Annual meeting notes and community events in town
Last week's items include the Ladies' Society annual meeting at the Khurst home with plans for the February bazaar. Elections followed with President Mrs. C. , Vice President Miss Jennie , Treasurer Mrs. B. F. Parkhurst. Supper and a charity bazaar were held at Munty Hall under Mrs. de Forest and Mrs. Walter Tease. Absent details mention residents from Mount Dora Kingston Mass and Tate School in Tennessee visiting for the holidays.
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Nual
Ladies’ Ly
Khurst
Jennie
E. W. Dahlin
Asurer
B. F. Parkhurst
Munty Hall
F. O
Frances Bloodgood
Mount Dora
East
de Forest
Frances Sadler
Tate School
Tennessee
Montverde Community Events and Christmas Plans
Miss Arabella Shafer hosted a Young Peoples Club party at the Community Building on Tuesday with Christmas games and refreshments. The Montverde Union Sunday School Christmas program is planned for Sunday morning. C D Smith and family travel to Georgia for holidays. The Matrons Class distributed Christmas baskets for the needy. Flora Huntley and Thelma Cox visit Lakeland. Jessie Mae Butler and others from Columbus, SC, visit Montverde over the holidays. Montverde teachers and 4-H club members are noted with holiday travels and activities.
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Arabella Shafer
Young Peoples Club of
Montverde
Jessie Mae Butler
Emily and
Norton Starritt
Columbus
S. C
J. T. Butler
Columbia
Zellwood Ministers Sermon Urges Calm Hearts for New Year
Rev. T W Carlton in his first Zellwood sermon at the Methodist church urged keeping cool heads and warm hearts in the coming year. He cited first Peter 2 1 2 and warned against malice while urging nourishment from the word. Local students return for holidays Ruth Osborn Paul Morton Robert Letsinger Jr Leon Osborn. Mrs E Letsinger ill with possible appendicitis. Louise Oglesby and Winnifred Oglesby return to Monticello from Plymouth Exchange for Christmas. Estelle King hosted a Girl Scout Christmas party with a tree, Mrs Santa Claus and work for orphans.
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T .W. Carlton
Tampa
Ruth Osborn
Asbury College
Wilmore
Paul Morton
Robert Letsinger Jr
Florida University
Gainesville
Leon Osborn
Palatka
Estelle King
Montverde School Hosts Christmas Party at Community House
Montverde School teachers and Mrs Karl Lehmanns Sunday school class hosted a Christmas party at the Community House. Members of the class enjoyed the gathering on Monday evening with great pleasure.
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Montverde
Karl Lehmann
Shrimp Shipped to New York Markets from Fernandina
Two carloads of shrimp were shipped from Fernandina to New York markets. The dispatch details indicate local production moving toward eastern buyers.
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Fernandina
New York
New York Hunters Face Fitness Tests After Carnage
Officials report 20 killed and 101 wounded in a 20 day deer season ending November 15. Many injuries blamed on inexperience and self inflicted gunfire. Call for fitness tests before licensing may spread to other states.
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New York Conservation Department
American Game Association
New York
Florida Boy Scouts to Hold Camporee in Orlando
Kenneth G. Bentz overseeing Region VI says the Florida Camporee will be held at Camp Wewa near Plymouth on December 29 and 30. About 400 Scouts from across the state are to attend with patrols aiming for 750 of 1,000 points to earn Standard Camping Patrol status. Delegates will be judged on appearance equipment site food and Scoutcraft.
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Kenneth G. Bentz
Boy Scouts of America
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Orlando
Camp Wewa
Central Florida Council
Plymouth
Region Six
Chamber of Commerce
Exposition Grounds
Eli
Winter Park Work on Knowles Memorial Echoes
Work on the Knowles Memorial and Annie Russell features continues in Winter Park as planners outline restoration goals and community events to honor the historic names. Local officials say funding and site access remain the main hurdles for completion.
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Winter” Park
Knowles Memorial
Annie Russell
Howey Mass Meeting Aims To Sway Governor Race
Delegations from across Florida mass at Howey-in-the-Hills on January 12 supporting W. J. Howey as a candidate for governor in the 1932 general elections. The Lake county Republican committee and Howey-for-Governor groups plan entertainment and talks by notable speakers with contributions from Eustis, Leesburg, Fruitland Park, and local bands.
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Howey-in-the-Hills
W. J. Howey
Lake County
Republican Committee
Florida
Marland
Oklo
L. A. Morris
Leesburg
Ferman Wilson
Howey-in-the- Hills
Walter Clark
Fruitland Park
Henry Bishop
Eustis
R. E. L. Pryor
Republican State Executive Committee
Eustis Boys Band
Modern toys reflect old and new schools of toy making
The article contrasts the old romantic view of toys from Nuremberg with a new, science driven approach focused on child development and physical activity. It notes color preferences by age, mentions dolls and stuffed animals, and critiques parents as buyers who misjudge what children want, citing a Fortune report about a $3,000 electric train set bought for a three year old girl.
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Nuremburg
Highway Link Planned Between Dixie Highways
The state road department will immediately build a Southtown connection joining the old and new Stuart cut off road at the south end of town to unify the Dixie highways.
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Stuart
Old
New
Dixie Highways
State Road Department
4 H Club Contest Noted as Best in Lake County History
The Lake County Poultry Show hosted the largest 4-H boys club contest yet, with 135 chickens shown. Winners span corn, sweet potato, garden, miscellaneous, and poultry categories, led by Ellsworth Murphy and Herbert Babb, with a DeLand spring state contest to follow. A new Lake County laboratory in Eustis will support medical practice with X Ray and basal metabolism equipment, while Lee Oil Company opens in Leesburg under Robert Rau’s management.
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Lake County
Blacklock
Herbert Babb
Umatilla
Marcus Williams
Eustis
Edward Zellman
Inez Williams
Altoona
Joe Morrell
G. H. Williams
Clermont
DeLand
G H. Williams
Carl McWhorter
Esther L. Miller
H. H. Hannum
Robert Rau
Chicago
Lee Oil Company
Leesburg
Ray
Florida
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Messing Springs
Axel and
John C. Lochner
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Apangerine
Walter Tease
A. Mass
Scott Bung
Horace Maglathlin
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Ridder
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Mass
Stein Jr
Joseph Swift
Port Deposit
N. J
J. E. Beerbower
Lake Ola
Weisinger
Santa Claus
Saint Thomas Church
J. Thrower
S. S
J. W. Jepson
Montverde Union
C. D Smith
Flora Huntley
Thelma Cox
Lakeland
Montverde School
Mary Smith
Mary Johnson
Jo Azie
Tenn
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Allie Ason
Murfreesboro
E. K. Carney
Clarksville
Marie Merle McDermid
Okeechobee
We *S
Weds
Mary Allen
Junior Départment of
Zellwood
E. Letsinger
Louise. Oglesby
Plymouth Exchange
Winifred
Monticello
Workgion
Ite
River Tely
Florida Boy Scouts
Will
Howey
Ellsworth Murphy
Paisley
LeRoy Lucas
Astor
Otho Young
Walter Atkinson
Earnest Gilbert
Bobby Collins
Chas Blackaby
Alexander Atkenson
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