manners and wisdom. The piece weaves reflections on control restraint and personal responsibility with light humor about pharmacists and luck. It reads as a collage of maxims rather than a single narrative or event.
An old cynic notes a presidential age requirement and a 30 cent want ad that led to marriage in three days. The exchange suggests advertising pays, yet some remain unconvinced.
The Tampa Tribune columnist states there will not be another Friday the thirteenth in Tampa until next January, highlighting local superstition and calendar quirks.
Congratulations to the Jacksonville and Duval County School Boy Safety Patrolmen for being named the best drilled elementary Safety Patrol unit at the seventh annual convention in Washington D.C.
In Cleveland Ohio a cinema requests that women in the audience remove hats but reports a successful veiled appeal. The notice reads that management does not wish to discommode elderly women and begs them to leave hats on if they choose.
A writer notes that ancient prophecy by Na hum from about 600 B C describes chariots racing in streets and jostling along broad highways. The passage is presented as a strikingly accurate image of today’s traffic conditions.
A Dublin Ga jurist Judge L Kent of the Superior Court offers an answer to fears about the fate of youth. He notes repeated concerns from every era and asserts that each generation has improved past the previous one, ensuring advancement as long as it lasts.
An unsigned note urges readers to write to the Topic for publicity of opinions on a new fishing contest idea. The writer says the fun lies in landing fish and hopes the concept gains wide acceptance.
An old warning poem urges giving flowers and kind deeds while friends are alive. It cautions against mourning after death and suggests placing a rose or bouquet on the person’s clothing now to express love and esteem before they pass.
The article cautions readers about accidents and fatalities common in summer from woods and water. It urges swimming only with capable rescuers, boating with a companion, and fully extinguishing fires to prevent forest loss and needless harm.
Dr. Frank B. Kirby warned against deep tanning citing ultraviolet dangers. He advised brief sun exposure with shade breaks to avoid skin damage. In other news, Lee Kruse of Pretty Pond, 16, captured a diamond back rattler with bare hands and kept it for study after earlier capture.
Long obituary honors Frank Waterman of Blue Lake near Eustis for funding local initiatives including Fountain Inn and Lake County Chamber of Commerce. He hosted notable guests and supported the community. his wife is noted for her own lasting impact. The piece lauds life insurance as vital to economic stability and urges a yearly focus on its value.
A Texas inventor has created a robot umpire using lights, photo electric cells, and mirrors to judge pitches. The device would determine balls and strikes with high accuracy, but fans would despise it for removing the tradition of yelling at the umpire, which adds excitement to the game.
The Everglades section reports a continuing need for farm labor as bean and tomato harvests approach. Officials note some relief but many jobs remain open, with peak bean season and upcoming tomato harvest likely to raise demand for workers.
Lawrence F. Lee president of Peninsular Life Insurance addressed the Jacksonville Junior Chamber of Commerce. He called life insurance companies the greatest American industry and linked their growth to the country’s development. He shared historical notes on the industry’s rise.
A Florida travel writer lists dozens of supporters urging visits to state parks and attractions from Caverns near Marianna to Rainbow Springs and Wakulla Springs. The piece notes reader suggestions and intents to vacation locally, praising Florida's scenery over distant trips.
A travel pitch extols a south to north Florida journey along the Gulf Coast Highway. It names Port St. Joe Panana City Pensacola and State Road No. 1, touting parks springs beaches and historic sites with low summer rates. The piece portrays Florida as a charming vacation land with excellent roads.
Asher Frank of the Florida Safety Council cites nationwide progress from faf laws and highway patrols while Florida lags. He notes 16 fatalities in five days of May despite education and civic effort and urges safe driving as a community habit and personal responsibility.
Ten Lake County service clubs plan an inter club lunch on Thursday noon May 26 in Leesburg for the Watermelon Festival. Commissioner Nathan Mayo of Tallahassee will be the honored guest and speaker at the gathering.
A poetic fragment describes water lilies scattering jewels as nature’s crown appears. Diamonds fall like lover’s fading light near ferns while sunbeams touch dewy lips beneath a rainbow crest. Cresson E. Finch.
Rev. Kenneth G. Rogers leads the 10:00 church school and 11:00 morning worship on Our Methodist Heritage. Holy Communion follows. Next Wednesday at 7:30 the midweek service centers on The New Birth, then the Sunday School Board holds its regular monthly meeting after.
At Corner Tenth and Tremain Sunday School starts 9 45 classes for all ages at 11 morning worship with Rev Ralph W Acree of Plant City Florida preaching service at 8 B Y P A at 7 strangers welcome and all others without a regular church home Wednesday 7 30 mid week service
Andrew Melrose Brodie D D is pastor Florence Gilbert Hanscom is organist Bible School at 10 A M Morning Worship with Sermon at 11 A M by Rev D B Spencer Topic Thinking About Heaven and the Hereafter in a Christian Way
St Thomas Episcopal Fla holds 9 45 a m Sunday School and 11 a m Holy Communion with sermon by rector D T Johnson. Church of Christ at Lake Franklin Park Rossiter St Sanford Rd offers Worship Lord's School 10 a m and Communion 11 with prayer meeting Thursday and song service. Bro Lawrence Mize preacher Grove St Badger Ave Fla invites. Rev Patrick Doyle pastor serves Clermont 8 a m and Eustis 10 a m first Friday Mass 7 30 a m.
Regular services Sundays at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday School at 10 a.m. Prayer meeting Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Pastor Rev. G. G. Prince invites all to worship.
Morning services at 11:00 a.m. Evening services at 7:30 p.m. led by Rev. O. E. Liden. Sunday notices from the Synod announce worship at the Groveland church with morning and evening fixtures.
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Eustis Florida advertises Sunday service at 11 a.m. with the subject Soul and Body. A Wednesday evening meeting at 8 p.m. features testimonies experiences and remarks on Christian Science. A free reading room at Fountain Inn Bail 117 Eustis Street is open daily except Sunday and legal holidays from 3 to 5 p.m. read borrow or purchase Bible and Christian Science literature. public invited to attend and use the reading room.
Census Bureau figures show shoe shining and repairing became a major business with receipts of 109 million 657 thousand dollars. In 1935 the sector employed 25 007 workers plus 61 118 active proprietors and firm members.
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