First Grade Spooks and Attendance Highlight Four Ps Elementary News
Four Ps Elementary notes two first graders dropped from the roll Joyce Lynn for poor health and Alto Kaylor who moved away. Enrollment stands at 28 with near perfect attendance over two weeks. Halloween activities included a party with 52 present and a parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Lynn
Heal
Alto Kaylor
Tavares
Grady Simpson
Marsell
Zellwood
Miss Neel
Mary Grace Conboy
Freddie Roseborough
Curtis Wise
Charles Dean
Halloween Parties Cheer Grade Children At School
Halloween celebrations brought joy to first and second grade classes with parties, cookies, and baskets. Helen Whitehead’s grandmother sent cookies for the second graders. Several students earned A and perfect papers in spelling, while local activities included a P T A carnival parade and church attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Whitehead
Mrs. Banks
George Lynn
Marilyn Spaulding
C. W. Rogers
Mabel Lyles
Bettye Ann Ray
Third Grade Students Receive Flowers for Room
Raoul Barker George Detten and Betty Ruth Schwartz brought flowers for the room Raoul Barker gave a small box of planted flowers for the room These additions brighten the space and show thoughtful school days in progress
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raoul Barker
George Detten
Betty Ruth Schwartz
Rumford Baking Powder Promises Perfect Bake Every Time
Bridge Club hears Mrs. Greer announce Rumford Baking Powder guarantees perfect results in any recipe with no alum and no bitter aftertaste. Free recipe book offered from Rumford, Box A, Rumford, Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge Club
Fourth Grade Travels From Bambo to Hirfa Land
Students recount an adventurous trip from Bambo to Hirfa in the Arabian desert while adapting to desert life. They enjoy Halloween fun, display plants in class, and decorate pumpkins baked by Betty Mae Whitehead. Perfect spellers include Ray Glass and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bambo
Hirfa
Arabian Desert
Hallowe’en
Betty Mae Whitehead
Ray Glass
Bob Price
L. G. Simpson
Emily Coffin
Willie Mae Key
Zade Mae Lynn
Nancy Moorhead
Adrianne Norton
Barbara Shipes
Frances Smith
Fifth Grade Halloween Celebrations and Local Flights
The fifth grade held a Halloween border display with pumpkins witches black cats and bats. Julia Ann Pike reports an airplane landing twice at Lake Ola last Sunday and taking off three times. Hubert Snell flew and circled Mount Dora on Sunday. Phyllis Turner’s father named his new boat Patty Ann. Miss Turner gave the class goldfish. Those making an average of 100 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe’en
Julia Ann Pike
Lake Ola
Hubert Snell
Mount Dora
Phyllis Turner
Patty Ann
Six Weeks of School Attendance and Local Happenings
For the first six weeks of school Jimmy Vincent, Buddy White, Julia Ann Pike, and Josephine Fertitta were noted. A list of weekly 100s includes Donald Hogsett, Roy Key, Junior McRee, Howard Nutter, George Treadwell, Jimmy Vincent, Gordon Folger, Josephine Fertitta, Evabeta Griffin, Virginia Perry, Julia Ann Pike, and Jean Spaulding. Last Sunday Dorothy Peterson visited Howey-in-the-Hills, Roy Key went to Tavares, and George Treadwell attended an airplane exhibition in Orlando. Davis Moorhead's family has a new car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Vincent
Buddy White
Julia Ann Pike
Josephine Fertitta
Donald Hogsett
Roy Key
Junior McRee
Howard Nutter
George Treadwell
Gordon Folger
Evabeta Griffin
Virginia Perry
Jean Spaulding
Dorothy Peterson
Howey-in-the-Hills
Tavares
Orlando
Davis Moorhead
Class Halloween Carnival and Attendance Highlights
Almost everyone enjoyed Halloween activities at the class carnival. Seventeen members earned perfect attendance for the first six weeks. Betty Cooley Dorothy Hardie Maryann Hadlock Doris Kathleen Hutcheson Lucille Minkley Julia Orr Ruth Irene Risley Laura Roseborough and Paul Beasley named perfect spellers for week seven. Margaret Etchells joins from Maine. Virgil Lynn moved to Georgia. Betty Cooley and Sarah Nell Key attended events. George White of First National Bank funded a poster titled God Bless America. Seventeen attendees had perfect attendance. class size now twenty five.
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Hallowe'en
Betty Cooley
Leesburg
Sarah Nell Key
Ocala
George White
First National Bank
Margaret Etchells
Maine
Dorothy Hardie
Maryann Hadlock
Doris Kathleen Hutcheson
Lucille Minkley
Julia Orr
Ruth Irene Risley
Laura Roseborough
Paul Beasley
Virgil Lynn
Georgia
Honor Roll Standings by Grade With Top Citations
Honor roll shows 7th through 12th grades with high marks and attendance. Listed are students achieving B or higher and the percent of class qualifying, naming multiple students in each grade from 7th to 12th.
Lake County Nurses Adopt Eight-Hour Day
Lake County nurses vote to switch to an eight hour day starting November 1 at a meeting of the association held at the Harry Anna Home for Crippled Children in Umatilla. The plan reduces daily nurse costs to 11 dollars per day for two eight hour shifts plus one meal, while maintaining 16 hours of private nursing per patient in typical cases.
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Lake County
Harry-Anna Home For
Umatilla
Florida
Theresa Holland
Leesburg
Dexter Ward Elected Vice-President at Florida Credit Bureaus
Dexter Ward of Tavares, manager of the Lake County Credit Association, was elected vice-president of the Associated Credit Bureaus of Florida at a two day Silver Springs convention. D. L. Laird of Panama City was elected president and Edward O’Brien of Ocala named secretary. Twenty seven Florida bureaus were represented. The event focused on selective credit practices and their impact on local lending.
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Dexter Ward
Tavares
Lake County Credit Association
Associated Credit Bureaus of
Florida
Silver Springs
D. L. Laird
Panama City
Edward O’brien
Ocala
Capitol Census Seeks Plan for Florida’s Incoming Governor
The piece notes looming deficits in the Florida state budget, a potential repeal of the gross receipts tax, and looming staffing and mobilization challenges as Holland prepares to take office. It discusses financial shortfalls for state schools and the general fund, plus expected Legislative sessions and advisory steps before the January start.
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Drew
Seaman
Perkins
Road Department
National Guard
Army
Navy
Holland
Florida
Governor Cone Linked to Possible Federal Post
Report suggests Governor Cone may accept a federal position after leaving office in January. Some Florida observers claim he is seeking federal work rather than retiring to the Suwannee area, despite prior promises.
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Cone
Suwannee
Special Edition The Bartow Record Inaugural Issue Planned
The Bartow Record owned by Roy T Gallemore will publish an inaugural edition in early January from Holland's hometown. Supervised by Mrs Gallemore the governor elects sister, circulation aims Florida and the north as Gallemore serves in the Navy.
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Bartow Record
Roy T Gallemore
Holland
Florida
North
Gallemore
Navy
Question Box outlines Florida public records access and civil service reform
The notice cites Laws of 1935 allowing removal or impeachment for officials who refuse public information, and a fine or jail for conviction. It notes Senator Leroy Collins' civil service bill ending political involvement by state employees and potential penalties for campaigning on state expense. It invites readers to request nonpartisan government information via Capital Services in Tallahassee, with fees for extensive data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Leroy Collins
Capital Services
P.O
Florida
Supreme Court
Early Detection of Tuberculosis Aims in Lake County
State Board of Health bulletin shows tuberculosis as the second leading cause of death in Lake County for the first eight months of 1940 with 12 deaths, while cancer led with 23. The Christmas seal sale seeks to find infections early, provide x rays, and aid in curing tuberculosis by early detection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Lake County
Junior Woman's Club Benefit Barn Dance at Yacht Club
The Junior Woman's Club hosts a barn dance at the Yacht Club this Saturday night from 9 p.m. onward. Funds raised will support club activities and community projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yacht Club
Ground broken for Lake County clinic in Tavares
Ground was broken on November 4 in Tavares for a new Lake County Health Department clinic and office building. Frank E. Owens, chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, turned the first spade. The $7,128 WPA project will be 27 by 59 feet with nine rooms and two waiting areas. Burke Chester will supervise for the county. Lake is the second Florida county to erect such a building, after Leon County.
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Tavares
Lake County Health Department
Frank E. Owens
Eustis
Board of County Commissioners
Lake
Flor
Ida
Leon County
Court House
WPA
Burke Chester
Lake County
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