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Listen: The Gospel ProgramPhilanthropist Bernard Castro delivering a speech in Ocala, Florida.
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Shown during Farris Bryant Appreciation Day in Ocala, Florida. Events that day included a morning dedication of Golden Hills Academy and a dinner at the Golden Hills Country Club.
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Born in Sicily, Bernard Castro arrived in the U.S. in 1919. In 1931, in the midst of the Depression, he borrowed $300 to launch his own business. His company, Castro Convertibles, was the first to introduce the modern sofa bed/convertible couch mechanism, and in the post-World War II era became one of the largest furniture retailers on the East Coast.
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