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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1936
Page
4
A survey of editorials notes rising business activity in Florida, led by Continental Can in Tampa, and railroads driving growth. It highlights advertising value of newspapers, with citizens in Mount Dora and Lake County showing urban marketing benefits and readers favoring daily papers over magazines.
Florida citrus fruit advertising expands to about 650000 in spend with nationwide reach. The drive uses 132 newspapers in 84 cities with 16 million circulation plus radio, street car ads, trade periodicals, and 40 million total impressions. Eight hundred home economists will deliver citrus talks to over 150000 women weekly.
Florida honey supports diverse products from golf balls to cough syrups and cosmetics. Beekeeping yields 140,000 colonies producing 35 to 40 pounds annually, with sales surpassing half a million dollars. Tourism and rail schedules expect record winter traffic as hotels open earlier. Dr. Herty’s fat removal from pine pulp could aid paper quality, while a cheeky remark cites businessmen who mind their own.
A letter from Claude R Reinhart dated Oct 31 1936 from Wanamakers P O Lehigh Co Pa discusses reading the Mount Dora Topic from Mount Dora Florida. He expresses interest in subscribing for several months and notes enjoying Florida scenery and climate and plans for future visits.
Charles Wadsworth Camp 57 noted author and playwright died Saturday at Riverside Hospital Jacksonville after a brief illness. He returned from Princeton recently and lived in Jacksonville Beach for three years. Born October 18 1879 he was Princeton 1902 graduate and married Madeleine Barnett in 1906. He wrote for the New York Evening Sun and Mc Clure's Magazine before becoming managing editor of the Metropolitan Magazine. His novels include Sinister Island The House of Fear War's Dark Frame and The Communicating Door among others. He served in the 305th United States Field Artillery in France and wrote its official history published in 1919.
The obituary notes Mr Camp a dramatist active in 1923 with published novels plays and numerous short stories. He was an Episcopalian and a member of the Author's League Century Players and Princeton clubs in New York and Nassau Princeton. Survived by Mrs Camp and daughter Miss Madeline Camp. Mrs Camp is sister of Mr W L E Barnett of Mount Dora.
Oliver M. Rugg of Sorrento attends a Florida Grand Lodge session in Orlando on November amid corner stone ceremonies for Woodsmere Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Officers and dignitaries from across the state participate in the formal laying and rites.
In Dawson Georgia a brand-new top buggy arrives at Raines and Salters Stables drawing local interest. The buggy, hitched to a pacing horse, drew cheers from younger residents curious to see horse locomotion, marking a rare local purchase in fifteen years.
The piece extols a booming Gulf Coast highway and rapid development from Pensacola to Panama City. It praises Pensacola’s emergence, Apalachicola bridge access, and rising tourism while celebrating West Florida’s scenic beauty, friendly people, and expanding farmland with 20,000 acres planted in beans.
A physician says regular fall carrot consumption builds resistance to winter colds. The reply notes the speaker’s humorous take that the problem lies in having too strong a resistance to carrots.
A psychiatrist claims civilization resembles insanity. He notes with current civilization there is little cause for worry, implying the stage of society reduces immediate danger while hinting at underlying fragility.
First Methodist Episcopal Church invites all to Sunday services led by Pastor Heber Dwight Ketcham with organist Jeannette Pike. Sunday school begins at 9 45 with D H Bishop in attendance and an 11 o clock sermon honoring the American Legion and Auxiliary.
Corner Tenth and Tremain hosts Sunday School at 9 45 with classes for all ages The morning worship hour features a pulpit supply Evening service begins at 7 30 P M B Y P A meets at 6 30 P M Mid week service is Wednesday at 7 30 P M Strangers are welcome and all others without a church home
The Church of Christ at Lake Franklin Park on Rossiter Street conducts Bible School from 10 to 11 a.m. and preaching with the Lord's Supper from 11 to 12 a.m. on Sundays. Evening preaching at the usual hour and Friday night prayer and praise meetings are scheduled. Evangelist J. O. Barnes invites worshipers.
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