Chamber of Commerce reports on observer network and wartime film
The article describes the 1942 wartime observer program with 95 local posts and 1 300 000 observers along the Atlantic coast supervised by Mr Rehboom and officers W V Schwartz and Armer Johnson. It notes funding by the Army, annual director elections, a Fifth District Blood Bank drive, and a film show featuring wartime production, Poland devastation, and a Russian nurse heroism sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Smith
Rehboam
Atlantic
Signal Corps Information Center
Signal Corps
Rehbaum
W. V. Schwartz
Armer Johnson
Army
Chamber of Commercce
E. P. Mosteller
A. C. Quixley
Geo. C. Keller
Geo. J. White
White
Fifth District
Orlando
Mount Dora
Defense Center
Wm. J. Barker
G. A. Sauer
Eustis
Sauer
Observation Post Stresses Vigilance And Volunteers
The Observation Post urges constant alertness to identify aircraft and avoid misreporting. Chief Observer Alfred Rehbaum Jr. seeks about 110 volunteers, noting 95 qualified watchers and 56 three hour weekly shifts. The Town Hall radio program featured the prison AWS post run by inmates, highlighting historical roots and the need for efficient warnings to protect Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Rehbaum, Jr
Chamber of Commerce
AWS
Paul Revere
Aepreaeee Leah Roeeet Jr
Signal Corps
Jacksonville
Darwin
Australia
Florida
Notes About Our Men In Service Continues
Joseph Monroe Greene has enrolled as an aviation cadet in the Army Air Forces Pre-Flight School for Pilots at Maxwell Field near Montgomery Alabama. The new cadet class undergoes nine weeks of intensive training before flight instruction at a Southeast Training Center school. Greene, Mount Dora High School 1937 graduate, captained basketball and football in his senior year. Donald O Thompson, serving in Africa, told his mother on December 15 his letters may not reach her and that life abroad is very different from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Monroe Greene
Army Air Forces
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Alabama
Army Air Forces Southeast Training Center
Greene
Mount Dora High School
Soldier letters from Camry Forrest Tenn describe modern cities and homes
Iswell Thompson writes from Camry Forrest Tenn about modern cities, radio and phonograph with records, nice weather, ice scenery, and a hoped for furlough within three months. He mentions hikes and pack marches, noting 20 miles planned but likely shorter. The Topic publishes such extracts, omitting personal messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iswell Thompson
Bee Donald
Thom
Camry Forrest
Tenn
B Company briefs on drills and mobilization during January 1943
Tactical problems are tackled by the unit with both officers and enlisted gaining experience. On January 28 in Eustis the company split into two teams defending the ice plant and power house while Lt Scott and Lt Jefferis led different assaults. The exercise showed how attackers could bypass blocked routes and gain control, underscoring lessons for future guard duties. A Sunday Feb 7 mobilization of the Florida Defense Force occurred with B Company not summoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis
Scott
Jefferis
Malay Peninsula
Florida
United States Army
Local Army Company Reorganizes As Captain Javens Departs
A unit north of here assembled about forty fully equipped men for duty and reported to St. Augustine ready for action. Captain Charles R. Javens resigns and leaves for Parris Island to join the Marines. Lt. Arthur O. Jefferis takes command and expects full support as drills continue in Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine
Charles R. Javens
United States Marines
Parris Island
S. C
Sarge
Uncle Sam
Arthur O. Jefferis
Mount Dora
Lake County Judge Named Florida County Judges Head
Hon. A. S. Herlong Jr., Lake County Judge, was named president of the Florida County Judges Association at a Jacksonville meeting. He succeeds Harvey Page of Pensacola. More than 50 Florida county judges attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Herlong, Jr
Lake County
Florida County Judges’ Association
Jacksonville
Harvey Page
Pensacola
Florida
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gene Tierney
Preston Foster
Princess Theatre
Thunderbird Field
Phoenix
Arizona
John Gunther
Tish Army
Barker
Banks
Kiwanis Club
Poland
Central Fla. School
Dreka
DeLand
Florida Motor Lines
America
Union Bus Station
Harold L. Larsen
Alexander
Observation Post
Donald O. Thompson
Africa
C. HL. Dudley
Lake
Hl. L. Schaef
Tavares
Fla
S. Dyke Clerk
Circuit Court
Arve County
A. J. Harnage
D. C
Lake Countian
Estate Della Norms
Della Norris
Herlong, Jr
Homer Morris
Texaco
U. S. Highway 441
Stella Patterson
William T. Patterson
W. M. Kennedy
Ray W. Stillman
A. 8. Herrong, Jr
Elizabeth M. Stillman
Lakes County
Anna M. Beach
George J. White
C. H. Dudley
A. D
County of
State of Florida
R. J. Tuller
Vntens
Jane County
Pearl Harbor
War Damage Corporation
Your
A. Lee French
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