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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1943
Page
4
The pledge proclaims allegiance to the flag of the United States and to the Republic for which it stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all as a civic oath recited in ceremonies.
A historic passage affirms belief in the United States as a government of the people and a republic, with powers derived from the governed. It calls for love of country, support of the Constitution, obedience to laws, respect for the flag, and defense against enemies.
The July 1943 Florida Historical Quarterly stresses recording local history to preserve community memory. It urges towns like Mount Dora to appoint an official historian or form an historical society, noting early Florida papers often lacked local detail and emphasizing value of preserved records for public memory.
A fragmentary écriture explores language and meaning with phrases like two fat roosters and a worm. The text hints at an honorable word and a godfather friend, noting idle chatter and the urge to make speech substantial.
A Citizen urges residents to resist spreading rumors and defamatory talk about neighbors. The letter condemns dirty slander and suggests people should monitor their own conversations to avoid harm to friendships and reputations.
A letter from August 1943 in Chicago notes Bob and Eva have two newborns within days of each other, Eva adding to four daughters with two grandsons. The writer plans a visit to Eva’s family, mentions Percy in Staten Island, and asks after Mr. and Mrs. Keller.
A writer notes many New Englanders have moved to Mount Dora Florida and nearby areas for milder winters and pleasant landscapes. He recalls a February contrast of 25 F in Mount Dora versus extreme cold in Massachusetts, and describes Florida’s varied terrain and climate as attractive to retirees. He explains his own shift from a flat stereotype to appreciating Mount Dora as a medium sized town with local pioneers from Tangerine nearby.
Fred W. Cross from South Royalston Massachusetts recalls his astonishment at Mount Dora Florida not flat but vibrant with attractive features. He notes locals who travel statewide seeking a settlement place never found a town as appealing as Mount Dora and praises its water tower and Lake Dora sunset.
L. C. Smith won the attendance prize. Miss Anna Margaret White served as assistant secretary in Miss Eleanore Minkley’s absence. One visitor, Jeff Caruthers of Jacksonville, attended. August roll includes Atkins through Urquhart, with Smith and White among the listed members.
The Florida State Chamber of Commerce weekly review reports seven War Production Board projects in 1944 improving electric capacity in Florida to surpass 500 000 kilowatts. By early 1945 Florida utilities may produce seven times 1921 levels, with record 1943 half year output and March monthly kilowatt hours the highest on record despite coastal dimout curtailments.
Commercial fishing interests along Florida’s lower gulf coast gained a regulatory boost when Rear Admiral W R Munroe amended Seventh Naval District rules to allow fishing at all times inside the three and a half fathom line up to 21 feet deep. The approved zone runs between Northwest Cape Sable in Monroe County and Cape Romano in Collier County.
Job notice from D. B. Thayer secretary of the Local Civil Service Board seeking an accountant in Atlanta Georgia with a salary of 3800 dollars a year plus overtime. Apply through Mr Thayer at Mount Dora Post Office for details.
David A. Denslow former Lake County Chamber of Commerce assistant secretary and former Aircraft Warning Service chief is now a private first class selected for training in the Army Finance Department. He attends a three month course at the Army School of Finance Wake Forest North Carolina with wife and child nearby.
Eligible truck operators with tire rationing certificates who cannot locate proper tires in their county may apply to the nearest Motor Transport District Office for assistance. The district manager George H. Cochrane said information will be sent daily to the Rubber Director to arrange redistribution so certificates are honored quickly. The measure follows reports of operators unable to obtain tires causing vehicles to stay idle and delaying critical war freight.
Lake County ACA asks farm operators to report crop acreage and soil building practices for the 1943 program at the ACA office in Tavares. Bring sales receipts for credit materials and notes on fall vegetables, and apply for emergency seed loans with 4 percent interest up to 400 dollars per applicant.
George J. Dykes clerk of the circuit court for Lake County received 114 460 for the redemption of delinquent taxes from July 1942 through June 1943. This amount was 2 488 more than the 1941 42 period, when 111 972 was collected.
Six postal cards from Lake County News subscribers collected by the Lake County Chamber of Commerce in Tavares express wartime sentiments. Messages from Vallejo Boston Bazine Ottumwa Lexington and Washington show hopes for postwar visits, relief from gas shortages, and pride in Lake County.
Notice to appear issued in Lake County Florida for a bill of divorce. Plaintiff Etta G Crandell vs Fred F Crandell requires appearance by September 6 1943 or ex parte proceedings. Clerk GEO J Dykes signs August 9 1943. Leesburg solicitor Rogers Wells.
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