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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
6
The passage recalls the pledge to the flag of the United States of America praising the republic one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all as the pledge’s core. It reflects a traditional civic oath emphasizing national unity and ideals.
A historic statement affirms belief in a government of the people and a union of states. It emphasizes consent of the governed, democracy within a republic, and allegiance to freedom equality justice and humanity. It calls on citizens to love defend obey and respect the nation and its laws.
The letter dated November 7 1941 thanks Mount Dora C of C Florida for copies and region literature. Jacobs expresses tentative plans to reside in Florida but intends to visit the Lake Region and affix with a Protestant church and civic groups upon settling. He compliments Floridians as friendly and congenial.
A November appeal from Helping the Children Children’s Home Society of Florida requests public assistance to fund food clothing and shelter for five homes in Jacksonville South Jacksonville Miami Pensacola and Lakeland. It notes reduced loans of 13250 and asks for early publication to meet November budget.
Postmaster Arthur W Newett of Leesburg turns 52 on Friday December 5. Born in Leesburg in 1889, he studied in Leesburg public schools and worked at an Orlando bank before becoming cashier at Groveland Bank in 1913. He started the Groveland Graphic in 1920 and the Leesburg Ledger in 1928, returning to Leesburg in 1929 with his family of five children who have pursued Lake County high school and college education.
A rich dramatic account of the first five years of English settlement in Australia. The convicts land in 1788 at Sydney Harbor and struggle, while Andrew Prentice escapes, marries a native woman, and thrives in the bush. Eleanor Dark, Sydney born, native of New South Wales.
Leesburg club members join divisions of the Lake County defense savings committee announced by Chairman George J White of Mount Dora. Lucie K Miller Lake County Demonstration Agent is named county chair for Tavares and Louise Adams is appointed to Service Clubs. C B Hipson of Umatilla is county chair. Sixty English Cadets at Jacksonville Naval Air Base say they like best sinks America and reply American.
Practical guidance from state experiment stations on maintaining daily vitamin C intake during winter. Emphasizes picking high C foods like oranges grapefruit cabbage and tomatoes canned juices, using whole fruit rather than juice, and cooking and storage tips to preserve C content. Advises extra C during illness stress and pregnancy and notes older people should eat more C rich foods.
Lake County farmers are asked to indicate their participation level in the Food for Freedom drive. Agriculture Secretary Claude R. Wickard calls food a weapon in the war effort and a key to victory and postwar freedom. A grove tour is planned for Wednesday December 17 leaving Leesburg City Hall at 9 30 am to inspect two long running groves with analysis by R H Howard.
Mrs. Wilma March secretary of the Leesburg Chamber of Commerce invited the American Tourist Association to hold its 1942 meeting in Leesburg. She and Miss Elizabeth Colson distributed Lake County watermelons and citrus to delegates at Ocala during the annual gathering. If approved the 1942 meeting would likely be at Municipal Park in Leesburg.
The notice invites attendance at Bible study and preaching services at Sanford on Sundays and Wednesdays. Brothers David Harold of Daytona Beach and L B Chastain and Lester Starling will lead on designated Sundays and evenings. Evening services begin at 7 30 p m with prayer meetings midweek.
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