Akronites Gather for Christmas at Sylvan Shores Hotel
Akronites arrive at Sylvan Shores for their annual winter holiday, joining a long list of guests from Akron Canton and nearby towns. The scene centers on holiday hosting at lakefront homes with residents and visitors from multiple states planning Christmas celebrations and reunions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Bigeahd
H. E
Alice Montgomery
J. B. Hall
Robert S.wason
R. V. Parker
J. Weston Allen
Cape Cod
Mass
Susan H. Skillings
Amherst
Marion Drury
Newton
Fred Wolff
John W. Willmott
George
Doran's Father Dies In Oklahoma
Rev. Sidney Berry aged 93, retired Methodist minister and father of Mrs. Miller Wells of Mount Dora, died in Ardmore Okla. from injuries after being struck by a car while walking on Thanksgiving Day. He is survived by two daughters Mrs. Lillian Brooks Ardmore and Mrs. Jewell Christian Chapel Hill N C, three sons Horace E California Paul H Oklahoma City and Boyd C Illinois, and four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Berry
Mount Dora
Miller Wells
Mr. Berry
Ardmore
Okla
Wells
Berry
Lillian Brooks
Jewell Christian
Chapel Hill
N. C
Horace E
California
Paul H
Oklahoma City
Boyd C
Illinois
Mrs Cratchit Shines in Tallahassee Christmas Carol
Red haired Mrs Cratchit radiated wifely confidence on stage in Tallahassee last Sunday bolstering Bob Cratchit's courage for Christmas. Helen Wages of Mount Dora, a Florida State University sophomore, played the role for the Wesley Players in the college's Dickens production.
Mrs Allie G Chapman In Hospital At Waterman Memorial
Mrs Allie G Chapman of 152 3rd Street is hospitalized at Waterman Memorial Hospital this week with her condition listed as good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie G. Chapman
3Rd St
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Local Churches and Service Times in Mount Dora Area
The notice lists church names and service schedules in the Mount Dora area including Mount Dora Baptist, Methodist, Community, Church of God, Church of Christ, Tangerine Community Church, Eustis First Church of Christ Scientist. It provides addresses and weekly timings for Sunday worships, Bible schools, youth groups, midweek services, and choir rehearsals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Sixth and Tremain
James H. Sutley
Bible
Training Union
Methodist Church
Robert M. Blackburn
Church OF Christ—Fifth
Aubrey Mercer
Eustis First Church OF Christ Scientist
Lemon and Grove
Engagement Announced Of Evelyn Minkley To Fred McDowell
Miss Evelyn Claudette Minkley daughter of Mr and Mrs Curt Minkley of 11th Ave and Fred Clark McDowell of Crescent City announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Evelyn is a Mount Dora High School 1950 graduate and nurse trainee. Fred McDowell is a Riverside Military Academy and University of Florida alumnus and Florida State Inspection Service inspector. A wedding date has not been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curt Minkley
Evelyn Claudette
Fred Clark McDowell
Crescent City
Estelle Clark
Miss Minkley
Mount Dora High School
Orange Memorial School of Nursing
Orlando
Fred W. Sage
Clark
T. E. Estey
Riverside Military Academy
Gainesville
University of Florida
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Florida State Inspection Service
City Sets Bike Registration Deadline in Mount Dora
Mount Dora announces a bike registration program for all non registered bicycles by December 28. Fire Station will host registrar George Hall to stamp bikes with their city permit numbers. Those with new bikes or already registered bikes are not affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Ireman George Hall
Bass tournament winner Charles T McCullough nets top prize
Charles T. McCullough won the weekly Chamber of Commerce Bass tournament with a 7 pound 7 ounce catch from Lake Joanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. McCullough
Chamber of Commerce
Lake Joanna
Mount Dora Public Library Expands with 32 New Books and Gifts
Nineteen new books and thirteen gift items arrive at Mount Dora Public Library this month. Highlights include The Duke's Daughter by Angela Thirkell and The Stranger Beside Me by Mabel Seeley. Also added are works by Norman Collins and Catherine Marshall among others with Dr. Ferdinand Lane’s The Story of Mountains as a notable gift.
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Ferdinand Lane
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Public Library
Angela Thirkell
Mabel Seeley
Baltimore
Janet Whitney
D. E. Stevenson
Erle Stanley Gardner
Humbug
Windward
J. C. Furnas
Peter
Catherine Marshall
Roy Chapman Andrews
Utmost Island
Henry Meyerli
Lise Lillywhite
Margery Sharp
Alexander Key
William McGivern
Brown
Floyd Mahannah
Mildred Jordan
Arthur Koestler
F. W. Dixon
Manning Coles
I Am
Lidian
Naomi Lane Babson
David Bradley
Christmas Festival Voice of the Year Expressed in Reverence
The quotation highlights Christmas as the gentlest and loveliest festival of the year with a strong authoritative voice. It reflects reverent appreciation for the season as a turning point and moral prompt. The author W. J. Cameron frames Christmas as both tender and commanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Cameron
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Dorans
Harold Pagel
Michigan
Henry Stein
Pagel
Patty
Alan Claflin
Pat
University of North Carolina
Alan
Hills School
Pottstown
J. W
Cele” Claflin Shaw
Sylvan Shores
Arnold Haynes
Lions Club
Lake Gertrude
Nettie Lou Kennedy
Col
J. C. Kennedy
Patricia Lou
Washington, D. C
Col. Kennedy
Walter Reed General Hospital
Washington
Harry R. Patten
Bronxville, N. Y
Heimsd
F.E. Moore
Law
Eugene H. Skipper
Gulf Shores
Ala
Moore Home
George Singleton
Gordon Pyle
Birmingham
M. B. Frazee
Morningside
E. M. Guillaume
Capt
Betty Frazee
Camp Gordon
Commander M., B. Frazee, Jr
Pentagon Building
Frazees
Gettysburg
Frazee
J. L. Schmitt
Detroit
Laura
Marvin
Norman Schmitt
Jack
Royal Oak
Mich
Rebecca Mooney
la Fortune
William Morrell
J. Arthur Winter
N. Rhodes
Cecil Barks
Cecil Edward
A. Whittington
New Richmond
Ind
Mrs. Whittington
Lake Ola
William A. Prince of
Doran
Oklahoma
Zenith
F.M
Aladdin
Sampson Card
Strite Slumber
Crane Furniture Co
John Marsell
Margie Kenyon
Patsy Conner
Marion Gore
Frank Hall
Jean Parker
Ann Bowers
Wade Simpson
George Lashar
Norma Anthony
Diane TeStrake
Jackie Hutchinson
Irma Billette
John Rappel
Sue Scott
David Sellers
Barbara Hill
Byron Smith
Gerald Pugh
Dorothy Hass
Mae Francis Collins
Betty Hass
Richard Beebe
Ernest McRee
Arthur Lewis
Mary Combs
Lorraine Priester
Bobby Correll
Glenn Ford
Mrs. Cratchit
Seventh Av
Donnelly St
Robert R. Reed
Church OF God
East Liberty
A. Austin
Tangerine Community Church
Roscoe Graham
Louis Johnston
McDowell Troth
Smart Shop
Fifth Avenue
Princess Theatre
Tourney
Fifth Avenue At the Park
The
First National Bank of
George J. White
J. M. McCown
Mary M. Crosswhite
Oscar D. Stephens, JR
Richard Edgerton
Harold G. Morse
Alfred Rehbaum, SR
A. J. Waltz
J. E. Fortner
Carl S. Graves
William E. Holler
Sue Bond
Lavonnie
Jerue
Pamela Stephens
Vertice Howell
Our
Jane Evans
Blue Swan
Berkshire
Phoenix
Jayson
Don Juan
Paris
Adams
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