School notes list perfect records and events in class
The report card notes 94 percent Ron Parepenkaner and six month perfect records for students including Paul Beasley Harrold Blunt Bobby Turner Donald Watts Jack Watts Wallace Verigan and others. It mentions Holi Friday on March 71st, a play by Lions Club participants, absences due to illness and county fair attendance along with names of students achieving perfect 100 percent six week and 25th week spellers. A bullet in trash caused injury to Mrs. Humphrey's mother Reuben and Juanita Humphrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron
Parepenkaner
Ohose
Paul Beasley
Harrold Blunt
Bobby Turner
Donald Watts
Jack Watts
Wallace Verigan
Sue ‘Kin’ el Jen Buchanar
Lucille Lila Phodes
Ruth Irene Risley
Laura Rosebrough
Margaret Etchells
Ils
Tampe
The
Lions Club
Betty Cooley
Maryann Hadlock
Doris Harding
Lucille Minkley
Belle Rogers
Estella McDowell
Ernest Hobdy
Orlando
Oye County
Eustis
Davis Moorhead
Frances Dwelley
Donald Hogsette
Humphrey
Reuben
Juanita Humphrey
Eustis Fair Showcases Wide Exhibits and Learning
Readers praise the Eustis fair for its diverse exhibits and successful display. Six weeks of tests have ended and students begin the final semester while exploring Earth, continents, Byrd's Antarctica expedition, and spring blooms. Notable spellers include Verdun Hamlin, Bob Price, L G Simpson, Marcus Kerr, Patty Claflin, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Byrd
Antarctica
Verdun Hamlin
Bob Price
L. G. Simpson
Marcus Kerr
Patty Claflin
Florida
Jean Conrad
Willie MacKey
Betty Jo. McDonald
Nancy Moorhead
Adrianne Norton
Barbara Shipers
Frances ‘Smith
Mae Teasley
Barbara Swanson
School Attendance and Activity Notes from DeLand
The record lists students with perfect or high attendance and those who participated in a school musical for a Lions Club fundraiser. It notes Mary and Joe Fertitta moved to DeLand, bringing enrollment to about twenty five pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Risley
George Bond
George Dellen
Jim Griffin
Mary
Joe Fertitta
DeLand
Joyce
Patricia Ingram
Lockland
St. Patrick’s Day
Pennsylvania
Second grade unit on milk and Dutch dairy study
The remainder of this month and April will feature a second grade activity unit titled The Study of Milk. Students will learn about milk production distribution and importance, include a Holland dairy focus, and explore Dutch homes and customs with related projects like a sandbox dairy model butter and cottage cheese making and Dutch village activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Remetoee Class News Counts Holiday Attendance
The report notes students attending a half holiday to travel and hear about the Dutch Twist by Lucy Fitch Perkins. It mentions five weeks in Orlando for Mart Siayoen, a new baby sister Reva Lou, and Junior Fertitta moving to DeLand with family. Several pupils were absent or ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remetoee
Bret
Endares
Sond Sene Et Waa Bene Een
Charles Moorhead
Billy Wise
Helland
Lucy Fitch Perkins
Tamipe
Lake County Birthday Twins Spark County Gossip
State's Attorney J. W. Hunter and County Commissioner Harry E. Stokes celebrate birthdays on Monday March 23. Friends joke about their ages and whether they are twins while praising them as faithful loyal public servants in Lake County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hunter
Harry E. Stokes
Lake County
Birthday tribute to J. W. Hunter Florida state attorney
J. W. Hunter of Tavares, state’s attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit, turns 62 on March 31. Born in 1879 in Naylor Georgia, he rose without formal college training, earning a wall diploma from the College of Hard Knocks. He aided Lake County bonds refinancing and helped several youths through school, including a future congressman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hunter
Tavares
Naylor
Georgia
College of Hard Knocks
University of Experience
Jess Hunter
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Hunter
Board of County Commissioners
Lake County
Florida
Stokes of Clermont Mohawk to celebrate 59th birthday
Stokes, a longtime Lake County commissioner from Clermont and Mohawk, marks his 59th birthday on Monday March 31. Born in 1882 at Lee Center New York, he arrived in Lake County and Florida in 1898 and has since built a career as banker grower and active in real estate and insurance. His hobbies include sailing and untangling complex business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Stokes
Clermont
Mohawk
Lee Center
N.Y
Lake County
Hrry Stokes
Florida
Floridan Country Club Leader M D Reybold Turns 63
Malcolm Durbee Reybold, manager of the Floridan Country Club at Howey-in-the-Hills, celebrates his 63rd birthday on Wednesday April 2. Born in 1878 in Delaware City Delaware, he began as a newspaper vendor and later became sales director for W J Howey Company before taking a leadership role in Florida. He arrived in Florida in 1924 and in Lake County in 1928, with golf as his favorite recreation and chicken as a preferred food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm Durbee Reybold
Howey-in-the-Hills
Delaware City
Eaware
Reybold
W. J. Howey Company
Florida
Lake County
Farmers Receive Grants Under 1940 Cultural Conservation Program
Lake County growers reported twenty five thousand dollars in checks this past month through the 1940 cultural conservation program along with three thousand one hundred ninety four dollars in grant aid materials. About half of participating farmers have received checks. arrangements exist for limestone grants via the Agricultural Conservation Association, with requests filed at the courthouse Agricultural Conservation office in Tavares. Community notes describe visitors, game attendance, dinners, and new arrivals from multiple states and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Agricultural Conservation Association
Agricultural Conservation Office
Tavares
Lake Countians Win Two Fishing Contests
Roland Crabb Jr. of Walaha won first prize in the National Frish Wa ter Bass Tournament at Leesburg finishing with a 14 pounds 2 ounces bass. In the Tourist class W L Reynolds of Woodstock New York took first, J H Kieth of Ohio second, and A H Jones of Philadelphia third. Mrs Max Carpenter of Lancaster Ohio won the Ladies Tourist first prize with Mrs G W Emert of Townsend Terin second. Crabb also won first prize in the HR Miller contest, toping 59 entries weighing over 10 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Crabb, Jr
Walaha
Leesburg
Woodstock
N. Y
J. H. Kieth
Ohio
A. H. Jones
Philadelphia
Max Carpenter
Lancaster
G. W. Emert
Townsend
Terin
Lamar Tompkins
Crabb
HR. P. Miller
Lake County
Helyn Davis
Toledo
Eustis Lake
Steubenville Doctor Returns With Four Florida Whoppers
Dr. H. A. Smith of Steubenville Ohio showcases four large Florida fish from his latest fishing trip. The catches weighed 8 8 10 and 13 pounds and will be mounted for display so friends back home can admire the trophies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
H. A. Smith
Steubenville
Ohio
Cotton Finishes Improve Spring Fabrics
Extension textiles specialist outlines popular cotton finishes for spring selection. Sanforizing limits shrinkage to under one percent. Waterproofing imparts water repellence. wrinkle proofing yields launderable elasticity. Bellmanizing gives lasting crispness. air conditioning is a new permanent finish needing special care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarine Belcher Extension
Sugar mill tour amid Florida muck yields two crops a year
A travel narrative describes a Clewiston sugar mill open conveyor and 320 pound sacks of sugar transferred to ships. The author notes sugar’s cheapness due to waste from cane, contrasts fertile muck lands with Mount Dora hills, and mentions the Orange Blossom Trail and the Golden Triangle as sources of syrup in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clewiston
Florida
Mount Dora
Okeechobee
Quincy R. Quickly
Florida Citrus Leadership Hope Warned by Dr Sherman
Dr John H. Sherman president of Webber College argues Florida can regain citrus leadership if it adopts a Powell style marketing policy. He contrasts California’s past dominance with Florida’s current abuses and urges creation of a Florida citrus commission to fund research advertising and consumer‑oriented promotion under a location and 1941 framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Sherman
John H. Sherman
Webber College
California
G. Harold Powell
Powell
Chen
America
Florida Powell
Wales
Florida to Send 1075 Men to Colors in April
Gen Vivian Col state director of selective enlistment said last week Florida will mobilize 1,075 men in April. He noted that about 775 of the draftees will be whites and Negroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Vivian Col
Selective
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Franklin Swindle
Mabel Liles
Maxine Liles
Bettye Ann Rev
George Lynn
David Bierichard
Helen Whitehead
Elizabeth Oliver
Lake
M. D. Reybold
Agor
Itndustry
Riley’s Park
Wson
Sarasota
W. Emery
South Lyon
Michigan
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Carl White
Detroit
Washington
Lakeland
Tiger
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Jefferson
Ea L. Chadwick
Pa Battle Creek
Mich
EB. Mitchell
Lil Mills
Ind
Earl Sanboy
Contoocook
N. H
G. Dumner
Albuquerque
N. HL
J. McHenry
Atlana
J. L. Michean
R. Kara
Vernon
A. L. Pearlman
Atlica
A. Hossmer
Sudbury
Alton, Ill
John Sears
Peora
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Bowes
Lake Motors
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