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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1938
Page
4
The text urges Congress to make provisions for future generations when it meets. It emphasizes the need to keep active for longevity and warns against lying even for experts. It notes a fisherman in the crowd and reminds pedestrians to cross streets safely.
The piece notes women's contributions to the country and cites a rise in cigarette revenue by millions of dollars last year. It satirically contrasts the State of South Carolina’s women with men on honor and dress standards while commenting on public sidewalks and motorist turns. It also critiques wage and hour laws, suggesting future success will require new explanations.
Report across sections notes many nighttime highway accidents are caused by unlighted wagons and buggies violating the law, highlighting a safety issue with horse drawn vehicles still in use.
Those inclined to deplore the South's social and economic condition will find little consolation in charts showing Southern States facing stronger business conditions than the national average.
A winter visitor notes Florida storms pale beside Connecticut weather as they fear hurricane effects. The writer says tropical storms travel with the wind and may strike northern regions, suggesting residents learn to expect such systems regardless of location.
Fortune Magazine survey shows 65.3 percent of those with definite opinions favorable to President Roosevelt, four percent higher than his 1936 election majority. The public still admires the man in the White House and his humanitarian aims.
A historical write up notes how radio broadcasts from Prague to Berlin brought world events into American homes during the prewar crisis. It credits Chamberlain and other leaders for peace, highlights public opinion as a powerful force, and cites Florida turkey shortages for Thanksgiving 1938 as a local note.
Press Agent Mich elson of the national Democratic committee derides the South's diet remark calling cornbread for breakfast as typical and untrue. He contrasts it with Madame Secretary Perkins' "shoeless" South and adds that even if true pie for breakfast would be preferable.
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce states it cannot act as an employment agency. It explains there are more workers than jobs and that newcomers should establish themselves locally, with employment secured like in their own region. The letter from Yonkers, New York, prompted the response.
In traveling the South, farming shifts from cotton to diverse crops. Corn, legumes, peanuts, tobacco, and new field crops spread widely. Cattle hogs poultry rise, reflecting improved farming. Better dwellings and schools signal rising living conditions and future prosperity for Southern farmers.
The Florida response denied any gloating at New England hurricane devastation. The New York Herald Tribune alleged Florida degenerate satisfaction, which Floridians rebuke, stressing they felt sympathy and offered aid to the distressed Northern populace.
Florida gains as tung oil prices surge due to Chinese production decline. Market shifts raise costs and profits for local buyers and industries relying on the commodity.
A Mount Dora correspondent recounts a devastating local storm with fallen trees and damaged homes, notes Florida’s larger scare, praises community leaders and the First National Bank of Mount Dora, and comments on European affairs and near war avoidance. The piece blends local tragedy with global concerns and personal greetings.
A man on a high ground fights a fierce wind and crawls to safety. He arrives unharmed but discovers the wind has blown his trousers away leaving his backside exposed. The notice ends with a quirky sign off about meeting on Thursday.
Czech and German children joined in a fall festival in New York where kids from different nationalities danced and sang together. The event highlighted mutual friendship as a model for world peace, suggesting America stands uniquely to foster such harmony.
John Barlow Olmsted 84 of Buffalo New York died September 12 in a Buffalo hospital after a week of illness pneumonia attributed. He held public service roles in New York including public service commissioner second district 1908 1913 served on University of Buffalo council led civic reform groups and clubs and was active in Republican politics and women suffrage. He leaves six sons two brothers and numerous friends with funeral services conducted at Forest Lawn crematory and memorial later at First Unitarian church.
Mr F B Latham aged 64 dies at his Tre main street home after a lingering illness. A former Lexington resident he has lived here over a year. Survived by wife Elizabeth and three sons J J of San Bernardino J B of Lewiston and F B of Angeles. Buried in Mount Dora Forest Cemetery with services Sunday at 2 30 from Rehbaum Funeral Parlor officiated by Rev Kenneth Rogers.
Sunday School begins at 9:45 for all ages. B Y P U sessions run at 7:00 a m and 6:30 p m on Wednesday. Evening service at 7:30 completes the weekly lineup.
Church of Christ at Lake Franklin Park Rossiter Street holds worship in the Lord s Bible school at 2 30 P M and preaching at 3 30 P M by Bro W A Cameron of St Petersburg and every third Sunday at 3 30 P M by Bro Chestrue of Ocoee hosting a Florida area series of services
Regular services held each Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday School starts at 10 a.m. A prayer meeting is held Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Come worship with us.
In New York a police officer installs crossing signs at a precinct corner with Mother Goose rhymes to remind children to obey signals. The Humpty Dumpty verse is posted and in three months no accidents involving children occurred at that corner. The parody is credited with influencing street safety and saving lives.
A Florida exhibit at the New York World's Fair will feature a Florida State Market with truck land background, a farm scene showing Florida beef cattle, and a third diorama illustrating the state's landscape and industry.
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