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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1941
Page
3
A Navy recruitment overview explains entry paths and pay, noting petty officer ranks up to $90 monthly plus housing. It details battleship crew sizes, enlistment pay from day one, and the tompion muzzle plug. It lists mechanical trades, height requirements, gun calibers, rating timelines, reserve eligibility, and annual meal costs for a battleship crew.
Dorans and Umatilla played to a 6-6 tie after a hard fought game. Dorans dominated early, moving the ball into scoring position repeatedly before Minkley and French led a late drive to the goal line. Umatilla answered with a fourth quarter touchdown and a blocked extra point, producing the final 6-6 score.
Nathan Mayo, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture, says Sea Island cotton seed may help the nation’s silk shortage. A small crop of Sea Island cotton survives boll weevil damage and is grown on an island off the South Carolina coast, with 52 bushels of seed from a few acres produced.
Mayo cites 12 000 acres planted today with Sea Island cotton in Florida from a 1934 start of 40 bushels in the north and 12 turned over to the State Experiment Station. Lake County leads with a thousand bale gin and a first bale at a dollar per pound. The crop’s ideal lint for parachutes and cloth use is noted, while boll weevil threats remain and a US Sugar Corporation program expands to 3 300 acres along the St Lucie Canal for defense.
The piece lists honor roll names by grade with percentages of class achieving high marks, including Sue Bond and others across 7th to 12th grades plus a postgraduate name. It ends with a health note: more than half of deaths from tuberculosis occur between ages 15 and 45, highlighting the disease’s impact on productive years.
Notice under fictitious name law states MARY KOEBKE will register Gift & Antique Shop at Second and Highland Streets Mount Dora Lake County Florida upon publication proof. Dated October 24 1941.
Public auction notices announce deeds in Lake County Florida. The first item warns that a certificate in the name E. E B. Edge will be redeemed or property sold at the courthouse door in Tavares at 11 AM on December 1 1941 to the highest bidder. Included is a second sale listing Lot 9 10 11 Block 9 Section 31 Township 19 South Range 27 East Mount Dora with public sale to the highest cash bidder at the Lake County Courthouse North Front Door on November 3 1941.
Notice given under the Fictitious Name Statute that Simpson Fruit Co. operates at Third and Donnelly Avenues Mount Dora Florida. The party interested is James Simpson. Florida October 28 141.
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