Kiwanis Club Hosts Champions and V E Day Plan
Kiwanis members welcomed the season champion high school basketball team and Coach R M Hall at a luncheon led by Prof D D Roseborough. John Red Davis of the Orlando Sentinel is set as guest speaker. Kiwanis and the local Legion sponsor a V E Day tribute program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Hall
Kiwanis
D. D. Roseborough
John
Red) Davis
Orlando Morning Sentinel
Kiwanis Club
Legion Post
Town Council Hears Several Administrative Actions
Town Council with all members and the mayor and attorney discussed and approved the appointment of Atty. Thos. H. Cooley to the Foreclosed Property Committee. They debated the electric contract with Florida Power Corp and decided on further study before a final decision. A supplemental motion authorized presenting three acts to the Legislature to designate the council as a Delinquent Tax Adjustment Board and ratify tax matters. A resolution urged Lake County reps to amend a statute to make resisting municipal authority a crime. A committee was formed to study town insurance and related issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cle
Atty. Thos. H. Cooley
Florida Power Corporation
Lake County
Viding Sen Aie Ee
Essay Contest Winners in Lake County Mount Dora
A 300 word essay contest for senior high students on I Am Proud that I Am an American was held in Lake County. In Mount Dora Charles Javens won first place Lois tied for second and Lucile Harding took third place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Counte
Mount Dora
Charles Javens
Lois
Lucile Harding
One Kick Too Many Epitaph for Peggy the Mule
A brief column notes Peggy the mule who served with the British army in Italy and earned an intentional obituary like epitaph. It records Peggy’s tally of kicking and fending off officers and soldiers including one brigadier two colonels four majors ten captains twenty four lieutenants forty six sergeants and many others. The piece uses humor to honor a mule famed for stubborn defense and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Peggy
Baptist Church Prepares Special Sunday Services
Baptist Church y Sutley holds morning and evening services with music directed by Rev James W Sunshine Jelks. Jelks addresses Bible School at 10 a m and Sutley preaches The New Birth at 11. Training Union meets at 7 p.m as evening service title All Things Are Ready closes the series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y Sutley
James W. “Sunshine” Jelks
Jelks
Bible School
Sutley
Training Union
Community Church Announces Season Finale Meeting
The Florida Christian Conference guest Rev William N Tuttle preached at the Garet Church last Sunday. Miss Alice Davis sang Mendelssohns How Lovely Are the Messengers. The Woman's Association will hold its final meeting Friday at three in the church parlor with Mrs George E Seagrave reading. The season ends next Sunday with the church join opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William N. Tuttle
Florida
George E. Seagrave
Mount Dora Prepares V Day Observance Program
Citizens await official Truman announcement for VE Day and plan a 24 hour Mount Dora holiday. The mayor will issue a proclamation and a parade precedes a community tribute program with military patriotic and civic groups invited to participate. Boy Scouts will distribute copies of notices with service details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Mount Dora
Truman
Boy Scouts
Biblical verse on cross-dressing in Deuteronomy 22 5
The text cites Deuteronomy 22 5 stating that women must not wear what pertains to men and men must not wear women’s garments, declaring those who do abomination to the Lord God.
Florida lawmakers weigh new revenue and tax reform
Legislators at the luncheon hosted by the Florida Taxpayer's Association discussed reordering government, cutting boards and commissions, and avoiding new taxes. Senator Pepper and Fuller Warren drew notable attention as reforms spark debate over a possible sales tax and a five year study of Florida's constitution.
Crusade Surpasses Postwar Relief Fund Goal in Chicago
Bishop Ralph Magee and Dr. J Manning Potts review the Crusade for Christ results as the $25,000,000 postwar relief and reconstruction appeal is surpassed by over a million dollars. The excess comes from pledges and pass book seed money with nine months left to fund drive. Emphasis shifts to church school attendance stewardship evangelism and international collaboration.
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Chicago
Ralph Magee
Methodist Crusade For
J. Manning Potts
Roanoke
Magee
Nia
Tage
Notes About Our Men In Service
Lieutenant Irving Shuman Jr of the U S Maritime Service has returned from duty tours in New Zealand and South America. Second Lieutenant Robert L Hecker, a Mount Dora native, is now in England with his mother Mrs Olga Hecker living in Wilmington California. William Jay Barker Red Cross Field Director has moved from England to a base in Normandy and enjoys proximity to friends from France. Roy O Lewis Jr ACM 1c USN returned to Quonset Point Naval Air Station after a week with his wife and baby son Robin, who live with Mrs Lewis mother Anna Hildwein. General Wade Hampton Haislip, linked to Mount Dora addresses, was promoted to temporary lieutenant general. Donald Slack, son of Mrs Anna Hildwein, promoted to Chief Ship Fitter aboard his ship in the Pacific. he has served in Naval Reserve since Feb 1942. Pvt William Jay Barker Jr in Germany as interpreter, billeted in a former kindergarten, describes blooming countryside yet widespread bomb damage. Captain Henry W Land home from ETO for 45 days, then back to his artillery outfit. he served in Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge. Irvin L Cox, U S Army Personnel Officer, attends Adjutant General's School at Camp Lejeune after time at Camp Hood. his wife Mrs Cox remains in Temple Texas. Ensign George Backus writes of Mount Dora meeting its war bond quota and pride in the town's support.
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Roy O. Lewis, Jr
Naval Air Station
Quonset Point
R. L
Spening
Robin
Lewis
Anna Hildwein
Donald Slack
Pacific
Naval Reserve
Donald, Jr
Mount Dora
Henry W. Land
ETO
States
Lake Ola
Captain Land
England
Normandy
Battle of the Bulge
Germany
Irvin L. Cox
Adjutant-General’s
Camp Lee
Camp Hood
Texas
Fourth Army
Cox
Temple
Virginia
Chamber of Commerce
Trail Through Cumberland Gap Boots Boone to Kentucky
The Appalachians blocked colonization until 1769 when Daniel Boone opened the Wilderness Road through Cumberland Gap to Kentucky. The narrow route carried the first settlers toward the West lands, enduring cold and hardship in their bold move.
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Appalachians
Daniel Boone
Cumberland Gap
Kentucky
Boone
West
Ohio
Tennessee
Mount Dora Salvage Committee Report
Mount Dora Salvage Committee reports over a year of work with volunteers like Banks Nutter Philbrick and Dodd. The group praises Florida Times Union for paper delivery to Tachserville and J G LaDue for space to prepare bundles. notes one third of Lake County March paper and tin can credits came from Mount Dora. It urges continued summer support, details can and paper recycling steps, and lists active volunteers including F A Whiting chair absent until September, J S Banks vice chair, E E Nutter G E Philbrick F C Dodd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Messrs. Banks
Nutter
Pohlman
Philbrick
Dodd
Florida Times- Union
Jacksonville
Tachserville
J. G. LaDue
J. B. Mills
Lake County
North
Orlando
4Th Ae
Donnelly
S. Banks
F. A. Whiting
J. S. Banks
E. E. Nutter
G.E. Philbrick
F. C. Dodd
Lawn Bowling News and Community Notes
A legacy piece honors Miles Hadsall and extends birthday wishes to George Cornelius. Walter L. Mellen reports 431 members at St Pete with plans for a second club after the war. St Pete Times notes projects to assist incoming lawn bowlers and Bartlett Park greens efforts. Elizabeth Welch sells her winter home and plans returning to join local clubs. Cornelia Wyer to build near Baker and East Seventh, adding another active member.
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Miles Hadsall
George Cornelius
Walter L. Mellen
Worcester
Mass
St. Petersburg
Walter Mellen
Bradley
Poole
Frank Bridgman
St. Pete
Downes
Mount Dora
Hartford
Charles and
Clinton Deming
Bartlett Park
Elizabeth Welch
Detroit
Mt. Plymouth
Cornelia Wyer
Yarmouth
Maine
Baker and
East Seventh
Navy recruiter schedule reduced to monthly visits
Chief A B Chitty Jr of the Orlando Navy Recruiting Station announces a shift to one visit per month for enlistments in the area. The next visit to the local post office will be Friday May 4 and then on the first Friday of each month thereafter.
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Navy
A. B. Chitty, Jr
Orlando
District Welfare Board Names New Director in Leesburg
Mrs. Lucile B. Harrison named district director of District No 11 Welfare Board serving Lake Marion Polk and Sumter counties with headquarters in Leesburg effective April 16 1945. She comes from District No 4 in St. Petersburg where she worked as supervisor. Previous social work in Virginia noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Dean
Lucile B. Harrison
Lake, Marion, Polk
Sumter
Leesburg
Five blasts of the fire siren signal Germany's surrender
An announcement states that five blasts of the fire siren will signal Germany's surrender ending World War II. The plan calls for nationwide recognition and celebration by Allied forces and civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Be fair to all fighting men Use V Mail ad advantages
A short wartime instruction urging equitable use of V Mail to ensure all service members benefit from faster correspondence and the efficiency of air mail services. It emphasizes fairness and support for soldiers through expedited communication.
Mount Dora Christian Home and Bible School
W O Norton outlines a new Mount Dora institution opening September 1945. Seventy acres are owned, Fifth Avenue church may serve as the initial building, and two concrete block machines will be set up at 11th and Cartlege. The non-profit aims to care for Caucasian children with industrial and character development programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Norton
Mount Dora
Fifth Avenue
Cartlage
11Th and
Cartlege
Christian Home and Bible School
Band Box Rehearsal Over Time At Monday Session
Members enjoyed a long Monday rehearsal and worked on challenging numbers. Guest musician Mr. Tiller joined on mellophone while the band seeks an Eb clarinet and another bass player.
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Tiller
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Russell Kay
Florida News Service
J. M. Lee
Cheif
Jerry Collins
Sarasota County
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Gus Lawton
Taxpayer’s Association
Tallahassee
Claude Pepper
Kent Roosevelt
Fuller Warren
Levy County
Country Club
L. E. Vause
Caldwell
Senate
Sheldon
Tampa
Gray
Panama City
General Revenue Fund
House
J. A. Hendry
Pasco
Irving Shuman, Jr
U. S. Maritime Service
New Zealand
South America
Robert L. Hecker
Olga Hecker
Wilmington
California
William Jay Barker
Red Cross
France
Wade Hampton Haislip
Senate Military Committee
W. C. Williams
Miss Haislip
West Eleventh Avenue
William Jay Barker, Jr
George Backus
Kellers
Wat Bonds
Eveseee Boy Scout Troop
Scout Cubs
Lawn Bowling News
Navy News
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