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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1930
Page
4
A lively classifieds note praises the expanding ad column as shoppers count down to Christmas. The piece links cool weather to Thanksgiving and holiday anticipation, closing with a line about darkness and a candle.
Tavares prepares for another Armistice Day celebration with the American Legion Post overseeing the program. The event centers on honoring veterans and marking the armistice commemorations locally.
In an era of miniature sports and tiny autos the saying man desires little here below takes on fresh meaning. The note reflects how modest pleasures shape daily life and values.
The Lake County voting list was reduced by about 900 names as the Board of County Commissioners struck entries for deceased voters and those who moved to other counties.
The Central Florida Press, a small Oviedo paper, is under new management with Geo. E. Hosmer and Walter Yowell taking over. They plan significant improvements.
The remark suggests Caldwell could improve election chances with a more flattering portrait. It notes prior gloom in Florida and implies public image matters in political campaigns.
The Leesburg Chamber of Commerce booklet is off the press and praised as a credit to Leesburg and the Commercial Press. The frontispiece features a color illustration of the city’s illuminated fountain.
The article notes first grade citrus heading to northern markets and juice grades selling in frozen products, with skins used for fertilizer. Over 5,000 men will convene in Washington for a reunion and banquet honoring General Charles P. Sumnerall, retiring November 20. Potential Lake County home-coming welcome discussed.
A letter from the Chief Bagger announces the Paragaphers League return with a gathering at Howey-in-the-Hills hosted by the W. J. Howey Company on the evening Friday November 7th.
The editor pro tem thanks winter visitors to Mount Dora for coming in to meet the staff and become acquainted. He notes curiosity about the writers readers follow and acknowledges that others share the same interest in meeting the authors.
A Topic cartoon promotes the Florida Methodist Orphanage at Benson Springs near Mount Dora. The home houses about 130 children aged 3 to 16 with shops and a printing plant for skill learning. Readers can donate cash or goods and save Octagon soap coupons to help fund a new truck by Christmas. drawings in the cartoon are by a resident boy.
The Grand Rapids City Commission promotes optimism to beat depression citing a 15 cent daily spend impact. It urges individuals to change mental attitude, stop gloom talk, and restore spending, sense of purpose, and confidence to revive prosperity.
The registration book for the Town of Mount Dora is open during business hours until the day before the city election on December 9. Voters aged 55 or under on January 1, 1930 must pay Poll Taxes for 1928 and 1929 at the Tax Collector in Tavares, up to November 29. It is your privilege and duty to vote.
Examination of the notice of election shows nominations must be by petition filed with the Town Clerk signed by at least 25 qualified electors. Nominations are due 20 days before December 9, leaving about four weeks to prepare petitions and file. Citizens should read the legal notice on page six and be ready to nominate and vote for the town’s best interests.
A Tampa Tribune excerpt urges success through publicity and advertising in business, citing lessons from magazines and consumer culture. It then recounts Oscar Jones’s herd division riddle, where adding a cow allows fair sharing: daughter six, widow nine, son two, totaling seventeen and leaving one cow to return.
A July or October like morning on Lake Dora features the Ho Bo boat voyage from its boathouse to Dora Canal and back to Lake Eustis with scenic views of flora and wildlife. The piece notes butterfly activity along the lake and a concluding update on Jacksonville Beach Club's recent organization and Sunday shoots, with a nod to the Florida State Shoot next year.
A Florida paper notes the Gators won their first football game north of the Mason Dixon line with a decisive whitewash in Chicago, reflecting the state’s returning sports buzz and climate praise.
A Sunday schedule lists Sunday school at 10:00 a m and a 11:00 sermon by Pastor James H Elder. An Epworth League youth meeting at 6:30 p m in the Friendly Class Room precedes a 7:30 stereopticon lecture with Pictures The City Trek about urban growth and church responses. Mid-week service is Wednesday at 7:30 with an invitation to all.
Sunday school in all departments at 9 45 a m with morning worship at 11 a m led by the pastor. B Y P U meets at 6 45 p m and evangelistic song and preaching at 7 30 p m. Good music and singing. All are welcome.
The Community Church invites worshippers to Bible School at 10 a m and a preaching service at 11 a m led by Pastor David B Spencer with a Young People’s meeting at 7 p m.
Corner Grove Street and Lemon Avenue hosts 11 a.m. Sunday service with 9 45 a.m. Sunday school and 8 p.m. Wednesday testimonial meeting. Reading room open Tue and Sat 2 4 p.m. All welcome. Agricultural tips include sowing oats and rye with a grain drill and wrapping 1 inch mesh poultry wire around young citrus trees to deter rabbits.
The piece argues that shipping citrus out of town harms local employment and revenue. It notes home packing preserves jobs, families, and consumer spending, urging business leaders to support local packing and related industries to protect community vitality.
Outgoing mail closes at 7 40 a m daily except Sunday 12 26 p m daily except Sunday 5 00 p m daily except Sunday 3 00 p m Sunday Incoming mail due to arrive 8 10 a m daily except Sunday 12 56 p m daily except Sunday 1 43 p m daily and Sunday Daniel H Bishop Postmaster
Article warns that fallen pecan twigs damaged by the twig girdler must be collected and burned to prevent pest spread and disease. It advises property owners to remove debris promptly and follow local burning regulations.
Apopka Chief notes papers shout about teams nicknamed Tigers Panthers Wildcats Bulldogs Gators Yellow Jackets and Bearcats roaming across Florida towns. The piece laughs at wartime style scares and calls the headlines simply football season excitement.
Sausage preparation calls for combining two parts lean meat with one part fat to achieve the correct texture and flavor balance.
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