Defense programs and labor shifts amid wartime shortages
Weekly briefing outlines U S aims to keep private channels unused and deploys experts to bolster defense. McNutt notes selective service defers for C T C workers. CCC lends cotton and corn for Lend-Lease. Red Cross planning aid for Russia. ship launches and Navy minsweepers noted. Oil, gas guidance, priorities for steel, and new plants funded. defense housing spread across banks.
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England
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Red Cross
Russia
1942 Farm Program Aims Record Production for Nutrition
President Roosevelt announces the 1942 farm program to boost all time high production, focusing on crops and poultry to improve national nutrition and aid the agricultural sector. The Railroad Labor Board is established, with Wayne Morse heading the law school and the board set to report findings within 30 days.
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Wayne Seer Morse
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Clermont Real Estate Figure Francis C. Grable Turns 87
Francis C. Grable of Clermont celebrates his 87th birthday on September 22. He was born in Etna Ohio and attended school there. A longtime Clermont real estate operator, he once earned spending money reciting Matthew 5 48 in Sunday School. He is vice president of Clermont Kiwanis Club, joined Lake County and Florida in 1914, and is a Methodist Church member whose hobbies include music.
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Clermont Kiwanis Club
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Methodist Church
Untangle U Boat Riddle by Logic Says Sherman
A call for open discussion of the Greer incident urges Americans to question official accounts and seek truth. It argues surface ships use depth bombs and submarines fire torpedoes, urging defense savings bonds to support the war effort and noting Roosevelt bought the first bond on May 1, 1941.
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Green
Navy Department
Germany
Greer
America
Roosevelt
Defense Savings
Florida Sea Island Cotton Rises In Lake County Spotlight
Lake County leads a Florida Sea Island revival as growing acreage expands and premium prices attract attention to the countrys cotton market. State officials and the Florida Sea Island Cotton Ginners Association promote seed purity and new gins to boost quality, with Lake County hosting 4 000 to 5 000 acres within a 50 mile radius of Leesburg.
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Washington
William L. Wilson
Florida Sea Island
Sea Island
United States
Florida
Lake County
Leesburg
Orlando Morning Sentinel
Ormund Powers
Dove
W. H. Holt
Newberry
H. M. Parrish
Lake City
Dennis Roberts
Worthington
Millage and assessment praised by state comptroller at Lakeland meeting
J M Lee, state comptroller, told about 100 lawyers from Polk Hardee and Highlands counties that he will approve any budget with millage reductions in line with valuation increases. He urged cooperative county commissioners and school boards, tougher collection of delinquent taxes, and stronger enforcement under the 1941 tax laws. He said the laws aim to share the tax burden fairly and predicted tax deeds will gain reliability as enforcement tightens.
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J. M. Lee
Polk
Hardee
Highlands
Lakelander
Lake County Chamber Promotes Vineyards Photo in National Magazine
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce arranged for a Lake County photograph to appear in the American Fruit Grower, a widely circulated magazine printing 150,000 copies. J. M. Craven of Page Vineyards was pictured with wines at the Florida Grape Growers Association show, held recently at the Lake County Fair buildings in Eustis. The photo was submitted by the chamber and appeared in the September issue.
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Lake County
Buy Defense Bonds and Stamps Promoted Across the Nation
A patriotic drive encourages citizens to support the war effort by buying Defense Bonds and Stamps. Officials emphasize the impact of small contributions from families and communities, urging broad participation and timely purchases.
Sanford Herald Boosts Lake County Melon Yields
The Sanford Herald editorial extols Lake County as a key Florida melon producer. It notes prices up to five dollars and strong volume, cites Leesburg’s agricultural station, and reports 11 000 hand pollinations and seven new varieties released to experiment stations. Melons from Linden growers R E Goddard and Neil G Brown weighed 75 to 98 pounds with top sales at five dollars each.
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Lake County
State Agricultural Experiment Station
Leesburg
Atlantic City
R. E. Goddard
Neil G. Brown
Linden
Defense Bonds Support U S Naval Defense
The article urges civilians to regularly buy Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps to bolster national defense and ensure the American ship of state remains unsunk by maintaining a strong battleship program.
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