Elementary Teachers Meet and Program Recap
The elementary teachers met at Grandview Street home with Miss Betty West Tuesday afternoon for reports on Large Unit Teaching Evaluation and Growth in Service. May third at 9:30 a.m. the primary grades hosted an informal assembly for parents with songs poems dramatization and flag salute. Billy Ray Darby and Billy Glenn are noted as recent visitors to the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty West
Grandview Street
Twila Camp
Elsie Turner
Virginia Oawene
Mary Nee
Doris Camp
America
Local Park Event And Family Visits Highlight Week
Mabel and Maxine Liles and Alvis Williams attended a fish fry at Trimble Park on Wednesday and Saturday at 4. Miss West motored to Zephyrhills to spend the day with Mrs. Vivian Thompson Jones. Alan Claflin left for Akron Ohio on Monday May 13. First graders sent handmade greeting cards to Mr Roseborough and Mrs R M Blanchard for birthdays. Visiting siblings included Alice Hall Margie Liles and Grady Sills. Pat ty Glenn Billys sister celebrated her fifth birthday on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Maxine Liles
Alvis’ Williams
Trimble Park
Miss West
Zephyrhills
Vivian Thompson Jones
Alan Claflin
Akron
Ohio
Alan
Mount Dora
Roseborough
R. M. Blanchard
Alice Hall
Margie Liles
Grady Sills
Patty Glenn
Billy
Second Grade Activities and Notable Student Movements
The second grade joined the primary department in a program for upper elementary grades while guests Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Butterfield visited. Betsy Lee McKay left for home in the north, and Betty Ruth Schwartz missed school due to her grandfather’s death. Eddy Harding and Clarence Hobdy visited Silver Springs with families. Spelling perfect scores were earned by Bobby Boyd, Joe Fertitia, Thomas Fleming, Jim Tom Griffith, William Glover, Eddy Harding, Clarence Hobdy, Grover Hollon, Floyd Risley, Mary Grace Fertitia, Evelyn Minkley, Marian Roseborough, and Mary Martha Simpson. May 6 honorees: Edward Stewart, Floyd Risley, Evelyn Minkley, Chuck Allen, William Glover, and Betty Ruth Schwartz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. V. Morning Butterfield
Betsy Lee McKay
Betty Ruth Schwartz
Eddy Harding
Clarence Hobdy
Silver Springs
Bobby Boyd
Joe Fertitia
Thomas Fleming
Jim Tom Griffith
William Glover
Grover Hollon
Floyd Risley
Mary Grace Fertitia
Evelyn Minkley
Marian Roseborough
Mary Martha Simpson
Edward Stewart
Chuck Allen
Third Grade Highlights and Reader Achievements at School
Students show interest in diamonds on the playground and a story hour featured Billys Monkey from The Children Activities magazine. Several pupils read over twenty library books, with Frances Smith and Adrianne Norton achieving perfect spelling scores this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theda Sills
Barbara Seipes
Betty Jo McDonald
Clyde Mosteller
Verdual Hamlin
Robert Hall
Donald Evans
Bob Price
Frances Smith
Adrianne Norton
School program praises May day performances
The report notes a Friday May 3 event where primary grades presented songs, dances and recitations. A fine soloist from the audience added to the entertainment, highlighting the wholesome activities during the program.
Stetson Club Hosts West Indies Talk and Picnics
Stetson University students heard Buddy Grawlee recount experiences in the West Indies and South America while fourth graders enjoyed games, ice cream, and a park outing on May 9. Several students, including Herbie Canon and Carolyn Stallworth, prepared to depart northward, and a list of perfect spellers was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stetson University
Buddy” Grawlee
West Indies
Avenue
Grandview
Gilbert Park
Tener
Herbie Canon
Carolyn Stallworth
North
Howard Nutter
Hubert Snell
Jimmy Vincent
Josephine Fertitta
Gordon Folger
Junior McRee
Virginia Perry
Frances Teaseley
Phyllis Turner
Fifth Grade Plans Picnic by Lake Joanna
The fifth grade plans an annual picnic at Lake Joanna next week. Laura Roseborough proudly tells friends about a seven inch bream she caught last week, her first successful fishing adventure. Betty Cooley is ill but hopes to return soon. A May Day border of Peskin drawings with blue birds and cherry blossoms adorns the room. Several students earned 100 percent on spelling tests last week and this week, including Laura Roseborough and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Joanna
Laura Roseborough
Betty Cooley
Local residents record daily outings and visits
Mallory Wykes visited the Sanford Zoo last week while Opal Hutcheson traveled to Tampa on Sunday May 5. Bob Allen and Jane Edgerton went to Rock Springs and Daytona Beach on May 5 respectively to pass a Scout test and enjoy the day. Mrs Duggan, Lois Rhodes, and Jane Edgerton brought bouquets for the room this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Claire Wyatt
Patricia Purnell
Betty Davis
Ann Groover
Opal Hutcheson
Ernie Johnson
Lois Rhodes
Wilma Thompson
Jane Edgerton
Mallory Wykes
Dwight Mosteller
Albert Peterson
Charles Wilkinson
Sanford
Tampa
Bob Allen
Billy Goodman
Rock Springs
Daytona Beach
Club Leadership Spurs Women and Girls in Home Demonstration
Rural leadership grows as women and girls serve as local leaders in home demonstration and 4-H programs. In 1939, 1,157 assisted agents, 134 training meetings with 3,370 attendees, and alumnae clubs for older 4-H members support job finding and education goals amid census-driven Florida growth and population gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salamenesa
New Florida citrus nutrition bulletin promotes treatment
The Florida State Department of Agriculture announces a new publication by Dr. O C Bryan on citrus malnutrition with full color deficiency symptoms and practical mineral treatment. Cotton boll weevil damage reminders urge thorough field inspection and timely control measures. County Agent’s office in Tavares distributes five pounds of poison per acre of Sea Island cotton. residents urged to claim theirs. The Florida Watermelon Festival comes to Leesburg June 19-20 chaired by K W Loucks, inviting public attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
State Department of Agriculture
O. C. Bryan
Sea Island
Tavares
Leesburg
K. W. Loucks
Lake County Pioneer Albert S Herlong Born in 1886
Albert Sidney Herlong of Leesburg born May 18 1886 in Ward South Carolina. He grew up in Gainesville Florida and studied at Eastern Florida Seminary and the University of Florida. A noted citrus leader and fruit grower he came to Lake County in 1920 and enjoys fishing boating and machine work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Sidney Herlong
Leesburg
Ward
S. C
Gainesville
Florida
Eastern Florida Seminary
University of Florida At
Herlong
Lake County
Shriner and Pythian
Montverde Officials Nominated in Local Caucus
Dr. N. T. Richardson was renominated for Montverde mayor at a May 9 caucus in the Community Building. Other nominees for the June 4 election include Assessor R. W. Harper Sr Clerk Collector J. M. Lowry Treasurer Mrs Belkerey and council candidates T. J. Wright and Karl Lehmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. T. Richardson
Montverde
R. W. Harper, Sr
J. M. Lowry
Belkerey
T. J. Wright
Karl Lehmann
Burdine Tops Florida Agents in April with 13 Apps
Leslie Burdine leads Equitable Life Assurance in Florida with the most business except one, writing 13 applications totaling 53000 dollars in April. The achievement earns him an all expense trip to Atlanta for the Southern manager’s meetings on May 4. Acknowledges Burdine as a Lake County leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Burdine
Florida
Equitable Life Assurance Organization
Burdine
Atlanta
Lake County
Memorial Planned for John Wingate Weeks in Mount Dora
Information from Stanley Johnson of Bath New Hampshire reports an incident plan to raise a memorial in Mount Dora in honor of John Wingate Weeks of Massachusetts for his work in plotting the streets and boundaries of the town Weeks served as a U S Senator from Massachusetts and as Secretary of War in Harding and Coolidge cabinets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Johnson
Bath
New Hampshire
Mount Dora
John Wingate Weeks
Massachusetts
Moint Dora
Weeks Twen
Conacacete
United Mates
Harding
Coolidge
Eustis High Band Wins National Contest Honors
The Eustis High School Band took first division in concert sight reading and drill at the National High School Band Contest in West Palm Beach. The victory marks the top awards in class C for bands of this size, under director Harry L. Parker who leads both Eustis and Leesburg programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis
West Palm Beach
Lake County
Zellwood Faces Mount Dora At Heim Field Today
Zellwood and Mount Dora meet at Heim Field this afternoon at 3 30 asking for a decisive win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zellwood
Mount Dora
Heim Field
Controlling Shadows In Summer Photography Tips
Summer sunlight creates stronger shadows and higher contrast in photos. Use open shade with increased exposure, employ reflectors or white surfaces, or backlighting with the subject facing away from the sun. Avoid sun hitting the lens and shade the lens to keep facial detail clear and prints balanced.
Lake County literature to grace New York World's Fair booth
Lake County will have strong representation at the New York World's Fair Information Booth this summer. About 1,000 copies of Lake County literature have been distributed to the Florida exhibit, including the general county folder, the booklets Home on a Lake and Bass fishing in Lake County, and maps showing fishing camps facilities and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
New York
Lake
Also Mentioned on This Page
Billy Ray Darby
Billy Glenn
McIntosh
A. B. Dean
B. A. Cassidy
Family Bargain Club
Pathfinder
McCall’s Magazine
American Poultry Journal
Farm Journal
Farmer’s Wife
Breeder’s Gazette
Progressive Farmer
Woman's ‘Home Companion
McCall’s
Home Variety Club
Collier’s Weekly
Woman's Home Companion
American Poultry. Journal
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Joe Allen
Billy Birt
Roy Key
Bobby Turner
Sue Bond
Dorothy Eckholdt
Maryann Hadlock
Doris Harding
Jean Hiley
Eveline Lilé
Lucille Minkley
Ruth Risley
Lila Rhodes
Laura Roserough
Eveline Liles
Ruby McDavid
District Home
United States
Herlong, SR
King and Queen of
Honeymoon Isle
Rainbow Springs
Robert Bickham
Waukegan
Ill
Tarzan
Rainbow Falls
Wakulla Springs
Illinois
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