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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1930
Page
4
The Mount Dora Park Commission prepares for a townwide parkway upgrade once they secure a new scythe. The note marks second class matter status dated April 7, 1916 under the 1879 act.
Officials urge Fire Department members and locals to listen for the noon fire whistle and distinguish it from train whistles at midnight, ensuring alerts are heard clearly.
The state could not convict in the alleged conspiracy, so the defendants were not required to testify. The result leaves sensationalists with little to consume in the courtroom drama.
Ti tusville Star-Advocate columnist Joe Diggin seeks to rename his feature. He argues the value lies in the column's content rather than its title, urging readers to focus on the material presented.
An editor notes a link between the governor’s future fate and a newspaper man’s return, suggesting the governor may someday avenge a recent encounter with the world’s oldest man.
The note suggests expanding observance to Amendments Week across schools churches and civic groups to explore the remaining eighteen amendments and deepen civic understanding. It advocates broader engagement beyond the current Constitution Week.
The people in Mount Dora and the organizing committee are congratulated for choosing entertainment suitable for a stormy evening during last Saturday’s event.
The report notes two vacant houses burned simultaneously last Friday night, fueling fears of a local fire maniac. Police will increase vigilance and harsh penalties threaten the suspected arsonist if caught.
The 1926 dollar buys 15 cents more goods now than then and 14 cents more than the dollar earned the previous year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The query asks who earned the 1926 dollar.
A hiring recruiter asks stenography candidates to transcribe a long tongue twister about a saddler peddler on a cemetery wall. The odd prompt, designed to assess accuracy and speed, highlights tricky punctuation and phrasing for test takers.
A group takes time off for good behavior and travels to Hendry County to visit Mary Hayes Davis. Davis recently attended a picnic and fish catching excursion along Pollywog Brook, via Devil's Garden and near Lake Anse Whiskey.
Mount Dora High School begins its first football season with 25 players showing up for tryouts after purchasing uniforms last spring for 30 men. The school seeks broad support from students, faculty, and town as they prepare to face Winter Garden on September 26.
Front page notes the Mount Dora Citrus Growers Association leading the Florida Citrus Exchange averages, lower packing costs, higher wages, and a record sale in New York auctions. It highlights completed repairs and coloring rooms enabling earlier shipments and asserts Florida oranges ripen before cool weather and require federal inspection.
In 1929 Florida recorded 496 motor linked deaths with 392 white and 104 colored victims. In Lake County seven deaths occurred, four white and three colored. Traffic injuries and total accidents are not reported. The piece notes frequent head on collisions and one driver’s cautionary rule about assuming others will act foolish.
E C Stoy recounted a Ka Kiwanis tale about a bold executive offering a cash prize for the clerk who could achieve the greatest saving in his office. The winner proposed trimming mailing envelopes by fractions of an inch and found the plan required three envelopes where one used to suffice.
The article notes the 143rd signing at the 1787 convention from May 14 to September 17 with George Washington as presiding officer. It urges citizens to memorize the preamble and quotes the opening lines. It references the Constitution printed in last Sunday's Orlando Reporter-Star under the headline Re-Establish the Constitution and cites Gladstone praising the document.
An Atlantic Coast Line advertising leaflet urges readers to spend winter in Florida, praising the Hill and Lake Region, lakes, citrus groves, and outdoor farms. It touts affordable travel, varied accommodations, safe schools, and ample outdoor recreation from golf to boating, highlighting Florida as a healthful winter haven reachable in one night from much of the U.S.
Eagle Scouts of Michigan serve again as guides at Fort Mackinac instructing visitors in the fort history and island lore. Last year Governor Green appointed them on the Mackinac Island State Park Commission recommendation.
A collage of satirical observations from 1930s America touches on traffic noise under air quality, Sir Thomas Lipton and sport, speakeasies, Lindbergh era consistency, Washington bicentennial tree plant, New York liquor policy, Pacific flight optimism, labor reform, stock market fixations, Florida grapefruit naming debates, and earthquake headlines delaying printer time.
The article traces the seal from its 1779 design evolved by Jefferson Adams and a French engraver Du Simiere to later revisions in 1885 under Frelinghuysen and Roosevelt era changes under John Hay. Colonel Stimson uses the latest hand mark combining features of the 1779 design with improvements.
The cemetery addition has a laid out lot, fenced perimeter, and a circular drive with an entrance. Donnelly and the Park Board funded the new tract, with plans for beautification and ongoing care. Funds exist for a third oak row and a palm drive will be raised this winter. Plot owners are urged to plant permanent greenery to keep the site clean and green.
Marianna Lime Products Co. purchased the Florida Basic Rock Company plant located a short distance east of town along the highway. The move expands regional operations and strengthens supply lines for construction materials.
The article honors S W Straus as a leading advocate of thrift, stressing his crusade beyond money to thrift of health and time. It notes his creed that intelligent thrift builds moral fibre and character, and cites his weekly articles and reader letters as proof of wide public influence.
The Federal Government expects 1.75 billion dollars to be spent on roads this year, 250 million more than 1929. The San Francisco Chronicle notes road building boosts production and reduces congestion as motorization grows. Many rural farmers remain cut off by poor roads, a condition that must be remedied to aid agriculture and unemployment relief.
The Nursery School for three to five year olds will open Monday, September 29 at 728 McDonald Street under the management of Miss Margaret Lewis.
The church lists services for Sunday September 14 with Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. The pastor preaches at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. The Young People meet at 6:30 p.m. A midweek service is planned for Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Pastor James H. Elder invites friends to all services.
Sunday school in all departments at 9 45 morning worship at 11 pastor preaches. B Y P U meets at 6 45 evening evangelistic song and preaching at 8 00. Good music and singing. All are welcome.
The Congregational church invites all to Bible school at 10 a.m. and a preaching service at 11 a.m. Mr Spencer returns to preach on Giving Mount Dora a Christian Advertisement, followed by a Young People’s Meeting at 7 p.m. All are welcome.
Corner Grove Street and Lemon Avenue hosts Sunday services at 11 a m and Sunday school at 9 45 a m. Wednesday testimonial meeting at 8 p m. Reading room open Tuesday and Saturday afternoons 2 to 4 in the church edifice. All are welcome.
Alexander City’s Outlook quotes C. S. Crane of Campbell-Ewald praising the home town paper as the country weekly. It claims the nation’s largest readership, advertising reach, and influence surpassing major city dailies, with 11 500 editions published 52 times yearly in thousands of towns.
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