Lake County Realtors report 226 under construction at $1.14 million
At the Lake County Board of Realtors meeting in Tavares the number of active projects reached at least 226 with a construction value of about 1.14 million dollars. Cities listed 75 in Leesburg 50 in Eustis 26 in Clermont and 25 in Tavares. An exhibition game Mount Dora vs Eustis is set for Sunday at 3 30.
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Lake County
Herman Dykes
Tavares
Charles J. Anderson
Groveland
Montverde
Umatilla
Mount Dora
Karl Lehmann
Kent Pendleton
E. C. Huey
Leesburg
S. H. Bowman
Clermont
Chamber of Commerce
Maj
Mercer Helms
Huey
Pendleton
H.C. Brown
Irving Burleigh
The
Lake Abstract Co
Fence Construction for Livestock and Predator Control
Four barbed wires suffice for cattle fences though three may work. For goats or hogs, use a woven wire fence three to four feet high with one top barbed wire. Emphasize good strong corner and anchor posts in fence construction.
Lake County Exhibits Leads Florida Orange Festival
Lake County displayed the finest exhibit at the Florida Orange Festival in Winter Haven. States Attorney J. W. Hunter praised the county shippers who funded the exhibit and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce for visitor handling and information. Ralph Arey led the display with two days in charge, supported by Col. C. E. Lester and others from Eustis Tavares Montverde communities.
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Lake County
Winter Haven
J. W. Hunter
The
Eustis
Shuffleboard Club Weather Delays and Tours Planned
The club notes poor weather kept members indoors while farmers welcomed rain. Attendance at a pot luck supper was low despite over two hundred members. Courts were scrubbed and waxed improving play, and a Clermont visit may occur with a tournament planned. Eustis tests loom as teams may travel. two new members joined. March signals potential member departures as winter ends in Florida. A. M. W.
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Dean
Clermont
Ben
Eustis
M. J. Cross
Hastings, Mich
E. Dow Bancroft
Urbana
Ohio
Florida
Lake Countians Return Home From Public Service
Two prominent Lake Countians return to Leesburg area from federal and national posts. Boyce A Williams, former Tax Collector and War Manpower Commissioner for Florida, supports Spessard Holland’s U S Senate bid and citrus interests. Dave Newell, longtime Field and Stream editor and sports broadcaster, resigns to live in Florida and focus on Homosassa Springs development while directing work from Leesburg and New York.
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Boyce
A. Williams
David .M. Newell
Boyce Williams
Tallahassee
Spessard Holland
U. S. Senate
Lake County
Dave Newell
America
Field and Stream
New York
Florida
Homassas_ Springs
Leesburg
Rationing And Price Control Actions Reported
Sugar stamp No 39 remains valid for five pounds with April 30 expiry while Stamp No 9 may be used for canning supplies if sugar allows. Government weighs limited canning stamps for 1946 as price control cases file six violations in Leesburg and surrounding towns with transfers and vehicle sale certificates under OPA rules.
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James H. McCoy
Mr. McCoy
McCoy
OPA
la Jumter Area
1946 Drive Aimed to Boost Red Cross Support
The campaign urges readers to give generously to the Red Cross with a nationwide drive in 1946. Local volunteers coordinate collection efforts and emphasize aid for service members and families affected by war.
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The
Red Cross
Lake County Chamber to Meet at Court House in Tavares
The first postwar meeting of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce board will be held at the Court House in Tavares a week from Friday March 15. President George J. White of Mount Dora urges all directors to attend and plan now. Notices with time and place will be mailed this week.
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Lake County
Central Florida Council Plans Meetings Across Lake County
The Central Florida Council of Chambers of Commerce met for the first time in four years during the Central Florida Exposition breakfast. Major Harry Webster invited the council to Lake County in April to visit the Watson Field Laboratory at Leesburg Air Base and radar research. Invitations were extended for later meetings in June at New Smyrna Beach and August at Silver Springs. The council decided to hold these breakfast meetings every other month throughout the year.
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Central Florida Council of Chambers of C Sree
Lake Co Chamber of Commerce
Harry Webster
Watson Field Laboratory
Leesburg Air Base
Webster
New Smyrna Beach
Silver Springs
Mount Dora to Host Exhibition Game at Heim Field
Mount Dora fans will attend a Sunday exhibition at Heim Field where Mount Dora faces Eustis in a 3:30 PM kickoff. The event features local teams testing lineups and showcasing players ahead of the upcoming season.
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Marine Studios
AIR View
Super Aquarium
Oceanarium
Marineland
Spessard L. Holland
United States Senate
Holland
R. E. Norris
Jeff Hill
Shuffleboard Club
Lake Countians
Lake Sumter Area
No Bank
United States
Price Control Board
Col. H. W. Hardman
Kingsley Harris
J. H. Worrill
Kelley A. Ezell
P. W. Hick
Maj. Vogt
Roland Morse
W. W. Boulineau, Jr
Orlando
Central Florida
Lake CO
Heim Field
Lake County Chamber OF
Lake Tolaa
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
West 49Th Street
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