Sixth Grade Wins Attendance Prize At PTA Meeting
Our Sixth Grade earned the attendance prize for the highest parent presence at the PTA. Prize money will fund a balanced aquarium for the room. Grade mothers are Mrs. W. F. Duggan and Mrs. Hannah Davis, with Mr. Robert Goodman as grade father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Duggan
Hannah Davis
Robert Goodman
Helen Hill
Tampa
Eunice Lanier
Coleman
Jane Edgerton
Pennsylvania
Ann Groover
Opal
Hutcheson
Lois Rhodes
Faye Pes
Ruth Shipes
Tommy ‘Kelly
Dwight Mosteler
Albert Peterson
Billy Treadwell
Mabel Claire Wyatt
Betty Davis
Virginia Hollon
Wilma Thompson
Mabel
Claire Wyatt
Patricia Purnell
Carl Tucker
Mount Dora Strikes Down Umatilla 7 to 0 in Upset
Mount Dora roared to a 7 to 0 victory over Umatilla as McCabe raced 85 yards after an apparent pass to spark the Dorans. Adams, Battle, and McCabe starred on defense and offense while Julich led Umatilla with 75 rushing yards. Florida grapefruit prices rise to 3.50 to 4.00 per box as regulation curbs shipments lift demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Richardson
Mount Dora
Fighting Bulldogs
Umatilla
McCabe
Julich
Bulldogs
Battle
Doran
Dorans
Adams
Golden Hurricanes
Fertitta
Minkley
Hurricane
Amatillo
Wilton Adams
MsDonald
Mount Droa Pos
R. Peurifoy
RH Reedy
Kimball
FB. McDonald
French
Thompson
Hogsett
Merrill
Vaughn
Smith
Caldwell
Penley
Getch
Lyle
Hayes
Ind
Souls
Fla
Mullins
Southern
Stubbs
Emory
Uma- Dora Tilla
Peoria Tess
Scscsecie
Pumblee Cisco Ec
Kichores
Fifth Grade News Highlights and Student Achievements
Billy Birt as well as Eva June Strickland and Betty Cooley are featured in school notes. Marie Swearinger relocated to Coleman. The fifth grade held a candy sale for the room library last Monday. Mary Ann Hadlock returned to school. Over the past two weeks half the class earned perfect scores on weekly spelling tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Birt
Eva June Strickland
Citra
Betty Cooley
Marie Swearinger
Coleman
Mary Ann Hadlock
Fourth Grade Free Voyage Describes Spelling, Travel
A fourth grade class enjoys a free steamer trip to Africa with captain and pilot. They recount meals with Bombo a native, join a free ride in spelling class and celebrate perfect spellers for weeks four and five. Julian Mac Whinney leaves for Winter Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Bombo
Julian MacWhinney
Winter Park
Kenneth Conrad
R. C. Durden
Junior McRae
Davis Moorhead
Hubert Snell
George Treadwell
Jimmy Vincent
Zada Mae Lynn
Howard Nutter
Buddy White
Gordon Folger
Josephine Fertitta
Evaluta
Griffin
Zada
Mae. Lynn
Frances Teaseley
Class grows as Eustis student joins local group
Arthuree Lewis joins the class from Eustis and two pupils move away to Cira and Ocala. The class now has twenty eight students with Mrs. Ernest Mosteller and Mrs. Owen Conrad as grade mothers and Mr. George Coffin as grade father for the year. Emily Coffin has been absent about a week due to illness but is improving and will return soon. The unit on Indians begins with material on their characteristics and students made Nature Study posters with goldenrod and butterfly cutouts. The project grew from a song in music class and was enhanced by contributions from Bob Price and L. G. Simpson Jr. Evelene, James Sills, Betty Jo McDonald, and Frances Smith visited Winter Haven relatives last Sunday and Frances Smith visited The Marine Studios at St Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthuree Lewis
Eustis
Harry Watt Strickland
Cira
Jimmy Nell Thornley
Ocala
Ernest Mosteller
Owen Conrad
George Coffin
Emily Coffin
Bob Price
L. G. Simpson, Jr
Betty Jo McDonald
James Sills
Eveleneen
Robert Hall
Winter Haven
Frances Smith
St. Sunday
Have
Grade adds 23 with 15 perfect spelling scorers
The class lists 5 girls and 18 boys with Barbara Ann Bledsoe leaving for Winter Garden this week. Fifteen students achieved 100 percent in spelling, named as Mary, Grace Fertitta, Evelyn Minkley, Marian Roseborough, Betty Schwartz, Chuck Allen, George Bond, Bobby Boyd, Thomas Fleming, Jim Griffin, William Glover, Clarence Hobby, Grover Hollon, Junior Hutchison, Floyd Risley, and Edward Stewart. The group is building a library table and chairs and a health program is underway. visitors are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Ann Bledsoe
Winter Garden
Mary
Grace Fertitta
Evelyn Minkley
Marian Roseborough
Betty Schwartz
Chuck Allen
George Bond
Bobby Boyd
Thomas Fleming
Jim Griffin
William Glover
Clarence Hobby
Grover Hollon
Junior Hutchison
Floyd Risley
Edward Stewart
First Grade Welcomes James Hall Return. Enrollments Rise
James Thornley left the first grade and moved to Ocala, we regret the loss. Mrs. Lewis Carroll and Mrs. R. M. Blanchard are grade mothers and Mr. K. G. Rogers is grade father. James Hall returns after absence and Billy Carroll hopes for prompt return. Twenty four pupils currently enrolled in the first grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thornley
Ocala
Lewis Carroll
R. M. Blanchard
K. G. Rogers
James Hall
Billy Carroll
Driving Is a Privilege Says Florida Safety Leader
Wendell C. Heaton, chair of the Florida Safety Council, argues that three quarters of accidents stem from the driver. He cites the 1939 Drivers' License Law as raising driver standards, reducing deaths by 25 to 50 percent where enforced, and urges oath on reading highway signs and knowledge of laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell C. Heaton
Florida Safety Council
Florida
Heaton
Fisher woman lands nine and a half pound bass at home
Mrs A T Fisher and her husband watched as she caught a nine and a half pound bass in her Lake Griffin front yard. The couple, with their young son, enjoy casual fishing from their country home and have built a well equipped camp with boats and cooking gear, entertaining Leesburg friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T
Julia) Fisher
Lake Griffin
Leesburg
Prominent civic leader Frank of Lake County dies
Frank, a longtime Evans Illinois native who settled in Lake County Florida in 1925, led the Kiwanis branches in Florida and the Lake County Chamber. He served as past president of the Kiwanis clubs, and enjoyed roses, fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy. His daily aim was to accomplish something and spend evenings with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern University
Evans
Illinois
Frank
First State Bank
Lake County
Is Kiwanis Club
Florida Kiwanis District
Eustis Chamber of Commerce
H C Brown Leader in Lake County Development
H C Brown of Cleemont born 1876 in Ontario Canada came to Lake County Florida in 1922. He is mayor of Cleermont a Bowman and partner in Brown realtors and represents the American Diatomite Company of New York overseeing Lake County mining operations. He chairs the budget and finance committee for the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and has led horticultural and Kiwanis activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Brown
Cleemont
Ontario
Canada
Lake County
Florida
Harry Brown
Clermont
Bowman
Brown, Realtors
American Diatomite Company of
New York
Lake
Birth of Leonidas Lane Polk in Eustis
Leonidas Lane Polk born October 26 1896 in Monticello Georgia. He was educated in the grade schools of Monticello and is connected to Eustis as his residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Polk
Eustis
Monticello
Georgia farmer turned Florida business leader Lee
A Georgia farm hand who earned his first dollar plowing now runs a Gulf Glocline distributor in Florida. An active director of the Eustis and Lake County Chamber of Commerce, Lee favors red roses, eats chicken, and enjoys fishing as a hobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Gulf
Lee
Florida
Eustis
Lake County
Lake
New York Bees Arrive in Clermont Florida for Wintering
A New York bee shipment arrived in Clermont on October 1. Some hives were placed near Mayor Brown's grave and at the Pierce home, with additional loads planned for the old golf course east of Lake Highlands hotel and a site south of Lake Minnehaha. Florida winters boost bee output and reduce rain disruption according to northern apiarists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teache N
Florida
Wahl Brothers Lead Northern New York Honey Producers
Wahl Brothers, a leading honey producer in northern New York, plan hive groups of up to 150 colonies per unit to maximize forage. Bowman & Brown Co. assisted by arranging land for equipment, while Gulf States Life Insurance Company in Florida led by eliminating the war clause to protect policyholders, a move officials say could reshape national insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wahl Brothers
New York
Wahl Bros
Bowman & Brown Co
Gulf States Life Insurance Company
Florida
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Richard Shipes
Jack Edwards
Rollin Javens
Frank Drake
Dizzy Dean
Ray Eckholdt
Phil Dooley
Welton McCown
Otis Hale
Lawton Webb
Douglas Odom
Oscar Durden
Dudley Adkins
Bill Crabtree
Milton Chapman
Rodney Miller
Howard Simpson
H. Cooley
Gordon Conboy
Evelene Durden
Adrianne Noree Shipes
Francesmith
Florida Citrus Commission
Dora Vista
Hugh Merry
Harry Frank
Tangerines
SUN Ee
Alfred Maben
Mount Dora, Florida
Chevrolets
Chevroet
Taī
Boyd’s Furniture & Hardware
Main Street
Orlando
Golden Key
W. Church Street
Wwe
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