Notes About Our Men In Service Continued
Notes from camp describe soldiers invited to dinner by local church groups and humorous mishaps with hay beds and torn tents. It includes letters from Richard Shipes Jr and Percy Davis reporting Navy furloughs, camp postings, and travel notes from overseas in 1943. A former Reserve cadet James Christie now serves in the regular Army at Camp Blanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Christie
University of Florida
Camp Blanding
Navy notebook: Felton Dean reports Staff beat Army 2 to 1
Felton D. Dean recalls his first baseball game since leaving Mount Dora. He notes a Staff victory over the Army by 2 to 1, highlighted by a long ninth inning home run. He mentions a former Sanford club player and asks friends in Mount Dora to write.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Mountee
Sanford
Mount Dora
Felton D. Dean
U. S. Navy
Social Notes from Sorrento and Nearby Areas
Miss Marion Rouse of Toledo arrived to stay with aunt Miss Ellen Adams and will travel to Ohio once rail reservations are secured. Mrs Lola Kennedy visited Mrs Fulford at Enterprise while she teaches there. Mrs Ford and daughters return to near Cleveland with a friend from St Petersburg. Mr and Mrs Koontz hosted Mrs Carl and daughter Miss Juanita Ginter from Philadelphia. Nurse's Aide Doris Cowert visited her parents. Mrs Walter Rush of Eustis called on Sorrento friends. Mr Rabin Battle and Mr and Mrs Lester Faulhaben of Daytona Beach were guests of Mr Ralph Battle and Miss Mary Battle. Mr and Mrs Cecil Cowart were Sunday callers in Sorrento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Rouse
Toledo
Ellen Adams
Miss Adams
Ohio
Lola Kennedy
Fulford
Enterprise
Ford
Mrs. Hickerton
Miss Ford
Cleveland
St. Petersburg
Carl
Juanita Ginter
Philadelphia
Koontz
Doris Cowert
Harry Anna
Umatilla
Walter Rush
Eustis
Sorrento
Rabin: Battle
Lester Faulhaben
Daytona Beach
Ralph Battle
Mary Battle
Cecil’ Cowart
Fine Speaker to Address Social Work Conference
Dr. Harold Meyer of the University of North Carolina will address the Florida State Conference of Social Work in Orlando May 9 to 12. He chairs recreation and youth programs and serves on national boards including Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Meyer
University of North Carolina
Florida State Conference of Social Work
Orlando
Meyer
Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Eileen Blackey
State Welfare Board
Miss Blackey
Nell Ansley
Gertrude Brown
Richard M. Brown
Charlotte Jelks
Estelle Long
Coyle E. Moore
Inez Nelson
Pace
Lake County Tops National Campaigns in U S Drives
Lake County and its towns surpassed campaign quotas across national drives led by the Red Cross. Leesburg and Clermont led local sums with substantial payments to U S O infantile paralysis and blood bank efforts. Local leaders praised countywide participation and noted surplus earmarked for future aircraft naming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Boy Scouts of America
Central Florida Blood Bank
Orlando
Montverde
Okahumpka
Leesburg
Groveland
Yalaha
Clermont
Eustis
Mount Dora
Lisbon
Tavares
Umatilla
Astor Park
Cassia
Grand Island
Fruitland Park
Paisley
Muunt Dora
Sorrento
Lake Jem
Mt. Plymouth
Howey
Ferndale
Minneola
Lady Lake
U. S
A. S. Herlong, Jr
Mascotte
Astatula
Montsine
Altoona
Faith of Our Fathers Radio Program Expands in Florida
Religious radio feature announced with airings across Florida stations Sundays at various times. Director Rev. E. J. Daniels stresses non sectarian goals to call people to God the Bible and the Churches. Monthly themes include Life After Death and Why Doesn t God Put a Stop to the War. Florida music talent and Stetson University provide much of the program’s musical offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith of Our Fathers
WRUF
Gainesville
WDBO
Orlando
Florida
WTAL
Tallahassee
WSUN
St. Petersburg
WPDQ
Jacksonville
WTMC
Ocala
E. J. Daniels
Wings
Jordan
CBS
Stetson University
Arranging Emergency Furlough for Servicemen
When illness or death occurs at home the family should wire or write the service member, not the Red Cross, to indicate need. The servant must apply to his commanding officer for furlough, who may grant leave or refer to the Red Cross Field Director to verify facts and decide on transportation financing if funds are lacking. The field director consults the physician and family and wires back promptly with the true circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
War Bonds Promote 10 Percent Savings Plan
The notice urges readers to invest in War Bonds earning 10 percent from every pay period, pitching it as an easy way to secure returns with regular installments. It emphasizes accessibility to all who can spare a dollar.
Defense Council Issues Certificates for Lake County Corps
The Lake County Defense Council at Tavares begins issuing certificates and windshield decals for Defense Corps and Service Corps members. Membership paths include volunteers in salvage, Red Cross, nutrition, child care, and neighborhood leadership, with Defense Corps demanding rigid first aid and defense theory training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Corps
Service Corps
Lake County Defense Council
Defense Council
Tavares
Lake County
Citizens Service Corps
Army
War Bond Committee
Speaker Bureau
Red Cross
Case Corps
Fire Defense
County Defense Corps
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Coast Guard Enlistment Quota Doubled for May
May enlistment targets doubled from April as 100 youths are sought in the seventh naval district. Miami station opens applications from within the district with local physicals to cut expenses, transportation provided to Miami for qualified men, and full documents required for contact at 90 N. E. Second Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Gunner H. A. Wessel
Seventh Naval District
Miami
Gunner Wessel
N. E
Second Avenue
Tax Deed Notice for Lake County Property in Florida
R C Griffith holder of Tax Certificate 802 issued September 7 1931 has filed for a tax deed for 120 acres in Lake County Florida described as SW of SW and NW of Sec 16 Tp 21N Range 26E. The certificate listed A L Kouns Trustee as owner. If not redeemed the property will be sold at the courthouse door in Tavares on June 7 1943 at 11:00 AM. Dated May 1 1945. Official Seal Geo J Dykes Clerk of Circuit Court of Lake County Florida. By A J Harnage D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Griffith
A. D
O Lake
Florida
A. L. Kouns
Geo
J. Dykes
Circuit
Lake County
A. J. Harnage
D. C
Notice of Tax Deed Application on Lake County Property
Notice is given that B nay Jones holds Tax Certificate No. 1457 issued August 5 and seeks a tax deed. The parcel lies in Lake Highlands Company Plats Tracts 19 20 Sec 21 pp 228 with heirs of Mabel Willard listed. Dated May 3 1948 Clerk of Circuit Court.
Treasury targets in Second War Loan drive
The Treasury must raise thirteen billion dollars in the Second War Loan drive, which is only one sixth of the estimated cost of the 1943 fiscal year war effort.
Tax Certificate 904 Seeks Deed On Lake County Property
BEB Duncan holder of Tax Certificate No 904 issued June 7 1926 has filed it for tax deed on Lot 5 Camp's Subdivision of Lot 2 2 1/2 acres in Lake County Florida. Property assessed in Heirs of EB Fitch. unless redeemed as law provides the property will be sold to highest bidder at Ta vas court-house door at 11 00 AM on first Monday in June 1943 June 7 1943. Dated April 26 1943 GEO G Dykes Clerk of Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beb. Duncan
Lake
Florida
EB. J. Fitch
Tavares
Fla
Court of
Lake County
A. J. Harnage
D. C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Army Life
United States
Jessie Lawson Warren
D. C. Turner
R. Bennett
Adrayn L. Keel
Earnest Londeree
Donald D. Johnson
Minneo
William Neil Youngblood
Sam Mosely
James Lester Stewart
Charles F. Raymond
James Edward White
Willie Lee Formby
W. F. Duggan, Jr
Clyde H. Burhans
Edwin C. Meyers
James Franklin Littleton
Silas Grady Faulkner
Richard Shipes, Jr
United States Navy
Mrs
R. G. Shipes
William F. Duggan, Jr
R. R. Hogsette, Jr
Camp Bland
Percy Davis
Navy
States
A. E. Davis
Charleston
S.C
Africa
Children’s Home Society
Marcus C. Fagg
Children’s Home Society of Florida
Harold V. Pace
Central Florida
J. Edwin Baker
National Foundation
Blood Bank
White Lake County
Ictory
B. Nay Jones
Lake Highlands Company
Mabel Willard
Court House
Circuit Court of
Homer Morris
Texaco Gas and Oil
Willard
U. & Highway 441
Luther J. Haerth
A. 8. Herlong, Jr
Luther J. Hackworth
W. BE. Lackey
W. M. Kennedy
Fin
Gus Anton
J. E. Sapp
Eustis Road
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