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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1941
Page
7
Government and industry push defense expansion as Army and Navy budgets top 16.3 billion with large plant and shipbuilding activity. Senate and House probes into defense, foreign aid plans, Coast Guard seizure actions, and wage disputes drive national effort.
A 1915 congressional report argues Federal grading standards for perishable fruits and vegetables, with states adopting refined classifications. It notes benefits from market surveys, advertising, and stricter packing, and asserts Florida can triple citrus sales with wise proration, uniform standards, and constructive advertising.
The Emergency Crop Loan Section of the Farm Credit Administration raises cotton loan rates from six to eight dollars per acre. Applications are accepted in the office of H. Deal in the old jail building or at the county agent's office. Seed certification deadlines shift to April fifteen due to a late season. Lake County Chamber of Commerce offers twenty five dollars in prizes for home defense gardens as part of national defense efforts.
April through June bring a spring peak in hen egg production. Eggs supply iron calcium phosphorus riboflavin and vitamins A and D making them a strong daily protein option. Aim four to five eggs weekly for children and three to four for adults. For cooking keep heat low avoid overcooking and boil or poach gently for best texture.
The 1942 Lake County Fair is scheduled March 9 to 14 in Eustis. At the April 4 board meeting in Tavares, officers were unanimously re-elected: President L L Polk, Vice President G W Pringle, Attorney Frank W Stebbins, Treasurer K W Loucks, Secretary Manager Karl Lehmann. The Fair Association remains with the Lake County Chamber of Commerce in the Court House, Tavares. The board reported expenses met, part of permanent construction costs paid, over $1,000 for labor, about $700 in premiums to exhibitors, and more than $1,800 in permanent equipment added to the Fair plant.
Youth conference gathered 21 churches from eight denominations at the Leesburg Methodist Church on Sunday afternoon March 30. The Lake County Ministerial Association organized the event with Rev. Frank E. Pulley assisting. Speakers included Dean Neville Johnson of St. Lukes Orlando on Youth Consecrated for Christian Service and Prof. A Buel Trowbridge of Rollins College on Youth and a United Church.
The article urges residents to participate in a live-at-home program by expanding home gardens producing sufficient dairy and poultry products. It invites all interested people in the county or town to join the contest.
County Commissioner H. H. Hethcox will host his second annual birthday barbecue on his farm near Umatilla Thursday April 17. Last year hundreds attended and this year he again invites neighbors and friends. High school plays Apopka here Tuesday.
Canada devotes vast resources to war, with outlays exceeding 2.7 billion this year. Factories shift to armaments, shipyards surge to 20 000 workers, 45 corvettes and 13 mine sweepers launched, and aviation training expands under the British Commonwealth plan. Canada coordinates with Britain and the United States, builds air bases, fortifies coasts, and staffs 60 flying schools by late 1941, while Navy convoy duties and large army deployments grow.
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