Leesburg Leads State in New Scrap Drive
Leesburg shipments lead Florida in a fresh scrap iron drive urged by the SOS call to government and steel mills. Widespread organization followed, with local leaders Burr Campbell Powers Wilson and Cahn involved. praise from state and WPB officials for prompt, cooperative efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesburg
Florida
Nike
George L. Burr, Jr
State Defense Council
Burg
C. G. Campbell
WPB
Jacksonville
Ormund Powers
John B. Wilson
Reconnaissance Corps
Arthur Cahn
Leesburg Commercial
Frank Heath Busy With Camden Public Relations Work
Frank H Heath formerly of Mount Dora and Camden Chamber of Commerce executive now helming the city Public Relations Bureau and a regional newspaper service. He notes Army Aviation Post growth at Camden and mentions his son Ben’s forthcoming major commission and family updates in Michigan Milwaukee Chicago Sumter and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Heath
Camden
S. C
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Florida
J.L. Millard
Heath
J. L. Millard
Upper Michigan
Milwaukee
Ben
Shaw Field
Sumter
Dorothy
Chicago
Patrick
Windy City
Sara Jane
Mid-South
Associated Press
United Press
International News
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Army Aviation
Fred Waring
Wisconsin
Families Return to Riley's Camp for Winter Season
Mr. and Mrs. W F Chaussee and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Smith from Providence Rhode Island along with Col C C Carson return to Riley's Camp and Miniature Homes for the winter after a summer in the mountains. Mr. and Mrs. E L Riley also arrive from Irish Hills Michigan to their Camp home for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W .F. Chaussee
Jimmie Smith
Providence
R. I
Col. C. C. Carson
Riley
E.L. Riley
Irish Hills
Mich
Observers Identify High Flying Eagles Over Mount Dora Post
Observers at Mount Dora post report spotting six single motor planes, later identified as eagles, flying very high and fading into overcast. They struggled to report precise type and waited for Aircraft Warning Volunteer issues, noting missing September copies and delayed mail from Zone Chief Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAC
Army Base Control Board
Mount Dora
Aircraft Warning Volunteer
Brown
Campbell
Eustis
Mount Dora Woman's Club Plans First Meeting
The Mount Dora Woman's Club announces its first meeting at the Community House on Wednesday November 3 at 2 30. The club invites new members and promises engaging programs and sociability for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
A RIGHTEOUS CAUSE OPPoses WAR BONDS
An editorial argues against religious opposition to buying war bonds, condemning such stance as unchristian. It asserts civilization is at stake and urges opposition to Hitler and Tojo, claiming the Axis threatens Christianity and civilization itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Tojo
Lake County Chamber of Commerce Appreciated
Letters from readers across Illinois Indiana and Maine praise Lake County Chamber of Commerce literature. Quotes express interest in visiting Lake County and gratitude for the material. A respondent in Indianapolis thanks the chamber and notes potential postwar investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Chamber OF Commerce Appreciated
Lake County
Indianapolis
P T A Hallowe en Carnival Planned at School Gym
The P T A hosts a Hallowe en Carnival in the school gym Saturday night with plenty of fun for attendees. Proceeds support school activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T.A
Hallowe
Surgical Dressings Workers Needed at Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Red Cross seeks more volunteers for surgical dressings. Forty-one workers are enrolled, with three weekly sessions Tuesday Wednesday Thursday. Dressings support the National Red Cross and local camps for about 300 service men in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dera
Honor Roll Standards by Grade Level and Attendance
The list shows grade by grade honors with percentages of the class achieving honor roll and names of students. Grades seven to twelve include recipients such as Patty Claflin Adrianne Norton Sally Strite Dean Estes Mary Elizabeth Harris James Padgett Virginia Perry Carol Swart Juanita Vanderoer Margaret Van Herbulis George White Jr Sue Bond Dorothy Eckholdt Mary ann Hadlock Doris Harding Lucille Minkley Lila Rhodes Laura Rose Bobby Allen Eugene Jones Lois Rhodes Ruth Shipes Kathleen Hamilton Vernell Shipley Trudie Williams Gladys Irene Crane Dorothy Geiger Marilyn Johnson Grace Lee Allene Moon Patty Lee Padgett Merry Robertson Lorene Yates Richard Young.
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Patty Claflin
Adrianne Norton
Sally Strite
Dean Estes
Mary Elizabeth Harris
James Padgett
Virginia Perry
Carol Swart
Juanita Vanderoer
Margaret van Herbulis
George White, Jr
Sue Bond
Dorothy Eckholdt
Maryann Hadlock
Doris Harding
Lucille Minkley
Lila Rhodes
Laura Roseborough
Bobby Allen
Eugene Jones
Lois Rhodes
Ruth Shipes
Lucille Harding
Kathleen Hamilton
Vernell Shipley
Trudie Williams
Gladys Irene Crane
Dorothy Geiger
Marilyn Johnson
Grace Lee
Allene Moon
Patty Lee Padgett
Merry Robertson
Lorene Yates
Richard Young
Residents Buy Home In Mount Dora By Mr and Mrs Li Morgan
Mr and Mrs R Li Morgan formerly of Evanston Illinois have purchased the A M Cameron home on Lakeshore Drive Mount Dora and will make it their home. They retired after managing the Presbyterian Old People's Home in Evanston for thirteen years and spent summers in Winter Park while visiting Central Florida communities before choosing Mount Dora.
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R. Li. Morgan
Evanston, Ill
A.M. Cameron
Lakeshore Drive
Mount Dora
Presbyterian Old People’s Home
Evanston
Winter Park
Florida
Mount Dora Art League to Observe National Art Week
Members plan to observe National Art Week in the first week of November by exhibiting examples of their work in store windows. Watch the store windows for further information next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount. Dora
Will Be Missed Crosses Leave Mount Dora
Hon and Mrs Fred W Cross who lived four seasons at Hackethurst on Tremain street will probably not return this season due to Crosss feeble health They have resumed their legal residence in Royalston Massachusetts Cross native town
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Fred W. Cross
Hackethurst
Tremain Street
Mount Dora
Cross
Royalston, Massachusetts
Notes About Our Men In Service
Edward Klatte in Navy V-12 training at the University of South Carolina is home on furlough. Corpl. Wilton Adams of Camp Blanding and his wife visited his parents. Ends FE Kerr receives a temporary promotion to Second Lieutenant Infantry. Robert Goodman returned to the U S Naval Base at Charleston after a visit with his parents. James Drawdy, SC 2c, back from Pearl Harbor, now confined to Mare Island Navy Hospital. George E. Backus, Naval Reserves at Georgia Tech, home for the weekend. Judge J L Millard’s son M B Millard arrived safely overseas as a lieutenant colonel commanding a flying squadron. Pvt. Garland Brooks arrived from Springfield to spend time with wife and children and may be transferred for engineering school. Bruggs Kennedy of the Marine Reserves home from Duke University for the weekend. Glen Rhodes, 17, son of Mrs M L Rhodes, enlisted as an Army Air Corps cadet after exams and will go to Miami for Reserve training. He passed tests with high marks.
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James Drawdy
States
Pearl Harbor
Navy Hospital
Mare Island
California
Garland Brooks
Springfield
Ill
Bruggs Kennedy
Marine Reserves
Duke University
Duke
Glen Rhodes
M. L. Rhodes
Aafsat
Army Air Corps
Miami
Army Air Forces
What You Suy With WAR BONDS
News from home boosts morale via V mail and letters sent to troops. The piece urges War Bonds as the best way to support the production front and fund the fight against inflation.
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Treasury Department
Soldiers enjoy winter uniforms and a memorable Country Club dance
The week ending Sunday the 24th saw service men in winter uniforms enjoy homemade cakes served by Mesdames Alvord and others. A Battery B 224th dance at the Country Club featured a sweater girl floor show, jitterbugging, and a congratulatory tap number. Officers and wives attended, prizes were awarded for elimination dancing, and alternative activities included ping pong and card games.
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Mesdames Alvord
Charlie Brown
Ramsdell
Estella Clark
McKey
Frank Silver
R.-.e. Lee
Frank Drake
Jack Simpson
Eckholdt
Crandy
Roland Morse
Paul Milner
Sgt
Ogden
Battery “B
Mount Bora
Battery
Cpl. Barkus
Ruth Brooks
Martha Fenn
S. Sgt. Hovis
Groucho
Marx
Cpl
Morton
Sgt. Hovis
Sgts
Barton
Canenee
Pehl
Cpls
D. Morton
R. Morriss
Williams
S Becker
D. Jensen
Reynolds
Littlejohn
Hackett
MacBrayer
June Fenn
Sat. McClung
Mesdames
Kramer
Holmes and
Given Delivers Talk on The Phantom of Fear at Kiwanis
Chicago writer Charles S. Given spoke to the Kiwanis Club on fear as a barrier to happiness and a driver of caution in business and life. He cited Shaw and Tunney and urged courage and sacrifice in the current war effort while noting local attendees and upcoming Florida State Guard remarks by Captain Arthur Jefferis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Charles S. Given
Chicago
George Bernard Shaw
Karl A. Mennenger
Cobb's Creek
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Max Baer
Joe Lewis
Max
Given
Marshall Field
America
Mr. Given
Story
Arthur Jefferis
Florida State Guard
Spessard L. Holland
Jefferis
Small Audience at Band Concert Honors Edward Klatte
The School Band gave a good Saturday night concert in the Community Auditorium with a smaller crowd due to competing events. Edward Klatte, former member and student leader, was honored and participated in the program. Sgt Charles Shirley briefly led the band from the audience and the stunt drew laughs. A social reception afterward in Band Boosters Club rooms celebrated Edward Klatte and the band.
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Edward Klatte
Charles Shirley
Sedano
Band Boosters Club
Band Boosters Club meeting scheduled for Thursday
A Band Boosters Club meeting will be held this Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the School Auditorium. All members and friends are urged to attend.
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Band Boosters
Do waves affect weather say scientists deny big war note
Scientists say waves do not alter global weather patterns. They add that even if all gunpowder wars in history were merged into one battle, it would be far too small to influence Nature’s weather plans in the slightest.
P T A Halloween Carnival Promises Night of Fun
Attend the school carnival on Saturday night with a 7 o clock costume parade at the Football Field and an Amateur Show titled Down the Bridal Path. Seniors perform a skit while Battery B talent and ghosts offer acts. The auditorium hosts the show and the gym hosts other features, ending with a dance at 11.
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von Talent
Battery “B
WAC Recruiting Intensified Nationwide Effort
Lt Yvonne A Bailloch and Corporal Virginia Smith from the Tampa Recruiting Station contacted committees appointed by Governor Holland on the All States WAC Recruiting campaign. General Georges Marshall urges thousands of WAC applicants with a goal of 1008 Floridians by December 7 1943. Governors have issued WAC Proclamations and Defense Councils are formed across states.
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Yvonne A. Bailloch
Virginia Smith
Tampa
Holland
WAC
M. W. Simpson
Defense Council
G. W. Malone
Georges Marshall
Florida
Mount Dora
Kramer
Red Cross
Mount Dora Earns Praise From Mount Dora Service Men
Soldiers stationed nearby praise Mount Dora for warm reception and fine treatment given by residents. A Lake Jem area driver notes Battery B men boarding for rides report strong appreciation, with a service club and local youths singled out as especially welcoming. The sergeant says ninety five percent of camp men share the sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Louis Klatte
Lake Jem
Battery B
Service Men
Mount Dora praised as Golden Rule City by Kiwanis guest
Charles S. Given of Chicago wrote praising Mount Dora after visiting last Thursday. He and Mrs. Given noted the courtesy shown to strangers during a Kiwanis luncheon and while touring, saying the city’s spirit boosts its community upbuild. They proposed naming Mount Dora “The Golden Rule City.”
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Charles S. Given
Chicago
Kiwanis.Club
Villa Dora Hotel To Open For Eighteenth Season
Carl Graves announces Villa Dora Hotel will reopen November first for its eighteenth season. The same trusted staff returns to serve guests, with indications of a good season as the hotel is redecorated for winter visitors to Mount Dora seeking quiet, quality service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Graves
Villa Dora
New England
Mr. Graves
Mount Dora
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Frank Heath
Carl Funk
Cincinnati
Sicily
Kiatoran Hospital
N. Y
Irwin Levinson
Baltimore
Palermo
Thomas Dellarossa
Trenton
N. J
el Guitar
Africa
Pvt
Donat Cartier
Derry
N. H
William E. Morris
Long Beach
Cal
Tunisia
Observation Post
National Art Week
University of South Carolina, Columbia
War Department
Ends FE. Kerr
Infantry
Robert Goodman
U. S. Naval Base
Charleston
Mrs
R. M. Goodman
George E. Backus
Georgia Tech
Tech
M. B. Millard
War and Navy Departments
Service Men’s Club
Kiwanis News
Golden Rule
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