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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1943
Page
8
Fire insurance rates for Mount Dora dwellings were reduced on May 17 1943 and retroactive to April 1 1943. Insurance agents will issue refund checks to eligible policyholders by June 30 1943, and pre April 1 1943 policies will receive renewal credits. The new reduction adds to the prior class upgrade from third to second class.
A compilation details military assignments and promotions including Portsmouth Navy Yard Private Archie Tucker at Camp Shelby corporal J Wilton Adams and Robert Quixley earning two promotions in ten days at Camp Blanding. The piece also contains wartime letters from Greensboro dated May 22 1943 expressing gratitude for Mount Dora community kindness and chaplain Floyd Montgomery describing Army Air Force Basic Training and Mothers Day services.
Applications for War Ration Book No 3 are distributed by letter carriers between June 1 and June 10. Books will be mailed June 20 to July 21. Expired red or blue stamps should be destroyed to prevent black market evasion. Sugar for canning uses stamps 15 and 16, five pounds per stamp, with extra allowances from local boards. ceilings on metal coil and springs set May 26. East coast farm fuel uses prioritized. nonhighway farm uses receive priority. Used inner tubes no longer require ration certificates. six stove types to be rationed late June. Meat processing without points permitted. processors must keep records. OWI notes Florida leads war fats salvage.
Radio address by Harry P. Johnson extols Lake County Florida. He praises its 1400 lakes, grapefruit and watermelon economy, citrus leadership, wineries, canneries, and tourism. Johnson cites Chamber of Commerce data, strong schools, and real estate networks inviting visitors to see “Man’s Heaven on Earth.”
A 10 pound batch of ece mixed in two gallons of water makes a whitewash for farm buildings. Feather pulling is common in light breeds and in cages. dark rooms or red painted globes may reduce it. Feeding oats or salt may help. Sick chicks should be culled and buried. Sulphur and tobacco dust mix controls strawberry red spiders. nicotine level must be at least one percent.
R. S. Miller of the office of the Food Distribution Administration will meet Jim King Lake County chairman and members of the Lake County Defense Council at the Chamber of Commerce office in Tavares Friday morning May 28 at 10 am. Attendees from Leesburg Eustis Tavares Mount Dora Umatilla Clermont and Groveland expected plus others interested in food distribution.
A family letter from Mrs. Carson and eight year old Betsy outlines saving for War Stamps. Betsy lists chores and earnings from household tasks, beans, fruit, and film sales totaling 1.24 dollars. The note, part of Treasury Department files, urges every family to invest at least ten percent of income toward victory by New Year.
Margaret K. Amann holder of Tax Certificate No. 122 issued September 7 1936 has filed for a tax deed. The described property in Lake County Florida is 15 acres in Section 25 Township 21 South Range 24 East NW of NEY of SW etc. The certificate was assessed under the name S M Daniels. If not redeemed the property will be conveyed as provided by law.
L F Jackson holder of Tax Certificate No 1714 issued August 1940 has filed it in the office and applied for described property in the county of county name not provided in readable text with legal filing action continuing in the process.
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