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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1948
Page
3
In Seattle Washington the Hoppi Copter completed its first man carrying free flight outdoors. The 35 horsepower engine is mounted on the pilot’s back with twin rotors above. The craft rides on tripod landing gear and weighs about 175 pounds.
A western Pennsylvania miner, once penniless a decade ago, says his wealth stems from buying 65 acres of bottom land for 3000 dollars to sell top soil. Beneath lay a rich coal seam, with engineers estimating 600000 to 1000000 tons and a four year work period yielding about 75000 dollars to Lynch.
Mary Alonge, over five feet tall in work shoes, works eight hours daily cleaning box cars with her blind husband Joe at the Rock Island yards in Kansas City. She wears men's overalls and a leather jacket while he relies on her sight to continue laboring, both earning 94 cents an hour. They save to buy a small house despite medical bills and rising prices.
In Aberdeen Mississippi a prisoner used a torn landscape image to cover part of his wall homework. The inmate disappeared along with the picture and the hidden wall section, suggesting escape or concealment.
In Checotah Oklahoma residents speak of the town’s first family not as officials but as Dr Safety First Sr and his son Dr Safety First Jr The two doctors were christened with those names and are often joked about Their listing in the telephone directory uses the initials S R Firsts to avoid confusion
Practical guidance on harvesting at peak ripeness for strawberries rhubarb peas and asparagus. Step by step jam and jelly recipes include Tutti Frutti Jam Strawberry Jam and Strawberry Sunshine Preserves with sugar pectin and processing times. Tips cover washing prepping packing and canning in pressure cooker or water bath for safe sealing.
A sermon-like reflection recounts Ezra returning to Jerusalem with 7 000 Jews to reform the law and Nehemiah rebuilding the walls. It argues revival comes from hearing and doing Gods Word, living creed by daily action, and not from sensationalism. It cites Psalms 119 and Zacchaeus as ideals of repentance and charity.
Partial religious phrase collection includes Psalms 119 references and scattered biblical citations. The readable items mix Abies and Bera style numerals with Nehemiah and 7 6 10 patterns. No coherent news event or person identified.
In Indianapolis two 8 and 9 year old boys alerted Rev. W. P. Pearcy that Westminster Presbyterian church was on fire. Prompt action limited damage to 3000 dollars. The minister gave each boy a dollar and praised them. Later the boys admitted to police they set the blaze.
The menu features broiled trout with buttered new potatoes and fresh peas, a tossed salad and hot biscuits. A strawberry jam beverage and pineapple sundae recipe are also listed for dessert and drinks.
A refreshing fruit drink idea for warm days combines orange juice lemon or lime juice pineapple and ginger ale over chipped ice. Also enjoy a simple omelet spread with creamed crabmeat and serve with tomato soup or fruit. Make tuna and crabmeat salad with celery green pepper and hard cooked eggs, then bake in ramekins with cream sauce. Use hard cooked eggs with crumbled bacon mayonnaise and Worcestershire as a snack on rye bread.
A dated excerpt quotes Emerson on Christian service and reward. It states discontent stems from lack of self-reliance and frames service as its own compensation, noting personal consequence for critics.
A Spring and Summer Fashion sewing notice promoting pattern 1675 for sizes 1 to 6 years. Describes a dainty sleeved dress with lace trim and matching slip and panties, outlines yardage for 35 or 39-inch fabric, and notes fashion tips and a free pattern inside the book. Price 25 cents.
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