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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1956
Page
5
A jumble of notes highlights visits by Ohioans to Mount Dora Florida for family milestones and local events. Mrs Helen Wright 76 earns praise as the Helen Keller of Ohio while Patti Bowers NBC staffer flies from New York for a Jeannie contest and Miss Bowers declines Moscow posting. Local travelers include the Amory and Caspell families plus Hillsborough and Daytona Beach Society gatherings.
Mrs Clara Hughes is identified as J L McKimmey’s niece from Orange. Mr McKimmey flew to Fort Wayne Indiana to visit his daughter Mrs Ernest Rachel. William F Marsh of Boulder City Nevada, Hoover Dam chief operator, visited Mount Dora, staying with his parents Major and Mrs Charles L Marsh. The Presbyterian Woman’s Association met Tuesday with Rev Russell Carr performing Biblical impersonations. Mrs Harriet Bryant heads World Service and hosted a tea for Circle One. Mrs E H VanVoorhis returned from Waterman Memo hospital and planned a Miami visit to see her daughter Mrs Gordon McDonald. An error corrected: Mrs Fred Wise formerly Mary Ann Hadlock, had a son in Orlando. she and Fred live on Clayton Street with daughter Karen. Fred was confused with his Orlando-based brother Harry.
The Rotary club schedules its annual Ladies Night next Tuesday at the Grand View hotel. The van arrives at 7 30 p m with entertainment planned and guests including Bob Medlock of Winter Park Rotary and Ken Wacker of Orlando, past governor of Rotary of Florida.
Mount Dora members of the Methodist Youth Fellowship will attend a subdistrict meeting at Groveland Monday evening. Those to attend should meet at the church at 6 45.
Mount Dora’s Creative Writers group within the Art League presented the Animated Magazine at the Community building featuring original music by Mrs. Isabel Gassett sung by Miss Ann Palmer with Mrs. Forrest DeGraff at the piano. Prose works included reminiscences by Art League President John J. Tradinger and W. E. Lackey plus humorous and philosophical essays by local authors.
Mrs. Fred Rubidge was installed as chairman of the Magnolia circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden club at Mrs. Ada Nelson home with Mrs. Gilbert Jones as co host. Past chairman Mrs. Edward A. Austin installed officers including Mrs. Joel Lee first vice president Mrs. Nelson second vice president Mrs. Walter Olsen recording secretary Mrs. Gilbert Jones corresponding secretary and Mrs. J. W. Parsons treasurer. Rubidge gave a talk on Mythical Trees followed by refreshments.
Miss Bowers daughter of Mr and Mrs B O Bowers of Mount Dora is featured in two events at Rollins College where she studies on an Achievement scholarship. She sings a varied program including Handel Mozart and Brahms and is a soprano soloist for the Rollins concert series and All Saints Episcopal Church in Winter Park. She was elected president of Rollins Phi Beta chapter and plans summer solo work at First Church of Christ, Scientist in Orlando.
Delegates from the Ocklawaha chapter D A R returned from the state conference in Orlando with three awards and memories of a congenial meeting. At Mount Dora the group heard of magazine advertising sales best program and press indies awards. Local guests included Lake county Good Citizens students tis Marie Broswell and Tavares student. chapter membership stands at 94 with 11 new this year.
Dr Myron Taylor leads morning worship at First Methodist to open Sunday with Rev ue est nase de Car. Pres church offers a unique service with four hymns and brief sermons by Dr C A Carriel. Dr Robert R Reed returns to the pulpit after a brief Ohio trip. Community church posts a sermon on The Heav enic of Faith and Anne Pala sings God is a Spirit. Dr E E Lewis leads a Pakistan India study group. Baptist church features Rev David Coffield with A Man of the World and Memorial Supper messages.
Tangeringe residents host visitors from Westfield New Jersey and Brooklyn New York while others travel from Los Angeles Montclair and Vermont. Local clubs churches and DAR events mark a busy week with birthdays and community meetings in Tangerine Florida.
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