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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1941
Page
8
Coach Hall notes many boys in reformatories miss athletics opportunities and cites a former All American who shattered his arm in ping pong as proof injuries are common in basketball and baseball. He argues football spares more injuries and that study can be done at school, recreation refreshes the mind, and athletics foster physical, mental, and moral growth.
Bowman & Brown Co. closed the sale of about 1500 acres of southern Lake County cypress timber to J. W. Goette of Polk County. Goette will establish a Louise street mill and convert timber to lumber, boosting local employment and Clermont retail business. Porter Estate of Wichita, Kansas owns the timber.
Florida lawmakers consider a general appropriation totaling about twelve million dollars with expected reductions from a repealed ad valorem tax and a one half of one percent gross receipts tax. The Senate backs higher education funding and a wide set of tax and assessment reforms, while the Florida Improvement Commission gains broad financing powers and potential to oversee self liquidating utilities. Debate also centers on new congressional district boundaries and party-division impacts for the state’s political map.
The motion picture industry contributed nearly $30,000 weekly to charities. A nine month total of $1,014,450 was recorded by the Motion Picture Perman ent Charities Committee in Hollywood. Greek war relief received $104,833 and large sums aided British war relief. local charity gifts are not included.
Florida shows a rise in independently owned stores with total Florida retail sales in 1939 reaching 614 million dollars. Independent stores outnumber chains 19 to 1, with pegged ownership dominating 77 percent and chains 21 percent. The Florida exhibit at Atlantic City features grapefruit slogans and maps on wrapping paper.
The article explains how to take better house pictures using correct viewpoints and framing. It advises avoiding head on angles, using diagonal views, shooting from distance or higher positions to prevent tilt, and choosing sunny times with angled light to reveal details.
The six month CCC enrollment offers food clothing and thirty dollars monthly. Applications available at the state welfare office in Leesburg or from CCC Camp No 1401 Ocala. Florida hosts ten camps in District I with capacity for 220 boys, 165 enrolled. Training emphasizes carpentry mechanics welding radio and heavy equipment maintenance with defense minded aims.
Ivan E. Yeftich of Fruitland Park, born 1882 in Serbia, purchased the first reported Defense Series U.S. Savings Bond in Lake County. He holds a background as a Serbian Army veteran, naturalized citizen, and farmer owning multiple businesses, with a expressed willingness to serve if needed to defend democracy and freedom in Europe.
Calendar of group meetings from churches and civic organizations. Baptist Church circles meet monthly. Community Church Ladies Aid and Missionary groups on Fridays. Methodist W S C S on first Wednesday. American Legion and Auxiliary on set Mondays and Thursdays. Kiwanis and Lions weekly. Masons and OES on specific Thursdays. Knights of Pythias weekly.
In the Court of the County Judge of Lake County Florida notice to creditors for Albert L. Bunnell deceased. Claimants must present claims within eight months to Judge A S Herlong Jr at the County Courthouse in Tavares. Administrator George J. White appoints W M Kennedy as attorney.
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