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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1928
Page
2
The death of Floyd Stevens Varney is announced with sorrow. Varney, once with the Topic and later connected with the Eustis Lake Region, died Saturday at his home. The staff and Varney's family receive heartfelt condolences from friends and colleagues.
The Florida Association of Real Estate Boards hosted a state conference on Tax Reform in Tampa. Leaders from realty, banking, and public offices urged real estate tax relief, shifted burden, and safeguards on public spending, adopting a resolution for statewide action and amending a prior bill.
A summary of editorials from New Britain Record to Walla Walla Union extolling American freedoms and distrust of paternalism and communism. Editors emphasize home ownership, orderly unions, and criticise European conditions and Soviet rail inefficiency.
The country press stands as the first line of defense against minority driven experiments at public expense, warning these hobby attempts would undermine constitutional government if allowed to proceed.
The piece argues that taxation must fund proper government functions and warns that excessive spending by local governments erodes public prosperity. It notes wartime federal debt growth, calls for local governments to adopt tighter, wiser budgets, and stresses that good taxation supports progress while poor taxation threatens it.
The Mount Dora general election in December lacks candidate lists for mayor town clerk three councilmen and a park commissioner. Voters should judge candidates on merit rather than personalities or attacks and elect those who will best advance community progress and represent Mount Dora’s interests.
Reported on good authority that Governor Smith will deliver the first words upon entering the White House next March as Good morning President Hoover. The remark signals a cordial start to the Hoover administration and anticipates ongoing conciliatory dialogue between the outgoing and incoming leaders.
The text notes Florida winning weather humor as Rocky Mountain states face a major winter blizzard. It implies Florida is unlikely to experience a similar snowstorm this year, contrasting regional climate woes.
The notorious Mr Carnes, former treasurer of the Baptist Mission Board, followed a laudable theory that charity begins at home. The problem was he chose the wrong home as the source of his generosity.
In a campaign era remark, Al Smith argues that all regions form one big family, a statement that underpins the political wrangling seen across the nation during campaigns.
The snippet cites Charlie Ward of the Orlando Morning Sentinel as alleged source for a traffic light riddle about why a yellow light sits between red and green. It notes Ward’s habit of a timely college humor joke and hints the idea may not be original but would still be clever.
The Tavares paper notes a gopher race derby sponsored by Tex Haygood of Mount Dora featuring two shellbacks painted red and green to symbolize gas brands. Bill Wingler trains Ethyl and Green Devil while Cliff Palmer recounts a Sunday beach tale of a 32 pound sea bass caught with a billy club.
A local notice promotes a building supply storefront offering lumber sand cement and builder's hardware. The ad urges readers to purchase materials needed for construction at this new business location.
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