Christmas Thoughts and Local Holiday Cheer in Mount Dora
Personal notes share reflections on Christmas and Mount Dora charm with northern readers. The piece highlights festive storefronts and decorated palms blending North and South, praises Mrs. T. T. Odom for top marks in a floral course, and recounts pre Christmas parties and musical gatherings at Miss Florence Kennedy’s home. It notes local graduates and visitors spending holidays elsewhere, and mentions Mount Dora brochures found in an unexpected motel location.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Florence Kennedy
OES Holds Last Meeting Of Year
Mount Dora Chapter 103 of OES meets in the Masonic Temple at 8 p.m. for an Obligation program and renewal of obligations. Refreshments served by Mrs. Margaret Elliott. All members and visitors invited.
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Mount Dora
O.es
Masonic Temple
Margaret Elliott
Martha Benwell to debut at Holly Ball in Eustis
Miss Martha Anne Benwell daughter of Mr and Mrs E F Benwell will be presented at the Holly Ball in Eustis She is a Mount Dora High School student active in Future Homemakers of America ICC and captain of the Hurricane Marching Band for three years After graduation she plans to attend Andrew College in Georgia Her escort is Charles Edward Brooks III of Mount Dora Benwell Refrigeration Sales and Service owner-operator is her father.
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Martha Anne Benwell
E. F. Benwell
Eustis
Mount Dora High School
Benwell
Homemakers of America
ICC
Andrew College
Georgia
Charles Edward Brooks
Mount Dora
Betz Family Announces Beverly Roemer Engagement in New Jersey
Beverly Roemer of Warren Township N J is engaged to A W Johnson Jr of Denville N J son of A Walter Johnson and the late Roemer relatives. Beverly a Watchung Hills Berkeley School alumna and executive secretary at Allied Chemical in N J. A W Johnson Jr a Eus tis High School graduate attended Florida State University member of Pi Kappa Phi and works for Howmet Co Dover N J.
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Fred T. Betz
Warren Twp
N. J
Beverly
A. W. Johnson Jr
Denville
A. Walter Johnson
Sunset Circle
Mount Dora
M. Alfonsin
Miss Roemer
James B. Roemer
Irvington
Howmet Co
Dover, N. J
Woman's Society to Host Do It Yourself Pizza Party
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at First Methodist Church invites college students to a self made pizza party Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. in Fellowship Hall.
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Fellowship Hall
State releases funds to county public schools
State Comptroller Fred O. Dickinson announced mid-December disbursement of 18,695,424 dollars to county public schools. Lake County received 177,237 dollars as its share in the county distribution.
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Fred O. Dickinson
Lake County
Florida Telephone Corp Approves 2 for 1 Stock Split
The board of directors meeting in Leesburg on December 15 adopted a resolution advising shareholders at the March 16 1966 annual meeting to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to effect a 2 for 1 stock split.
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Florida Telephone Corporation
Leesburg
Duplicate winners at Lake County bridge game
The Lake County Duplicate Bridge Club met Monday at the Umatilla Community Building for an eight table Mitchell Master-point game. In N S the winners were Ernest Butler with Mrs Bernard McCabe first, E A Nimnicht second, George Caldwell with Wesley Elston third. In E W the winners were H Dufford with Fillen Confer first, Gladys Remy with Frank Boli second, Ed Dean with William Clifton third.
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Lake County
Duplicate Bridge Club
Umatilla
Mitchell
Ernest Butler
Bernard McCabe
E. A. Nimnicht
George Caldwell
Wesley Elston
H. Dufford
Fillen Confer
Gladys Remy
Frank Boli
Ed Dean
William Clifton
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Wonderful
Immanuel
Prince of Peace
Lester
Q. Schriver
Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Odom
Holly Circle
Adeline van Voorhis
Miss Kennedy
Harry R. Patten
John H. Hall
Lake Worth
Miami
Francis G. Seabrook
Clarence Earl Sims
University of Florida
Gainesville
Seabrook
Sims
L. Elmer Gaume
Akron
Ohio
Henry Stein
Evelyn Peters
James L. Higgins
Tangerine
Park College
Parkville
Higgins
Naval War College
Newport News
R. I
Fifth Infantry
Fort Carson
Colo
Robert Eberly
Hoosiac Falls
N. Y
Tommy Dorsey
Orlando
Norman Himes
Norman S. Himes
Stanton Island
Frederick C. Earl
Broken Tree
McCain-LeRoy
Alexander St
Jennie Ph
Parker’s Food Market
Fifth Ave
OES
Sally
Martha Benwell
Holly Ball
Woman’s Society
the Woman’s Society of Chris
Tian Service
First Methodist
Shear Magic I
N. Donnelly
Ookson ON
Margo McKay
Ollie Trudell
Merry Christmas
W. Fifth
Bill and
Claire Seabrook
Seabrook’s Pharmacy
St tUulds
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