Kiwanis News Quiz On Rivers In The Bible
Kiwanis members held a program titled Rivers in the Bible and conducted a quiz on the topic. Kiwanians Tom Murray of Eustis and Harry P. Johnson of Tavares led the event with Lt. Cecil Parker and Capt. William Stewart on leave. Inductions into the Army were noted for J. F. Groves and Dr. Otis W. Foye. Roland Morse supplied cigars. Caxton Doggett won the attendance prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Rivers
Tom Murray
Eustis
Harry P. Johnson
Tavares
Cecil Parker
William Stewart
Milton Teasley
James W. Piowaty
J. F. Groves
Otis W. Foye
Roland Morse
Caxton Doggett
Encouragements at the First Baptist Church Mount Dora
The First Baptist Church of Mount Dora reports renewed gifts after paying the mortgage and finishing Bible School rooms. Chaplain Downs visits. new pulpit furniture is dedicated. Kiwanis guests invited. a missionary pageant planned and offerings support a Boys High School project in Nigeria's Niger Delta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Mount Dora
Downs
Foye
Kiwanis Club
Steves
Donald Bryant
Schuman
Idilio
Charles R. Tucker
New England
Florida
Malaria Research Leader Joins Rockefeller Foundation Staff
Dr. Glendy G. Sadler has been accepted by the Rockefeller Foundation and assigned as assistant to malaria expert Dr. Mark Boyd. He will work from Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee and in Tallahassee, with headquarters in Florida. Sadler is on inactive duty with the U.S. Navy for a mild blood pressure issue after a six month malaria research and epidemiology course at the U.S. Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendy G. Sadler
Rockefeller Foundation
Mark Boyd
Florida State Hospital
Chattahoochee
Boyd
Tallahassee
Sadler
U. S. Navy
Jie
U. S. Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Maryland
Obituary: Mr Madel Hutcheson 42 Dies After Illness
Mr Madel Hutcheson died at his Highland avenue home Thursday night April 20 after a lingering illness. He leaves a widow, his mother and father, a son William, a daughter Maggie, three sisters Ina Alexander Reedsville Ga Annie May Brown Savannah and Sweeter Hightower Tatnall Ga, and six brothers Elija Arrison Corley Algerine Newborne William all Dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madel Hutcheson
Highland Avenue
William
Maggie
Ina Alexander
Reedsville
Annie May Brown
Savannah
Sweeter Hightower
Tatnall
Elija
Arrison
Corley
Algerine
Newborne
Snow birds depart as shuffleboard and bingo fill rooms
The afternoon shuffleboard club stays busy with cards and 500 games. A Saturday bingo drew crowds despite a shower. Mrs. Caro line Torrens returns from St. Pete while many snow birds plan northward exits to New York Indiana Atlantic Mass Ohio Rhode Island and Conn. A pair of ladies split a recent match against two strong men and the sideliner ponders future rivalry as two players head north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Torrens
St. Pete
Hartshorn
New York
Rush Boggs
Indiana
John Houston
Atlantic
Mass
Ralph Lawrence
Bert Meyers
Ohio
A. C. Jenney
Rhode Island
Mina Gettys
Fanny Dickey
Herbert A. Sillence
Hartford
Conn
David Ayers
Brooksville
Leesburg Attorney Tim Sellar Seeks House Seat Group One
Leesburg attorney Tim M. Sellar, a school board trustee and 46 year old resident of Leesburg, seeks the Group One House of Representatives nomination. A DePauw and Northwestern/HARVARD trained lawyer, he served as WWI infantry officer and four decades in the Army Reserve. He led American Legion Post 52 and chairs local civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim M. Sellar
Leesburg
House of Representatives
E County
Sellar
DePauw University
Northwestern University
Harvard University
Infantry
United States Army Reserve
Grover C. Mahoney
American Legion
Veterans’ Claims
Per Nee
Cookie Sale Saturday by Girl Scouts at Donnelly Ave Store Room
The Girl Scouts will hold a cookie sale Saturday at the store room on Donnelly avenue next to the bank. They welcome donations of cookies for the sale and appreciate patronage.
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Donnelly Avenue
Band Concert at the Communi Building Tuesday Evening
A band concert is scheduled for Tuesday evening in the Communi Building. The Glee Club performances will include numbers performed by both genders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communi
Glee Club
Red Cross Home Service Finds Twin Surprise for Soldier
A Southwest Pacific private, separated from his wife who was about to give birth, sought help from a Red Cross Field Director. The director wired home and four days later the soldier learned his wife had twins, a joyful twist in wartime communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Service
Southwest Pacific
Red Cross
Lake County Citrus Boom Seen At Nearly $1000 Per Person
Lake County citrus season yields an estimated 24 million dollars in income seen as nearly 1000 dollars per resident. Workers, drivers, packing house staff and related trades share in the fortune along with railways, merchants, and government revenues from taxes and war bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
R. E. Norris
Sam
United States
Makin
Murphy Act Lands Sale Date Set for June 12
The next Murphy Act lands sale will occur on June 12, with lands reverting to the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund. All items must be in the Agent’s Office at the Court House in Tavares by the 8th. The sale list will appear in the May 11 Topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Improvement Fund
George J. Dykes
Band Boosters Club Meeting At School House
The Band Boosters Club will meet tonight at 8 p m at the school house. Mrs Grady Simpson urges all members to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Simpson
Press- Soph
Wees
Notes About Our Men In Service
Letters from service members reveal Capt Henry W Land arrived overseas with no location given Major Thomas H Cooley returns from Army Hospital at Thomasville Ga and gains strength Wilbur Van Zant visits family after Pacific duties in Rhode Island York and Miami Pfc Ralph E Chapman describes active combat in the Pacific detailing nightly shelling fox hole living and air bombardment, noting our artillery naval support and repeated Japanese assaults with casualties and persistent fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Cooley
Army
Thomasville
Wilbur van Zant
McMmke
Pacific
Rhode Island
York
Florida
Miami
Strawberry runners set this month for next year
Strawberry growers plan to produce more runners this month to enable plants for the year’s crop to be set out by October or November. This step aims to establish enough stock for the next season.
Scrap Drive Continues as Residents Urged to Help
Three more loads of paper have been collected and another is being prepared for shipment. Mr. Nutter and Boy Scout helpers will call for scrap residents cannot bring to the salvage station, with phone numbers 2504 and 2651. Volunteers to prepare paper for shipment are welcomed. last week four men averaging 71 years worked well, with one almost 90. Younger volunteers are urged to assist for an hour or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nutter
Mr. Whiting
Mount Dora Woman's Club Chooses New President
Mount Dora Woman's Club members met April 18 at Mrs Ar thur Pratt home to plan the coming season. After the meeting the president served tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Woman's Club
Arthur Pratt
Half Holidays Begin Next Week in May
The summer half-holidays start next week with the first Wednesday in May and run through the last Wednesday in September. Stores and post office close Wednesday afternoons while the bank remains open until 2 pm and still closes at noon on Thursdays.
WAAC Recruiters to Visit Local Post Office May 2
Wave recruiter Ann Harris of Jacksonville and Navy specialist C. M. Allen from Orlando will be at the local post office Tuesday morning May 2. Mrs. Elizabeth B. Kramer, WAVES recruiter, announces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Harris
Jacksonville
C. M. Allen
Navy
Orlando
Elizabeth B. Kramer
Mail Schedule Maps Weekday Routes and Times
Incoming mail from Leesburg and north and south arrives 9 45 A M and 4 P M Regular and Air Mail. Star Route from Orlando is 9 00 A M and Leesburg 6 00 P M Outgoing mail to Sanford Leesburg and Orlando etc 9 15 A M and 5 30 P M Star Route times include 8 30 A M 4 30 P M and regular plus air mail duties.
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Leesburg
Sanford
Orlando
Eustis
Tavares Leesburg
No Increased Feed Value From Soaking Pulp For Cows
Farmers report no gain in milk cows when beet pulp or citrus pulp is soaked before feeding. Observers note limited digestible energy and suggest feeding dry pulp or alternative roughage may be more effective for milk production.
Lavin Bowling Club notes and season records
The Lavin Bowling Club reports after play we collect mats and switch off lights. Maj Charles L Marsh returns for summer, becoming the 134th member. Seasonal records include Miles Hadsall at 84 scoring six up, Frank Parker eight points in one end, and Henry Edson Jones with a double toucher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Decker
Elizabeth
New Jersey
Maj
Charles L. Marsh
Electric Light Department
Charles Weeks
Alexander Kerr
Herbert Sillence
Bennett
Meyer
Sheldon
Patterson
Mercer
Walworth
Mayo
Farbers
Henry Edson Jones
Harry Swift
Frank Parker
Marian Poole
Aleck Kerr
Judge Meads
Miles Hadsall
Service Men's Club welcomes soldiers at Mount Dora visit
Report from Madison Wisconsin volunteers praising Mount Dora and the Service Men's Club. Highlights include friendly hospitality and multiple soldiers noting the town as one of the best they have seen. The club hosted 281 attendees last week and about 4 000 men over January February and March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Madison
Wisconsin
Sam Sadler
Kramer
Service Men’s Club
Church remodeling makes good progress
The interior remodeling of the Community Church nears completion this year with much finish and painting still to come. The new chancel is open and the general effect is visible. The organ is expected to be in use again this Sunday. Approval of the work is unanimous.
Election Clerks and Inspectors Appointed in Lake County
The May 2 primary election in Lake County has appointed clerks and inspectors. Mount Dora precinct 20 lists clerk C E Brooks and inspectors J G LaDue H S Whitehead L C Jerue. Sorrento precinct 5 lists clerk C M Brown and inspectors Schrup Oscar Torbert C M Davey. Lake Jem precinct 18 lists clerk John A Heist and inspectors James Sanders A L Jackson Mrs Adelaide Conner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Mount Dora
C. E .Brooks
J. G. LaDue
H. S. Whitehead
L. C. Jerue
Sorrento
C. M. Brown
Schrup
Oscar Torbert
C.M. Davey
Lake Jem
John A. Heist
James Sanders
A. L. Jackson
Adelaide Conner
Mount Dora Fresh Vegetable Shipment Marks First Rail Car Load
The first car load of vegetables ever shipped from the Mount Dora railroad station was sent last week from Piowary Farms. Dozens of car loads of citrus are shipped from here, and vegetables in smaller quantities are common, but this is the first time vegetables have been dispatched in a full car.
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Mount Dora
Piowary Farms
Salvation Army Leaders Assigned To Jacksonville
Captain and Mrs. George Woods of the Salvation Army leave Sanford for Jacksonville to lead a corps and help open a new boys club. They arrived in Sanford Jan 1 1943 after training in Atlanta, led extensive community work, and leave a large network across Lake County. Their successors are not yet announced. Buy war bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Woods
Salvation Army
Mount Dora
Sanford
Jacksonville
Ming
Atlanta
Woods
Kiwanis Club
Boys and Girls
The
Defense Council
Cochairman
Division of Recreation
Naval Affairs
Ministerial Assn
USC Council
Chamber of Commerce
Lanham Act
Florida Assn. of Social Workers
Sanford Boys Club
Marine Corps
Captain Woods
Myself
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Kiwanis News
the Baptist Church
MR. Madel Hutcheson
Shuffleboard Club
Waterloo
Magne
Mr. H
Cookie Sale
Spessard L. Holland
State Department of Public Safety
J. J. Gilliam
Safety Department
Olin Hill
Red Cross Home Service Program
Home Service of the Red Cross
International Red Cross
Band Boosters
Henry W. Land
Pfc
Ralph E. Chapman
WAAC
Lavin Bowling Club
Captain George Woods
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