Civilian Defense Urges Utmost Preparedness Amid War Strain
General Blanding warns that civilian defense measures must cover both enemy threat and natural disasters as production strains combine with depleted protection units. He cites blackout tests, rescue and firefighting readiness, and the need to revise regulations for changing conditions while stressing preparedness for any possible air attack or sabotage.
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Continental
United States
Blading
Florida
Blanding
Atlantic
General Blanding
Series of Meetings at Church of Christ Led by Jo L B Chastain
The Church of Christ near Sanford Highway invites the public to a series of meetings led by Jo L B Chastain from Sunday September 26 through October 10. Services start at 8:15 p.m. topics include Establishment of the Church and Why Stand Idle. Attendees may ask Bible questions.
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Church of Christ
Sanford Highway
Jo. L. B. Chastain
Israel
Community Auditorium Event In Baturdey Tonight
The Community Auditorium at Baturdey hosts an 8:00 p m program titled G T s On e. The event is open to all and presented by the young men of Bat with free entry and entertainment for an enjoyable evening.
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Baturdey
Her
G. T
Bat
Service Men's Club reports best week for dancing and meals
The Service Men's Club enjoyed a record week ending September 26 with 432 boys entertained. Dora ral igi cmos Saopl a town girls provided ample attendance for 159 boys, and a buffet supper featured home made cakes baked by local volunteers. Mr. Roland Morse visited for a lake boat ride as girls danced and played ping pong.
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Dora Ral Igi Cmos
Saopla
Hel Zeliwood
Sorrenta
Ota
Roland Morse
Pauline Shuman
Miller Wells
Vera Parker
Richard Shi
Ruth Brooks
Martha Fenn
Sgt. Dock Barth
The
G I s On Revue Presented By Battery B
Battery B of the local Searchlight Battalion presents G I s On Revue Saturday at 8 in the Community Building Mount Dora. Directed by S Sgt Jack V Hovis the cast features singing dancing and humor with local beauties. Admission is free and all are welcome to a pleasant evening.
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Searchlight Bn
G. I
Jack V. Hovis
G. L’s
Battery B
Mount Dora
Fire Prevention Week Emphasizes Curbing Backyard Fires
During Fire Prevention Week Oct 3 to Oct 9, residents are urged to curb backyard trash burning to prevent windborne embers and comply with city fire ordinances. The message stresses conserving money for bonds rather than repairs after fires and supporting fighters over fires.
Steel to War Needs Redirected for Military Production
The 30,000 tons of steel previously used annually for wire hangers now goes to shipbuilding armor and weapons for planes, while heavy paperboard is repurposed for overseas shipment of military goods.
Leather Allocation Increase Aids Civilian Shoe Repair
A WPB order raises leather allotment for civilian shoe repair, boosting availability for the trade. The move aims to expand repair capacity and support shoemakers serving the public.
Mount Dora Urges Extra War Bonds Before Drive Ends
Mount Dora citizens respond to the Third War Loan Drive but need thousands more in bonds to reach the quota. Officials urge every resident to buy an additional bond, stressing its importance equal to every soldier, as the campaign enters its final three days.
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Mount Dora
Observation Post Returns Reveal Aerial Activity At Banner Elk
The Observation Post staff reports return from a six week absence with heightened plane sightings near Banner Elk North Carolina. Observers find the post inactive though equipment exists atop a Lees McRae College tower. Flying Fortresses from Langley Field saluted a fallen airman at Crossnore before resuming duties.
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Observation Post
North Carolina Mountains
Banner Elk
Avery County
Avery
North Carolina
George Banner
Lees- McRea College
Pinnnacle Inn
Sugar Mountain
Langley Field
Crossnore
Howard Nutter
Eaer Ethos
Mount Dora School Sells War Bonds Totaling $9300
Mount Dora High School participated in a War Bond drive at a Friday assembly. Principal D D Rose reported sales of Third War Loan Bonds totaling $2300 at the event and more than $4000 in bonds purchased by students, with jeep ride tickets exceeding 150.
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Mount Dora High School
Lake County War Finance Committee
D.D. Roseborough
New A Gasoline Ration Books To Be Issued Next Week
New A gasoline ration books will be issued at the room next to the Chamber of Commerce on Monday and Tuesday October 4 and 5 from 9:00 to 4:30. Applicants must bring their current A books, car owner name and address, 1943 car registration, and tire inspection record. The new books become valid on a date to be announced, likely November 22, and are for passenger cars with A stickers only. Do not confuse with War Ration Book IV to be issued late October.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bac
Community Church to Resume Services with Moral Artistry Sermon
Services Sunday at Community Church will resume with Dr James Austin Richards preaching on Moral Artistry. The Richardses return Friday from a four month northern vacation. Special music features Celia Stein Claflin mezzo soprano ward stephens and Sgt Richard Krejci with tenor oley spears and Ralph Dunbar. Organ numbers include Ave Maria Prelude Autumn and A Song of Thanksgiving.
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James Austin Richards
Evening Services Resume at Methodist Church
Evening services return next Sunday at 8 o'clock with Mrs C M Brown at the piano. Battery B young men present G I s On Revue Saturday at 8 in the Community Building to thank Mount Dora for hospitality. Admission is free. a good entertainment for all.
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Methodist Church
C. M. Brown
Battery B
G. I
Mount Dora
Kiwanis Program Supports War Bond Drive in 1944
Last Thursday the Kiwanis meeting led by Alfred Rehbaum urged members to invest heavily in War Bonds and explained bond series. County Agent Norris spoke on citrus labor shortages and volunteers may be needed. officers for 1944 were nominated. Col Henry Page joined, George Keller returned, guests included Sylvester Wise Norris Kennedy and others.
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Kiwanis
Alfred Rehbaum
R. E. Norris
Col
Henry Page
George Keller
Sylvester Wise
Springfield
Norris
Kennedy
Tavares
Colley
Manuel Sedano
Lillian Banks
Pfc
Herbert W. Bibber
Harriet Banks
John Griswold
Donald Conkling
Cookie Jar volunteers keep Mount Dora cookie supply steady
The Catholic women of Mount Dora organized a September cookie drive for the Service Men's Club with Mrs. R. W. Dickson as chair and Mrs. Wm. Barker as co chair. Donors include Mrs. Thomas McCabe Mrs. Mary Morse Mrs. Frank Drake Mrs. Wm. Duggan Mrs. Barker and Mrs. Dickson. Women of the Community Church led by Miss Helen Lemert will continue through October. They seek additional bakers and ask to contact Mrs. H. T. Fenn or Mrs. J. A. Nelson if available.
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Mount Dora
Service Men’s Club
R. W. Dickson
Wm. J. Barker
Thos. McCabe
Mary Morse
Frank Drake
Wm. Duggan
Barker
Dickson
H. T. Fenn
J. A. Nelson
Cookie Jar
Bonds Drive Boosts War Bond Sales In Mount Dora
The Mount Dora drive reports $7,400 in Bonds and Stamps purchased by students and teachers with total efforts reaching $25,000. A War Bond Cavalcade toured town with Army displays and an audience heard speeches urging support for the Third War Loan as planes, cranes, and weapons trailers toured the route.
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Princess Theatre
Hopcraft
Mount Dora
Donnelly Avenue
Leesburg Army Air Center
Air Center
George White
World War II Aviation Cadet Recruitment Drive
The Army Air Corps seeks men 17 to 27 for pilot, bombardier, and navigator roles with an Enlisted Reserve option for 17-year-olds. Cadets receive extensive training and may earn a commission as Flight Officer or Second Lieutenant. Local appearances by Lieut. Lester Scott of the Tampa Aviation Cadet Board are announced in Leesburg Tavares Mount Dora Eustis and Mock bombing mission by Orlando Civil Air Patrol scheduled in Mount Dora on October 3.
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Army Air Corps
Air Corps
Schol
CAP
Tampa Aviation Cadet Board
Lester Scott
Tampa
Aviation Cadet Board
Lake County
Leesburg
Tavares
Mount Dora
Eustis
Orlando
Civil Air Patrol
Important Band Boosters Club Meeting Tonight
An important meeting of the Band Boosters Club is set for this Thursday at 8 o'clock in the High School auditorium. All members and band friends are urged to attend due to important business to be discussed.
V-Mail: A Real Bargain for Timely Communication
The note promotes V-Mail as a cost effective way to stay connected. It urges frequent use, highlighting its value for quick, dependable correspondence.
Notes About Our Men In Service
Pfc Luhter Hogsett of Fort Benning Ga spent days with his brother R R Hogsett at Lake Jem John W Hogsett now stationed at U S N Air Base Jacksonville spent last weekend with his parents at Lake Jem Pfc Russell Hogsette now at Student Tank School Camp Hood Texas and wife Hope visited his parents and Mrs R R Hogsett at Lake Jem Albert Hopcraft formerly Mount Dora now Orlando son of Mr and Mrs W H Hopcraft arrived overseas Jimmie Allen home briefly from Jacksonville Naval Air Base for a weekend visit J H Woods with an amphibian tank company Oceanside California visited his father G W Woods on furlough arriving the 15th and leaving last week to rejoin his unit
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Pfc
Luhter J. Hogsett
Fort Benning, Ga
R. R. Hogsett
Lake Jem
John W. Hogsett
U. S. N. Air Base
Jacksonville
Russell Hogsette
Student Tank School
Camp Hood
Texas
Hope
Lake Em
Albert Hopcraft
Mount Dora
Orlando
W. H. Hopcraft
Clayton Tremain
Jimmie Allen
J. H. Woods
Oceanside
California
G. W. Woods
Tucker Family News From Kent State And Camp Shelby
Walter Tucker, arriving at Kent State University in Kent Ohio, reports completion of basic training at Miami Beach and begins Army Aviation Cadet training. Archie Tucker returns to Camp Shelby Mississippi after a fifteen day furlough spent with wife Patricia and son Neal and his parents.
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Joe Tucker
Walter
Kent State University
Kent
Ohio
Miami Beach
Archie ‘Tucker
Camp Shelby
Miss
Patricia
Neal
Archie
Mrs. Tucker
Miami
Walter Tucker
Local Army and Air Corps personnel make short visits and progress notes
Captain Bennett Harvey of the Medical Corps arrives from Indianapolis for a one day visit with his mother Frances Harvey in Orlando. Staff Sergeant Orville Brown in England writes of a 48 hour pass to London, expressing happiness and pride. Cadet Charles Dudley Boxell, son of Mrs. Lois Boxell, recently reported to Greenwood Army Air Field for basic flight training after graduating Mount Dora High School and being accepted as an Aviation Cadet in Orlando. He will transition from student flyer to combat pilot and then attend advanced training for his silver wings.
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Bennett Harvey
Medical Corps
Indianapolis
Bogad
Frances Harvey
Indiianapolis
Orlando
Orville Brown
England
Della Taylor
London
Charles Dudley Boxell
Lois Boxell
South
Clayton Street
Greenwood Army Air Field
Mount Dora High School
Boxell
News from the Lane family and other local wartime notes
Harold Lane in England reports he is well and writing to a misdelivered Harold Lane who died in action in the ETO. Oscar D. Stephens Jr. returns from sea duty and enters submarine school in New London after missing a Daytona Beach reunion. Mrs Bibber meets him in Grand Central. Ralph Chapman earns the Good Conduct Medal. Continued on page 8.
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E. L. Lane
Harold Lane
England
O. K
Harold
London
Oscar D. Stephens, Jr
New London
Harriet Banks Bibber
Oscar
Daytona
Ralph Chapman
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United States OF America
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