War Finance Committee For Lake County To Be Organized
The War Finance Committee of the U S for Lake help will be organized at a conference in the Court House Tavares at 2 30 p m on Wednesday September The Florida War Finance Committee will coordinate Third War Loan activities and merge Victory Fund and War Savings work in the county chaired by Karl Lehmann Jacksonville with W W MoSenior of St Petersburg as chairman and other officials from Jacksonville Orlando and St Petersburg. Attendance urged for both Victory Fund and War Savings workers as conferences proceed in multiple counties this month. Names from Lake and nearby towns appear in attendance rolls.
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War Finance Committee
U. S
Lake Help
Court House
Tavares
Treasury
Florida
War Savings and Victory Fund Committees
Karl Lehmann
Jacksonville
Florida War Finance Committee
U. S. Treasury Department
War Finance
W. W. Moon Suaxeasor
Union St. Petersburg
Undes Florida
Asconn L. Fahs
Internal Revenue
Cylde C. Pierce
Robert H. Giedd
St. Petersburg
Walter L. Hays
Orlando
Victory Fund
War Savings Committee
George J. White
Mount Dora
Lees Co
Poultrymen To Meet In Orlando September 2
Three state poultry groups the Florida State Poultry Producers Association Florida Poultry Council and Florida Hatchery and Feeder Association will hold a joint meeting in Orlando on September 2 at 10 00 a m. The program includes a film Food for Victory Crusade and talks by L Perry Francis H Corrigan Donald H Bell and Walter G Walker. Roy Durr of the International Baby Chick Association is invited to attend along with Extension of Agriculture representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida State Poultry Producers Association
Florida Poultry Counarder
Florida Hatchery and Feeder Association
Orlando
Vnd
Food For Victory Crusade
L. Perry
Feed Industry Council
Francis H. Corrigan
Donald H. Bell
Florida
Navy Cook Must Shine The Ship’s Bell Too
A naval duty question notes that the ship’s cook is also responsible for shining the ship’s bell. This combines food service with ceremonial and maintenance tasks aboard the vessel.
The Small Hospital and Its Financial Burden
The Mount Dora Hospital illustrates just one of 7,000 U S hospitals that operate with 25 beds or fewer. Most small hospitals struggle to stay profitable as large facilities prove hard to sustain without public subsidies. The piece notes many Americans expect big hospitals to be profitable, while the industry remains a costly, tax subsidized burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
America
American Medical Association
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit
State Road Estimate Man Likes Mount Dora
Mr and Mrs Charles R Ward live on Shirley street and will stay until the Mount Dora Plymont road is finished. Ward works for the State Road Department as a civil engineer and surveyor, estimating road work from surveys and overseeing construction to match his figures. He has eight months with the department after surveying in South America for a Baltimore firm. He hopes Mount Dora becomes his permanent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Ward
Shirley Street
Mount Dora
Plymont
Ward
State Road Department
Road Department
South America
Baltimore
Golden wedding dinner highlights Bustins Island winter residents
Bustins Island Maine hosts 120 guests for the golden wedding of Dr. Frederic W. Mar and wife at a winter gathering. Other couples married 51 to 55 years include Rev. Frank L. Garfield, Charles E. Brand, and Elmer S. Hosmer, all longtime summer residents with many winters elsewhere.
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Bustings Island
Maine
Frederic W. Mar
Swampscot
Mass
Frank L. Garfield
Charles E. Brand
Elmer S. Hosmer
Mary D. White
Bustins Island
Mar
Yale University
New York University
New York City
Brooklyn
Garfield
New England
Chester
Mount Dora
Brainard
St. Petersburg
Florida
Green Lantern Barbecue Thriving in Mount Dora
The Green Lantern at Highland and First reports strong business for eight months of operation. Owners Frank and Mary McCarty praise service men as gentlemen and note their long standing local investment. The couple, arriving from Athens Pennsylvania in 1901, helped make Mount Dora welcoming for visitors and homeseekers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Lantern
Highland
First
McCartys
Florida
Frank
Mary McCarty
Mount Dora
McCarty
Athens
Durward
Tax advisory session on pay as you go rules
The Collector of Internal Revenue will be in the Chamber of Commerce office all day Saturday September 4 for advising and explaining the new tax laws. It covers reporting estimated income tax liability and those required to file estimates and pay half by September 15 and December 15 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Chamber of Commerce
Jennings L. Hurt
Office of Internal Revenue
Frank J. Banning
Mr. Hurt
Tavares
Rev Harris DeWese to Preach at Mount Dom Church
The Rev Harris DeWese associate pastor of First Methodist Church Orlando will preach at the Methodist Church Mount Dom next Sunday morning in Caxton Doggett’s absence. Doggett, Lena Harding and Winifred Harding are noted in attendance. Doggett teaches a course on The Sermon on the Mount.
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Harris DeWese
First Methodist Church
Orlando
Mount Dom
Caxton Doggett
Doggett
Lena Harding
Winifred Harding
Kiwanis Hear Red Cross War Work Insight
Kiwanis members hear William Jay Barker detail Red Cross war efforts via national and local programs. He notes volunteer strength behind paid staff and thanks Lake County chapter leaders Dr. R. W. Dickson and volunteers including Mrs. T. M. Kramer and Mrs. Harry Backus for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jay
Bill) Barker
American Red Cross
Bill
Red Cross
Lake County
First Aid
Carlton Huey
Teatlyn
N. Y
R. W. Dickson
T. M. Kramer
Harry Backus
Volunteer Spotter Shortage Affects Post Operations
The Post urges town residents to volunteer for spotting duties as the Band school runs August 23 to September 3 and school resumes September 7. Shifts 9 to 12, 12 to 3, and 3 to 6 am need coverage. Lt. Sgt. Short and Sgt. Short of the Army praised the Post's efficiency, and the Post looks forward to its Reporter’s return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Brown
Sgt. Short
Short
Army
Mount Dora Public School Reopens After Board Shift
The Mount Dora Public School resumes Tuesday, September 7 at 9 a.m. with an assembly. Elementary faculty meet September 6 at 10 a.m. High School faculty meet at 2 p.m. Delinquent exams for students are offered September 7 at 1 p.m. Patrons may confer with the principal on September 2, 3 and 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Notes About Our Men In Service
Sgt. Cliff Dumas transfers from Camp Ripley Minnesota to Kellogg Field Michigan and is expected home soon on furlough. David Durwood Sellers volunteers in the Seabees and leaves with the Lake County contingent for induction at Camp Blanding. James Drawdy, petty officer second class, is in the Pacific serving as cook aboard an aircraft carrier. Corporal J Wilton Adams is on furlough in Mount Dora. Charles Pohlman spent furlough days with his parents and returned to Savannah army base.
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Cliff Dumas
Camp Ripley
Minn
Kellogg Field
Mich
David Durwood Sellers
Seabees
Lake County
Camp Blanding
James Drawdy
Pacific
Cook
Charles Pohlman
Lafe Pohlman
Savannah
Navy Promotions and Family Updates Reach Mount Dora
Harry John Hopcraft is promoted from First Lieutenant to Captain in Tennessee. E H Holliger reports their son Paul Holliger is well in the South Pacific. Julian Crawdy advances from hospital corpsman to pharmacist mate third class while ill, at Brooklyn Navy Hospital.
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Harry John Hopcraft
Tennessee
Mount Dora
E. H. Holliger
Paul Holliger
South Pacific
Julian Crawdy
Navy
Julian
Brooklyn Navy
Cadet Boxell Visits Mount Dora Before Wings
Aviation Cadet Charles Boxell of Greenville Aviation School Ocala plans to finish primary training in about two weeks and then transfer for the two month advanced course entitling him to his wings while visiting his mother and friends despite heavy rains in Mount Dora.
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Mount Dora
Charles Boxell
Greenville Aviation School
Ocala
Boxell
Attendance Report for Service Men's Club Activity
Report shows week ending August 22 with 72 boys at Saturday night dance and all had a good time.
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Service Men’s Club
Cookies for Soldiers served by O. E. S. members
Members of the O. E. S. who furnished cookies from July 26 to August 14 at the Service Men's Club were Mesdames Newman Cameron Turner Javens Jackson Gudgeon Lee Cleary Christie and French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Men’s Club
Mesdames Newman
Cameron
Turner
Javens
Jackson
Gudgeon
Lee
Cleary
Christie
French
Mount Dora Woman Enjoys Newsreel of Wolverine
Mrs. Mabel Honour of Mount Dora recalls her past aboard the U S Aircraft carrier Wolverine formerly Seeandbee. She and her sister Mrs Richards rode the ship on its maiden voyage from Detroit to Cleveland, and she expressed pride in the vessel's role in the war effort.
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Mount Dora
Princess Theatre
U. S
Great Lakes
Mabel Honour
Richards
Detroit
Cleveland
Hugh McAlpine
Honour
Army Salute To Wood Caravan To Tour 10 Southeastern States
The War Department will tour a 4200 mile pulpwood and lumber promotion caravan through ten Southeastern states with 250 troops and veteran volunteers. It visits Perry Florida and Lake City Florida as the first stops and includes side mill tours and exhibits to spur forest product production for the war effort. Captain John Edwardson leads the caravan with support from Under-Secretary Patterson and multiple federal and regional agencies.
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War Department
Army
Perry
Florida
Lake City
John Edwardson
U.S. A
Robert T. Patterson
Mr. Patterson
South
Higgins
Marine Corps
U. S. Forest Service
War Production Board
War Manpower Commission
War Activities Committee
Pudpwood Consuming Industries
Southern Pine Association
Southern Hardwood Industry’s
Southern Cypress ‘ Manufacturers Eiation
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missippi
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Geo. J. White
P. B. Gocethe
C. J. Brown
T. A. Brotherson
Alfredbaum
Bill Barker Receives O C D Ribbon for 4000 Civilian Defense Hours
Colonel C E Lester announces Mount Dora resident William Jay Barker earned the O C D ribbon for four thousand hours of Civilian Defense work. Barker led Training Services for the County Defense Council and taught Civilian Protection classes countywide and for the Army and Coast Guard Auxiliary.
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C. E. Lester
William Jay Barker
Mount Dora
Bill
County Defense Council
Army
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Deputy Collector of the I R to Visit Tavares on Sept 2
Jennings L. Hurt, Deputy Collector of the Office of Internal Revenue, will be at the office of County Superintendent Frank J. Banning on September 2, 1943. He will explain the Pay As You Go tax plan and advise on estimated income tax liabilities and required filings and payments due September 15 and December 15, 1943.
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Tavares
Editor Peacock Visits Topic Office in Clermont
Sam C. Peacock editor of the Clermont Press and former Umatilla Tribune editor visited the Topic office last week. Peacock is releasing a splendid Clermont paper with standout front page and is well known for practicing law in Mount Dora and has many local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam C. Peacock
Clermont Press
Umatilla Tribune
Peacock
Clermont
Mount Dora
Dudley Adkins Catches Eight-Pound Bass String
Dudley Adkins brought in a nice string of bass weighing about eight pounds last week. He didn’t keep them all, noting the big boys are biting now if you know where they are. Dudley seems to know.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Adkins
Dudley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mount Dora Hospital
Gerald A. Richardson
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Green Lantern Barbecue
FDR
Kiwanis News
Observation Post
J. Wilton Adams
Wolverine
Southeastern States
Supreme Court
J. M. Lee
Fosdick
Miami
Comptroller
Bill Barker
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