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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1943
Page
8
B Chastain, a Mount Dora minister, laments lack of room for Christ in hotels schools business government homes and churches. He urges individuals to heed Christ’s knock and invite him before time runs out.
The Florida Council for the Blind calls on Florida communities to enact laws mirroring DeLand’s ordinance. It imposes fines from five to one hundred dollars on motorists or pedestrians who fail to aid a blind cane bearer and bans non blind individuals from carrying a white cane.
Dust the rubber insulation cushion on the refrigerator door with talcum powder to prolong life and efficiency. The powder helps keep the door from sticking and maintains smooth operation.
Weekly Business Review notes labor shortages in Florida due to war plants and new residents. Unemployment nears zero as Pensacola, Panama City, Tampa, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando and West Palm Beach face shortages. Shipments exceed production, inventories dwindle, and citrus, beans, tomatoes farms push for prisoner of war labor to ease field work.
Letters from across states express appreciation for information requests to the Lake County Chamber of Commerce in Tavares. Respondents mention future visits, property purchases through local Realtors, and plans to buy or build in Lake County for future homes.
Fragmented correspondence shows speakers from Ohio California and Florida discussing visits after the war. Ohio writer pledges to visit Florida once hostilities end, while California reader thanks for a map and expresses keen interest in Lake County.
The Lake County C of C directors approved minutes and reports from treasurer and secretary. The secretary disclosed membership standings for fifteen leading communities and noted mailing and circulation figures for Lake County News. They voted to study new League of Municipalities projects before Post War Planning and set December for the annual meeting.
The Florida War Fund aims for 1,417,500 in state contributions toward a national goal of 125,000,000. Campaign chairman Dr. John J. Tigert asserts Floridians are as liberal as others and that the American heart and pocketbook are generous, urging strong support for the just cause.
Dr. Tigert estimates national income near 125 billion dollars with about 15 billion in taxes. He says 70 billion can be spent, leaving 40 billion to save or contribute. Americans have bought 18 billion in War Bonds and may save 13 billion more, leaving 9–10 billion for further bonds and philanthropy. The National War Fund would seek just over one percent of that net.
Mrs EF notes only two month scrap supply for mills and urges collection for the Victory Scrap Bank from Oct 1 to Nov 15. Junior Commandos, sponsored by Lake County schools with Supt. Frank J. Banning as chairman, will oversee the drive and award recognition by scrap totals. Mrs Tally asks all organizations and individuals to cooperate for success.
Officers who served on Guadalcanal report Japanese units used wooden bullets for close range firing to avoid harming their own troops. They fired at soldiers from behind at 10 to 15 yards after others passed, a tactic underscoring the need for precise marksmanship and rifle training. Col. Russell P. Reeder urges a Rogers' Rangers style return to deadly accuracy.
Juvenile Court Judge Philip B. Gillian told Denver parents to keep children out of trouble by church involvement. He praised church work with youth and urged parental example to draw youth back within its influence.
A brief fragmenting note expresses urgency to protect the cubaren and the or dren for a world that awaits Satre tomorrow. The passage blends protection with an impending deadline and calls for action.
Mrs Clancy, returning from shopping amid crush and high prices, confronts Mrs Murphy on the street floor. Murphy retorts recalling a prior incident when a policeman joked about her moving downstairs, prompting a smile.
Public notices announce biennial elections in Mount Dora School District No 16 and Sorrento School District No 15 in Lake County Florida on November 2 1943. Appointed election officials include clerks and inspectors, with voters to decide trustees and district tax levies. The Lake County Board of Public Instruction ordered the elections at its September 28 1943 meeting in Tavares.
Notice states that a tax deed will be sold at the courthouse door in Tavares Florida on the first Monday in November 1968 to settle property described in Lake County Florida under certificate held by Paul C Linder and Esther Perry Averitte. It lists the property and certificate numbers with dates issued and names of owners and officials involved.
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