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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1935
Page
4
A miscellany of quips ranging from Promissory notes to optimistic money lenders and vehicle economy. It notes yarn production, fishing season, daylight saving foil, Friday work hesitation, and Einstein’s space claim. It cites Florida unity, Shakespeare, a dollar bill for eyeglasses, and a LA president boast as printed by Florida Times Union and Tampa Tribune.
Ocala experiences its strongest wave of commerce with thousands of dollars flowing into payrolls and material purchases. Business activity rises as trade channels expand and the economy grows.
A Georgia editor notes with surprise that a tall broad-shouldered revival preacher uses forceful rhetoric to plead with hardened sinners, joking that he could take a fence and knock the devil out of them.
Mr. Lehmann accepts the Lake County Chamber of Commerce secretary post on December first after prior approval by local directors and county commissioners. He will assist with Florida exhibit planning in New York and bring his publicity experience from Orange and Seminole counties to Mount Dora and Montverde. The motion follows a broader revival of chambers in Eustis Leesburg Clermont and ongoing civic efforts, with the Florida canal project noted as a major government spending plan affecting Kansas City and the middle West.
Florida farmers are urged to boost home production to cut the state’s food import bill. State Marketing official F. W. Fisher notes Florida already grows most foods it consumes yet spends about 58 million dollars annually on foods produced out of state. He cites twenty item groups totaling 53 million dollars imported yearly that farmers and truckers could supply locally, especially poultry milk and eggs.
The Florida cross state canal is described as not a local project but a national asset with potential to improve transportation across much of the country. The Kansas City Times editorializes on the canal’s western benefits.
A collection of notes recounts a variety of trivia from astronomy to US currency. It notes 200 billion suns in our galaxy and unseen others, Elias Howe’s 1846 sewing machine patent sparking tailor riots, Hamilton and Franklin on currency while Chase remains obscure, a Miami population projection from 1910, hotel counts in big cities, population change metrics, and three pitchers who threw perfect games Crookedly illustrating broader historical trivia.
Major Paul Crank of Orlando will address Montverde Community Church on October 13 at eleven in the Conrad Lehmann Chapel. Crank, a Disciples of Christ minister and former World War I veteran, once ran for Congress against J. Mark Wilcox.
The Florida West Coast Association will spend 15000 in a campaign to lure tourists to gulf coast resorts. The piece notes Florida as a premier winter playground for rich and modest visitors and highlights its sunshine beaches and health tourism as a major draw. It argues more Americans should be aware of Florida’s attractions to boost visitation.
The Florida Committee of Interstate Cooperation authorized by the 1935 legislature was appointed this week by Senate President Wm. Hodges. It will hold joint conferences with similar committees from other states to discuss uniform laws and enforcement. Appointed senators include D. Stuart Gillis DeFuniak Springs J Slater Smith Green Cove Springs W A MacVi ar St Augustine J J Parrish Z ville and Henry C Tillman.
A wary column argues that wars excite commerce and profiteering, warning Americans to face the cost and consequences. It critiques patriotic rituals and contrasts past wars with future threats, noting recurring calls for unity while questioning national motives and debt.
W. E. Stokes of the Experiment Station says early fall is the period to obtain carpet grass and lespedeza seed and to clear brush for pastures to be planted in February and March. An acre of good permanent pasture equals four to ten acres of native pasture, with seed mainly from Mississippi and Louisiana. farmers should contact county agents for seed supplies.
Florida showcases its progress at Rockefeller Center following the 1933 34 Chicago worlds fairs. The exhibit draws thousands daily and guides each visitor, signaling a strong upcoming tour season for Florida in the coming winter.
Community church notices announce worship at 11 a.m. with Perry James as minister and Jeannette Pike as organist. Florence Hanscom and Kay A. M. lead organ and choir. Bible school classes and Christian Endeavor program run at 0:30 p.m. all young people invited.
Worship schedule lists morning and evening services at 8:00 p m with a Baptist Young People's group Sunday afternoon session. A mid week service is set for Wednesday at 8:00 p m. Congregation members are warmly invited to attend any or all services.
St Thomas Episcopal in Eustis offers 11 A M Morning Prayer with Holy Communion first Sunday of each month. Rector D T Johnson extends a cordial welcome. St Marys of the Church Grove St and Geneva Ave led by Rev Doyle with services 8:00 A M in Eustis and 10:00 A M in Clermont. First Friday Mass 7:30 A M.
A Church of Christ gathering meets at the home of Mrs. Zelma D. Sills near the Crate Mill every Lord's Day at 10 30 a m. An invitation is extended to all to attend and join in services.
A memo to the Louisville district outlines Ethiopia's agriculture and livestock focus with coffee and hides as major exports. It notes limited mineral wealth, minimal manufacturing, a 1934 import of salt, a population around 7.5 million, Amharic as the official language, and a two-season climate with high plateaus up to 9,000 feet.
A list of students achieving honor roll standards across grades 1 through 6 with percentages of class reach. Names include Sue Bond Betty Cooley Doris Harding Estella McDowell Lucille Minkley Bobby Turner Henry Hays Ruth Shipes Geraldine Retan Roxie Lee Sills Wilma Thomson John Coffin Betty Fleming Raymond Garcia Joan Goddard Lucile Harding Louis Lusson Faye Shipes Martha Thomas Gladys Irene Crane Betty Edwards Gray Ruby Huff Grace Mildred Edwards Mary Elizabeth Garcia John Burkart Jamie Christie Florence Lee Calvin Richardson.
Crotalaria spectabilis, praised as a soil builder in Florida, is poisonous to livestock. An advertising campaign, scientifically planned and run in leading newspapers, is highly remunerative as it promotes the crop and its risks to farmers.
The piece notes that painting and installing green Bermuda lawns and winter rye grass will enhance the dairy barn and its surroundings, suggesting improvements to the farmstead aesthetics and possibly forage conditions.
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