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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1944
Page
5
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church plans a reception Friday evening August eleventh at eight in the social rooms of the Community Building. They honor the new pastor Rev. and Mrs. Sutley and their daughters. Public invited to welcome them to the community.
Names and movements fill a Mount Dora social column with residents and guests across Florida and beyond. People like Julian Drawdy in Orlando, Paul Ault in Waterman Memorial Hospital, and Mrs. Ralph J. Tomlin in Roxboro, N C figure among long lists of vacations, hospital visits, navy discharges, and family travels.
Several new titles enter the catalog including The Red Cock Crows by Frances Gaither Storm to the South by Thelma Strabel Trumpet to Arms by Bruce Lancaster Lord Halifax's Ghost Book Dab Bell for Adano by John Her Paradine Street by H F Griffin Non Fiction The Reauty by D Clark How to Make Sky Pictures by John Martin
Elizabeth Kramer reports Red Cross July activity. Staff Assistants totaled nine workers for 83 hours while Home Service used two workers for 172 hours.
A day of prayer sweeps the country as offices close and stores pause. Stock markets halt as people seek guidance, while workers bow in mills and shipyards. Churches and schools fill, and masses pray for victory on the beaches with signs of liberation and confidence.
Mrs Anna M Victor died Monday August 7 with no further details given. Her husband Henry P Victor died February 7 1944. Survived by son William Victor an officer of the U S The family lived at 449 Sixth Ave and came from Akron Ohio.
The Bureau of Advertising of the American Newspaper Publishers Association releases an editorial titled When D-Day Came. It recalls June 6th as a moment of shared national anxiety and prayer for the invasion’s success and for loved ones.
The article argues farmers should pay debts and invest in United States Bonds to maximize their shrinking dollars. It notes higher farm prices offset higher costs, making bonds a prudent hedge if held to maturity, with potential future purchasing power gains mirroring past war periods. The piece references historical price shifts and the wartime economy context to illustrate potential dollar stretching.
A wartime reflection on D-Day showing how newspapers controlled ads and information to inform and guide the public. Editors planned for the flash, mobilized staff, and limited advertising to tell the story fully, underscoring the press as vital to national resolve and morale.
Jimmy Wetz of Lake Jem displays four self made model planes in the Topic office window. The roster includes the Republic P47 Thunderbolt with a Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine. the Mitsubishi Zero float version. the Curtis P 40 C used by the American Volunteer Group in China. and the Focke Wulf F W 190 regarded as Germanys top high altitude fighter.
Cpl Thomas Robertson stationed at March Field California wrote home about meeting a soldier’s wife who visited Dora Canal in Lake County Florida during a Long Beach trip. She praised Dora Canal’s beauty and urged others to view a neon lit color photograph at the Lake County Chamber of Commerce showing the World’s Fair themed image.
A professional evaluation camp for young players will be held at Durkee Field in Jacksonville by the Brookings pros from Tuesday August 18. The event aims to identify players with potential for baseball careers and offers expert assessment to attendees.
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