George Westbrook Former Legislator Dies at 53
George F Westbrook Jr Dan and Jimmie Westbrook Clermont area residents survive him as does wife and other relatives. Westbrook served in the Florida House from 1928 to 1936 and in the State Senate from 1936 to 1940. He died Tuesday night at Lake County Medical Center after a period of illness. Funeral arrangements were pending Thursday.
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F Westbrook
Clermont
Lake County Medical Center
Mr. Westbrook
Villa City
J. D. Westbrook
Lake Ade
Geor
Civil Service
AEF
Brest
France
Florida
Jacksonville
Lake County
J. W. Hunter
State Senate
George F. Westbrook, Jr
Winter Haven
Dan Westbrook
Jimmie
Herbert Crawlay
Tellchinees
Albert Westbrook
Bay Pines Veterans Hospital
St. Petersburg
Ella Hatcher
Reader's Digest Award Honors Mount Dora Valedictorian
The Reader's Digest Annual Award for Scholastic Achievement goes to Mount Dora High School valedictorian Mary Allen. Principals urge students to read significant articles from current magazines to enhance education before and after graduation as educators in Mount Dora help students compete for the award.
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Reader's Digest
Mount Dora High School
Mary Allen
Spal
Thelet’s Digest
Reader’s Digest
Song Fest at Mount Dora First Baptist Church
Sunday evening program at the Mount Dora church features choral songs by children aged 4 to 12 and a youth group aged 13 to 16. A solo and duet plus congregational songs cap the event at 8 o clock with gospel singing for all.
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First Baptist
Mount Dora
First Baptist Church
Mount Dora U S O Drive Seeks Local Top in Defense Effort
Mount Dora lags its $300 quota for the United Service Organizations drive with $210.50 raised. The appeal stresses U S O as non governmental, funded by local contributions to build and staff clubs near camps for service members. Donations go through Eleanor Minkley at the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
U.S. C
Russell Kay
S. O
Eleanor Minkley
Chamber of Commerce
Delinquent Tax Sale Planned in Lake County
Lake County property with 1940 state and county taxes delinquent will be offered for sale at public auction at the Court House in Tavares on Monday July 7.
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Lake County
Avares
Kiwanis Speakers Highlight Mount Dora Meeting Notes
C Haroldinn of Eustis a Kiwanis International official to address Mount Dora Lees dr ove and report on the Atlanta convention. Tom Cooley outlines 1941 legislative achievements with focus on defense and tax measures. Eight proposed constitutional amendments to be voted in November. Sanford club invited to July 24 meeting. out of town guests include Rev I T Dean and Rev Marshall Woodson.
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C. Haroldinn
Eustis
Kiwanis International
Mount Dora Lees
Ove
Atlanta
Tom Cooley
Holland
Cooley
Hurlburt
Kiwanis
Chas. Gebhard
Sanford Club
I. T. Dean
Clearwater
Marshall Woodson
Tampa
Presbyterian
Lakeside Inn
Atoes
J. M
Major Millard Receives Army Corps Rank
Verdugo Hills Post American Legion commander M B Millard has been commissioned as major in the United States Army Corps and will move to Wright Field Ohio. He joins Floyd Armstrong as recent Legion leaders promoted to major.
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M. B. Millard
Verdugo Hills
American Legion
United States Army Corps
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
U. S. Department
Los Angeles
Millard
Kelly Field
Vacation Bible School Commencement at Mount Dora First Baptist
The Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church Mount Dora ends with Commencement exercises Friday at 7 30 pm. The public is invited to watch the boys and girls perform under the direction of Mrs. Floyd Montgomery and a team of church leaders including Mrs. J M McCown Mrs. Claude Chapman Miss Beulah Baker Miss Delphia Norman Miss Dorothy Adams and others.
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First Baptist Church
Mount Dora
Joe Jem
Floyd Montgomery
J. M. McCown
Claude Chapman
Beulah Baker
Delphia Norman
Dorothy Adams
R. P. Jones
Star Hour
Billie Gresham
George Hall
Betty Lotz
Mae Davis
Presley Atkins
Lake County duo convicted in court on gambling charges
Joe Evans of Mount Dora and Curly Hawks of Eustis were convicted in Circuit Court Friday of operating a gambling house and maintaining a house where gambling is permitted. Judge J C B Koonce had not yet pronounced sentence when this edition went to press. The house on Donnelly Street in Mount Dora was linked to Evans. Prosecutors included Wm. Lee Daley John Ard and State's Lane.
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Joe Evans
Mount Dora
Curly Hawks
Eustis
J. C. B. Koonce
Evans
Donnelly Street
Mount
Lee H. Daley
John Ard
Hunter
Men 21 Must Register July 1 In Lake County
Lake County residents turning 21 by July 1 or those who did not register last time must register with the selective service board at the courthouse in Tavares. Chief Clerk O B Koonce says the office will stay open 8 a m to 9 p m July 1 and that travelers may register with the Lake County board with papers sent to their home county.
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U. S
Bill
Mabel
National Catholic Community Service
Salvation Army
National Jewish Welfare Board
National Travelers’ Aid Association
Vehi
United States
Eye Begsey
Selective Service Board
Lake
Court House
Tavares
O. B. Koonce
Koonce
Lake County
Florida Personal Property Tax Due By July Fifteenth
The 1940 tangible personal property tax in Lake County becomes delinquent if unpaid by July 15 1941. Delinquent taxpayers will have their names and amounts published in a county newspaper. Delinquent taxes accrue 1 percent monthly interest. if still unpaid by August 1 1941 a warrant will be issued to levy and seize property for sale at public auction.
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Florida
Lake County
Rev Rogers Reappointed To Mount Dora Church
Rev Kenneth G. Rogers is reappointed to the First Methodist church in Mount Dora by the Florida Conference at Daytona Beach. The community welcomes his return as J E Shepherd moves to Tavares and Jesse E Jones to Umatilla. O K returns to Zellwood Magarian and Montverde churches, while G Leon Wells returns to St. Cloud.
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Kenneth G. Rogers
Dorothy Loveless Makes Stetson Dean's List
Miss Dorothy Loveless of Mount Dora, a Stetson University senior in the School of Business, earned Dean's List honors for the past semester as one of 81 high achieving students. The distinction requires a 2.5 GPA or better and reflects near straight A performance.
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Dorothy Loveless
Stetson University
Mount Dora
Loveless
School of Business
Benson W. Davis
Stetson
C. G. Veless
Florida State League Expands to Seven Teams
The Florida State League will operate as a seven team circuit after Sanford surrendered its franchise. Leesburg hosts night games at Venetian Field at 8 00 PM and Sunday and holiday games at 3 00 PM. Sanford games will be off days for the opponent. Invgiat ion Seca ly 1 KHN ytona July 2 DeLand.
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Leesburg
Venetian
Sanford
Invgiat
Secaly
KHN Ytona
DeLand
Lions Club Elects Officers for Unanimous Victory
Lions Club results announce A D K Jr as president and Al Rehbaum Jr as treasurer with Cecil Bowie Cecil Parker as tail twister along with directors L C Douglas and Jimmie Dick. Installation set next Tuesday at Mount Dora Yacht Club in gala banquet with Eustis Lions. New member T A Townsend of Florida Humus Co joins Zellwood.
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Lions Club
Teller
al Rehbaum, Jr
Tailtwister
Cecil Bowie
Lion Tanner
Cecil Parker
L. C. Douglas
Jimmie Dick
Eustis Lions Club
Mount Dora Yacht Club
Lion Stanley
L M Rhodes Heads Florida Grape Growers Convention
Florida’s veteran state marketing commissioner L M Rhodes will headline the Florida Grape Growers Association banquet in Eustis. The two day meeting includes grape demonstrations show exhibits and talks by grape specialists with cooperation from the Lake County Chamber and County 4 H groups. The event runs Wednesday July 16 and Thursday July 17 with no admission fee for all events except the Thursday noon banquet.
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Florida
Eustis
Charles Demko
Altoona
Lake County
Fea
Eustis Chamber of Commerce
Frank W. Stebbins
Grape Growers Association
County Council of Home Demonstration
4-H
Lake County Home
Lucie K. Miller
K. W. Loucks
Leesburg Experiment Station
R. E. Norris
Association
Pythian Sisters Report on Welfare Work
The Mount Dora Temple No 12 welfare committee completed a February started project sewing garments for the Harry Anna Crippled Children's Home at Umatilla. They donated 185 hours valued at $39.87, including sun suits dresses underwear robes socks and other items. Magazines were sent to Bay Pines Veterans Hospital and to the Industrial coal. The chairman is in California for six months.
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Mount Dora Temple No. 12
Umatilla
Bay Pines Veterans Hostal
Industrial Cola i
California
Lehmann Named Deputy State Administrator for Florida Defense Savings
Karl Lehmann of Tavares and Montverde, secretary of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce, was appointed by the Treasury to lead Florida's defense savings staff. He will organize county and city campaigns under John L. Fahs, with Governor Holland as honorary chair and Linton E. Allen as state chair, operating from Jacksonville.
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Karl Lehmann
Tavares and
Montverde
Lake County
Orlando
Lehmann
Treasury Department
Department
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Sen
County Chambers of Commerce
Florida Citrus Growers Clearing House Association
Tallahassee
Jacksonville
Defense Savings
Florida
John L. Fahs
Internal Revenue
Presbyterians Close Lake Dora Conference Series Next Week
The St Johns Presbytery Senior Conference ends its week at Lakeside Inn in Mount Dora with 200 high school youth departing. Following the seniors, the Intermediate Conference resumes with about 50 students directed by Rev Bowles and a staff including Rev Young and Rev Cumming.
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Lakeside Inn
St. Johns
Samuel P. Bowles
Tampa
J. Russell Young
Wauchula
W. C. Cumming
Miami Beach
T. L. Deane
Dunedin
Geo. Ricks
Homestead
R. L. Nelson
Dade City
George E. White
Bradenton
Alex R. Batchelor
Orlando
Dy Ives
E. D. Brownlee
D.D
Sanford
Inn
Portrait of a Photographer George W Lamoreux in National Exhibit
Amateur photographer Adam Stein of Schenectady New York and uncle H B Maglathlin hosted George W Lamoreux. Stein took a portrait of Lamoreux with his darkroom help. The photo won second prize in the Schenectady Camera Club and was chosen for The Salon national exhibition of top amateur work.
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George W. Lamoreux
Adam Stein
Schenectady
N. Y
H. B. Maglathlin
Lake Dora
Stein
Lamoreux
Twister Tears Roof Off Home On Clayton Street
A brief twister last Sunday evening ripped the corrugated metal roof from the Hobdy family home at Clayton and Liberty, carried debris to Geo. I. Horton grove and Liberty Street, and lodged a large piece in a tree near Louise Mitchill’s residence. Neighbor Alfred Rehbaum Jr. witnessed the wind and roof in motion as it struck nearby trees and doors. Meanwhile Golden Abaca pineapples begin harvest on Flatwoods Farm near Boynton, highlighting the lower east coast as a major producer between Ft. Pierce and Miami.
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Clayton Street
Hobdy
Lower East Coast
Flatwoods Farm
Boynton
Ft. Pierce
Miami
Local Power Shortage Sparks Lake County Council Talk
In a report from last week, Lake County defense officials led by Mr. Bun nell of the Power and Fuel Division address areas near Atlanta facing acute shortages. The Florida Service Cane Company is cited in the context of regional energy concerns.
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Atlanta
Lake County
Flori Ic Servien
Bunnell
Lake County Defense Council
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George Westbrook
Reader’s Digest Annual Award
Bai
Traur
Kiwanis News
Marland B. Millard
Rogers
Mount Dora Church
Lions News
L. M. Rhodes
Grape Growers
Pythian Sisters
U. S. Defense. Savings Staff
Presbyterians
Twister
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