War production aims and defense plans outlined in Roosevelt Britain talks
Roosevelt and Churchill met at sea to discuss defense policy emphasizing no territorial changes without people's will, freedom of the seas, and postwar relief. Knudsen and Batt urged small firms to join defense work as August military planes rose, while Wickard predicted no food rationing in sight.
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Roosevelt
Britain
Berle
Ashington
OPM
Knudsen
New
America
William Batt
New York
War
Patterson
Dedica
Fof Army Air Corps
Brett
Economic Defense Board
Wallace
National Resources Planning Board
Bureau of Employ
Lake County Lawyer Royal P Hamlin Birthday Celebration
Royal P Hamlin of Tavares marks his 57th birthday on Friday August 22. Born in 1884 in DeLand Florida he attended local schools and Stetson University earning AB and LLB. Hamlin, a Mason and Knight of Pythias, runs a Lake County law practice with an office in Tavares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal P. Hamlin
Tavares
DeLand
Florida
Stetson University
Lake County
R. Hamlin
Pythias
Dr Marion Newman Walker Chronology and Hobbies
Dr Marion Newman Walker who heads the agricultural art station at Leesburg celebrates his 41st birthday on Friday August 22. Born in Fayetteville Arkansas in 1900 he studied at Auburn University and the University of Wisconsin. He moved to Florida in 1926 and Lake County in 1930. His interests include fishing yard work and fruit, with watermelon blossom as his favorite flower and watermelon his least favorite food. He is a Rotarian and a popular speaker at Florida agricultural meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Newman Walker
Leesburg
Fayetteville
Ark
Fayettevill Ool
Auburn
Alabama
College At
University of Wisconsin
Florida
Lake County
R. D. Keene of Orlando to Celebrate 66th Birthday
R D Keene of Orlando who owns considerable property in Lake County will celebrate his 66th birthday on Thursday August 28. Born in Orange County in 1875 he was educated in the country schools and is a prominent citrus grower in Florida. His hobbies include fine horses and he is a Rotarian Mason and Shriner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Keene
Orlando
Lake County
Orange County
Aioer
Growers and Shippers League of
Florida
Court Upholds Florida Tax Laws In Bay County Ruling
Circuit Judge E C Welch of Panama City ordered Bay County to revise the tax assessment roll to full cash value under the new acts. He rejected a mandamus bid to accept a lower value, citing legislative authority within constitutional uniformity. Attorneys indicated possible Supreme Court appeal with a Clay County case set for hearing this month.
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Florida
E. C. Welch
Panama City
Bay County
Welch
Board of County Commissioners of
Tom Watson
Supreme Court
Clay County
Lake County Bass Displayed in Jacksonville Union Terminal
Two mounted Lake County black bass weigh 12 pounds 3 ounces and 10 pounds 8 ounces. They were donated by the Leesburg Lions Club and sent to Shirley Pope of the Department of Agriculture for display in Jacksonville Union Terminal. Wilma March transported them from Leesburg. she heads the Leesburg Chamber of Commerce and will visit the Florida Exhibit on Steel Pier in Atlantic City to promote Leesburg and Lake County.
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Lake County
Union Terminal
Jacksonville
Leesburg Lions Club
Burton Brown
Shirley Pope
Department of Agriculture
Wilma March
Leesburg
Judge Herlong Not Required for Army Service
Judge A. S. Herlong Jr. will not be required to join the army after a medical exam revealed a knee injury and hay fever, conditions that eliminate him from service. The fact cites a permanent knee issue tied to a baseball game in the former Central Florida semi pro League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Herlong, Jr
Lea's Hair Preparation Promises Gray Hairs Vanish
Mount Dora Pharmacy advertises Lea's Hair Preparation as a scalp treatment that will make gray hairs fade to an indistinguishable shade after a few days. The display promotes a dollar bottle with a money back guarantee and urges customers to drop in for purchase.
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Lea
Mount Dora
Banner Tour across the continent to the great northwest
Mrs Hanscom joins the American Express Banner Tour No. 7 departing from Chicago for a sixteen day westward circle from St Louis through Colorado Springs Santa Fe Grand Canyon Los Angeles Catalina Island San Francisco Portland Seattle Vancouver Banff Lake Louise to conclude in the northwest. The narrator recalls hotel stays sights and a vivid Grand Canyon and Canadian Rockies journey with numerous named places people and landmarks along the route.
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Great Northwest
Amar
Truskett
Jacksonville
Seminole Hotel
Nan Estes Travel Bureau
Florida
Atlantic Coast Line
Atlanta
St. Louis
American Express Banner Tour
Chicago
West
Estes
Nan Estes
Claridge Hotel
Marine Room
Lindbergh Museum
Steinhart Aquarium
Union Station
Colorado Springs
East
Middle West
Royse P. Houk
Gladys Smith
Louis Press
Portland
Seattle
Washington
New Washington
Lake Washington
Cascade
Vancouver
Stanley Park
Hudson Bay
Puget Sound
Canadian Rockies
United States
Great Divide
Banff
Bow River
Rockies
Banff Springs
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Seorstisy Wickard
Elso
Wickard
CCC
Congress
Senate
Wm Ie
Ment
Ua “Ne
Committee On Fair Employment Practice
Army, Navy and Maritime Commission
War Department
U. S. Con Bard
Federal Shipbuilding Company
Kearny
N. J
OPACS
Federal Reserve System
Oil Defense Petroleum
Ickes
Fcot
OPAS
Lake Countys
M. N. Walker
Herlong
Frank
Grayline
Broadmore Hotel
Manitou
Garden of the Gods
Cheyenne Mountain Drive
Will Rogers
Bing Crosby
Spencer Penrose
State Capitol
Santa Fe
New Mexico
la Fonda
Tesuque
San Miguel Mission
Albuquerque
Alvarado Hotel
Fred Harvey
Grand Canyon of Arizona
Bright Angel Lodge
Ter
Brigh Angel Lodge
Colorado River
Grand Canyon
el Tower
Los Angeles
Canal of the
Biltmore
California
Beverly Hills
Hollywod
K. C
Catalina Island
Catalina
Pacific
St. Catherine
Skyline Drive
Zane Gray
Wm. Wrigley, Jr
Wm. Wrigley
Calatina
Mt. Ida
Avalon Ba
Avalon
Silver Springs
Rainbow Springs
del Monte
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Hotel del Monte
Clark Gable
Deanna Durbin
Santa Cruz
Redwoods
San Francisco
Palace Hotel
Ng Mark Hopkins Hotel
Golden Gate Park
Cliff House
Seal Rocks
Persido
Golden Gate Bridge
Oakland
Oregon
Columbia River
Frederick
Wah Keena Falls
Horse Tail Falls
Multnomah Falls
Multnomah Lodge
Mt. Hood
City
Benson Hotel
Rose
Lake Louise
Johnson’s Canyon
Chateau Lake
Blue Lake
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