Sixth Grade Notes at Local Elementary School
Sixth graders report 93 percent attendance after seven months and recall a short two week period before Easter. Students mention a May Day style assembly and a talk on The Cross by Rev Kenneth Rogers. Names named include Frances Dwelley Nell Conner Dorothy Peterson Howard Nutter Anne Pike Frank Keller Mildred Metcalf Ronald Caldwell Donald Hogsett Roy Key Barbara Shipes Jo McDonald Sally Sale Mae Frances Teasley Dorothy Ann Morton Evelyn Minkley Mariana Reidborough Martha Simpson Frances Wages and Helen Wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Treadwell
Twila Campour
Tampa
Frances Dwelley
Nell Conner
Dorothy Peterson
Howard Nutter
Anne Pike
Frank Keller
Mildred Metcalf
Ronald Caldwell
Donald Hogsett
Roy Key
Howard Ee Seriist
Anailic Metcal
Kenneth Rogers
the Cross
Betty Mae Whitehead
Barbara Shipes
Barbara
Florida
United States
Nee
Jo McDonald
Sally Sale
Mae Frances Teasley
Dorothy Ann Morton
Picture Lessons And Healthful Play In Our Group
A group notes year by year changes in appearance after getting photos taken by Mrs. Risley. They describe a Diamondball game in their room with both girls and boys improving as hitters. They see sport as building strong bodies and contributing to Uncle Sam, and mention Alaska’s lack of reindeer as a curious fact from U.S. government lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
U.S
Easter Party And Illness Echo School News
Marcia Jo Foster moved away on April 3. James Hall of Valhalla C joins classmates for an Easter art class. Mr Rogers and Mrs Norton supplied treats for the Easter party while Miss Doris Camp taught from Miami where she attended an Eastern Star convention. Helen Whitehead and Darlene Schaff missed due to chicken pox. C W Rogers out with influenza. Norton has perfect spelling record for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcia Jo Foster
James Hall
Valhalla
C. W. Rogers
Norton
Second Grade Perfect Spellers and Class News
Alma volonie arrives from ys Eloise Baxley visited Sanford and Martha Slayden vacationed in Orlando. Grade mothers Grady Simpson and E. S. Marsell treated students to cookies candy and ice cream. Perfect spellers for week 28 were Ernest McRee Billy Wise Eloise Baxley Patsy Dean Wanda Hurd Vera Mae Wiley. Week 29 spellers were Donald Barcus Mary Adkins Patsy Dean Wanda Hurd Vera Mae Wiley Helen Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Volenie
Eloise Baxley
Sanford
Martha Slayden
Orlando
Grady Simpson
E. S. Marsell
Ernest McRee
Billy Wise
Patsy Dean
Wanda Hurd
Vera Mae Wiley
Donald Barcus
Mary Adkins
Helen Durham
Easter Fun With Bunny Baskets And Egg Hunts
On Friday before Easter the children enjoyed bunny baskets filled with eggs prepared by Mrs G Conboy and Mrs Ed Nutter. Many had Easter egg hunts during the week and several took Easter trips to Clermont Kissimmee Sanford DeLand Daytona Beach and Tampa. Some received live colored chicks while Melvin Stevenson and David Eason stopped school for health reasons. Edward Tyndal arrived from Altoona and Alice Hall from South Carolina. We were sorry Betty Sue Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Conboy
Ed Nutter
Mary Grace Conboy
Clermont
Mae Frances Collins
Kissimmee
Boyd Atkins
Frank Hall
Sanford
Patsy Dorne
DeLand
Harry Watts
Daytona Beach
Betty Jo Eckholdt
Tampa
Melvin Stevenson
David Eason
Edward Tyndal
Altoona
Alice Hall
South Carolina
Betty Sue Scott
Confess to Mystery Reading Gains Worldwide Popularity
A promotional piece extols mystery novels as relaxing fast reads enjoyed by many prominent figures from professors to presidents. It argues widespread appeal fuels a publishing push to offer more mystery titles for general readers seeking entertainment and relief.
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Advertisement
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine presents detective fiction chosen on merit from Hammett Christie Palmer and Queen. The issue promises varied styles and high readability, with sharp printing and pocket size. On sale at newsstands for 25c, plus an offer to mail a 60 000 word anthology for 10c postage? handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dashiell Hammett
Agatha Christie
Stuart Palmer
Ellery Queen
Attendance Shifts as Illness Breaks Clean Record
An illness disrupted a prefect attendance streak as a student missed days with chicken pox while others anticipate a return to normal attendance once everyone recovers.
Hartley Hebcox Celebrates 48th Birthday in Lake County
Hartley Hebcox, a longtime Lake County leader and farmer, observes his 48th birthday on Friday. Born in 1895 in Florida, he served on the county school board for two years and spent six years on the Board of County Commissioners, succeeding his father J. C. Hethcox, a 16 year commissioner. He champions Camp McQuarrie, a premier 4-H Club camp in the Ocala National Forest, and presides as a local advocate for citrus and community activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ien
Florida
Hartley Hethcox
Cam See Cae Po Heb
Lake County
Hartley Hebcox
Board of County Commissioners
J. C. Hethcox
Hethcox
Florida Association of County Commissioners
Ocala National Forest
Florida Telephone Manager Wettstein Celebrates 33rd Birthday
Max E. Wettstein of Leesburg Florida executive vice president of Florida Telephone Corporation will observe his 33rd birthday on Friday April 17. Born 1909 in LaPorte City Iowa he moved to Florida at age three and to Lake County in 1931. He studied at the University of Florida and now leads a first class telephone company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max E. Wettstein
Leesburg
Florida Telephone Corporation
LaPorte City
Iowa
Orlando
Florida
University of Florida
Mr. Wettstein
Max
Lake County
Postmaster Jessie Perkins of Paisley Turns 76 in April
Paisley Florida postmaster Jessie Call Perkins will celebrate her 76th birthday on Thursday April 23. Born 1866 in Greenfield Ohio she studied in Norwalk Ohio taught country school at 16 and moved to Florida in 1888. She enjoys home making pine straw baskets and the pink radiance rose. Her nephew Walt Disney rose to fame with Mickey Mouse and motion pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Call Perkins
Paisley
Florida
Greenfield
Ohio
Norwalk
Lake County
Perkins
Walt Disney
Mickey Mouse
Seven Dwarfs
Eggs offered for market during Florida program push
Eggs may be sold on Tuesdays and Fridays at the State Farmers Market in Ocala under a market program. Producers are paid based on egg size and delivery. Local agents provide price details and transport guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocala
Lake County News Mailed To Chamber Members
Six thousand copies of Lake County News a quarterly paper by the Lake County Chamber of Commerce are mailed from the chamber office in Tavares. The April issue features photos of the Florida Defense Force home gardens fishing in Lake County and more, with stories on Lake County progress and new developments including the Lake County Defense Council and the Eustis Sanatorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County News
Lake County
Post Office Cooperates in Leesburg Bond Drive
The Leesburg Florida post office reports cooperation in the defense bond and stamp drive. Fourteen employees are noted as participating, supporting the national effort with purchases and promotional help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesburg
Florida
Payroll allotment hits high mark in county program
Employees enrolled fully in payroll allotment with average monthly purchases of 474.06 dollars. Postmaster Arthur W. Newett credits the effort and notes it as one of the finest participation records in the county amid Defense Savings Program performance. A list of tire and tube purchases shows many local entities, including Citrus Culture Corp and the Town of Mount Dora, with stock cited under wartime rationing rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Savings
Arthur W. Newett
E County
Lewis Carroll
G. B. Hurlburt
W. C. Watts
Citrus Culture Corp
Town of
Mount Dora
W. M. Cowart
Sidney Lane
Office of Production Management
Washington, D. C
Fifth Avenue
Donnelly Streets
Mount Dore
Florida
Church and civic groups calendar listing monthly meetings
The notice lists monthly meetings for Baptist Church groups the Lambert Mary Simpson Overhiser Circles of the WM A and Community Church Ladies Aid. It also covers Methodist Church W SCS first Wednesday meetings, American Legion and auxiliary in City Hall, Band Boosters at 7 30 in School Auditorium, Woman's Club dates, Kings Daughters, PTA first Tuesday, Kiwanis Thursday lunches, Lions Mondays, Masons and OES Thursdays, Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters midweek, Past Chiefs Club and Home Demonstration Club second Wednesdays at 2 30 in Community Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
First National Bank
Pythian Sisters
Temple
Chiefs Club
Homes of Mem
Apricots and Honey Preserve Sugar Supply Dessert
Ancient recipe notes apricots and honey as sugar rationing aid in desserts. Apricot dessert uses apricots graham flour vitaminized margarine orange juice and nuts with orange rind and honey.
Apricot Nut Dessert Steamed in Molds with Orange Sauce
Recipe directions describe mixing margarine eggs and orange juice with dry ingredients then adding liquids honey and orange rind. Fold in chopped apricots and nuts, steam three hours or one hour in individual molds. Serve with orange sauce. yields six portions.
Northern Nurse Elliot Merrick and Public Library Ties
A public library committee in Mount Dora coordinates with the Northern Nurse Elliot Merrick and Haynes Chemical Age in a local cultural project. William Eedward America, Howard R. Matern, Louis Unte Meyer are noted as contributors to the British Verse program. The effort also references No Other Road to Freedom and Stowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliot Merrick
Haynes
William Eedward
America
Howard R. Matern
Louis Untemeyer
New Additions Since April 1 Titles and Authors Listed
The list shows new books added to the library or catalog since April 1. Included are Reckon With The River by Clark McMeekin Botany Bay by Nodhoff and Hall Pied Piper by Nevil Shute Footsteps Behind Her by Mitchel Wilson The Man in Grey by Lady Eleanor Smith The Moon is Down by John Stein The Kimball Collection by Elizabeth Corbett Michael's Girl by Sophie Kerr Uncle Caleb's Niece by Lida Larri Passport to Eden by Eleanor Carroll Rope Enough by John Stephen Strange Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott Non Fiction American Glass by George S and Helen McKearin Who's Who in America Cross Creek by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark McMeekin
Botany Bay
Nodhoff and Hall
Nevil Shute
Mitchel Wilson
Lady Eleanor Smith
John Stein
Elizabeth Corbett
Michael
Sophie Kerr
Caleb
Lida Larrimore
Eden
Eleanor Carroll
John — Stephen Strange
Ivanhoe
Sir Walter Scott
George S
Helen McKearin
America
Cross Creek
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Know Where Your Money Goes Charities Warned
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce cautions residents to question solicitors before donating as many keep most or all of the money. Solicitations mimic legitimate groups and uniforms resemble the Salvation Army. The chamber offers a file on common rackets at the Court House in Tavares for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Lake County
Salvation Army
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Worldcat
Aldrich
Evelyn Minkley
Mariana Reidborouds
Martha Simpson
Frances
Helen Wages
Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
Lexington Avenue
New York, N. Y
City & State
Ian Liles
Wence
Lake
Wettstein
U.S.A
New York City
Crane Furniture Co
Post Office
Lambert, Mary Simpson and Overhiser
Community Church
Ladies Aid
Methodist Church — Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Legion Rooms
City
American Legion Auxiliary
Woman’s Club
King’s Daughters
Kiwanis
Lions
Masons
Central
Dora
Belymouth
Froda
Civilian Defense Corps
CORPS
Messenger
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