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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1936
Page
5
An evocative travel feature argues for Everglades National Park as a national treasure. It depicts access via the Tamiami Trail and invites visitors to explore wilderness, Seminole communities, and the quiet, living landscape beyond modern roads.
The piece argues that protection as a national park will restore rookeries for birds such as the roseate spoonbill and blue heron and revive native species long confined by development. It highlights the Seminole guide tradition and urges visitors to seek escape with old clothes, a car, and the open road into timeless wilderness.
Plans bearing the signature of Jefferson Davis as Secretary of War are among prewar to postwar Fort Clinch blueprints now sent by the U S Army Engineers to the Florida Park Service. The exhibit will display earthworks, bas tions, quarters, kitchens and more, with CCC World War veterans aiding park work under Fort Clinch State Park.
Local expert argues Florida’s climate and laws favor poultry farming in Lake County. He cites the Florida Feed Law, local demand, and a ready cash market, noting feed costs and transport advantages versus distant markets. He forecasts a shift to regional egg shipments if Jacksonville steamers expand to New York.
Karl Lehmann of the Lake County Chamber notes Florida benefits from a Florida summer climate as highlighted by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad on diner menus and timetables. The notices describe air conditioning by nature, cooler nights, and low living costs, citing shorter days and longer nights reducing heat effects.
The Regional Office of the Social Security Board for Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi South Carolina and Tennessee is now operating at 1827 First Avenue North Birmingham Alabama.
Lake county commissioners say refunding bonds cut interest from 6 to 3–4 percent for 30 plus years. They bought 149 350 dollars in bonds for 127 790 dollars, saving 21 560 dollars on principal and wiping out remaining interest for 24 years. Officials project total county savings over 1 million dollars and credit county credit stability. Attorney J. W. Hunter notes the plan contrasts with widespread defaults elsewhere.
The Knights Templars of the United States plan a 1937 encampment in Miami from July 17 to 21. Tens of thousands of Templars will tour Florida next summer, aided by a Florida guidebook being prepared by six Florida leaders. The illustrated book promotes central hill and lake regions and invites visiting Templars to explore broader Florida sights.
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