Florida move ties Collins to Lake Dora hillside
The Marshall Collins purchase on a hillside above Lake Dora ends the Johnsons wintering in Mount Dora and sets plans for a new home south of the present site. Ed Johnson, a retired Johnson & Johnson executive, and his wife will relocate to Florida with their wintering family. Meanwhile, local social circles note farewell parties, family reunions, and winter guests as residents plan new homes and visits with relatives.
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Marshall Collins
Sigue
Lake Dora
Edward Johnson
Glendale
N. J
Florida
Johnsons
Johnson & Johnson Co
Mount Dora
Collins
Shipley House
Thirday
Ontarie
ML Werwwwes
Isabelle
Mike
Henry Stein
L. E. Klatte
Marion
Ind
Mr. Klatte
Edwin
Patricia Herrell
Klatte
Grace Wells
Mexico
Yucatan
Guatemala
Sylvan Shores
Mario Anigni
Fred Crippa
New York
J. Eisenberg
Neil
Dual purpose fruit and ornamental plants for gardens
The Garden Spot advocates using small fruiting bushes for borders and flowers, with fruits for jellies jams and fresh eating. Lists species such as peach grape loquat figs guava and surinam cherry plus scuppernong grapes ripening August through September. Recommends one male vine per ten plants and planting now with inspected Florida varieties and proper planting steps. Warns figs and peaches dislike nematodes and describes hole prep watering and mulching practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board
Florida
Mount Dora Art League 25th Anniversary Committee Appointed
The special committee appointed to plan the Mount Dora Art League’s 25th anniversary includes Miss Elmira Lodor as chairman, with members Charles Edgar Shaw Mrs Edith Lane Shaw Edith Fairfax Davenport and Mr and Mrs John G Trudinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Art League
Elmira Lodor
Charles Edgar Shaw
Edith Lane Shaw
Edith Fairfax Davenport
John G. Trudinger
Soloist Mrs Woodruff Joins Community Church Choir Season
Mrs H L Woodruff debuting as soloist at the Community church for the season. She is described as a lovely soprano and wife of the Rollins college choir director, previously a Westminster choir soloist at Princeton New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Woodruff
Rollins College
Westminster Choir
Princeton
N. J
Mrs Fuller to Speak to Mount Dora Woman's Club
Mrs Alice Fuller will present Spin the Globe segment titled Covered Wagon to Guatemala before Mount Dora Woman's Club on Wednesday Feb 21 at 2 30 pm. The program includes Guatemalan textiles carvings dolls and costumes with models in native attire and notes on her travels through Mexico and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to Guatemala.
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Alice Fuller
Lake County
Mount Dora
Girl Scouts Sell Poppies Saturday in Mount Dora
Mount Dora Girl Scouts will sell poppies Saturday morning. The effort, tied to Poppy Day, benefits disabled veterans in state hospitals and is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Dora's Beauty Contest Seeks Entrants in Eustis
The Eustis Junior Chamber of Commerce opens entries for a Washington birthday beauty contest during the Lake County event. Entrants must be 16 to 20, residents of Lake County with written parental consent, and may send a photo to Charles Mingonet of the JayCees by next Monday. No entry fee required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lake County
Charles Mingonet
The
JayCees
Mount Dora Golf Course All Day Golf For $1.50
A brief golf listing notes Mount Dora Golf Course offering all day play for a dollar fifty. The compact notice highlights affordable access likely aimed at local players seeking a quick round.
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Mount Dora Golf Course
Mount Dora Art League Plans 25th Anniversary Dinner
Plans complete for Mount Dora Art League 25th anniversary observance a dinner meeting at the Community building on Friday March 2 Speakers include Hugh McKean director of Morse Galleries Winter Park and Florida Federation president Dr Robert Carson University of Florida faculty will MC An exhibition by league members and William Duyckinck films of Mount Dora and Florida will be shown Dr Carson will perform violin solos with Mrs Edith Shaw Brown accompanying The league founded February 26 1926 by Emma Sears Marsh remains active with weekly sketching meetings and other groups including a Creative Writers group led by Mrs Isabel Gassett Monthly program meetings occur at the Community building.
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Mount Dora Art League
Florida
Florida Art World
Hugh McKean
Morse Galleries
Winter Park
Florida Federation of Art
Robert Carson
University of Florida
Mount Dora League
William Duyckinck
Mount Dora
Carson
Edith Shaw Brown
Eustis
Emma Sears Marsh
Florida Federation
Public Library
League
Creative Writers
Isabel Gassett
Woman Heads Red Cross Chapter in Lake County
Mrs. Vesper D. Crosthwaite is named executive secretary of the Lake County Chapter American Red Cross, replacing Burton Brown. She comes from the Thomasville Georgia chapter after three years as secretary and has prior Tampa chapter experience. An Episcopalian, she studied at Northwestern University and has broad personnel experience.
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Lake County
American Red Cross
Vesper D. Crosthwaite
Burton Brown
Red Cross
Crostwaite
Thomas County
Thomasville
Tampa
Episcopal Church
Cast Picked For March Play Skylark at Ice House
Helen and Jim Jackson reunite in the March production Skylark a 1939 Broadway comedy by Samson Raphaelson adapted to the Ice House Players Mae Buckman directs with Walter Patton producing Evelyn Page designing the sets The cast includes Merle Cleary E F Merchant Mildred Leatherbury Mel Wagner Ann Johnson Leslie Hines and Watson Buckman
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Helen
Jim Jackson
John Loves
Mary
Ice House Players
Samson Raphaelson
Gertrude Lawrence
Mrs. Jackson
Mae Buckman
Walter Patton
Evelyn Page
Merle Cleary
E. F. Merchant
Mildred Leatherbury
Mel Wagner
Ann Johnson
Leslie Hines
Watson Buckman
Area Church Schedules in Mount Dora and Surrounding Towns
Local church listings show multiple congregations with service times this week. Mount Dora Baptist Church, Community Church, Methodist Church, Church of God, Church of Christ, Eustis First Church of Christ Scientist, Sorrento Presbyterian, and Tangerine Community Church publish Sunday worships from 9:45 to 11 a.m. and evening services, plus midweek activities and choir rehearsals across several denominations.
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Mount Dora
Sixth and Tremain
James H. Sutley
Eustis First Church OF Christ Scientist
Lemon and Grove
Sunday Church Programs and Sermons Across Local Congregations
The Methodist Youth Fellowship starts a new Sunday evening series at 6 30 with George Hawks speaking on the work of Ms Diane TeStrake next Sunday’s leader. Rev Robert M Blackburn preaches A Magnificent Obsession in morning and The Abundant Life in the evening. Baptist pastor James H Sutley addresses Pressed in Spirit and Foolish Reasoning. Dr Robert R Reed continues Apostolic Creed on The Second Coming and the Final Judgment. Sorrento Presbyterian led by Rev E O Sutherland now at 11 am with Sin and Salvation as the hymn and topic.
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Methodist Church
Robert M. Blackburn
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Onion
George Hawks
Diane TeStrake
The
Baptist Church
James H. Sutley
Robert R. Reed
Sorrento Presbyterian Church
E. O. Sutherland
Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Meet in Tavares Saturday
Lake county Pi Beta Phi alumnae will gather Saturday at 2 30 p.m. at Mrs William Hay wood home in Tavares. Mrs Melissa Cornish president urges all Pi Phis to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Pi Beta Phi
William Haywood
Tavares
Bushong To Speak To Federation At Eustis
University of Florida speaker Charles Bushong will address the Lake County Federation of Women’s Clubs at the Woman’s Club in Eustis today. Mrs. Lucile Tally announces the event with Mrs. William Prinz in charge. The meeting begins at 10 a.m. and includes Karl Lehmann speaking on his White House Conference on Youth experience. Luncheon at 12:30.
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Charles Bushong
University of Florida
United Nations
Mount Dora
Lake County
White House
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