Birthday salute to Lake County soldier Charles Crozier
Charles Edward Crozier of Clermont, on active duty as a First Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, observes his 36th birthday on July 22. Born 1906 in Bethesda Ohio he grew up in Clermont attended Porter Military Academy Charleston and the University of Florida Gainesville.
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Clermont
Army Air Corps
Bethesda
Ohio
Porter Military Academy
Charleston
S. C
University of Florida
Gainesville
Charles Crozier
Air Corps
Florida
Lake County
Charles
Clermont Junior Chamber of Commerce
Boyce Williams Celebrates 55th Birthday in Tallahassee
Florida official Boyce Albert Williams, longtime director of the Florida Industrial Commission and former Tavares resident, marked his 55th birthday on Thursday July 23. Born in 1887 on a Monroe North Carolina farm, he attended local schools and Wake Forest College before earning his first dollar picking.
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Boyce Albert Williams
Tavares
Florida
Florida Industrial Commission
Tallahassee
Boyce Williams
Monroe
N. C
Wake Forest College
North Carolina
Obituary Highlight: Early Lake County Leader Boyce
The subject, active Mason and charter member and first president of the Tavares Kiwanis Club, served as Lake County Tax Collector from 1924 to 1941. He moved from North Carolina to Florida in 1911, pursued quail hunting, bred pointers, and favored fried chicken and the yellow rose.
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North Carolina
Lake County
Florida
Boyce
Tavares Kiwanis Club
Leesburg City Commissioner E C Rogers Birthday
Edward Coleman Rogers of Leesburg, born 1866 near Mullins, S C, will celebrate his 76th birthday on Saturday August 1. A longtime Lake County public servant, he moved to Florida in 1907 and to Leesburg in 1919, was elected City Commissioner in 1929 and has served continuously since. He has also served as Mayor and is noted for his hard work, love of politics, fishing and love of sweet potatoes and chicken.
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Edward Coleman Rogers
Leesburg
Mullins
S. C
Florida
Lake County
Leesburg Jeweler Walter Dick Celebrates 44th Birthday
Walter H. Dick of Leesburg observes his 44th birthday on Tuesday August 4. Born in 1898 in Elkins West Virginia he moved to Florida in 1907 with his parents. He trained in watch making and engraving at the Horological College in Philadelphia and runs his own jewelry store in Leesburg. He earned his first dollar repairing a clock.
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Walter H. Dick
Leesburg
Elkins
W. Va
Florida
Horological College
Philadelphia
Dr Melville Gunby Hunter Milestones Highlight
Dr Melville Gunby Hunter of Leesburg observes his 42nd birthday on Wednesday August 5. Born in Tampa in 1900, he attended local schools and graduated from the Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy in Des Moines Iowa, with notable achievements in his field.
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Melville Gunby Hunter
Leesburg
Florida faces tax impact from condemned land debate
A reader notes that Florida could lose tax revenue if government condemnation reduces tax bases. The Senate passed July 2 a bill allowing land to stay taxed on fair valuation before condemnation. The House Public Lands Committee studies the bill, with Florida cited as needing revenue.
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Florida
Senate
House Public Lands Committee
War Production Board cancels Higgins contract in New Orleans
The War Production Board cancelled Higgins Industries large building program in New Orleans citing steel shortages. The decision affects a $65,000,000 project that would have produced ten thousand tons of shipping daily, with $10,000,000 already spent. Congress to probe. Rep J Hardin Peterson of Florida to chair a subcommittee.
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War Production Board
Higgins Industries
New Orleans
Higgins Company
Congress
J. Hardin Peterson
Florida
Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Peterson
House of Representatives
Senate
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Ft. Myers-Stuart
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Poland
Corpus Christie
Texas
Boston
Massachusetts
Vinson
House Naval Affairs Committee
Palatka
Ocala
Northerners urged to spend winter in Florida for fuel savings
Harold Colee of the Florida Chamber of Commerce urged federal officials to allow northerners to spend the winter in Florida to conserve fuel oil and coal. He notes the average northern family uses about 1800 gallons of fuel oil, and sees benefits from reduced heating needs and possible housing rental for defense workers.
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Florida
Harold Colee
Mount Dora Roll of Honor Names Area Servicemen
The Mount Dora community lists local youth serving in the Army Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard across wars and duties. Readers are urged to submit missing names to the Topic to include in the Roll of Honor and to support those serving.
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Mount Dora
United States
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Gillette Opens 7 Point Forestry Plan Discussions
Charles A. Gillette of Norfolk guest spoke at the Kiwanis meeting and arrived in Jacksonville to develop the Florida State Chamber of Commerce seven point forestry program. Two committees were created to draft legislation on fire control and forest taxation with named appointees. The “tree farm” movement is set to begin in September as part of the plan.
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Charles A. Gillette
Norfolk
Seaboard Airline Railway
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis
Jacksonville
M. J. Foley
Tom Stanley Sheip
Apalachi
Gillette
Silver Springs Free Show Showcases Cowboys and Riders
A free 90 minute performance at Silver Springs on Sunday noon features 20 men and women riders performing rating, riding and stunting with quad rille riding and a square dance climax. Red Simpson and his educated horse Cherry, plus Bob Cobb and Verdinand the bull, are highlighted. Ocala Riding Club with about 50 members attends in tribute to soldiers and sailors.
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Red Simpson
Cherry
Bob Cobb
Trick Roper
Tle
Silver Springs
Kissimmee
Ocala
Welfare Board to review state case loads
The State Welfare Board through district boards will review the entire commodity case load in the state. Commissioner Leland W. Hiatt says investigations will focus on ineligible rolls and those whose incomes rose due to war effort, with staff shifting to old age assistance and dependent children checks as funds permit.
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State Welfare Board
Leland W. Haitt
Hiatt
Advan
Sioner
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