Notes About Our Men In Service In Corpus Christi
Continuation listing local servicemen and relatives in World War II. Lt Cecil R Parker reports to Lockbourne Army Air Base for B 17 pilot training after wings earned in Stuttgart Arkansas with training in Camden and Malden. Six Hopcraft brothers and kin serve: Captain Harry Hopcraft in England infantry, Corporal Albert Hopcraft in the Marines with South Pacific service, Calvin Hopcraft at New Smyrna Beach Navy, Cyril Hopcraft completing Camp Peary boat training, and Arthur Hopcraft enlisting in Naval Reserve with early 1943 training. families note near London visits and home closings as war persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil R. Parker
Charles E. Parker
AAF Training Command
Lockbourne Army Air Base
Parker
Stuttgart
Arkansas
Camden
Malden
Missouri
H. H. Hopcraft
Orlando
Mount Dora
Newport News
Harry Hopcraft
Infantry
England
London
Albert Hopcraft
Marines
South Pacific
San Diego
Calvin Hopcraft
New Smyrna Beach
Naval Reserve
Camp Peary
Twin brothers and a Navy family update
The passage notes Albert's twin brother returning home for a few days before trade school. Chief Petty Officer Richard Cobb has earned a Chief promotion after training in Jacksonville and is stationed at Camp Bradford, Virginia. His wife Marian Hopcraft stays with her parents while he serves overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
Richard Cobb
Jacksonville
Camp Bradford
Marian Hopcraft
East Town Church Services and Notices
East Town reports a full day of church activities including sermons by Rev. Russell and Bro Jerome Andrews, with devotion led by Deacon T. M. Thomas. Mrs Calla R. Jackson dies suddenly, prompting services to pay last respects. Community groups call members to the Community Center for important business and notices include sickness and summer travel. War bonds and stamps are urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Town
Russell
Jerome Andrews
T. M. Thomas
Calla R. Jackson
Helping Hand Club
Better Building Citizenship Club
Sis Jackson
Wesley Roberts
Ossie Russell
Joe Jones
Beatrice M. C. Russell
Manuel Russell
New York
Dan Allen
Leola Allen
Jersey City
N. J
Tomato wilt resistance tips from soil health note
No satisfactory treatment exists for Fusarium or bacterial wilt in tomatoes. Planting on fresh land or land unused for two to three years helps reduce losses. The disease overwinters in soil and infects via roots. Pan-America variety shows Fusarium wilt resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan-America
Tractor Riding Grandma Praises War Bond League
Mrs. K. C. Henkle of Kenton Ohio runs two farms with her husband and chairs War Bond Red Cross and scrap salvage drives in her township. She writes poems for wartime programs and endorses General Marshall’s grandmother bond appeal. She buys Bonds for her five grandchildren and urges others to support education and future farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. C. Henkle
Kenton
Ohio
George C. Marshall
Grandmothers League
General Marshall
Ramie for Florida Seen as Big Florida Crop Prospect
At the Belle Glade State Farm ramie fibre tests show potential for large income. Commissioner Nathan Mayo, speaking in Orlando, expects prolific production and wider use in wear resistant fabrics. Over two years the plot yielded 3800 dollars from eight acres of ramie seed root sales. Dr. Brown Landone of Winter Park has led decorticating machinery work, with commercial Jamie growing expected soon.
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Belle Glade
Florida
Orlando
Nathan Mayo
Ramie
Brown Landone
Winter Park
Jamie
Farm values rise 17 percent in southeastern states
Florida Georgia North and South Carolina show a 17 percent gain in farm values over the last year. Values are 40 percent above the 1939 average. Julian H Scarborough president of the Federal Land Bank of Columbia notes increases mainly in the citrus tobacco and peanut belts and says land banks and National Farm Loan Associations are using normal value appraisals for agricultural loans.
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Florida
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Julian H. Scarborough
Federal Land Bank of Columbia
Scarborough
National Farm Loan Associations
Obituary: Mrs Randolsh White of Mount Dora dies at 83
Mrs Randolsh White longtime Mount Dora resident died Saturday June 3 in Eustis after a brief illness following a stroke. She was 83, survived by daughter Mrs Royal Grosenbaugh East Orange NJ and three sons Randolph B Eustis Charles R Montclair NJ and Col Robert R US Army Washington. Funeral at Mount Dora Community Church with Dr Merle H Anderson officiating. Burial in Forest Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolsh White
Mount Dora
Eustis
Former Mount Dora Resident Dies After Heart Attack
Noel Bruner 51 formerly of Mount Dora died suddenly Friday at his Mascotte home from a heart attack. Funeral services were held Sunday at Mascotte Methodist Church with Rev. J. E. Shepherd. Burial followed in Forest Cemetery Mount Dora with Rev. Caxton Doggett officiating. Surviving are his widow Betty, two daughters Beverly and Margaret, son Lt. Frank P. Marion, and three sisters Mrs. Toliver of Chicago, Mrs. Berger of Anno Illinois, and Mrs. Gertch of St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Bruner
Mount Dora
Mascotte
Methodist Church
J. E. Shepherd
Forest Cemetery
Caxton Doggett
Betty Bruner
Beverly
Margaret
Common Sense on War Bonds by Bank President
G G Ware of the First National Bank of Leesburg urges Lake County readers to buy the Fifth War Loan from June 12 to July 8, with a $16 billion goal. He argues patriotic duty and thrift curb inflation and keep scarce goods affordable, praising bond purchases over black markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Ware
First National Bank of
Leesburg
Lake County
County Agent Reports To Chamber Directors
County Agent R E Norris told Lake County Chamber directors that despite labor shortages cold and hail, farmers expect the 1943 44 year to be the most successful yet with record citrus and good prices for tomatoes peppers and other truck crops He urged forming a soil conservation district to aid postwar planning including permanent pastures reforestation lake stocking and wildlife development He noted wartime and weather challenges and predicted district setup by summer A wart removal method for cattle uses salicylic acid paste with castor oil cautioning against eye contact and four inches of sand on truck floors for safe cattle loading
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Norris
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Lake County
Grandmothers League promotes Bonds for grandchildren
The Treasury launches a campaign urging grandparents to buy war Bonds and stamps for their grandchildren. The emblem features an old fashioned sampler and highlights Mrs. George C. Marshall, wife of the Army Chief of Staff, who bought Bonds for her three grandchildren.
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Washington, D. C
The
Treasury
Grandmothers League
George C. Marshall
Army
Morgenthau
Grandmothers Invest in War Bonds for Grandchildren
Two New York grandmothers from Aero Spark Plug Corp invest part of their salaries in War Bonds with grandchildren named as co owners. Elizabeth Taggart backs her Seabee stepson James Taggart, while Edna Neff funds Barbara Ann and notes her Navy son Herman in Guadalcanal. Both oppose long odds fearing the bonds will fund education.
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New York, N. Y
Grandmothers War Bond League
Aero Spark Plug Cor
New York
Elizabeth Taggart
Edna Neff
John Wurmser
Taggart
James Taggart
Neff
Barbara Ann
Barbara
Herman
Navy
Guadalcanal
Grandmothers League
Marshall
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Knights of Columbus
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Nellie A. White
KKK
ER Morris Rocerie
Texaco Gas and Oil
U. S. Highway
Stone
Kingsley
Susan Mary Kingsley
Kent County
Maryland
Herlong Jr
Tavare Lake County
Bon Kingsley
Augusta Buek Parry
Ros Pong Buek
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New Rk
Orate Jr
Tavares
Farmers National Bank and Trust Compan
Rome
New
Yokks
Augusta Buck Parry
Crane Furniture Co
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