Floods bring ruin in Findlay and midwest towns
Read stories from Findlay Ohio where a furniture store flooded twice this winter with over 46 inches of water. Debris and muck followed receding floods as residents moved possessions to safety and faced cleanup. The piece also notes visits from Ohio and Massachusetts residents and light local social notes with quotes from Thackeray.
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Mid-West
Egbert
Howard H. Ridlebaugh
Findlay
Ohio
Summer Wedding Plans for Heinze and Dunn
Mount Dora announces the engagement of Marguerite Heinze to Wiley Sam Dunn of Bartow Florida. Marguerite a Florida Southern junior majoring in elementary education and member of Alpha Gamma Delta. Dunn a Florida Southern senior in economics and business administration and veteran who served in Korea. Plans for an early summer wedding.
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A. Paul Heinze
Mount Dora
Marguerite
Wiley Sam Dunn
Sam Dunn
Bartow
Florida
Hinsdale High School
Hinsdale
Florida Southern College
Lakeland
Alpha Gamma’ Delta
Dunn
Summerlin Institute of Bartow
Delta Sigma Pi
Lambda Chi Alpha
Phi Mu Alpha
Sixth Short Course Friday in Golden Triangle Home Garden Series
The sixth meeting of the Golden Triangle Home Gardeners Short Course will be held Friday at 8 PM in the Eustis Woman's Club building. Harry W. Fogg, State Plant Board Inspector and Mount Dora Men's Garden Club member, will discuss selecting fruit trees and care including planting watering fertilization and pruning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Triangle Home Gardeners
Eustis
Self made men urged to choose materials carefully
A cautionary note urges artisans and builders to scrutinize supplies and components. It emphasizes the risk of poor materials undermining effort and results, advising diligence in sourcing and verification of quality.
Salvation Army couple's Florida visit and family ties
Lt Col and Mrs Ernest Marshall of 1115 Washington Rd are featured as dedicated Salvation Army workers with a long career across U S cities including New York Territorial HQ. Their children include Arthur, a Yale Divinity School graduate and Methodist preacher in Waterbury, and daughters Mrs John Woodcock and another daughter. Neighbors and visitors share upbeat notes about birthdays and family arrivals as the Marshalls settle in Sylvan Shores Florida.
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Ernest Marshall
Washington Rd
Marshall
North Dakota
Salvation Army
Col. Marshall
United States
Territorial
New York City
John Woodcock
Arlington
N. J
John
Arthur
Madeline
Yale University
Yale Divinity School
Methodist Church
Waterbury
Conn
Norman Halk
Ernest
Marshalls
Joseph Fuller
Trenton
N.ow
Val Wetmore
Westland Rd
Bonnell W. Clark
Darien
Zodiac Signs Classify Flower Show Section
The Lake County Flower Show theme 1959 is Heavens Above. The artistic arrangement division uses 12 Zodiac signs Aries through Libra as classifications with interpretive designs of fresh and dried flowers and foliage. Three groups Let There Be Light feature Sun Moon and Stars. Shooting Stars covers corsages. Exhibits open March 9 and March 12 with public viewing from 2 p.m. for judging and ribbons.
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Lake County
Aries
Taurus
Aquarius
Sagittarius
Pisces
Virgo
Gemini
Leo
Capricornus
Scorpius
Shooting Stars
Passion Play Begins Seventh Florida Season at Lake Wales
The Black Hills Passion Play opens its seventh winter season in Lake Wales Florida at the Lake Wales Amphitheatre with a 200 performer cast led by Josef Meier as the Christus. Performances run Tuesday Thursday Saturday and Sunday nights through April 19 with twilight shows at 6 p.m. on Sundays and 7 30 p.m. otherwise. The outdoor stage spans about two blocks and cost over 125000 to build attracting an audience of about 200000 since its Florida run began.
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Black Hills
Florida
Lake ‘Wales
Josef Meier
Christus
Lake Wales
Tangerine Club Holds Fund-Raiser
The Tangerine Garden club hosted a dessert bridge and canasta party last Thursday at the Tangerine Community Hall. Organized by officers and committee chairs led by Mrs. Arvid E. Anderson with assistance from Mrs. H. R. Campbell, the event may become the club’s annual fundraiser in coming years.
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Tangerine Garden Club
Tangerine Community Hall
Arvid E. Anderson
H. R. Campbell
The Cherokee Rose as Georgia state flower grows at home
The Cherokee Rose, a Chinese climbing rose naturalized across the South, is Georgia’s state flower and Lakes and Hills Garden Club’s club flower. It thrives with minimal care, propagates by cuttings or layering, and suits fences or trellises. Propagation tips include moisture, organic fertilizer, pruning, and simple air layering. सह
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China
South
Georgia
Lakes and Hills
Rotary Members Tour Air Force Base
Over 35 Dora Rotary Club members toured M Air Force Base on Tuesday as guests of Capt. Walter Hoffhines. They inspected base facilities and were shown jet interceptors and communications gear. Hoffhines addressed the Nov 9 club meeting and invited members to visit the Strategic Air Command base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Rotary Club
M Air Force Base
Walter Hoffhines
321St Air Police
Hoffhines
Strategic Air Command
Cherokee Rose Beautifies Heist Estate and Nearby Roads
The article notes Cherokee Roses as roadside beautification along the Heist Estate at Lake Jem with blooms along canes placed nearly flat to keep tips moist. A quarter mile fence training near the estate shows a scenic stretch, peaking in late March near Trimble Park Road toward Lake Ola, illustrating the climbing potential.
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Lake Jem
Trimble Park Road
Lake Ola
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M. D. Mosier
Lodi
George E. Bissell
Ina Webster
Tampa
Cone
Vermont
van Hefflin
Erick
Columbus
Dan Sullivan
Bakerst
George M. Fellows
Ashland
Mass
Allan L. Tyler
Fellows
Mrs. Tyler
Dennison Mfg. Co
Framingham, Mass
Robert G. Wells
Judy Baker
Lake Gertrude
Dr. Wells
George Amory
Duluth, Minn
Florida Sun
Thane T. Sponsel
Ted Keller
Henry Stein
Kellers
Ansalem Dobbs
Greenfield
Chesters
Dwight E. Whitehill
Rainbow Ridge
Raymond Woodard
Hutchinson
Kan
Woodard
Howard Nash
Jefferson
Iowa
Dwight Whitehills
Heinze
Inez Thomas
Donnelly St
LAKE
Sylvan
Sylvan Shores
Rachael K. Sanders
Evergreen
Passion Play
North Boulevard
Leesburg, Fla
Tangerine Club
Margaret E. Putnam
Azalea Circle
Rotary
A. F. Base
Mount Dora Institution
the Memorial Home
Senior Citizens Cor
Ninth Ave
Grandview
Oris
Mount Dora, Florida
Duick
First National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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