First Grade Pool Start Shapes 1940 41 Enrollment
The first grade begins the 1940 41 season with 27 pupils, 13 boys and 14 girls, divided into fairies brownies and elves. Newcomers include Helen Durham Alto Kay lor and Charles Moorhead while two out of town pupils join. Some students miss days due to illnesses. emphasis on infection prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Pike
Tangerine
Ellen Marshall
Zellwood
Helen Durham
Huntsville
Alabama
Alto Kaylor
Winter Garden
Charles Moorhead
Middletown
Conn
Second Grade Enrolls with 22 Students and Helpers
The second grade opens with twenty two pupils seven seven boys and eleven girls. Grade mothers are Mrs G W Oliver and Mrs W C Foster and grade father is Mr J G Ray. The class welcomes volunteers and notes science corner contributions including three turtles a minnow and a jar of ants. Perfect spelling scores and hundred percent week achievers are listed for several students including George Blunt Lynn Lyles Adkins and Foster among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Oliver
W. C. Foster
J.G. Ray
Bettye Ann Ray
George Blunt
George Lynn
Mabel Lyles
Mary Adkins
Marcia Jo Foster
C.W Rogers
Maxine Lyles
Elizabeth Oliver
Marilyn Spaulding
Barry Norton
Fifth Grade Class Notes Create a Lively School Report
Twenty one boys and five girls enrolled with new members Raoul Barker from Tangerine and Danny Patton from Eustis. Mary Martha Simpson arrived September 30 after a Washington Virginia trip and reports a fing time. Students bring plants, flowers, and an aquarium as health rules improve. The fifth grade has twenty nine members with more to come and welcomes Evelyn and Reuben Humphrey Donald Hogsett Julia Ann Pike Jean Ann Spaulding and Mary Lee Durham. Several learners traveled during vacations to Georgia Alabama Indiana Lookout Mountain and more while spellings tied to 100 in spell last week include Davis Moorhead Howard Nutter Jimmy Vincent Buddy White Josephine Fertitta and Julia Ann Pike. This week’s spelling honor roles feature Ronald Caldwell Kemys Goethe Roy Kent Hubert Snell Jimmy Vincent Buddy White Mary Durham Sarah Jane Fertitta Virginia Perry Dorothy Peterson Julia Ann Pike and Mary Frances Teas ey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raoul Barker
Tangerine
Danny Patton
Eustis
Mary Martha Simpson
Washington
D. C
Virginia
Eddy Harding
George Detten, Jr
Sonny Bond
Betty Ruth Swartz
Miss Camp
Evelyn
Reuben
Humphrey
Donald Hogsett
Julia Ann Pike
Jean Ann Spaulding
Mary Lee Durham
Junior McRee
Georgia
Alabama
Davis Moorhead
Fitzgerald
Roy Kent
Phyllis Turner
Indiana
Lincoln
Lookout Mountain
Ohio River
Sarah Jane
Josephine Fertitta
Deer Lake
Jimmy Vincent
Daytona Beach
Buddy White
Lake Wales
Howard Nutter
Dead River
Herbert Roberts
Fourth Grade Room Transformed and Democracy Poster
In a fourth grade class the former music room is now a bright new space. Students plan a poster featuring flags of North America and a Columbus flag with royal initials. Robert Hall donated a white geranium for the room as Gloria Jean Conrad leaves for Fort Lauderdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Columbus
Ferdinand
Queen Elizabeth
Robert ‘Hall
Gloria Jean Conrad
Fort Lauderdale
Patricia Claflin
Emily Coffin
Theda Sills
Frances Smith
Grade Adds New Members to Class Roster
Twenty six pupils this year welcome new members Lou Ellen Buchanan Dorothy Mae Conner Paul Beasley Donald Watts and Kathleen Hutcheson. Mrs J M Turner and Mrs O W Conner serve as grade mothers with Mr Thomas H Cooley as grade father. Bouquets have been brought to
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou
Ellen Buchanan
Dorothy Mae
Conner
Paul Beasley
Donald Watts
Kathleen Hutcheson
J. M. Turner
O W. Conner
Thomas H. Cooley
Class Spelling Champions Named in Local School Report
The weekly reader program highlights the top spellers in the class. Betty Cooley Mee eee Eck holdt Doris Hardin thleen Hutcheson Eveline Liles Lilea Rhodes Laura Roseborough and Virgil Lynn earned perfect scores using the Textbook for first week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lila Rhodes
Ruth Irene Risley
Lou Ellen Buchanan
Betty Cooley
Mee Eee Eckholdt
Doris Hardin
Praise by Cincinnati coal executive on Lake County booklet
A. L. Brown vice president of Appalachian Coals Inc Cincinnati commends the Lake County Chamber of Commerce for its booklet Home on a Florida Lake. The L and N Railroad distributed the literature as part of its southern cooperation. Brown a Mount Dora winter resident requests copies for Cincinnati acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Brown
Aplachian Coals, Inc
Cincinnati
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Florida Lake
L. & N. Railroad
Progressive Southern Railroad
Mr. Brown
Mount Dora
Lake County
Two Boys Complete 1412 Mile Bicycle Journey
Curtis and Robert McDonald aged 18 and 16 rode 1412 miles to Lake Wales visiting their uncle. They carried 165 pounds of camping gear on a trailer and averaged 50 to 80 miles daily. The trip included a Carolina hurricane, rattlesnake encounter, a theft of $8.35, and rescuing a dog from drowning. they left Springfield, Massachusetts on August 19 and plan to settle in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
Robert McDonald
Respectavey
Lake Wales
Lake Wales News
Carolinas
Gil
Springfield
Mass
Florida
Florida Proclamation Orders World War II Draft Registration
Governor Fred P. Cone proclaims state enforcement of the 1940 Selective Training and Service Act registration. All Florida males aged 21 to 35 within designated areas must register between 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM on October 16, 1940, at a local registration site. Attest: R. A. Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress of the
United States
Coastal Geodetic Survey
Public Health Service
Ereas
Florida
Fred P. Cone
State of
Politician Reflects On War Talk and WPA Projects
A Florida columnist notes his Washington correspondence, warns of a potential war with Japan, and discusses the Johnson Act proposal and British credits. He highlights Florida WPA projects including Bardin building, Citrus school matron services, Titusville auditorium, malaria control in several counties, and a Lake County program.
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Tion
Key West
Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Miami
Florida
Orlando
Army Air Corps
Naval Air Base
Banana River
WPA
Washington
Bardin
Citrus County
Titusville
Winter Garden
Lake County
Lake County Chamber Sends Information on Attractions
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce has distributed literature about Lake County over the past year. Requests came from B. W. auntie of Tavares and West Farmington Ohio and from Dr. Harry B. Smith of New Haven Connecticut. Letters and materials reached potential visitors interested in winter bass fishing and local attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Connecticut
Lake County
Florida Thanksgiving Date Set By Governor Cone
Governor Fred P. Cone designates Thursday November 28 as Florida’s Thanksgiving Day, aligning with the traditional date despite presidential proclamations. The announcement sets statewide observance for the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred P. Cone
State
Florida
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Joe Fertitta
Jack Stevenson
Edward Stewart
Mary Fertitta
Carl Risley
Jack Simpson
U.S
Tallahassee
A. D
R. A. Gray
Secretary of State
Waston
Japan
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
China
Asia
Britain
Russia
King
Utah
Senate
Pacific
House
Earl Brown
Joe Hendricks
Mickie
Owledge
Pocketbook of Knowledge
Tropics
McCall’s Magazine
Woman’s Home Companion
American Poultry Journal
Farm Journal
Farmer's Wife
Breeder's Gazette
American Magazine
Farmer’s Wife
Southern Agriculturist
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