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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1943
Page
8
Farm youths in 4-H and Future Farmers of America invest in War Bonds and Stamps to secure the postwar future. In 1942 4-H members contributed 6 million in savings and sold 2.5 million in War Savings. FFA members invested over 1.5 million. They aim to build reserves for postwar farming, education, and emergencies.
Passenger recounts a Floridian journey from Jacksonville on a late train to Sanford then Mount Dora. A red cap helps navigate delays, and the narrator recalls Villa Evans in Mount Dora with orange groves and flowers. contrasts travel fears with sunlit Florida sights and enduring Yankee resolve.
A lyrical meditation on winter's beauty and hardship. The speaker notes snow and ice shaping memories of skaters and blizzards in the cold gray north, celebrating enduring seasonal imagery through poetry and song.
D W Ten Broeck Thavery aged 87 died in his sleep after a long career in the railway mail service. He was born July 30, 1856 in Rhinebeck New York to Walter Livingston and Helen Schultz Ten Broeck. He moved to Florida 1932 making Mount Dora home and was active in church and community affairs. He leaves Lula Gregory wife. daughters Alice and Ruth. son Robert. a brother and several grandchildren. Services were held at Rehbaum Funeral Home with burial in Rhinebeck.
W R Thompson aged 90 died February 28 at his Negley Ohio home after years of failing health. He was a former winter resident of Mount Dora owning a Sixth Avenue house sold when illness prevented travel from Ohio.
Clermont officials propose a noncommercial home garden program with City water supplied at ten cents per thousand gallons beyond a six month base usage March through August 1943. Mayor Harry Brown urges council to have the city attorney draft a contract binding gardeners to plant and care for plots while preserving revenue.
Secretary Karl Lehmann reports 1943 Chamber totals with Leesburg 293 Eustis 234 Clermont 123 and Ta vares 109. Twelve towns exceed quotas including Minneola 290 percent Howey 260 percent Fruitland Park 220 percent Montverde 206 percent and Lisbon 100 percent. Many residents are buying homes in Lake County for postwar use.
The cutoff date for new applications in the 1943 agricultural conservation program is March 31. The most effective worm spray for watermelon vines mixes 114 pounds of lead arsenate and 50 gallons of Bordeaux to control diseases and pests. discontinue near maturity as it is poisonous for marketable fruit. Scratch feed for chicks starts with finely cracked corn and wheat, increasing gradually to mash and scratch by 10 weeks, with no difference in laying between sexed and unsexed hens.
Florida saved 286 lives last year and a notional value of human life at $2,000 yields $71,500,000. The year saw 4,414 accidents with 526 fatalities and 1,761 injuries, down 35 percent from the prior year amid better speed compliance. U.S. servicemen and pedestrians accounted for 57 and 145 deaths respectively. Director J J Gilliam reported $712,169 in driver license revenues for 1942 and $866 from old tire sales plus $2,307 from auto insurance. end-of-year balance stood at $111,217.11. Lost ration books may be replaced at the local ration board but loss through negligence can delay new issue by 60 days.
A reader praises Teppy Razook for aiding the war effort and describes weekly $50 War Bond buys. He explains his own plan, noting draft deferment as a war worker and his habit of saving to help close shipyard stations, urging others to buy War Bonds to the end.
East Town residents express thanks for chairs from Mr. Crane and wall pictures from Julia Price. Mrs. Waltz and Mrs. Nutter donate water glasses for the Community Building. Notes mention furloughs in wartime bonds and stamps. Robert Jones marked 28th Axis celebration. Mary McDuffie reports.
Private David McDuffie stationed at Daniel Field Augusta Georgia writes he likes the Army and obeys orders though it is not like home. He is one of East Towns best known citizens and formerly worked at O K Barber Shop and other local businesses. He sang with Harmony Four before enlistment.
Fruitland Park becomes the first Lake County town to pass its March quota in War Bonds and Stamps sales. On March 12 Chairman O. B. Smith said Postmaster W. E. Clark sold 2600 dollars in bonds and 50 dollars in stamps, surpassing the 1000 dollar quota.
Blue steady blast means dim lights. Red wavy blast means complete blackout. Blue steady blast again returns to dimout. Wait for white all-clear before turning on bright lights.
A collection of homefront letters shows servicemen reporting they are well and safe. Richard Van Voorhis, third class, U S Navy, stationed at Senne, will visit his parents Mr and Mrs H Van Voorhis before Saturday. Ralph Chapman, son of Mr and Mrs Claude Chapman, wrote that all is well from Guadalcanal. Percy Davis, seaman second class, North Africa, said he met aviation man Bill Stevens from Mount Dora and enjoys home mail. Both wish to be home but express contentment with overseas duty.
Ruth Hudson holder of Tax Certificate No. 1563 filed for tax deed. Property described as 100 ft of 832.5 ft of Block 138 Mt. Seen Lake County Florida. Certificate registered in Allen Sherman name. If not redeemed, property sold to highest bidder at courthouse in Tavares Florida at 11 a.m. on April 5, 1943. Dated April 17 1943. Clerk Geo J.
The Easter Seals drive will fund care for crippled children in Florida. The Florida Society of Crippled Children, linked to the national group, will run the sale and campaign statewide.
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