Defense Bonds Sales In Lake County Reach $21 000
Lake County banks and post offices reported defense savings bond sales totaling $21 325 in the first sixteen days of August. Leading the list was First National Bank of Leesburg with $11 225, followed by Mount Dora’s First National Bank at $3 425. Clermont post office moved $2 800, Clermont Citizens Bank $300, Eustis First State Bank $175, Leesburg post office $150, Fruitland Park post office $225, Bank of Tavares $400, Tavares post office $250, and Howey post office $100, with Umatilla State Bank at $75. The drive is led by the Lake County Defense Savings committee under Karl Lehmann, aiding Treasury efforts to boost bonds and stamps.
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Lake County
Defense Savings
Lake County Defense Council
Citizens Bank of Clermont
First State Bank of Eustis
Leesburg
Fruitland Park
Bank of Tavares
Tavares
Howey
Umatilla State Bank
Lake County Defense Savings Committee
Karl Lehmann
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Florida of Defense Savings
United States Treasury
Motion Picture Theatres
A. D
Bowman Realty Company
Southeastern
Realty Corp
Court House
Fla
Snk
W. A. Burch
Lake
Florida
Edgewater Heights
L.A. Shattuck
Shell
John W. Dixon
Herlong, Jr
Margaret E. Dixon
Atlantic’ National Bank of Taskeanwvilla
Stetson Maintains Student Levels Amid Defense Draft
Stetson University expects about one third of last year's male enrollment to be drafted or enlisted, with more than 150 freshmen and transfer applications and steady girl registrations. President W S Allen notes keeping enrollment gains in girls and new students may offset the loss of roughly 100 men as the fall opening on Sept. 17 approaches.
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National Defense Campaign
Stetson University
W S. Allen
Stetson
Allen
Z D Giles Heads Air Raid Wardens in Lake County
Z D Giles leads Lake County air raid wardens as the Defense Office confirms every community will have at least one post and many larger towns will host multiple posts. About 250 men and women will serve, under a nine point duty list drawn from the American Legion manual. Wardens must be loyal, courageous, well known, and capable of guiding responders and assessing damage for safety. Lake County will field 35 to 40 posts with six wardens per post.
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Lake County
Couna
Defense Ofce
Defense Council
Oeete
American Legion
Lehmann to Tour South Florida on Defense Savings Work
Karl Lehmann secretary of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce on leave to serve as Deputy Administrator for Florida leads a U S Treasury staff delegation this week in South Florida with a Northeast Florida visit planned next week. He spoke at Dade County Defense Savings committee BayFront Park and at a Dade County citizen mass meeting Monday August 25. He then toured Collier Lee Hendry Glades Charlotte DeSoto Highlands Hardee Polk Nassau and Flagler counties from August 25 to September 3 addressing multiple Defense Savings committees and Kiwanis meetings and county gatherings.
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Karl Lehmann
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Florida
Eee
States Treasury
Lehmann
Dade County Defense Savings Committee
Dade County
Bay Front Park
Collier County Defense Savings Committee
Everthe Lee County
Defense Savings Committee
Fort Myers
Hendry County
LaBelle
Glades County
Moore Haven
Charlotte County
Punta Gorda
DeSoto County
Arcadia
Mr. Lehmann
Highlands County
Sebring
Hardee
Wauchula
Polk County
Lake Wales
New Smyrna Beach
Volusia County
Bunnell
Flagler County
Jacksonville Kiwanis Club
Defense Savings
Nassau County Defense Savings Committee
Fernandina
Florida Names Narcotics Education Consultant
Florida has a statewide consultant for narcotics education, John Permenter, ex‑principal of the Jupiter school and author of a State Department bulletin. His services will join the state health instruction program under Joe Hall to promote personal health and responsible choices among Florida youths.
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Florida
State Department of Education
John Permenter
Jupiter School
State Department
Parmenter
Joe Hall
Lake County urged to boost scrap for mills
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce under state guidance advocates increased scrap disposal. It lists three actions: accelerate auto graveyard scrapping, use farmers’ trucks to haul worn out scrap, and have small plant owners collect and market long stored scrap to feed steel mills.
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Lake County
Lake County Defense Council
Saving Crotalaria Advised By Defense Board
Florida farmers are urged by the Florida USDA Defense Board to save additional crotalaria and other legume seed for next spring and to adopt best practices for winter cover crops. The State Board, meeting in Gainesville, aligns with Secretary Wickard’s call to protect soil productivity and conserve plant food to aid national defense and ease transportation strains.
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Florida
Florida Usda Defense Board
Gainesville
United States Department of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
South
Scrap metal drive details for tank production
The plan allocates enough cars to deliver about 1,500 pounds of iron and steel scrap, 20 pounds of bronze, and 60 pounds of copper and brass scrap per vehicle. Additional valuable secondary materials are expected as part of the effort.
Florida winter legumes adapt areas for seed crop
A board notes only certain Florida regions suit winter legume crops and urges farmers to harvest larger volumes of winter legume seed this fall to prevent a possible summer seed shortage next spring.
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Florida
Florida to Aid Aliens in Naturalization Education
Florida will expand public schools this fall to offer adult education for aliens and foreign born residents. About 38 000 people in Florida may qualify for naturalization prep under a national program by the Immigration and Naturalization Service and funded by the federal government. Local planning is led by W E Harkness and W W Eyster with State Superintendent Colin English, with a state director to be named in Tallahassee. The program aligns with the National Citizenship Education Program under Dr William F Russell, recently named director.
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Florida
Colin English
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Department of Justice
W. E. Harkness
WPA
W. W. Eyster
Eng
State Planning Council
State Department of Education
Tallaassee
William F. Russell
Roosevelt
Teachers College
Columbia University
Teacher's Examination Set for September in Florida Cities
A teachers examination will be held on Saturday September 6 in Miami Gainesville Tallahassee and Bartow Florida. Applicants should report to the county superintendent's office in their city at 130 p m.
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Florida
Miami
Gainesville
Tallahassee
Bartow
Mount Dora Seeks Bids for Donnelly Park Shelter House Addition
Town Council of Mount Dora Florida invites sealed bids to add to the Donnelly Park shelter house. Sketches and specs available at the Town Clerk office. Bid must include a 10 percent certified check. Bids due by 5:00 p.m. September 2, 1941. Council reserves right to accept or reject any bid.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Donnelly Park
Executors of John W Dixon Will filed in Mount Dora
W M Kennedy of Mount Dora Florida is attorney for the executors of the last will and testament of John W Dixon deceased. The notice announces probate actions and legal representation for the estate in Florida.
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John. W. Dixon
W. M. Kennedy
Mount Dora, Fla
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