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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1942
Page
3
Farmers report record crop yields and higher livestock feed production across the United States. Corn output rose about 20 percent from last year with some states at 55 to 60 bushels per acre. Eggs and poultry also surged 28 percent above the 10 year average, aiding civilian and military needs.
At the Quartermaster depot Lieut. James R. Mills Jr. inspects sacks of Brazilian green coffee stacked eight high. The depot roasts and blends 48,000 pounds each day, yielding about 1,920,000 cups for U S Army personnel, highlighting the use of surplus beans for national service.
A holiday feature guides families on making candles at home using dipped wax and recycled ends. It details wick preparation, melting scrap tallow in a jar, adding colors, and methods for bottle and milk-carton candles with step by step prompts and safety notes.
Five quotations are presented with questions about authorship. The lines reference ideas on genius, professors, life as copy, belief in great men, and constant testing of new opinions, inviting identification of the source or speaker.
A well dressed man starts with a correct fit from a reputable tailor and quality materials. Grooming, spotless linen, pressed suits, and properly tied cravats matter, while avoiding flashiness. Wear proper shoes and hats in good condition to complete the look.
Striking changes spread to rural areas as tire shortages and gasoline cuts push farmers and others to shop locally. Small town merchants report larger business gains than cities and plan store improvements, stock enlargements, and heavier advertising. Prospects for small towns are brighter than in many years.
The general price for chicken feathers paid to farmers and packers is about five cents per pound for colored feathers and slightly higher for white feathers. The country typically uses 15 to 20 million pounds annually.
A wartime beauty tip advises carrying baby sized bottles of beauty products in a box desk drawer car pocket for a quick freshen up during a four o'clock let down. Skin freshener or cologne becomes a pocket sized cool shower bracing morale and boosting efficiency.
A list identifies five famous quotations with authors James Joyce Sinclair Lewis Heywood Broun Thomas Carlyle Walter Pater and their respective works Ulysses Nobel Prize address Nature the Copycat Heroes and Hero Worship The Renaissance.
Second Lieutenant William Dana Bonney, a distant relative of the outlaw Billy the Kid, trains as a bombardier in the RAF. He left Midland Bombardier school for a special navigation course at Hondo after earning wings, aiming to stay in the service after the war. He is five feet two and a half inches tall and worked as a Houston bookkeeper before joining the army.
The amphibian tractor, called the alligator, serves as a versatile landing vehicle for Marines. It moves troops and equipment from ship to shore, then continues on land to clear obstacles and evacuate wounded. Originating in peacetime rescue work in the Everglades, it was developed after the 1933 hurricane by Donald Roebling of Clearwater, Florida.
Dr. E W Lawrance of the University of Nevada outlines roach habits and control methods. Infestations occur where food is stored or handled and can thrive in old or newly built houses transported from outside sources. Roaches prefer starch foods and spread in food areas.
A biologist outlines roach risks in homes and eateries. They feed on binding materials and leave a fetid odor from scent glands. Night activity, hiding in baseboards and behind cabinets, makes inspection essential. Preventive steps include inspecting supplies, burning infested cartons, sealing openings, and careful fumigation by experts.
The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Wood Street Potato Yard in Chicago receives about 4,000,000 pounds of spuds daily from every state. The yard can handle 600 freight cars, each loaded with 600 bushels of potatoes, to fuel a fighting nation.
Walnut, maple and white oak are needed for war uses. Farmers should contact two or more buyers for offers on trees. Experts in transportation and grain storage say a great deal of grain will have to be held in farm storage after harvest. Terminal storage will not be available to hold the crops at many times.
Five Japanese tanks were halted on a sand spit at the mouth of the Matanikau River as Marine artillery repelled the assault. The action underscored the Marines defensive success on Guadalcanal.
A detailed craft note explains transforming an iron cot into a green cotton covered davenport. The frame, pad, and ruffle are described with rose and green chintz cushions and rose welting. Yardage listed includes 12 1/2 yards plain material, six yards flowered, and 52 yards welting.
The Junior Red Cross, the nation’s largest youth organization with over 14 million U S members, focuses on making comfort and recreational items for service members and essential Civilian Defense supplies. Members earn buy make give, support salvage campaigns, and gain training for future Red Cross and Civilian Defense volunteer work.
A hapless actor enters stage to perform as Rudy Vallee and earns boos from the audience. The crowd’s reaction turns the impersonation into a comic misfire, leaving the performer bewildered and muttering about the famed singer.
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