Post Office Building Funds in Fifth District
Congressman Joe Hendricks reports on Appropriations Committee focus for the Third Deficiency Bill. He urges a $40 million federal buildings appropriation and names Mount Dora St Cloud Melbourne Cocoa New Smyrna Titusville Winter Park Orlando as eligible towns for new post offices. He vows to press for inclusion of more district towns as they reach eligibility and to keep post office needs before the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Congressional District
Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Bureau of the Budget
Mount Dora
St. Cloud
Melbourne
Cocoa
New Smyrna
Titusville
Winter Park
Orlando
Post Office Department
Supreme Court
Congress
TVA
Senate
Garner
National Press Club
Connally
Richard Edgerton Manages Adirondack Hotel Lease
Richard Edgerton rents the Hollywood Hills Hotel Old Forge New York for the summer season. The Lakeside director and Edgerton own property in Adirondacks as a base with rooms en suite and modern facilities plus fishing golf riding and dancing nearby. David Edgerton now runs the Grand View Hotel and Riversea Inn Saybrook Conn with over sixty percent rooms booked and planned improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgerton
Lakeside
Hollywood Hills
Old Forge
New York
Utica
Adirrondacks
Adirondacks
Walter Blackmore
Ian Chef
Saltzman
Ray Detten
David Edgerton
Grand View Hotel
Riversea Inn
Saybrook
Conn
Richard Edgerton
Mount Dora Hospital Free Clinics Provide Care for All
Mount Dora Hospital offers daily free clinics including Pre Natal Genito Urinary and Post Natal services from 3 to 5 pm with hours by appointment. The program supports mothers babies and general disease control and welcomes all residents regardless of race or county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Thomas Parton
United States Publican Department
Washington, D
Florida
Florida State Board of Health
W. A McPaul
E. Bryant Woods
Maternal and Child
Ruth E. Mettinger
R. N
Bureau of Public Health Nursing
J. T. Googe
Mont Corapital
Fourth Avenue
Florida Baptist Assembly Attended by Deland Youth
Sixteen young people from a Baptist church travel to Deland for the State Baptist Assembly at Stetson University June 8 to 16. Chaperones Rev and Mrs Underwood Mrs Marie Thompson and Mrs Shelley Glass arrange meals and housing while Dr McClung leads Bible lectures alongside classes recreation and evening assembly hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
Deland
Stetson University
Underwood
Marie Thompson
Shelley Glass
McClung
Jackie Lott
Carowin Hall
Virginia Chapman
Florene
Bettye Lott
Dorothy Adams
Ossie Ginther
Joyce Thompson
Messrs
Lester. Hutchinson
Jerald
Julian Drawdy
Chubby Chalker
James Thompson
J. D. Mosteller
Shelley. Glass
Montverde Unanimous Town Election Returns Names and Posts
Montverde voters chose a harmonious slate on Tuesday June 8 Elected mayor W R McQuaig clerk J M Lowry assessor R W Harper Sr treasurer Mrs Karl Lehmann town commissioners O L Carter and Dr M T Richardson were elected unanimously marshal E Barnett and commissioner O G McQuaig won with one dissent vote The above officers and councilmen with incumbents Milton Butler and Karl Lehmann will serve the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montverde
W. R. McQuaig
J. M. Lowry
R. W. Harper
Karl Lehmann
O. L. Carter
M. T. Richardson
E. Barnett
O. G. McQuaig
Milton Butler
Osteopaths to Meet in Ocala June 10
The Mid-Florida Osteopathic Society will meet at the Hotel Marion in Ocala on June 10, 1937, at 7 p.m. Dr E C Vandagrift of Ocala and Dr W F Purdon of Gainesville will lead discussions on sciatica lumbago and back ailments with pelvic joint anatomy reviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-Florida Osteopathic Society
Ocala
Marion
E. C. Vandagrift
W. F. Purdon
Gainesville
Rabies Inoculation Deadline For Town Dogs
Saturday June 12 is the last day to vaccinate dogs against rabies before enforcement. Frank Drake will administer serum at his home Seventh and Alexander streets from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vaccination costs 1.00 per animal with no extra dog license fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Drake
Alexander Streets
Cross State Canal Justified as National Project
The House Rivers and Harbors Committee told Congress that the Florida ship canal’s economic justification is beyond question. The report, chaired by Mansfield, rejects claims it would drain underground freshwater or harm supplies, noting Major General Markham found no significant damage. It cites benefits reaching 45 percent of the U S and 74 percent of the population, supporting completion at an estimated 197 921 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
U. C. Congress
Florida Ship Canal
Manfield
Texas
St Ease
Florida
Edward M. Markham
Army Engineers
Congress
Pigg
United States
Washington
FNS
Citizen Changes Management at Lake County Paper
Larry Lynch editor of the Lake County Citizen at Tavares resigns to join Jacksonville work in advertising and newspaper duties. He helped grow the Lake County Citizen into a top weekly. Ralph Gore, associate editor and former part owner, becomes editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry §. Lynch
Lake County Citizen
Tavares
Jacksonville
Winter Park Herald
Rollins College
Lake County
Tremain Presents The Wonders Of Insect Life
Tremaine L. R. Tremain of E. L. Bruce Co. invites the public to a sound picture show titled The Wonders of Insect Life. Two showings are scheduled Friday at 7 30 and 8 p m at his office beside the bank building. The film explains termite destruction their work methods and control measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Tremain
E. L. Bruce Co
Bank
Kiwanis
Eustis and Leesburg Photo Sessions Highlight Local Interest
The Eustis and Leesburg Chambers of Commerce employed photographers over two weeks to produce images of city points of interest. Artwork is intended for new promotional literature and for Frank Parker Stockbridge’s Florida book, with photos from Eustis highlighting key sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis
Leesburg
Kiwanis News Reports On Termite Extermination Film
Mount Dora homeowners face costly termite problems and will view a timely film on extermination methods. Mahoney Terminix official Robert P. Martin will explain the picture. Sixteen Kiwanis members attended an interclub at Howey-in-the-Hills with talks including Dr. Carlton's case for more U.S. Supreme Court judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Mount Dora
Robert P. Martin
Mahoney Terminix Company
Jacksonville
Howey-in-the-Hills
Carlton
University of Florida
U. S. Supreme Court
Dorans defeat Eustis 6 to 2 in baseball clash
Manager Bob Edwards and his Dorans beat Eustis 6 to 2 at Eustis in a strong team effort. Key hits came from Hale Wiley J Dooley C Dooley Shipes and Mosteller with Adkins pitching well and solid field support from Umatilla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Edwards
Dorans
Eustis
Hale
Wiley
J. Dooley
C. Dooley
Shipes
Adkins
M. Dooley
Mosteller
Umatilla
Hooten
Lessiter
Walker
Durden
Marshall
Reeves
Horne
Cooley
Marsall
Andrews
Dooley
Bailes
Mount Dora
Barron
Destroy oleander pests in town with careful scouting and burning
Oleanders suffer from a moth larvae infestation. Kill visible moths, remove and burn infested leaves and eggs, and spray if not too severe. If plants are badly infested, cut them down and burn the debris to prevent spread. Inspect neighbors' bushes and act to contain the pest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terion Gare
Investec Etheea
Mosquito Breeding Areas Sought by Police
Notice asks residents to report any water holding vessels or mosquito breedingPlaces to the Chief of Police or Homer Morris who handles spraying to remove breeding sites though some spots may remain undiscovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chief of Police
Homer Morris
Morris
Honor Roll At School Acknowledges Student Achievements
A list of students across grades from 1st to 12th named for honor roll status. Notable entries include George Treadwell, Laura Roseborough, Juanita Morris, David French, Eveline Von Herbulis, Virginia Chapman, and A Lee French Jr. The note highlights A Lee French’s nine-year attendance and punctuality from 4th grade through 12th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Treadwell
Lascilie Minkley
Laura Roseborough
Juanita Morris
Dwight Mosteller
Donald French
Betty Cooper
Mildred Edwards
Mary Estey
David French
Leda Mac Morris
Norman Tuckett
Bobby Vincent, Jr
John Burkart
Frank Heckle
Loyd Knight
Ernest Minkley
Calvin Richardson
George Backus
Betty Lee
John Bryant
Joann
Doris Chamberlain
Doris Cowart
James Drawdy
Jerald Drawdy
Frankie Lou Morris
Geraldine Richardson
Frances Faye Thompson
Alberta von Herbulis
Harold Lane
Eleanor Minkley
Martha Treadwell
Eveline von Herbulis
Virginia Chapman
Edward Kimball
Hazel Edwards
A. Lee French, Jr
Dorothy Loveless
A. Lee French
Naomi Carver
Kenneth Conrad
Joanne Heptinstol
Howard Nutter
Stanley Selvick
Bobby Spearman
Jimmie Vincent
Buddy White
Lois Goddard
Doris Harding
Lucille Minkley
Lila Rhodes
Joanne Underwood
Virginia Hollon
Geraldine Retan
Lois Rhodes
Ruth Shipes
Wilma Thompson
Harold Baker
John Coffin
Betty Jean Fleming
Royce Glass
Joan ‘Goddard
Lucille Harding
Vernell ‘Shiylep
Marylin Smith
Martha Thomas
Trudie Williams
Fred Beardsley
Gladys Irene Crane
Betty Edwards
Dorothy Geiger
Marilyn Johnson
Grace Lee
Allen Moon
Glenn Rhodes
Patricia Stamm
Dorothy Adams
Maurece Glass
Jacklyn Lott
Bob Burkart
Frances Davis
Pomona Davidson
Adelaide Key
Marion Edwards
DeVault Roseborough
Eloise Glass
Pearl Gilmore
Lois Jerue
Natalie Spilky
Emily Battle
Tracy Kramer, Jr
Dorothy. Loveless
Ellen Schrup
Grade by grade class percentages and named students
The text lists percentages for each grade level from first through twelfth and names students assigned to each grade. It includes 1st grade with 43 percent and names like Naomi Carver and Kenneth Conrad, continuing through 12th grade with Emily Battle and A. Lee French Jr.
Mrs Zell Thanks Fans for Seven Week Diary Letters
Mrs Zell extends gratitude to friends and readers for letters about her seven weeks diary "From Coast to Coast With the Foursome." She notes the messages will save her from hiring a secretary to answer fan letters.
Florida boy outstanding agricultural college freshman named
Lester Poucher a 17 year old University of Florida student from Largo was chosen as the most outstanding agricultural college freshman in North America by the Danforth Foundation from 24 contestants. He will attend a two week camp at Shelby Michigan in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Poucher
University of Florida
Largo
Agricultural College
North America
Danforth Foundation
Shelby
Michigan
FNS
Home Demonstration Craft Day in Tavares
June 16 will be the regular craft day in the kitchen at Tavares with reed basketry taught under Mrs Lucie K Miller home demonstration agent. Materials for making baskets can be bought at the Ki ee ee who wish to learn the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tavares
Lucie K. Miller
State's First Lady Week End Guest Of Mount Dora
Mrs. Fred P. Cone the first lady of Florida will spend the weekend as a house guest of Dr and Mrs S C Colley at their new home Shores The governor's wife will arrive Thursday noon and stay through Sunday She will be joined by Col and Mrs T W Long of Tavares An open house and reception will be held Friday from 5 to 7 p m for the governor's wife with many invitations issued
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred P. Cone
Florida
S. C. Colley
Shores
T. W. Long
Tavares
Knights of Pythias Memorial Service Record
Dr Heber D Ketcham preached at the Knights of Pythias Memorial Day service recounting the order s origins from 1864 in Washington and noting the ideals of toleration obedience to law and loyalty to government as central to the Fraternity and its friendship doctrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heber D. Ketcham
Ketcham
B. C
Dionysius
Sicily
Phintias
Damon
Pythias
John Banim
England
Justus Henry Rathbone
Robert Champion
David Burnett
Edward Kimball
Washington
J. T. K. Plant
Nazareth
Drowning of Ora E. Tate Jr. in Lake Apopka
Ora Eugene Tate Jr. of Lakeland drowned when a fishing boat capsized during a squall on Lake Apopka. Companions Dr. Floyd Martin and George S. Hoag were rescued after hours in the water. Tate, 39, was buried in Mount Dora after services. he is survived by his widow Blanche Simpson Tate, two children, and his Elberton, Georgia family. A Legion escort accompanied the casket to Wildwood and Elberton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Eugene Tate, Jr
Lakeland
James Simpson
Lake Apopka
Floyd Martin
George S. Hoag
Montverde
Tate
Mr. Tate
Elberton
Atlanta
Blanche Simpson
James ‘Simpson
Mount Dora
Tate Manufacturing Company
Emma Louise
Ora Eugene
Georgia
American Legion
Rehbaum & Company
Wildwood
Deer Tongue Trade Boosts Paisley Lake County Harvest
In Paisley, Lake County residents earn from gathering and curing deer tongue. Prices rise with strong demand as plants are collected in nearby woods, dried, baled, and shipped north. Green weight brings 6 cents per pound and dried about 90 points per bale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paisley
Lake County
Dr. J. E. Wilkinson Reaches Century in Ottumwa
Ottumwa Iowa resident Dr. J E Wilkinson turned one hundred years old last Sunday June 6 as friends and family celebrated his long life. The centenarian is noted for surviving a full century of changes and events in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Wilkinson
Ottumwa
Iowa
Doctor Wilkinson Celebrates Long Life in Mount Dora
The centenarian physician Dr. Wilkinson, born June 6 1838 in West Lebanon Pennsylvania, marked a lengthy 75 year medical career and enjoyed a birthday with family including his daughter Mrs T E Wardell and relatives from Macon Missouri. He spent winters in Mount Dora and remained active, though recently bedbound after a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Wardell
William M. van Cleve
Jane
Macon
Missouri
Naomi Slocum
Wilkinson
Mount Dora
Wardell
Ninth Avenue
McDonald Street
Gatelius
West
Lebanon
Physicians
Medical
Philadelphia
England
Hannibal
Virginia Greathouse
Ottumwa
Iowa
Martha Emery
Prize Winning Students Earn Honors at Mount Dora High
Misses Emily Battle and Dorothy Loveless graduate with joint honors for top grades at Mount Dora High School. Each receives a Readers Digest subscription for a year. At commencement on Friday Frederick Sleight earns the American Legion Citizenship Honor Medal for boys, and Mary Louise Rehbaum the Legion Auxiliary Citizenship Honor Medal for girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Battle
Dorothy Loveless
Mount, Dora High School
American Legion
Frederick Sleight
Legion Auxiliary
Mary Louise Rehbaum
New Families Arrive in Mount Dora housing market
Mr. Quixley of A C Quixley Realty reports two northern families have leased Mount Dora properties for a year and express satisfaction. Mr and Mrs A C Leonard of New York City leased the LaDue home on Lake Shore Drive and Mrs Robert Scott of Weedsport New York leased the Moss Apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quixley
A. C.quixley Realty Company
Mount Dora
A. C. Leonard
New York City
Lake Shore Drive
Robert Scott
Weedsport
N. Y
Moss
Doctor and family take weeklong motor trip in South
Dr. H. T. Fenn travels with his daughter June and Jesse Dooley through Georgia and Alabama visiting relatives. The doctor will tend to business on the road and return home to his office this Saturday.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe Hendricks
Mount Dora Hospital
Florida Baptist Assembly
Tremain
Kiwanis News
Baseball News
Gene Downs
Knights of Pythias
Ora E. Tate, Jr
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