Elementary School News Highlights First Semester Recap
The report lists students with perfect attendance and names, notes a $6.55 March of Dimes donation by the class, and mentions illness absences including Nell Conner. It describes mid term exams, fire and air raid drill practices, a fish death, and ongoing work on bank sponsored patriotic calendar stories with weekly Defense Stamp purchases. Sally Strite attended a play last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Caldwell
Keith Grimstead
Ernest Hobdy
Hogsett
Davis Moorhead
Billy Verigan
Zelma Clemmons
Virginia Perry
Phyllis Turner
National Foundation For
Nell Conner
Frank Keller
Howard Nutter
George Treadwell
First National Bank
Sally Strite
Toby Tiler
W. Rogers
Joe Tremb
Russell McKinney
Clara Richardson
Atlanta
Georgia
Russell
Sylvan Shores
Elizabeth Snell
Aubrey Durham
George Detten
Russell McKenney
Barry Norton
Barbara Baker
Helen Whitehead
George Blunt
Billy Carroll
Christine Sills
Alvis Williams
Jessie Dodge
High school plays in Orlando auditorium and holiday visits
During Christmas holidays L. G. Simpson visited Bok Tower and Daytona Beach. Patty Claflin visited the Sanford Zoo. Dale Tucker, Robert Hall and Cylde Mosteller collected paper for defense. Perfect spellers were Verdual Hamlin Mae Francis Teasley and Dorothy Ann Morton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando
L. G. Simpson
Bok
Mid-Semester Reports Highlight School Progress and Activities
The article notes regular report cards, student rankings, and a stretch toward higher achievement. It mentions a Holland trip with ice skates, a Dutch skating story, and a synchronized skating lesson led by a teacher. Enrollment stands at 21 with several relocations and perfect spellers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Netherlands
George McNew
Ohio
William Glover
Alabama
Ralph Barker
George Bond
Clarence Hobdy
David Lanier
Evelyn Minkley
Marian Roseborough
Mary
Second Grade Fund Drives Dimes for Infantile Paralysis
The second grade children rais e funds for infantile paralysis totaling 4.40 with more possible. The Weekly Reader brings current news and literacy benefits to the class.January 19 marks Joan Grantham’s seventh birthday as local students celebrate spelling achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Grantham
Alan Claflin
L. C. Durden
Sanford
Billy Darby
Houston
Texas
Ward Eason
Patsy Dean
First Grade Enrollment Reaches Thirty Pupils
First grade now has 30 pupils with 12 girls and 18 boys. Noted the students have had considerable absence recently.
First Grade News and Family Notes From School
Several students and staff are noted with health issues and attendance highlights. Patsy Dorne welcomes a puppy named Porky as she adjusts to school life. The first graders use new writing books Goals in Spelling and begin promising spelling for next year. The Weekly Reader is shared with second graders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leveral
Joan Key
Melvin Stevenson
Patsy Dorne
Betty Sue Scott
Grady
Marjorie Liles
Boyd
Frank
Wade Simpson
Harry Atts
Willis Humphrey
Aubrey Snell
Porky
Sorrento Community Notes Include Weddings and Illness
Ten day visit returns to Camp Benning. Mrs. Steenberg hosts Presbyterian Aid Society. Doris Cowart visited by Cowart and Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Truman Royal visit High. Dr. Parsons ill. served Sorrento church last winter. Curtis Green and Minnie Beasley wed January 24 in Tavares and reside in Plymouth. Ossie Ginther to marry Robert Daniel February 7. Juanita Ginther to visit from Philadelphia for the wedding. Sympathy extended to the Scharfhausens at Mount Plymouth for a husband and father who died last Saturday. funeral held Monday at Apopka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskel Ferris
LaMar Conant
Camp Benning
Fred Steenberg
Presbyterian Aid Society
Cowart
Miss Allen
Doris Cowart
Southern College
Truman Royal
Little Daughter
Vermont
Curtis Green
Sorrento
Minnie Beasley
Apopka
Tavares
Plymouth
Ossie Ginther
Robert Daniel
Panama City
Juanita Ginther
Philadelphia
Scharfhausen
Myra Scharfhausen Birkle
Mount Plymouth
Military service men aid in defense
L. L. Polk of Eustis, vice chairman of the Lake County Defense Council, urges selecting Legionnaires, Spanish War Veterans, and other ex service men for civilian protection units and defense councils. He notes the American Legion's long preparedness and disaster aid, with posts and camps ready to serve as disciplined leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Polk
Eustis
Lake County
Defens Council
Polk
American Legion
Mr. Polk
Florida citrus disease control guide issued for growers
The Florida citrus chemical and dust schedule for 1942 is printed and free at the County Agent's office. It is the state's most authoritative source on spray and dust control of diseases and includes nutritional spray guidance. Lake County growers must file participation for the 1942 agricultural conservation program by February 28 if not already enrolled. 1941 participants are enrolled for 1942 and may add new properties by the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Citnar Commission
Lake County
4-H Council Elects Leaders at Lake County Meeting
The Lake County 4-H Council met in Tavares at the Home Demonstration and 4-H Club building electing officers for the year. Patsy Blanton of Lady Lake became president with Joyce Sephry Mascotte as vice president and Marian An Rhea as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Tavares
Patsy Blanton
Lady Lake
Leesburg Club
Joyce Sephry Mascotte
Marian An Rhea
Sarah Straker
Umatilla
Bray
Margaret Grimes
Cover Collier
King
Marian
Rhea Ee
Laura Roseborough
Lucille Minkley
Sara Straker
Lucy Belle Settle
Arlene Miller
Eustis
Cassia
Virginia Bardeen
Mount Dora
Joyce Cooke
Mascotte
J. E. King
Elizabeth King
Christine Alsebrook
Joyce Merritt
Jewell Lee Sloan
Mascott
Joyce Collier
Leesburg
Margaret Bishop
Catherine Prevedel
Doris Lee Puryear
Citizens urged to save scrap materials in Lake County
Citizens of Lake County are urged to save scrap materials including paper cardboard tin and other items. The Lake Jary Defense Council has not finished salvage plans but state national and county agencies are preparing them. Public should keep materials ready and await further information as it becomes available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Lake Jary
Lake County staff joins 100 percent Chamber of Commerce drive
Lake County Tax Collector Pearl Cullen and her office staff at the Court House in Tavares report 100 percent participation in the Lake County Chamber of Commerce membership campaign for 1942. Also listed are Burton Brown of Leesburg Paul R. Reid of Tavares and Pauline Cox of Tavares. This marks the second county office to achieve full participation following the Tax Assessor Philip's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Pearl Cullen
Court House
Tavares
Chamber of Commerce
Mrs. Cullen
Burton Brown
Leesburg
Paul R. Reid
Pauline Cox
Philip
Community drive urges support for planes ships and safety gear
Call to fund essential equipment for defense and public safety. Donors urged to donate to back purchases of aircraft, vessels and protective gear to bolster national security and community safety programs.
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Bank
Post Office
Savings and Loan Association
Defense
Martha Simpson and
Betty Ann Thompson
American Magazin
Christian Herald
Collier's Weekly
Modern Screen
Nature
America
Fact Digest
Parents’ Magazine
Pathfinder Weeks
Pathfinder
Eeazcucoy
Nat'l. Livestock
Select 1 Magazine
Comfort-Needlecraft Farm Journal
Progressive Farmer Son
Mother’s Home
Poultry Tribune __ CO
Amer. Poultry Jrnl
Breeder’s Gazette
R.F.D
Victorius
MacLelland
Vincent
Borou
Avesereare
Eiger
Besvess
Seee
F. Lee
Eeneennentanernareet
Sete
Eens
Benethee
G. Lee
TP Richardson
F Vincent
T. Teasley
Siessavases Minkley
Advegeceoesveseses
M. Teasley
G Peeeesessevees
Roseborough
F .Geiger
Agh
Jeret
OUR Democracy
Frederick J. Turner
TH Frontier
Congress
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Goebbels
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