Mount Dora and Lake County Bowls See League Games and Registration
DeLand league teams invaded Mount Dora winning all four matches 87 to 47 as players like Bryant Nelson Morse and Marsh battled in close greens. Local officials urged Florida registrants to register with their boards, with Lake County Local Board No. 1 in Tavares offering information and instruction under D D Roseborough and L B Koonce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Spear
Converse
Major Marsh
Sheldon
Hill
Parker
Wyer
Cary
Thomas
DeLand League
Mount Dora
Skip Bryant
Bradley
Harold Morse
Frank Parker
Dettloff
Carmick
Hollister
Charles Edwards
Skip Nelson
Jack Converse
Frank Crockett
Dr. Downes
Gould
Laughridge
Harvey
Harris
Marsh
Eardley Wilmot
Harold Hill
Dr. Dickson
Brandon
Hanson
Perry
Baldwin
Roland Morse
Will Breckenridge
Harry Swift
al Maben
Strat
Ainsworth
Shepard
Lockwood
Bumstead
Orlando
Collins
Florida
Lake County
Registration Board of
D D. Roseborough
Court House
Tavares
L. B. Koonce
County Registration Board
Selective Service Registration Window for Upset Birth Years
The General announces that men born between February 17, 1897 and December 31, 1921 who have not registered and are under 45 must register at home between 7:00 am and 9:00 pm on February 14 15 or 16. Those born 1921 or earlier who registered in 1940 1941 are exempt from re registration. If away from home they may register at a convenient location on those days.
H S Basketball Schedule
Winter Garden on Feb 10 Eustis on Feb 13 Umatilla on Feb 17 Ocoee on Feb 23 Sr Class Play on Feb 20 Conference Tournament Feb 27 28 District Tournament March 6 7 State Tournament March 13 14
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Garden
Eustis
Umatilla
Ocoee
Post Office Schedule Abstract for North South Routes
Incoming and outgoing mail times listed for north south routes, air mail, and star routes. Postmaster Co Dooley notes Sunday schedule variations and specific city lists including Tavares Eustis Leesburg and Florida mail segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tavares
Eustis
Lees
Air Mail
Florida Mail
Community Club and Society Meetings List
A compiled timetable of local organizations meeting monthly and weekly. Groups include Baptist Church The Lambert Mary Simpson Overhiser Circles of the W M A Missionary and sewing circles at Community Church Ladies Aid American Legion and Auxiliary Lions Masons Cedars Knights of Pythias Pythian Sisters Past Chiefs Club Home Demonstration Club and other civic bodies with their regular meeting days and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert, Mary Simpson and Overhiser
Pythian Sisters
Temple
Chiefs Club
Homes of
Memos
Seaboard Air Line seeks night drawtender relief at Dead River span
The Seaboard Air Line Railway asks the War Department for authority to dispense with a drawtender from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. at the Dead River bridge near Tavares Florida. Boats may pass on request to the bridge tender who will live adjacent to the bridge end. Public hearing not planned. Protests must be in writing to the District Engineer in Jacksonville by February 16 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
War Department
Dead River
Tavares
Fla
P. O. Box
Jacksonville
First Stage to Fourth Stage of Syphilis Explain Our Patients
The text outlines syphilis progression from initial entry 10 to 20 days after exposure through four stages. It lists signs such as rashes sores in the mouth, wartlike growths, hair loss, and fever, with blood tests detecting infection in stages two and three. It warns late stages can cause heart disease insanity blindness and calls for annual blood testing and treatment to prevent death.
Mount Dora Roll of Honor list of fallen and missing men
Mount Dora acknowledges service members including Averitt ey Ray Blanchard Jr Walter Brantle Charles Edward Brooks II Lt Robert W Dickson Jr Jerald Drawdy Julian Drawdy Lt Lemuel C Downs Cliff Dumas Arnold Durham Lt A Lee French Jr L C Green Toby Green Lt Harry J Hopcraft Thomas D Hurlburt James Jones Lt Don Kimball John F Knight Howard Blair Kramer Harold Lane A D Marshall Jr Leon C Mortensen Curtis Minkley Jr Thomas F McCabe Jr Lt J Mortimer McCown Jr Wm McCown Daniel Kenneth McKinley Walter C McWhorter Charles Norris Roger I Pinkston Charles Pohlman Robert Pohlman Bayard Roberts Edward Sadler Mid Stuart T Sadler Richard G Shipes Jr Frederick Sleight Ralph Wilson Snow Lt William Stewart Cecil Stevenson Tommy Sumeral Donald Thompson Ralph Townsend Monroe Woodward Richard Van Voorhis William Van Zant Arnold Robert Widmer Wingler William Woodruff Lake Jem Tom Caldwell Jr Donald Verigan Owen Verigan Sorrento Clayton Bagwell LaMar Conant Haskel Ferris L Norton Robert Schwind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dibane
Neetants
Averittey
Ray Blanchard, Jr
Walter Brantle
Charles Edward Brooks II
Robert W. Dickson, Jr
Jerald Drawdy
Julian Drawdy
Lemuel C. Downs
Cliff. Dumas
Arnold Durham
Charles Norris
Roger I. Pinkston
Charles Pohlman
Robert Pohlman
Bayard Roberts
Edward Sadler
Mid. Stuart T. Sadler
Richard G Shipes, Jr
Frederick Sleight
Ralph Wilson Snow
Lieut
William Stewart
Cecil Stevenson
Tommy Sumeral
Donald. Thompson
Ralph Townsend Monroe Woodward
Richard van Voorhis
William van Zant Arnold
Robert Widmer
and Wingler
William Woodruff Lake Jem Tom Caldwell, Jr
Donald Verigan
Owen Verigan Sorrento
Clayton Bagwell
LaMar Conant Haskel Ferris L. Norton
Robert Sch
Lake County C. of C. Largest In Florida
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce, led by George L. Briles of Leesburg, claims to be Florida’s largest with over 1005 memberships. He notes 1022 new memberships in 1942 by noon Saturday and says the drive relies on mail appeals with volunteer efforts and no paid solicitors. Ten Lake County communities have met or exceeded their quotas as the campaign continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange County Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Florida
George L. Briles
Leesburg
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Lake County
Carlisle Rogers Elected Leesburg Chamber President
J. Carlisle Rogers cashier of the First National Bank of Leesburg was elected president of the Leesburg Chamber of Commerce. John Y. Clark Jr. was elected vice president and J. Paul Lassiter treasurer. Directors named included Max E. Wettstein James Arthur Boyd Jr George Singeltary L Butler and Byron Her ong. Members voted by mail. Secretary Mrs. Wilma March said the returns were the largest in several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Carlisle Rogers
First National Bank of
Leesburg
Kiwanis Frolic at Princess Theatre
Kiwanis Frolic plays at the Princess Theatre featuring Maey and Friday on February 26. Community event showcases local performers in a charity fundraiser with doors opening early for the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Theatre
Maey
Defense Council Set-up Explained Across Lake County
The Lake County Defense Council describes how local Defense Corps operate from control centers with 24 hour emergency readiness. City and rural centers exist in Eustis Mount Dora Clermont Leesburg Tavares Umatilla Groveland with mayors and officials organizing committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enon
Eustis
Mount Dora
Clermont
Leesburg
Tavares
Umatilla
Groveland
Lake County Defense Council
Citizens Defense Co
Washington
Tallahassee
Citizens Defense Corp
Citizens Defense Corps
Orlando man named assistant Scout Executive for Central Florida
Arthur G. Hack Jr. of Orlando is named assistant Scout Executive for the Central Florida Council Boy Scouts of America Harold V Pace announces the appointment after a two month gap in service Hack is an Eagle Scout and former Scoutmaster with ten years in Scouting He will oversee seven county duties and direct the Wewa camp near Plymouth Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur G. Hack, Jr
Orlando
Central Florida
Hack
Guy Jones
Central Florida Council
Wewa
Plymouth
Florida
Mount Dora Tire Rationing Board List January 1942
The document lists recipients between January 24 and January 31, 1942 as posted at the Lake County Tire Rationing Board office in Mount Dora Florida. It names Dr Jack B Eason Town of Mount Dora W M McWhorter and others with rationing numbers and items including trucks and tubes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Fifth and
Donnelly Sts
Mount Dora
Florida
Jack B. Eason
Isenger
Town of
Ount Dora
Lewis Carroll
W. M. McWhorter
Alfred Rehba
A. C. Quixley
Lake County Tire Rationing Board
American Warns Against Tire Theft Losses
Walter L. Hays, president of the American Fire and Casualty Company, urges policyholders to protect automobile tires, calling them more valuable than money and recommending heightened precautions to deter theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. Hays
American Fire and Casualty Company
Tire theft epidemic warned by President Hays
President Hays urges tire owners to protect vehicles as tire thefts surge. He notes insurers will cover theft losses but tires cannot always be replaced and thieves may steal cars to strip wheels. Advice includes locking cars, parking in garages, and securing all entries. The company serves Mount area with 15 years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays
American Fire and Casualty Company
Mountany
South
Reverend Montgomery III Hospitalized for Appendicitis
Rev Montgomery III lies in Eustis hospital awaiting an appendectomy. Dr Foye tends to the pastor during his illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Montgomery
Eustis
Dr. Foye
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lawn Bowling Club
H. S
C. Dooley
Een
Community Church
Ladies Aid
Methodist Church — Woman's Society of Christian Service
American Legion
Legion Rooms
City Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Woman’s Club
King’s Daughters
Kiwanis
Lions
Masons
Knights of Pythias
Melvyn Douglas
Ruth Hussey
Ellen Drew
John Hubbard
Charles Coburn
Kiwanians
Carlisle Rogers
Defense Council
Col. C. E. Lester
County Defense Council
BOY Scout Executive
J. J. West Realty DO
Fifth Avenue
Homer Morris
Texaco
Dixie Royal
Myra
Growers Loan & Guaranty Co
Mareh
Geo. J. Dykes
Circuit Court
Lake Dee
A. J. Harnage
D. Cc
Winfield
Randall
Herlong, Jr
Jenene
Katie P. Randall
Winfield S. Randall
Rev. Montgomery III
America
Florida Motor Lines
Union Bus Station
Corida Motorines
Atime
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