Local Searchlight Battalion To Award Good Conduct Medals
The Local Searchlight Battalion will award Good Conduct Medals to forty or more members during a regular Saturday evening band concert under Manuel Sedano. Captain Ernest Henderson will lead 125 to 150 soldiers and three officers from Donnelly Park to the band stand for presentations at 8 15 after two musical numbers. The event includes a cornet duet reprise, sousaphone solo Asleep in the Deep, and a cornet Elsie Polka, with the battalion glee club performing.
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Manuel Sedano
Carnest Henderson
Searchlight
Armed Services
United Sates of America
Donnelly Park
Buddy White
William Stevens
Jack Kennedy
Charles Javens
Glee Club
Fourth Battalion Encampment at Camp McCrory
The Fourth Battalion Florida State Guard led by Lt. Col. David L. Wiley will hold a three day encampment at Camp McCrory with 5-7 members. The unit includes Detachment HQ under Capt. Lovell and Capt. Williamson with staff sergeants. Training covers lectures and Army drills, plus a full ration menu planned by Lt. Williamson. Co B, led by Capt. Jefferis, has risen to the upper half of state training and attendance.
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Florida State Guard
David L. Wiley
Camp McCrory
Charles P. Lovell
Robin Williamson
E. Robert Williamson
Kilbourne
Eustis
Richard Eddy
A Ofbury
Homer Carpenter
Mount Dora
Arthur Jefferis
Sanford
John L. Galloway
Orlando
Cedric C. Bentz
Wiley
Williamson
Jefferis
Co. B
Keller in Hospital at Banner Elk
Mrs. Keller reports George Keller is in Banner Elk hospital North Carolina but expected to be released soon.
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George Keller
Kellers
Banner Elk
N. C
Keller
Vacation for Assistant Chief Dick Shipes Sparks City Tales
Assistant Chief Dick Shipes began his vacation on Wednesday with no disclosed plans. The rumor mill swirls as authorities avoid details, while city watchers joke that Big Ben better watch out.
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Dick Shipes
Big Ben
Brother of Mrs Hall Killed in Plane Crash
An official telegram alerted the Dunn family that Mrs R M Hall's brother died in an airplane crash at Santa Barbara California where he was in training. The body will be sent to Daytona for funeral services Friday afternoon, delaying Prof and Mrs Hall's return to Mount Dora.
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Dunn
R. M., Hall
Prof. Hall
Daytona
Santa Barbara
Calif
Hall
Mount Dora
John W. Jepson of Tangerine Dies After Long Illness
John W. Jepson 63 longtime Tangerine Florida resident died at Lake County Medical Center Eustis Sunday after a long illness. Born December 21 1879 in Banks Alabama he earned B S and M S from Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn in 1900 and 1901 both in electrical and mechanical engineering. He held 49 patents including railroad car lighting and automotive systems and led several companies before retiring as engineer in charge of Foreign Division for Electric Bond and Share Company. He moved to Tangerine with his family in 1924 served nine years as postmaster and held posts on the School Board Citrus Culture Corporation Mount Dora Growers Cooperative and Orange County Chamber of Commerce.
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John W. Jepson
Tangerine
Florida
Lake County Medical Center
Eustis
Mr. Jepson
Banks
Pike County
Alabama
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
E. E
Gould-Coupler Company
Jepson
J. W. Jepson Company
Buffalo
N. Y
Jepson, Berger & McGary Company
New York
Orange County Chamber of Commerce
Nber 1
St. Thomas Merch, Sa
Observers Praise Mount Dora Post From Ocala Trip
Mrs. Coleman and Miss Hague saw five Army officers in Ocala while returning from a business trip and learned they highly regard the Mount Dora Post for accurate information about nearby planes. Weather notes mention warm days and cool nights as August ends and winter visitors prepare.
Mount Dora Schools Fully Accredited by State and Southern Association
For eighteen years Mount Dora public schools have remained fully accredited by the State of Florida and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Mount Dora High School graduates consistently rank among top honor students nationally, with recognition from educational leaders and the Association. The district has maintained accredited status since 1923, despite rumors to the contrary.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Southern Association of Colleges and Universities
Mount Dora High School
Southern Association
Son
Uni
Mount Dora High
Col Colleges and Universities of the Association
Poultryman Wile Tells One In The Town Tale
The item describes Mr. C. G. Wile of Wile's Poultry Plant in Tangerine who received a package from the Topic office. He recalls a barber shop scene in Flint Michigan during World War I as he searched his pockets after a shave and jokes about finding a dollar’s worth of steak.
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C. G. Wile
Wile
Tangerine
Flint
Michigan
Leesburg Kiwanis hears Henry Pringle on Labor Problems
The Kiwanis Club in Leesburg welcomes speaker Henry Pringle, president, to discuss Labor Problems. Last Thursday Col Henry Page, former Pershing staff member now residing in Mount Dora, shared war era experiences in the Philippines and his work establishing dispensaries and coconut cultivation to aid islanders. He praised natives learning to pay for services and urged Christian justice as a safeguard against war. Mount Dora residents Page and wife are warmly regarded by local officials and veterans. (Continued on page 4)
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Henry Pringle
Leesburg Kiwanis Club
Henry Page
Mount Dora
Col. Page
Philippines
General Pershing
Colonel Page
United States Army
Navy
Page
Labor Day Closing Notice for Mount Dora Businesses
All stores and business houses in Mount Dora will be closed all day Labor Day Monday September 6. The notice informs residents to plan purchases to cover the period from Saturday through Tuesday and to arrange supplies accordingly.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora Aims for 173000 Third War Loan Quota
Lake County faces a substantial Third War Loan target with Mount Dora listed for 173000 and surrounding towns set small to midrange goals. The drive runs from September 9 to 30 as communities rally to meet the county's overall quota.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Altoona
Astatula
Astor
Astor Park
Cassia
Clermont
Eustis
Ferndale
Fruit
Sorrento
Tavares
Umatilla
Yalaha
Service Men's Club Weekly Attendance at Yacht Club
The Service Men's Club reports 120 attendees for the week ending August 29. Members enjoy the Yacht Club facilities and report everyone is having a good time.
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Service
Yacht Club
Mount Dora Schools To Open Tuesday With Faculty Lineup
Mount Dora Public Schools plan to resume on Tuesday with an opening assembly at the auditorium. Delinquent exams will be offered that day. Elementary faculty meet Monday morning while high school faculty gather later. The supervising principal holds BA, LLB, and MA degrees from Stetson University and has long service with Bowdoin College and local boards.
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Mount Dora Public
Stetson University
Soldiers Entertain Hanscom at Garage Concert in Mount Dora
Mrs Florence Gilbert Hanscom and soldiers presented a pre band concert show at Alex ander Martel Jr s garage on Donnelly Avenue near the sidewalk in Woonsocket Rhode Island with Sergeant Odie Chitty as master of ceremonies. The program featured solos duets ensembles and patriotic tunes with performers from the local and military community. School trustees E B Ferson J M McCown and D F Crane were listed in Mount Dora.
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Florence Gilbert Hanscom
Odie Chitty
Hanscom
Alexander Martel, Jr
Harvey Kimball
Piafio
Donnelly Avenue
Chitty
Pfc. Long
Maggs
Pfc. Leonard
Pfc
Leonard
Gray
God
Bless America
Soliders
Pfe
John P. Leonard
Jeannette
Pennsylvania
Raymond Lang
Fort Chester
New York
William Maggs
Portland
Maine
T-5 Corp
Stanley J. Bednarek
Jamacca
Alexander G. Mantel, Jr
Woonsockett
Rhode Island
Dallas
Texas
Eugene Gray
Terre Haute
Indiana
Francis Dayhoff
Gettesburg
Peper
Sponard Fairbairn
Gary
Hugh Westray
Goldsboro
North Carolina
Se Bena Oe
Waeda
Mount Dora
E. B. Ferson
J. M. McCown
D. F. Crane
Band School Closes Study Period Friday
The Band School ends its second week of study on Friday September 3. About thirty students have benefited with noticeable improvement in Saturday night concerts. The daily routine includes scales, exercises, band rehearsals, and extensive swimming pool time, with rest periods and lunch. Parents will attend a picnic supper Friday evening to view progress, with Mrs. Grady Simpson and mothers acting as chaperones.
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Grady Simpson
Simpson
George White
Richard Edgerton
Lakeside Inn
Robert Allen
Jack Kennedy
Mary Ann
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Roy Christopher
E. J. Christopher
Fort Custer
Mich
University of Florida
Roy
American Air Force Investigating School of Army Intelligence
W. Kas Soom
Camp Stewart
Georgia
Charles D. Boxell
Greenville Aviation School
Ocala
Mississippi
H. O’dennets
Lake If
S. L. Kittrell
Pickens Tally
San Antonio
R. M. Hall
Florida Lions
Lions
Leesburg Lions Club
George Rast
Leesburg War Finance Committee
State Lions War Bond Committee
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Observation Post
Kiwanis News
Service Men’s Club
U.S
Roseborough
George F. Cary
George Foster Cary
Sylvan Shores
Mount Dora Hospital
Community Church
Mount Dora Lawn
Rehbaum
D. B. Spencer
Cary
Washington Academy
Bowdoin College
Machias Savings Bank
Casco Mercantile Trust Company
Union Safe Deposit and Trust Company of
State Street Congregational MacMillan Church
Attic Association
Portland Economic
Portland Rotary Club
Charlotte Coleman
Hartford
Connecticut
Charles A
Wilmington
Del
D. D. Roseborough
Mrs. Hanscom
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