Elementary School News Recaps PTA Prize Earned and Activities
The report notes Albert Registered in renro our class from Ocoee won the PTA attendance prize of one dollar at the April meeting. Two new books were bought with the money. Evelin and L G Simpson Jr contributed for the room. Miss Camp attended the Grand Chapter session in Jacksonville April 14 15 16. Mrs Claxon Doggett substituted during absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
Renro
Ocoee
Evelin
L. G. Simpson, Jr
Iy Maeee
Miss Camp
Jacksonville
Order of the Eastern Star
Claxton Doggett
Lane
Willie MaeKey
Adrianne Norton
Pledge to the Flag Recited with Allegiance and Justice
A note on the pledge to the flag of the United States of America highlighting allegiance to the Republic for which it stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
The American Creed Belief Statement
The creed proclaims faith in the United States as a democratic republic formed of many states. It asserts duties of love respect obedience and defense of the nation and its laws, tied to principles of freedom equality justice and humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Soldiers Bitter Toward Obstructives
An overseas soldier reports that most townsfolk support the war effort except for the Tre main-Overwiser city council. He notes strong unity behind troops, but frustration at local strikes and political actions during wartime. He adds hostility toward Japanese as less intense than toward local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremain
Valley of Decision review in Mount Dora library note
A Mount Dora Public Library Committee summary praises Marcia Davenport's novel The Valley of Decision. It highlights Mary Rafferty as a devoted Irish woman guiding the Scott family through seven decades of American life from Black Friday to Pearl Harbor, portraying loyalty, drama, romance, and the steel industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcia Davenport
Mary Rafferty
Pittsburgh
Pearl Harbor
Scott
Mary
Paul Scott
Mount Dora Public
Lake County Offers Clean Water in All Towns
Lake County features 14 incorporated towns each supplying abundant clear drinking water. Community aid supports Red Cross efforts and helps residents access safe water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Backyard Poultry Output From 15 Hens and Chicks
A U.S. Department of Agriculture estimate shows 15 hens and about 50 chicks yield roughly 372 pounds of poultry and eggs annually, with 270 pounds from eggs and 102 pounds from dressed poultry. The example includes a 6 by 8 foot hen house and a 6 by 6 foot sunporch, plus practical feed hoppers and roosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca
U. $ of Agriculture
Department
Lake County Backyards Highlighted In State News
Agricultural News Service clipped a Tavares item to illustrate statewide coverage of home gardens. The report notes seventy percent of Lake County permanent families have victory gardens this spring and cites County Agent R. E. Norris on backyard poultry flocks doubling from last year, limited by chick shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Agricultural News Service
University of Florida
Tavares
Fla
R. E. Norris
Air Raid Warning Signals Explained Briefly
The blue steady blast means dim your lights and prepare. The red wavy blast commands a complete blackout. After the blue return to dimout, wait for the white all clear before turning on bright lights.
Largest gun club in the South located at Eustis
The article identifies the largest gun club in the South as being situated in Eustis in Lake County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Eustis
Lake County
Newspapers and War Effort Free Publicity Debate
The piece argues newspapers provide vast unpaid publicity for war drives and government programs since Pearl Harbor, giving space to agencies like the OPA Navy Recruiting Red Cross and more. It cites a Florida weekly showing promotional content nearly half its news, valuing the waived space at $94.60, and calls for exposing bureaucratic criticism of newspapers’ contributions.
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America
Pearl Harbor
Newspapers of
Welfare Board
Industrial Commission
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
State Livestoc Board
Florida
OPA
Navy
Red Cross
Wave Recruiting
State Welfare Board
State Department of Agriculture
OWI
Agricultural
Fifth Grade Classroom News Highlights Bonds and Flowers
Betty Karbel returns to Pennsylvania as the class reports Friday purchases of bonds by Elwood McHaffie Clovis Jacobsen and Eddie Harding and stamps by nine pupils totaling 171.35 making 1033.00 since Pearl Harbor. Faye Mary Martha Raoul Christine help keep the room bright with flowers. art featured cut tulips and hyacinths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Karbel
Pennsylvania
Elwood McHaffie
Clovis Jacobsen
Eddie Harding
Betty Ann Thompson
Pearl Harbor
Faye
Mary Martha
Raoul
Christine
United States
Raoul Barker
David Lanier
Floyd Risley
James Sills
Mary Martha Simpson
Frances Wages
Marilyn Taylor
Schoolroom Spellers Form Teams for Recess Play
In our room for two weeks are James Hall Clerance Hobdy Alvis Williams Laurence Willard Mabel Liles Maxine Liles Bettye Ann Ray Christine Sills and Joanne Summerlin Wallace Lanier moved to Georgia and is missed. David Blanchard leads the Reds and Bettye Ann Ray leads the Blues in local recess games. We create flower designs for windows and make V garden posters. Rex Key's aunt Helen is visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hall
Clerance Hobdy
Alvis Williams
Laurence Willard
Mabel Liles
Maxine Liles
Bettye Ann Ray
Christine Sills
Joanne Summerlin
Wallace Lanier
Georgia
David Blanchard
Reds
Blues
Rex Key
Helen
Two Girls Move On As Class Completes Bond Sale
We lose Bobbie Sue Teasley to Cocoa and Joan Thomas to Reading Pa. Easter cards and booklets replace Health Poster border as the class reports a Bond Sale Friday with 7.90 in stamps and 100 in bonds. Bond buyers were Patricia Dean Ellen Marsell Jean Pike and Mrs Maglathlin. The room total now stands at 866.05 invested in stamps and bonds. Perfect spellers for week 28 were S J Aldrich Alan Claflin Daniel Sapp Billy Wise Conrad Cannon Mary Adkins Eloise Baxley Patricia Dean Birdie Mae Durham Wanda Hurd Carolyn Keller Ellen Marsell Martha Simpson Joan Omas. For week 29 the list includes Alan Claflin Daniel Sapp Billy Wise Conrad Cannon Mary Adkins Eloise Baxley Patricia Dean Wanda Hurd Jean Pike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobbie Sue Teasley
Joan Thomas
Reading
Patricia Dean
Ellen Marsell
Jean Pike
Maglathlin
Buy a Jeep Drive boosts war bond drive by students
A high school group joined in the Buy a Jeep Drive raising 114.40 in stamps and bonds with 20 students buying stamps and three bonds for 25 dollars each. The class plans to increase the total before June. Earlier week, the class moved to a new room with help from Mr. Loveless and high school students. Betty Jo Eckholdt returns to the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Parker
John Marsell
Paul Hopkins
Mr. Loveless
Betty Jo Eckholdt
Second Grade Room Move Brings Sunshine and Change
The class moved to a smaller second grade room after Miss Neel’s 34 pies forced 25 pupils out. They enjoy more sun in the new quarters and note the loss of Jay Thomas who returned to Ivania. Mrs Roseborough sent frosted graham crackers for milk and April birthdays featured animal crackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tavares
Billy Pat Harding
Miss West
Miss Dennis
Freddy Roseborough
Jimmy Woods
Norman Pincher
Dann Stovall
Meredith Folger
Martha Jane Lane
Alton Watts
Margery Ruth Gloner
Melvin George
Blondie Bunnell to Observe 43rd Birthday in Eustis
M. F. Bunnell of Eustis known as Blondie, Kiwanis Division lieutenant governor and Florida Public Service Company district manager, will celebrate his 43rd birthday on Sunday April 25. Born in Minneapolis in 1900, he attended grade school there, then high school in Orlando and earned an engineering degree at the University of Florida. He favors golf, carnation as a flower, and says he likes all foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Bunnell
Eustis
Mayor Prevatt of Tavares Observes 48th Birthday
May or Prevatt J. Babe Prevatt, head of Tavares and Lake Region Packing Association, keeps his tradition of public service as he marks his 48th birthday on Sunday. Born in Kissimmee, he moved to Lake County in 1925 and enjoys hunting, cattle raising, and ice cream, with rose as a favorite flower. He is a Mason, Baptist, and past president of the Tavares Kiwanis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B
Babe) Prevatt
Tavares
Lake Region Packing Association
Kissimmee
Florida
Babe
Lake County
Tavares Kiwanis
Retirement birthday of Dr Henry C Henricksen of Eus tis
Dr Henry C Henricksen of Eustis celebrates his 74th birthday on April 28. Born 1869 in Denmark, he studied at Copenhagen, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Columbia. He became a US citizen in 1898 in Lake County and later joined the AAAS, ACS, Florida State Horticultural Society, and the Christian Science Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Henricksen
Eustis
Denmark
State Agricultural College
Copenhagen
State College of Iowa
State College of Pennsylvania
Columbia University
Henricksen
Florida
United States
Lake County
American Association For the Advancement of Science
American Chemical Society
Florida State Horticultural Society
Christian Science Church
Umatilla man J C Powers to celebrate 39th birthday
J C Powers of Umatilla, farmer and truck garden operator, will observe his 39th birthday Friday, April 30. Born in 1904 in Waverly Florida, he moved to Lake County in 1922 and is a Methodist, Kiwanian, Mason, and Woodman, plus past president of the Umatilla Business Men's Association and a member of the Umatilla Kiwanis Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C .Powers
Umatilla
Waverly
Florida
Lake County
Church Announcements and Service Times
Church announcements list staff names and weekly schedule for services and activities. Includes Sunday school at 11. sermon at 1. youth fellowship and evening programs. midweek choir practice and prayer meetings. Also notes First Baptist Church at Sixth and Tremain with service topics and training union.
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Ee Dees
Canvee Dopeett
M. Gudgeon
Brown Unday
Churen
Evnyone
First Baptist Church
Corner Sixth and
Tremain
Otison
McCown J. Bible School
Sutt
Bible School
Ene Training Union
Jesus
Warney
Community Church Services with Sermon and Study
The notices list Donnelly J Cor Th Are James Austin Richards D D pastor Hanscom elia Stein as soloist. Morning worship at 11 00 with sermon titled Children of the Resurrection. A 30 P M Lenten study on Amos led by the pastor follows.
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Community Church Pengregationss
Church of Christ Service Schedule at Lake Franklin Park
The Church of Christ on Rossiter Street holds Bible study at 10:00 A.M. and communion at 11:00 A.M. on the 2nd Sunday L. B. Chastain. from the 4th Sunday Lester Starling. Evening service 7:30 P.M. and Wednesday prayer meeting also at 7:30.
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Church OF Christ Lake Franklin Park
Rossiter St
Sanford
L. B. Chastain
Lester Starling
St. Senccy
Church OF God
Florida Cor
Grove St
Lemon Ave
Fountain Inn Duston
Northis Street
Eileen —Tian
Pobties
Lake County Leads in Blood Bank Quota Payment and Donations
Lake County becomes the first county in the Fifth District to pay 100 percent of its blood bank quota and records high donor numbers. The county contributed 465.72 in cash plus 234.28 from the Chamber of Commerce to reach the 700 quota, with totals by community listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Florida
Lake Countians
Tavares
Leesburg
Astatula
Clermont
Eustis
Fruitland Park
Groveland
Howey
Lady Lake
Mascotte
Minneola
Montverde
Mount Dora
Umatilla
Bomber Funds Grow in Lake County War Bond Drive
Lake County reports rapid growth in two funds for military aircraft. A bomber fund has $107,222.20 collected toward a bomber named for Lake County, tied to February and March bond sales exceeding quotas by $23,631.45 and $83,590.75 respectively. The farmer plane fund reaches $58,969.58.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
R. E. Norris
Lake County Farmer
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Aed Atkins
Jack Dukes
L. La.Harper
Billy Harriet
Jackie Hutchinson
George Lashar
Ernest McRee
Lee Edward McRee
A. T. Stovall
Phillys Conant
Mae Frances Collins
Mary Grace Conboy
Aa Conner
Marilyn Karbel
Frank Hallance Phillips
Mary Anne Kelley
Marjorie Liles
Marie Montag
Peggy Lou Nutter
Aline Paul
Betty Scott
Edith Edeburn Keller
George C. Keller
Eugene L. Downs
Lovett’s
Piggly Wiggly
Builders Supply Company
Casi
Lake
Kiwanian Bunnell
Mayor Prevatt
H. C. Henricksen
J. C. Powers
ST. Thomas Episcopal Church
Lemon and
Aay
Florimer Rilboora
Se Lutheran Church
Augustana Synadrone
BH. Linden
ST. Mary’s Catholic
Cor. Grove St
Badger Ave
William O'Farrell
Orya
P. Hall
Iee Y
Bigate
Utchins
M. ‘Co Kirkland
Alfred Rehbaum
W. M. Kennedy
Mount Dora, Florida
Tidi
Haynes Office Machine Co
Topic
Spencer Corsetiere
Kyle Gillespie
Ninth Street
Agnes Princehorn
Kimeball Garage
George C. Haas
Sorrento, Fla
East Town
St. Mary’s Baptist Church
Rev. S. Jordan
Helping Hand Club
Joe Boles
New Pallbearers Society
Eli Gilbert
Grandview Street
Lelia James
Minnie Bailey
Charlie Pool
Sam
Mary McDuffie
R. W. Horsley
Clayton Street
Mount Dora, Fla
Crane Furniture Co
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