Florida World’s Fair exhibit set for opening day in Leesburg region
Local notes celebrate Florida’s World’s Fair display ready for opening, with broader optimism as tax receipts rise and prosperity returns. Watermelon harvest drives district activity while Christmas plans remain normal. A chaotic draft of clipped lines mentions families and local figures amid postal service rescindment and Thanksgiving season talk.
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Earl W. Brown
Florida
Leesburg
Florida gasoline sales set record in January
The State Comptroller confirms that Florida sold about a million more gallons of gasoline in January than any previous month, supporting claims that winter visitor numbers were high, though some question the benchmark.
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Florida
State Comptroller’s. Office
Banks show no failures in first five months of 1934
J. F. T. O'Connor, comptroller of the currency, notes no bank failures in the United States during the first five months of 1934. He cites rising deposits as evidence of restored confidence and an improving financial system, calling it a significant sign of both psychological and actual recovery.
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United States
J. F. T. O'Connor
Welfare rations spark clergyman critique and calls for planning
In a Connecticut city families rely on Welfare Department rations while a cleric reports a seven member household lost 15 pounds in a week despite menus including eggs potatoes spinach meat and dairy. The piece argues better cooking and frugality justify aid and condemns complaints.
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Connecticut
Welfare Department
Theorthern
Goethe on the Bible from his 60th year reflections
The excerpt cites Goethe praising the Bible as a work that cannot be fully criticized and remains powerful. It notes that the Bible grows more beautiful the more it is understood and that one learns more from texts one cannot criticize. It emphasizes humility before the Bible and its lasting applicability.
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Goethe
Fire Chiefs Convention Set for Winter Haven
Florida hosts major gathering as Fire Chiefs from ten Southern States meet in Winter Haven on June 19. City government and Chamber of Commerce back local department with extensive preparations for an engaging program for chiefs and accompanying guests.
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Florida
Winter Haven
Chamber of Commerce
Gambling Admonition From a Grizzled Forty-Niner
An aged Forty-Niner warns a young man that vice yields no real progress. He allows whiskey and tobacco if kept cheerful, but sternly urges abandoning gambling as the path to any advancement.
Vehicle Commissioner Announces New 1935 Tags
The Motor Vehicle Commissioner George Wilder issued an order for the production of 450,000 automobile tags for 1935. Manufacture is to start soon and the tags will be colored with black letters on grapefruit yellow background.
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George Wilder
Two Roosevelts Face Fame Through History
Arthur Brisbane weighs future fame of Theodore Roosevelt versus his cousin who built the Panama Canal. He argues the president’s courage may make him the defining Roosevelt while history might only note the canal builder as a relative.
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Roosevelts
Arthur Brisbane
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Harsh Moral Standards Plague Teachers In North Carolina
The piece quotes Dr. John Carr Duff of New York University noting teachers face rigid, outmoded conduct rules. A North Carolina town bound them with a pledge not to fall in love or marry secretly, creating pervasive anxiety about personal lives and pay.
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John Carr Duff
New York University
North Carolina
A Bird's Eye View on Struggle and Individual Effort
The essay argues that personal merit and humanitarian aims drive progress, while unchecked selfishness harms society. It cites figures like Edison Ford and Roosevelt and notes both noble and corrupt outcomes of struggle. It also discusses wealth, invention, civil service, and the misunderstood profit motive shaping national strength.
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Edison
Ford
Roosevelt
Mitchells
Morgans
al Capones
United States
Civil Service
Department of Agriculture
Memorial Service At First Methodist Church
Perry B. James pastorates the Mount Dora service for American Legion Post No. 35 and Ladies Auxiliary to worship together in the annual memo service at First Methodist Church. Sunday service at eleven with sermons "A Good Soldier" and "Adventurous Living" and choir music by Mrs Esther Wyatt.
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First Methodist Episcopal
Perry B. James
Fifth Avenue
Mount Dora
Community Church Bible School and Worship Schedule
The Congregational community church invites the public to Bible School at 10:00 a.m. worship at 11:00 a.m. A Young People's meeting follows at 6:30 p.m. Pastor David B. Spencer encourages attendance.
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Bible School
David B. Spencer
Williams Renfroe Lambert Pastorate Schedule
Tremain William Renfroe Lambert outlines church services including Sunday school at 9 45 a m morning worship at 11 00 a m Baptist Young Peoples Union at 7 00 p m and evening worship with a mid water service on Wednesday at 8 00 p m You are invited to attend any or all services.
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Tremain
William Renfroe Lambert
Baptist Young Peoples Union
Christian Science Services Schedule Weekly
The regular Christian Science service is in the Public Library every Sunday at eleven. A Wednesday testimonial meeting is at eight o clock. Sunday school meets at ten o clock on Sunday morning. The public is invited to attend.
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Christian Science Services
Church of Christ Holds Bible Study at Ball Park
The Church of Christ meets in the ball park grandstand each afternoon at 2 30 for Bible study and communion. Children and adults attend classes.
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Church OF Christ
Ball Park
St Thomas Episcopal Church Service Notice Florida
St Thomas Episcopal Church in Eustis invites worshipers to 11:00 A M Sunday services with Holy Communion on the first Sunday of each month. Rector D T Johnson extends a cordial welcome to all.
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ST. Thomas Episcopal Church
Eustis
Florida
D. T. Johnson
Curbs on Profits to Expand Security of Life
The text argues profits should be curbed to provide greater security and living means for the masses. It frames the shift as a change in methods and conditions, not destruction of fundamentals, aiming at universal enjoyment of life’s essentials.
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Arthur J. Mertzke
Federal Home Loan Board
The Set of the Soul reflections on youth and purpose
Perry B. James discusses John Burroughs finding spiritual renewal in nature at Bok Tower. He argues graduates face self discovery and choice during vacation, tempered by home church school and state, in an economy strained by unemployment. The piece questions society’s support for the newly trained youth.
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Perry B. James
John Burroughs
Nature
Bok Tower
Damascus Steel
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