Haggerty Arrington A of Mount Dora Engagement
A Mount Dora note announces the engagement of Miss Inez G and Mr. Harry to be Azalia S. The Kings Daughters will meet with hostesses Mrs. Mary Ross Mrs. June Taylor and Mrs. Addie Hichborn. They ask for toy donations to fill Christmas baskets and toys may be left with treasurer Mrs. Harry Soper 150 East Fifth Avenue.
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King’s Daughters
Mary Ross
June Taylor
Addie Hichborn
Harry Soper
East Fifth Avenue
Woman's Auxiliary of St. Thomas to Meet
The December meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of St. Thomas Episcopal Church will be held Tuesday December 11 at the home of Mrs Norman Tuckett in Sylvan Shores. Program chairman for the day is Mrs Eugene Simpson. All members should observe the new meeting time of 2 30 p m.
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Woman's Auxiliary OF
ST. Thomas
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Norman Tuckett
Sylvan Shores
Eugene Simpson
Engagement announced at Villa Dora dinner party
The Villa Dora Hotel hosted a dinner Wednesday evening November 28 to celebrate the engagement of Miss L Edna Dennis to Mr. William E Breckenridge of Mount Dora. The room featured white flowers and bridal place cards with guests following the dinner.
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Villa Dora
Arthur Ward
Bertine Ene
L. Edna Dennis
William E. Breckenridge
Mount Dora
Monday Social Club Opens 1945 46 Season with Card Games
Thirty five ladies attended the first monthly pot luck luncheon of the 1945 46 season. The group held five tables of bridge and six of five hundred with Frank Drake high in bridge and Mrs Clair Purdy high in five hundred. Next Monday December 10 Mrs Houston hosts the bridge and Mrs Wilson hosts five hundred starting at 2 15 p m inviting all community women and visitors.
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Frank Drake
Clair Purdy
Houston
Wilson
Mrs Tanner Honors Marilyn MacLe lland on Visit
Mrs A A Tanner entertained Monday evening with a supper party honoring her daughter Marilyn MacLe lland of Miami on a short visit. Guests included Libby Drawdy Allene Moon Mary Joyce Moor head and Mrs Marjorie High Doehla, all former schoolmates. The candlelight party featured tall white candles and poinsettia decorations.
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Marilyn Maclelland
A. A. Tanner
Miami
Libby Drawdy
Allene Moon
Mary
Joyce Moorhead
Marjorie High Doehla
Mrs Ray and Mrs LoFroos Host Bridge Party
Mrs J G Ray Jr and Mrs Wm LoFroos hosted a bridge party at Mrs LoFroos home Friday evening. Attendees from Mount Dora Lake Jem Eustis and Leesburg shared Christmas decor and table prizes were awarded to Mrs Dooley first Mrs Seiss second Mrs A C Johnson cut prize Mrs Reid travel prize and Mrs James Cooper consolation.
Winter Guests At Local Inns And Homes
Personal Miss Mina Cote is a house guest of Miss N J Stuart. Mr M P W Kreutz of Boston arrived last week for an extended stay at the Villa Dora. Mrs Chas A Bennett and her sister Mrs Myers of Kansas City winter at the Log Cabin Inn. Mrs Walter H Jaques of Manchester N H is spending the winter as guest of Miss Nancy J Stuart. Mrs A R Odell arrived from Cleveland to spend several months at her winter home at Melecame ter.
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Mina Cote
N. J. Stuart
M. P. W. Kreutz
Boston, Mass
Villa Dora
Walter ‘H. Jaques
Manchester
N. H
Nancy J. Stuart
Fifth Avenue
A. R. Odell
Cleveland
Ohio
Melecameter
Local Info From Mount Dora and Orlando Notes
Mrs Brockway returns from Orlando hospital to Villa Dora Hotel with wheelchair use for weeks. North Bay visitors Dr and Mrs Duncan, A Campbell and daughter Miss Anne Campbell stay several months at 312 Ninth Avenue West corner McDonald Street. Mrs Claudia Brackett in critical condition after a stroke. Mr C Dwelle plans winter visit at Villa Dora Hotel within a month. Miss Marilyn MacLelland visiting Mount Dora with Mrs A A Tanner on Woodland Avenue. Rhoda Simpson, long employed in government service, called Macon for air service duty and may be sent to Manila from California city.
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Brockway
Orlando
Villa Dora
Marilyn MacLelland
Miami
Mount Dora
A. A. Tanner
Mr. Tanner
Woodland Avenue
Rhoda Simpson
Macon
California
Bee
Oe Joseepson
Manila
The Cherokee Strip by Marquis James
A Mount Dora Public Library note highlights Marquis James life growing up in Enid Oklahoma during frontier times. It recalls his reporting career and the era’s Indian lands cattle drives gold prospecting and printing stories as vibrant memoir material.
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Marquis J Ames
Ven
Oklaoma
Young Marquis
Marquis
Enid
Mount Dora
Home Demonstration Clubs Meet in Tavares
Lake County Home Demonstration Clubs gathered in Tavares on Thursday November 29 at 12 30 pm for a luncheon hosted by Mount Dora Club with 64 members and three guests present. Members discussed Christmas gift articles varied pretty and useful and planned a homemade gift exchange. Each attendee was asked to bring a small item for the Christmas Box to be sent to the Cher ape Children’s Hospital.
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Lake County
Tavares
Mount Dora
Umamem
Mount Dora Teams Set For Tomorrow Night Showdown
Mount Dora boys and Mount Dora girls prepare to host a regional game night, with both squads expected to face a local rival and showcase key players on the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lyman
Public Welfare in Florida Aid to the Blind Rules
The district welfare boards determine Aid to the Blind eligibility. If in need and sufficiently blind, you may receive up to 40 dollars per month. Old Age Pension is a set grant regardless of need, while Old Age Assistance requires need. For more information write Leesburg Box 361 or contact the newspaper.
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Ceiae
Apwurg
District Welfare Board
Leesburg
Lady Lake Reaches County Chamber 1946 Membership Goal
J. D. Russell of Lady Lake became the first to pay dues for 1945 sustaining membership in the Lake County Chamber of Commerce at Tavares. The county town led in meeting its 1946 membership goal as letters went out to sustaining, contributing, and regular members with dues ranging from 1.00 to 12.50. Membership cards will be issued the same day.
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J. D. Russell
Lady Lake
Lake County
Court House
Tavares
Ralph
Obituary of Thomas J. Storer 80 in Mount Dora
Thomas J. Storer age 80 died in the early afternoon after a brief illness. He was a native of Mic and had lived twenty six years in Dora. He was a Methodist church member and loyal Christian. Survived by his widow Zoo, of Hastings visiting here, two daughters Erwin Estes of Alma and Richard G. Shipes of Dora, a step daughter Mrs Carl Risley of Mount Dora, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday at the First Methodist Church with Rev George Gibson officiating. A mixed quartet sang, burial was in Forest Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mellum L A Tibbitts W K Newman A J Waltz J S Banks and E L Riley.
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Thomas J. Storer
Clayton Street
Mic
Storer
Dora
Pee Eee Ber
Methodist Church
Os Myrmaen
Zoo Ce
Hastings
Erwin Estes
Alma
Richard G. Shipes
Carl Risley
Mount Dora
First Methodist Church
George Gibson
Forest Cemetery
Messrs. Mellum
L. A. Tibbitts
W. K. Newman
A. J. Waltz
J. S. Banks
E. L. Riley
Mrs Cora Lee Kelly dies after brief illness
Mrs Cora Lee Kelly 54 died Sunday morning December 2 at her sister’s home on Clayton Street after a week in Waterman Memorial Hospital Eustis from a severe headache then pneumonia She leaves husband C D Kelly and daughter Emadene nurse at Pensacola Hospital mother Mrs Lula Knox and seven siblings plus three Knox brothers Funeral services Thursday at 3 pm from First Baptist Church Mount Dora with Rev James H Sutley and Rev A A Stanley officiating Burial in Forest Cemetery
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Cora Lee Kelly
Oscar Stephens
Clayton Street
Kelly
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
The
Baptist Church
Pythian Sisters
C. D. Kelly
Emadene Kelly
Pensacola Hospital
Lula Knox
Lincoln
Ala
Oscar Steppens
Mount Dora
James F. Rutherford
Leesburg
Roy Anderson
Southport
Hugh Tucker
Los Angeles
Calif
Ellen Kelly
Willie
Alden Knox
R. Edward Knox
U. S
Rehbaum & Co
First Baptist Church of
James H. Sutley
A. A. Stanley
Forest Cemetery
Mrs Grace F Hunter Dies After Auto Train Collision
Mrs Grace F Hunter of Leesburg wife of Dr Melville G Hunter was fatally injured in a collision between her automobile and a train between Leesburg and Fruitland Park. She died at 12 30 p m in a Leesburg hospital.
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Grace F. Hunter
Melville G. Hunter
Leesburg
Fruitland Park
Lake County trails in E Bond sales during crucial week
Lake County lags in selling E Bonds as the Victory Loan drive nears its end. Isted of the County War Finance Committee cites Montene and Grand Island as strong performers, while Lake County urges residents to buy bonds to meet quotas and finish the job this week.
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Lake County
H. F. Isted
County War Finance Committee
Porea
Montene
Grand Island
Isted
Lake Countians
Mayors Promote Victory Bond Drive Across Lake County
Proclamations by mayors in Lake County urge Victory Week December 2 to 8 and call on banks and business leaders to boost bond sales. Lake Countians have $183 348 75 in E Bonds toward a $346 000 quota, leaving $162 651 25 to reach the goal as citizens are urged to join in Pearl Harbor celebration through purchases.
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Lake County
Jacksonville
Pearl Harbor
Lake County Bid for Ancient Cistercian Monastery
Eustis Chamber of Commerce secretary Col. C. E. Lester says Lake County may host a Cistercian Monastery amid wide interest in Florida and surrounding regions. The bid reflects local effort to attract a religious historical site and related publicity.
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Lake County
Eustis
Col. C. E. Lester
Monastery Seeks Florida Site After Auction Sale
A Gothic Byzantine Cistercian Monastery, built in Sacramento Segovia Spain by Alfonso VII, was bought by William Randolph Hearst in 1928 for about $800000, dismantled and shipped to the United States. It recently sold at auction for 19000 and will be erected somewhere in Florida after chambers and local groups located an attractive site in Eustis for consideration.
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Chamber
Eustis
Florida
Sacrementa Segovia
Spain
Alfonso VII
Castile
William Randolph Hurst
United States
Hearst
Senior Stenographer Opening in Ocala District Office
Permanent job opening for Senior Stenographer at the Florida State Board of Health Ocala district office. Applicants must have a high school education and at least two years of stenographic experience. Salary and application details available from the Merit System Supervisor, Florida State Crippled Children's Commission, Gainesville Professional Building.
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Florida State Board of Health
Ocala
Merit System
State Board of Health and Crippled Children’s Commission
Esville
Florida State Board of Health and Crippled Children’s Commission
Gainesville
Lake Countian’s Victory Bond Holder Eyes New Modern Equipment
A foresighted Lake Countian who owns many Victory Bonds plans to invest in the industry’s promised modern equipment. The move aims to capitalize on future tech and economic expansion.
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Countian
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