New Year at Home Event Planned by Richards Family
Dr and Mrs James A Richards announce an at home gathering for the parish at the Community Church on January first from three to six oclock. Mrs Birkbeck visits Cedartown Ga hosted by Miss Margaret Simpson at the Villa Dora with a guest list including Mrs J J Alvord and Mrs H H Mallory. The Villa Dora hosts Christmas Eve dinner with Mrs Zell entertaining a mix of local society members. The Monday Social Club card party features prizes of War Savings stamps won by Mrs Drake and Mrs Barnhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Richards
Birkbeck
Margaret Simpson
Villa Dora
A. W. Birkbeck
Cedartown
J. J. Alvord
H. H. Mallory
Preeh Ts Hubbard
George
Zell
George L. Zell
W. T. Patterson
Clara Whitney
W. E. Wilmot
Estella Clark
Mabel Richards
Frank L. Hubbard
Frank Drake
Barnhart
Mattie White
Community Church Announces Annual Meeting and Dinner
The Community Church schedules its annual meeting for Wednesday night January 6 after a devotion for congregants. Dinner is at 6 15 followed by informal talks before the 8 o clock meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Church
Coen Brooks Engagement Announced for Shirley Joy
Mr and Mrs Samuel Machin Coen of Pine Lakes Groves Zellwood announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Shirley Joy to Lieutenant Charles Edward Brooks II son of the Brooks family.
Mathews Entertain With Patriotic Bridge Dinner
Mr and Mrs Harry T Mathews hosted a Thursday evening at Villa Dora Hotel featuring a patriotic bridge dinner attended by Mrs Walter Brockway Mr and Mrs R F Porter Mr and Mrs Howard E Page Mr and Mrs George ter Mr and Mrs M Denbroeder Mrs James R McDonald Mrs Mary B Hoffman Miss Clara Whitney Mrs Carl Graves Mrs Etta Spear Mr and Mrs Walter B Ferguson Mr and Mrs George Hutchinson and Mr and Mrs William T Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathews
Harry T. Mathews
Villa Dora Hotel
Walter Brockway
R. F. Porter
Howard E. Page
George Ter
Walter B. Ferguson
George Hutchinson
William T. Patterson
Colley Glanton Wedding Planned for Next Tuesday
Miss Jeanne Gardner Colley will wed Mr James Bell Glanton on Tuesday December 29 at First Methodist. Attendants include maid of honor Norma Gardner of Tavares and bridesmaids Ruby Prevatt and Barbara Williams of nearby towns. Best man Carey Colley with groomsmen Harry Ferran and Joe Duncan. Ushers Brugs Kennedy and William Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis
Joe Duncan
Tavares
Messrs
Brugs Kennedy
Mount Dora
William Rogers
Home Demonstration Club Holds Fine Christmas Party
The Home Demonstration Club enjoyed a high spirited Christmas party last week with a program by 4H Club girls directed by Miss Bardeen and Mrs Stanley Holmes. A short Christmas play songs and a seasonal reading were presented. Gifts from home gardens Victory and flower gardens were exchanged and refreshments served. Ten new members joined the club at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Demonstration Club
4H Club
Miss Bardeen
Stanley Holmes
Kitchen Shower and Bridge For Bride Elect Jeanne Colley
Mrs W M Kennedy and Mrs Lemuel Downs hosted a bridge party and kitchen shower at the Grand View Hotel honoring Jeanne Colley bride elect. Tea guests joined card games then Dined beneath white and red decorations after gifts were opened. Attending guests included Mrs Carl Broom Mrs A C Johnson Mrs M B Claflin Mrs Alfred Rehbaum Jr Mrs E V Parker Miss Myrtle Kempf and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Kennedy
Lemuel Downs
Jeanne Colley
Grand View Hotel
Miss Colley
Carl Broom
A. C. Johnson
M. B. Claflin
Alfred Rehbaum, Jr
E. V. Parker
Myrtle Kempf
Henry Sein
Malvina Cornish
Louis Klatte
Howard Simpson
Millard Reid
Mary Joyce Moorhead
William Norris
Norma Gardner
Tavares
Shirley Coen
Carl S. Graves
A. A. Tanner
Sam Dihel
E. L. Downs
Thomas Long
Washington, D.C
S. C. Colley
Seasonal Visitors and Local Residents Arrive for Holidays
Personal Miss Harriett Foster of Meridian is a guest at Kill-Kare Lodge for the season. Miss Virginia Killian returns from Miami to spend Christmas with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert W. Jones arrive from Cleveland for a winter stay. Mrs. A. W. Birkbeck visits Mount Dora from Cedartown for business and visiting friends. Misses Ruth and Hazel Harmon of Meridian relocate to Lamoreux apartment for the season. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gould Bullard arrive from Marblehead for winter in their Baker street home. Cadet LaMar M. Silveras, from Apopka, now at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Ga. Mr. C. A. Killian is ill at Lake County Medical Center. friends send cards. Miss Rita Daniels returns Thursday from St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville to spend Christmas with family. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. White of Wahitchka visit with relatives for Christmas. Rhoda Simpson, Gulf County agricultural official, transfers from Orlando Air Base to Florence, S.C., to join a base planning department. Mrs. Ralph Jones of St. Petersburg spends a few weeks here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Daniels
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Jacksonville
Notable Family Holiday Visit and Medical Figures
The passage notes Mrs. Christie, her son James Christie from the University of Florida for Christmas, and Mr and Mrs Ronald Christie. It mentions Dr Mildred Marsh returning from New England where she attended podiatry conventions, and Dr Devorsak detained in Bridgeport Conn on business, with plans to arrive later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Christie
James Christie
University of Florida
Mildred Marsh
New England
Devorsak
Bridgeport
Conn
Woman's Club Notes and Holiday Card Party Summary
Maintenance Committee pleased with large turnout at Community Building event on December 16. Twenty one tables filled with prizes from Mrs. Harry Mathews and Defense Stamps, plus cookies and tea service. New board members elected, luncheon set for January 6 featuring Mrs. Ralph A. Smith of the Florida Federation. Sanford resident expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Harry Mathews
Lwiches
W. J. Sanborn
Madeleine Milner
Ralph A. Smith
Florida Federation
Sanford
Have You Read Alaska Under Arms by Jean Pot ter
First hand account of life and strategic concern in Alaska before US entry into World War II. Reporter Miss Potter describes war related labor, military programs, economic and social issues, and the frontier as it braced for national conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Jean Potter
Japan
Fortune
United States
Miss Potter
Red Cross Notes Junior Enrollment Achieves 100 Percent
Lake County reports 100 percent enrollment in many junior Red Cross schools led by De Lucille Avis Simms supervisor of colored schools. White schools lag, with several districts already at full enrollment. County chair Mrs Henry L. Pringle oversees activities while home nursing and production teams prepare training and knitted items for armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Lake County
de Lucille "Avis Simms
Tavares
Clermont
Eustis
Fruitland Park
Ovens Lady
Leesburg
Mascotte
Montclair
Mount Dora
Okahumpka
Paisley
Sorrento
Umatilla
Harry Anna
Cassia
Ferndale
Howey
Henry L. Pringle
Blanche D. Ke
J. L. Wilson
American Red Cross
Army
Navy
United States
F. O. Hawkins
Mount Dora Library Committee Charts Peace and War Value
A brief note from the Mount Dora Public Library Committee highlights that rapidly changing events may yield belated potential value in the domains of peace and war as part of its community education program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Sorrento Public School Hosts Holiday Play With Santa Visit
Sorrento public school closed for the holidays after a Christmas play led by Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Lightfoot. Santa distributed gifts as Miss Gertrude Moore and others returned home for vacation. Several locals and teachers are mentioned visiting family and recovering from illness in Florida and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorrento Public School
Santa Claus
Cmege
C. M. Brown
Faaers
Jones
Lightfoot
Gertrude Moore
Chattahoochee
Aleen Cowart
St. Augustine
Edwin Battle
Daytona Beach
Umatilla
Conant
Unusual Lake County Chamber Membership Letter
Walter C. Mitchell of Waverly Hills Massachusetts formerly Clermont sent a $5 contributing membership to the Lake County Chamber of Commerce with Coupon No. 7 from a Clermont bond redeemable for $5 on July first. He asked the bond be returned to Florida money he believed should not be spent in Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Walter C. Mitchell
Waverly Hills
Mass
Clermont
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Iceland
Richard Carlson
the Thin Man
Dashiell Hammett
Glasskkey
Sian Donlevy
Veronica Lake
Aan Ladd
R Randolph S
Royal Mounted Patrol
Charles Starrett
Russell Hayden
Guts Ohs Gane
Snes
Brian Donlevy
Alan Laddan
Pittsburg
Marlene Dietrich
John Wayne Randolph Scott
SUN
MON
The
Rockies
Betty Grable
John Payne
Kay Francis
Walter Huston
Aera Heart
Ilona Massey
Jon Hall
Victor Mature
Lucile Ball
Lucien Lelong
Cologne
Paris
Coty
Williams
Fitch
Pipes
Bill Ford
Candy Hollingsworth
Norris, Whitman
Joan Manning
Pin
Charles Edwardee
Coen
Stetson University
DeLand
Lieutenant Brooks
Drew Field
Tampa
Harriett Foster
Meridian, Conn
Kill-Kare Lodge
Virginia Killian
Miami
Mrs. C. A. Killian
Gilbert W. Jones
Cleveland
Ohio
Ruth
Hazel Harmon
Lamoreux
Walter Gould Bullard
Marblehead, Mass
Gould
Baker Street
LaMar M. Silveras
Apopka
Tifton
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
C. A. Killian
Lake County Medical Center
J. B. White
Wewahitchka
J. J. White
Frances Harvey
J B
Gulf County
Rhoda Simpson
Orlando
Florence
Ss. C
Ralph Jones
St. Petersburg
Club
Rudo
Red
R. W. Horsley
Clayton Street
Mount Dora, Fla
Crane Furniture Co
Las
First National Bank
Mount Dora, Florida
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hale’s
Monarch Finer Foods
Kellogg
Kellogg’s
Kellogg's
Merry Christmas
Mt.Jora Hardware Company
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