Social clubs and gatherings mark week in Leesburg
Social events fill the week with meetings and hosting duties. The Monday Social Club elected officers led by Mrs Schuckert and set next week’s hostesses. The King’s Daughters closed their season with a Bible reading and songs. Mrs Vernon Conner hosted a dessert bridge at Lake Jem with many attendees from surrounding towns and several prize winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evens
Edith Myers
Schuckert
T. F. Wagner
J. C. Cooper
Bessie
Bridge
Blanchard
Elsie Sheldon
King’s Daughters
King’s Daughters and Sons
Sea- Leesburg
LaGier
Judd
Bertine
Harold Overhiser
Alexander Street
Wayside Personnel Entertain Employers
The Wayside Packing House personnel hosted Mr. and Mrs. Win C Sleight and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W Sleight for a Wednesday evening dinner on April 10. A full course chicken menu, corsages, handmade place cards, and nosegays enhanced the table. Attending were Irene Haislip Marion Peabody Ruth Risley Ruby Bowen Roy Bradford Rose Cornell Pearl Killian. absent were Lillian Christie Charles Vice Claude Rothwell and Ruth Mattison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayside
Wayside Packing House
Win C. Sleight
Frederick W. Sleight
Irene Haislip
Marion Peabody
Ruth Risley
Ruby Bowen
Roy Bradford
Rose Cornell
Pearl Killian
Lillian Christie
Charles Vice
Claude Rothwell
Claude Rothwell, Jr
Ruth Mattison
Pythian Sisters Memorial Service Honors Departed Members
Pythian Sisters held their annual memorial on April 7 with Rev. James Sutley delivering a meaningful address. Mrs. Daniel Bishop sang two selections, with Mrs. C. M. Brown at the piano, as candles and lilies honored deceased members Josephine LaBreck and William J. Ferris. A candle procession and postservice cemetery flowers marked the ceremony memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sutley
Daniel Bishop
Josephine la Breck
William J. Ferris
C. M. Brown
Mae Fenton
Josephine LaBreck
Gertrude Drawdy
Cora Kelly
St Thomas Auxiliary Meet In Eustis
The St Thomas Episcopal Church Woman's Auxiliary gathered at Mrs Wm H Hirst's home in Eustis on Tuesday April 9 with strong turnout despite many tourists leaving for northern homes. Officers elected for the year include President Mrs Horace B Blake Vice President Mrs Robert M Carswell Secretary Mrs E L Schumacher and Treasurer Mrs R H Williams. A May meeting will be a covered dish luncheon per President Mrs Blake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Thomas
Eustis
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Wm. H. Hirst
Center Street
Horace B. Blake
Robert M. Carswell
E. L. Schumacher
R. H. Williams
Blake
Church Auxiliary Meeting Highlights and Talk
At the May gathering Mrs. Stin Haselton spoke on Ways and Teachings of the Church. Refreshments were served by the hostess and assistants Miss Annie Pierson Mrs. Don Conkling and Mrs. B Everatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stin Haselton
Annie Pierson
Don Conkling
B. Everatt
Residents announce travel and family relocations
Personal news notes list Mr. and Mrs. Bert Meyers heading to Corwith Iowa. Mrs. Anna Hildwein heads to Ludlow Vermont due to her father’s illness. Mr. and Mrs. A P Bigelow plan a summer stay in Middlesex Vermont. Mrs. W J Phelps travels to Boston after months at Villa Dora Hotel. Mrs J J Hall returns to New Haven from winter at Hotel Mount Dora. Mr and Mrs E E Pecker, winter residents at 809 Donnelly Avenue, are noted.
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Anna Hildwein
Ludlow, Vt
Mrs
A. P. Bigelow
Middlesex
Vermont
W. J. Phelps
Boston
Mass
Villa Dora Hotel
J. J. Hall
New Haven
Conn
Mount. Dora
E. E. Pecker
Donnelly Avenue
Fred M. Wescott
Sorrento
Mount Dora
J. L. Mills
Rhodes Street
W. A. Sheldon
Northampton
Fifth Avenue
Residents’ Travel Notes From Marblehead Area
The column lists residents returning home or traveling to summer or winter residences. Mrs. Oliver J. Bushnell departs Marblehead for Hinsdale Illinois after a three month stay at Villa Dora Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. John Barker head to Deansboro New York. Mr. and Mrs. J H H Voss and the Gatelius home purchase anchor winter plans in Jay New York. Clarence Dean leaves for Geneva New York to spend summer. Dr. N S Mayo returns to Highland Park Illinois from Villa Dora. Mrs. John Hazelwood visits Milwaukee Wisconsin and will stay through May with Mrs. Adam Hazelwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver J. Bushnell
Hinsdale, NL
Villa Dora
Clarence Dean
Seventh Avenue
Geneva
N .Y
Hazelwood kin, naval retirements, and summer moves
Hazelwood family items include Mrs Hazelwood widow of Adam Hazelwood’s son. Irving Bowale reserve sailor discharged at Jacksonville. Various relatives travel to East Orange New Jersey Sorrento Hendersonville and Mount Dora for summer visits. Mrs Abbott marks fiftieth wedding anniversary.
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Irving B.owale
U. S
Jacksonville
James Sutley
Charles R. Wilmot
Sedano House
East Orange
N. J
Alvord
Charles E. Abbott
Villa Dora Hotel Social Scene Near Season’s End
The piece notes pleasant weather and lingering guests at Villa Dora Hotel, Kiwanis Club luncheons and Ladies Night, a Florida Federation of Art board meeting in Mount Dora, a well attended bingo, and a Saturday card party with multiple prize winners. Arrivals include Oscar Taussig and others from New York, Highwood, and Midlands.
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Kiwanis Club
The
Florida Federation of Art
Mount Dora
Florida
Bernhard Schroeder
George Church
Oscar Taussig
Robert Livermore
Mary Murray
Everard Stubbs
Oliver Bushnell
New York City
Paul Anderson
Highwood
Ill
Thomas Griswold, Jr
Midlands
Michigan
six million dollar Palatka mill for Hudson Pulp and Paper
A new six million dollar kraft paper mill is to rise in Palatka for the Hudson Pulp and Paper Corp of New York City. Merritt Chapman and Scott of New York are the contractors. The plant covers about 150000 square feet and will employ 500 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palatka
Hudson Pulp and Paper Corp
New York City
Merritt, Chapman ,and
Scott
New York
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Barbara Britton
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Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Glenn
Connie Marshall
Wilma Rogers
Caen
Ernest Mosteller
Vernon Conner
Lake Jem
Lake Carlton
Irving Shuman, Jr
A. C. Johnson
Lewis Klatte
J. G. Ray, Jr
Millard Reid
Wm. LoFroos
Betty Leiss
R. V. Parker
C. J. Brown
Joan Bennett
William Eythe
Cupid” Coburn
Colonel Effingham
Bert Meyers
Ninth Avenue
Corwith, Iowa
Marblehead, Mass
John Barker
Highland Street
Deansboro, N. Y
J. H. H. Voss
Gatelius
Jay, N. Y
John Hazelwood
Milwaukee, Wis
Adam Hazelwood
Adam
Mount Dora Electric Company
Highland Ave
Hazelwood
Milwaukee
Roney William C
Hawaii
R H
W. J. Pionaty
Miami
W. D. Patton
Magic City
Robert W. Vincent
Naval Reserve
Jacksonville Naval Personnel
Laura
Belle McLane
Rochester
J. L. Alcorn
Youngstown
Ohio
L. A. Tibbetts
Hendersonville
N. C
Plymouth Dells
Harry Backus
Backus
C. A. Hayward
Palm Springs
California
Charles Theodore Jones
Howard E. Page
Lakenwild
Lake Morey
Fairlee
J. J. Alvord
Unadilla
N. Y
A. R. Palmer
First National Bank
Mount Dora, Florida
Federal Reserve System
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Orlando
Florida Pest Control Association
Royte Exterminating Company
S. Main St
Cape Cod
L. M. Hines
Telephone
Tavares
Lucien Lelong
John Payne
Maureen O’hara
William Bendix
Georgia
Congress
Polly Rose Balfe
Holland
Green
Tim M. Sellar
House of Representatives
Lake County
Sylvan Shores Hotel
H. A. Stein
Mt.Dora
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