First Donor List Signals Generous Support for District High Field
Donations toward completing the District High athletic field are flowing, with H. Frank Isted of First State Bank of Eustis serving as treasurer. The effort expands via direct mail to parents and winter residents, with weekly donor publications and personal solicitations for nonrespondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Frank Isted
First State Bank of
Eustis
John H. Kauffman
Webb Ley
Hugh Geiger
C. A. Lawrence
Ha Ce. Harris
Packers and Canners Committee
Eustis News
Douglas Igou
Grand View Hotel
Parent-Teachers Association
Lee Fallin
R. H. Williams
L. R. Bowen
Airman
Raymond Hancock
Ferran
W. A. Hunter
Roulon C. Harris
Packers and Canners
H. C. Harris
B. G. Anderson
Barney Dillard
R. H.williams
C. Harold Hippler
Frank Stebbins
C. M. Tyre
J.uraham Reilly
Joe Sichelberger
Iman
Earl Lundy
C. S. Marore
Charmen
Orange Ave Receives New Asphalt Coat In Tampa Contractors Plan
City manager R. L. Maynard announced Cobb Construction of Tampa completed the base of asphalt and crushed stone for about eight tenths of a mile on Orange avenue from Bay street to the city limits. A seal coat will be added in about 10 days after the base sets. No word yet on retreading 30 other Eustis streets by Manley Construction of Leesburg, though a 10 day delay was cited. The $28,000 contract covers streets excluding Bay street and Orange avenue, state-maintained corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Avenue
Cobb Construction Company of
Tampa
R. L. Maynard
Maynard
Bay Street
Manley Construction Company
Leesburg
Eustis
Manley
State Road Department
Pine Street
Police Crash Boat Fund Is Completed
Eustis citizens donated enough money and gifts to finish the police crash boat project. Chief J. S. Dickerson notes a war surplus navy crash boat was gifted by Barney and a trailer by Treadwell Welding, furnishing the rescue craft and related equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis
J. S&s. Dickerson
Barney
Treadwell Welding Shop
Frantic force fails to find fantom frog in office
Elmer the frog with a cheerful croak unsettles the Harry E. Morse Company in the Fountain Inn building. Office staff search desks and drawers but cannot locate the uninvited amphibian as he croaks at clients and workers. Post inaction leads to speculation the animal may be next door in a bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer
Harry E. Morse Company
Fountain Inn
Donald Vaughn
Roy Sample
Harry Fertig
Morse
Mrs Treen Recovering After Major Operation
Mrs Frank Treen wife of the Eustis fire engineer was improving yesterday after a major operation at Waterman Memorial hospital Tuesday. She was taken ill late last week and admitted to the hospital Sunday with serious condition. Friends in Eustis wish her a speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Treen
Eustis
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Fire Chief Alvin Green recalls James Baldwin in Newton
Alvin Green, retired fire chief and railroad car inspector living in Eustis, says he knew Jimmy Baldwin's father James Baldwin when he was fire chief in Newton New Jersey. He notes James Baldwin later moved to Sussex New Jersey to live with another son while Green worked for the railroad in Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Green
Eustis
Jimmy Baldwin
James Baldwin
Newton
N. J
Sussex
Green
Newton, N. J
Merchants Call Meeting for June 27 in Chamber of Commerce
The Eustis Retail Merchants Association urges active participation with personal passion. Attend the meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday June 27 in the Chamber of Commerce to discuss calendar events and association goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis Retail Merchants’ Association
Chamber of
Eustis Stores Open Wednesday For Fourth of July
Eustis business establishments will stay open all day Wednesday to observe the Fourth of July. Col. C. E. Lester, secretary of the Eustis Chamber of Commerce, announced the change to help residents shop before the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis
Col. C. E. Lester
Eustis Chamber of Commerce
Delegates Leave For National Elks and Lions Events
Sheriff and Mrs Willis V McCall of Eustis depart for New York to attend the National Convention of Elks as delegates from lodge 1578. Mr and Mrs Walter Hancock of Eustis travel by auto to New York as alternate delegates and will then go to Philadelphia for Lions and Pragon Club conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis V. McCall
Eustis
New York City
National Convention of Elks
Eustis Lodge
Hancock
Miller Addresses Kiwanis Luncheon
W. Kenneth Miller of Orlando spoke to the Eustis Kiwanis Club at the Grand View hotel about federal building regulations he calls inadequate and urged more civilian building to speed veteran housing. Ten visitors attended including L. T. Johnson Buffalo Gerald Wilson Tampa Herman Parson B Hipson Umatilla J. L. Hunt Sanford L. H. King Winter Park Glenn L. Brown Frank Banning Tavares K B Clark O M Grimstad Eustis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Kenneth Miller
Orlando
Eustis Kiwanis Club
Grand View Hotel
Miller
L. T. Johnson
Buffalo
N. Y
Gerald Wilson
Tampa
Herman Parson
Co. B. Hipson
Umatilla
J. L. Hunt
Sanford
L. H. King
Winter Park
Glenn L. Brown
Frank Banning
Tavares
K. B. Clark
O. M. Grimstad
Eustis
Building Permits Issued for Local Commercial and Garage Projects
Henry McClendon received a permit Tuesday to construct a one story stone store building on Palmetto between Russell and Bates for about 300 dollars. George J. McKeehan was granted a permit for a garage apartment on Pendleton between Eustis and Grove for about 300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McClendon
Palmetto
Russell and
Bates Streets
George J. McKeehan
Pendleton Street
Eustis
Grove
Burnette Takes Over Eustis Laundry Plant Management
Jerry Burnette, ex Western Auto worker, will manage the Eustis Laundry and Dry Cleaners at 922 Macdonald Avenue with plans to add two new delivery trucks. A Navy veteran, he commanded the Sea Witch submarine in World War II and earned terminal leave last February before settling in Joyce apartments with his wife Jacqueline Clower. Burnette is a Lions Club member and has six years of service, including four in the last war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Burnette
Western Auto
Eustis
Macdonald Avenue
Burnette
Pacific
Navy
Joyce Apartments
Jacqueline Clower
Lion’s Club
L. J. Taylor Returns From Business Trip
Lawrence J. Taylor, Eustis druggist, has returned from a trip into Georgia in a futile search for a registered pharmacist and also travelled as far south as Tampa on the same mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence. J. Taylor
Eustis
Georgia
Tampa
Legion Youth Edifice Model Unveiled For Civic Center
A scale model of the proposed Legion Youth Center civic building was unveiled at a joint meeting of Ernest Westbrook post American Legion and Chamber of Commerce Youth Center committee at Grand View hotel. Architect W Kenneth Miller presented a detailed plan featuring a 35 by 65 foot main auditorium with side legions and wings for Youth Center and Scout facilities. Finishing touches will be added in Orlando over two weeks and the final model will tour store windows before detailed plans and a fundraising drive proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion-Youth Committee
W. Kenneth Miller
Orlando
Ernest Westbrook Post
American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Grand View Hotel
Legion Quarters
Sea Scouts
Accoustical
Accoustics
Miller
Eustis
Scouts at Camp Wewa Brief Attendance Change
Troop 8's contingent to Camp Wewa shrank to five due to last minute family plans. Herbert Marshall of DeLand joins as a cabin member, while L. M. Thomas from Troop 8 staffs the dining hall. Eagle Scout Hugh Campbell and First Class Hippy Hippler work on Merit Badges as ten new Scouts pursue Second Class and First Class projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Wewa
Herbert Marshall
DeLand
Radio Court
E. C. Marshall
L. M. Thomas
Thomas
County Board Holds Important Session At Groveland
Lake County Realtors subscribe 750 dollars at a Groveland meeting to educate the public on realtor meaning and to promote countywide real estate teamwork. Thirty-one members discuss unified county sales, sharing commissions and boosting credits, with next meeting set for September in Eustis. Kent Pendleton presides. Mercer Helms and Stewart Bowman hold key posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Board of Realtors
Woman's Club
Groveland
Florida
Coral Gables
Lake County
Fort Myers
Eustis
Grand View
Lake County Realtors
Tom Hammond
Palm Beach Realtors
Lake County Group
Kent Pendleton
Mercer D. Helms
Leesburg
Stewart H. Bowman
Clermont
Fred Hancock Joins Marines Brightens Local Football Hopes
Fred Hancock 18 son of Mr and Mrs R J Hancock 29 South Mary Street has joined the U S Marine Corps and is at the Paris Island base S C He is six feet one inch tall and 225 pounds and was president of his Eustis High School junior class He earned letters in football and basketball and his joining is expected to lift marine football prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred. Leslie. Hancock
R. J. Hancock
South Mary Street
U. S. Marine Corps
Marine Base
Parris Island
S. C
Eustis
First Baptist Church Continues Cottage Prayer Meetings
The series of cottage prayer meetings started recently by members of the First Baptist church will continue Friday night at the homes of W. W. Campbell J. W. Harper John Rich and Mr. Monn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
W. W. Campbell
J. W. Harper
John Rich
Mr. Monn
Community group urges dues and attendance at meeting
A call emphasizes paying dues alone isn’t enough to stay involved. It invites members to a meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday at the MERCE building to show interest, noting future meetings will be the third Thursday each month at 8 p.m. at the O. of C. It ends with a brief remark that it is a one man effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis Retail Merchants’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
O. of C
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H. F. Geiger
Andrew Auble Oveeeeseteee
Jack Kirby
Orange Ave
Eustis Lions Club
Eustis Elks Lodge
Bro Ole Opry Company
Arnold
Willis McCall
Bcretary
the Elks
Lions Club
Th Arnold
Harry-Anna Crippled Children’s
Eddy Arnold
Cal Elks
James J. Fernandez
Sec
Shimer Gove
Eddy
Dickerson
Patrgnnage Raye Gordedly
Mar
First State Bank
Josn Eichelberger
G. W. Bronson
Friend
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Fantom Frog
Nat
Eustis Elks and Lions’ Club
Kiwanis
Sea Witch
L. J. Taylor
Legion
Civic Center
Wewa
Fred Hancock
Marines
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