King's Daughters Meet At Tangerine In August
The King's Daughters gather Monday night August 12 at 8 00 pm at Mrs Kenne Maglathlin's home in Tangerine. All members are urged to attend. Mrs Cecil Parker hosts a Bridge Club gathering with noted attendees. Lake County Young Peoples Union holds a rally at Rock Springs Thursday afternoon August 8 with a picnic supper and Vesper program to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenne Maglathlin
Young Peoples Rally
Lake County Young Peoples Union
Rock Springs
Bridge Parties Rendered Greeting at Two Homes
Mrs Kenneth Maglathlin hosted a Monday afternoon bridge gathering at her home with guests including Mrs H H Chamberlain Mrs R E Lee Mrs Paul Turrentine Mrs R Christie Mrs W A Vincent Mrs Jas Moody and Mrs W R Battle Miss Carolyn Kennedy hosted a Sylvan Shores bridge event Monday afternoon with attendees led by Mrs Thos McKinney and Mrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Maglathlin
H. HH. Chamberlain
R. E. Lee
Paul Turrentine
R. Christie
W. A. Vincent
Jas. Moody
W. R. Battle
Carolyn Kennedy
Bridge
Sylvan Shores
Thos. McKinney
Local Social Notices List Names Mrs Hill and Others
The item records several ladies involved in a social page: Mrs Alan Hill Mrs Henry Mrs Chas Barnett Mrs Cecil Parker Miss Virginia Hacker and Robert Wise appears as a participant or contact in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wise
Alan Hill
Henry
Chas. Barnett
Cecil Parker
Virginia Hacker
Brantley Daughter Marries Rev Aubrey Mercer in Abilene
Leta Brantley wed Rev Aubrey Mercer of Seagrave Texas at home with Byron Conley officiating. Attendees included Clovis Brantley and daughter from New Orleans Jeff Brantley family from Picayune Zola Snell and George Hall. The couple will reside in Abilene after a brief wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Brantley
Leta
Aubrey Mercer
Seagrave
Texas
Byron Conley
Clovis Brantley
New Orleans
Jeff Brantley
Picayune
Miss
Zola Snell
George Hall
Mrs. Mercer
Abilene, Texas
Kennedy Downs wedding date moved forward
Mr and Mrs Walker McMillan Kennedy announce the marriage of their daughter to Lieutenant Eugene L Downs of Mount Dora. The ceremony will be at First Methodist Church Mount Dora on August 9 at five in the afternoon, moved up from September 6 due to Downs duty in the 427th Field Artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker McMillan Kennedy
Sylvan Shores
Mount Dora
Eugene L. Downs
First Methodist
Downs
United States Army
427Th Field Artillery
Mrs. Kennedy
Methodist Women Hold Enthusiastic Summer Meeting
The Woman's Christian Service Society gathered July 31 at the Methodist parsonage with Mrs. Kenneth Rogers leading the program assisted by Mrs. Rollin Javens Mrs. G B Underwood and Mrs. Ernest Mosteller. The event featured floral decor songs prayer a business session an inspiring talk on church plans for fall and later social activities including games refreshments and a punch table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Womans Christian Service Society
Woman's Christian Service Society
Kenneth Rogers
Rollin Javens
G. B. Underwood
Ernest Mosteller
Group of ladies attends vacation event for new quarters and work
A large gathering during vacation time includes many named women such as Mrs. Anna Carr and Mrs. Olga Hecker enjoying the occasion. The list also names Mrs. William J. Johnson, Mrs. Kenneth G. Rogers, Mrs. Clarence Gun and others among the attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ac Hryaten
Anna Carr
William J. Johnson
Kenneth G. Rogers
Clarence Gun
A. J. Waltz
D. D
Javens
Rollin Javens
Olga Hecker
Jack Wilkerson
Harold Moon
T. J. Storer
Lafe Pohlman
C. A. Killian
Anna Slack
Grady Simpson
Claude Wilder
Ernest Mosteller
Brockett
G. B. Underwood
L. C. Jerne
A. P. Sidel
Mary Emma Jones
Lavora Parkerson
C. W. Rogers
Local Social Notes With Many Summer Trips
Mrs C B Parker leaves for Charlotte Michigan with Mrs Ray Stillman joining in Cape, Miss Roselle Fashindor returns to Berea. Otis Swiger ill at home in Sylvan Shores. Alan Hill entertains J B Deman of Hollidayburg Pa. Ernest Mosteller and son Clyde vacation at Daytona Beach. Ve May Sanders returns to Mount Dora Hospital duties after visit with parents. R V Parker Iris Martin visit Sanford. Lloyd Atkins family back from Georgia and West Virginia. B J Wilkinson travels with Fletcher Bryant to Blakeley Georgia. S M Child Irene Hall return to Mount Dora after east trip. George J White family back from Daytona Beach. Gladys Simpson returns from Jacksonville to Sylvan Shores. Louise Walden Bud Burchett visit Plant City with Lucille Walden. M V Simpson Jack Simpson Ollie Williamson visit Orlando. Paul Turrentine vacation in Coldwater Kansas. wheat interests noted. R C Conklin family return from Daytona Beach. John Hoppenrath and son visit then return to LaGrange Illinois. Robert Kennedy visiting Sylvan Shores grandparents. Rev Jeff Brantley from Picayune Miss with Brantley parents at Liberty Street. Robert Goodman family move to North Donnelly. G B Underwood and son Earle relocate. Underwood Plant Superintendent for Builders Supply Co. Mrs Thomas H Cooley and Betty depart for Washington DC. Lavorah Parkerson of Benson Springs returns after visiting the parsonage. J Powell Scott of Little Rock and art professor, Arizona, visits Sylvan Shores. motor boat trip enjoyed. Mrs James Cooper taken to Lake County Medical Center after illness. condition satisfactory. Dorothy Jones arrives from Detroit after month with relatives.
Mount Dora Social Roundup and Nearby Travel Notes
Local residents host visiting relatives and friends including Dorothy at her aunt’s home, Miss Myrtle Kempf’s return from Wisconsin with cousin Miss Virginia Hacker, and four Home Missionary girls visiting from Benson Springs. A University of Arizona student Frederick Sleight finishes a Southwest Florida survey and heads to New York for a month at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A purse found at Silver Springs yields $5 gain after Mrs. Chapman identifies its owner as W B Little of Decatur Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Sleight
University of Arizona
Tucson
Florida
New York City
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Myrtle Kempf
Mount Dora
Sheba
Wis
Junior
Virginia Hacker
Sheboygan
Miss Hacker
Miss Kempf
Claud Chapman
Virginia
S E. Rhodes
Garnett
Plymouth
Silver Springs
Mrs Coletanter of Bridgewater dies. note from Elwood Carpenter
Mrs Coletanter of Bridgewater Connecticut and wife of Elwood Carpenter of Highland avenue Mount Dora died last night in a hospital. Card dated August 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Carpenter
Death of William Agate at Old Forge camp
Mount Dora friends report the death of William Agate in Old Forge New York in late June He had lived in Florida winters for 25 years and five years in Mount Dora He belonged to the Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club known as Bill Survived by wife Anna daughter Helen and granddaughter Joan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
William Agate
Old Forge
N. Y
Florida No 2 Road Construction Between Polk City and Lake Line
State road No 2 is under construction between Polk City and the Lake county line with traffic allowed to proceed with caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Polk City
Lake County
Dr. Melville G. Hunter of Leesburg Born 1900 in Tampa
Dr. Melville G. Hunter, Leesburg, born August 5, 1900, in Tampa, educated in Tampa and Des Moines Osteopathic College, practices in Leesburg, has lectured at the osteopathic convention, and is serving a second term as president of the Florida Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. He moved to Lake County in January 1936 and enjoys fishing, azaleas, rare steak, and Boy Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville G. Hunter
Leesburg
Tampa
Des Moines
Lake County
Boy Scouts
Doctor Howard G. Holland of Leesburg
Dr. Howard G. Holland a Leesburg physician and surgeon born August 8 1896 in Henry County Alabama trained at State Normal College Alabama Polytechnic Institute and Emory University earning an MD He arrived in Leesburg in December 1925 and runs an efficient hospital His hobbies include fishing hunting target practice and steak and tomatoes He is a Rotarian past club president Knight of Pythias Mason and active Methodist Church worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard G. Holland
Leesburg
Henry County
Alabama
State Normal College
Alabama Polytecnic Institute
Emory University
Holland
Leesburg Club
Knight of Fythias
Methodist Church
George J. Dykes of Tavares A Lake County Cracker
George J. Dykes of Tavares born August 8 1876 at Altoona Florida is a Florida and Lake County cracker. He trained in grade normal and business college and began as a cattle worker for his uncle. He serves as clerk of the Circuit Court and recalls living in Lake County since its formation. His leisure is fishing and his likes include roses and fruit and vegetables not spinach. He attends the Baptist church and belongs to Kiwanis Elks Knights of Pythias and Woodmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Dykes of
Tavares
Altoona
Florida
Lake County
George
Baptist Church
The
Kiwanis. Club
Elks, Knights of Pythias and
Woodmen
No Child Labor Employed to Harvest Sugar Crop
Over half a million dollars was paid to Florida sugar producers under the federal sugar control program requiring no child labor, fair wages, and crop compliance. Florida recipients include A. B. Douglass Fellsmore 15227, William C. Douglas Fellsmore 10762, W. R. Hooker Fellsmore 11287, R. E. Kurtz F Myers 16626, Esthe F Leonard Fellsmore 10669, Roberts Sugar Co Fellsmore 10132, Joe Tiedtke Clewiston 16018, United States Sugar Corp 580319.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Department of Agriculture
A. B. Douglass
Fellsmore
William C. Douglas
W.R. Hooker
R. E. Kurtz
F. Myers
F. Leonard
Roberts Sugar Company
Joe Tiedtke
Clewiston
United States Sugar Corporation
Florida State Exhibit at World's Fair Faces Photo Reach
Some personable young women at the Florida State Exhibit in New York’s World’s Fair have not had their pictures carried by major news syndicates or published in New York papers. Many, however, have appeared, and others hope to gain coverage before the show closes October 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
New York
WPA Establishes Defense Employment Registers in Florida
The WPA Division of Employment began July 31 in six Florida districts to form National Defense Industries Employment Registers. The system will match qualified workers to defense industries, including shipbuilding, aircraft, iron and steel, machine shop, engine and turbine, foundry, and munitions, with three sections for current qualified workers, training candidates, and those in WPA vocational courses. Only WPA employees and certified persons will be included, with expansions to added industries over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA Division
National Defense Industries
Florida
Roy Schroder
WPA
Defense Industes
Defense Industries
Classified Training Qualifications in Multiple Occupations
A notice explains that individuals qualified in more than one occupational field will be listed under each applicable classification. It emphasizes that names may appear multiple times in the file to reflect different training backgrounds and suitability for various occupations.
Dooley Couple Welcome Daughter Rowena Ann
Mr and Mrs Jesse W Dooley announce the birth of their daughter Rowena Ann Friday morning August second at Lake County Medical Center Both mother and baby are doing nicely
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse W. Dooley
Rowena Ann
Lake County Medical Center
Tincher Attends National Broadcasters Convention
Mr and Mrs C E Tincher of N Grandview Street receive a letter from their son Robert in San Francisco where he attends the National Broadcasters Convention. Robert serves as manager of the Iowa Broadcasting Company affiliated with Columbia and is based in Yankton South Carolina. He is also a first lieutenant in the Officers Reserve Corps and is recalled to memories of his grandfather I R Ronheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Tincher
N. Grandview Street
Robert
San Francisco
California
Iowa Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting Co
Yankton, S. C
Bob
I. R. Ronsheim
Officers Reserve Corps
Mrs Roosevelt to Speak on Farm Week at World’s Fair
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt accepts invitation to be principal speaker for Farm Week at the 1940 New York World's Fair. Plans for the rural program are complete as preparations proceed for Saturday August 17 event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosvelt
New York
America
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Sparkstate
Lana Nies
Shelton
Sun
Mon
Maryland
John Payne
Brenda Joyce
Walter Brennan
Sandy
LA Congo
Hugh Herbert
Ernie Green
Charles Barnett
Henry Mahrt
Allan Hill
James Cooper
A&p
Jack
Sam
Frigidaire Electrical Appliances
Paul B. Brown Co
Fiegin Bldg
Eustis
Esther
Atwater Ave
Jean Hersholt
Lee Tracy
Cliff Edwards
Dr. Christian
Lana Turner
John Shelton
Rocky Mountain Rangers
Riss Popeye Cartoon
C. BE. Parker
Charlotte, Mich
Ray Stillman
Cape
Roselle Fashindor
George Jaydell
Berea
Otis Swiger
Alan Hill Mare
J. B Deman
Hollidayburg, Pa
Ernest P. Mosteller
Clyde
Daytona Beach
Ve May Sanders
Mount Dora Hospital
Lloyd Atkins
Georgia
West Virginia
B. J. Wilkinson
Fletcher Bryant
Homestead
Blakeley
Mr. S. M. Child
Irene Hall
East
George J. White
Dorothy
Buddy
Gladys Simpson
Jacksonville
Louise Walden
Bud Burchett
Plant City
Lucille Walden
M. V. Simpson
Jack Simpson
Mary Martha
Ollie Williamson
Orlando
Coldwater
Kansas
Mr. Turrentine
R. C. Conklin
Ida Margaret Conklin
Alice Retan
Geraldine
John Hoppenrath and Son
LaGrange
Illinois
Robert Kennedy
Philadelphia
Frank C. Irvine
Mr. Brantley
Mrs
John C. Brantley
Liberty Street
Robert Goodman
Bobbie
Billy
Cowles
Donnelly Street
North
Donnelly
Earle
Baker Street
East Eleventh Avenue
Underwood
Builders. Supply Co
Thomas H. Cooley
Betty
Washington, D. C
Mrs. Cooley
Lavorah Parkerson
Benson Springs
J. Powell Scott
Little Rock
Arkansas
Dorothy Jones
Detroit
Mich
C. L. Jones
Eugene Downs
Mr. Downs
Mary E. Jackson
Charlotte Jackson
Bobby” Parkerson
Mildred Rawley
Methodist Children’s Home
C. W
Mount Dora Electric Company
Highland Ave
Coleman’s Bakery
Lake Countys
George J. Dykes
First National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
J. J. West
Nan J. Stuart
J. J. West Realty CO
Robert R. Tincher
National Association OF Broadcasters
Homer Morris
Texaco
T. S. Highway
Florida Motor Lines
Union Bus Station
Alexander
Florida Motoriines
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