April weddings and births brighten town life
The Drum Beat notes two spring weddings Rosalie Hill Lichliter and Russell McKinney Mary Elizabeth Simpson, plus a 10 pound baby boy born to Pickens Talley. It praises local street improvements and laments missed lake front plans while praising truck drivers and a witty quip from a party guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aisling
Mr. Lichliter
Rosalie Hill
Russell McKinney
Mary Elizabeth Simpson
New Methodist Church
Papa Pickens Talley
Fremp's Freaks Test In Life Age Of Mind
A reflective piece on aging and spirit. It argues that staying hopeful and witty keeps one young at heart. The text extols humor, cleverness, and resilience as ways to maintain zest despite aging birthdays and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. R. Fremp
Sur
Florida Senate Session Brims With Colorful Style And Snags
The Florida Legislature opens after Easter with nervous energy and lively humor as reporters note fashionable attire and a clash between decorum and splendor. Key figures include President Beacham Governor Spessard and Senator Claude Pepper, with playful shots at attache duties and Senate theatrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Senate
Florida Senate
Beacham
Sid Hinley
Spessard
Fuller Warren
Fuller
House
Claude Pepper
Florida
Florida Legislature Faces Complex Problems In 1941 Session
The Florida Legislature opens amid hopes and fears of taxpayers, business, labor, and bond holders as 1941 tasks loom. Key issues include gas tax allocation, road funds, and Brookings Institute budget reform proposals aiming at independent fiscal control and equalized assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
State Road Board
Holland
State Road Department
Association of County Commissioners
Brookings Institute
Cone
General Revenue Fund
Citrus Commission
Brookings
Tallahassee
Four More Towns Qualify With Lake County League
Four more Lake County communities Mount Dora Leesburg Lady Lake and Umatilla have completed affiliation with the Lake County League of Municipalities. The group will meet next at Eustis on Thursday April 24 to discuss matters of vital interest to the county communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Lake County League of Municipalities
Mount Dora
Leesburg
Lady Lake
Umatilla
Eustis
Florida braces for tax battles in 1941 session
The 1941 legislature faces an array of revenue schemes from state control of debt refunding to a new tax mix. Proposals include a gambling license, state income tax, vehicle inspections, and an increased drivers license fee. Lawmakers debate domestic relations reform and jock joints while education and state institutions seek funding as the budget runs red, with Amos Lewis vowing to back a higher gross receipts tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings Institute
Florida
Lake County League of Municipalities
Lake County
South Florida
Holland
Amos Lewis
Jackson County
Cone
Hilland
New Library Additions Include Mysteries and Romance
The month’s arrivals feature Speak No Evil by Mignon Eberhart set in Jamaica, Ace in the Hole a fast western by Jackson Gregory, Where Beauty Dwells by Emilie Loring on Maine coast intrigue, Mercy Island by Theodore Pratt about five castaways, and By Way of the Silverthorns a Mrs Hill romance. Also available are H. M. Pulham Esquire by J P Marquand, Fanny Edited by Michael Sadlier, In Our Life by Ellen Glasgow, and other-era titles reflecting love, adventure, and courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mignon Eberhart
Jamaica
Jackson Gregory
Emilie Loring
Maine
L.A
Mac
Cameron
Patty Lee Deland
Diana Vernon
Major Lovell
Mercy Island
Theodore Pratt
Florida Keys
Livingston Hill
Hill
H. M. Pulham
Esquire
J. P. Marquand
Boston
Fanny
Gat
Michael Sadlier
Ellen Glasgow
Virginia Tidewater
Miss Glasgow
Martin
For Sale and Reading List in a Historic Ad Row
Furnished seven room two bath house offered for 2500 dollars at 134 W Ninth Avenue with large porch and fruit trees. Also a magazine sales job seeking help to handle renewals and subscriptions for The American Home Magazine Corporation in New York. plus a list of book selections including Swamp Water and The Ghost Plane and biographies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Avenue
The
American Home
American Home Magazine Corporation
Fourth Avenue
New York
Church of Christ Lake Franklin Park Service Schedule
The Church of Christ at Lake Franklin Park Rossiter Street invites all to attend Bible study at 10:00 a.m. and preaching at 11:00 a.m. on Sundays with guest speakers on the 1st and 3rd Sundays and local pastors on other Sundays. Evening services are at 7:30 p.m. and Wednesday prayer meeting is at 7:30 p.m.
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First Methodist Church
Kenneth G. Rogers
C. M. Gudgeon
L. F. Vanderwater
Eustis Methodist Church
Samuel G. Ruegg
Tavares
Lake County Friendship Union
Groveland
Floyd Montgomery
Morningside Drive
Sylvan Shores
ST. Thomas Episcopal Church
Eustis
Florida
Church OF Christ Lake Franklin Park
Rossiter St
Sanford Road
Grady Fulmer
Winter Garden
L. B. Chastain
King
Lester Star
First Presbyterian Church
Fla
Paul Floyd Jones
S. H. Moore
D.D
S. J. Robinson
Weangn
Ameneey Boome
Church OF God
Li Street
L. A. Ford
First Church OF Christ Scientist
Grove Street
Lemon Avenue
Fountain Inn
Eustis Street
Catholic Church notices for Eustis area
The Catholic Church at Grove Street and Badger Avenue Eustis lists rectory address 234 Badger Ave and phone 222. Pastor Rev. William O Farrell announces Sunday Mass first Sunday 8 am others 10 30 am. Weekday Mass 7 30 am confessions Saturday eves of Holy Days and First Fridays 7 30. Midweek service Wednesday 7 30 pm Baptisms Sundays 3 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Badger Ave
Eustis
William O’farrell
Seed labeling laws urge buyers to read packages
The Federal Seed Act and state seed laws tighten labeling requirements to curb sale of poor quality seeds. Veg growers should read labels on seed packages, since all vegetable seed handled in interstate commerce must be labeled. The law excludes flower seeds from labeling requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Marketing Service
Vegeble
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Ree S
Ieursday
Mount Dora Publishing Company
Edith Edeburn Keller
George C. Keller
Eugene L. Downs
Veteeee
Advertisin
Bariettsi
Mount A Florida
Drum
Robert McMurray
Fifth Avenue
Fellas
Fremp’s Freaks
Paul Montgomery
First Baptist Church
LEACH
Pyetes Association
Azalea Sale
Brown Lumber & Manufacturing Co
Lake County Fuel Co
Tre
Palm Park Inn
Clermont
Stella F. Patterson
P. O
Vereen Bell
Okefenokee
Saturday Evening Post
Twentieth Century Fox
Arthur Stringer
Alaska
Paradise
Armine von Empski
Hawaii
Grantran de Poncins
King William’s Land
de Poncins
Chuacyu
Community Church Congregational
Donnelly St
Col
7Th Ave
Harry Westbrook Reed
D. D. Ster
Donnelly Street
Florence Gilbert Hanscom
Haynes Office Machine Co
Bea
Bey Eustis
Alfred Rehbaum
Thomas H. Cooley
Mount Dora, Fla
T. H. Evans
Watchmaker and Jeweler
Watch Inspector
Seaboard Airline Railroad
East Pine Street
Orlando
L. A. Tremain
Donnelly Ave
Triangle Gas Co
J. M. Smith
W. M. Kennedy
Mount Dora, Florida
Golden Triangle Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
K. of P. Hall
L. J. Drawdy
Lafe Pohlman
R. W. Horsley
Practical Jeweler
Clayton Street
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