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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1936
Page
4
Fragmented excerpts reveal political opinions on Maine’s 1936 election results and Republican strength. The text discusses party trends since 1856, banking safety under Hoover and Roosevelt, and social observations, including public attitudes toward modern life and economics.
Dr Charles H Herty in a radio address for the Atlanta Journal envisions a bright future for southern newsprint. He argues southern pine yields cheaper, better newsprint and urges forty mills with 150 tons daily output each to replace imports, projecting five mills per southern state and nationwide inland mill growth despite opposition and funding issues.
Governor Shultz reports rising interest in Florida from visitors and Elks clubs in the north and east. He credits the Florida exhibit at the Cleveland Great Lakes Exposition, visited by more than two million people, as a major draw and says the state must be ready to welcome the arriving winter guests.
Chicago hosted the first International Horticultural Exposition in the United States. The show featured amateurs with over 1 000 classes, fruit and vegetable sections, unusual garden displays, and an Italian garden by a noted landscape architect. A replica of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon drew special interest. Lectures and demonstrations ran daily as organizers hope to spur wardens clubs and beautification projects nationwide.
The St. Petersburg Times argues for courses in schools to train young women to boss their husbands, likening the idea to teaching fish to swim.
Leesburg reports a busy building season with new structures and remodeling projects. A local real estate man notes almost 100000 dollars in construction transactions in the past month, including fifteen homes priced as low as seven thousand dollars and two new apartment houses.
The text describes a massive American Legion Con vention in Cleveland with Florida units leading the spotlight. It highlights the parade expected to run ten to twelve hours, Florida press and radio publicity, and the Florida Exhibit at Exposition grounds drawing millions of paid attendees. It notes Florida’s strategic advantage through contacts, Jacksonville and Miami influence, and anticipated economic benefits for Florida communities.
The Lions Club of Eustis hosts a two day benefit at the Eustis Theatre on September 30 and October 1 featuring The Texas Rangers with Fred McMurray and Jack Oakie. Proceeds fund sight conservation work in local schools. Tickets are on sale through Lions members.
Hartford resident and longtime Hartford machinist and community leader Fred S. Thompson died September 18. He would have been 62 in October. Survived by wife Jennie Gilbert Thompson two sisters and several relatives. Funeral held in Hartford with burial in Burlington Vermont at Green Mount Cemetery beside his sister.
Ada B Buck Cornish 66 wife of Frank Cornish died Friday at her East Eighth Avenue home after a three week illness. Born in Indianapolis she lived in Fort Wayne before moving to Mount Dora ten years ago. Funeral Sunday at her home conducted by Rev M J Bouterse followed by burial in Forest cemetery. Survived by husband a son Capt C F Cornish and two daughters Mrs Irma Hockemeyer and Miss Marcia Cornish with two grandchildren. Capt Cornish and Mr and Mrs Hockemeyer depart for Fort Wayne today. Miss Cornish stays with her father.
The Dog school meets at 9 45 with Dishop presiding and introduces Rev Dr Heber Dwight Ketcham of Parkersburg Wa who will occupy the pulpit at the 11 o clock service. All are invited to attend and meet Dr Ketcham.
The church invites all to morning and evening sermons by Pastor J. S. Wilson with special music. A mid week service is held Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend these worship services.
A cordial welcome is extended to all as morning service and sermon start at 10 a.m. on Sunday September 6 at St Thomas Episcopal Florida. Rector D. T. Johnson issues the invitation.
The Church of Christ at Lake Franklin Park on Rossiter Street offers Bible study 10 to 11 a.m. and Lord's Supper 11 to 12 a.m. with preaching Sunday and Wednesday nights and Thursday prayer and praise meetings. Evangelist J. O. Barnes invites worshippers.
A colored child playing in a Tampa street was struck and killed. The incident underscores calls that children should not be allowed to play in streets and prompts local officials to review traffic safety.
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