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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1936
Page
4
A stream of satiric asides and local notes ranges from political jabs and gender quips to remarks on banking, health, and Tampa industry. The piece includes bulleted witticisms about Democrats and Republicans, bankers, cooks, doctors, and a joke about newspapers when they err.
The Chamber of Commerce acknowledges its committee finding improved labor conditions since 1933. It notes unemployment greatly reduced, about 7,000 more people employed in private industry than at the low point, and a shortage of skilled labor in several trades.
A September 28 1936 letter from The Randalls of West Harpswell Maine to Mr and Mrs Keller describes plans to depart by stage through Boston and Washington visiting their daughter and preaching at Old First Church for several Sundays They request changing their October topic address to Chevy Chase and note hopes to reach Mount Dora before November.
Travelogue recounts a June 10 arrival in Port Said and a perilous journey toward Tel Aviv amid Arab unrest. The author describes Royal Engineers guards, a derailed engineer train near Lydda, and tense conditions around Tel Aviv and Jaffa, with tourism collapsing and curfews in place.
The narrator recalls a dangerous trip from Tel Aviv to Haifa amid Arab uprisings and a bomb attack that wounded fourteen, forcing cautious travel by hired car and guarded trains. He notes British forces, Crusader ruins, and Arab demonstrations near Tulkarm with casualties and a looming threat of further violence.
The Mount Dora P T A held its first regular meeting at the Community Building on Tuesday October 6. The second grade led attendance with 80 percent of mothers present and the ninth grade with 50 percent in high school.
The Lake County First Voters League chaired by Cottrell Tally, named by Dodge Taylor, plans precinct committees and a drive to register first voters by October 10. Eligible young people who turn 21 before November 3 may register without paying poll tax this year, with several hundred registrations anticipated.
Lake county Young Democrats invite all first voters to a hot dog and coffee reception at Summerall Park in Tavares at 7 p m Thursday October 22. Chairman Cottrell Tally asks attendees to notify him how many will attend from each community. Precinct chairs named include T G Futch Jr Burton Brown Leesburg Tom Hannah Eustis and David S Simpson Jr Mount Dora with more committeemen to be appointed.
The Florida campaign pledges a record tourist season 1936 37 with four million visitors from the Great Lakes area. It urges every Floridian to greet travelers warmly, as personal attitude shapes the state’s appeal and revenue from tourism.
Corner Tenth and Mies garam announces 9 45 a m Sunday School 11 00 a m Morning worship 7 00 p m Evening sermon by Pastor J S Wilson 8 00 p m You are invited to worship at all services with music offered.
St Thomas Episcopal in Eustis invites visitors to Sunday School at 9 45 a m Morning Prayer and Sermon at 11 00 a m with Holy Communion on the first Sunday of each month Rector D T Johnson affirms cordial welcome to worshippers.
The Church of Christ at Lake Franklin Park on Rossiter Street holds Bible School 10 to 11 a.m. and worship 11 to 12, with Sunday services also at night and Thursday prayer meetings. The Church of God on Liberty Street, pastor E L Moore, meets Sundays at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Thursday prayer at 7:30 p.m.
Citizens themselves create goodwill from the lowliest to the highest, proving to the world that the charm of a locality rests on positive contacts and harmonious neighborly relations.
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