Hibiscus Circle to Hear Kircher Speaker
Hibiscus circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden club invites members to a 2 p.m. Friday program at the Community building with speaker Joseph Kircher. He discusses reforestation and conservation and will show colored slides from his Japan work alongside past service in Germany and plans in Mount Dora.
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Joseph Kircher
U.S. Forestry Department
Hibiscus Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Kircher
Mount Dora
J . Kircher
Japan
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Lucius Clay
Germany
W. K. Kearsley
A. M. Garrison
F. M.hyndman
Leslie Jackson
Masonic Lodge Installs Officers in Mount Dora
Jimmie Hardester was installed as Worthy Master at Mount Dora Lodge with Ward Estey Jack Groves and Ray Blanchard assisting. Other officers named include Owen Conner Jr W D Lovelady Jr Christ Jacobsen Richard Shipes Walker Horsley Arnold Haynes Ed Avery Cliff Dumas E A Reddick and R E Leitsinger.
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Jimmie Hardester
Mount Dora Lodge
Masonic Hall
Ward Estey
Jack Groves
Ray Blanchard
Owen Conner, Jr
W D. Lovelady
Christ Jacobsen
Richard Shipes
Walker Horsley
Arnold Haynes
Ed Avery
Mount Dora Native Enlists in Navy For Boot Training
Frank LeRoy Meade, son of Mr and Mrs T J Meade of Eighthay, has joined the United States Navy. He departed Mount Dora just before the Christmas holidays to begin boot training in San Diego.
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United States Navy
Mount Dora
Frank LeRoy Meade
T. J. Meade
San Diego
O E S Install Officers Saturday At Mount Dora Chapter
New officers of Mount Dora chapter No. 103 Order of Eastern Star will be installed Saturday at 8 pm in the Masonic temple. Mrs. Helen Theus of Leesburg will be Worthy Grand Matron and install. Officers include Jessie Jacobsen marshal and Mrs Lillian Christie organist.
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Mount Dora
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Helen Theus
Leesburg
Worthy
Jessie Jacobsen
Lillian Christie
Jennie Stovall
Ednad Conelly
Jimmie Hardester
Morea Osborn
Larsen
Mary Cooper
Mary Ethel Stone
Bett
Ann Blunt
I Speas
Hilda Vincent
Bessie Bales
Marshal
Ruth Gudgeon
Dorothy Hawkins
Adah
Eva Meade
Ruth
Audrey Friederick
Esther
Mae Buckman
Martha
Grace Conway
Electa
Meeda
Estey
Warder
Wheeler Putnam
Sentinel
Creative Writers Meet at Public Library Meeting
Mrs. Isabelle Gassett presided over the Creative Writers Group gathering at the Public Library. The next meeting is scheduled for 10 am January 14 with the topic Most Interesting Experience.
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Isabelle Gassett
Creative Writers Group
Public Library
Pastor Alden Norton Killed in Georgia Highway Crash
The article recalls the death of Pastor Alden Norton in a Georgia highway crash while he and Almeda and their children were en route to a family reunion in Alabama. Norton had recently led a chorus in Miami and served as pastor of the Winter Garden Church of Christ. Almeda and the children survived unharmed. Norton had hoped to earn a Master’s degree in education at the University of Florida and later a doctorate, a plan begun on a California campus.
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Alden
Almeda
Miami
Christian Home and Bible School
Winter Garden Church
Perps
Enla
Cammila
Pine Forest Park
University of Florida
California
Kiwanis Club to Install President and Hear Singer
Postmaster Harry Hopcraft will be installed as Kiwanis president at noon today. Lt. Gov. Don Haggerty will install him as the club begins a new year of activity. Mrs. J. F. Olsson, soloist with the Manhattan Opera Co., will entertain the group.
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Harry Hopcraft
Kiwanis Club
Don Haggerty
J. F. Olsson
Dwight Whitehill
Whitehill
Manhattan Opera Co
Gift of Gold Honored at Community Church Dinner
The Community church dinner featured Dr. Arthur Pratt recounting a donated altar set of gold candlesticks and vases presented by Pomona Davidson Mitchell of Kansas City. She recalled her Mount Dora childhood and the church’s long memories of the late blind pastor Dr. David Spencer and his enduring impact.
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Community Church
Arthur Pratt
Pomona Davidson Mitchell
Kansas City
Kan
Mount Dora
Pomona
David Spencer
Dr. Pratt
Dr. Spencer
Blind pastor recalls church memories and a lifelong gift
In a reflective scene Dr. Pratt guides a sightless elder into the hushed sanctuary and chapel. The man touches the pulpit the organ and the altar imagining scenes from 1918 Armistice and future hope. The tale ends with a Pomona gift honoring a grandfather and a love beyond sight.
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Dr. Pratt
Pomona
Citrus School to host M H Muma talk on pest control
Dr M H Muma assistant phytologist at Citrus Experiment Station Lake Alfred will speak at the Citrus School Tuesday at 7 30 p m on Biological Control of Citrus Insects in Florida.
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M. H.’Muma
Citrus Experiment Station
Lake Alfred
Moat Citrus School
Florida
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