Orange juice boost at school from Chamber of Commerce
On Tuesday, November 7, the Chamber of Commerce provided free orange juice to all grades from first through twelfth, warming students after a cold snap. The note praises the generous gesture and hopes surplus juice is used well, hoping for healthier, taller pupils and improved handwriting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Sun
Chamber of Commerce
L. G. Simpson, Jr
Sanford
New Bridge
Donald Evans
Verdual Hamlin
Clyde Mosteller
James Sills
Barbara Shipes
Theda Sills
Betty Claire Watts
Gece
Bob Price
Ats
Ray Glass
Betty Jo McDonald
Emily Coffin
Adrianne Norton
Frances Smith
Betty Ann Thompson
Lake County Intermediate Teachers Hear Science Talk
Miss Virginia Bardeen, Miss Elsie Turner, and Miss Twila Camp attended the Lake County Intermediate Teachers meeting in Leesburg on Tuesday night. W. L. Goette of the P. K. Yonge Laboratory School Gainesville gave an elementary science address and demonstrated slides and films for classroom use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Bardeen
Elsie Turner
Twila Camp
Lake County
Leesburg
W. L. Goette
P. K. Yonge Laboratory School
Gainesville
Visitation Day Notes From Sixth Grade Class
Sixth graders report visitors from families and local interests on visitation day. Enrollment stands at 26 with new students Albert Liles from Alabama and Donald Metcalf from Ohio joining. The grade won the PTA attendance prize with 69 percent, narrowly edged by the third grade at 70 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Goodman
D. R. Edgerton
J. W. Dixon
Betty Davis
Virginia Hollon
Opal Hutcheson
Juanita Morris
Lois Rhodes
Faye Shipes
Wilma Thompson
Patricia Purnell
Stephen Fertitta
Billy Goodman
Albert Peterson
Billy Treadwell
Earl Underwood
Charles Wilkinson
Joyce Duggan
Ann Grover
Mabel Claire Wyatt
Jane Edgerton
Bobby Allen
Tommy Kelly
Dwight Mosteller
Miss Camp
Fifth Grade News Notes Student Moves and Achievements
Harold Durden and Melba Faye are moving away while Rollie Barber joins the class. Ten students achieved perfect spelling, including Billy Birt Sue Bond ne Cooley Maryann Doris Harding Reed Hiley Eveline Liles Lucille Minkley Janet Pohl man Lila Rhodes and Laura Rose borough. The room features a border of fruit bowls made by the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Durden
Melba Faye
Billy Birt
Sue Bond
Ne Cooley
Maryann Doris Harding
Reed Hiley
Eveline Liles
Lucille Minkley
Janet Pohlman
Lila Rhodes
Laura Roseborough
Rollie Barber
Class News Letter Mentions Trip and Fundraising
The class boasts twenty eight members with five new pupils. A candy sale raised six dollars for supplementary reading books. Members praise patronage for the worthy cause and list names including George Dwelley Frances Dwelley Mildred Metcalf Patty Claflin and Ronald Caldwell. Some brought pictures of two large boats in New York harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baffin Island
George and
Frances Dwelley
Mildred Metcalf
Patty Claflin
Ronald Caldwell
New York Harbor
Mount Dora A Yearround Scenic Florida Tourist Haven
Mount Dora highlights its mild year round climate with average winter days near 72 and summer highs around 90. The town promotes golf boating tennis fishing and orange blossom scented air as its key charms and ideal living conditions in Central Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Florida
Asa
Mount Dora Hi Points Continue with School Gossip
A fragment of Mount Dora High School senior notes highlights fashion, crushes, and rumors among students. Mentions monogram sweaters worn by Jean and others, a rumor about Doris Chamberlain and the football team, and various social anecdotes including Harold Suit’s dating guidance and a joke about Joanne French and a mumps case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean
Felton
Bettye Lotz
Buster
Doris Chamberlain
Tom Kimball
Billy
John Barker
Harold Suit
Joanne French
Carey Colley
Wini
Lake County Florida Crowned Best Place to Live
Leesburg rostrum by Ro Revels extols Lake County as ideal living area. Describes Leesburg Venitian Gardens Lake Harris Lake Griffin and Bass Tournament sites plus Tavares Mount Dora Eustis Montverde Howey in the Hills and other communities. Highlights scenic drives farms citrus groves water system and mild climate as proof of superior quality of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Leesburg
Venice
Lake Harris
Lake Griffin
Tavares
Lake Dora
Mount Dora
Eustis
Montrede
United States
Howey
Minneola
Clermont
Groveland
Mascotte
City Park
First Grade News Squirrels and Rabbits Read Interim Primers
The A class Squirrels completed More Dick and Janes and will read Elson Gray primers, while the B class Rabbits finish Dick and Janes pre-primer. Christine Sills and David Blanchard move to Squirrel division. Allan Claflin joins for a total of 25 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick and
Janes
Christine Sills
David Blanchard
Melvin Stevenson
Helen Hiley
Revel Griffin
Billy Darby
Chamber . Commerce
Kenneth G. Rogers
Jerry Rogers
Mary Emma White
L. C. Jerne
R. M. Blanchard
Horace Blunt
Belle Rogers
Evangelist Richey to Lead Two Week Revival in Leesburg
Evangelist Fred A. Richey will conduct a two week revival at the Christian church in Leesburg beginning Tuesday night November 14. He will preach nightly except Saturdays with Sunday services at 2 30 and 7 45 pm. Richey has previously held tent revivals in Leesburg and recently completed a Daytona Beach sale. He has also led meetings in Deland Palatka and St. Augustine and will pray for the sick at all events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Richey
Christian Church
Leesburg
Evangelist Richey
Richey
Daytona Beach
Deland
Palatka
St. Augustine
Birthdate of L. D. Edge Born in Glenville Georgia
L. D. Edge of Groveland born November 21 1891 in Glenville GA. He attended Stetson University and Southern College earning an A B degree and studied law at the University of Florida. Edge moved to Lake County in 1901 and became Grove land's first mayor and Florida House speaker in 1923 at age 21. He served in multiple House and Senate sessions and is a prominent farmer and county leader. Supporters urge a run for Florida governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Edge
Groveland
Glenville
Stetsors University
Southern College
University of Florida
Gainesville
Lake County
Florida
House
Senate
Day Edge
John Chester Lee of Leesburg Dies or Passes
John Chester Lee of Leesburg born November 19 1872 in Leesburg Florida built a 25 year career as a leading merchant. He helped found the city name family ties to Leesburg and served on the Lake County School Board noted for efficiency and conscientious service. He hunted enjoyed roses and baseball and belonged to the Methodist church and Knights of Pythias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chester Lee
Leesburg
Florida
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Chester Lee
Clermont civic leader Lucy M. Woodruff obituary profile
Lucy M. Woodruff of Clermont born November 22, 1897 in Columbus Georgia. She educated in Atlanta and LaGrange College and became a housewife mother of three daughters and manager owner of Woodruff Pecan Co Lakeside Camp and properties. She arrived in Lake County Florida in 1929 and was active as director of Clermont and Lake County Chambers of Commerce and as membership chair of the county commercial organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy M. Woodruff
Clermont
Columbus
Atlanta
LaGrange College
LaGrange
Woodruff
Woodruff Pecan Co
Lakeside
Lake County
Florida
State workers offer farm problem pointers in Gainesville column
Agricultural information from State Experiment Station workers in Gainesville notes Fabraea leaf spot on pears, its lifecycle, and control methods, including pruning fallen leaves and a three spray schedule with borax Bordeaux mix. The piece also covers army worm control on roses with arsenate of lead, mole cricket bait using dog food and Paris green, and bulb care with fall digging of Caladiums and other bulbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Experiment Station
Gainesville
Florida
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George Lynn
Betty Schwartz
Mary Martha Simpson
Mary Grace Fertitta
Chuck Allen
Evelyn Minkley
Eddy Hard
George Bon
Georgia
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ST Petersbur
Valdosta
Jacksonville
Lake City
Mt. Dora
Fort Myers
Tra
Ocala
Gram
Pat O. Johnston
Epeteer
Scandal
Pick
Peck
Fred Harding
Miriam
Jesfie
Russell Hogsette
Russell
DeVault Roseborough
Tommy Shipes
Keith Jones
Geraldine
P.S
Ro’ Revels
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Topic Office
Lake Countys
L. Day Edge
Madam Kay
America
Orange Avenue
Winter Park
Orlando
Armour
Armour’s
T. Raden
Winter Garden
Bass
First National Bank
Miami
Oklahoma
O. W. Smith
Astatula
Joseph Hendricks
Seemraee
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