Local residents visit. travel and arrivals noted
Mrs. H T Fenn hosts Salvage drive visitors. Miss Martha Hopson visits Miss Daniels. Duane Hopkins returns from government contract work. Estella Clark returns from Daytona Beach. Rosalie Brantley visits. S S Sadler Jr visits. Dorothy White returns from Leesburg. Mary Agnes Harding to Hilliard to teach home economics. Dr Mildred Marsh attends National Chiropractors meeting at Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy White
Leesburg
George J. White
Sylvan Shores
Mary Agnes Harding
Hilliard
Florida
Mildred Marsh
National Chiropodist Association
Mayo
Rochester, Minn
Local residents on visits and getaways
Mrs J J Alvord left Monday for a two week visit in Western North Carolina. Mrs A K Arrington of Belmont Heights is confined in Lake County Medical Center. Mrs W L E Barnett spends a week at Daytona Beach. Mrs Louis Klatte enjoying a visit in North Carolina. Betty Lotz of Jacksonville visits here with Eleanore Minkley. Martha Treadwell and Miss Chapman returned from a short visit to Georgia. Esther Tyre of Jacksonville stayed with Chief and Mrs W Ry family for a week. Myron Cronwall of Jack Beach was here last week renewing old friendships. R M Blanchar and son left to visit relatives in Watkins Glen New York. Harry Clark will return to a summer spent with her at Jackson Point Ontario. A Lee French has returned Miami after staying there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wigto
Betty We
Edna Dennis
Norman
Lake Harris
Norman Tuckett Ale
Oxmoor
Jamey
Simpson
Son
Nesvill
Sebring
North Carolina
Locals Remember Friends and Family Amid Travel News
Residents share travel plans and visits across states from Minnesota to Florida mentioning Dr. Devorsak and Mrs. J. G. Kirby. Several relatives return from trips to Washington D C Fort Bragg and Ga while others pursue teaching assignments in Crescent City Green Cove Springs and Jacksonville.
Deadline Set For Merit System Exam Applications
Saturday August 29 is the deadline to file for merit system exams for four positions including senior and junior claims examiner field deputy and accounting clerk. The Merit System Office Gainesville Room 203 300 West University Avenue requests blanks be used and outlines salaries from 210 dollars per month maximum for senior claims examiner to 120 dollars minimum for accounting clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merit System
Merit System Council
State Welfare Board
Florida Industrial Commission
West University Avenue
Gainesville
Rural living standards urged by Farm Security chief
Lake County Farm Security Administration supervisor George D. Livingston cites army records showing many unfit for service due to handicaps and urges wartime programs to raise rural living standards. He notes home canning, diet improvements, and school attendance tied to lunch programs and welfare of low income families across Georgia Florida South Carolina and Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
George D. Livingston
Farm Security Administration
Lake County
South
Livingston
FSA
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Alabama
Apprentice Mechanical Trades Urgently Needed for U S War Program
The U S Civil Service Commission urges applications for Apprentice Mechanical Trades at 4.64 dollars daily to fill Navy Yard Charleston S C vacancies. Salary recently raised. Obtain forms from local post offices or Manager Fifth U S Civil Service District New Post Office Building Atlanta Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
U. S. Navy
Charleston
S. C
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
U.S. Civil Service District
New Post Office
Atlanta
Georgia
Marines Open Examinations for Air Mechanic Duty
All young Marines in Regular or Reserve corps can take examinations for air mechanics while in training at Parris Island. The tests cover mechanics welding metal smiths radio and photography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Corps
Fighting Marines Air Corps
Parris Island
Lake County Osteopath Dr Schumacher Birthday
Dr Edwin Leopold Schumacher, osteopath, marks his 62nd birthday on Saturday August 29. Born 1880 in New York City, he studied in Thun Switzerland and Kirksville Missouri. He moved to Florida in 1919 settling in Lake County. hobbies include swimming gardening and home care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Leopold Schumacher
Eustis Osteopath
New York City
Thun
Switzerland
Osteopathic College
Kirksville
Missouri
Schumacher
Florida
Lake County
Eustis Realtor James Ashmore Marks 64th Birthday
James Rufus Ashmore a longtime Eustis Realtor born in Pickens South Carolina in 1878 celebrates his 64th birthday on Monday August 31 He moved to Florida in 1912 and has held leadership roles in multiple local organizations including the Presbyterian Church Rotary Masonic Lodge and chambers of commerce He is a past president of the Lake County Board of Realtors and served on the Lake County School Board and county commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Rufus Ashmore
Eustis Realtor
Pickens
South Carolina
Rufe Ashmore
The
Presbyterian Church In
Eustis
Lake County School Board
Eustis Chamber of Commerce
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Lake County Board ‘of Realtors
Blackout Declared Successful Across Lake County
Col C E Lester announces a county wide blackout test on August 18 was very successful in the north end with observers in Eustis Umatilla Mount Dora Leesburg and Tavares reporting functioning control centers and strong mobilization. Some red signal misfire in Winter Garden halted blackout there. investigation points to an unauthorized reception of the red signal. Umatilla and Mount Dora praised for prompt observance with Mount Dora noting perfect compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.E. Lester
Eustis
Lake County
Clermont
Groveland
Montverdée
Winter Garden
Col. Lester
Joe Morrell
Civil Protection Division
County Defense Council
Umatilla
Mount Dora
Eustis Defense Corps Awards Insignia to Civilian Guards
The Eustis Citizens Defense Corps under Mayor R. J. Schneidler conducted an awards program recognizing Air Raid Wardens Auxiliary Police Auxiliary Firemen and other volunteers. Speakers included Colonel C. E. Lester commander of the Lake County Citizens Defense Force W. J. Barker Mount Dora Chief of Training and O M Grimstad Bomb Reconnaissance Agent for the County Defense Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis Citizens Defense Corps
R. J. Schneider
C. E. Lester
Lake County Citizens Defense Force
W. J. Barker
Mount Dora
Lake County Defense Council
O. .M. Grimstad
County Defense Council
Families of Sailors Urged to Mail Yale Packages Early
The Seventh Naval District headquarters issues a statement urging families and friends of armed service members to observe a general mailing date of November 1 for packages and letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YALE
Seventh Naval ‘District
Defense corps members receive training arm bands at ceremony
Nearly seventy civilian defense workers were awarded armbands for completing training in the Citizens Defense Corps. The presentation occurred at a public Friday meeting in Eustis, recognizing the workers and their service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Defense Corps
Eustis
Christmas Package Rules For Overseas Service
The Navy urged a limited and sturdy package system for overseas personnel due to remoteness worldwide. Public guidance capped parcel volume like an ordinary shoe box with weight under 54 pounds and required complete addresses. Marine training units at Jacksonville Florida noted duty specifics amid war savings drives and morale slogans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
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Philadelphia
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William Norris
S. S. Sadler, Jr
Miami
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J. J. Alvord
A. K. Arrington
Belmont Heights
Lake County Medical Center
Mrs. W. L.E. Barnett
Mrs
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Betty Lotz
Jacksonville
Eleanore Minkley
Martha Treadwell
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Esther Tyre
Wry and
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Washington, D. C
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Little Bat, Ark
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Tenn
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Ft. Bragg
N. C
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Crescent City
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Pickens, Jr
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J. G. Kirby
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Russell E. Clark
Clark’s Recreation Center
Hubbart Construction Co
Stewart Roberts
Sandy
James R. Butler
A. Shonenberger
Lake City
D. D. Roseborough
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S. C. Colley
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Green Cove Springs
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Raymond E. Daniels
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Bernadette
Mount Dora Public
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PTO
Lake
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J. R. Ashmore
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Mount Dora, Florida
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Crosman Laboratory
Marine State Air
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Reg M- Ton
Mt.Dora
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