Pilot Captain Je es Boxell Returns Home After War Service
Dayton Ohio born Captain J es Boxell released from active duty November 15 at Wright Field Ohio after six months overseas. He trained as aviation cadet in 1944 and flew C 54 cargo and passenger missions to Alaska from Great Falls Army Air Base. He was shot down over Germany then escaped to Yugoslavia with Tito's Partisans and led a crew to allied control. He is the son of Mrs Lois Boxell and has seven decorations with no immediate civilian plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ree Field
Dayton
Ohio
Ate Peres
Jees Boxell
Wright Field
Stainell
Aviation Cadet School
Great Falls Army Air Base
Alaska
Boxell
Ploesti
Blechammer
Germany
Sarajave
Jugoslavia
Tito
Air Transport Command
Captain Boxell
Lois Boxell
S. Clayton Street
Hunting season opens with varied game dates statewide
Lake County hunters learn the fall season details from the State Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. Turkeys in the Fifth District run Nov 20 to Jan 31 with limited days after Nov 30. Quail and squirrel follow turkey dates. marsh hens close Nov 20. ducks geese and coot run Nov 23 to Jan 6 with limited days after Nov 30. Dove runs Nov 20 to Jan 18 with daily hunting until Nov 30 then limited days. Daily hours are 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes before sunset. Licenses available from the County Judge in Tavares or J G LaDue in Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Nimrods
State Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Tavares
J. G. LaDue
Mount Dora
Lions Rally Plans and Youth Center Work Update
Friday night is Ladies Night at 7:30 with a trimmed turkey due to a football game. The Lions discuss future season plans and welcome new member Bob Caudel. Glendy Sadler reports timely progress on the Youth Center while Rehbaum notes a Grand View piano is Center property for upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
Lion
Lion Bob Caudel
Lion Glendy Sadler
Lion Rehbaum
Lion Bardwell
Grand View
Sugar Rationing Ends District Office Closure
Sugar rationing stamps No. 51 and Nos. 9 and 10 remain valid for five pounds each, with expiration dates. The District Office closed November 4 after five years of service, with OPA Jacksonville handling remaining forms and record transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Jacksonville
Roland J
Lake and Sumter Counties
Lake Sumter
Price Control Board
Truman
Drisseale Wits
Price
Paul A. Porter
District Opa
Lake and Sumter Restaurant Association Meeting
The Lake and Sumter County Restaurant Association met at the Poinsettia Restaurant on November 13 with large attendance. Thirteen new members pledged, and every restaurant and hotel operator is urged to attend these regular meetings for topics that will benefit all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake and Sumter County
Poinsettia
Food and Rummage Sale for Cub Scouts of Mount Ora
A sale of food, rummage, white elephant and scarce items will be held Saturday, November 23, opening at 9 a.m. at the Lake County Fuel Company store, Fifth and Alexander. Proceeds benefit Pack 19, Cub Scouts of Mount Ora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Fuel Company
Fifth and
Alexander
Pak 19
Cub Scouts
Mount Ora
Winter Visitors Please Register at Mount Dora Chamber
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce asks winter visitors to register at the chamber office on Fifth Avenue. Harold Goforth says the record helps locate visitors and assist friends. A directory for new permanent residents is also kept. only 48 winter visitors have registered so far this year. Hotels provide registration cards for guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
County federation holds meeting in Mount Dora
The Lake County federation of Women's Clubs met at the Villa Dora Hotel Mount Dora on November 14 with strong turnout. Leaders from Leesburg Umatilla Eustis Clermont Rass and Mount Dora discussed political social science and women’s role in politics education and diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Villa Dora
Mount Dora
Leesburg
Umatilla
Eustis
Clermont
Rass
Mount Ja
O. B. Koonce
C. E. Shaw
A. W. Andrews
Alice Crutcher
Graves
H. H. Swift
Karl Lehmann
Lake County
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Robert Carswell
Carswell
United Nations
State of Florida Military Department State Arsenal Fort St. Augustine
The Adjutant General announces the State Arsenal at St. Augustine under the Florida Military Department. Official action concerns the operations and management of the state’s arms and materials housed at the historic facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Florida
Military Department Office of the
Adjutant General State Arsenal
St. Augustine
Disbandment of Florida State Guard Company B Fifth Battalion
The Florida State Guard unit Company B Fifth Battalion in Eustis disbands effective November 14, 1946 after completing its mission. Major Arthur O Jefferis transfers to Unassigned List while Captain Harvey Kimball Captain Harold A Scott and enlisted personnel are honorably discharged. Command by Governor and Adjutant General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida State Guard
Eustis
Florida
Harvey Kimball
Harold A. Scott
Fifth Battalion
Vivian Collins
Adjutant General
Mount Dora Art League to Hear Walter Patton On Arts Growth
Walter J. Patton, former Mount Dora Art League president and veteran art educator, speaks at the November 27 meeting about stimulating art and appreciation in the community. The note mentions Mount Dora recently creating a Public School Supervisor of Art and invites all interested in the arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter J. Patton
Mount Dora Art League
Mount Dora
Corex
Union Thanksgiving Service at Wee Meteodin Church
The Baptist Methodist and other churches join in a community service to be held at 10 o'clock morning in Wee Meteodin Church. Dr. Richards of Community Church will preach the Thanksgiving sermon. All are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Re Ae Servog
Wee Meteodin
Dr. Richards
Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club Welcomes Winter Members
The Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club expands its winter presence in the Maben Cubby at the Post Office building. Members arrive daily for seaside citrus and social greetings as popular travels bring bowlers from Franklin Park and Hartford to the local rinks. Major Charles L. Marsh earns laurel for bowling across eight of ten cities.
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Maine
Ornia
Toronto
St. Pete
Mount Dora Lawn
Muriel
Mount Dora
Franklin Park
Boston
Frick Park
Pittsburgh
Willard Bryant
Elizabeth Park
Hartford
Charles L. Marsh
The Inner Willy to be staged by junior class
The junior class presents a three act comedy The Inner Willy at the Community Building on Friday December 6. Cast includes Willoughby Adams and Roy Dutton as Willoughby and his inner man with aunt characters Aunt Hester Louise Olga and more. Tickets on sale soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willy
Miss Cassady
Willoughby Adams
Ross Dutton
Willoughby
Roy
Dutton
Hester
Helen Miles
Louise
Carol Swort
Olga
Anne Pike
Phyllis Turner
Trudy Marshall
Virginia Perry
Lively
Mount Dora City Directory Initiative Underway
The Chamber of Commerce says Malphur's Directory Agency has permission to compile a Mount Dora and Sylvan Shores city directory. Citizens are urged to cooperate with the census taker to ensure a complete and accurate record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Malphur’s
Sylvan Shores
Winter G A Holl Rae
Apopka
Hall Ly Il Starke
Town Election Registration Deadline Noted
Citizens who have not previously registered for town elections must register by December 7 to be eligible to vote at the Town Election on December 18.
Kiwanis Night Adresses War Politics at Lakeside Inn
Kiwanis club held a ladies night at 7 at the Lakeside Inn with Col Harold A. Willis USA retired as speaker. Willis, recently moved to Mount Dora, argued Armistice Day honors the Armed Forces and condemned celebrations as Memorial Day showing military victory over political mishandling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eine Kiwanis
Lakeside Inn
Harold A. Willis
U.S.A
Mount Dora
Willis
Town Notes on Papers Changes Streets and Local Gripes
A village column recounts rural concerns from a meeting with Bill Heller urging hard work, Tom cleaning window screens, subscription mix ups, a council dispute over street naming, and a wish for pets like Little Orphan Annie's Sandy to live longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Heller
Tom
Mount Dora
Ninth Avenue
Seminole Avenue
Woodland Avenue
Highland
Donnelly
Rossell
Rosseel
Tam
Sandy
Eight Bass in Eight Casts at Lake Beauclair
On November 16 at 6 o clock Judge John W. Willmott and cousin John W. Webb of Lexington Kentucky fished Lake Beauclair. Webb caught eight bass weighing 2 to 4 pounds, then Willmott landed a larger limit. They returned to Hotel Mount Dora with their catch and wintered there with other guests including Mr and Mrs J P Feagler and Miss A McClench among the arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Willmott
John W. Webb
Lexington
Lake Beauclair
Webb
Judge Willmott
Hotel Mount Dora
Last football season closes with Florida Military Acad.
The report notes the final stretch of the football season with a game on November 22 involving the Florida Military Academy. Details are sparse due to OCR gaps.
Mount Dora youth stars in Whee Madame European show
William Jay Barker of Lake Beauclair Mount Dora Florida tours the European Theatre with the soldier show Whee Madame presented by European Theatre Special Services. He plays Phillipe a French dressmaker and has earned 2 Battle Stars for campaigns in Central Germany and the Rhineland.
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Pfe
William Jay Barker
W. J. Barker
Lake Beauclair
Mount Dora
Florida
European Theatre Special Services
A. R. Bolling
Pic. Barker
Paris
United States
Phillipe
Pfc
Barker
9Th Air Force
Germany
Rhineland
Villanova College
Switzerland
France
England
Frankfurt
Hyacinth Control Still In Process
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce Hyacinth Control Committee reports the program continues, though slowed by costs. Spray efforts have reduced hyacinths in the Apopka Canal and Lake Apopka, with outside batches hardest to reach. Boat spraying continues, air spraying is too costly, and public contributions are welcome to fund ongoing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lake Beauclair
Bardwell
Wise
Apopka Canal
Lake Apopka
State Board of Health
Milner
Notable Guests At The Homestead Season’s End
Pleasantly located at The Homestead for the season are Mr. and Mrs. John Jacobsen of Muskegon Michigan Mr. and Mrs. James W John of Detroit Michigan Mrs Nada Lewis McVicar and daughter Julie and her mother Mrs G H Lewis at The Homestead for the season after several weeks at the Grand View Hotel The Misses Alice Lee Litle and Isabel Litle of Chautauqua New York have gone to DeLand after a stay of several weeks Mr J A Snow prominent attorney of Mount Airy North Carolina visiting granddaughter Mrs John M Hawkins en route to Texas for the winter with a son a Methodist minister on the way from Mount Airy he spent days in Jacksonville visiting another son Rev E E Snow pastor of Snyder Memorial Church of that city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jacobsen
Muskegon
Mich
James W. John
Detroit
Nada Lewis McVicar
Julie
G. H. Lewis
Grand View Hotel
Alice Lee Litle
Isabel Litle
Chautauqua
N. Y
DeLand
Delta Chi pledges named at University of Florida
Mount Dora trio Robert Allen John Burr and Richard L Dufour pledged to the Florida Chapter of Delta Chi at the University of Florida in a formal fraternity ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Allen
John Burr
Richard L. Dufour
Mount Dora
Florida
Delta Chi Fra
Seeily
The
University of Flora
Public Library Fifth Avenue Opens Afternoons All Week
The Public Library on Fifth Avenue now opens daily except Sunday from 3 to 6 p m. Readers may visit after work and during the late afternoon hours.
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Fifth Avenue
Suggestions for Mount Dora Chamber Work Plan
Anonymous letter to the Mount Dora Chamber proposes improvements for civic pride. The suggestions include cleaning streets and vacant lots, adding welcome signs, supporting local groups, building a community facility, addressing traffic at the Post Office, and a city map for advertising. The Breeze will record chamber plans and achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora
Cvic Improvement
Mount Dora Breeze
Chamber
1946 Christmas Seal Highlight Features Lamplighter Motif
The Lake County Tuberculosis Association announces the 1946 Christmas Seal with a lamplighter symbolizing new hope. The 40th annual sale runs nationwide from November 25 through Christmas to fund tuberculosis control. Ninety five percent stays in state for local and state campaigns. five percent supports the National Tuberculosis Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Tuberculosis Association
Onie Ruth Hunter
Association
Registrations at Grand View Hotel List Numerous Guests
Recent registrations at the Grand View hotel include many visitors from Morgantown West Virginia Los Angeles California Wrightsville Pennsylvania Flint Michigan Tucker Georgia Atlanta Georgia Columbus Georgia Danville Kentucky Mayo Alabama New York City Long Island New York Shaw Field South Carolina Independence Kansas Washington DC and Julie the daughter. they have located at main Court for the belanide often season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand View Hotel
Morgantown
W. Va
Maree Benton
Los Angeles
Calif
Robert Kingsley
Wrightsville
J. I. Bisbing
Flint
Mich
Tucker, Ga
M. A. Pollock
Atlanta
W. E. Hiers
Columbus
Mergs
Tillman and Bearden
Bremen
L. W. Streuber
Danville
Woodrow Ellison
Mayo
Ala
John H. Green
East Williston
A. Gruber
An Ing
Long Island
N. Y
Bidwell
New York City
E. A
A. J. Price
Charlotee
N. Cy
Harry O. Maxwell
Julie
Main Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles D. Boxell
Restaurant Association
Lake County Chamber OF Commerce
Tom Cooley C. B. Treadway
Glenn Brown
H. C. Brown Clermont
O. W. Smith
Astatula
County Federation
Owen W. Griffin
AGD
ART League
Union
Lawn Bowling News
Kiwanis News
Fla. Military Acad
Delta. Chi
C. of C
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