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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1943
Page
4
A provocative reflection on the Christmas season amid global conflict. The author condemns creeds over Christ's teachings, calls for humility, unity, and removing selfishness to sow peace and happiness, urging action beyond blame.
A reflective exhortation urges individuals to act as daily missionaries by guarding thoughts and speech, helping others, and cultivating kindness. It claims peace and happiness come from selfless service and applying ancient plans for a better world in everyday actions.
East Town residents face 1943 with reflection on war and fate. Church services at St Mary Baptist Church feature sermons on wars and rumors of wars. Community clubs plan aid for aged and destitute, watch meeting at St John Church, Masonic installation at St Mary, amid ongoing sickness.
The Florida State Chamber weekly review says Florida’s economy may “do a few handsprings” in 1944 due to war fortunes yet income will likely match 1942 or 1943 peaks. 1942 earnings reached 1.363 billion dollars, up 30.1 percent from 1941, while national personal income payments in October rose 18 percent year over year, signaling possible Florida gains and cautious postwar readjustment.
Florida farmers will again benefit from the Southern Egg Marketing Program during 1944 to raise prices and improve markets. The program aims to boost production via contract dealers and allow selling by grade, with FDA contracts securing the support price for farmers and options to sell through regular channels or FDA purchases.
Excerpts from letters to allotment offices reveal mothers and wives describing hardship. They accuse delays and missing payments as they request support for themselves and their children, highlighting strain on families of service members.
A Southern Egg Marketing official describes a plan where the producer dealer and consumer partner with government to use existing trade channels for a price support system. The goal is to encourage quality production and extend marketing facilities, benefiting even the smallest producer.
Letters from readers nationwide express interest in Lake County in time of peace and after the war. Users from Tampa Detroit Romulus Rochéilec Kansas City Chicago express intent to visit or move, seek literature, or buy property once conditions permit.
The District 11 Welfare Board explains how military allotments are treated for public assistance. The Social Security Act requires the state to consider all income and resources, including allotments, when determining need and securing federal matching funds. If allotments plus resources fall short, a grant may be issued within legal limits.
The district welfare board outlines grants fixed after visitor reports and directs manufacturers to allocate about 200 percent of fourth quarter output to farmers. Batteries, now at half prewar levels, are to be distributed to rural users to support stock care through the coming months.
The First National Bank of Mount Dora calls an annual stockholders meeting for January 11 1944 at 3 00 P M to elect directors and conduct other business. Bernard H Dreyfus is sued in Lake County Florida for divorce in Catherine Co Dreyfus Barimsmin versus Bernard H Dreyfus with a default ex parte proceeding set for January 15 and represented by Grace H Cox D C of Rogers Wells Leesburg Florida as solicitor for the plaintiff.
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