This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1948
Page
4
A dissenting Mount Dora view warns Citrus Mutual must campaign to unite growers against canners and packers. It argues industry control by big enterprises will end individual growers and shippers, urging unified action to secure profits and quality fruit for families.
A reflective piece marks fourteen months as residents in Mount Dora noting a shift from metropolis to a close knit community. The author describes daily encounters at the city hall, chamber of commerce, and local offices, savoring familiar faces and spontaneous greetings.
A weekly diary notes dramatic Florida skies from Thursday to Wednesday. P R observes cameo clouds and a plastic moon while a tropical shower freshens the night. Rainy fronts move through Clermont and Lake County with thunder, winds, and periodic downpours across Mount Dora Eustis and Orlando.
Missing last week due to two Sundays created a gap but golf news resumes with results from the July 5 tournament at the Lake Course. Arnold Haynes won the first flight, Charles Paul the third, H L Trenham the fourth, and players praised the day despite frequent rains.
Col John Bethel writes Mount Dora post misrouted correspondence urging members of the local Fishing Club to renew their licenses. He questions whether the club has organized a bowl or event to address the renewal before shipment of the new licenses.
A Mount Dora reader commends the June 24 editorial on forest fires and supports county wide action to curb waste. The writer also critiques a July 8 pigeon article stating a squab can be a pigeon only before 25 days old and stresses proper care to become a squab.
A fragmented OCR shows names with numeric identifiers: 81, J. M. Turner, 4141-82, F. W. Stebbins, 404434, J. F. Groves, 3947-86, E. J. Burrell, 7, S. D. Strong, 4544-89. The text presents a sequence of individuals followed by coded numbers or ranges. No clear event or context is provided.
Lake Countians may still obtain free slash pine seedlings by applying at the County Agent's office. A portion of the trees remain unclaimed with 500 to 5,000 available for planting forests or farm woodlots. Requests above 5,000 can be supplied at cost through the County Agent.
The text argues parent pigeons must be confined to ensure feeding of squab and contrasts views on whether pigeons are dirty. It notes pigeons can fly but questions the idea of their messiness, citing a Biblical dove as a symbol aiding Noah to find land after the flood.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.