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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1948
Page
3
Fitchburg Massachusetts barber Di Sando left his one man shop for a Florida vacation. A sign in the door reads Gone to Florida Save Haircuts for Me I Always Come Back. The note explains he sought relief from snow and cold and plans to return after the break.
Salisbury report says John Davis, a trash collector, cleaned an alley behind a theatre and later sold a 600-pound air conditioning unit as junk for $6.60. He claimed he believed it discarded and admitted five men helped drag it from the truck.
In Queens a seven year old boy in pajamas collapsed in the arms of patrolman Charles Horn saying Granny went to bed and didn't wake up. Mrs Tilly Borman aged 70 was found dead in bed about a week. Murray Green said he had buns and milk for a week and slept in the dead woman's bed. Police noted she cared for him via the Jewish Child Care Association of New York.
In Cheyenne Wyoming townsfolk hear of a Red Desert uranium ore find with a veteran resident claiming long use of a poultice made from water and yellowish ore pellets to ease arm and shoulder misery. The tale sources a reliable local account but lacks verification.
The text describes the Great Pyramid of Egypt as covering 13 acres and rising 482 feet. It also notes Pelew island where elder women rule and may kill men who disturb them. In Padang Sumatra mothers hold property and inheritance. fathers lack political or civil rights.
Deerfield Wisconsin editor Harlan Everson of the Deerfield Independent laments page one chaos. A dramatic notice on the front page warns that after careful preparation the press failed and the page was ruined, with news promised next week or the printing office blown up.
Afghanistan Persia Iraq Syria Turkey Greece and Palestine identified as the original home of almost all cultivated fruits nuts and grapes. Many modern California varieties of apricots prunes plums peaches cherries figs grapes and almonds trace back to this area.
In Washington DC riders vote 92 percent for music on buses and streetcars if fare stays at 10 cents. They split on genres from boogie woogie to Bach with some callers seeking quiet rides and others requesting ear plugs.
Local ad from Buckeye Chickery Findlay Ohio offers Ducklings 19.95 per hundred Heavy Breed 9.95 or 95 per hundred Broiler Chicks 4.95 per hundred Turkey per hundred with shipments within weeks of order. Box 304 Findlay Ohio.
Fragmentary religious note lists biblical chapters and verses Ezra Paulmnes Ezekiel Zechariah with a tonal reading cue Pasaima 06 and scattered phrases indicating death.
A sermon highlights the temple as a national sanctuary guiding public worship and moral life. It cites Ezra 3 and Psalms teachings, urges regular churchgoing, honors God’s house, and underscores worship as the community’s test of faith and its impact on leadership and peace.
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