Flagg Gifted Uncle Sam Forest Fire Painting to President Roosevelt
The lifesize painting titled Your Forests Your Fault Your Loss by James Montgomery Flagg was presented to President Roosevelt last week. It shows Uncle Sam as a Forest Service ranger battling a forest fire, highlighting the ongoing war against fires that devastate public and private forests annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Montgomery Flagg
Roosevelt
Flagg
Uncle Sam
Forest Service
Joseph C. Kircher
Fina Forester
United States Forest Service
Southern Region
Children’s Day Observed At M E Church
Children’s Day will be observed at the Methodist church with an 11 a m service and a program led by Ruth Loveless Marie Slack and Mrs Herbert Whitehead. The organ will be played by Mrs C M Gudgeon. The Primary department presents Our Garden with many named participants. The Junior department offers How the Children Have Been Hearing God Speak with listed cast and songs by the junior choir and Miss Virginia Killian. Offerings go to the Student Aid Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Loveless
Marie Slack
Herbert Whitehead
C. M. Gudgeon
Inness
Daniel H. Bishop
Bobby Turner
Rain
Doris Harding
Sue Bond
Martha . Simpson
Helen Whitehead
Betty Ann Ray
Berry Norton
Peggy Lou Nutter
Bobby Sue Teasley
Vera Mae Teasley
Evelyn Durden
Betty Whitehead
George Bond
Adrian Norton
Frances Smith
Frances Age
Phyllis Turner
Sonny Ham
Clyde Mosteller
Howard Nut- Lee
L. G. Simpson
George White
Earl Wilder
God
Florida State College for Women honor roll named
Registrar S. R. Doyle announced the second semester approbation list with 300 students on the honor roll. Of these, 171 are from Arts and Sciences, 94 from Education, 32 from Home Economics, and 13 from other schools. Flora Morley of Mount Dora is noted among those making the list with high honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida State College For Women
S. R. Doyle
College of Arts and Sciences
Caged School of Education
School of Home Economics
Mount Dora
Flora Morley
School of Home
Econo
Grand Chancellor Visitation in Apopka
E. E. McDaniels, Grand Chancellor of the Grand Lodge of Florida, will visit Apopka on Wednesday night June 22. The event marks the lodge’s ongoing regional outreach and community engagement.
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E. E. McDaniels
The
Grand Lodge of Florida
Eee Visige
Lake County Judge E M Tally dies at 68 in Tavares
Lake County judge for 26 years E M Tally died Monday at his home in Tavares after years of illness following heart attacks. Born November 7, 1877 in North Carolina, he moved to Lake County in 1906 and served as county judge from 1910 to 1936. He was survived by his wife Lucille Cottrell and three sons, with funeral services held at the Tavares residence.
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Lake County
E. M. Tally
Tavares
Judges
Chapman County
N. C
Minneola
Clermont
J. B. Milton
Judge Tally
Lucille Cottrell
Emmett
M. Jr
Leesburg
L Cottrell
Sidney K. Tavares
J. R
H. D
North Carolina
Alice Tally
J. E. Jenkins
Tavares Methodist Church
Garfield Evans
Tavares Cemetery
Masons
H. C. Duncan
J. C. B. Koonce
A. S. Herlong, Jr
B. A. Cassady
Boyce A. Williams
D. H. Moore
J. P. Doss
George J. Dykes
Harry Stokes
E. B. Gardner
J. W. Hunter
J. B. Root Sr
John C. Arbogast
Co. B. Treadway
Roy P. Hamlin
W. J. Rogers
W. L. Duncan
S.C. Colley
W. M. Kennedy
Brodie Couple Summering in Onekama Michigan
Dr and Mrs A M Brodie likely stay at their Onekama Michigan summer home after brief Berea Kentucky visit and Chicago stop with daughter Mrs Bushnell before heading to northern Michigan. Dr Brodie reports the long drive went well and he withstood the trip splendidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Brodie
Onekama
Michigan
Berea
Kentucky
Chicago
Florida Veterans Camp Held in Daytona Beach
Seventh annual encampment of the Florida Department of Veterans of Mary ill fe convened in Daytona Beach. The event ran from Sunday June 20 to Wednesday June 23 with activities centered in Daytona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Department, Veterans of Mary Ill Fe
Daytona
Bosch Ary Eld
Bea
Grape Growers Convene at Montverde for Annual Meeting Show
The Florida Grape Growers Convention and Grape Show will run July 6 to 8 at Montverde Lake County with E S Lord presiding. Exhibits open July 7 and 8 with over 50 grape varieties on display alongside technical sessions, kitchen demonstrations, and youth activities coordinated by local officials and agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Grape Show Committee
Montverde
Tallahassee
Lucie K. Miller
Lake County
Seminole
Volusia
Marion
Osceola
Polk
Clayton Perreault
Montverde School
Former Local Girl Makes Good Record in Northern School
Lida Red, once a popular Mount Dora High School student, now at North Tonawanda High School, is set to graduate June 22 in a class of 145. She serves as class treasurer, manages the girls athletic association, writes for the school weekly and annual, appears in the assembly program, and joins the graduation pageant while planning to enter the Sargent School of Physical Education in Boston next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lida Red
Tonawanda
N. Y
Girls’ Athletic Association
Mount Dora
Sargent School of Physical Education
Boston
Daytona Beach Summer Frolics Highlight Coastal Resort
Daytona Beach, long a popular summer retreat for Central Florida residents, grows as a southern playground with ocean and gulf breezes keeping Florida comfortable year round. The city's recreational department plans a season of band concerts and attractions, and on July 4 and 5 hosts the fourteenth annual Summer Frolics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daytona Beach
Florida
South
North America
Ocean
Gulf
Clerk Johnson Back Home After Appendectomy
Wm. J. Johnson town clerk was brought to Lake County Medical Hospital ten days ago for an appendectomy and has returned to his Donnelly Avenue residence at Tenth Street in good condition.
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Wm. J. Johnson
Lake County Medical Hospital
Donnelly Avenue
Tenth Street
Nicely
Kiwanis Meeting Includes Plant Nutrition Film Show
Kiwanis members and guests viewed an afcanes film on building methods to prevent structural collapse, presented by Robert P. Martin of Mahony Terminix and Wood Co with M. H. Law. Delegates Dr. Heber D. Ketcham and J. C. Urquhart will attend the Indianapolis convention, with the local President’s message read there and at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Robert P. Martin
Mahony Terminix and Wood Co
Jacksonville
M. H. Law
H. H. Mallory
J. O. Hall
L. R. Tremain
George Keller
Paul R. Mahony
W. M. Kennedy
Heber D. Ketcham
J. C. Urquhart
Mount Dora
Indianapolis
Ind
J. E. Fortner
Committee On Agriculture
Baseball News By Gene Downs Totals
Baseball statistics recap by Gene Downs listing team totals, errors by players, two base hits Fielding and McTureous, stolen bases by R Miller Fielding McTureous and Peurifoy, sacrifices by Parrish and double plays Collins to R Miller to Fielding. Utamtilla 8 Mount Dora 5. Games details include walks, strikeouts, hits, and umpires.
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R. Miller
Fielding
Shipes
Cooley
Durden
McTureous
Peurifoy
Parrish
Collins
Umatilla
Mount Dora
Adkins
Walden
Morris
B. Miller
Seeaerneweeee
Powers
Ho Hale
Paenersaicesestsersmaisgesees
Christopher
Dooley
Wiley
Tiewine Adkins
P Cooper
Mount Dora Lodge Confers Third Rank At Meeting
Knights of Pythias notices show Mount Dora Lodge to confer the Third Rank on four candidates on Wednesday night June 23. Two candidates will come from Leesburg Lodge, which recently conferred the rank of Esquire on another member in a joint gathering with Mount Dora attendees. The Leesburg visit included a fish fry and hospitality enjoyed by all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Lodge
Leesburg Lodge
Ae Canarsen
Oesburg . Ge
Dr Richardson to address College of Osteopathic Obstetricians
Dr Gerald A Richardson of Mount Dora will be principal speaker before the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians meeting in Chicago on July 3. He will attend the American Osteopathic Association convention July 4 to 9 with about 2500 physicians from the United States Canada and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald A. Richardson
Mount Dora
American College of Osteopathic
Chicago
American Osteopathic Association
Richardson
Unin
Canada
M. E. Ladies Aid Meeting Postponed
The Methodist Ladies Aid gathering scheduled for Friday afternoon is postponed one week due to the death of Mrs. Fannie Finzel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
Fannie’ Finzel
Bathing Beach And Recreation Park Plans In Mount Dora
A preliminary Mount Dora swimming and tennis club meeting led by C L Perreault discussed improving Lake Gertrude beach at the old saw mill site in Pinecrest. Land donor David Edgerton provides 300 feet of shore and materials for docks and diving facilities. Plans include junior membership drive with Boy Scouts, life saving instruction, and a girls club awaiting competition. An 8 pm Thursday C of C meeting will elect officers and organize immediate work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. of C
Mount Dora
C. L. Perreault
Lake County Recreation Projects
C. C.ley
Roy Chreese Drawdy, Jr
Ted Ingler
Bud Wingler
Bob Quixley
Jas. E. Stout
F. N. Scott
Jerry Davis
Frank
Lake Gertrude
Pinecrest
David Edgerton
Perreault
Leesburg
Clermont
Kiwanis
Remarkable Tall Easter Lilies and a Five Foot Rose
The Cocoa Tribune reported a six foot tall Easter lily with five blossoms from a hot house. The Topic observed an eight bloom stock from Mrs D S Simpson's garden rising over a desk by at least eighteen inches. A five plus foot rose stem was also shown by Mr C M Brown this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cocoa Tribune
East Coast
C. M. Brown
Return to Bridgeport After Winter Stay
Mr and Mrs Angus H MacKenzie leave for Bridgeport Conn after an eighteen month winter stay aboard a special car chartered by Mr MacKenzie. Nurse Miss Irene Reed and chauffeur Andrew Kubick accompany them along with Mrs and Mrs James E Beach and nurse Hortense Davis who cared for Mrs Beach.
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Angus H. MacKenzie
Bridgeport
Conn
MacKenzie
Irene Reed
Andrew Kubick
James E. Beach
Hortense Davis
R.N
Beach
Lake County At Cleveland Florida Exhibits Day
Lake County participated in a Lake County Day at the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland Ohio on Wednesday June 16. The program featured Lake County products special broadcasts and an official who spoke about local resources. Karl Lehmann secretary of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and Public Relations Director of Florida National Exhibits Inc led the event. He and Manager Earl W Brown will tour Florida later in the month to promote the State Exhibit. Lehmann will attend the International Kiwanis Convention in Indianapolis June 20 to 24 with Mrs Lehmann. The couple will be away two weeks.
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Lake County
Florida
Great Lakes
Cleveland
Ohio
Karl Lehmann
Lehmann
Indianapolis
Lake County Shows Growth In Past Year
Lake County has gained $8.92 million in cash and new development in the last year, driven by a citrus industry report from the Lake County Chamber of Commerce in Tavares. The citrus sector alone brought over $2 million, with eggs and other crops contributing, and real estate, new buildings, and federal loans boosting the economy. Tourists added about a million dollars in new money, while highway and utility projects totaled several hundred thousand dollars in improvements.
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Lake County
Lake
Florida
Ted Shawn
Eustis
Howey
Groveland
Clermont
Tampa
Okahumpka
Bushnell Road
Florida Public Service Company
Florida Power Corporation
Leesburg
Florida Public Service
Surplus Salt Fish Distributed to Florida Relief Clients
The Federal Surplus Commodity Corporation has bought surplus dried salt fish from Florida fishing centers and ships them to Commodity Distribution Districts for relief clients. Clients should visit their Commodity Store this week with an Identification Card and a container to receive their allotment. The fish require soaking before cooking and can be stored in a cool place for several days without spoiling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Surplus Commodity Corporation
Florida
Street Foreman Blunt Taking Short Course
Horace W. Blunt, city street foreman of Mount Dora, is among 60 plus road and street maintenance supervisors enrolled in a four day course at Camp Roosevelt. The program, part of the University of Florida School of Adult Education, covers new economical repair methods as Florida cities and counties plan expanded maintenance to improve thoroughfares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Roosevelt
School of Adult Apa
University of Florida
Horace W. Blunt
Mount Dora
Florida
State Road Department
K. P. District Meetings Schedule 1956 and 1938
The notice lists district meeting dates for 1956 in Apopka Melbourne DeLand Eustis Orlando and Leesburg plus 1938 dates in Kissimmee Mount Dora. Readers are urged to note the timetable for these events across central Florida.
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Apopka
Melbourne
DeLand
Eustis
Orlando
Leesburg
Kissimmee
Mount Dora
Tax collections in Lake County reach 80 percent
Lake County officials report tax collections total $439,494.00 or 80 percent of the $551,000.00 roll per County Tax Collector Boyce A. Williams. Delinquent properties will be advertised in July with a tax sale following. Owners who have not paid 1936 taxes have one week to settle without advertising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Boyce A. Williams
Lake _County
Lake County News highlights big bass catches across three towns
The June issue of Lake County News reports hunting and fishing interest, detailing remarkable catches of large black bass in Clermont Eustis and Leesburg. Copies are available via the Lake County Chamber of Commerce at the Court House in Tavares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Young Peoples Service at First Baptist Church Next Sunday
A special Young People’s Service will be held at First Baptist Church next Sunday at 8 PM. Several youths from the DeLand Assembly will give inspirational talks on their work there. The service aims to bless both old and young attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
DeLand Assembly
Dr Ketcham Heads Two Week Trip To Parkersburg And Indianapolis
Dr Heber D Ketcham leaves Monday for a two week absence visiting his former pastorate in Parkersburg West Virginia then to Indianapolis Indiana to represent Mount Dora Kiwanis as a delegate to the international convention He will be away from his church here for two Sundays.
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Heber D. Ketcham
Parkersburg
W. Va
Indianapolis
Ind
Mount Dora Kiwanis
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Grape Growers
Heart of Grape Section
Northern
Clerk Johnson
Kiwanis News
Gene Downs
Knights OF
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DR. Richardson
College OF Osteopaths
M. E. Ladies Aid
Florida Telephone Corporation
J. Ray Arnold
Blunt
K. P
Lake County News
Young People's Service
DR. Ketcham
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