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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1943
Page
5
The Social Club met in the Community Building social rooms. Prizes: Mrs Eliza beth Fielding won five hundred war stamps. Mrs A Schonenberger won at contract. March 22 hostesses listed. Club contributed ten dollars to the Red Cross drive.
The King's Daughters met in the Community Building with twenty eight in attendance. After devotion and business the hosts served refreshments. An upcoming boat ride on Dora City Bay will be organized by the Yacht Club and the weather will determine details. Last year's peanut sisters will be disclosed and the 1943-44 names drawn.
A birthday celebration for Mr. Nuttall was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Tanner with guests including Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Dihel, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Crane, and Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Keller. A late collation featured St. Patrick's Day decor and pastel garden flowers.
Personal notes show Mrs. Watts recovering from illness while Wayne Pearson heads to Camp Roosevelt for welding training. George Thompson returns to East Liverpool after wintering in Mount Dora with Albert and Rose Marie Thompson. multiple sequences record visits, hospital recoveries, and upcoming travels of local families and guests including Dr. James T. McDonald and Cadet LaMar Silver.
Stamp details for sugar coffee gasoline shoes tires and fuel oil with various valid dates. Sugar stamps 12 and 17 apply to pounds or shoes until spring and summer deadlines. Gasoline coupon 4 valid through March 21. Tire inspection required by March 31. Fuel oil coupon 4 valid April 6 and coupon 5 valid March 7.
Lake County sits roughly midway between Tallahassee and Miami, serving as a geographic reference point in Florida. The statement places the county along the central stretch of the state’s peninsula.
Residents report a busy Lakeside week with prizewinners in war stamp contests and bingo games. Guests include Dr. George Betz Marion Station and several Chicago New York and Atlanta arrivals joining Maplewood Club members and local residents in a Hearts party and net tournament.
In the fourth round on March 10 Caley beat Moss 18 to 13 and Walworth beat Parker 25 to 5. March 11 saw Steinmetz over Bridgman 17 to 13 and Marsh over Wilmot 20 to 5. The fifth round on March 12 had Breckenridge over Bradner 21 to 8 and Urquhart over Jones 12 to 11 after an extra end. March 13 Black defeated Ferguson 24 to ? In the sixth round on March 15 Con verse beat Clark 19 to 7. Walworth beat Caley 13 to ?. Membership adds William L. Sharp of Chicago and Skip Roland J. Morse to the Town Council appointment. A long list of 19 last season members and an equal number joining this season are named along with other personal notes.
The article notes a canning kitchen in Tavares available for home canning with supervision by the Home Demonstration Agent when needed. A two cent per can usage fee funds maintenance, and participants must provide two gallons of kerosene. Mrs. Millers office in Tavares handles instruction bulletins and contact.
Umatilla leads Lake County in 100 percent war fund enrollment while Leesburg trails. Leesburg High’s Kit Bags project cuts and tapes over 500 kits for armed forces. Mrs Kuykendall and Mrs Pringle head Junior Red Cross plans. Tin cans drive partners with Leesburg schools. yarn shortages delay knitted article quota but a box was sent to New Jersey.
A Mount Dora Public Library notice praising The Friendly Mountains a regional tour of the White Green and Adirondack ranges. It highlights formation, wildlife, climate, accessibility for sports and features photographs to entice readers away from city life.
Mr and Mrs W M Mount of St Petersburg announce the birth of a son Harry Lee on March 9 Mrs Mount formerly Miss Alice Franklin of Mount Dora Mary Josephine is born to Mr and Mrs Robert G Sadler on March 11 at Lake County Medical Center Mother and baby are doing well Barbara Forbes Richards daughter of James Austin Richards Jr of Lewisburg Pa born March 11 His father is son of Dr and Mrs James A Richards of Mount Dora and his physics instructor at Bucknell University Lewisburg
Sorrento hosts Sorrento area residents and visitors as furloughed servicemen from Fort Banning and McDill Field share time with relatives. Names include Haskell Ferris, George Norton, Ossie Ginther, Everett Wilcox, Mary Battle, Graybille Battle, Dixis Royal, Barbour family, John Godwin, and changes of residence for Conant family.
Four of Florida's six colleges lie within 75 miles of Lake County and callers are urged to join the Aircraft Warning Service as spotters. The appeal targets local residents and students to help monitor skies.
Lake County farmers eligible for military deferment due to essential war crop production or on farm labor, per John C. Deaver, Lake County USDA War Board chairman. Farmers classified II C or III C now fall under deferred agricultural status amid labor shortages and a War Manpower Commission agreement.
In equatorial and other hot regions the canteen is a crucial piece of equipment for soldiers. It supports the welfare and daily needs of the fighting men, ensuring they remain hydrated and effective in demanding conditions.
The Lake County War Board in cooperation with the Selective Service and USDA urges farmers and farm laborers to seek deferment if they qualify. Files Farm Plant Sheets at the AAA office in Tavares between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to request classification review. Maintain agricultural work to keep deferment unless transfer is approved by the Selective Service Board.
A brief item notes that gasoline enables fishing from a rowboat on Lake County waters. It also mentions helping a friend by donating to the Red Cross and that topic want ads carry no cost and are paid.
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