Watermelon Growers Share Outlook At Eustis Rotary Meeting
Hugh Geiger and Charles Osborne outlined East Lake County melons during the Friday session. They noted late plantings by Alfred Atkinson and Bill Collins of Umatilla and cited prices ranging from 600 to 1000 dollars per car as shipments climbed to about 4900 cars to May.
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Rotary Club of
Eustis
Hugh Geiger
Charles Osborne
Umatilla
East Lake County
Geiger
North
Florida
South
Georgia
Alfred Atkinson
Bill Collins
Osborne
Boone Smith
Martin Stricklen
Simon Stricklen
Carlton Geiger
Nancy Story Named Auxiliary Choice For Girl's State
Nancy Story a student at E H selected to attend Girl's State in Tallahassee announced at the American Legion Auxiliary meeting Monday Miss Story chosen for character and scholarship Mrs Ruth Bowman elected vice president presided in Mrs Carswell's absence Recognition given to Bishop Florists Pearl Mingonet Florists Mrs Steinbrecker and Mrs Shaw for Memorial Day services involvement
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Nancy Story
E-H
Tallahassee
American Legion Auxiliary
Story
Ruth Bowman
Robert Carswell
Bishop Florists
Pearl Mingonet Florists
Steinbrecker
Shaw
Oh to be in Eustis This Summer
Lon Redfield of Chicago plans a Eustis summer to beat heat. He recalls last year when Chicago stayed at 100 degrees or higher for a week. His days were spent in air conditioned meals, movies, bowling and indoor comfort.
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Eustis
Lon Redfield
Lon
Chicago
Northern Chamber of Commerce
Redfield
Weather Talk Proves Silenced by Action Gap
A weary refrain states that while weather is a frequent topic no practical steps are taken to address climate impacts. The quote attributed to Mark Twain highlights public discourse without policy or action to mitigate conditions.
Graduation Exercises Set For Friday Night at EHS
EHS will hold its annual commencement in the High School Auditorium at 8 p m Friday with 28 seniors receiving diplomas. Dean Melville E J Orlands will speak. Graduates include Lorna Cowle Charles Dillard Billy Harper William Myers Shirlee Shafer Carroll Broadway and others.
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EHS
Melville E. J Orlands
Toad
Rev. Johnson
St. Luke’s Cathedral of
Orlando
Rollins College
Lorna Cowle
Charles Dillard
Billy Harper
William Myers
Shi
Junior Red Cross Enrollment In Lake County Rises
Mrs. E L. Schumacher, Lake County Red Cross chairman, announced this week that 32 Lake County schools joined the Junior Red Cross this year, up from 20 last year. The program includes 23 elementary schools with 103 rooms and 23 groups in nine high schools, with assistance from Mrs G K Parris, Jim Bevis, and Frank J Banning.
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E L. Schumacher
Eustis County
Citrus Mutual Talks Slated Across Lake County
Six meetings in Lake County are set to explain the proposed Florida Citrus Mutual to growers and business interests. James C. Morton of Waverly Cooperative will address all sessions, inviting public attendance at venues in Umatilla Mount Dora Eustis Clermont Groveland Fruitland Park on June 10 and 11.
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Lake County
Florida Citrus Mutual
James C. Morton
Waverly Cooperative
Umatilla
Mount Dora
Eustis
Hancock
Clermont
Groveland
Fruitland Park
Agricultural Committee of the
Bible School To Be Conducted By Baptist Church
Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church in Eustis runs June 14 to 25 with Rev. Epperson as principal. Supervisors include Mrs Barto Smith Miss Nellie Rich Mrs W W Campbell and Mrs P W Nelson. Daily sessions 9 00 to 12 00 for ages 4 to 16. Church of Christ also plans a two week Vacation Bible School starting July 12.
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Eustis
First Baptist Church
Epperson
Barto Smith
Nellie Rich
W.W. Campbell
P. W. Nelson
Church of Christ
Kiwanis Highlights Dr C C McCracken Talk at Eustis High
Kiwanis members heard retired Ohio State University educator Dr C C McCracken speak on Vocational Training and Aptitude to the Eustis High School graduation class guests of the club. Bernie Kurland led the Boys and Girls committee for the program during All Kiwanis Week. The International President Dr Charles W Armstrong sent a message, and delegate C Harold Hippler represented the local club in Los Angeles for the International Convention. The Kiwanis Education Committee including Walter Mertz Frank Stebbins W L Zeller and Ed Carter organized Wednesday's program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C C. McCracken
Ohio State University
Kiwanis
Eustis High School
Bernie Kurland
Charles W. Armstrong
Los Angeles
C. Harold Hippler
Kiwanis Education Committee
Walter Mertz
Frank Stebbins
W. L. Zeller
Ed Carter
City Council Examines Plumbers, Trailers and Streets
City Council discussed adopting a new model plumbing code to replace the current one in Eustis. A Center Street through-street amendment was approved. Debate continued on extending liquor services hours, while plans for a city owned trailer park and funded water mains expansion near Woodward Avenue were studied. A. H. Ashford of Lake Electric Co. was low bidder for pump electrical work at 559.43.
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Center
MacDonald Streets
Barto Smith
Eustis
Orlando
Mount Dora
Center Street
MacDonald Avenue
Reilly
Woodward Avenue
Lake Eustis
National Trailer Association
Frank Arnall
Robert Maynard
A. H. Ashford
The
Lake Electric Company
Fish Licenses Go on Sale for 1948-49 Season
County Judge Syd Herlong announced that new 1948-49 fishing licenses go on sale next week but will not be valid until July 1. Anglers aged 15 to 65 who fish with rod and reel or outside their home county must have a license, with non residents needing a special license.
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Syd Herlong
Herlong
State Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Florida
Clermont
Groveland
Leesburg
Eustis
Mount Dora
Umatilla
Montverde
Howey
Miss Sara Jones Named WEUS Entrant in Leesburg Beauty Contest
Miss Sara Jones represents WEUS in the Florida Watermelon Festival Beauty Contest in Leesburg on June 16. The winner and chaperon receive trips to New York City and Melbourne Beach plus a $100 diamond ring. Governor-elect Fuller Warren will crown the queen Wednesday night. Miss Jones, a Umatilla native, recently finished her freshman year at Wesleyan College Macon and earned multiple civic awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Jane Jones
WEUS
Leesburg
New York City
Melbourne Beach
Fuller Warren
Miss Jones
Umiafilla High School
D.A.R
Reader’s Digest
Westervelt
Wesleyan College
Macon
Georgia
Earl Jones
Umatilla
Eustis Stores to Close for Florida Watermelon Festival
Real Cooperation Stores In Eustis and business houses will close all day Wednesday June 16 to celebrate the Florida Watermelon Festival in Leesburg. The move follows a Chamber of Commerce decision and an unwritten pact with Leesburg to close on festival days. The Eustis float features citrus farming and seafood motifs with six models and two large fish, built by the local chamber committee.
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Eustis
Leesburg
Chamber of Commerce
Winston. K. Pendleton
Chambers of Commerce
Washington
Eustis. Chamber of Commerce
Bradley Accepts Arcadia Music Director Post
Carlos D. Bradley of Eustis has been offered and accepted a contract as director of instrumental music by Arcadia and its principal. He previously led bands and glee clubs at Eustis High School and taught English. he will return to Ohio after school to write a master's thesis and pursue further study in instrumental music education at Kent State and OSU. His wife and Charlene stay in Eustis with Mrs. Beaton, hospitalized in Cleveland after a fall.
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Carlos D. Bradley
Eustis
J. W. Hawthorne
Arcadia
Bradley
Gallipolis
Ohio
Eustis High School
National Education Association
Kappa Delta, Pi
Rotsiy
Masonic Order
First Presbyterian Church
Kent State University
Institute
Ohio State University
Columbus
Charlene
Beaton
Cleveland
Local Watermelon Brokerage Active in Forty Four States
In Eustis, Bryan Anderson runs a major watermelon brokerage serving forty four states from a brick building on North Bay Street. The Cannonball melons come from 5,500 producing acres across five Central Florida counties with about 3,000 acres in Kaine County producing, packing and shipping. During the season 1,250 cars were sold in twenty five shipping days, peaking at 107 cars in one day. prices and embargoes affected sales, last year’s shippers grossed near a million dollars, with this year’s projected over $500,000 for six weeks.
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Bryan Anderson
Eustis
Florida
Anderson Concern
North Bay Street
Kaine County
Anderson
Portland
Oregon
Chicago
U.S. No. 1
Merchants Call Round-Up Day a Success in Eustis
Local merchants report increased sales on last Saturday's bargain day with one shop up at least 300 dollars from the prior Saturday. Buyers from Zellwood and Umatilla boosted outside customer traffic as Smiley Merry of the Chamber of Commerce says momentum will grow with monthly Round Up Days.
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Concensus
Zellwood
Umatilla
Smiley Merry
Chamber of Commerce
Eustis
Eustis Chamber Plans Annual Meeting Dinner
The Eustis Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting on Thursday June 17 at 7 30 p m at the Grandview Hotel Eustis. Members will attend a dinner featuring James Keith of the Orlando Chamber of Commerce.
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Eustis
Naval Reserve Active in Eustis This Summer
The Electronic Warfare Platoon of Eustis plans summer activities under the Seventh Naval District. Members Nat and Eugene Hardin join a two week cruise departing June 20 from Tampa aboard the U S S Olsen to San Juan Puerto Rico. Other members train at NAS Jacksonville. The unit recently received electronic gear and meets Tuesday nights at City Hall.
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Eustis
Nat Hardin
Eugene Hardin
Robert MacKay
Tampa
U.S.S
Olsen
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Richard Ludlam
Robert Stutzman
Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Eugene Green
Robert Schrieffer
NAS
Naval Reserve
Seventh Naval District
Harry E. Gaylord
City Softball Season Opens in 1948
The Eustis softball season began with Palm defeating Igon 9 to 6 on Monday. Bradens beat Midget Grill 24 to 16 on the following night. One seven inning game is played weekly Monday Tuesday and Thursday at the Bay Street Badger Avenue ball field. Four teams Palm Pharmacy Braden's Grocerteria Midget Grill and W M Igon Inc sponsor the league. The season is split into halves with a city championship to follow the finals.
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Eustis
Palm
Igon
Bradens
Midget Grill
Bay Street
Badger Avenue
Palm Pharmacy
Braden's Grocerteria
W.M. Igon, Inc
Housing Heads List Business Houses Added
Building in Eustis shows steady growth with permits totaling 214200 over seven months. Private homes lead in permits, followed by repairs and business construction. war-time shortages had slowed activity but recent months show resurgence.
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Eustis
Harley Hunsucker
Grove Street
Palm
Martha Lewis Rapy
Lewis
Eustis Tops Mount Dora in 8-3 Baseball Victory
Alsobrook led Eustis with five hits as they defeated Mount Dora 8-3. Jack Hooten Poulos and Surrency each had three hits. Umatilla rose from second to tie Apopka for Lake Orange League lead by routing Winter Garden 20-9.
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Bill. Alsobrook
Eustis
Mount Dora
Jack
Hooten
Poulos
Surrency
Umatilla
Apopka
Lake Orange
Winter Garden
Lake-Orange League Standings and Sunday Games
The Lake-Orange League listings show that Apopka plays Eustis and Winter Garden faces Ocoee on Sunday June 13 while Umatilla visits Clermont and Mt. Dora travels to Tavares. City Softball League schedules Igou versus Midget Grill on June 10 with Bradens against Igou on June 14 and Palm versus Midget Gril on June 15.
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Apopka
Eustis
Winter Garden
Ocoee
Umatil'a
Clermont
Mt. Dora
Tavares
Igou
Midget Grill
Bradens
Palm
Midget Gril
Pet
Umatilla
Eustis Tl
W. Garden
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Pen Lo Meeste
R. N. Dillard
Mark Twain
Junior Red Cross
Baptist Church
Henry Schneider
Paul Hudson
Bill Hunter
Phil Goddard
Arcadia Music
Waycross
Savannah
Binghampton
Peoria
J.D. Starkey
Business House
Idlewilde
Chesley
Lake County Fair Asston
Louis Bowen
Jake Bentley
Lauinary
Bates Street
John E.mccough, Jr
Gar
MacDonald A Houses
Er’ Ferran
East Crooked L Road
F. W. Matteson
King S Juck
McKee
Tom K. Hannah
Key Avenue
Her Fuller
Country Club Road
J. Navy
N. Grove Street
Chest Crowder
Lake Grade Drive
A. Barnard
Eustis Street
Gerald C. Jacobs
Magnolia Avenue
Lake -Orange League
City Softball League
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