Engineer Talbot Simpson toils from bog to battlefields
The article recounts Talbot Simpson's decades of work from taming a swampy Apopka bog with muck shoes to leading oil project teams in Sumatra and Australia. It covers his wartime service in the Army Engineer Corps, postwar relief efforts for 35,000 homeless, and eventual retirement plans in Florida with Dean by his side. The piece also notes his views on Indonesia's potential, Java's agricultural wealth, and China's politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ne Peat
Hartcorn
New York
Richard Whitney
Florida Humus Co
Apopka
Florida
Whitney
G. Marshall Collins
Mount Dora
John White
Lexington
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Florida Sun
Simpson
Talbot
Simpsons
Java
Talbot Simpson
Adoph Hitler
Holland
Dutch East Indies
Dean
China
Europe
Sumatra
America
Batavia
Tijilatjap
Melbourne
Army Engineer Corps
Australia
New Guinea
Phillipines
East
Italy
Tropical Service
Indonesia
East Crooked Lake Rd
Old Eustisrd
Sunday at St. Mary M B Church East Town
The article notes a Sunday service at St. Mary M B church with a strong Sunday school, a BTU lesson explained, and Rev Russell delivering a sermon. It mentions funeral services for Mrs. Earl James, a planned metal roofing drive for Mt. Olive A M E church, and a March 26 program by Central Jubilair Singers of Orlando.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary M.B
Russell
William Coachman
Wildwood
A. L. Rogers
Pka
Lily White Pallbearers Society
Women’s Home Mission Society
B.T.U
Earl James
Mrs. James
Mt. Olive A.M.E
Central Jubilair Singers
Orlando
H. Cohen
Timmy Harmon
Eddie Lee Russell
Prencell Russell
New York
McNair
Cohen
Rev. Williams
Fla
Davis
St. John P.B
Young People’s League
Wright
Daytona Beach
Lila James
James
Timothy Harmon
High Springs
Alachua
Mount Olive A.me
Students Readying For Lake County Music Festival
Lake county students groom their voices for the Lake County Music Festival at Leesburg High School auditorium on April 8. Massed glee clubs from all schools perform under Mrs. Cecile Strong, county supervisor of music, with the attendance banner awarded to the school with largest attendance times miles traveled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Leesburg High School
Cecile Strong
Clermont
Quiet Hours Advice From Arthur Brisbane
A brief editorial quote urges readers to seek solitude and distance from crowds, suggesting daily periods of personal retreat to maintain calm and focus. The remark reflects Brisbane's advocacy for individual reflection amid bustling public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Brisbane
East Town Column Sparks Widest Readership In Town
Tilman Thomas, a deacon at St. Marys Baptist, writes the East Town column for the Topic. His frank sermons and community pleas draw wide African American readership, boosting East Town circulation and inspiring letters praising his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Thomas
Tilman Thomas
East Town
Tilman
Aunt Julia’ Page
Julia Page
St. Mary’s Baptist Church
Mount Dora
Jerues
Shipeses
Wilmots
Rehbaums
Kellers
Dugans
Florida Poultry and Dairy Journal
Helping Hand Club
Mamie Lee Gilbert
N.A.A.C.P
Walt Patton Clinches Mount Dora C Championship
Walt Patton defeated Col. C. Carr 2 up in 18 holes to win the Mount Dora Golf Club C Championship marking Patton’s first club title. The final featured tight play with breaks deciding the outcome, as about 50 Mount Dora High students learned golf basics in six PE sessions taught by the club staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Patton
Mount Dora
Your Scribe
Dan Spears
Bob Vincent
LaNelle Vandiver
Mount Dora Golf Club
Arnold Haynes
Bud Marino
Frank Cikra
W. K. Woolman
Mrs. Walton
Tom Kelly,Jr
Don Bales
Frank Stebbins
Mount Dora Merchants Warned on Sales Tax Deadline
E B Gay of the Orlando sales tax office warned Mount Dora merchants that the 20th monthly reporting deadline will be strictly enforced. Comptroller C M Gay pledged vigorous enforcement with any late return after the 21st subject to penalties. Delinquents face interest charges and a 3 percent loss of collector’s fees. Latitude in the initial months of the new tax is ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesburg Country Club
Stuart Strong
Stuart
Florida
Walter Morris
Mount Dora
Orlando
E. B. Gay
C.M. Gay
Gay
Like Father Like Son Seeks Orange County Commissioner Post
Buck Sadler Jr. a Tangerine resident runs for Orange County Commissioner District Two to give the north end full representation on the board. He competes with four other candidates, aiming to follow in his late father S. S. Sadler Sr. who served as commissioner for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ss. S
Buck” Sadler, Jr
Orange County
Therr
S. S. Sadler
North End
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Zellwood Farms
Tampa Tribune
Central Florida
HAL Register
P. O
Eustis, Fla
T’s
Amazing, Bowers
Reid
Alexander
Itrick
Pegler
Eleanor
Pearson
Winchell
High Preton
Will
Allied Flagship Carbon Paper
Standard and Legal Sizes
Topic Office
Evelyn Zarider
Dean Street
Brooklyn
N.Y
Stan Kuznik
WLBE
Dial 790
Rehbaum
Bailey Weedless Bait Co
Akron 12
Ohio
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