This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1934
Page
2
A fragmented Mount Dora item features Mount Dora Tonic and Mount Dora Publishing Company with notes on newspaper matters entered as second class on April 7 1916. The piece includes editorial quips and social commentary about truth taxation and local issues, reflecting Florida life and public discourse.
H L Borland announces a new method for coloring fruits using a vegetable dye akin to that used for oleomargarine. The process colors a carload of oranges with a very small amount and takes only five minutes per batch. The first batch of treated fruit will be produced shortly.
The passage cites sharp price recoveries under the Agricultural Adjustment Act, noting cotton rising from five cents to twelve cents per pound, corn from nineteen cents to seventy five cents per bushel, wheat to a dollar per bushel, and hogs from two dollars seventy three cents to four dollars sixty per hundred pounds. It credits aid programs with refinancing hundreds of thousands of farms, lowering cash-loan rates, and expanding credit through Crop Production and Cattle Purchasing Acts, restoring farmer purchasing power and stabilizing rural livelihoods.
The Tampa Tribune notes a rift in Florida citrus as farmers resist a new marketing plan, contrasting with California's cooperative, harmonious approach. The article highlights ongoing disagreement, disruption and damage within Florida's citrus sector despite calls for unity.
A Florida Times-Union report notes a fatal accident when a black driver in a Model T struck and killed a possum between Baldwin and Jacksonville. The story questionably implies a feast at the driver’s home the following day.
Detroit Tigers owner rewards Mickey Cochran with a $10000 bonus for winning the American League pennant. St Louis Cardinals owner offers the Dean brothers best wishes for clinching the National League pennant and the world series.
In Mount Dora the Kiwanis club and P T A have fed sixteen undernourished children this term. Ten more meals are funded for November and December with hopes to expand to all in need. Lunch costs ten cents daily for soup and milk, totaling two dollars per child monthly. Community groups are urged to support and donate via Mrs. Gould Garcia, Mrs. W L Story, or Mrs. William Wood to sustain the program.
A reader vows to study the Joint Resolution Two proposal on Florida homestead exemption. He quotes the text seeking to exempt a head of family up to five thousand dollars in value from most taxes, while noting possible limits on title and ownership.
The speaker argues Joint Resolution Two asks voters if they want to continue paying state county and city taxes on their homes. A YES removes the tax, a NO keeps it. He says the homestead exemption benefits the small homeowner and warns against tax increases and sales tax talk.
In the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Lake County Florida James Simpson sues Charles H Bates and others. An order requires defendants to appear December 3 1934 before the Circuit Court in Chancery to answer the bill to remove clouds and quiet title to lands described as parts of Section 20 and 29 Township 19 South Range 27 East containing about 131 1/2 acres. The Mount Dora Topic is designated as the publication newspaper for four consecutive weeks before December 3 1934.
Pastor Perry B James speaks on The Greatness of Jesus at Sunday service. Music director Esther Wyatt leads with Jeannette Pike at organ for preludes and offertories including Moderno, Sunday, March of the Saxons, and Offertoire. Evening sermon titled The New Commandment with gospel hymns led by the choir.
The Community Church invites the public to Bible School at 10:00 a m and morning worship at 11:00 a m with the sermon on Have You a Satisfactory Religion Young People meet at 6:30 p m.
William Renfroe Lambert pastorates at First Baptist Church corner Tenth and Tremain invites worshipers to attend Sunday school at 9 45 a m morning worship 11 00 a m Baptist Young Peoples Union 7 00 p m evening worship and mid week service Wednesday 8 00 p m all services open to the public
St Thomas Episcopal Church Eustis Florida lists 11 A M Morning Prayer and Sermon with Holy Communion on the first Sunday of each month and extends a cordial welcome. Rector D T Johnson signs the notice.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.