Elementary School Plans Christmas Play For Sixth Grade
The PT A meeting is set for Wednesday December 4 1940 at 3 30 PM in the Unity Building. Miss Wests brownies and fairies perform with Miss Neels second graders scripture reading followed by a Mother Goose Christmas Play featuring Old King Cole and many familiar characters. The six grades chorus will sing carols and the event will include a parade of three Mother Goose figures.
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Vunity
Miss Neel
Old King Cole
Harrold Blunt
Jimmy Vincent
Phyllis Turner
the Knave
Jack and Jill
Humpty Dumpty
Jack Horner
Mistress Mary
Miss Muffet
Georgi Porgie
Boy Blue
Mother Goose
First Grade Students Prepare for Christmas Exercise
The first grade enjoyed Thanksgiving break with Dicky Dixon taking the longest trip to Perry Georgia. Martha Slayden visited her grandmother in Orlando while Patsy Dean went to DeLand. They practiced for a Christmas program presented at the PTA meeting on December 4 after the Mother Goose play by the other five grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Slayden
Martha Simpson
Bobbie Sue Teasley
Patsy Dean
Susanne Sihler
Vera Mae Wiley
Eloise Baxley
Charles Moorhead
Alan Claflin
Dicky Dixon
Junior Fertitta
Billy Bartlett
de Lanier
Henrietta Lanier
Roseborough
Perry, Ga
Orlando
DeLand
Rumford Baking Powder Ad Promises Reliable Results
A vintage ad touts Rumford Baking Powder as versatile for any recipe from magazines or cookbooks. It reassures consistent results by using the amount in directions and claims no alum prevents bitter aftertaste. Free recipe book offered from Rumford, Box A, Rumford Rhode Island.
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Eliza
Rumford
Rumford Baking Powder
Rumford, Rhode Island
Classroom News And Holiday Plans At Local School
The second graders study American Indians and dramatize stories in a self built teepee. Students cheer holiday fun and plan trips. Spelling honors go to Christine Sills George Blunt Billie Carroll Mabel Liles Marilyn Spaulding and George Lynn. Food drive aids needy families. PTA meeting moved to December 3 1940 with a program by grades one six. Perfect spellers include Donald Evans Bob Price Adrianne Norton Barbara Shipes Frances Smith Mae Teasley.
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Harold Blunt
Christine Sills
George Blunt
Billie Carroll
Mabel Liles
Marilyn Spaulding
George Lynn
Helen Whitehead
Onald Evans
Bob Price
Adrianne Norton
Barbara Shipes
Frances Smith
Mae Teasley
The School of the Air Program Visits Our Room
The sixth grade hosts the School of the Air shows on November 19 and 26. National Education Association sponsors the programs and students such as Hetsee nena George Detten and Eddy Harding bring bouquets. Eddy Harding brings a squirrel named Bright Eyes to share, and perfect spelling lessons list George Bond Eddy Harding David Lanier Randolph Spilliards Hollis Lee Townsend Evelyn Minkley Mary Martha Simpson and Grover Hollon for weeks 10 and 11. The class has practiced for two weeks and plans to present the program to the P on Wednesday December 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of the Air
National Education Association
Hetsee Nena George Detten
Eddy Harding
Floyd Risley
George Bond
David Lanier
Randolph Spilliards
Hollis Lee Townsend
Evelyn Minkley
Mary Martha Simpson
Grover Hollon
Raoul Barker
Thomas Fleming
Mary Impson
Fourth Grade Spirit Of Unselfishness And Gratitude
The fragment reflects a classroom scene where fourth grade students are described as acting with unselfishness and thankfulness. It hints at a reflection or program emphasizing virtues and character building among young learners.
Fifth Grade Thanksgiving Preparations and Celebrations
Fifth graders prepared a fruit border display for Thanksgiving week. On November 15 Howard Nutter celebrated his birthday with homemade candy for all. Kemeys Goethe, born November 27, had his mother Mrs Goethe provide the class ice cream and cake. Several students plan hunting trips on Thanksgiving day, while others prepare for an elementary operetta. Top spellers included Roy Key, Junior McRee, Howard Nutter, Jimmy Vinsent, Gordon Folger, William Stephens, George Dwelley, Josephine Fertitta, Virginia Perry, Julia Ann Pike, Jean Spaulding, Phyllis Turner, and Metcalf.
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Howard Nutter
Waltz
Kemeys Goethe
Goethe
Ernest Hobdy
Junior McRee
Reuben Humphrey
Eral
Roy Key
Jimmy Vinsent
Gordon Folger
William Stephens
George Dwelley
Josephine Fertitta
Virginia Perry
Julia Ann Pike
Jean Spaulding
Phyllis Turner
Metcalf
Buddy White
Evabeta Griffin
Mildred Metcalf
Sixth Grade Students Compile Week Busy Notes
Bouquets from flower gardens brighten the room as Betty Cooley Doris Harding Ruth Risley and Lucille Minkley contribute. Betty Cooley hunts with her father on Sunday and Eveline Liles visits Avon Park.
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Betty Cooley
Doris Harding
Ruth Risley
Lucille Minkley
Eveline Liles
Avon Park
Dorothy Eckholdt
Maryann Hadlock
Sara Key
Paul Beasley
Dale Evans
Albert Liles
Billy Birt
Bobby Turner
Fireproofing Christmas Trees by Water Keep Live
The U S Forest Products Laboratory at Madison Wisconsin finds keeping spruce and balsam fir trees in water is the most practical method to reduce fire hazard and preserve color and needles. Cut the trunk diagonally above the original end and place the tree in water throughout display. Watered trees resist candle or match fires, though cannot withstand large heat sources. Chemical treatments were tried but water remains the best low cost option.
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U. S. Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Wis
Rome
Birthday tribute to Bishop Dean Harris of Leesburg
The article profiles Dean Harris born December 12, 1887 in Montclair near Leesburg. It notes his Episcopalian faith, early career in mercantile trade, later work as a funeral director, and active participation in Kiwanis, Red Men, Odd Fellows, and Knights of Pythias. It highlights hobbies in hunting, fishing, and baseball, with a fondness for fruit cake and lemon pie. Harris once ran four hardware and furniture stores in Leesburg Bushnell Webster and Umatilla.
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Dean Harris
Leesburg
Montclair
Lees
Dean
Leesburg Kiwanis Club
Redmen
Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Bushnell, Webster and
Umatilla
John L Fahs Leesburg civic leader and former mayor
John Leonard Fahs born December 14 1903 in Mifflin Pa later became Leesburg mayor and Florida IRS collector for the state. A civic minded Lake County resident he served one term in the Florida Legislature and was active in Rotary. He moved to Lake County in 1918 and enjoys baseball football carnations steak and potatoes.
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John Leonard Fahs
Leesburg
Internal Revenue
Florida
Mifflintown
Pennsylvania
University of Florida
John Fahs
Lake County
John
Leesburg Club
George C Keller Publisher of Mount Dora Topic
George C Keller born December 12 1865 in Harrodsburg Kentucky. He moved to Florida in 1907 and to Lake County on October 25 1924. A Kiwanian Elk and Congregational church member, he has spent 58 years in the printing industry and enjoys fishing machinery azaleas and corn cakes.
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George C. Keller
Mount Dora
Harrodsburg
Kentucky
Keller
Florida
Lake County
Congregational Church
Lake County Chamber of Commerce's Silver Anniversary
Dr. W F Therkildson all Florida editor of the Miami Herald wrote of his November visit to Lake County in the All Florida section. He highlighted the silver anniversary observance in Tavares where portraits of four prominent Lake County residents were unveiled in the county court room. Officials from state and county attended and motorcades came from Tampa Tallahassee Jacksonville and Orlando. The event ended at Eustis in the new fair building. He praised the rolling hills orange groves and scenic highways around Lake Apopka Dora Harris Eustis Griffin and Weir and praised the area’s homes and timber growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Therkildson
Miami Herald
Lake County
Kiwanis
Chamber of Commerce
All-Florida
Tavares
Karl Lehmann
Frank Stebbins
Eustis
Orange
Lake Counties
Lake Apopka
Lake Dora
Lake Harris
Lake Eustis
Lake Griffin
Lake Weir
Ocala
America
School plays scheduled by class dates at Community Auditorium
Junior Class play set for January 17 with Senior Class performance on February 14 at the Community Auditorium. Local listings note two school events with dates and venue.
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Community Auditorium
Fremp's Freaks Boost Mount Dora Style and Pride
A columnist recalls Joseph C Fremp praising Mount Dora Florida as the best place on earth in wintering terms. Local boosters urged residents to keep streets yards and public spaces clean and attractive, cooperating with city authorities to preserve the town’s appeal and prevent crowding or nightlife issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Mount Dora
Advertising Doesn't Cost It Pays
A brisk Times Union quotation notes the lawyer and citizen duty to knowledge, pairing law and family in a concise adage about practical awareness and cost effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Union
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Bla Ata Enon
M. G. Hunter
Leesburg, Fla
Reed and Gorgas
Simauceo
Lire Insurance
Lake
Bishop Dean Harris
John L. Fahs
DR. Therkildson
MR. Merchant
Yowell-Drew’s
Ohio
Santa Claus
Toyland
Santa
Orlando, Florida
Fremp’s Freaks
Lincoln
Joseph C
Abraham
Mount Dora Publishing Co
Merchants Sales Books
Hammermill Bond Typewriter
Manila
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