Death of Bess Lewis Follows Brain Tumor Surgery
Funeral services were held for Elizabeth Bozarth Lewis wife of Dr E E Lewis after she died from a heart attack on the eve she planned to leave hospital. Born 1887 in Cedar Falls she taught school before moving with her husband across several states and publishing widely used public school books. She and Dr Lewis traveled world wide aiding a Guam college project and wrote educational works. She leaves husband son Robert A Lewis Alliance Ohio and two grandchildren. Remains were sent to Modesto for final arrangements.
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Bess Lewis
E. E. Lewis
Ohio State University
Lewis
Orange Memorial Hospital
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Elizabeth Bozarth Lewis
San Jose
Cal
Guam
Japan
Thailand
Germany
United States
Community Church
Far East
City to Seek Bids for Paving Crestview Drive
Crestview drive is to be paved its full length this fall after a council vote. Bids will be called for work in the Pinecrest subdivision on a share-the-cost basis, following a residents request. Street Dept. Chair Bill Prinz cited higher maintenance costs due to the rise in the street.
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Crestview Dr
Bill Prinz
Pinecrest
Prinz
Connie the Hurricane Strikes Mount Dora Boy
A 14 year old boy, Michael Downs, suffered a broken arm from a sea accident during Hurricane Connie at New Smyrna Beach. His father, Lieut. Col. Lem Downs, aided him ashore as the family vacationed before Colonel Downs reported to the Army college in Norfolk. Michael was later flown to Norfolk for emergency surgery.
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Connie
Florida
Mount Dora
Michael Downs
Mike
New Smyrna Beach
Col
Lem Downs
Colonel Downs
Michael
W. M. Kennedy
Pearl Downs
Sorrento and Mt Plymouth News Highlights
Mr and Mrs Ross Feenker and family of Birmingham and Mrs Ruth Oden of Childersburg visited Blarney Castle with Mrs Evelyn Holly. Mrs Jessie Battle hospitalized after a heart attack now resting comfortably. Ambulance activity noted. Lady Aid met at Mrs James Geddes home. Capt Joseph Albrecht and wife back in Mt Plymouth recovering health. Harry Rainey family returned from Clearwater Beach where Ruth Ellen lost a tooth and Mary Lou sustained a minor head injury after waves.
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Ross Feenker
Birmingham
Ala
Ruth Oden
Childersburg
Evelyn Holly
Blarney Castle
Jessie Battle
Jackye Connelly
Fustis
Lloyd Whitman
Ladies Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
James’ Geddes
Joseph Albrecht
Mt. Plymouth
Florida
Harry Rainey
Clearwater Beach
Clearwater
Ruth Ellen
Mary Lou
IceHouse Players Plan Record Season At Local Theatre
IceHouse Players urge patrons to reserve seats before Sept 30 for five plays a month starting in November. First production Time Out for Ginger a family comedy will kick off a season aimed at a record level of activity. Building plans for Gilbert Park theatre advance as Helen Jepson to headline a benefit at the Community building.
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IceHouse
Ginger
Peggy Bowen
Gilbert Park
Philip Lauben
Florida
Helen Jepson
Amphibious Group Commander mocks convoy chief in wartime note
In World War II Central Pacific actions a beachmaster, irritated by a convoy commodore, sent a humorous boat note claiming his assets remained unchanged after landing. A wartime anecdote from the U S Naval Institute Proceedings accompanies a joke about a hostess and a Temperance League vice head.
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Central Pacific
U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings
Arthur Pratt Dies at 83 in Maine Summer Home
Beloved pastor and architect Dr. Arthur Peabody Pratt died in his sleep at his Friendship Maine summer home last Saturday night at age 83. A Dorchester Mass native, he studied architecture at Boston University before turning to ministry in 1897. He designed church chancels and interiors in multiple towns, served as interim pastor in Moount Dora, and held post grad work at Harvard and Andover Theological Seminary. He left a wife and a legacy of religious writings and public service with the YMCA during World War I.
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Community Congregational Church
Arthur Peabody Pratt
Friendship
Maine
Pratt
Dora
Community Church
Baptist Church
Dorchester
Mass
Boston University
Bellows Falls
Harvard
Andover Theological Seminary
Middlebury College
Congregational Church
Berlin
Greenfield
England
International Congregational Council
City set to approve law to halt unscrupulous artisans
City Council moved toward a new ordinance to curb unscrupulous artisans. The measure would require a $1 license for building contracting and authorize fines up to $500 for unpermitted work, with enforcement by the police and building inspector. The rule aims to protect residents from out of town painters and similar scams, though it excludes plumbing and electrical trades.
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Roy Christopher
William Stewart
Lou L. Heaton
Wayne Moon
J. J. Hodges
Jones Named Chairman for Mount Dora Districts
Frank W. Stebbins, chairman of the Lake county Disaster Preparedness committee of Red Cross, announces Ken dall R. Jones as chairman for Mount Dora Lake Jem Sorrento and Mt Plymouth districts.
Lake County Secretary Reappointed to State Chamber Division
Karl Lehmann secretary of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce has been notified by Earl W. Brown president of the Florida State Chamber of Commerce that Lehmann is again named a member of the Advertising and Tourist Development Division for the ensuing year.
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Lake
Karl Lehmann
Lake County
Obituary fragment notes Armstrong family mourns in Thomaston
Helen Armstrong of Worcester Massachusetts died leaving a son Dr. Robert Pratt a UNC English professor and three grandchildren Funeral services were held in Thomaston Maine on Wednesday.
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Mer Helen Armstrong
Worcester
Mass
Robert Pratt
University of North Carolina
Thomaston
Maine
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W. L
Clinton Bozarth
Modesto
Merl H. Anderson
Winter Park
Rehbaum
Mrs. Lewis
Leonard Barker
Donnelly Street
MI Memento
Sorrento
By Elenor Sammons
Sunset Valley Dairy
Parker Brothers
Mount Dora, Florida
T. G. Lee
Lee
T. G. Lee Dairy
Ivan Parker
Temperance League
Vice League
Arthur Pratt
DR. Pratt
Hodges
Christopher
Vincent
Mount Dora and
Eustis
Macdon Lumber, Inc
S. Huey
Orlando
Feder
Leesburg, Florida
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