Ice Cream Party Hosted by Mrs. Barks on Highland Avenue
Mrs. Cecil Barks entertained at her Highland Avenue home Wednesday afternoon with an ice cream party. Guests included Mesdames Ruby Chapman Mildred Green Virginia Dumas Miss Martha Treadwell and Miss Libby Hill of Tampa. Libby Hill celebrated her 18th birthday with a Palm Gardens boat ride and Trimble Park Wiener roast last Friday night. Attendants included Mesdames Lillie Mae Barks Virginia Dumas Misses Martha Treadwell Martha Williamson Dorothy Geiger Libby Drawdy and Calvin Richardson Cpl. Ross Morgan and Donnie French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Barks
Highland Avenue
Mesdames
Ruby Chapman Mildred Green
Virginia Dumas
Martha Treadwell
Libby Hill
Tampa
Palm Gardens
Weiner
Trimble Park
Lillie Mae Barks
Martha Williamson
Dorothy Geiger
Libby Drawdy
Calvin Richardson
Cpl
Ross Morgan
Donnie French
Glen Chapman
Dot Geiger
Cliff Dumas
Eula Lee Bagwell
Dorothy, Manger
Alberta Vonderbles
Carl
Pfe
Jimmie Vonderbles
Otis
Richard Boyd
Mable
Maxcine
Albert Liles
Christine Sills
Lorene Yates
Hubert
Bagwell
Marie Nichols
Clouse
Chester Boyd
Vanderbles
Bethel Bagwell
Jessie Laidlaw
James
Eula Lee
Riley Clouse
Tennessee
Florida
Vina Madewell
Cookesville
Stella Macie
Sparta
Lubindia Willbanks
Crossville
Mount Dora Absence Notes and Long-Distance Travel
Local notices recap Mrs S H Eddy en route to Mount Dora and several families returning from vacations in Daytona Beach Georgia and Tallahassee. Visitors include Miss Winifred Harding and Miss Rhoda Simpson with family updates plus travel to New Jersey New York and Washington. Major and Mrs Cooley arrive in Mount Dora and hospital plans for H T Fenn are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Cooley
Betty
Mount Dora
Cooley
Atlanta
Major Cooley
Lawson General Hospital
Sorrento Family Rushed Home From Jacksonville Visit
Mrs Iris Battle returned to Jacksonville after a brief visit to Sorrento with her sister Miss Battle and brother Mr Battle, briefly ending a week long trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Roseborough
Laura
Marion
Fred
Jonesboro
Tenn
Sara
Hardings
Iris Battle
Jacksonville
Miss Battle
Mir
Sorrento Notes Brighten Week With Visits and Learnings
Weekend guests and local arrivals fill Sorrento with visitors from Jacksonville, Miami, Detroit, and Washington. Families join relatives in town as Miss Sallie Strite, Miss Doris Cowart, and Mrs. Strite celebrate teaching, graduation, and furloughs while others share travels to St Petersburg and Amarillo for work and hospital internships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia
Kennedy
Jacksonville
Carl Walker
Dixie Royal
Umatilla
Sorrento
David
Washington, D. C
Newton Strite
Sallie Strite
Mr. Strite
Maryland
Robert Thomas
M. F. Cowart
Miss Allen
Cecil Cowart
Mascotte
Oscar Torbert
Sanders
Eustis
St. Petersburg
Doris Cowart
Miss Cowart
Gradwohl School of
St. Louis
Amarillo
Texas
St. Anthony Hospital
Delaney Johnson
Edwin Battle
Port Orange
William Branton and Sons
Sorrento Baptist Church
Fulford
Farmers urged to buy War Bonds despite debt concerns
The guidance says farmers with current debts may invest in War Bonds while offsetting past due amounts. It notes most investors carry debt at higher rates than bonds yield and stresses financing the war, maintaining current payments, and preserving cash for future needs. Inflation risk and equipment costs also justify bond purchases. U.S. Department
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department
Birth of Edward F. Benwell Jr. in Jacksonville
Mr and Mrs E F Benwell announce the birth of a son at 7 pm on August 23 in Jacksonville Florida. Mrs Benwell is formerly Willie Kate Grantham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Sleight
Mount Dora
Sleight
Sylvan Shores
Eleanor Kuehmsted
Fort Defiance
Arizona
Win C. Sleight
Clearfield
Utah
E. F. Benwell
Tonia St
Jacksonville
Florida
Edward F. Benwell, Jr
Benwell
Willie Kate Grantham
Library Adds New Fiction and Nonfiction Titles
Mount Dora Public Library announces new acquisitions including Lost Island by James Norman, presidential Agent by Upton Sinclair, Joseph the Provider by Thomas Mann, Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon, Ten Years in Japan by Joseph C. Grew, Sky Ride by Katherine Pollock, The Careless Hangman by Nigel Morland, Cheerfulness Breaks In by Angela Thirkell, and The Secret at Lone Tree Cottage by Carolyn Keene. The note adds that recent lumber order rules restrict county AAA priority ratings for farm dwelling repairs, with clarifications issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna and
the King of
Siam
Margaret Landon
Japan
Joseph C. Grew
Katherine Pollock
Nigel Morland
Angela Thirkell
Lone Tree Cottage
Carolyn Keene
Mount Dora Public
County Aaa Committee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edmund Lowe
Janis Carter
Robert Williams
Noah Beery, JR
Loretta Young
Phillip Terry June Vincent
Diana Barrymore
Sese Avingston
America
Cheryl Walker William Terry
Annae of the Plains
Larsellies
S. H. Eddy
Waukon
Iowa
Mrs. L. G. Simpson
Daytona Beach
Phillip McAllister
Frank Burkart
Mrs. Burgess Thayer
Georgia
Winifred Harding
Rhoda Simpson
Warner Robbins
Macon, Ga
Josephine Simpson
M. B. Allen
Tallahassee
Mary
Manuel Sedano
Marie
New Jersey
Mr. Sedano
Mary B. Hoffman
Pocasset, Mass
McDonald Street
H. T. Fenn
June
Leon Cheek
Herbert Whitehead
Orlando
Robert Fenton
Gainesville
Daniel S. Swanson
Josephine LaBreck
Alfred Rehbaum, Jr
New York City
Sheepshead Bay
U. S. Maritime Service
Sheila Spilky
New York
Washington
University of Georgia At Athens
Indian Rocks Beach
B. T. Hill
George Peabody College For
Harry Thomas
Miami
Apopka
Thomas
Detroit
Herman Goodwin
Knight
Pennsylvania
Ohio
H. A. Blanton
Camp Stewart
Mr. Goodwin
Mount Dora Electric Company
Highland Ave
Dial
Ladies Courageous
Air Force Service
the Princess
James Norman
Upton
Sinclair
Lebanon
Caroline Miller
Joseph the Provider
Thomas Mann
Agriculture and Banking
First National Bank of
First National Bank
Mount Dora, Florida
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
W. J. Kistler
Realtor Corner
Fifth ST. Tavarei
Hale’s
Wesson
Crisco
North S
Mijjora Hardware Company
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