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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1926
Page
2
Mount Dora newspaper details its weekly publication, publishing fees and advertising rates, and notes second class filing on April 7 1916. It recalls the town considering a bond for a new municipal building and invites taxpayer input.
Mount Dora showcases its widened Donnelly Street as a major thoroughfare with smoother traffic and easier parking. Florida leaders advise landowners to hold land for winter tourism, urging locals to welcome visitors rather than sell. The town credits the upgrade for its enhanced appeal and invites skeptics to visit.
Historical signage warns motorists and pedestrians to heed crossing signals but many ignore warnings as times change. The piece notes the shift in behavior and enduring goal of preventing collisions at rail crossings.
A North family anticipates snow for the holiday while others savor sun filled skies. In the sunny region, residents praise their temperate climate and blooming flowers as Thanksgiving celebrations begin.
The Florida State Fair at Jacksonville will open November 19. Reports say this year’s display will eclipse all previous fairs, showcasing state progress and educational exhibits for residents while entertaining visitors with diverse acts.
The note urges planning entertainment for the Postmas Convention. It seeks a location and method, stressing starting work if plans are not set and aiming to outdo last year’s effort at Green Cove. It mentions assisting Dave pson and his colleagues in creating a better time.
Supply cannot meet demand boosting hopes of attracting poultry to Florida. Poultrymen see gains from rising egg prices as a sign investment will pay off. Tampa plans shipbuilding and repair facilities costing 350000 dollars with 24 hour power and traction services to support workers and housing, signaling Tampa as a top southeast industry center.
Déra leads the drive highlighting many projects including electric extensions and new water system. The plans describe miles of widened avenues, the white way, hundreds of new homes, and the largest development in Florida. Population reportedly up 50 percent in two years with new municipal services and boat registrations.
A Daytona Realtors' Convention speech by Doc MacKenzie praises Florida real estate resilience during hard times. Mount Dora dealers report steady sales, improved buyer confidence, and a shift from sheer volume to sustained, creative sales. Optimists thrive while pessimists decline as business improves statewide.
The article reflects on Joshua 24 14 25, noting Joshua’s renewals of the covenant before his death at 110, and compares it to Moses seven year law readings. It urges communal worship for spiritual strength, urges interdenominational revival, and cites Paul and Jesus as models of continuous revival and unity.
Florida's business leaders prepare for the State Chamber of Commerce annual gathering in Miami on December 7. The program features surveys of banking, public utilities, railroads, resort interests, and colonization, with a focus on cooperation and progress across West Florida counties and statewide development.
Ohio State Journal notes that while entering the king dom of heaven is hard for a rich man, securing a place on a church board of trustees is a far easier task.
The Georgia and Florida Railway in Florida continues in receivership under John Skelton Williams and will be reorganized imminently. A New York announcement outlines the bondholders committee driven plan to raise 5.663 million dollars for construction of an Augusta Georgia to Greenwood South Carolina extension linking with other lines, creating a through Piedmont to Florida corridor with Tampa and St Petersburg as objectives. The Florida State Chamber of Commerce urges state interest in the project as a potential trunk line benefiting the entire state. Ocala will host the Eighth Annual Statewide Beautification Conference next spring to showcase beautification progress including palm plantings in the current fiscal year.
The Florida State Chamber of Commerce reports special delivery mail service began in Cuba on November 1. A 20 cent fee plus standard postage applies, with stamps bearing the word Express under them. The two year plant care note appears unrelated to the service.
Citizens of Dunedin urge the Pinellas County Commissioners to establish a county nursery to propagate plants for beautifying highways. The board has taken the recommendation under advisement.
The Florida East Coast Railway announces that starting November 15 freight trains will use the Hialeah South Miami belt line. The new routing aims to ease downtown Miami congestion and reduce risks from the previous movement method.
Editor G M West of the Panama City Pilot notes an 1854 Act by the Seventh Session of the Legislature granting William A Gainer authority to construct a toll bridge across Bear Creek near Brown's Mill in Washington county, outlining one of Florida’s earliest toll bridge ventures.
Reports from cities to the Florida State Chamber of Commerce show a relief effort surge after the September 18 hurricane. Seventy-two points have reported thirty five million in cash and 171000 in value of donated supplies, with many donations from other storm zones still pending. Safety Harbor approves 45 mph speed limit on State Road 17 in outer city areas. A Tampa shipbuilding plant worth 350000 will be started soon, announced by Ernest Kreher, company president.
I N S dispatch from Tallahassee notes October 30 treasury balance of 13 879 816 23 dollars after month’s activity. Expenditures for October totaled 691 648 20 with detailed fund disbursements and receipts across General Revenue One Mill School Tax Fund State Road and Federal Aid Road funds plus university and women’s college funds and related accounts.
The report lists balances, receipts, and disbursements for multiple funds. Details include State and County Road Fund with a balance of 3,666.56 after disbursing 91,491.31 and receiving 30,044.94. Tick Eradication Fund with 82,354.44 balance after 24,364.43 disbursed and 3,705.72 received. County Road License and Gas Fund with 210,996.06 balance after 220,546.94 disbursed and 209,615.85 received. State Road Maintenance Fund with 167,033.74 balance after 33,021.76 disbursed and no receipts. Real Estate Commission with 32,442.31 balance after 5,472.97 disbursed.
WAUCHULA FLORIDA NOV 18 INS reports the South Florida Press Association meets Friday and Saturday to discuss Florida state issues and newspaper topics. Subjects include Florida tax laws Florida law titles legal advertising forest conservation and distribution of state taxes. Noted speakers include J E Worthington Don M Lochner George E Hosmer Graham Forester and I M McAlpin with entertainment planned.
State Game Commissioner J B Royall reports only four fatal hunting accidents last season and issues safety tips to curtail incidents. The November 20 opening date is noted with guidance on unloading handguns, handling firearms, keeping gates closed, securing permissions, and showing courtesy to landowners.
John J. Shea, curator at the New York aquarium, arrived to supervise the collection of aquatic curios from waters near the city. The group, numbering over 600 specimens, was taken east last April by Mr. Shea. He will stay until January to continue gathering various aquatic species and aims to secure several hundred more specimens for return to the New York aquarium.
West Palm Beach reports an unusual large crayfish run along the coast prompting fishermen to debate a possible shift in the Gulf Stream. Captain Gus Jordan notes the near shore location and cites a 2300 crayfish catch in one day as evidence of changing conditions.
Winter Park Florida Navy 18 INS Miss Hazel L Darlington of Biblo receives the Susan B Dyer music scholarship from the state federation of women s clubs The award funds a supervisor s course in public school music toward a Bachelor of Music at Rollins College The contest drew thirteen applications with six meeting requirements and a closely fought selection reflecting the late Miss Susan B Dyer s dedication to music in schools.
Winter Park Florida November 18 Instructors join Rollins College to implement the two hour classroom and study period plan announced by President Hamilton Holt The new faculty include Mrs Jeanne Manteau Bowman instructor French Miss Frances Grover history Miss Mary Alice Kimmel English from Miami University and others tasked with expanding the program
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