Lake County Birthday Tribute to Dr. William G. DeVane
Groveland physician William G. DeVane, a Lake County standout since 1908, was born October 14, 1878 in Adele Georgia. He attended Adele grade and high schools, studied at the University of Georgia, earned his first dollar picking cotton, and enjoys reading roses grits steak and gravy and horses. He is a Baptist Mason Shriner and vice president of Groveland’s Business Men's Club.
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William G. DeVane
Groveland
Lake County
Adele
Adatean
University of Georgia
Business Men’s Club of
Kenneth W. Loucks a Leesburg plant pathologist born 1897
Kenneth Wilfred Loucks of Leesburg a research plant pathologist at the Florida Experiment Station in grapes was born October 15 1897 in Westfield Pennsylvania He studied in Harrison Valley and Ulysses Pennsylvania earned BS from University of Rochester and MS from University of Florida He moved to Lake County in 1931 and enjoys fishing photography and ice cream as hobbies.
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Kenneth Wilfred Loucks
Leesburg
Florida Experiment Station
Westfield
Harrison Valley
Ulysses
University of Rochester
University of Florida
Lake County
Florida
Leesburg Man Leslie D Burdine Life Underwriter
Leslie D Burdine of Leesburg a life underwriter arrived in Lake County in 1922 after coming to Florida in 1921 He was born October 15 1900 in Deposit Alabama He graduated Masseys Business College Jacksonville He favors roses and chicken swims for recreation He has chaired Leesburg Kiwanis Club secretary and led the Junior High PTA and served as Lake County Chamber of Commerce director and membership chair.
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Leslie Davis Burdine
Leesburg
Lake County
Florida
Deposit
Ala
Massey’s Business College
Jacksonville
Leesburg Kiwanis Club
P. T
Ralph K. Gore editor of Lake County papers dies
Ralph K. Gore editor and publisher of the Sentinel Tribune arrived in Lake County on June 14, 1923 after earlier coming to Pieris on July 5, 1917. Born October 19, 1891 in Ellensburg Washington he attended Sawyer Kansas and long served as editor of the Lake County Citizen at Tavares.
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Ralph K. Gore
Sentie Tribune
Lake Co
Pieris
Ellensbourg
Wash
Sawyer
Kansas
Lake County
Tavares
Notable Traits of a Georgia Visitor Before Umatilla Move
The subject plans to relocate to Umatilla and enjoys fried chicken as a favorite food. He favors tulips, likes surf bathing as recreation, and lists visiting Georgia as a hobby. He is a Mason and a Kiwanian.
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Umatilla
Georgia
19 Citrus Workers Die From Faulty Ladders
Florida Safety Council reports 19 citrus industry deaths and hundreds of injuries over three years due to faulty ladders. Agriculture Commissioner Nathan Mayo issues safety rules for grove pickers ahead of the shipping season. Rules cover ladder condition, placement, carrying loads, climbing, and stability.
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Florida Safety Council
Nathan Mayo
Mayo
Recruits Named Washington and Franklin Enlist in Tampa
George Washington Rentz of Ft. Meade and Benjamin Franklin Ryals of Tampa enrolled last week in Tampa army recruitment. Park Trammell Sessions of Clearwater followed closely, as the recruiting office hailed the day as illustrious with notable names.
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George Washington Rentz
Ft. Meade
Benjamin Franklin Ryals
Tampa
Park Trammell Sessions
Clearwater
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Social Security Rights Explained for workers and families
The article outlines how Social Security works for employees in covered jobs. It explains earning records, account numbers, and the ledger system, plus how taxes and wage reports affect future benefits at age 65 and for dependents if a worker dies. It notes obtaining wage statements and correcting errors through the Social Security Board.
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Federal
Social Security Board
John Smith
Henry Jones
United States
Collector of Internal Revenue
Orange Ave
Orlando
Florida
Soil Conservation Credits and Citrus Tour Planned for Growers
Farmers in the Soil Conservation program may obtain extra credits for purchases of superphosphate basic slag colloidal or rock phosphate ground limestone or dolomitic limestone when used in separate applications. A bill or invoice is required and sent to the soil conservation office. Plans are underway for the County citrus growers annual tour to the Citrus Experiment Station in November with a chance to inspect fertilizer test plots the packing house and fruit maturity studies. Dr Camp notes several plots show deficiencies making the tour unusually valuable.
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Soil Conservation Office
Citrus Experiment Station
Camp
Planting Florida Homes Course Offered to Public
The University of Florida announces a new extension correspondence course Plantings for Florida Homes by horticulturist John V. Watkins. The 65 page text includes photos diagrams and plant lists. Aimed at out-of-school amateur gardeners. $7 fee. no college credit.
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General Extension Division
College of Agriculture
University of Florida
Gainesville
Florida
John V. Watkins
College Horticulturist
B. C. Riley
H. Harold Hume
Florida Sets State Selective Service HQ at St Augustine
The Florida selective service directorate will establish a state headquarters in St. Augustine at the Florida state military department offices. Col. H. P. Baya of Tampa is named director of Florida's selective service. County registration officials will work in direct contact with headquarters.
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Selective Service
FLA
ST. Augustine
Selective Service of
Florida
Vivian Collins
State Military Department
Col
H. P. Baya
Tampa
Selective Service Organization
Col. Baya
Naval Lighter-Than-Air Bases Sought in Florida Vision
Commander Rosendahl of the Naval Lighter than Air Division says sites under study for a new base include Ft. Myers Tampa St. Petersburg Sarasota and Miami A site south of Miami was found but selection awaits committee report The proposed base would cost about 5 million dollars Florida Junior Chamber conference set for Ft. Myers October 26 27 and state gains in parish spending lead the nation with a 279 percent rise last decade.
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Charles E. Rosendahl
Naval Lighter Than Air Division of Aviation
Miami
Ft. Myers
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Sarasota
Washington
G. H. Mills
Lakehurst
N. J
D. N Logan
Aeronautics
The
Florida Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lue Gim Gong Bust Unveiled At Florida Exhibit
The Florida Exhibit at the World’s Fair unveiled a bust of Lue Gim Gong known as America’s Chinese Burbank for his citrus grove work in DeLand Florida. Attendees included the Chinese Consul General Chih Meng Anna May Wong and Earl W Brown with a portrait of Chinese culture featuring gowns and lanterns. The program featured Chinese music and a gown display by Cecille Perkins and Tsing-Ying Tsang while Chih Meng gave a history of Lue Gim Gong’s life work and his horticultural impact earning the Wilder Medal.
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Florida
America
Burbank
DeLand
Gen Ser
New York
Chih Meng
China Institute In America
Anna May Wong
Earl W. Brown
Chinese Institute of America
Lue Gim Gong
Wilder
Florida agencies must buy printing from state firms
Comptroller J M Lee announced Florida state agencies must let printing jobs to Florida vendors only. He cited statute and a Clark case ruling requiring use of in state plants and bidding from two or more Florida printers, with no funds paid for out of state work unless the Supreme Court orders otherwise.
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Florida
J. M. Lee
Citrus Commission
Supreme Court
Clark
Lee
Florida Leads South In Old Age Grants
Florida tops six Southern states in Old Age Assistance grants with the highest monthly payments and average grant. June figures show Florida 35 222 recipients 423 180 total grants 12 01 average while Tennessee leads in recipients. August then shows 36 203 recipients and total grants 440 651. National Guard camp at Camp Blanding awarded a contract over nine million dollars for facilities housing 45 000 men.
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Florida
State Welfare Board
Tennessee
Social Security Board
U. S
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Health Official Summoned for Defense Conference
Dr. A B McCreary state health officer is summoned to Washington by Dr. Thomas Parran surgeon general for a conference with state and territorial health officials. They will discuss public health programs in relation to national defense plans.
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A. B. McCreary
Washington
Thomas Parran
United States
Citrus Studies Funded By Florida Citrus Commission
The Florida Citrus Commission allocates 8500 for grapefruit maturity and transport research. $5500 goes to U S Bureau of Plant Industry in Orlando and $5000 to the Florida State Experiment Station in Lake Alfred. Three year maturity studies cover diverse varieties, soils, and rootstocks while transportation研究 examines loading refrigeration and coloring to cut freight costs. University and local researchers Teams include J W Frisener and Bernie Crum. Hurricanes Mount Dora Bulldogs game schedule noted.
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Florida Citrus Commission
United States Bureau of Plant Industry
Orlando
Florida State Experiment Station
Lake Alfred
Federal Bureau
California
A F. Camp
Commission
State Experiment Station
J. W. Frisener
Lake Peege
Bernie Crum
Soldier of Fortune Returns With Medals
Charles F. Stehlin an 18 year old soldier of fortune arrives in Miami Beach with two medals from three campaigns. He fought for Franco in Spain, served with Finnish forces against Soviet Russia, and drove an American ambulance in France. He earned the Croix de Guerre and a field service medal for valor in the German invasion campaigns. He is the son of Col Joseph C Stehlin a Miami Beach flyer in the Escadrille Lafayette who fought in five campaigns and earned 13 medals.
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Charles F. Stehlin
Miami Beach
Young Stehlin
Soviet Russia
France
Stehlin
Col
Joseph C. Stehlin
Escadrille Lafayette
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Stanley M. Dunn
Ed Allen
Lake
Kenneth W. Loucks
Leslie D. Burdine
Ute
Willkie
Paul Turrentine
H. L. Pringle
L. A. Morris County Chairman
Ea Anal
Asia
TH Chalmers
Allis-Chalm Laboratory
Boulder Dam
Social Security
Southern College
Liberty Magazine
Earl Reeves
Southern
Congress On Democracy
Colin English
Milton E. Bacon, Jr
Marine Studios
Marineland
New Mexico
Lue Gim
Mount Dora
Hurricanes
Umatilla Bulldogs
Congress
Wekly
State of Florida
County of Lake
Edith E. Keller
Act of Congress
Mount Dora Publishing Co
Geo. C. Keller
Ee C. Keller
Sam E. Keller
L. R. Heim
Fairfield Beach
Conn
Louis R. Tremain
Sam
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