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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1948
Page
8
Al Rehbaum Jr tours post offices around St Johns River areas with sale circulars for his hardware store. A local postmistress offers to distribute more than planned noting many homes have two families per dwelling and limited box space. Dick Cooper, in Mount Dora, visits Kiwanis meeting prior to Lions discussion.
A mayhem of local clippings recounts a Lions club mat misprint with Dick Cooper signatures, a comic bicycle light joke, Red Montieth's Gulf fishing misadventure, and Florida rail agency closures. Also notes Mount Dora growth plans by Flowers in Sylvan Shores and a talking spook story from Lake County lore.
Mount Dora hardware and appliance stores celebrate 33 years of business growth in Lake County. Rehbaum’s Hardware, renamed in 1947 with Al Rehbaum Jr joining, and Rehbaum Appliance under J M Greene, plan a week long sale through August 31 to help residents stock up before expected price increases on home fixtures.
Florida ranks forestry as the third major income producer behind tourism and citrus, highlighting its steady contribution to the state’s economy. The article underscores forestry as a key industry in regional economic planning.
Mrs Josephine Simpson urged that a film on Florida at the Princess theatre misrepresented the state urging that hurricanes are fewer and less deadly than other disasters. She cited statistics showing Florida had 18 hurricanes in 40 years versus higher disaster counts elsewhere and noted greater losses from earthquakes and floods elsewhere.
Fragmentary text discusses flood and storm damage funding in New England and Mississippi. It mentions large sums and compares impact to Florida, hinting at injustice and emotional reactions. No clear event, date, or identifiable names are present.
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