Local Social Updates From August Meeting Notice
Social Kings Daughters shift to the Community Building rooms for August 9 gathering hosted by Miss Mary True Mrs. Robert Fenton and Mrs. Barnhart. Home Demonstration Club reports July 14 session with Lucie K. Miller presenting Summer Foods and cookies. a full day work meeting set for July 28 in the school cafeteria with a bring your lunch box request.
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King’s Daughters
Miss True
Mary True
Robert Fenton
Barnhart
Home Demonstration Club
Lucie K. Miller
First Official Visit of Worthy Grand Matron to District 12
Miss Twila Camp invites members of the Order of Eastern Star to greet Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Winnie Blyth of Cocoa Florida at the Leesburg Masonic Temple on Monday July 26 at 8 pm. A school of instruction in Leesburg at 10 am and a luncheon, plus a dinner at 6 pm, follow the visit.
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E. S
Twila
Leesburg
Order of Eastern Star
Winnie Blyth
Cocoa
Florida
Masonic Temple
Tyrone Parker Birthday Party Details
Tyrone Parker celebrated his fifth birthday with a afternoon party on a Wednesday. Beverly Gradick won the prize in pin the tail on the donkey while Mrs Parker and Mrs Johnson hosted stories and games for a crowd including Norton Brown Land Clark Parker and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyrone Parker
Beverly Gradick
Paul Johnson
Charles Norton
Kay Brown
Josephine Brown
Sarah Jo Land
Katherine Land
Jerry Clark
Ronnie Parker
Jean Parker
Betty Jo Eckholdt
Mary Grace Conboy
Patty Wells
Aline Paul
Marianna Cowle
Cora Anne Sadler
Marge Sadler
Anne Edwards
Grabill Battle
Patty Johnson
Ann Tremain
Social notes from Sanford and nearby towns
Personal visits and travels recount residents in Sanford Mount Dora and surrounding towns. Betty Gradick stays with the Parkers in Sanford while Jane Sewell and Marion Soule return from Paris Maine to South Berwork. Other items note medical, military and education updates among local families and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Sewell
Marion Soule
South Berwerk
Paris
Maine
Strato-Frosted Perishables Proposed After War
Food Industries suggests using surplus planes for high altitude air freight. A bomber would carry five tons of fresh spinach from California to New York at 28 000 feet where the air is 45 below, landing at LaGuardia Field with a quick frozen cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
New York
LaGuardia Field
Miss Dorothy White Weds Ensign Schmittauer at Mount Dora
Miss Dorothy Louise White becomes the bride of Ensign Robert Andrew Schmittauer U S Navy in an eight o'clock ceremony at the First Methodist Church Mount Dora with Rev Caxton Doggett officiating. A reception followed at the bride's home with relatives and out of town guests attending.
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Dorothy White
Ensign Schmittauer
Dorothy Louise White
Robert Andrew Schmittauer
United States Navy
Mount Dora
Caxton Doggett
C. M. Brown
Celia Stein Claflin
Anna Margarette
Dallas G. Wilfong, Jr
United States Marine Corps
Lake City
Thomas S. Hackett
Robert'. Gordon
Thomas Reddy
J. H. Houton
Sylvan Shores
Manuel Sedano
J. D. Pease
W. M. Kennedy
Gerald Hurlburt
Lemuel C. Downs
Howard Simpson
Mary Louise Rehbaum
Evelyn Turrentine
Daytona Beach
Ohio
New York
San Diego
California
Schmittauer
George J. White
Mount Dora High School
Stetson University
Civil Service
Office of Transportation
Aafsat
Orlando
Andrew Schmittauer
Springfield
Ohio State University
Annabelle Brown
Sanford
D. M. Terry
Coalinga
Calif
M. G. Branvalla, Jr
Oakland
John F. Ford
Drew Field
Tampa
Mary Helen Hill
Miami Beach
Lake Poultrymen Worry Over Feed Costs and OPA Ceilings
Lake County Chamber of Commerce in Tavares reports widespread discontent among poultrymen over feed prices. Groveland Poultry Producers' Association asks Senator Claude Pepper to investigate Florida conditions. Members pressed for a personal inspection. editors cite OPA ceilings as a stone wall to business.
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Lake County
Chamber © of Commerce
Tavares
Ormund Powers
Orlando Sentinel
Powers
Groveland Poultry Producers’ Association
Claude Pepper
Florida
C. C. Holloway
Florida Poultryman and Stockman
OPA
Wyton
Beishal
Trymen
Katie i Sach
Miamai
Holloway
Window Dispute in Railway Car Brings Referee Solution
Two women argued over a window in a railway car and called the porter as referee. A nearby man with a red nose suggested first opening the window to kill one, then shutting it to kill the other, solving the quarrel to save peace.
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Wall Street
Colmer Acts as Red Cross Executive Secretary in Leesburg
During Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Casson’s leave of absence, Mrs. Marjorie Colmer serves as executive secretary of the Lake County Chapter American Red Cross. Colmer, who came to Leesburg in September 1942 with her husband Captain Malcom L. Colmer, has volunteered since then and accumulated 320 hours of service, assisting Casson and handling home service work.
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Mary Elizabeth Casson
Lake County
The
American Red Cross
Marjorie Colmer
Leesburg
Malcom L. Colmer
Colmer
Casson
Home Service
Ofce
July 1943 War Diary Highlights From July Daily Entries
The diary records multiple wartime actions and outcomes across July 1943 including Liberator crew engagements off New Britain, Athens falling to Axis forces, Pantelleria surrender, and air power’s role in Sicily. It lists Allied air and naval strikes, downed enemy aircraft, hostage executions, and valorous acts by pilots and crew in North Africa, Tunisia, New Guinea, and the Caribbean.
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New Britain
Greece
Athens
Acropolis
R. Hutchins
Lancaster
F. M. Dean
Cagliari
Sardinia
Wau
New Guinea
T. H. Winburn
Duesseldorf
Caribbean Sea
J. P. B. Watkins
Birmingham
State Board of Health explains insulin access in Florida
The Florida State Board of Health outlines insulin access for indigent diabetics through county health units or directly via the Jacksonville office. Florida citizens with a doctor’s statement of need and no ability to pay may obtain insulin, funded by legislative appropriations. Fraudulent applications are illegal.
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Florida State Board of Health
Jacksonville
E. F. Hoffman
Bureau of Epidemiology
State Board of Health
Florida
P. O
Akes Roe
Dr Hoffman Vows Prompt Service
Dr Hoffman states every effort will be made to provide prompt service. The quote underscores commitment to timely care and responsiveness to patient needs.
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Need
Lake County Crops Beat Weather With Strong Returns
Lake County growers planted about 400 acres of sweet potatoes in June aided by good rains. Citrus groves are in good condition with sizing fruit well. Watermelon returns totaled over 750000 though acreage and yields were down due to dry weather. prices were the highest on record. County Agent R E Norris reported.
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Lake County
R. E. Norris
Lake
War Savings Stamps Drive Promotes Shangri La Effort
A wartime appeal urges purchase of War Savings Stamps to fund civilian and military operations benefiting Shangri La and the broader effort against Tokyo. The campaign emphasizes patriotic duty and collective sacrifice.
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Shangri-La
Tokio
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Gene Autry and
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Ntic Battle
Oth A Roy
Mickey Rooney
Ann Rutherford
Esther Williams
State Theatre
Eustis
Andy Hardy
Betty Gradick
Mrs
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Tyrone
Ivan A. Franklin
W. M. Mount
St. Petersburg
Stanton M. Child
Irene Hall
Brooklyn
Martha Fenn
Harry T. Fenn
Norman T. Kirk
Raymond E. Daniels
St. Vincent's Hospital
Rita Daniels
St. Vincent's
H. M. Spooner
Great Smoky Mountains
Waynesville
N. C
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Beaufort
S. C
Beaufort County
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Calhoun
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Mer L. Padgett
University of Texas
Curtiss-Wright
Denver
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Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Corporation
Fred W. Cross
South Royalston
Mass
Lake Poultrymen
Mount Dora Electric Company
Highland Ave
Red
Pantelleria
Vichy
Germany
Guadalcanal
Poe
el Guettar
Tunisia
U. S
First National Bank of
First National Bank
Mount Dora, Florida
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hale’s Grocery
Swan
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Poinsettia Restaurant
Fifth Avenue
Mabel and Raymond
Mt Dora Hardware Company
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