Mount Dora Women Urged to Enlist in WAAC
Sergeant Lavern Miller of the Army Recruiting Office in Orlando announced expansion of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Eligible women aged 21 to 44 can enroll, with positions including accountants bakers clerks cashiers chauffeurs messengers and more to free soldiers for combat. Civilian experience helps but is not required. The WAAC trains members to perform assigned tasks and emphasizes women’s role in victory.
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Lavern Miller
Army Recruiting Office
Orlando
Florida
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Mount Dora
WAAC
United States
Army
Christmas Visits and Gatherings Across Zellwood Area
Christmas Day gatherings centered on homes of local families. Residents hosted relatives and friends from Fernandina to Tampa, with attendees including Becks, Mortons, Whites, Glover, and Vincent families. War Bonds promotion closes the note, urging support for the Four Freedoms.
Countys Plan to Save Steel For 2639 Machine Guns
War Production Board urged replacing one can of fruits or vegetables per week with fresh produce to save steel for arms. A&P data shows a two-to-one steel saving per tin can, enough to fund 2,639 thirty caliber machine guns, while encouraging farmers to boost fresh foods. Florida families could save 6,430,000 pounds of steel if nationwide, with national totals signaling large defense potential and continued demand for home buying.
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Chamber activities praised by Lake County boosters
Two Lake County Chamber of Commerce supporters commend the organization. Marshall Respess of Repers Engraving in Jacksonville lauds secretary Karl Lehmann and chamber work statewide. Maj. E. H. Wilkerson of Eustis, at the Pentagon, renews his contributing membership and urges boosted local engagement and Florida investment.
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Maj
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Eustis
War Department
Pentagon
Washington
Our Lake County
Florida
Chamber of Commerce
Community notices and holiday events in East Town
Thank you notes honor Mr. Pease of Sylvan Shores for window shades magazines wall pictures and a table. Mary Jackson sponsors a Christmas Eve tree at A M E Church. Gifts from white friends Helping Hand Club King's Daughters aid the aged. M L Gilbert hosts a program at St Marys Church. A community quartet at Villa Dora Hotel New Year Eve. Mary McDuffie, reporter.
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Sylvan Shores
Mary Jackson
King’s Daughters
M. L. Gilbert
St. Mary’s Church
Villa Dora Hotel
M. Pond
W. Brown
J. C Hudson
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Mary McDuffie
Inquiries Pour In On Lake County Chamber Efforts
Hundreds of inquiries have reached the Lake County Chamber of Commerce this year due to advertising in sports magazines and newspapers. Two inquiries came by telegram from New York City and Springfield Massachusetts. Each inquiry received literature about the region and an invitation to write for further information.
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Notes About Men In Service In The Topic
Continued from page 1 the column lists servicemen in training and duty. Ernest Minkley heads to New River after a visit while Lt. and Mrs. Vincent and their sons are stationed in Georgia, Gravlee Jr. returns from New River on leave. Dean plans to stay aboard the Topic at sea. Cadet George Moye Battle completes primary flight training in Dallas and moves toward Ensign commission. Buster Battle, Mount Dora High and University of Florida alum, is highlighted. The Topic invites reader submissions and photos of service members for future publication.
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Siatverde
Ruth McEwen
Pon Gp Thoean & Teen
T. J. Morton
Mabel Howard
Eustis
C. C. Morton
Bill Edwards
University of Florida
J. Stewart Edwards
Anne Edwards
M. W. White
Effie Hewson
Sanford
V. C. White
Panama City
Charles Glover
Ft. Pierce
Charles Bradford
Tampa
J. D. Conant
Chldren
Sorrento
Sam Timmons
Baby
Apopka
Russell Clark
L. W. Stenstrom
Earl White
Bettye White
R. W. Vincent
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G. A. Vincent
Drew Field
George A. Vincent
Keith
Jack Parker
Jackie
W. L. Russ
O. J. Sanders
Lake Jem
W. R. Cooke
Paul Sheddan
E. D. Austin
Umatilla
Co. C. Gravlee, Jr
New River
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George Moye Battle
Naval Aviation
Naval Reserve Aviation Base
Dallas
Texas
Buster” Battle
Rabin Battle
Mount Dora High
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