Cooley elected state senator in Lake County primary
Thomas H. Cooley, Mount Dora attorney, won the Lake County State Senator nomination by 1013 votes over W. F. Robinson. He has served two terms in the state legislature, while Robinson previously served one. Mount Dora and Sorrento supported Cooley with strong margins as other county races continued.
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Thomas H. Cooley
Mount Dora
Lake County
Pimary
W. F
Red) Robinson
Leesburg
Cooley _e
Robinson
Cooley
Tom
Sorrento
Mr. Cooley
Lacy G. Thomas
Troy Hall
Harry P. Johnson
R. E. Bob Holland
Johnson
Holland
Geo. J. Dykes
H. B. Harrell
Harrell
J. S
Jim) McCawley
Boyce A. Williams
Williams
McCawley
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Frank J. Banning
D. H. Moore
Moore
Banning
B. A. Cassady
A. B. Dean
Cassady
Dean
Danny
Pres Boca
U. S. Senate
Tavares
Charles O. Andrews
U. S
Bernarr MacFadden
Red Cross First Aid Class Offered in Tangerine
A Red Cross First Aid class is conducted by an Orlando instructor in the Tangerine school house. Sessions are Tuesday and Friday evenings at 7 30 with the first session held this Tuesday. Those near Mount Dora not yet enrolled may join Friday to catch up and complete the course.
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Red Cross
Mount Dora
Tangerine
Orlando
Prize Winning Twins Win First in Lake County Contest
Nell and Nina Woods of Mount Dora captured first prize in the Lake County 4-H Club Achievement Day contest in Tavares last Saturday for their uniform dresses.
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Nell
Nina Woods
Mount Dora
Tavares
Lake County
Mail Schedule Beginning Monday April 22 1940
Daily except Sunday outgoing mail at 9 15 A M 3 30 P M 5 30 P M bus. Incoming due 9 45 A M 10 00 A M bus. Surgying closes 5 30 P M bus only. Air Mail and Regular. Incoming due 10 00 A M bus only. Air Mail Daily except Sunday 9 15 A M and 5 30 P M. Air Mail delivery leaves the office at 9 30 as formerly.
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Air Mai
Air Mail
Lake County Chamber Board to Meet at 2 30 Friday
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce board of directors will meet at 2 30 Friday afternoon May 10 in the new Home Demonstration and 4 H Club building beside the Court House. President Frank W Stebbins urges full attendance as important matters will be presented.
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Lake County
Local fishing party nets 17 pound grouper catch
A group from Homosassa including Poulman Woods Beazley Jack Edwards Dudley Adkins and Don Strickland fished last week and brought home a fine catch of grouper led by a 17 pound behemoth A fish fry followed their return reflecting a successful outing.
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Messrs
Poulman
Woods. Beazley
Jack Edwards
Dudley Adkins
Don Strickland
Homosassa
Mrs Gaillard Fuller Elected Ohio Music Clubs President
Mrs Gaillard B Fuller of Loudonville Ohio and Mount Dora was elected president of the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs at the federation convention in Cincinnati. She previously served as secretary of the organization.
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Gaillard B. Fuller
Loudonville
Ohio
Mount Dora
Ohio Federation of Music Clubs
Federation
Cincinnati
Porter to Vote While Inspecting New Home Progress
Mr. R. F. Porter, erecting a home on Helen street north of Seventh, arrived Tuesday from Easton Maryland to cast his ballot in the Primary and inspect the ongoing construction. He stayed overnight at the Grandee and departed Wednesday morning to return home.
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R. F. Porter
Helen Street
Seventh
Easton
Florida Students Lead In Flight Training Quality
The Civil Aeronautics Authority says Florida college students receiving flying instructions rank near the top nationwide. Officials cite Florida's temperate climate as providing some of the best flying conditions in the world.
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U. S. Civil Aeronautics Authority
Florida
NYA Supervisor to Enroll Applicants in Mount Dora and Nearby
L. W. Burton Jr the NYA area supervisor will visit Mount Dora at 10 00 am Friday May 10 meeting applicants at City Hall He will also tour Tavares Eustis and Leesburg with 11 00 am 1 15 pm and 3 15 pm start times Lake County NYA applications are rising and projects may follow including sea plane landing base construction in Leesburg and a school lunch room build NYA training and jobs are available for ages 18 through 24.
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L. W. Burton, Jr
National Youth Administration
Mount Dora
NYA
Tavares
Eustis
Leesburg
Lake County
Burton
City Hall
Lake County Voiture 400 to Install 1940 Officers
Lake County Voiture 400 Société 40 & 8 will install new officers at the next regular promenade in Clermont on Wednesday May 15. Elected officers include Chef de Gare Don Smith, Chef de Train Tom Cooley, Cor et Comm Int Chas Lovell, and other posts. Grand Chef de Gare Passe Dixie Kuhr will preside. A Dutch supper at 7:30 precedes the promenade.
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Clermont
Chef de Gar
Don Smith
Chef de Train
Tom Cooley
Cor & Comm. Int
Chas. P. Lovell
Gondueteur
Ari Guenther
Avocat
Dave L. Wiley
Garde la Porte
H. L. Addison
Commis Voyageur
A. C. Stubbs
A Piste
A. L. Truskett
Medicin
Lee Ashton
Cheminaux
W. Laws
O. H. Gaddy
J. H. Fleming
Gare
Dixie Kuhr
Chiropodists Convention Attended by Mount Dora Doctors
Dr. Mildred Marsh and Dr. E De vorsak spent several days in Tampa at a Chiropodists of the Eighth District meeting covering nine states. They returned to Mount Dora Monday evening.
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Mildred Marsh
E. Devorsak
Tampa
Mount Dora
Townsend Club Meeting Scheduled for Monday Evening
The Townsend Club will meet Monday at 7 30 in the Community Building. All members are urged to attend.
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Townsend Club
Kiwanis Club Focuses on Mothers Day Observance
The Kiwanis luncheon spotlights Mothers Day with Kiwanians' mothers as guests and Kenne ogers as speaker. Governor Fred P. Cone spoke recently on service clubs while Red Kennedy discussed the Rush-Bagot Agreement. Several guests and an attendance prize highlighted the event.
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Kiwanis
Kenne Ogers
George White
Fred P. Cone
Tavares
W. P. Wingler
Red Kennedy
Canada
United States
Governor Cone
Thos. W. Long
Tallahassee
Lacy B. Thomas
Groveland
W. O. Lemasters
Ocala
Harry P. Johnson
M. W. Simpson
Harrt T. Mathews
Dave L. Wiley
Tom Kimball
DeVault
A. J. Waltz
Tom Cooley
J.C. Urquhart
R. W. Dickson
O. M. Simpson
H. W. Harlow
J. J. West
J. E. Fortner
A. Engelhard
Richard Edgerton
Carl Graves
Miller Wells
R. C. Thomas
G. B. Hurlburt
Kennedy Reelected Secretary of Southern Conservation Officials
I N Kennedy executive secretary of the State Commission of Game and Fresh Water Fish was reelected secretary of the Southern Association of Conservation Officials at its annual meeting in Charleston D C on Tuesday April 23. The association includes officials of game and fish departments from Southern states.
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I. N. Kennedy
State Commission of Game and Fresh Water Fish
Southern Association of Conservation Officials
Charleston
D. C
Game and Fish Departments
National Red Cross Sends Thanks to Local Chapter
Miss Margaret Lewis secretary of the local Red Cross branch received a communication from the National Red Cross regarding a package of refugee garments sent by a group from Mount Dorala.
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National Red Cross
Margaret Lewis
Red Cross
Red Cross Letter From National HQ to Miss Lewis
A note from Nat C. Wilson at the American National Red Cross National Headquarters Washington to Miss Margaret Lewis of the Mount Dora Branch acknowledges receipt of a April 15 package shipped to assist European conflict victims. The letter mentions an attached enclosure with remarks from a commission member in Poland and thanks Red Cross workers for their relief efforts.
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American National Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Margaret Lewis
Mount Dora Branch
Lake County
Miss Lewis
New York
Poland
Nat C. Wilson
Eastern Area
Red Cross aids refugees with garments and care
Describes gratitude at St. Vincent de Paul refuge and Jewish centers where Red Cross clothing and medicine are distributed. Notes six layette sets seen at a refugee nursery and praise for race and religion blind aid. Calls for volunteers, offering local branch materials and contact at 728 McDonald Street.
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Jewish Star
Red Cross
American Red Cross P
Sapieta
The
Miss
McDonald Street
National Association convention set in Jacksonville May 16 18
The National Association of Business and Professional Women will hold its annual convention in Jacksonville from May 16 to May 18. Attendees will address professional development and networking opportunities with group leaders and members from across the region.
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National Association of Business and Professional Women
Jacksonville
Plumbing Contractor Injured In Roof Fall In Orlando
W F Mann of Orlando, a plumbing contractor, fell from a roof while cutting a pipe at R F Porter’s new home on Helen Street Wednesday afternoon. He was taken by ambulance to Lake County Medical Center, Eustis, with xrays pending to assess injuries feared serious. General contractor Kiehl and Stevens oversaw the project. Mann led the plumbing crew.
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W.F. Mann
Orlando
R. F. Porter
Helen Street
Mann
Lake County Medical Center
Eustis
Kiehl and Stevens
Willis Powell Undergoes Major Surgery in Atlanta Hospital
Willis Powell a pioneer builder and former secretary of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce from 1919 to 1923 is slowly recovering after a batter operation in an Atlanta hospital. The county expresses sympathy to Powell and Mrs Powell during this illness.
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Willis Powell
Lake County
Best Student Reporters Seize State Honors
Philip Goldman of Ocala UF student and Ocala Evening Star correspondent named best student cremator for daily papers by the St. Petersburg Times trophy. Clay Codrington of Jacksonville Lake City Reporter wins best correspondent for weekly papers.
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Philip Goldman
Ocala
University of Florida
St. Petersburg Times
Goldman
Ocala Evening Star
Clay Codrington
Jacksonville
Lake City
Florida Joins Union March Third Centennial Planned
Florida joined the Union on March 3 and the state will observe its centennial with a large statewide celebration in 1945. The event marks the 100th anniversary of Florida’s admission to statehood and will feature city and county observances across the state.
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Florida
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