Florida Chairman Urges United War Fund Drive
Governor Millard F. Caldwell, elected National War Fund Florida State chairman, calls Florida residents to contribute in 1945. He frames giving as an opportunity not a duty and notes the campaign supports servicemen, allies, and postwar peace efforts. Caldwell also takes on state chairmanship of the 1945 Florida Centennial War Fund campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard F. Caldwell
National War Fund
Florida
United War Fund
Caldwell
Smith Elected to Florida Power Board in St Petersburg
A W Higgins announces that A Waller Smith president of the Bank of Clearwater was elected to the Florida Power Corporation board at the company’s monthly meeting in St Petersburg. Smith has long aided Florida development and will bring business leadership to guide postwar growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Higgins
Florida Power Corporation
A. Waller Smith
St. Petersburg
Smith
Bank of Clearwater
Pinallas County
Higgins
Florida Power
R. J. McCutcheon, Jr
Power Company
Scotland
America
Cover Hill
Washington, D. C
Florida Banker’s Association
Chamber of Commerce and Community Chest
Clearwater
Green Lantern to Close Tuesday After Midweek Opening
Mount Dora restaurant keeps a shifting schedule as Anne Lord, manager of the Green Lantern, says the venue will open Wednesday and close on Tuesday to relieve local dining pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Anne Lord
The
Green Lantern
Dr Fenn's Office Closed For August Vacation
The office of Dr. H. T. Fenn on Fifth Avenue will be closed for the month of August while the Fenns are away on vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. H. T. Fenn
Fifth Avenue
Fenn
Lawn Bowling Notes From Orlando Club Poised for Hartford Meet
The Orlando Lawn Bowling Club shares poems by Reverend James K. Miller and praises sportsmanship as Mount Dora and Hartford preparations unfold. The column thanks Charles S. Bettie of the American Lawn Bowling Association and notes Mount Dora players and winter plans in Central Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James King Miller
Orlando Lawn Bowling Club
James K. Miller
Hartford
Charles S. Bettie
American Lawn Bowling Association
Mount Dora
Hartfort
Frank
Bill
Eardley
Ralph
Citrus Belt
Florida
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Jacksonville
Orlando
Willard Bryant
Charles Dutton
Robert Gowan
Mount Dorans
Public Welfare in Florida and Aid Eligibility Guidance
Florida Public Welfare boards administer aid and rehabilitation for those in need. District No. 11 in Leesburg serves the area. The Q and A explain that one cannot receive Old Age Assistance and Aid to the Blind simultaneously, though a choice is allowed. Work income can affect grants, which are need based, and readers may write Lawhire 361 or the paper for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
District No. 11
Leesburg
Navy Pair Wed After War and Weather Delays
Lt. (jg) Aura Mae Curtis and Lt. (jg) Stuart Tees Sadler, both Navy, married in a double ring ceremony at Blandford near Zellwood after a four year romance spanning seas and war. The bride is a Navy nurse. the groom from the Sadler family of Tangerine. They met in Manila and Manila Bay and planned the wedding through delays caused by weather and military duties. The ceremony was officiated by Dean Melville Johnson at Blandford with family in attendance. The couple’s honeymoon itinerary includes Seattle and a return to Jacksonville for the bride’s assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blandford
Zellwood
Aura Mae Curtis
Mary C. Curtis
Tampa
W. T. Bland, Jr
Lake Jem
Stuart Tees Sadler
USN
Sadler
Sam S. Sadler
Tangerine
Orange County
Annapolis
Curtis
Miss Curtis
Navy Nurses Corps
Pacific
Navy Hospital
Maryland
Manus
Philippines
States
Seattle
San Francisco
Buck Sadler
Chicago
Orlando Air Base
Frances Sadler
White
U.S. Naval Hospital
Jacksonville
Dean Melville Johnson
Orlando Morning Sentinel
W. T. Bland
Frances Sadler White
Buck” Sadler
Rationing Updates For Week Of July 30
Summary of ration stamp validity changes across multiple categories including processed foods blue stamps red stamps sugar stamps airplane and fuel coupons. Announces expiration dates and encourages applications by mail to save time and effort.
Plans to discontinue C gasoline coupons on October first
The War Price and Rationing Board reports plans to end the C gasoline coupons starting October 1. After that date supplemental mileage will be issued only with B coupons. C coupons will remain valid for a time and no exchange is required. The move aims to simplify distribution and record keeping.
Mrs Crowell Receives Surprise Birthday Gift
The Mount Dora Service Men's Club caretakers and friends gave Mrs. E. W. Crowell a 76th birthday present of thirty two dollars. Soldiers and campers from nearby camps joined in the token of appreciation for her faithful service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Crowell
Mount Dora
H. T Fenn
Orlando
Orlando Where Mrs. Crowell
Kiwanis Luncheon Honors Coast Guard Flotilla Members
Kiwanis luncheon introduces Commodore Whitbeck and Commander Mansfield of the US Coast Guard. Flotilla No. 10 Div. 1 led by Commander Harry Backus receives a plaque for over 600 hours of service. Also honored are Capt. Harry Wise M. B. Claflin Carl Ferran D Fletcher Crane and Paul Milner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodore Whitbeck
Mansfield
United States Coast Guard
Frank Stebbins
Coast Guard Volunteer Reserve
Eustis
Flotilla No. 10
Division 1
Harry Backus
Harry Wise
M. B. Claflin
Carl Ferran
Lake County Coast Guard Unit To Be Honored Today
Lake County's Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 10 Division 1 will be honored at a Kiwanis Club meeting marking the Coast Guard's 155th anniversary. Five members with 600 plus hours each receive citations. the unit gains a shield for excellent service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Coast Guard
Lake County
Coast Guard
U. S. Coast Guard
Kiwanis Club
Mount Dora Opens Concrete Block Works by Local Entrepreneurs
Mount Dora forms a new concrete block company named Mount Dora Concrete Works at Southoe and the railroad. Founders are A. L. Tillery and W. O. Norton, both residents, aiming to supply building materials for the Christian Home and Bible School, with additional production plans underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Morning Worship at First Methodist on Sunday
The Service of Morning Worship will be held at the First Methodist Church Sunday morning at eleven o'clock with a sermon by the Rev. George Gibson on When God's Peace Guards the Heart. Mrs. William B. Lawrence will be the pianist. Sunday School starts at 10 a.m. and Youth Fellowship meets at 6:30 p.m. All services are open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
George Gibson
William B. Lawrence
Youth Fellowship
the Ditch
L E Klatte Victim In Plymouth Highway Crash
L E Klatte of the Citrus Culture Corporation was injured when his car struck an unlit truck on the Plymouth highway last Thursday night. He required extraction after his car was crushed and was taken to Orange General. John Brown, later found at a garage, is jailed for leaving the scene and driving without lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Klatte
Citrus Culture Corporation
Plymouth
Orange General
Klatte
Murray Thomas
L. R. Marchinton
John Brown
Butler
Brown
Orange County
40 et 8 Promenade Urges Veteran Reemployment Aid
Lake County 40 et 8 meeting at Leesburg Ameri can Legion Home focused on aiding returning veterans. Tom Cooley chaired in J B Kirkpatrick’s absence, appointing Lovell and Hippler to assist Kirkpatrick in establishing a county service office at the Tavarses courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
40 Et
American Legion
Leesburg
Tom Cooley
Chef de Gare
J. B. Kirkpatrick
Tennessee
Gare
Cooley
Chas, Lovell
C. Harold Hippler
Tavares
Popes
Court House
Honor Society of
The
la Societe Des 40 Et 8
Societe
Frank Sarver Injured by Fall at Home
Frank Sarver suffered a serious fall in his house Sunday afternoon and was taken to Dr. Hollands Hospital in Leesburg. His wife, visiting in Seymour Connecticut, flew home from New York Monday night and arrived in Orlando Tuesday morning. her niece was delayed in Washington DC and must arrange another trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sarver
Niece
Central Florida WAVES surpass 100 serving nationwide
Chief A B Chitty Jr announces that over 100 Central Florida girls serve in the WAVES during the Naval Women's Reserve third anniversary week. Readers from Leesburg Umatilla Tavares Eustis Minneola Weirwood Mount Dora and others are listed among those serving in various naval establishments. Coast Guard celebrated 155th anniversary on August 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Florida
A. B. Chitty, Jr
Orlando Navy
Naval Women’s Reserve
Chitty
Lake County
Leesburg
Etta V. Johnson
Dorothy Jones
Phillis C. Harmison
Dot Kauffman
Betty Jo Ludwick
Mildred Barton Robinson
Mary B. Smith
Umatilla
Dorothy M. Brantley
Nancy Files
Tavares
Elizabethe L .Bennett
Katherine Finch
Eustistis
Betty Benavi
Lillie ‘Mae Getford
Miriam V. Choate
Flora Mae Jones
Minneola
Dora E. Bozeman
Ruth Mine Hammonds
Flora Mae ‘Reed
Mount ‘Dora
Ossié Ginther Daniel
Notes About Our Men In Service
Lt William A Vincent USNR stationed at Pre Flight School Athens Ga transferred to Air Transport Squadron Alameda for further duties. He previously served as navigation training officer in Mount Dora Fla and earned wings July 18 with the Naval Air Transport Service. Pvt William R Beasley daughter J R Beasley Mount Dora area awarded Combat Infantry Badge for actions in SWPA northern Luzon Villa Verde Santa Fe drive with the 32nd Infantry Red Arrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Vincent
U. S. Navy
Athens
USNR
Mount Dora
Fla
Air Transport Squadron
Alameda
Uties
Na’ Airene Reyorped
Navy
Marine, and
Coast Guard
Vincent
State Teachers College
Platteville
Naval Air Aiy Training Command
O. B. Hardison
USN
Naval Air Station
Glenview
Ill
Marine Coast Guard
British Air Arm
Naval Air Transport Service
William R. Beasley
J. R. Beasley
Carlton Nurseries
SWPA
32Nd
Red Arrow
126Th Infantry
Villa Verde-Santa Fe
Luzon
Villa Verde
Louise
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Lawn Bowling News
Mrs. Crowell
Kiwanis News
Odell Redd
GM 3-c
P. W. King
Don M. Kemp
Glen L. Brown
Ralph Battle
Tavares Kiwanis Club
J. E. Whitbeck
Lake Harris
Auxiliary
Backus
Claflin
Stebbins
Wise
Gorcon
M. Folger
Motors
E. Wilmot
W. Judson DeLap
Howey
Roy C. Kahler
John G. "Miller
LA Societe Des 40 ET
Sgt
Hiram Woods
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