Edward W Chambers dies after lingering illness at Tangerine home
Edward W. Chambers, citrus grower long known in the region, died Monday night at his son’s home in Tangerine. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3 PM at Rehbaum Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth G. Rogers. burial followed in Tangerine Cemetery. He is survived by two sons Howard H. Chambers of Tangerine and Ernest Chambers of Mount Dora, among others. He was formerly connected with Provident and real estate, and loved boating and boat racing with 26 prize wins. designed three 22 foot catboats. He was a past member of the Providence and Rhode Island Yacht Clubs.
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Edward W. Chambers
O Saar
Mr. Chamberlain
Tangerine
Ps 56
Winchendon
Mass
Rehbaum Funeral Home
Kenneth G. Rogers
Tangerine Cemetery
Belmont Is
Mount Dorath Road
Bryant & Stratton School
Business
Providence
Taunton
Pod
Rhode Island Yacht Clubs
Jessie M. Pearce Simmons
Af P. Simmons
Springfield
N. J
Elmer Simmons
Emma Donnelly
Pelham Manor
N. Y
Death Notice of O. E. Simmons of Edgewood R L
William E. Simmons reports the death on November 26 at a Providence hospital of O. E. Simmons of Edgewood R L after four weeks illness. Funeral services were held November 28 at Carpenter Jenks Funeral Home with Rev Harold L. Wilson officiating. Burial in Pocasset cemetery. Simmons had many friends.
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O. E. Simmons
Edgewood
R. L
Providence Hospital
Carpenter - Jenks Funeral Home
Harold L. Wilson
Round Top Church
Pocasset Cemetery
Simmons
Lake County Chamber Seeks More Memberships and Growth
C. Harold Hippler urged rapid $1 regular memberships from every community to keep Lake County moving in 1940-41. George L. Briles led a well attended board meeting as vice presidents reported packages of new development, with Mount Dora said to be in a boom and ongoing construction unseen since 1926.
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Lake County
Chamber of Commerce
Florida
George L. Briles
Fruitland Park
Leesburg
Dr Colley to Speak on Farm Hour Broadcast
Dr Colley of Mount Dora will describe orange picking in Lake County during a half hour Florida Farm Hour on WRUF Gainesville at noon Monday December 16. Local arrangements are by R E Norris Lake County agri cultural agent with support from the Lake Region Packing Association and the Florida Telephone Corporation.
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Lake County
Florida
WRUF
Gainesville
Florida Farm Hour
R. E. Norris
Lake Region Packing Association of Tavares
Florida Telephone Corporation
Teleenans Corporation
Lake County Chamber of
Coma
Eustis High School
C Colley
Mount Dora
Defense Roads prioritizes routes for national defense
In a statement to Senator Pepper acting highway commissioner R E Toms says several Florida roads are designated as national defense priority routes. U S 17 and 92 from Orlando to Haines City and on to Tampa, State Highway 22 from Indian River City to Orlando, and a north-south corridor from High Springs to Harrisburg and to the coasts are listed as first priority. U S 17 and State Route 3 between Orlando and Sanford are not designated priority. Harrisburg lies in Glades County near Moore Haven.
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Pepper
R. E. Toms
U.S
Indian River City
Orlando
Haines City
U. S.92
Tampa
National Defense
Florida
High Springs
Harrisburg
Sanford
Glades County
Lake Okeechobee
Moore Haven
Suwannee Seeks Lake Guard Model for County Units
Suwannee County requests information on organizing a Lake County Guard type unit. Thomas H. Cooley of Mount Dora, founder and commanding officer of the Lake County Battalion, notes its success and its notoriety. Other Florida counties seek guidance to form similar groups.
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Suwannee County
Lake County Guard
Ing
Thomas H. Cooley
Mount Dora
Lake County
Florida
Dr Smith Honored for Typhoid Carrier Study in Journal
Dr Harry B Smith director of the Lake County Health Unit is featured in the November Journal of the Florida Medical Association. The five page article discusses the role of the typhoid carrier in transmission and provides a thorough examination of this vital subject.
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Harry B. Smith
Lake County
Journal of the
Florida Medical Association
Outdoor Lighting Contest Rules and Estate Notices
A mixed page item outlines local outdoor holiday lighting rules including installation requirements, judging dates, and prize details. It also contains multiple legal notices in Lake County Florida about final discharge applications for the estates of Earl W. Gilbert and William J. Ferris, and a tax deed notice for land in Section 27, Township 19, Range 27 east, with a January 1941 court date.
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William J. .Ferris
A. S. Terlong, Jr
Lake County
Florida
William J. Ferris
Arende M. Gudgeon
Gudgeon
William J.ferris
Notice of Tax Deed Proceeding for Maud B Jones
Maud B Jones holder of Tax Certificate 2643 issued August 5 1929 has filed for tax deed on Lot 1 to 24 Block 6 Minnehaha Terrace Lake County Florida. If not redeemed the property will be sold to the highest bidder at the courthouse in Tavares Florida at 11 00 A M on the first Monday in January January 6 1940. Official seal J Dykehs Clerk of Circuit Court Lake County Florida By A J Harnage D C 4te Mussolini s armies just arent fast enough to their handling treat orders Times Union
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Thomas H. Cooley
Part Certifcate
Lake
Florida
Tavares
Fla
Sealy
GEQ
J. Dykes
Orida
A. J. Harnage
D. C
Maud B. Jones
A.D
Minnehaha
Terrace
D.E. Miller
Minnehaha Terrace
Jos. Tarpey
Janary
D. E. Miller
Pla
J. Dykehs
Circuit
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E. W. Chamberlain
William E. Simmons
Olf
DR. Colley
J. J. West
Nan J. Stuart
J. J. West Realty CO
Suwannee
DR. Smith
McMurray Beauty Shop
Earl W. Gilbert
A. 5S. Herlong, Jr
Delbert Vrooman
Earl. W. Gilbert
Gro. J. Dykes
Court of Lake
D.C
Homer Morris
Texaco Gas and Oil
Eustis
U. S. Highway 441
Crane Furniture Co
Geo
Circuit Court
Mussolini
Union
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