Memorial Monuments and Sinner Search For Savior At Baptist Church
Pastor Sutley sets Sunday sermon topics at 11 AM Memorial Monuments and 8 PM A Sinner Searches For a Savior. Lord s Supper to follow morning service. New young people department formed with Mrs Sutley teaching. Carpenters finish work. painting to start. Music notes outline Sunday selections and choir additions including Raymond LaBreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutley
Carpenters
Harold Mellum
Swartz
Charles Stokley
J. D. Mosteller
Mount Dora
Raymond LaBreck
LaBreck
Hanscom
Demorest
Delphia Norman
MacDonald
Mixed color corn seed from government agent grows near Mount Dora
G C Gloner of Wolf Branch east of Mount Dora shows four ears of vari colored corn from last year's government seed. He has two acres maturing and plans to plant 10 acres next year. Ears measure 6 to 8 inches, with red yellow orange and white kernels. He asks readers to name the corn variety a seed source for next season.
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G. C. Gloner
Wolf Branch
Mount Dora
Red Cross July Report by Mrs Kramer Details Staff Hours
Red Cross July report lists Staff Assistants nine workers totaling 83 hours and Home Service two workers totaling 172 hours.
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Red Cross
Elizabeth Kramer
Florida State Guard Heads to Camp Blanding Training
About 350 Florida State Guard members will attend a seven day basic training course at Camp Blanding from August 6 to 12. They will arrive August 6 at noon and stay in Induction Station quarters, with intensive courses starting August 7 under Col. E. C. Rose and Col. J. W. Healy. Brig. Gen. Vivian Collins will speak on the mission of the Florida State Guard.
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Florida State Guard
Camp Blanding
E. C. Rose
J. W. Healy
District 5
Fourth Service Command
Vivian Collins
Mount Dora Unit mourns Gold Star mother Mrs Cooper
Eleanor Jackson, secretary of Mount Dora Unit No 35 American Legion Auxiliary, reports that Mrs A A Cooper a Gold Star mother was not a member of their unit though she attended Memorial Day events. Mae Fenton represented the unit at Mrs Cooper's funeral and the group laments not learning of the death sooner.
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A. A. Cooper
Mount Dora
American Legion Auxiliary
Eustis
Per
Mae Fenton
Gold Star
Department of Florida
Eleanor Jackson
Sec
American Legion
Karl Lehmann Named Kiwanis Luncheon Speaker
Karl Lehmann executive manager of the Florida War Finance Committee will speak at the Kiwanis luncheon in Tavares on Thursday August 3. Lehmann is expected to discuss Florida’s achievements in the Fifth War Loan Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Lehmann
Florida War Finance Committee
Kiwanis
Tavares
Lehmann
Florida
Tangerine Growers May Seek News Ad Fund
Tangerine growers and shippers campaign to raise a 10 cent per box levy and prorate during peak season to fund broad advertising and distribution in about 229 markets. A 11 member committee backs the plan to prevent market gluts as Florida eyes a 5 to 6 million box crop, aiming to keep prices near 1943 44 levels. A War Food Administration order and public hearing will follow once industry unity is achieved.
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Flor
War Food Administration
Shippers Advisory Committees
John Moscrip
Citrus Commission
Florida
Moscrip
Tangerine Committee
al Connelly
Winter Garden
Wartime eye strain affects first-time vision complaints
A recent Florida Op survey finds many people who never thought they had vision problems reporting eye strain due to wartime conditions. The report notes heightened strain among workers and civilians alike as tensions rise.
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Florida
Notes About Our Men In Service
Local families track service members across theaters as several relatives relocate. Twins PVTS Reuben and Roscoe Humphrey are noted with Roscoe at Fort Ga and Reuben likely aboard a ship. Transfers include Lt Cecil Parker to Avon Park Air Base and Bob Burkart to Camp Polk Mississippi.
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Rueben
Roscoe
Cecil Parker
Avon Park Air Base
Lawn Bowling News Highlights 1944 Provincial Affiliation Notes
Secretary Harold received a 1944 annual pamphlet from the Provincial Lawn Bowling Association detailing international rules, game play, tournament results, and lists of 151 Ontario clubs. The ad section includes Clearwater and New Smyrna clubs not affiliated with the national body and Mount Dora’s Florida listings. T. C. Reed from Orlando competed in the 1943 Toronto event, losing in semis and finals, while Canada beat the U.S. 150 to 109 in the Canadian–States series. Milwaukee’s 1944 schedule lists Emmet L. Richardson as president and Charles D. Weeks as VP and publicity chair. Mount Dora misses the Eastern Division tourney due to illness, with Mount Dora affiliates anticipated at New Haven.
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Harold
Lawn Bowling Association
Ontario
Clearwater Lawn Bowling Association
Orlando
St. Petersburg
Canada
Reed
Burdick
Beloit
Kennedy
Chautauqua
MacNiven
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Lawn Bowling Association
Emmet L. Richardson
Charles D. Weeks
Milwaukee Association
Frank Bridgman
Mount Dora
New Haven
Willard Bryant
West Hartford
Frank
Boston Bowling Green Club
Boston
Emmet
Richardson
Charlie Weeks
T. C. Reed
Rationing Board Details Hourly Office Closure
The Ration Board office will be closed each afternoon for public hours. Residents with business should visit the office between 9 a.m. and 12 noon.
Navy Recruiter to Visit Mount Dora Next Tuesday
Mrs Elizabeth Kramer announces Navy Recruiting Officer Charles M Allen from Orlando will be at the Mount Dora post office from 10 to 11 a m Tuesday August 8 interviewing 17 year old boys for the Navy and young women for the WAVES. Plan to meet him if you are interested in naval service.
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Elizabeth Kramer
Charles M. Allen
Navy
Orlando
Mount Dora
Allen
Naval Service
Lake County Leads Fifth War Loan Drive Record
Lake County surpasses its E Bond quota of 482000 by at least 25000 and more than doubles the overall quota of 1192000 as local chairmen rally for the Fifth War Loan Drive. A full tabulation will be published next week.
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Lake County
County War Finance Committee
Florida shippers track first experimental airfruit venture
Florida fruit and vegetable shippers watch keenly as officials test an experimental air transport of perishable produce. Observers expect faster delivery and new logistics for shipments from Florida ports.
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Florida
Town Council Proceedings Approve Budget and Public Works
Regular meeting held with all members present except Morse. Report on Tampa Florida League meetings. Hough Grove sale to Lewis Carroll authorized. sidewalk repair regulations to be prepared. Millage reaffirmed for 1944-45 budget to start Tax Roll. fire hazards and sanitation addressed for East Ninth Ave property. Shuffleboard lighting rearranged. clerk authorized hiring extra staff and water line crossing with ACL RR Co. Notices to business on fire hazards. music devices ordinance passed on third reading. Tax lien status to be reported. current bills approved. meeting adjourned.
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Morse
An Simpson
Quixley
Simpson
Tampa
Florida League of Municipalities
Hough Grove
Lewis Carroll
Clark
East Ninth Ave
ACL RR Co
Rossiter St
Inland Improvement Board
Reverend Mosteller to Enter Divinity School in Chicago
Rev J D Mosteller and his wife depart Mount Dora with their sixteen month old son Don to join the Divinity School of the University of Chicago. He has served two years as professor of English and Bible at Brewton Parker Junior College and as dean for a year while leading a five church field. He holds A B and A M from Cone University and will pursue a PhD at Chicago.
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A. J. Mosteller
Mount, Dora
J. D. Mosteller
Don
J. D
Brewton- Parker Junior College
Mount Vernon
Georgia
Mosteller
Chicago
Divinity School
The
University of Chicago
Cone University
Atlanta
Correction clarifies Gold Star mothers in Mount Dora
A correction notes that Mrs. Arthur Orton was the first Gold Star mother in Mount Dora's American Legion, not Mrs. A A Cooper. It states Cooper was the last surviving Gold Star mother up to her death and mentions the era of World War I and the unit’s charter member status.
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A. A. Cooper
Mount Dora
American Legion Auxiliary
Eustis
Cooper
Dea
Arthur Orton
American Legion
Me Cooper
Ralph
Inere
Kiwanis Luncheon Features County Agent Norris Talk
Kiwanis members heard County Agent R. E. Norris discuss his department’s work. Col. Henry Page, acting for Lt. John Maloney, recounted Army service in the Philippines. Page, now retired in Mount Dora, shared experiences. Lloyd Atkins won the attendance prize as cigars were provided by Roland Morse celebrating a new grandson. Sgt. Cliff White attended as a guest.
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Kiwanis
R. E. Norris
Henry Page
John Maloney
Col. Page
United States Army
Philippines
Mount Dora
Lloyd Atkins
Roland Morse
Sgt
Cliff White
Model Planes on Display at Topic Office Window
Jimmy Wetz of Lake Jem shows four self made model planes in the Topic office window. The Republic Thunderbolt P-47 and Focke Wulf F W 190 join a Mitsubishi Zero and Curtis P-40C along with notes on speed armament and origin. The display attracts Mount Dora residents and youngsters, with visitors urged to avoid smoking nearby.
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Jimmy Wetz
Lake Jem
Republic Thunderbolt
U. S
Pacific
China
American Volunteer Groupe
Luftwaffe
Germany
Mount Dora
Tegen
Jimmy
Oldsters
Mount Dora Band Members Attend Florida State College Course
Eight members of the Mount Dora School Band left July 26 for a five week course in band music at the Band College at Florida State College for Women in Tallahassee. Attendees include Doris, Lucile Minkley, Maryanne Charles Javens, Buddy White, Sue Bond, Faye Shipes and Ruth Shipes.
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Mount Dora
Florida State College For Women
Tal
Doris
Lucile Minkley
Maryanne Charles Javens
Buddy White
Sue Bond
Faye Shipes
Ruth Shipes
Fragmentary phrase on dressings and bleeding ethics
An unclear, fragmentary text questions medical dressings for a baby and a man, mixing terms like surgical and bleeding with an offbeat cadence. It lacks coherent facts, names, places, or dates to form a proper news item.
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Friberg
Beaumont
Texas
Merchant Marine
U. S. Treasury Department
Baptist Church
Rogers
American Legion .Auxiliary
Leesburg
USO
Edward E. Stockton
Center
J. C. Henn
A. B. Nicholson
J. F. Howell
C. W. Higgens
Jack
R. Lehmkuho
M. K. Er
Bob Burkart
Camp Polk
Mississippi
W. T. Treadwell, Jr
A. S
Camp Perry
Williamsburg
Virginia
S.g
Richard Edgerton
S. C
USNR
Navy 525
Fleet Post Office
New York
Frederick W. Sleight
Win C. Sleight
Sylvan Shores
Earl Stanley
C. E. Brooks
Scotland
Ordnance Department
Johnny Hogsett
ARM. 3-c
John W. Hogsett
ARM 3-c
Care Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
Calif
Luther C. Greene, Jr
OCS
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Pvt
Robert Burkart
Frank Burkart
John Burkart
Wilton Adams
Sgt. Adams
Toby Green
New Guinea
Australia
Rome
Roy R. Lewis
Acmb, Jr
Anna Hildwein
Norfolk
Harry Hopcraft
France
William V. Humphrey
South Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Lawn Bowling News
BY Leff
Anzio
Alton W. Knappenberger
Springmount
Council Proceedings
Divinity School OF
Kiwanis News
Tallahassee
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