New Lions Governors Elected at Florida Conference
J Harry Schad of Gainesville was elected governor of the North Florida District Lions. Henry P Johnson of Tampa named as San Florida District Governor, succeeding Bob Blake. Winter Haven chosen as 1944 conference site. Conklin may become International president in 1946. Lions fund war bonds aiding aircraft and jeeps. 1 fighter or 39 ambulances possible. Observers urged to identify planes at Henderson Field Tampa with guidance from Army pilots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Harry Schad
Gainesville
North Florida
Lions Interna- Collins
Lakeside Inn
R. Hen P. Johnson
Tampa
San Florida
Bob Blake
West Palm Beach
Winter Haven
Millard Conklin
Tallahassee
Third International
Conklin
International
Dea International
Cleveland
Karl Lehmann
War Savings
Florida
Lions
George Rast
Leesburg
Army Air Forces Service Center
John Akstall
M. B. Conklin
H. T. Johnson
Lakeland
Mine Workers of
Roosevelt
National Lions Club
Henderson Field
Nebraska Avenue
McDill Field
Army
Drew Field
AWS
Te Observation
W. W. Campbell
Mount Dora
Brown
United States Office of Civilian Defense
Washington, D. C
Aircraft Warning Service
Army Air Force
Air Corps
WAAC recruiters visit Mount Dora en route to Orlando
Lieut Florence Shulman Set Robert W Smith and Aux Isabel la Herr of a Mobile WAAC unit stopped in Mount Dora on Tuesday en route to Orlando. They will be stationed at Room 303 Chamber of Commerce building this week May 5 to 8 and May 12 to 14 to enlist young women for service in the Aviary. Mrs Ben Carr civilian recruiter for Mount Dora at Simpson Hotel provides literature and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence _Shulman
Robert W. Smith
Isabella Herr
WAAC
Mount Dora
Orlando
Aviary
Chamber of Commerce
Ben Carr
Simpson Hotel
Women’s Army — Auxiliary ‘Corps
Clergy Pulpit Exchange Set for Sunday Services
Dr James A Richards of the Community Church will preach at the First Methodist Church while Rev Caxon Doggett occupies the cantional pulpit. Richards sermon title not specified. Doggett will speak on Magna Charta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Richards
Community Church
Caxton Doggett
First Methodist Church
Richar
Oggett
Ggett
Colley Buys Office Property From Dr Wood
Dr. S. C. Colley purchased the Donnelly avenue building that served as his Mount Dora office for years from Dr. Will L. Wood. The remodelled house formerly used for medical purposes was part of a sale completed this week in Lake County remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Colley
Will L. Wood
Donnelly Avenue
Mount Dora
Wood
Eustis
Mount Dora Plymouth Highway Approved
The Federal Bureau of Public Roads approved Ivy Smith Construction Co.’s $649,000 bid for a nine mile Mount Dora to Plymouth concrete highway, the last unfinished link on the No. 2 route from Valdosta to Tampa via Orlando, marking the start of construction soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Serve your country take your place in Civil Defense
Citizens are urged to join Civil Defense programs to support national security efforts. Training emphasizes readiness, emergency response, and community protection, with enlistment framed as a civic duty and patriotic service.
Does It Help to Win the War
The phrase reflects a testing approach to measure the value of each action in contributing to victory. Analysts discuss potential effects on morale resources and timelines, weighing costs against strategic gains as campaigns unfold.
War Ration Chart Notes Blue Stamp Surrender
The chart lists point values only for the most popular sizes and directs shoppers to the official chart at the grocer for other sizes. It warns that items on this chart require surrender of Blue Stamps from War Ration Book Two.
Tribute to Bishop Adna Wright Leonard by Heber D. Ketcham
Heber D. Ketcham recalls long association with Bishop Adna Wright Leonard from 1903 in the Cincinnati Conference to Pittsburgh years after his election. Ketcham honors Leonard for devotion to truth, loyalty to country, and belief in God's Kingdom, lamenting his death but affirming the world was better for his life and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adna Wright Leonard
Adna Leonard
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Heber D. Ketcham
Earl Myers Honored as Florida School Board Leader
Earl Myers of Eustis was re elected chairman of the sixth district of the Florida Association of School Board Members. This makes him a member of the association's executive committee. Myers has represented Central Florida and Lake County in ongoing efforts to promote school improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Myers
Eustis
Lake Conty
Notes About Our Men In Service
Pft Donald O Thompson wrote his mother on March 19th about receiving 35 letters and a carton of cigarettes all of which were old yet enjoyed catching up on old news. He mentions being in Constantine Algeria and bought pictures there. He sent a poem Teach me to Love showing his readiness to fight for all he holds dear without hating the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald O. Thompson
Constantine
Algeria
Camp Crowder notes on Paster Sunday youth troop
Carswell Thompson writes from Camp Crowder Missouri about sixty boys, details continued on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carswell Thompson
Camp Crowder
Paster
Mount Dora Veterans Observe Tree Planting Ceremony
United Spanish War Vets hold a tree planting ceremony at Mount Dora City Hall with Mary Alma Gooding as chair. The event includes a High School Band performance of America and God Save This Tree as leaders present the tree to retiring Department Commander Walter D. Patton and accept it on behalf of Mount Dora via Mayor M. V. Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Alma Gooding
P.D.P
America
Mary
Alma Gooding
Effie Jones
Air
Postal Service Curtailment Notice for Summer 1943
In compliance with a new Congress law, effective May 1 1943, postal service to the public will be curtailed. During summer months there will be only one Wednesday morning delivery with no afternoon deliveries. General delivery and one stamp window open Wednesday afternoon until public adjust. C C Dooley Postmaster
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C. C. Dooley
Annual Mother's Day meeting featuring Dr Lindsay McNair
The meeting includes Dr Lindsay McNair of Orlando as speaker and Mrs Celia Stein Claflin who will sing. Mothers are special guests. Notable attendees include George E Normel Dr Mann Tom Murray and several others. A Tree Planting ceremony Sunday and a Memorial Service are open to all at no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay McNair
Orlando
McNair
Celia Stein Claflin
Dean Meville Johnson
George E. Normel
Dr. Mann
Dean Johnson
Tom Murray
Eustis
Gilbert W. Jones
J. H. Schoonmaker
Frank E. Bridgman
C. A. Urquhart
Chicago
Thos. Long
Tallahassee
Elena Sedano
Wm. J. Barker
Clark Dillenbeck
Miss Minkley
Manuel L. Quezon
Andres Soriano
Philippine Army
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Julio R. Embil
Republic of Cuba
Chas. Wm. Bernhardt
Cornelius S. Kelly
United Spanish War Veterans
Vivian Collins
Spessard L. Holland
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Murphy Act Land Sale Advertised in Topic Next Week
George J. Dykes of Tavares Lake County will announce the Murphy Act land sale list in the Topic next week. All applications must reach him by 11th, next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy Land
George J. Dykes
Tavares
Lake County
Ration Stamp Validity Dates Updated for May
The notice lists which red and blue ration stamps become valid in May. Red stamps E F G H and others shift dates with new validity windows. Blue stamps D E F expire April 30 and G H J become May valid, with destruction rules. Coffee stamp 23 remains valid until May 30.
War Diary May 1934 Chronicle Highlights 1943
A wartime diary entry series notes May 6 to May 11 1943 events including Nazi broadcasts about Belgian occupation, Lt Percy B Watkins Air Medal award for bravery amid a life raft ordeal, Sgt William F Fale mortally wounded in a patrol, Capt Donald E Bradley long troop carrier flight to North Africa, Japan’s invasion of China, and Nazi Party declaration on morals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Percy B. Watkins
William F. Fale
Sheboygan
Wis
Donald E. Bradley
Aafsat
England
North Africa
China
Vehicle Fleet Reports Deadline Reminder Improves Penalties
Fleet owners of commercial vehicles who have not submitted quarterly reports to the District Office of DDTs Division of Motor Transport in Orlando were reminded that April 30 was the deadline. Penalties may apply to those who have not filed, district manager George M. Cochrane advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ddt’s. Division of Motor Transport
Rutland Building
Orlando
George M. Cochrane
Lake County Population Growth Since 1913
Lake County's estimated population in 1913 was 11,500. It is now growing with new developments and demographic changes shaping its current size and density.
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Lake County
Mount Dora Welcomes Three New Year-Round Residents
Mount Dora reports three families have moved to settle permanently, signaling the town’s shift from a seasonal tourist spot. E W Romie of Western Springs Illinois, Alfred W Higgins formerly of Baltimore now in St Petersburg, and W E Bowman from New York State bought homes on Donnelly Avenue Grandview Street and James Stout Lane Sylvan Shores respectively, with sales handled by A C Quixley Realty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
E. W. Romie
Western Springs
Ill
Donnelly Avenue
Hampton
Alfred W. Higgins
Baltimore
St. Petersburg
J. J. West
Grandview Street
W. E. Bowman
New York State
James Stout
Sylvan Shores
Lake Gertrude
Bowman
Prodential Life Insurance Company
A. C. Quixley Realty Company
Alice Hall
Alexander and
Seventh
R. G. Livermore
Ware
Mass
Villa Dora
W. D. Flowers
Bellaire
Mich
Mellum
East Fifth Avenue
Lake County Teachers Appointed for 1943 44 Term
The Lake County Board of Public Instruction lists prepared appointments for the 1943 44 term. Mount Dora includes D D Roseborough supervising principal Evelyn Cassady social studies Latin Spanish Camp Robert M Hall commercial science mathematics Mrs Nana T Laney English La Nelle Vandiver librarian Virginia Bardeen science M Sedano band Twila Camp sixth grade Mrs Alice Strite fifth grade Helen Parker fourth grade Mrs Esther Maglath lin third grade Mary Neel second grade Betty West first grade Sorrento Georgia Stager principal grades one two three Mrs Kate Lightfoot fourth fifth sixth grades Colored Mount Dora Cully Lott principal eighth ninth grades Christine Wallace sixth seventh grades Laconia J Breeden first second grades.
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Mount Dora D. D
Betty West
Sorrento
Georgia Stager
Kate Lightfoot
Mount Dora
Cully Lott
Christine Wallace
Laconia J. Breeden
Mount Dora Art League Holds Afternoon Session Today
The Mount Dora Art League will hold an afternoon session today at 2 o'clock in Gilbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount’ Dora
Gilbert
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Henry P. Johnson
New Lions
George East
Observation Post
Ir. Colley
Lake
Plymouth
Owen
Goz
Col
C. E. Lester
Citizens Defense Council
Fourth Service Command
Col. Lester
Bishop Adna W. Leonard
Mount Dora City Hall
Times
Kiwanis
ART League
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