Gainesville Couple Plans October Wedding After War Service
Pfc. Alvin A. Knight, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Knight of Gainesville Florida, is serving in the Signal Corps at Camp Crowder Missouri. Miss Loveless, a Mount Dora High School graduate, attended Stetson University and UF where she held registrar office roles and joined multiple honor societies.
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Thy
Alvin A. Knight
Robert A. Knight
Gainesville
Florida
Miss Loveless
Mount Dora High School
John B. Stetson University
DeLand
Phi Society
Order of Scroll and Key
Sigma Delta Pi
Stetson University
University of Florida
Knigh
College of Engineering
Army
Phi Eta Sigma
Florida Players
Fort McClellan
Alabama
SCU 1545
ASTP
Purdue University
Lafayette
Indiana
Knight
Signal Corps
Camp Crowder
Missouri
Eng
Local residents share summer travel notices and visits
Personal items list longtime Mount Dora residents and guests visiting from Georgia, Miami, Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Florida. Families announce moves, arrivals, and journeys from Clifford Island to Wrightsville Beach, with remarks on storms and travel experiences.
Canning for Servicemen at Home Demonstration Kitchen
The Home Demonstration Kitchen in Tavares opened September 15 and will be open Mondays and Fridays from 9 30 to 4 30 to help people prepare foods for the boys in service. No appointment needed for packing and sealing ready foods. appointments required for in kitchen canning to avoid overtaxing capacity.
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Tavares
Lucie K. R
Tin can costs and kitchen charges noted
The price for No. 2 tin cans is 3 cents each and No. 3 cans are 4 cents each. Sealing the cans is free, but processing in the kitchen adds 4 cents per can to cover fuel and kitchen expenses.
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Tavares
Obituary Notice for Henry D. Keller of Harrodsburg
Henry D. Keller died at age 74 at his home in Harrodsburg Kentucky on Sunday August 27 after a long illness. He is survived by brother George C. Keller of Mount Dora publisher of the Topic and a niece Mrs Louis Dolive of Orlando. Jesa J. Farris Keller of Win appeared among the survivors. In the past fourteen months George Keller has lost his sister and brother and two first cousins, all residents of Harrodsburg.
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Henry D. Keller
Harg
Kentucky
George C. Keller
Mount Dora
the Topic
Louis Dolive
Orlando
Jesa J. Farris Keller
Win
George Keller
Harrodsburg
Mount Dora School Band Concert Saturday Night
The Mount Dora School Band plans a concert Saturday night in front of the bank at Fifth and Donnelly avenues corner, inviting community attendance.
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Mount Dora
Fifth and
Donnelly Avenues
Red Cross seeks nurses for polio epidemic relief in Richmond
Lake County Chapter of the American Red Cross appeals for registered nurses to aid a polio crisis in Richmond, Virginia. Six day week work with full maintenance and transportation provided. contact Mrs. Mary E. Casson in Orlando. Also notes Dixie cotton helped the Ordnance Department save over $5,000 using canvas webbing for rifle slings at Atlanta’s Fourth Service Co.
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Lake County
American Red Cross
Leesburg
Orlando
Florida
Richmond
Mary E. Casson
First National Bank
Dixie
Ordnance Department
Head Fourth Service Co
Atlanta
Future of Civilian Defense Prolonged War Effort Outlined
State and county defense leaders urge extended civilian defense services until victory in the Pacific is clear. Volunteers are reminded that police fire and medical units remain needed for emergencies as manpower shortages persist. No date for dissolution is set until Army and federal war agencies approve end of the emergency.
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Col. Co. E. Lester
Lake County Defense Council
Geo. S. Burr
State Defense Council
Lake County
Europe
Pacific
State Council
Army
Governor
Have You Read American Folk Lore edited by Botkin
Mount Dora Public Library Committee highlights a treasure trove of American folklore in this anthology. It features over 500 stories and more than 100 songs with words and music. Notable figures include David Crockett and Buffalo Bill among many others.
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B. A. Botkin
America
David Crockett
Wild’ Bill Hickok
Billy the Kid
Buffalo Bill
Casey Jones
Mount Dora
Sale Bill 95 Years Old Sheds Light On Historic Auction
The Ohio News column notes Rev Walter Hawke of New Carlisle and Theodore Filburn studying an 1849 sale bill. The document lists farm goods slaves and household items to be sold near Versailles Kentucky with cash or credit terms and includes details of the Moss family and a Florida recruiting contest in the Waves.
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Kentucky
Walter Hawke
New Carlisle
Ohio
Wayne School
Montgomery County
Theodore Filburn
Walnut Grove Farm
Troy
Troy Daily News
Miami Union Publication Company
Oregon
Buck
Ben
Tom
Perry
Jerry Wilson
Ben Mills
Bob McConnell
Versailles
McCouns Ferry Pike
J.S. Moss
No APO in Atlanta claims cause mail mixups
Major Robert H. Mc Coggmack of the Fourth Service Command postal office notes no APO in Atlanta. Recently several letters to Soldiers at OPA Atlanta Ga have been deposited in the mail.
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APO
Atlanta
Robert H. McCoggmack
Fourth Service Command
OPA
Leesburg man named chair of commerce district directors bids
G. G. Ware of Leesburg was named chairman of a committee to nominate successors to district directors of the Florida State Chamber of Commerce whose terms expire this year. Walter C. Sherman, president, has announced.
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G. G. Ware
Leesburg
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Walter C. Sherman
Right to Work Amendment Promotes Free Choice for Workers
The piece argues that workers should freely join or avoid unions without coercion or compulsory tribute to workforce rights. It asserts that the Right-to-Work Amendment safeguards freedom of choice and protects workers from being forced to support unions.
Free Man and Taxation Question
The prompt asks whether a free man should endure heavy taxes to fund government needs. It frames taxation as a test of liberty, weighing the burden on individuals against public services and civic obligations.
Right to Work Amendment Aims to End Labor Bar to Production
The proposal would remove the obligation to pay tribute to a labor overlord before building ships planes and tanks and seeks to ensure the right to contribute to national production without compulsory labor payments. The measure is scheduled for a November vote.
Postwar Pan American fares cut air travel costs
A California Pan American World Airways release shows postwar fares from San Francisco to Honolulu at 96.00 one way or 172.80 round trip, down from prewar 540.00 for a round trip. The figures illustrate a substantial reduction in transpacific air travel costs.
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California
Pan American World Airways
San Francisco
Honolulu
Hawaii
Nurses Aides Sought for Army Hospitals Nationwide
The Civil Service Commission announced an examination for nurses aides to serve at Army hospitals across Georgia South Carolina Tennessee Florida and Alabama.
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Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Florida
Alabama
Civil Service Secretary
United States Civil Service Commission
Atlanta
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Bronson
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Mount Pars
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Leon Errol
Mount Dora Electric Company
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Miss Hess
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Born
Bargain Center
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Donnelly Ave
Ohio News
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Ocala
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Hale’s Grocery
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