Girl Flier Survives 24 Hours in Marsh After Plane Crash
Miss Louise Luker, 23, an air trainee at Cannon Mills Orlando, crash landed in marsh near Zellwood after storm. She wandered swamp for hours, reached a pump house Monday afternoon, and was treated in Mount Dora. Plane damaged, but she survived with cuts and fatigue.
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Louise Luker
Cannon Mills
Orlando
Apopka
Zellwood Farms
Duda Farms
Zellwood
G. R. Sims
Clayton Street
Mount Dora
Duda
F. A. van Hoten
Oldenness
Luker
George Hall
van Hoten Arived
Miss Luker
Aaftac
Eeshe
van Hoten
Stores to Close Thursday for Armistice Day Observance
All stores, the bank, and the post office will close all day Thursday to allow observers to watch the Armistice Day parade and attend the 11 o'clock program. The parade is set for about 10:15.
Rehbaum Apartments Welcome New Tenants
Pfc. W. W. McCaslin and his bride, married October 25, have moved from Columbus, Ohio to Mount Dora. They reside at Rehbaum Apartments with Cpl. and Mrs. Steven Fitch of Knoxville, Tennessee. Both men are in the Army Air Corps and stationed near Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
W. W. McCaslin
Mount Dora
Columbus
Ohio
Cpl
Steven Fitch
Knoxville, Tenn
Rehbaum
Army Air Corps
Children’s Home Choir Sings Sunday at Mount Dora
The Florida Methodist Children’s Home senior chorus of twenty-two senior youths will perform a sacred concert at 8 p m Sunday November 14 at Mount Dora Methodist Church. Rev Caxton Doggett pastor. The event features superintendent Rev Harold R Barnes presenting the technicolor film Inasmuch about home life. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Methodist Children’s Home
Mount Dora Methodist Church
Caxton Doggett
DeLand
Sanford
Lake Monroe
Harold R. Barnes
Baptist Church Notes Rev Donald Dickson Preaches
The Rev Donald Dickson of Jacksonville filled the pulpit last Sunday in morning and evening services. Sgt Richard Krejchi of Cleveland sings and leaves Mount Dora. Dr Otis W Foye of Onset Mass will preach November 14 with topics Can Love be Measured and Why and How of Prayer. A 15 minute song service starts at 7 30 each evening with the young people's choir leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Dickson
Jacksonville
Richard Kreschi
Cleveland
Ohio
Krejchi
Knapp
Mount Dora
Yacht Club Meeting Postponed to November 18
The annual Yacht Club meeting is postponed until November 18 due to the Armistice Day holiday.
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Yacht Club
Gospel Services At Eustis City Hall Auditorium
The Christian and Missionary Alliance church holds full Gospel services every Sunday at 3 30 p m in the Eustis City Hall auditorium. A hearty welcome is extended to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Eustis
Eustis City Hall
Mount Dora OES Chapter to Meet at Masonic Hall
The Mount Dora Chapter 103 O E S will hold a regular meeting at the Masonic Hall on Thursday November 11 at 8 p m An initiation ceremony is planned Members and visiting members are invited After the meeting during the social hour a birthday party will honor Worthy Matron Mrs Agnes Peron and members of Mount Dora Chapter 102 All are invited including visiting Star members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Chapter
Masonic Hall
Agnes Eron
Mount Dora
Snowbirds Enter Florida Migration Sparks Local Alarm
As cold weather begins in the north, snowbirds descend on Florida for easy pickings. They are accused of dubious sales schemes and solicitations for nonexistent charities and publications. Officials estimate they drain Florida of millions when they depart in spring. Lake County Chamber of Commerce seeks guidance from Tawanee authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Lake County
Observers Report Plane Crash Near Mount Dora
Observers on duty in Mount Dora reported a light plane crash in the Apopka Marsh. The pilot, a young woman named Louise Luker of Orlando, was brought to Mount Dora for first aid. Army personnel in Orlando coordinated the response. The incident followed reports that civilian, Army, and Navy planes had been out all night seeking the missing pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Sims
Apopka Marsh
Duda
Mount Dora
Louise Luker
Orlando
Speich
Mr. Sims
Post
Ferndale Leads Lake County War Bond Quota In First Week
Lake County War Finance committee reports November bond quotas by community with Ferndale first to reach its $60 target on November 5, the earliest in the year a locality achieved its quota. Other towns list varied totals, including Leesburg at $27,600 and Mount Dora at $11,500.
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Lake County
Lake Jem
Leesburg
Mascotte
Minneola
Montverde
Mount Dora
Okahumpka
Paisley
Sorrento
Tavares
Umatilla
Yalaha
Ferndale
Ed Byrd
Lake County War Finance Committee
Lake County Increases Cabbage Planting To 600 Acres
Six hundred acres are being planted to cabbage in Lake County this season, up from last year, county agent R. E. Norris reports. Harvest of 600 acres of sweet potatoes is under way with fair to good yields. The Lake orange crop is above normal in quantity and quality, while the tangerine crop is improving.
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Lake County
R. E. Norris
Notes About Our Men In Service
S Sgt Thomas McCabe is an instructor at Fort Knox training students in aviation. Lieut Thomas D Hurlburt arrived safely in the British Isles sending letters to his parents. Frank Morley returns from ten day Navy leave and is stationed Tarpon Springs. Lieut and Mrs Don Kimball of Camp Pickett Va visit Harvey Kimball and Mrs Ames. Julian Drawdy moved from Navy Hospital Brooklyn to Navy Recruiting Station New York 383 Madison Ave New York 17 NY. Former Aviation Cadet Joseph M Greene, now Second Lieutenant Army Pilot, finishes Moody Field training and heads to Salt Lake City Utah November 16 with his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McCabe
Fort Knox
Lieut
Thomas D. Hurlburt
British Isles
Mrs. B. Hurlburt
Frank Morley
N. W. Morley
Frank
Navy
Tarpon Springs
Julian Drawdy
Navy Hospital
Brooklyn
Navy Recruiting Station
New York
Madison Ave
N Y
Julian
S. M. Child
Mount Dora
Joseph M. Greene
Army Air Forces Pilot School
Moody Field
Salt Lake City
Utah
Service Men's Club closes week with farewell for Mount Dora boys
The Mount Dora Service Club ends a busy week with 594 boys served and heartfelt farewells. Hostesses praise the boys for their gratitude and volunteer help, especially during caretaker changes. Captain Reynolds and Lt Hantnett are wished luck, and Dr. Frances Poole is thanked for a table baseball game. A Birthday Dance honored October and November births with a decorated club and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Night Fighting Speaker at Kiwanis Armistice Meeting
Captain Stanley W. Hartson U S Army Air Force will address the Kiwanis Club on Night Fighting at AAFTAC Orlando He is noted as a British Air Ministry liaison and participated in missions from Great Britain and North Africa R E Norris County Agricultural Agent Lake County spoke on wartime duties of the office outlining three divisions Extension Service Agricultural Conservation and USDA War Board The talk covered farm advisory work pest control seed treatment livestock forage and the emergency farm labor program including Bahamian workers aiding citrus harvest near Clermont Leesburg camp plans and county farm labor leadership by Dr T S Kennedy and Ralph A Adams
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Kiwanis Club
Stanley W. Hartson
U. S. Army Air Force
Aaftac
Orlando
Hartson
British Air Ministry
Great Britain
North Africa
R. E. Norris
Lake County
Extension Service
Agricultural Conservation Program
County
Usda War Board
T. S. Kennedy
Clermont
Leesburg
Washington
Gainesville
Ralph A. Adams
Corn Board
Roland Morse
Mahony
Lobeck
Harriet Smith
Cochairman
Library Committee
Melissa Cornish
Pratt
John Alvord
Davis
Lakeside Inn
Reel
Miss Davis
Kramer
American Red Cross
United States
Backus
Morse
Poole
Allen
The
Waves
George Malone
Holland
America
James Richards
Armistice Day Parade and Program in Mount Dora
Mount Dora hosts a Armistice Day parade and program marking the 25th anniversary of the WWI armistice. The event features the Mount Dora School Band, various military and civic groups, speakers C Harold Hippler and Caxton Doggett, plus a memorial service at City Hall guided by George J. White and the American Legion Post 35.
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Mount Dora
Donnelly
Seventh Avenues
American Legion Color Guard of Honor
United States Army
Co. B
Florida State Guard
A. O. Jefferis
Harvey Kimball
Harold Scott
Cross Staff Assistance Corps
Red Cross
American Legions
American Legion
Sons of the American Legion
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Third Avenue
Alexander Street
Alexander
Fifth Avenue
City Hall
Caxton Doggett
America
C. Harold Hippler
American Red Cross
L Panella
Richard Eddy
Legion
Service Board
Band Receives Gold Plated Trumpet Gift in Mount Dora
The Mount Dora School Band received a gold plated trumpet from Mr W E Holler. The instrument is valued at about 200 and cannot be duplicated today. Buddy White solo trumpeter will play it. The band performs in the Armistice Day parade and a following program on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
W. E. Holler
Buddy White
Lawn Bowling Youth and Healthful Fun Ahead
The Mount Dora lawn bowling scene invites men and women to learn the sport now while the season is young. Courts near the lake shore open at 9 15 and 2 15 daily except Sundays with bowls loaned and friendly players to guide newcomers. New arrivals include William E Breckenridge and others from New York Pennsylvania New Jersey, with well wishes from Bob Decker who plans side line duty in January. Losses are noted as longtime members have left, with sympathy offered for the Hill family and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Donnelly Avenue
William E. Breckenridge
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Walter B. Ferguson
Ligonier
William T. Patterson
Ambler
James C. Clark
Brown’s Mills
N. J
Robert A
Bob”) Decker
Elizabeth
N J
Augustee Will McLachlan
Walter Bullard
Harold
Bertha Hill
George F. Cary
George H Linton
Cary
Pees
Mount Dora
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Methodist Children’s Home
Marsh
Zellwood Farm
Rehbaum Apartments
Baptist Church
Gospel Services
Chevrolet
General Motors
Breezy Point
George J. White
First National Bank of
Ed Fortner
Observation Post
Don Kimball
Camp Pickett, Va
Mrs. Ames
Service Men’s Club
Kiwanis News
Woman’s Club
Lawn Bowling News
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