Social WSCS Meeting Postponed
The Wo mens Society for Christian Service regular meeting is postponed one week and will now be held Wednesday afternoon September 10. Beach party honors Roy Beasley at Fort Bragg with friends including Cecil Barks Martha Treadwell Willie Kate Grantham Oveda Edmundson Stewart Pike and Paul Petsko. The Austin Glover marriage to J Austin was set for Friday August 22 at 4 o clock in Tavares with honeymoon to Dothan Alabama and return to Mount Dora by September first.
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WSCS
Women’s Society For Christian Service
Roy Beasley
Fort Bragg
N. C
Roy
Cecil Barks
Martha Treadwell
Willie Kate Grantham
Oveda Edmundson
Stewart Pike
Paul Petsko
Austin-Glover
Amee Glover
J. {. Austin
Herlong
Tavares
Dothan
Alabama
Austin
Mount Dora
King's Daughters meet at Mrs Cameron's lake home
The King's Daughters gathered Monday night at Mrs Agnes Cameron's Lake Shore Drive residence with about fourteen attendees due to summer vacations. Refreshments of orange juice and cake were served. The next meeting is September 8 at Miss Hilda Streeton's on Fourth Avenue.
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King’s Daughters
Agnes ‘Cameron
Lake Shore Drive
Hilda Streeton
Fourth Avenue
Going Away Party For Major Cooley Held At Sylvan Shores
An informal gathering Saturday night at the Sylvan Shores Hotel honored Major Thomas H. Cooley and his upcoming move to Camp Davis North Carolina. The event, hosted by Major and Mrs. Cooley, featured cafeteria style sandwiches and a social program with numerous attendees including Majors Wiley and Cooley and many local residents and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Cooley
Sylvan Shores Hotel
Thomas H. Cooley
Camp Davis
N.C
Major
Dave Wiley
G. B. Hurlburt
Fortner Family Names Listed in Local Social Column
A social column lists the Fortner family members including Alicia Fortner, Johnnie Mae Stanley, Kathleen Galloway, and Mrs. Art Gunther among others. Names cover Owens, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Lowell, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Fortner, Mr. Homer Caroe, Mr. Edward Fortner, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Ray Jr.
Weekend visitors and relocations in Mount Dora area
Local society notes list guests and travel from Sanford Daytona Beach and Jacksonville. Movements include Irene Alvord to Waynesville and R E Lee relocating to Sylvan Shores. Roy Beasley visiting Fort Bragg and Mount Dora. Miss Anna Fertie returning to Kissimmee. J M McCown resuming bank duties after vacation.
Chapman home after parents visit noted in county office
Mrs Marguerite Prinz returned Monday from a vacation with her husband at Wayzata Minnesota and is now at her desk in the county superintendent of schools office. Mr Stanton M Child and Miss Irene Hall arrived Tuesday from a summer trip to New York and are staying at the Childs residence at Fourth and McDonald for the winter.
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Marguerite Prinz
Wayzata
Minnesota
Stanton M. Child
Irene Hall
New York
Childs
Fourth
McDonald
Miss Mary Agnes Harding Joins Hillards High School Faculty
Miss Mary Agnes Harding left Tuesday to teach at Hillards High School in Florida after spending the summer with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harding.
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Mary Agnes Harding
Frank Harding
Hillards
Florida
Hillards High School
Johnsons Welcome Hutcheson From Mt Pleasant Tenn
Mr and Mrs Paul Johnson and daughter Patricia arrived with Mrs Johnsons father Arch L Hutcheson from Mt Pleasant Tenn. Hutcheson will live with the Johnsons. A weiner roast at Lake Joanna Monday night included Virginia Chapman Joyce Thompson Lillie Mae Atchison Martha Atchison Cliff Dumas Milton Chapman Bud Wingler and Carswell Thompson. Admiral Bruggs Kennedy flew from the University of Florida Tuesday to visit his parents then headed to Waynesville NC for a week before returning to college.
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Paul Johnson
Patricia
Lake Joanna
Virginia Chapman
Joyce Thompson
Lillie Mae Atchison
Martha Atchison
Cliff Dumas
Milton Chapman
Bud Wingler
Carswell Thompson
Bruggs Kennedy
University of Florida
W. M. Kennedy
Sylvan Shores
Waynesville
N. C
University
Cooley Family Plans Moves to Elberton and Camp Davis
Major and Mrs. Thomas H. Cooley and daughter Bettye leave Tuesday to visit Mrs. Cooley’s mother in Elberton Georgia. They will then proceed to Camp Davis North Carolina where the Major will be stationed and Bettye will enroll in school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Cooley
Bettye
A&P Executives Change Posts and Local Transfers
Mr R T Denson assistant manager of the A&P and family left for Umatilla on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Joe Strickland will relocate from Umatilla with Mr Strickland becoming assistant manager of the A&P here. Denson has lived in Mount Dora for two years. Mrs Anna M Beach was taken to Lake County Medical Center last Friday after shock from her sister's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Denson
A&p
Umatilla
Joe Strickland
Strickland
Denson
Mount Dora
Anna M. Beach
Lake County Medical Center
Local visitors and family events noted in Tangerine area
Mrs Blood under a physician’s care. Mr and Mrs J L O'Hara returned from New York visits and attended a wedding in Caznovia. Mr and Mrs Stewart Roberts of Lake City arrived to visit their parents in Tangerine. Mr Roberts left after the weekend and Mrs Roberts will return Friday.
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New York State
Caznovia
Mr. O'Hara
Stewart. Roberts
Lake City
Bayard Roberts
A. Schonenberger
Roberts
Quiet Florida Investors Face Slow Summer Market
Dr. C C Softeiss of Ocean Beach laments a cool but unprofitable season hindering property sales and Florida investments. Weekend visitors in Mount Dora include Floyd Colbert and his wife from Miami, once tied to Golden Triangle Cleaners. The Colberts, now Economy Cleaners manager, renewed old ties and toured Central Florida. C V Stevens and daughter Betsey Ann from Monaca Pennsylvania visited H C Honour on Lakeshore Drive during a weeklong Florida tour. Ethelyn P Zell left for Bridge Hampton New York by train to meet Fred MacMahon and then motor to visit Mrs V E Downs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Colbert
Miami
Mount Dora
Mrs. Colbert
Colbert
Golden Triangle Cleaners
Economy Cleaners
C. V. Stevens
Betsey Ann
Monaca
Penn
H. C. Honour
Lakeshore Drive
Stevens
Florida
Ethelyn P. Zell
Bridge Hampton
L. I
New York
Washington
Fred MacMahon
V. E. Downs
Wideler Family Reunion Visit Highlights Fishing Trips
Mr. and Mrs. Wideler of Miami Beach joined Mr. Collier and his daughter Bettye for a visit last week. They enjoyed several fishing trips and praised the local scenery. The Widelers plan to return around October 2 and arrived Tuesday, leaving Friday.
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Mrs. Wideler
Miami Beach
Stuart Party Returns Home After Miami Beach Visit
Miss Nancy J. Stuart joined her brother J. D. Stuart and nieces Mrs. W. W. McCoy Sarah Elizabeth and Mary Jane McCoy in Daytona Beach for the weekend. The party had spent ten days at Miami Beach and all returned to Mount Dora Sunday evening, leaving Tuesday for Mechanicsburg.
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Nancy J. Stuart
J. D. Stuart
W. W. McCoy
Sarah Elizabeth
Mary Jane McCoy
Daytona Beach
Mr. Stuart
Miami Beach
Mount Dora
Mechanicsburg
Past Chiefs Meet of Pythian Sisters at Chapman Home
The Past Chiefs of Pythian Sisters held their regular monthly meeting at Mrs. Ruby Chapman’s home. Eleven members attended and refreshments followed the business session.
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Pythian Sisters
Ruby Chapman
Card of Thanks for Sister Elenora Blood
Mrs Anna M Beach expresses gratitude to friends for sympathy and kindness shown during illness and sudden death of her sister Elenora Blood.
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Elenora Blood
Anna M. Beach
This Above All a Wartime Novel From Dunkirk Era
Eric Knight's new novel This Above All is hailed as a major postwar work. It centers on a single critical month in late summer 1940 with the Dunkirk evacuation as a defining backdrop.
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Eric Knight
Dunkirk
War Ties and Love Under Nightly Bomber Raids at Seaside
A wartime romance unfolds as Prudence and Clive lie awake in a seaside hotel listening to German bombers overhead. The narrative frames Britain’s struggle to defend liberties while forging a stronger England for the future, as reflected by a Mount Dora Public Library Committee note.
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Britain
Clive
England
Mount Dora Bowlers Hold Summer Club Gathering
Mount Dora Bowler members and out of town guests gathered to discuss church leadership and community activities at the summer event. Attendees included Dr. Henry Stiles Bradley of Portland Maine and Hiram Bradner of Ashbury Grove New Jersey among others, with talk of a new preacher and social chatter.
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Park
Portland
Mount Dora
Henry Stiles Bradley
Maine
Hiram R. Bradner
Ashbury Grove
New Jersey
Frank E. Bridgman
Wollaston
Quincy
Mass
Notable Attendees at Mount Dora Bowling Club Reunion
Furber of Saco Maine and numerous couples from Maine New Hampshire Vermont Connecticut New York gather at Orlando Lawn Bowling Club reunion. Present are Mr and Mrs William Ford Proctorsville Vermont and others including Miss Agnes Nichols Manchester NH and Mrs Cornelia Wyer Yarmouth ME.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
New Hampshire
Robert C. Thomas
Patchogue
Long Island
New York
Eardley Wilmont
Bridgeport
Dunedin Amphibian Tanks May Soon Be In Britain
Dunedin Food Machinery plant builds amphibian tanks likely bound for the British army in the near east under Lease-Lend provisions. British officers reportedly observed tests and were pleased with the performance of Donald Roebling's design from Clearwater. Two tanks are said to be sent for further testing under battlefield conditions.
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Dunedin Food Machinery
Near East
Navy
Donald Roebling
Clearwater
Britain
Federal Court Hearings on Everglades Drainage District Bankrupt Petition
Federal Court hearings on the bankruptcy petition of the Everglades Drainage District will be held in Miami on September 3 at 10 a.m. The notice calls for interested parties to appear and present evidence or objections as required by law.
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Everglades Drainage District
Miami
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Cross Berane Wild Bill Hickok
Elliott
Lawrence Oliver Vivian Leigh In
Frigidaire Electrical Appliances
Paul B. Brown Co
Brown Bldg
Eustis
Wan
Theodora Goes Wild
Irene Dunne
Boris Karloff
DEVIL
Don
Phantom Cowboy
SUN
MON
Greer Garson and
Walter Pidgeon
Franchot
Woman
Ada Kimball
Arad Ud
Ada
Sanford
S. C. Colley
Jeanne
William Swartz
Irene P. Alvord
North Carolina
Gerald B. Hurlburt
B. E. Dyson
Jacksonville
R. E. Lee
Clayton Street
Page
Fort Bragg, N. C
Mrs
A. M. Green
Carolyn McMurray
Mrs. Georgia Real
Felton Dean
Norfolk
Harry Hopcraft
Betty Goethe
C. E. Buroe
Daytona
Wilbur van Zant
Navy Training School
Joanne French
Robert Quixley
J. M. McCown
First National Bank
Claude Chapman
Lillie Mae
Martha Hutchison
Crawfordville, Georgia
Dave L. Wiley
Pines
J. S. Cline
Louis Klatte
Ray Stimman
al Rehbaum, Sr
Wayne Pearson
Rose Marie Thompson
Orlando
Mrs. Marie Thompson
New Orleans
Savannah
U. S. S. Tallapoosa
Anna Fertie
Kissimmee
Ernest Chamberlain
Clayton Tremain
Donald. Smith
Fort Benning
Wm. T. Smith
South Highland Avenue
James W. Fisher
Wilma Rogers
Illinois
Grand View Hotel
Bettye Lotz
William Stokley
Ross ‘Tremain
Nichols
R. G. Sadler
Valpariso
Miller Construction Co
Sheila Spilky
Anderson, S. C
Gloria Seigel
Mrs. Tremain
Glenn Chapman
Parker's Market
Bainbridge, Ga
Ther
Atwater Ave
Sue
Mmermills
Chapman
Norton’s Interior Workshop
Fifth Ave
Fla
Gulf Spray
Mitzi Strother
Atlantic City
Mary
Mitzi
Mrs. Blood
Charles Uld
Ocean Beach
L. L
N.Y
Jens
Federal Reserve System
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Mount Dora Public Library Committee
Leesburg, Fla
Duncan Hines
Dunedin
Gallaius No
Alium
Box T
Rumford, R
Everung UY Marlee
Mtora Hardware Company
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