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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1928
Page
2
A humorous ode extols the turkey as a symbol of American prosperity and hospitality. It recalls Thanksgiving of 1621 and notes the wild bird’s near extinction, urging preservation of the domestic gobbler despite rising demand and changing tastes.
A Muskogee Oklahoma farmerlighted a pipe with a match near a kerosene can causing a cat to ignite and burn along with the barn and hay. The piece warns against loose kerosene and careless handling of inflammable liquids citing high annual fire losses.
The Chamber of Commerce urges cities to adopt pay as you go to curb debt. Local government expenditures reached about $6 billion in 1925, vs $2 billion in 1913, with bonded debt over fourfold rise in 12 years. By late 1920s, bonded debt near $10 billion. officials and taxpayers would scrutinize improvements to avoid interest costs.
A discussion notes that heavy and rising indebtedness and high taxes burden both industry and individuals. It calls for immediate payment reform and wiser government action to improve business conditions and overall economy. It emphasizes the need for governmental and economic understanding to settle these outstanding problems.
Dr Kellogg argues that ultraviolet light deficiency across northern regions harms health and may threaten races. He cites cliff dwellers extinction, UV impact on vitamins, and Florida’s solar advantage, praising sun bathing cures and predicting a Florida population and prosperity boom driven by winter sunshine.
In Mount Dora a playful indoor sport named Petitions racks up humor and mock demands. Fred MacMahon leads with a spoof petition to A C Quixley asking for a base burner stove six chairs and sawdust to endure winter at his office as forty two residents sign the gag document warning of spring congestion at Fifth and Donnelly.
The article extols 4 H Clubs as a major force in American farming, with 600000 youth learning modern methods. It notes clubs for crops, livestock, and homemaking, led by trained adults, and highlights the 1927 National 4 H Club Camp in Washington to build leadership and citizenship. The Atlantic Coast Line sponsors travel for one boy and one girl from each coastal state to the 1928 camp, with winners Lucy Blake, Elizabeth Burch, Laura Case, and Hoyt English.
The column speculates Mount Dora in spring will host President-elect Hoover and possibly President Coolidge. It hints at Archie Hurlburt running for president in 1932 with his platform to be revealed exclusively in this column.
The speaker mocks the sandpiper calling it a useless bird with no sense. The verse notes few such birds observed or heard, and expresses relief that there are not many.
At Jacksonville the Lake County vegetable and garden products display took first honors in its group with Madison county second after judging. Lake County also scored first in the county citrus fruit display with 955 points while Clay County ranked second with 890.
E C Stovall writes to explain that a Citizens League committee was not appointed by the league but by J G Ray of the Chamber of Commerce. He recounts meetings with Cooley and Ray, asserts the Mayor should attend citizen meetings, urges public input, and calls for removal of anyone acting without league approval. He closes by urging voting conscience ahead of the upcoming election.
Analysis shows water power costs extend beyond generation to distribution, with 70 to 90 percent of expenses occurring after leaving the plant. Total undeveloped water power in the U S is estimated at twenty to fifty million horsepower, but many streams may never pay to develop due to lack of demand or high transmission costs.
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