Mount Dora Thursday publication notice
Published at Mount Dora Florida every Thursday by the Mount Dora Publishing Company.
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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1939
Page
4
Humor and Inconsistencies in Everyday Life
A collage of quips and quotes notes thriftiness in gossip and the public’s shifting attention from woes to happiness. Citrus, Florida health, auto horns, and fruit quality are referenced with city mentions including Burlington Kansas New York Pittsburgh Boston Baltimore Cincinnati and others.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Cotton mill boom signals improved southern industry
Improved conditions across the cotton mill sector show renewed optimism after years of downturn. Reports from the South indicate mills are booming with millions of spindles running day and night as orders on file are being produced on time.
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South
Patronize Local Merchants This Season Peddlers Warned
The article condemns itinerant peddlers who persuade housewives to buy inferior goods at higher local costs. It urges supporting home merchants to keep money in the community and fund local growth through taxes and commerce. The piece cautions residents to resist approaching peddlers.
Fire Prevention Week Rules Emphasize Fire Safety
Fire Prevention Week urges universal caution with seven simple rules. Use electricity safely and only with expert wiring, smoke in safe places, require proper building construction, store waste in closed metal containers, avoid carelessness with ignition sources, recognize factory fire hazards, and maintain cleanliness to prevent fires.
Signals for Safe Driving Urged by Public Safety
The Public Safety Department warns speed as the main cause of highway crashes over the past two years. It cites three simple hand signals for left turn right turn and stop, urging motorists to observe others signals and slow down to allow space to prevent accidents.
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Department of Public Safety
Department
Advertising as Barometer of Business Conditions
The Saturday Evening Post notes rising advertising in 1931 from February onward and in the October 14 issue. It links higher ad volume to improving business, while asserting the New Deal undermines American business.
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Saturday Evening Post
the Post
Post
Bass Boom At Lake Apopka And Montverde Camp
The St. Petersburg Times notes a strong bass run at Lake Apopka with Tom's Camp in Montverde serving as a base for top catching. George Robinson and J. R. Banks report multiple large bass including a 12, 9.5, 8 pounders and several five to six pound fish, while Banks hopes for more as he recalls a 14-pound bass that helped him win second prize in a local hardware contest at St. Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Apopka
Tom
Montverde
George Robinson
J. R. Banks
Banks
St. Petersburg
Campbell Hardware
Spontaneous Response Requires Years of Prep Work
The text notes that two or three years of hard preliminary work are typically needed to ensure a genuine popular response to a new idea. It emphasizes deliberate foundations before any perceived spontaneity.
Growers Invited to Citrus Station Tour October 25
County Agent R E Norris announces an event at the Lake Alfred Citrus Experiment Station on Wednesday October 25. Growers will view plots with different soil and spray treatments and learn about fertilizer use disease control and insect management. Last year over 100 growers attended and more are expected. The group will meet at 10:00 a m and tour the grounds with station staff guiding. Noon meals will be provided and the tour should end around 3 30 p m.
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Lake Alfred
R. E. Norris
Polk City
Citrus Experiment Station
A. F. Camp
D A R Notes Open Season With Founders Day Theme
The D A R held its first meeting of the season on October 5 at Mrs C H Estey s Tangerine home with about thirty members. The program honored Founder's Day and featured a address on Americanism by Miss Vivia Craig of the American Legion Auxiliary. Kate Smith s God Bless America was sung, birthday cake presented to Regent Miss Hattie Allen, and an ice course served by acting hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Estey
Vivia Craig
American Legion Auxiliary
Europe
America
Kate Smith
Mary Estey
Miss Watt
Hattie Allen
D. A. R. Regent
Stella S. Bloodgood
H. W. Land
D. S.simpson
Big? Burkart
O. W. Sader
Lake County Horticultural Association Board Meeting
The Lake County Horticultural Association board will hold its regular monthly meeting next Monday October 16 at 8 00 p m in the County Agent's office at the Courthouse in Tavares. President Charles R Short requests full attendance as important matters will be presented.
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The
Lake County Horticultural Association
Tavares
Charles R. Short
Public Hearing on Hyacinth Removal in Florida Waters
Public hearing set by Colonel Lewis I. Watkins in Sanford Florida at 10 00 a m Friday October 20 to review water hyacinth removal methods under House resolution and War Department consideration Participants may submit written data on monetary benefits to craft navigation interests and other affected parties note current 1905 act bans poisonous chemicals in removal proceedings
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T E
Sanford
Fla
House Committee On
Florida
Congress
State of
War Department
Lewis Ill. Watkins
Corps of Engineers
Jacksonville
Fine Season for Canners in Florida
The eighth annual Florida Canners Association meeting convened in Tampa with several hundred attendees. The gathering hailed as one of the most successful in the group’s history, noting rapid industry growth as citrus canning becomes a leading Florida industry. Indications point to a strong season for 1939 40 with millions of interest and thousands employed.
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Florida Canners’ Association
Tampa
Florida
Stalin’s Regimentation of Women Debated as He Unveils Greatness
The statement questions Stalin’s control over Russian women and argues it would make him the greatest man of all time. It notes skepticism about such regime policies and examines historical claims of genius.
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Stalin
Salesmen Wanted Distributors Earn 100 Percent Profit
Men or women can make from 3.00 to 10.00 per day as distributors in their territory. Full or part time, exclusive territory if you hurry. Write Nu-Bak Laboratories, 1630 Main St., Jacksonville, Florida. 39-3te
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Nu-Bak Laboratories
Main St
Jacksonville
Florida
Citrus Growers Join Lake County Horticultural Assn
Lake County horticultural groups seek 1940 members with $1 yearly dues. Chas. R. Short of Clermont is association president. The Florida Citrus Growers, Inc. leads statewide efforts, while Lake County units handle local outreach and district chairmen report early enrollment totals across Umatilla Leesburg Montverde and other towns.
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Ohae An Sagein
Lake County Horticultural Association
Chas. R. Short
Clermont
Simon-pure Growers
Florida
Florida Citrus Growers Association
Florida Citrus Growers, Inc
Lake Codery
Flordia
William Fletcher
Leesburg
Lake County
A. L. Truskett
Montverde
A. Morrell
The
Florida Citrus Grower
State Association
Umatilla
Fruitland Park
Ferndale
H. W. Palmer
C. R. Hiatt
Tavares
R. W. Dickson
J. E. Fortner
Mount Dora
Highlands Hammock Park Displays Giant Prehistoric Gopher Turtle
The fossilized giant gopher turtle, about thirty thousand years old, is displayed at Highlands Hammock State Park near Sebring. Its arched shell stands nearly four feet high and five feet long, with an estimated weight over a thousand pounds. Discovered five years ago during water system excavations, the find was preserved by Rollins College museum staff in plaster awaiting restoration facilities. Clarence Simpson of the State Geologist's office provides estimates and context for the specimen.
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Highlands Hammock
Sebring
Clarence Simpson
State Geologist’s Office
Florida
Rollins College Museum
Simpson
Herman Gunter
Comai Ay Conde Seale Oh Ee
Invitation to Bible Study and Prayer Meetings
Community invites attenders to a Ladies Bible OT at 5:00 and a Thursday 7:00 p.m. prayer meeting. Public notices request حضور at all services and extend cordial invitations to join.
Church of God Pentecostal Services Schedule
Regular services held each Sunday at 11 a m and 7 00 p m. Sunday School at 10 a m. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m. Come worship with us.
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Church OF God Pentecostal
First Church of Christ Scientist services in Eustis
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Eustis Florida lists weekly events and reading room access. Sunday School at 945 a m Sunday service at 11 a m with the Doctrine of Atonement subject Wednesday 8 p m testimonies and remarks on Christian Science reading room open for reading borrowing or purchasing literature all are invited
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ST. Thomas Episcopal Church
Eustis
Florida
D. T. Johnson
First Church OF Christ Scientist
Grove Street
Lemon Avenue
Kiwanis and PTA Back Umatilla School Improvement
The Umatilla Kiwanis Club and PTA plan a fund drive to install a proper lighting system in all twelve primary and intermediate classrooms. A special motion picture benefit program is scheduled for October 13-14 to raise funds.
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L. C. H. A. Board
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Practical Jeweler
Clayton Street
Mount Dora, Fla
J. G. Ladue
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Chamber of Commerce
Sylvan Shores Hotel
Joe Kepler
H. A. Stein
Sylvan Shores Homes
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New Sylvan Shores, Inc
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Zellwood Inn
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J. M. Welch
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Lake County Horticultural Ass’n
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First Methodist Episcopal Church
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House of Life
First Baptist Church
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Augustana Synod
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O. E. Liden
Kiwanians Light School
Agronomy Department
Florida Experiment Station
Rehbaum & CO
Drs
Alfred Rehbaum
Thomas H. Cooley
T. H. Evans
Watchmaker and Jeweler
Watch Inspector
Seaboard Airline Railroad
Orlando
L. A. Tremain
Donnelly Ave
Triangle Gas Co
J. M. Smith
Florida Keys
W. M. Kennedy
Haynes Office Machine Co
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