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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1942
Page
3
A guide to family party ideas including simple games and activities. It suggests starter tasks, memory games naming articles, glove relay with nickels, Capital Guess capitals quiz, vacation telegrams, and shared duties for refreshments. The piece notes these activities are released by Western Newspaper Union.
Prof F Ernest Johnson argues guilt is a genuine emotion shaping personality and warns against removing it. He calls religion a powerful organizing force guiding behavior and urges using religion as a cultural resource in public education and personal counseling. He cites Judaism and Hebrew scripture as foundational to understanding human finiteness and freedom.
Rumors circulated that Secretary Blank would resign, with journalists predicting August. One reporter said August was unlikely, claiming a society item indicated the secretary’s daughter would debut at Christmas. He resigned after the debut, illustrating how gossip travels in Washington.
The ministry urged British housewives to collect bones to aid explosives production, noting the need to conserve shipping space and boost war effort. Officials warned that bone imports would bolster munitions while calling on the public, especially housewives, to assist.
A glamour tip from Ledger Syndicate WNU Features guides quick hair updos. Create a soft roll for a pompadour and brush until shines. Add a spray of flowers behind the pompadour with veiling to evoke a fresh hat look in minutes.
Lad Claunch aged 14 of Pacific Grove California has been an invalid since 1935 after a bicycle crash. He earned a Pacific Grove grammar school diploma as an honor student with daily teacher visits and will start high school in the fall aided by an electric wheelchair from a local church.
A fragment lists figures with life spans and initials, including Charles Townsend Cope 1860s, Owen Wister 1860s, Nicholas Murray Butler 1862, George Santayana 1863, and Rudyard Kipling 1865 to 1936, indicating a compiled set of authors and years.
Phyllis Belmont advises standard etiquette for introductions. Simply respond with How do you do. Upon leaving later, offer a polite farewell such as Goodby, I’m happy to have met you or I hope we shall meet again. The other person may reply Thank you, I’m happy to have met you, too.
Lou Zamperini, former world record mile holder and 1936 Olympian, trains as a bombardier cadet at Midland Army Flying School in Texas. He aims to improve his mile speed, noted at 4:07.6, while shifting from track to military duties with plans to visit Berlin again without competing on the track.
Practical cheerful apron pattern designed for sizes 14 to 20 with waist darts and neck ties. Offers multiple fabric options chambray gingham seersucker or calico and lists yardage 32 or 35 inch material plus trim. Features panel front style with a flat front secured by back ties and a raised skirt style.
A reader submits nine riddle questions covering silver distinctions famous quotes aging trees and historical curiosities. The list asks if sterling equals solid silver who coined genius formula and which king spoke English poorly plus Eminent Domain and other curious asks about Washington’s wig transportation limits and a railroadless country and a passage through Hell’s Gate to Paradise.
A bemused woman encounters a grimy street child and asks if he has a home. He insists he is the boy of the household, while she invites his mother to hear a talk on a mother’s duty to her child at Lyceum Hall next Monday afternoon.
An advertisement notes Marine slang Leatherneck and Camel as the favorite cigarette of service members across branches. Based on service store sales, it urges sending Camels to service personnel, claiming no local dealer currently features service cartons.
Answers cover topics from composition of sterling silver to famous figures and places. Notable points include 92.5 percent silver content, Edison, wind or lightning dangers, Rome, George I, eminent domain, Washington hair practices, Iceland, and Virginia.
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