Mount Dora hospitality scene marks festive Florida visit
Mount Dora hosts a weekend conference with delegates from Miami to Central Florida amid elaborate floral displays. Hostess Mrs. Carl S Graves features a 150-elm arrangement by Mrs Josephine Simp while visitors tour Gilbert parks landscaping and the IceHouse Players and local Red Cross workers are noted among residents and guests.
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Villa’ Dora
Florida
Len
Carl S. Graves
Miami
Aister
Mount Dora
Gilbert Park
Graves
Josephine Simp
Dora
City Welcomes Newcomers in Mount Dora Welcome Plan
Mount Dora prepares a formal welcome for new residents under the Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce. Civic clubs and their wives will greet newcomers, present greetings from the Chamber and local merchants, and deliver gifts. Lions Club wives serve as official December greeters, with rotating clubs and merchants involved.
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Mount Dora
Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
New History Business Directory
Lions Club
Births in Lake County Highlight Winter Weekend Visit
Mrs. George Malone Jr weighs 8 pounds at birth. Mrs. Vincent Fine, Mount Dera's music instructor, welcomes her parents Mr. and Mrs. O A Lowe and sister Miss Miriam Lowe visiting from Weilersville Ohio for the winter season in Lake County last weekend.
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George Malone, Jr
Vincent Fine
Mount Dera
O. A. Lowe
Miriam Lowe
Lake County
Weilersville
Ohio
Fence Hanging Exhibit by Mount Dora Art League
The Mount Dora Art League holds its annual fence hanging exhibit on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Donnelly Park. Local members display paintings along the tennis court fence for visitors to view.
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Mount Dora
Dorans Hospital List Includes L. E. Ashley and Vera Garriott
The Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis reports patient records this week listing L. E. Ashley and Mrs. Vera Garriott among those admitted.
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Dorans
L. E. Ashley
Vera Garriott
Waterman Memorial
Eustis
Churches and Services Listed in Tangerine Community
A church directory lists multiple congregations in Tangerine with service times and leaders. Rev. Robert R. Reed heads Seventh Avenue church. other denominations include Baptist, Methodist, Church of God, Church of Christ, Latter Day Saints, and Episcopal with weekly schedules and notable classes.
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Seventh Av
Donnelly St
Robert R. Reed
Reorganized Church OF Jesus Christ
Latter Day Saints
Fifth
Robert E Wise
Litter Lesson by Mrs Glendy Sadler Demonstrates Easy Trash Disposal
Mrs Glendy Sadler newly elected Park Board member and PTA president leads a Lakes and Hills Garden club Dont Be a Litterbug committee demonstration. She urges drivers to use a dashboard bag to collect waste rather than discarding wrappers and papers on the road.
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Glendy Sadler
Parent-Teacher Association
Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Woman's Club Gala Yule Event Set For Dec. 17
The Mount Dora Woman's Club hosts its annual Christmas coffee on Wednesday December 17 at the Community building. The event features music, dramatic readings, and a Brownies party, with decorations by a committee including Mrs. Simpson and Mrs. Pickett. Reservations for luncheon are requested through Mrs. Else. Guests of honor include Ann Bowers Diane Te Strake and Aline Paul, debu tantes to be honored at the Leesburg Poinsettia Ball on December 29.
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Mount Dora
Holiday House Opens Festive Doors Friday
Lakes and Hills Garden club hosts Holiday House at Mrs Celia Claflin Shaw home Lake Gertrude Friday 2 to 6 p.m. The event features a Yuletide flower show with horticulture to finished arrangements, garden therapy displays, crafts for Christmas, music, refreshments, and transportation for those without a ride.
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Lakes and Hills
Bernhard Schroeder
Millard Reid
Carl S Graves
al Rehbaum, Jr
Norman Tuckett
Heim Jd
Christmas Coffee Event Sees Wide Local Hostess Group
Mrs. William Prinz and Mrs. Eardley Wilmot head a long list of hostesses for a Christmas coffee. Luncheon cafeemen include Mrs. W Arrowsmith and assistants. Brownies will be received after the program with cookies and punch. Mrs. Wilmot chairs the event, aided by several club members.
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William Prinz
Eardley Wilmot
W. Arrowsmith
William McLachlan
Glendy Sadler
M. W. Higbee
A. A. Fisk
Peter Wagner
Mel Wagner
Ralph Paul
William Lasater
Dwight Whitehill
Abram Boomer, Jr
Scott Babey
War Christmas Bleak Time After War Impressions
Mrs. Joseph Kircher described Christmas after war as bleak and bitter, recalling four winters spent in Germany with her husband. She spoke of Nazi misery, rationing, and simple acts of kindness like oranges and apples that brought hope to children, urging a spirit of shared responsibility.
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Christ Child
Joseph Kircher
Hibiscus Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Christine
Churches Observe Bible Sunday Across Local Congregations
Universal Bible Sunday activities span Community Methodist Baptist and First Church of Christ Scientist in Eustis. Sermons focus on The Bible and the Fact of Christ Translation that Counts Preparation for the Coming of Christ and Buried Treasure. Music includes Joyce Hetzel performing Ave Maria and a Lord is My Shepherd choir piece.
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Universal Bible
Robert R. Reed
Joyce Hetzel
Schubert
Ruth Gudgeon
Robert M. Blackburn
David Coffield
The
Baptist Church
Christ
Fea
Harold Larsen
First Church of Christ
Eustis
God
Man
Social Guests and Seasonal Plans in Florida
Tangerine notes visitors from Indiana Massachusetts and Florida returning to warm locations for the season. Miss Sarah Beach from Wellesley will stay with Mrs. L. C. Smith through Christmas. Local residents visit friends in Ormond Beach DeLand and Daytona Beach. Arthur Gates has returned home from Eustis hospital after injuries from a car accident on the Eustis DeLand road.
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S. E. Mills
South, Bend, Ind
Orlando
Sarah Beach
Wellesley
Mass
L. C. Smith
A. R., Key
Sanford
Lottie Twitchell
Daytona Beach
C.H. Estey
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