Government speed drives wartime price and labor reforms
Roosevelt advances economic defense with a new board to coordinate postwar policy and defense agency activities. He freezes Japanese credits and places Philippine Commonwealth forces under U S command, naming MacArthur as commanding general. Tax notes and air defense maneuvers follow as DoD and OPA push production targets and resource controls.
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Emergency fall crop loan applications available in Tavares
County agent's office at the courthouse invites small growers to apply for emergency fall crop loans of up to 25 per acre and a maximum of 400 per borrower to cover seed and fertilizer. Call at the office daily between 9 and 4, Saturday until noon, for details.
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Tavares
Grapes of Joy Editorial Highlights Lake County Grapes
Col. E. D. Lambright writes in the Tampa Sunday Tribune that Lake County grapes symbolize local pride and growing industry. The piece notes the Florida Grape Growers Association convention in Eustis, praise for the Lake County Chamber of Commerce, and Secretary Karl Lehmann taking a 90 day leave to promote defense bond sales in Jacksonville.
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Tampa Sunday Tribune
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Florida Grape Growers Association
Lake County Chamber Sends 400 Foot Film to Atlantic City
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce mailed a 400 foot color reel to Atlantic City for Sunshine Theatre on the Steel Pier. Manager Earl W. Brown of Florida National Exhibits notes films reach thousands of potential visitors. The film highlights citrus, cotton, grapes, watermelons, lakes and scenic hills in central Florida.
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Chester B. Treadway Jr Returns to Lake County
Chester B. Treadway Jr, formerly in Cocoa’s fertilizer business, returns to Lake County as a Pruden Life Insurance Company representative. He will cover the territory of Cottrell Tally, recently promoted to Jacksonville. Treadway, son of C. B. and Mrs. Treadway of Tavares, studied in the county, then at Marion Alabama Military Institute and the University of Florida. He and 18 month old Chester III plan to move to Tavares. He is active in Kiwanis, the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Florida Defense Force, and Congregational Church.
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Publisher’s Sale Sparks Golf Handling Uproar
A New Orleans publisher decides to sell his newspaper after managerial duties clash with golf interests sparking ongoing unrest and controversy within the staff and boardrooms.
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New Orleans
Home is a Place to Scratch Any Itch in Municipal Life
A vintage phrase frames a column on how American municipalities address urban needs. The piece surveys civic spaces and residents adapting public services to local conditions, hinting at the friction between official policy and household realities.
Grapes Sent to Lake County Editors Foster Goodwill
Editors in Florida received Lake County grapes donated by Page Vineyards in Eustis. Last year the county chamber honored the newspapermen with watermelons. The gifts generate goodwill and have inspired many editorials praising Lake County.
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Daily News
Florida
Lake County
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Merece
Tavares
Page Vineyards
Eustis
Reybolds Travel North for Family Visit and Goodwill Tour
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Reybold of Howey in the Hills left Lake County for a ten day visit with Mrs. Reybold’s mother Mrs. J. F. Reybold in Delaware City Delaware. They will celebrate Mrs. Reybold’s 92nd birthday Aug 4 and then tour Philadelphia Ohio and New England on a goodwill trip for the W J Howey Company. Mr. Reybold is president of the Floridan Country Club at Howey.
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Howey-in-the-Hills
Lake County
W. J. Howey Company
Reybold
Howey
Nationwide aluminum scrap drive urged by Knudsen and LaGuardia
A war era push calls for a nationwide aluminum scrap drive with house to house canvassing to ease shortages. William Knudsen and Mayor LaGuardia head the effort through the Office of Production Management and Civilian Defense. About 75 percent of collected scrap could aid defense industry. Scraps aid planes and tanks. interior plane components allowed, surfaces excluded. Replacements avoided to prevent secondary shortages. Common aluminum items include kitchenware golf gear and film containers. Residents can identify aluminum by weight. scrap dealers will judge uncertain items. Not only homes. hotels and restaurants urged to contribute. Scrap dealers will sort and ship to smelters. more details to follow. No one profits. waste dealers offer services and are reimbursed for labor. Smelters pay for scrap. funds go to the Scrap Aluminum Fund at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, proceeds to Civilian Defense.
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William Knudsen
Office of Production Management
Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond
Chicagoans Buy in County
Mr and Mrs Francis Boyd-Smith of Chicago have purchased the Clermont Heights home of Mr and Mrs W C Mitchell. Bowman and Brown Company of Clermont announced the sale. The Boyd-Smiths are a Chicago consulting engineer and Clermont visitor. they will be welcomed as valuable additions to Lake County life.
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Chicago
W. C. Mitchell
Clermont Heights
Bowman and Brown Company
Clermont
Boyd-Smith
Boyd- Smith
Lake County
Timely Hints From Florida Station On Rose Disease Control
Plant disease specialists advise spraying rose bushes during rainy weather. Black spot spreads quickly when rain persists, but copper sprays from Florida Experiment Station dry in about thirty minutes and resist washing off.
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Florida Experiment Station
Flordo
Mount Dora Hosts Zellwood Game At Three Thirty
Mount Dora meets Zellwood today at 3 30 with fans urged to attend. Local matchup promises action as teams clash on the field or court depending on the event.
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Mount Dora
Zellwood
Lea's Hair Preparation Promises Hidden Gray Hair Color
Mount Dora Pharmacy The Rexall Store advertises Lea's Hair Preparation claiming that applying it to the scalp for several days will fade gray hairs and restore a near natural color, with a dollar bottle guaranteed.
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Mount Dora
Rexall
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