Social Club Holiday Meeting and Birthdays
The Monday Social Club held its December meeting with reports read and four tables of five hundred. Prize winners included Mrs. F. C. Stuckert and Mrs. M. White. A Christmas week dance was planned with hostesses and soldiers’ party notes. A progressive dinner celebrated belated birthdays for Fletcher Crane and George Keller with multiple hosts and courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Stuckert
M. White
Ides
George Evans
Miss Gettys
Fletcher Crane
George Keller
Crane
Keller
A. A- Tanner
J. A. Richards
W. M. Kennedy
Lemuel Downs
S. S. Dihel
Miss Peggy Frost Weds Howard Earl McCall at Vero Beach
Miss Peggy Frost of Vero Beach marries Howard Earl McCall in the opal church with sister Miss Jean Frost as attendant. After the ceremony, the couple depart for Iowa for Christmas and will reside at No 7 Waverly Apartments, Vero Beach, from January 1. The McCalls have ties to Mt. Dora from earlier residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCall-Frost
Peggy Frost
Vero Beach
Howard Earl McCall
Jean Frost
Iowa
Waverly Apartments
McCall
Mt. Dora
Surgical Dressings Leaders Entertain Workers at Christmas
Mrs. Gerald Hurlburt supervised the Red Cross surgical dressings room as she and assistants hosted about forty workers for a Christmas gathering. The event featured poinsettias, candles, patriotic napkins, and gifts exchanged. Dressings production reached 23,000 in three months, with praise from a battalion previously stationed locally for dressings made by the Mount Dora group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Hurlburt
Red Cross
Lee Ransbottom
S. C. Colley
Frank Cornish
Mount Dora
Wedding of Miss Martha Fenn and Captain Leon B Cheek Jr
Miss Martha Fenn daughter of Dr and Mrs Harry T Fenn wed Captain Leon B Cheek Jr in a candle light ceremony at Mount Dora Community Church on December 20. The bridal party wore palms and white gladioli with cathedral canles. Attendants included Mrs William Taylor Winter Park and Miss June Fenn. Best man Samuel Swiger and ushers Reginald Parker Thomas Brotherson Charles Joan. Dr James A Richards officiated with a single ring ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Fenn
Harry T. Fenn
Leon B. Cheek, Jr
Mount Dora
G. G. Brooks
Lohengrin
William Taylor
Winter Park
June
Fenn
Samuel Swiger
Wedding details for Captain Cheek and Mrs Cheek in DeLand
The article describes the wedding attire and wedding party outfits including the bride in satin with a long train and illusion veil held by a seed pearl tiara. It notes guests and family members from Florida and Alabama, the reception at the bride’s parents home, and the couple planning residence in Paris Texas. Captain Cheek serves in the Field Artillery at Camp Maxey, Paris Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheek
Paris
Texas
Brown Lumber Company
Mount Dora
Field Artillery
Camp Maxey
Ocala
Harry Hennis
Alice Ayers
Brooksville
Florida
Local Notes and Academic Absences Highlight Holiday Edition
Mrs W K Patrick suffers a broken ankle and remains homebound while William J Barker Jr returns from the University of Florida for holidays. George S Horton, ill with flu, stays in bed. Anna Margaret White joins Pi Beta Phi on December 10 at Stetson University. Carey Colley heads to Marion Institute for January graduation and stays home for a ten day break. Community Club plans a business meeting and social. Edward Klatte, in NA training at the University of South Carolina, is home for Christmas. Mr and Mrs Matthias Caley of Lapeer Michigan arrived last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Margaret White
Pi Beta Phi
Corornty
Stetson University
Edward Klatte
University of South Carolina
Columbia
Winter visitors and local notices at 541 East Seventh
The Community Club seeks program ideas with contact points Carl Graves and Richard Edgerton. Robert G Livermore and family arrive from Ware Massachusetts for the season at Alexander and Seventh. Detroit guests including Tibson Worden John B McKee and Bert Blakeslee stay with Mrs Jerry Daniels. Calvin Richardson from University of Pennsylvania returns home for a short vacation before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Graves
Richard Edgerton
Robert G. Livermore
Ware
Mass
Alexander
Tibson Worden
John B. McKee
Bert Blakeslee
Detroit, Mich
Jerry Daniels
Winter Guests Arrive as Local Residents Extend Stays
Mr and Mrs J E Daniels arrived by car from Middletown Conn and stay at 410 Fifth Avenue for winter months. Mabel Honow of Douglas Park Hospital Chicago reports constant work and notes no low mood in babies. Frank Markley and wife of Bushnell Illinois travelled by train to Leesboro then bus to visit Pearl Camp and plan a winter in St Petersburg. C E Brooks left Monday to spend holidays with family in North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Daniels
Middletown
Conn
Fifth Avenue
Mabel Honow
Douglas Park Hospital
Chicago
Frank Markley
Bushnell
Illinois
Leesbore
Pearl Camp
St. Petersburg
C. E. Brooks
North
Family trip spans two weeks over Christmas
The party plans to visit daughters Mrs Taylor in Rocky Mount and Mrs Woody in Roxboro, and attend a family reunion at Danville on Christmas Day with the oldest daughter Crews. They expect to be away about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina
Taylor
Rocky Mount
Woody
Roxboro
Births announced for Maurine Doggett and Warren Wise
Mr and Mrs Caxton Doggett announce the birth of a 6 pound 9 ounce daughter Maurine at 1 50 am Monday December 20 at Waterman Memorial Hospital Mother and baby are doing nicely Mr and Mrs Robert I Wise announce the birth of a son Warren Robert at 7 am Monday December 20 at Waterman Memorial Hospital The baby weighed 9 pounds and the mothers occupy adjoining rooms in the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caxton Doggett
Maurine
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Robert I. Wise
Warren Robert
Animal Treasure by Ivan Sanderson review
A West African jungle study of climbing and jumping animals by a trio of explorers. Sanderson combines an artist’s perception with scientific rigor, delivering humorous, exciting, and safe nature narratives that charm readers at Mount Dora Public Library, under the library committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Sanderson
Sanderson
Canned Food Use Revealed in Lake County
A. H. Nugent of the American Can Company reports Lake County uses 183 971 cans monthly based on 27 255 ration book holders. Per capita consumption runs about .225 cans daily, with 445 pounds of tin reclaimable from cans. Soldiers consume 8 million cans daily and lend lease shipments include varied canned foods like Tushenka and squid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
A. H. Nugent
American Can Company
Nugent
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Lend Lease
England
No Schoolbook Scandal in Florida Cleared
Superintendent Colin English and his staff were exonerated in a Florida inquiry into free public school books long criticized as a racketeering issue. The Shands Committee found the five year per pupil cost at 94 cents, lower than Louisiana Georgia or Texas, and praised English for cooperation and proper handling of the textbook program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin English
Raymond Sheldon
Shands
Wm. A. Shands
J. Ed Baker
John R. Beacham
Walter W. Rose
J. A. Franklin
Supt. English
Florida
Bryan Willis
Louisiana
Georgia
Texas
English
Hotels and Camps Get Ready in Lake County
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce at Tavares asks county hotels to submit facility and service details for reference as inquiries rise. National Sportsman's magazines will distribute Lake County advertising to over a million subscribers, and tourist camps are urged to update information on equipment and accommodations for prompt replies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Tavares
National Sportsman’s
Eka
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Aame Ayars
George Negrete
Armmida
George Givot
Eoata At
Guy
Gloria - Tee Kibbee Dickson
Tracy
Richard DIX
Jane Wyatt
United Artists
Petiand Ree
Sue Claute Brains
Mars Eustis Vikings
Nabe Rei
Touay
Maisie
Captain Cheek
William J. Barker, Jr
University of Florida
George S. Horton
Carey Colley
Marion Institute
Marion, Ala
Matthias Caley
Lapeer, Mich
Are
East
Calvin Richardson
Medical College
The
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Claude Rains
Nelson Eddy
Susanna Foster
Rains
Mount Dora Electric Company
Highland Ave
Fred Astaire
Joar Leslie
RKO Radio
Merry Christmas
First National Bank
Hale’s
Pillsbury’s Best Flour
Pillsbury
Pillsbury’s Fancake
Aes
Mount Plymouth
Mt.Dora
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