Birthday party honors Buffalo couple at Yacht Club
A Valentine themed party at the Yacht Club honored W A Rucker and Mrs Alice Kiss of Buffalo New York. Guests included Col Charles P Raney and family plus many friends from Ohio Illinois Pennsylvania and Tennessee with plans for more social events and travel notes across Florida and Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yacht Club
W. A. Rucker
Alice Kiss
Buffalo
New York
Col
Charles P. Raney
Tish
James
Chicago
Asa Holmes
Dayton
Ohio
Robert Gobble
Bristol, Tenn
Burton Eiler
Titus
Annual Planting Next Course at Golden Triangle
The next Golden Triangle Home Gardeners Short Course on annuals will be led by James W. Geddes of the Mount Dora Men's Garden Club and a floriculturist. It covers selection, seed versus stock, soil prep, planting, watering, fertilization and cultivation. The Friday session starts at 8 p.m. at the Eustis Women's Club building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Triangle
James W. Geddes
Mount Dora
Daughters Meet to Discuss Club Program at Community Building
The King's Daughters and Sons will meet Monday at the Community building at 8 p.m. Mrs. Howard Rupright, past Michigan state president, will outline the program in that state. Refreshments will be served. The good judgment of some people will never wear out. They don't use it often enough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Daughters and Sons
Howard Rupright
Michigan
Schwert Named Chair at Kentucky Medical Center
Dr George W Schwert Jr one of two Duke University faculty named department chair at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington His appointment begins in July He was among 13 1949 Markle Foundation scholars receiving 25000 to fund protein enzyme research Born Denver Colorado he earned a Carleton AB and a Minnesota PhD The new medical center is under construction with the first class due September 1960 He and his wife Dr Margaret Schwert and two children are frequent Mount Dora visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke University
University of Kentucky
George W. Schwert, Jr
George W. Schwert
Doran
Duke
Kentucky
Schwert
John and Mary R.markle Foundation
Denver
Col
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
University of Minnesota
Lexington
Margaret Schwert
George, Jr
Janet
Mount Dora
Lake County Fair and Flower Show Highlights Exhibits
The Lake County Fair and Flower Show at Eustis March 9 to 14 showcases top displays from the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission and a diverse slate from 4-H, FFA, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and the Central Florida Poultry Exposition. Highlights include fish aquaria, waterfowl, game birds, and cattle judging with auctions planned for Saturday. Copies of premium lists are available at the Lake County Fair Association office in Tavares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Eustis
L. L. Polk
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Florida
Games and Fish Commission
Karl Lehmann
Florida Forest Service
Girl Scouts of America
Boy Scouts of America
Future Farmers of America
Fair Association
Central Florida
Fair Grounds
Peninsula Poultry Association
Groveland
Florida Fanciers Association
Tampa
Lake County Fair Association, Inc
FFA
Lake County Fair Association
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Tavares
Men Gardeners Hold Ladies Night
The Mount Dora Men's Garden club hosted the first Ladies Night at the Community building with a dinner. A film on the planting cycle was shown, followed by a "Tree Circus" demonstration on training trees for arches and trellises. Several members held lucky numbers for orchid and chrysanthemum plants, and table decorations were arranged by Mrs. Lyman Ritter and Mrs. Lloyd Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Past Presidents Honored by Mount Dora Woman's Club
The Mount Dora Woman's Club honored all past presidents at a luncheon on Wednesday. The program featured stories and verse by Mrs. J. W. Thetford celebrating February birthdays of George the hatchet Abe the axe and Dan Cupid the bow and arrow. Attendees included Miss Madeline Milner and several club officers chaired by Mrs. James DeGarmo as hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Abe
Dan Cupid
J. W. Thetford
Mount Dora
LeRoy Spilatore
William Prinz
James DeGarmo
Mount Dora Bridge Winners Named at Lake County Duplicate Event
Mount Dora Lake County Duplicate Bridge results list N-S winners headed by Mrs John Alden Murray and Ernest Butler with Mrs William Clifton second and Leonard Truedell with Paul Shrock third. In the East West division, Mrs Paul Johnson took first with Mr and Mrs Merritt Reeve second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lake County
Duplicate Bridge Club
N-S
John Alden Murray
Ernest Butler
William Clifton
Leonard Truedell
Paul Shrock
E-W
Paul Johnson
Merritt Reeve
Lake County Red Cross and Civil Defense talk set
Maj. Gen. John K. Rice of Clermont will address Mount Dora Woman's Club Wednesday at 2 30 p m in the Community building. He will discuss Lake County Red Cross and Civil Defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Rice
Clermont
Mount Dora
Chloe Gifford
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Edward R. Murrow
Homer Hansen Wed in Ohio
Mrs Mabel Prentice Hallman of Cleveland Ohio wed Homer Hansen of Atlanta Georgia in St Martins chapel at St Pauls Episcopal church Cleveland Heights. Rev John L OHear officiated. The bride is daughter of the late Mr and Mrs John Boehm of York PA. The groom's mother is Mrs Harry J Hansen of Mount Dora. They will reside in Atlanta where Mr Hansen works for the Cotton Producers association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Prentice Hallman
Cleveland
Ohio
Homer Hansen
Atlanta
St. Martin's Chapel
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Cleveland Heights
John L. O’hear
Hansen
John Boehm
York
Ed Woolmington
Villanova
Apopka Club Plans Fine Arts Week. March Events Set
Apopka Woman's Club observes Fine Arts Week proclaimed by Mayor John Land from March 8 to 12. Paintings on loan from Ringling Bros. Art Museum Sarasota shown in Power Lounge. Pianist Gerson Yessin and balladeer Karen Duke perform March 9 at A M H S. The Fourposter, with Will Sandy and Edna Hurd, closes March 12. Tickets from Mrs Norris Miner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Land
Apopka Woman's Club
Ringling Bros. Art Museum
Sarasota
Gerson Yessin
Karen Duke
A.M.H.S
Fourposter
Will Sandy
Edna Hurd
Norris Miner
Fine Arts Committee
Avopka
Mount Dora Church to Present Tenor James A Pearse
The Woman's Association of Mount Dora Presbyterian invites all members and friends to a Tuesday 8 p.m. concert with tenor soloist James A. Pearse. Accompanist will be Mrs. Gertrude Yoder of St. Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Association of
Mount Dora Presbyterian Church
James A. Pearse
Gertrude Yoder
St. Petersburg
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Paul Snowbergers
Okeefenokee Swamp
Georgia
Janet Wetz
Snowberger
Charlotte Druar
Havi
Hawaii
Dan Sullivan
Orlando
Pat
Fort Belvoir
Thomas J. McNalley
Oaklawn
Ill
Cocoa Beach
Fred Busbey
Daytona
Joseph Melvin
Chester Fenby
Cross
Joe Melvin
Judy Fenby
Charlie All
State
Arthur White
Wethersfield, Conn
Joseph W. Corbet
Unserst
Clearwater
Mrs. J. R. Showalter
Terre Haute, Ind
Harold S. Byers
Rochester, N. Y
Ray Storm
Thomas Jack
Kenneth Cilley
New London
Conn
Dora
Sally Ann Clark
Wellsville
N. Y
Donald Alan Byers
George B. Clark, Jr
Wellesville
Denison University
Alpha Omicron Pi
Clark
University of Buffalo
Miss Clark
Inez Thomas
Donnelly St
Japan
Carl S. Risley
N. Tremain St
Mount Dora, Florida
Kiwanis Club
Florida Symphony Orchestra
Frank Miller — Conductor
Kiwanis Underprivileged Child Fund
Kiwanians
Chamber of Commerce
Valentines
Mary Greys
North Boulevard
Leesburg, Fla
Clare Hume Meier
Mary
Black Hills
Lake Wales
Maj. Gen. Rice Club
Apopka Club
the Memorial Home
Senior Citizens Cor
Ninth Ave
Grandview
Dharmacy
Fifth and
Alexander
America
First National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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