Lake County Civilian Defense Groups Ramp Up Post Readiness
Lake County defense units rush Civilian Defense work as 28 aircraft warning posts plan 24 hour operation. Observers urged to report to Mount Dora hardware. wardens to recruit volunteers and train in first aid, fire control and shelter directing duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Arey
Montverde
United
Lake County
Tavares
A. W. Carney
Drew Field
Lake County Defense Council
Mount Dora
Vicinty
Alfred Rehbaum, Jr
Air Raid Wardens Organized in Lake County
Lake County held an organization meeting for its Air Raid Warden system on December 11 in To ures. Zera Giles of Eustis outlined warden qualifications and duties to head wardens Beverly Grizzard Leesburg Walton Hunter Tavares Jasper Wolfe Howey and Bill Adams Lady Lake Fruitland Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Toures
Zera Giles
Eustis
Beverly Grizzard
Leesburg
Walton Hunter
Tavares
Jasper Wolfe
Howey
Bill Adams
Lady Lake
Fruitland Park
Anti-Propaganda Committee Organizes Local Work
The Anti Propaganda Committee of Lake County Defense Council met on Tuesday December 16 in the office of the County Superintendent of Public Instruction at the Court House Ta vares to organize its work and to receive instruction in offsetting subversive activities speeches and literature Local committee chairmen announced by Col Lester include George Gagner Altoona RC Baptist Cassia Ernest Dunslow Clermont EH W Eustis FB Carver oe Park AA Kurfiss Groveland WB Gibson Wiley Mount Dora Russell Peeples Tavares Henry Self Umatilla
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Defense Council
Department of Combat
Court House
Tavares
Col. Lester
George Gagner
Altoona
R. C. Baptist
Cassia
Ernest Dunslow
Clermont
E. H. W. Eustis
F. B. Carver
Oe Park
A. A. Kurfiss
Groveland
W. B. Gibson
Wiley
Mount Dora
Russell Peeples
Henry Self
Umatilla
Sailors Learn Metalworking in Navy Trade Schools
Enlisted men in the U S Navy and Naval Reserve can learn over fifty trades with free schooling and continued pay. Metalworking is among the popular choices with instruction in blacksmithing oxy acetylene welding boiler making and more under a Navy instructor. Ambitious volunteers may qualify for Navy trade schools by enlisting in the Two Ocean Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Naval Reserve
Navy
Fied Navy
Uncle Sam
Lake County Mayor V Simpson Birthday Milestone
Mount Dora official V Simpson born 1870 in Jefferson County Florida marks 71st birthday December 22. Longtime Lake County leader served as councilman and mayor, county commissioner and circuit court clerk. He is a Mason and Knight of Pythias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. Simpson
Mount Das
Jefferson County
Florida
Orange County
Lake County
Roe” Simpson
Mount Dora
Pythias
R P Burton of Emeraldo to Mark 80th Birthday
R P Burton of Emeraldo will observe his 80th birthday on Sunday December 21. Born in 1861 at Lafayette Alabama he later moved to Florida and joined Lake County where he became a leading citrus grower and longtime civic leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Burton
Emeraldo
Lafayette
Chambers County
Alabama
Lowndes County
Burton
Lake County
Florida
Eustis
Community urged to stack scrap paper for collection
The local Defense Council announces a plan to collect all scrap materials including newspapers magazines clean wrapping paper old letters and cardboard. Citizens are urged to cooperate and pile paper neatly for easy handling and sweep up when done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Council
Metal and rag bundles sent to Kamball's Garage for Red Cross
Neatly tied bundles of scrap metal and rags are to be delivered to Kamball's Garage and stored until enough are collected to sell. Proceeds go to the Red Cross, with scrap metal and cloth also sold for defense uses to support defense bonds and stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kamball
Red Cross
Selective Service Seeks Delinquents in Lake County
O B Koonce head of the Lake County Selective Service Board in Tavares appeals to local newspapers and readers to locate registrants missing from address updates or who have failed to comply with orders. Warrants issued, sent to the FBI. readers may supply information on listed men from Leesburg Mount Dora Eustis and Jacksonville areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Koonce
Selective Service Board of
Lake County
Tavares
Marvin Earl Drawdy
Dixie Ave
Leesburg
George Franklin Emerton
R.F.D
Russellville
Harvey Daniel Blue
Mount Dora
Florida
Albert Melville Seiverd
Marvin Brown Jones
14Th St
Edward Morton Harmon
Lady Lake
Fred One
Rt. 1
Vernell Asber
Stephenson Ave
Eustis
Amon Pollack
Madison St
Jacksonville
Robert Clark
Fla
Sam Mathews
N. Lake St
Luther Jones
Florida Residents and Addresses Listed in Del. Company Notices
A list of individuals with Florida addresses and affiliations appears, including Leesburg, Mount Dora, Eustis, and Clermont. Names include Joseph Williams, Emry Spicer, Hemon Powell, Walter Nen, Anthony George, John Wesley Upshaw, Rufus Singleton, Theodore John Smith, Napoleon Lee Wis, Howard Jackson, Timothy Hills, Marvin Dother, Willie Hills, and others in Cassia and areas served by Gen. Del. and Cypress Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Williams
Dorsey St
Lees Florida
Isie ‘Ood
Uma
Mount Dora
Florida
John Wesley Upshaw
Park St
Leesburg
Rufus Singleton
Wilson Cypress Co
Cassia
Theodore John Smith
Eustis
Napoleon Lee Wis
Bisbye St
Howard Jackson
Astor, Fla
Timothy Hills
Gen. del
Marvin Dother
Polo Cypress Co
Flori Willie Hills
Esenes
Library Adds New Books This Month
The library receives fiction works including A Leaf in the Storm and Island in the Corn and non fiction titles such as Secret History of the American Revolution and Native American. Autobiographies and biographies about Carl Van Doren and Ray Stannard Baker are highlighted along with a Florida Fire Prevention Regulations copy available to interested readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lin Yutang
China
Peking
John Shelby
Mid-West
Faith Baldwin
Mignon Eberhart
Wallace McElroy Kelly
Kentucky
Mildred Walker
Mon
Rockies
Caracas
T. Ybarra
Boston
Kathrene Pinkerton
Carl van Doren
Benedict Arnold
Anders
Secret Service
North America
Ray Stannard Baker
David Grayson
Florida
Central Florida All Star Game Promises Strong Fluids of Talent
Central Florida hosts an all star high school football game on Friday night December 19 at Orlando Stadium. The Central Florida team will face Chattanooga Tennessee players with proceeds benefiting the Orlando Kiwanis Club underprivileged child fund. Leesburg and Eustis players join stars Tommy Robertson and Tommy Caruthers from Tavares champions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Florida
Orlando Stadium
Chattanooga, Tenn
Orlando Kiwanis Club
Leesburg
Eustis
Tommy Robertson
Tommy Caruthers
Tavares
Robertson
Caruthers
Pop Tunes Grow Complex as Music Shifts with Time
A note on evolving popular songs shows melodies and lyrics becoming denser and harder to follow. Artists experiment with structure while audiences adapt to new rhythms and patterns in the modern era.
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Bill Collins
Wilmore Carlson
Mascotte
Harold G. Hull
Sam Pont Dachon
Aircraft Warning Service
Anti-Propaganda Committee
Florida Motor Lines
NION
Lakeland
St. Petersburg
W. Palm Beach
Miami Key West
Chicago
New York
Lake
M. V. Simpson
Selective Service Board
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Ocala National Forest
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