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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1942
Page
4
Display advertising classified notice enters second class matter on April 7 1916 at the Mount Dera Florida post office under the act of March 3 1879 a standard archival filing.
The pledge to the flag of the United States of America is recited affirming allegiance to a republic, one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
The creed declares belief in a government of the people by the people for the people. It emphasizes consent of the governed democracy within a republic, unity of states, and a perfect union founded on freedom equality justice and humanity. It states duty to love defend uphold laws respect the flag and protect the nation.
Letters from the Etchells family writing from Littleton New Hampshire in September 1942 request Topic magazine mail to Kennebunkport Maine for October and praise Mount Dora connections. A second letter from Albert L Brown of Ridgewood New Jersey asks to subscribe to the Service Men’s Committee Drive funds for next year for the Mount Dora Service Men’s Club noting sons in service and support for recreational facilities.
The Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School at Tyndall Field Panama City will air the first international broadcast on Sunday October 4 from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. Central War Time. The program will feature Sgt Gene Autry, a current Army Air Forces member, with 15 minutes from the Ur O building after a street parade of a graduating class.
The class of aerial gunnery students will sponsor a radio program broadcast over 115 stations of the Columbia Broadcasting System and shortwave to foreign stations where American soldiers are stationed. Tyndall Field hosts a professional, interview rich segment with martial music and officer statements. Ammon McClellan, public relations officer, helped obtain special course permission. Gene Gallagher of Stockton NL is class president. James E Hackett of Annapolis MD is secretary and will participate.
State Comptroller J M Lee urges counties to adopt broad scale delinquent tax collection using bargain sale style advertising. Highlands County results show receipts rising from 477 to 2300 then nearly 8000 in two months with advertising costing 1.22 percent of receipts and attracting about 4000 more in unadvertised parcels.
Announcement urges young men in north and central Florida to visit Room 325 at the Post Office Building in Gainesville to learn about enlistment options with the U S Coast Guard Sub Station. It highlights specialized courses and in person or mail applications.
A Florida Commissioner of Agriculture challenges the AAA over state fertilizer inspection rules. He cites Florida law requiring inspection and a 25 cent per ton fee, seizing shipments that lack fees while AAA claims federal supremacy. The piece argues state rights and constitutional oath demand enforcement against federal overreach.
A community asks residents if they have purchased a bond honoring a local serviceman. The appeal emphasizes support for national defense and veteran families, urging participation through available purchase channels. The notice highlights the bond’s commemorative purpose and community solidarity.
In the name of Florida the defendant William Leon Taylor is ordered to appear to a divorce bill filed by La Verne Taylor in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Lake County Florida before October Sunday 1942. A copy of this order must be published weekly for four weeks prior to October 1942 in Mount Dora Topic.
Frank Townsend Laird of Grove land will observe his 57th birthday on Saturday October 3. Born in 1885 at Utica New York he later studied at Hamilton College and Harvard University. He moved to Florida in 1928 and became a prominent citrus grower. He enjoys reading and beef steak with French fried potatoes.
Karl Lehmann of Montverde secretary of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce celebrates his 55th birthday on Monday October 5. Born in 1887 in Wisconsin he moved to Florida in 1910 and has served in multiple chambers of commerce while on leave serving the U S Treasury as Deputy Administrator of the Florida War Savings Staff.
Govan George Ware of Leesburg marks his 57th birthday on October 6. Born in 1885 in Providence Union County Florida he moved to Lake County in 1909 becoming cashier at the First National Bank of Leesburg where he has served continuously. He helped found the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and has held roles including director of the Federal Reserve Bank.
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce will place one inch ads in Hunting & Fishing Field & Stream Outdoor Life and Sports Afield for November and December. The four magazines feature a bass image and promote Lake County Florida with vacation facilities and a National Fresh Water Bass Tournament in Leesburg. Chamber officials cite continued advertising despite travel restrictions, to stay memorable for postwar tourism and note taxes lower millage this year to support public services.
A bulletin from the County Agent outlines fall garden planning for central Florida. It covers planting times, seed quantities for a hundred feet, and varieties for now growing vegetables such as bush beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, collards, lettuce, mustard, onions, peas, radish, and turnips. It stresses home garden value for nutrition and economy and advises buying quality seeds, soil fertilization, weed control, and regular watering.
The U S Department of Agriculture orders a wartime freeze on farm machinery to ensure fair distribution. Group A items require county committee approval, Group B needs dealer certification, and Group C remains unrestricted. Used machinery and parts may be sold freely. Appeals go to the State USDA War Board and then the Special War Board.
Local churches publish their weekly service times and events. First Methodist lists Sunday School at 10:00 with youth programs and midweek worship. First Baptist notes Bible School at 9:45 and evening services. Church of Christ schedules Bible study and communion with guest speakers on Sundays.
In Eustis Florida morning prayers and sermons are scheduled at St Thomas Episcopal on the first Sunday and on other Sundays. First Church of Christ Scientist lists Sunday School at 9 30 and service at 11 with a Wednesday 8 pm testimonies meeting and a free reading room open daily except Sundays. Golden Triangle Bacag 874 Loyal Order of Moose meets at K of P Hall first and third Mondays with officers named.
Calendar lists monthly meetings for church circles and civic clubs. Organizations include Baptist Lambert circle, Community Church Ladies Aid sewing, Missionary group, Methodist Woman's Society, American Legion and Auxiliary, Boosters Club, Woman's Club, Kings Daughters, P. T. A, Kiwanis, Lions, Masons, Eastern Star, Knights of Pythias, Pythian Sisters, Past Chiefs Club, Home Demonstration Club and other social groups with meeting days, times, and venues such as City Hall, Community Building, temples, and banks.
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