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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1942
Page
8
Wartime column shares training details on weapons, engineering, and officer candidate paths. Letters from Mrs. Wood at Roswell and Felton Dean in Washington describe town life, climate, and local scenes. Navy veteran Dizzy Bek writes of Christmas hopes and requests for photos and news items.
The process aims to return items as soon as possible after adjustments. Officials emphasize that the cuts will be made promptly and without further damage to the materials.
The Office of Defense Transportation issues a final warning to truck owners and operators. Cooperation with the War Necessity certificate rule is urged as those evading General Order ODT No 21 face loss of gasoline and denial of tires or parts. The deadline extends from November 15 to December 1. applications must reach the Jacksonville district office for delivery by December 1.
Washington reports Women At War Week opens November 22 to showcase women’s role in financing the war through War Bonds and Stamps. Six million women are on payroll plans totaling 70 million dollars monthly. 300000 newspaper boys have sold over 50 million in bonds.
A World War II era poster shows a young woman with a gunmetal face and arms proclaiming pride in the American way of life. The piece links women at war to the larger war effort and notes 5,000,000 men with war bond deductions surpassing ten percent.
Sunday services were held with Rev S Jordan and Presiding Elder Logan of the Orlando district visiting for a quarterly conference at the A M E Church. Community supporters donated items for the building while locals thanked donors and urged Christmas War Bond purchases to aid servicemen.
On Monday the 16th retailers collect old silk and nylon hosiery in receptacles near counters. In Mount Dora, The Grand Leader collects with Mrs. Spilky in charge. Women are urged to discard used stockings wash and leave them at local stores. Collection aims to supply powder bags and other war materials. no sale of collected hosiery. Once 100 pounds are gathered it will be shipped freight collect to a Federal government agent in New York.
Notice proclaims Town Election in Mount Dora Florida at City Hall on an early December date with polls 8 a.m. to sundown. Three council seats, one park commissioner, one board of elections member and a town clerk of elections are up for terms. Names of at least twenty five qualified electors must file nominations twenty days before election. Registration open through December Sth. A long list of names stricken from the registration roll is provided with restoration conditions.
Notice is given that petitions will be heard in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Lake County, seeking orders to adopt infants Carl Donald Nelson and Zona Lorraine Baisden. Hearing set for December 14, 1942, at 10:00 AM before Judge J. C. B. Koonce. Petitioners are E. S. Baisden, Genia M. Baisden.
A public notice promotes buying War Bonds with a 10 percent deduction each pay period. It emphasizes that many can contribute regardless of marksmanship and frames bonds as a secure savings and investment option during wartime.
Mount Dora and area youths are listed as serving in the Army Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard to defend the United States Readers are urged to submit missing names to the Topic The list includes numerous individuals with ranks and surnames such as Beardsley Beasley Brown Carter Cheek Coffin and Coleman among others The Roll of Honor honors local service members and invites further submissions of names
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