Groveland Welcomes New Residents and Visitors
Groveland sees new families move in including Dwight Fleming and wife at Bills Sheets airport apartments and Thomas Decker with plumbing work. A baby boy Patrick Stephen born to Rod and Mrs Macdonell joins local families while others travel to Gainesville and nearby games. Community visits, bridge luncheon, sewing club meetups, and weekend trips fill the social calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Fleming
Bill Sheets
Airport Apartments
Patrick Stephen
Rod Macdonell
Laurie
Roddie
St Nicholas to Bright Groveland Christmas planned
Groveland prepares two separate Christmas celebrations for white and colored children this Yuletide. Mrs Elmer Puryear chairs the Negro event with committees for trees candy stocking and music. A new building permit signals another family moving in as Albin Johnson buys two adjacent lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Groveland
Elmer Puryear
Community Council
Howard E. Kurfiss
Mayor Puryear
H. E. Brannon
Puryear
Floyd Piercefield
Bob Perry
R. M. Vowell
Marian Rhea
Albin Johnson
Chicago
Bruno Anderson
Man pays fine instead of jail after fishing without license
County Judge W. Troy Hall and Wildlife Officer Ben Reaves deal with Hortoon Detroit of Detroit at Clermont over a fishing without license charge. He refused bond, paid a $25 fine on the spot, then doubled the amount and left the courthouse saying jail isn’t for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Troy Hall
Ben Reaves
Reaves
Ross
Hortoon
Detroit
Clermont
Busy Fall and Winter Plans for Clermont VFW Auxiliary
At the regular meeting the Clermont VFW Auxiliary outlined a busy schedule. They approved a Halloween Street Fair popcorn booth a card party for the athletic field on Nov 8 weekly bingo for the building fund a monthly youth center entertainment and a bake sale on Nov 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
VFW
Brannon Announces New 25-Cem Meter for Night Tennis
W E Brannon told the Groveland Community Council that a 25 centimeter meter for electric power to be used for night tennis has been installed and is ready for use.
Groveland Greenbacks Seek Fresh Start at Umatilla
Groveland's Greenbacks travel Friday to face Umatilla aiming to rebound from a second loss after a 27-7 defeat at Winter Garden. Lamsey scored the lone touchdown for Groveland last week with Baker adding the extra point. Sim mons led Winter Garden with two TDs while Nutt and Clonts added six points each and Sears kicked the extra points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Garden
Umatilla
Lamsey
Greenies
Baker
Simmons
Red Devils
Nutt
Clonts
Sears
Groveland Honor Roll Names By Grade
Groveland announces honor roll for Junior and Senior high students. Supervising Principal R M Vowell lists 6th grade Richard Bickford Dayne Singleton Jack Hatcher. 7th Betty Jean Busby Nannette Cooper. 8th Laponia Frazier Ann Hendricks Ila Mae Jones Donald Morrison Emily Muraro Virginia Rutherford Loretta Stewart Johnny Watkins Roxie Ann Douglas. 9th Norma Booth Beverly Bruner Gynith Cockman Madalena Jattuso Ray Sewell Joe Todd. 10th June Heath Joanne Slade Elaine Williford. 11th Carol Cornell Dickie Okerlind Juanita Crawford Virginia Douglas Mary Jattuso Beverly Langfelt Gwen Roberts Betty Jo Short. 12th grade.
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Groveland
R. M. Vowell
Richard Bickford
Dayne Singleton
Jack Hatcher
Richard Gaudio
Betty Jean Busby
Nannette Cooper
Betty June Douglas
Geraldine Puryear
Laponia Frazier
Ann Hendricks
Ila Mae Jones
Donald Morrison
Emily Muraro
Virginia Rutherford
Loretta Stewart
Johnny Watkins
Roxie Ann Douglas
Norma Booth
Beverly Bruner
Gynith Cockman
Madalena Jattuso
Ray Sewell
Joe Todd
June Heath
Joanne Slade
Elaine Williford
Carol Cornell
Dickie Okerlind
Juanita Crawford
Virginia Douglas
Mary Jattuso
Beverly Langfelt
Gwen Roberts
Betty Jo Short
Recreation Program To Be Discussed By Grovelands Club
The Grovelands Woman's Club will meet Thursday afternoon November 3 at the Community building to discuss The Harvest of Groveland's Recreation Program. Mrs Elva Doyle chairs the November program and will lead the discussion on recreation phases. Hostesses include Mrs Henry Sheppard Mrs William Bickford and Mrs Thomas Orgo. The president urges good attendance and prompt dues to keep Florida Clubwomen memberships active.
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Groveland
Grovelands Woman's Club
Elva Doyle
Henry Sheppard
William Bickford
Thomas Orgo
Florida Clubwomen
Groveland real estate sales remain brisk in region
Groveland area reports brisk land and grove sales as 510 acres of cattle land headline deals. J W Knowles buys land from H M Cobb near Cason station while E A Kuharske adds 110 acres near Bay Lake schoolhouse. Other transactions include Samuel T Phillips purchasing a 40 acre grove and Victor Overmiller taking an eight acre grove at Mascotte. J C Cowart buys a lot east of his store from S S Simpson who sells Edge second subdivision lots to Lester Howard.
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Groveland Area
J. W. Knowles
H. M. Cobb
Cason Station
E. A. Kuharske
Bay Lake
Grove
A. P. Rowe, Jr
Washington, D. C
Highland
Groveland
Samuel T. Phillips
Victor Overmiller
Mascotte
W. J. Knight
J. C. Cowart
S. S. Simpson
Edge Second
Lester Howard
Tuscanoogee Island Gets Mail Service
Postmaster Harold Hull of Groveland announced that a rural delivery service will begin on November 16 for Tuscanoogee Island. The community, once an Indian settlement, recently hosted a Community Sing honoring the new Baptist church built on the site of Lake County’s oldest church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscanoogee Island
Harold Hull
Groveland
New Baptist
Lake County
Local Woman Recuperating After Surgery At Waterman Memorial
Mrs J C Cowart of Mascotte is recuperating at home this week following an operation performed last week at Waterman Memorial hospital in Eustis.
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Mascotte
J. C. Cowart
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Groveland Churches Hear Dr Ladd M Spivey at Edge Memorial
Dr Ladd M Spivey president of Florida Southern College Lakeland will speak at Edge Memorial Methodist Church Sunday morning with a college soloist. Rev C H Voss invites residents to attend with Rev Voss preaching morning and evening. Oscar Peterson of Lemmon North Dakota attends winter services as others gather.
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Ladd M. Spivey
Florida Southern College
Lakeland
South
Edge Memorial Methodist Church
Spivey
C. H. Voss
Mr. Voss
Harrison Crews
Hopewell
First Baptist Church
Crews
A. T. Bridge
Women's Missionary Society
T.G. MacFadden
Groveland Pep Squad Stuns with Megaphone Formations
The Groveland Pep Squad wowed crowds at a homecoming game in Gainesville with a 4x12 megaphone formation and three 4x4 groups forming circles squares and triangles. The Winter Garden band also performed grandly, and Melba Smith toured Florida attractions over the weekend.
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Lake County
Winter Garden
Melba Smith
Bok Tower
Cypress Gardens
Silver Springs
Juniper Springs
Florida
Groveland
Gainesville
Mary Jattuso
Howard Olson
Tony Jattuso
Carolyn Evans
Irvin Barwick
Wendel McKinney
Harold Busby
Dickie Okerlind
Philip Gano
Howey Represented In Civic Council
Howey in the Hills joined Groveland area progress last week as two delegates attended their first Community Council meeting. New members are Howard Matthews and Van Ness. Howey was invited to join the Council last summer.
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Howey-in-the-Hills
Groveland
Howard Matthews
van Ness
Howey
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Groveland Folks
Thomas Decker
Syracuse
Mr. Clay
Mr. Decker
Alice Kaempfe
Lewis Institute
G.I. Bill
E. E. Edge
Jackson Springs
N. C
Leo McGuire
Green Cove Springs
H. Y. Keith
Tampa
Marian Ann Rhea
Groveland School
Tavares
Georgia Tech
Richard E. Arnold
W. A. Slade
Naomi Moorman
Irma Dennis
R. O. Cornell
Leroy Leininger
Marc Langenbach
J. B. Arnold
T. G. MacFadden
Lacy G. Thomas
MacFadden
Leininger
Cecil Fussell
Carl and
G. W. Martin
Miami
R. L. Averitt
Gene
Jacksonville
L. D. Edge
Jewel Tait
Sandefur
William Steger
S. D. Gamble
Avon Park
The
Primitive Baptist Church
J. W. Peek
Reggie
Lake Wales
Cyveen Gardens
W. E
G. W. Equivelley
Bellevue
J. M. Powell
Stitch and Chatter Sewing Club
Powell
Methodist Church
St. Nick
Wilkins
John Barmore
Just
Groveland Dress Shop
Groveland, Fla
Overmiller
S N. H
Overmiller Farm
Mascotte, Fla
Edge’s
Nous Schwinn
Richard S. Kurfiss
Ives Greenies
Greenbacks
Groveland Churches
Civic Council
South Lake County
Bourlay
106. S
Third St
Wm. W. Boyd
P. O. Box
Morton J. Barnes
Clermont, Florida
America
Chrysler
Eustis Auto Inn, Inc
Bay & Orange Ave
Eustis, Florida
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