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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1932
Page
4
A mixed extract notes legislative acts and local affairs, including post office filing in Mount Dora, a claim about Roosevelt states, and local council re port of fewer livery licenses. It also mentions cane grinding events in Florida and a surge in cigar production in Tampa during October. New York plans a record general election with 5,349,213 qualified voters.
A citizen’s duty is to support community interests and share in progress. The Orlando Reporter-Star reports after a run off that the victor’s win was credited to the large woman's vote. Sports outlooks in Florida promise a robust hunting season with ample quail, deer, turkeys, ducks, and geese compared with recent seasons.
A Chicago judge ruled that a man may sue a woman for breach of promise, saying the right to damages for a broken heart is fundamentally correct though social psychology suggests such action is traditionally a woman’s domain.
Florida is four years ahead of the nation on the road to recovery and residents who travel east confirm the state is emerging from depression. Peter O Knight asserts Floridians will gain time for happiness and shift focus from merely staking money to wiser living.
Russell Kay urged Mount Dora and Lake County residents to greet winter visitors with a smile. He advised focusing on Florida’s positives like sun and lakes to make guests feel welcome and consider staying or returning, boosting local appeal and tourism.
Figures in state and county tax roll summaries from 1927 to 1932 show tax millage steadily decreasing overall. Only two items, the special school district maintenance tax and bond tax, rose this year affecting five districts. The Mount Dora district levies 10 mills for maintenance and 44 mills for bond interest and sinking fund.
The governor argues the bonus should gain respect for its prudent finances. He asserts a government spending two billion dollars annually cannot back a bonus without a balanced budget and cash surplus in the treasury.
The state home demonstration agent reports 2,850,777 quarts of food preserved in 41 counties this season. If the remaining 26 counties match this rate, Alabama would exceed 4,000,000 quarts in pantries.
A large Florida delegation joined the Atlanta crowd for a Roosevelt rally described as the Souths greatest outpouring. Nearly a quarter of a million people paid tribute to Franklin D Roosevelt with the nominee promising lasting gratitude to the region calling it home.
The article traces Martha Bulloch, great granddaughter of Archibald Bulloch Georgia’s first governor, as the Roosevelt lineage’s matrilineal ancestor. It notes Mimosa Hall Bulloch homestead and a Roswell church wedding record dated December 18 1853 for Theodore Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch, listing their children Anna and Theodore Jr among descendants.
The speaker recalls Florida’s past when freezes, a yellow fever outbreak, and tax sales devastated crops and towns. He notes oranges, cotton, and cattle once drove the economy and describes depopulation of Key West and Sanford, rationed pay, and 75 cent daily wages. He argues resilience comes from industry and thrift.
Mrs I L Fitzhugh reports a simple cure using powdered alum taken internally and rubbed into the wound after opening with a sterilized knife. She says the alum tightens tissues, halts poison circulation and is antiseptic to kill poison on the spot.
Louis Wiley, business manager, says the present newspaper age offers readers unparalleled access to national, foreign, local, and cultural news. He argues intelligent citizens cannot live without their papers and emphasizes the wealth of information available today.
As Congress reconvenes in December the focus will be on taxation and government economies. The deficit looms near a billion dollars by July 1, with unemployment relief expenditures swelling the drain on revenues. Supporters push for a broad sales tax to spread the burden across industries, while overall tax increases face campaign sensitivities.
After years of wartime enmity, ordinary citizens in the involved nations are seen to harbor no lingering grudges. Experts say civilian sentiment has softened as historical animosities fade and cross-border exchanges resume.
Noonday Club proceedings reveal dismissals and acquittals on minor charges. Local restaurant settles complaint over nonfat lunch. Edith Cookinham’s seventh birthday celebrated with family. Yacht club expansion underway and Highland Garage nearing occupancy. Mount Dora youths attend Clermont masquerade. O C Donahey nets 18.5 pound bass. several stores relocate within town. Knights of Pythias D O K K degree trip to Tampa noted. Betty West slated to visit from Minneapolis.
Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida governor from 1905 to 1909, led the Everglades drainage push. The first dredge began 1906 at Fort Lauderdale with three dredges by 1909, creating long canal systems and vast earth excavation. His mansion cost about $50,000. he died in 1910 before U.S. Senate election.
Pastor Church G. Leon Wells outlines Sunday services at 409 Fifth Avenue with 10:00 a m church school morning worship. The sermon titles are The Prince of Peace or Another World War and God Is Not Mocked. Evening worship follows at 7:30 p m with Epworth league at 6:30 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30.
Morning service at 11 in the forenoon. Young People's meeting at 7:00 p m. David B Spencer serves as pastor.
Services listed for William Renfroe Lambert's church at Corner Tenth and Tremain with Bible school at 9:45 a m and morning worship at 11:00 a m followed by the Baptist Young People's Union at 6:30 p m and evening worship at 7:30 p m A mid week service is set for Wednesday at 7:30 p m Worshippers are invited to attend any or all services with a hearty welcome.
The church holds regular services at the Public Library: Sunday at 11 AM, Wednesday testimonial at 8 PM, and Sunday school at 10 AM. The public is invited to attend.
The Grandview Street church near Stokley Villa reports services on the first two Sundays at 3 p m with preaching by Hugh E Garrett of Daytona Beach and John H Adams of Leesburg. A weekly Sunday Bible study for children and adults begins at 2 30 p m with all welcome.
A stark assessment notes politicians long shaped policy leaving millions with empty pocketbooks and no choice. The piece argues the Economy has dried up jobs, credit, and luck for many people.
The First Presbyterian Church of Sorrento Florida lists Bible school at 10 00 a m with a lesson on The Christian and World The Lord s Fare we 11 00 a m Morning worship and topic The Lord s Fare we 8 00 p m Every Wednesday tas Hour of Prayer At 3 30 p m Every third Thursday Bible Study and Missions 2 30 p m November 3 Church Aid Society at Mrs Lent s home A welcome awaits you at all services Robert Joseph Diven D D Minister in charge
Dr and Mrs N T Richardson of Piedmont S C return for the winter occupying their Montverde home. Mr and Mrs P Peters return from Daytona Beach to their Lake Apopka residence. Wallace Arey and Ben Gittings visit from Gainesville while attending local Montverde school. Hazel Cox takes a business post in Holly Hill. Ralph Arey and Tom Flynn return after a four week trip to the southwest noting conditions worse there than in Florida. Ann Elizabeth Masek of Orlando spends weekend with grandparents Elmer and Mrs Shafer. Lake County relief funds support weed and grass cutting improving streets and park. work led by P H Nash. Montverde Union Missionary Society Halloween party well attended with games led by Mrs …
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