Lt. Tommy Shipes Receives Permanent Citation for Ocean War Action
Lt. (jg) Shipes son of Mr and Mrs G Shipes Mount Dora earned a permanent citation for his Gold Star in lieu of the Second Air Medal while with Composite Squadron 8 on USS Nehenta Bay during operations at Okinawa June 2 1945. He helped plan and execute unscheduled strikes, braved 300 foot runs under heavy anti aircraft fire, aided in destroying buildings closing an enemy cave and damaging troop and supply concentrations before returning to duty in the United States Naval Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manent
Shipes
Naval Air Station
Banana
Nelents Bay
Okinawa
Composite Squadron 8
Nehenta Bay
Katena
United States Naval Service
Yacht Club Notes Highlight Social Week Activities
Yacht Club saw numerous parties and social gatherings as members enjoyed Steward Turner’s offerings. A lovely Tuesday evening party honored guests Mrs Joe Those and Mrs J Thompson with a cocktail before a fine dinner. Committee events included Mount Dora Golf Club annual meeting and Valentine’s Day dessert bridge in the Club lounge with prize winners named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yacht Club
Steward Turner
William Louthan
Joe
Letty A
J. Thompson
Stewart Turner
Bridge
Commodore Kennedy
Mount Dora Golf Club
George Keller
Ray Blanchard
Robert Jaques
Matthias Caley
F. P. Alberry
B. Shroeder
Henry Land
Ed Nimnicht
Collins
Harold Goforth
Community Club Concert Delights Mount Dora Audience
The Community Club presented a fine Tuesday concert in Mount Dora to broad praise. Artists Alphonse Carlo and Katherine Carlo performed works by Handel Brahms Chopin and Kreisler with Carlo using a 1658 Amati violin. The Stetson University Glee Club is set to perform next. Ticket sellers must report results to the Chamber of Commerce this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Alphonse Carlo
Katherine Carlo
Brahms
Chopin
Kreisler
Carlo
Stetson University Glee Club
Wos Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Caley Banner
Gayle Redditt Re-enlists After Navy Service
William Gayle Redditt re-enlists in the U S Coast Guard after four years six months and four days in the Navy. He served in every theatre of operations in the late war and participated in four major battles. He was sworn in Wednesday at Tampa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gayle Redditt
U. S. Coast Guard
Navy
Tampa
Anil
Forte
March of Dimes Collections Report From Mount Dora
The March of Dimes raised funds totaling 253.72 with contributions from Mount Dora Public Schools, Woman's Club, Kiwanis, OK Barber Shop, Story Bros. Grocery, Mount Dora Hardware, Clark's Sandwich Shop, Grand Leader, Piggly Wiggly and First National Bank among others. Donations ranged widely from 439 at the A and P to 35 cents, with several individuals including a newsboy and a hardworking woman giving coins in the Topic box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organiza
Mount Dora
Woman's Club
Limos Club
Kiwanis Club
Mr. Ha
Pharmacy
Story Bros. Grocery
Mount Dora Hardware Co
Topic
Clark’s Sandwich Shop
Grand Leader
Piggly Whculy
First National Bank
A&p
Dora
Weather and minor accidents tarnish Mount Dora days
The piece recalls a warm spell followed by two cold snaps in Mount Dora. It notes light citrus damage possible, and reports a notable parking mishap when a door opened into a passing truck. It also observes fewer backing accidents due to parallel parking rules on Donnelly and Fifth avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora
Florida
Tom
Donnelly and
Fifth Avenues
Baptist Church Bible School and Services Schedule
The Baptist Church lists Bible School at 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Training Union at 6:15 p.m. Evening Worship at 7:30 p.m. WMU meets Monday at 3:00 p.m. Sunbeams meet Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. Midweek service Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Choir rehearsal Sunday at 7:00 p.m. Pastor Sutley’s morning sermon titled Consec ration and evening sermon on Reverence. The chorus choir to perform at each service.
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Bible School
Training Union
WMU
Rehversal Seaoday
Sutley
Morning and Evening Worship at First Methodist Church
The service schedule includes a 11:00 AM morning worship with Rev. George Gibson preaching The Deep of Religion. Evening worship at 7:30 PM features a Hymn Fest and The Most Durable Power in the World. Palm Sunday confirmation class begins Monday at 3:30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
George Gibson
Gibson
Wilma Rogers
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Chester Conelly
Sylvan Shores
Lions Club Meeting Time Change Notice
About 50 Lions at Ad Ce-none high school gathered for a special meeting. The Friday night session will start at 7 o'clock instead of 7 30 to accommodate a special program and avoid running late. Remember 7 o'clock.
Community Church Sermon and Activities Schedule
Dr James Austin Richards will discuss A Man's Job at the Sunday service. The Bible Class meets in the church chapel at 10 o clock and will study Job's closing chapter next Sunday. The church has contributed $2102 in voluntary gifts for European feeding efforts this season, with $456.83 raised this year. Next church membership opportunity is March second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Austin Richards
Etta Austin McDonald
Europe
Sun State Stores to Open in Zellwood Amid Town Growth
Zellwood announces Sun State Stores, a modern department store under C. M. Jones Jr., offering men’s women’s and children’s wear, work clothing, home goods, and light hardware. Opening Friday February 21 at 10, cash-only pricing aims at economy and style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zellwood
C. M. Jones, Jr
Sun State Stores, Inc
Sun State Stores
M. Jones, Jr
Claude Jones
C. M. Jones
Alabama
Jones
Alabama Mills, Inc
Sun State
Lake County Sees Over $1.1 Million in 1947 Road Work
Lake County receives 1 161 840 00 in construction in the 1947 tentative State Road Department budget. The largest item 704 000 000 targets Federal Route 19 from Clermont to Polk County line. A Tom Cooley of Mount Dora chairs the Lake County Highway Committee and praises state support led by R T Carleton of Plymouth in the fifth division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
State Road Department
Clermont
Polk County
Tom Cooley
Mount Dora
Church of Christ Services on Fifth Avenue
Regular services at the Church of Christ on Fifth Avenue include Bible study at 10:00 a.m. preaching and communion at 11:00 a.m. Evening service at 7:00 p.m. Men and Ladies Bible studies listed with times. Thursday all Bible study at 7:30 p.m. Visitors welcome.
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Church of Our Fifth Avenue
County C of C Directors Meet Today in Tavares Florida
Lake County Chamber of Commerce directors convene for the February 20 meeting at 2 30 p m in the Home Demonstration Building on the Court House grounds Tavares. This is the last meeting before the Florida Sportsmen’s Legislation session and several important items are to be considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Court House
Tavares
Florida Sportsmens
Townsend plan talk announced in Eustis meeting
Mr Wayne B Albers Townsend representative for Florida and regional director for Florida Mississippi Alabama and Georgia will speak in Eustis Monday February 24 at 7 30 p m to explain Townsend happenings in Washington and update on the Townsend Legislative Bureau in the 80th Congress All Townsend Clubs and interested residents invited a large Orange County turnout expected in the basement meeting room
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Wayne B. Albers
Townsend
Florida
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Eustis
Washington
Townsend Legislative Bureau
Townsend Club
Orange County
Lake Kiwanis Publicizes Lake Creeley 4H Club
A Kiwanis Magazine feature highlights Lake Creeley and the Boys 4H Club at Crippled Children’s Home in Umatilla. The Lake County Kiwanis clubs sponsor the group under County Agent R Norris and Assistant County Agent Jeff Hill.
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Lake Creeley
Crippled Childrens Home
Umatilla
Kiwanis Clubs
Lake County
Kiwanians
R. Norris
Jeff Hill
Stetson Glee Club to Feature Harold M Giffin Tuesday
Stetson University Glee Club directed by Harold M Giffin will perform at the Community Building on Tuesday February 25 at 8 pm under Community Club sponsorship. Giffin, noted tenor and conductor, has appeared with orchestras and on NBC and Columbia networks and served as Communications Officer on Admiral Nimitz staff. Accompanist Alma Grantham, a senior at Yes University, will join the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold M. Giffin
Stetson University Glee Club
Community Club
Orchetra
South
East
Midwest
NBC
Columbia National
Admiral Nimitz
Guam
Denison University
Granville
Ohio
of Music
Eastman School of Music
Rochester
N. Y
Adelin Fermin
Arthur Kraft
Allen F. Schirmer
Herman Genhart
Emanuel Balaban
Alma Grantham
Yes University
A. Lake V. HL. Grantham
Sanford
Purdy Family Winter Visit Arrives in Mount Dora
A Michigan family group from Gagetown and Lauderdale arrives in Mount Dora for a brief winter visit. Members include Mr and Mrs James L Purdy, Mr and Mrs Leslie C Purdy, Mrs George W Purdy, Mr and Mrs Clare T Purdy, and Dr and Mrs P L Fritz. They plan sightseeing and reminiscences during their stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Mount Dora
James L. Purdy
Leslie C. Purdy
George W. Purdy
Gagetown
Clare T. Purdy
Lauderdale
Wis
P. L. Fritz
I. Mich
Popular Young Man Promoted
Friends of Alvin McDaniel, longtime manager at the local Piggly Wiggly, announce his promotion to a Lovett Super Market in De Land. He began the move Monday morning to take over the new store, and his wife Libby Drawdy will join him later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin McDaniel
Manuars
Piggly Wiggly Mart
DeLand
Libby Drawdy
Mount Dora
World Day of Prayer Observed by Mount Dora Churches
The World Day of Prayer will be observed by Mount Dora churches with a three o'clock Friday service at Community Church led by Mrs. Etta Austin McDonald. The event, held on the first Friday in Lent, has a global tradition and is warmly invited to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Etta Austin McDonald
Fishermen haul notable bass catches at lake outing
Ed Ryan returned from the lake Tuesday morning with a seven pound bass, described as bright in color. Earlier C. E. Abbott landed a six percent pounder, but Ryan overtook him with a bigger catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Ryan
C. E. Abbott
Mr. Ryan
Monthly High School Concert Showcases 3rd and 4th Grades
Readers are invited to a February concert at the Community Building featuring performances by primary and chorus groups. Selections include God Our Father, Softly Now the Light of Day, and works from Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, and Sousa with band, glee club, and choir pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chilpone Coast
God Our Father
Jose M. Beebide
Weber
al Haynes
Washington Post
John Philip Sousa
F. Buchtel
Glee Club
A. Whitea
Gounod
Verdi
O. N. Russell
Jose M. Bedi
Co. M. Weber
Mount Dora Golf Club re-elects directors to 1947 48 term
At the Mount Dora Golf Club annual meeting held February 11 at the Yacht Club all directors were re-elected through 1947-48. Joe Swift requests relief as secretary. officers named include Willard Wadsworth president Alfred Rehbaum vice president J B Griswold secretary treasurer and others. Golf Pro Stanley Kuznick and wife left due to illness. course had its best week since opening despite rain and wind attracting many out of town players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
S. C. Colley
Thos. H. Cooley
Govrdon Folger
Carl S. Graves
W. M Kennedy
H. D. Overhiser
J. B. Swift
J. M. Turner
Stanley Kuznick
North
Lenten Service at First Methodist Church Continue Next Wednesday
Religious Emphasis Week features Rev. George Gibson delivering part two of Words from the Cross with the message It Is Never too Late. Music includes Reba Turner Gibson Grace Conway John Hawkins James Vincent and Nada Lewis McVicar. Dr Francis Harvey Green to visit March 2 9 to lead sessions and preach. Green formerly Pennington School headmaster and linked to Rollins College and affiliated groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
Ross Dutton
George Gibson
Reba Turner Gibson
Grace Conway
John Hawkins
James E. Vincent
Nada Lewis McVicar
Francis Harvey Green
M.lf
M.F
Peer
Growth of lawn bowling in the United States noted
Arthur Hartley reports rapid expansion of lawn bowling from 87 greens and 6 500 members in 1941 to 372 clubs and 38 000 bowlers today. He predicts further growth could outshine neighbors across the Canadian line as the sport gains popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wecoe Oes
Arthur Hartley
Arthur
Orlando
Robert C. Thomas
Mount Dora Club
Charles D. Weeks
Milwaukee Lawn Bowling Association
Emmet L. Richardson
Simeon E. Robinson
Boston Bowling Green Club
Tommy
Britain
Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club
Mount Dora
Florida
Harold Esch
North Central Florida
Daytona
New Smyrna
de- Land
Animated Magazine Set for 20th Rollins Publication
Rollins College in Winter Park will publish the Animated Magazine for the 20th time during Founders Week on Sunday February 23. Contributors include William Douglas Fred Stone Joe Tinker Alexander Weddell Eldridge Hayes Kathryn Hanna and Dr E O Grover will serve as publisher. Paula Stone has been invited to contribute and her father Fred Stone expects to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Rollins College
Winter Park
William Douglas
U. S. Supreme Court
Fred Stone
Joe Tinker
Alexander W. Weddell
Spain
Eldridge Hayes
Modern Industry
Kathryn Abbey Hanna
Paula Stone
Fred
Hamilton Holt
Rollins
Miss Stone
Sweetearts
Red Mill
Holt
E. O. Grover
National Gallery Slides To Be Shown Tonight
The Art League presents colored slides of the National Gallery in Washington tonight at 8 in the Community Auditorium. The pictures are described as exceptional and open to all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Gallery
The
Art League
Washington
Mount Dora Art League Meets at Blanche Bryant Home
The Mount Dora Art League will gather at Mrs. Blanche Bryant's Tangerine home next Wednesday February 26 at 2 30 postponement not noted and members urged to bring works for critique and display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Mary B Gilson To Speak On Industrial Relations Forum
Dr Mary B Gilson renowned authority on industrial relations will speak at the fifth Forum Series lecture in the Community Church Monday February 24 at 8 pm The talk titled Industrial Relations will be followed by a questions and discussion The public is invited with no admission charged a plate collection will defray expenses
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary B. Gilson
L.L. D
Mary Barnett Gilson
Phi Beta Kappa
Guggenheim
University of Chicago Round Table
Gilson
Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association
Great Britain
George Allen and Unwin
London
England
Sugar Stamp Value Change Delays Five Pound Ration
A. D. Simpson Jr an OPA sugar official says five pound sugar stamps No 53 will expire March 31 instead of April 30 in Atlanta. A new ten pound stamp becomes valid April 1 and will be planned to meet needs with no extra canning stamps this year. The change aims to stretch supply by issuing 100 pounds at a time rather than five.
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A. D. Simpson, Jr
OPA
Atlanta
National Miniature Auto Races at Eustis Preview
National miniature auto races set for February 22 and 23 as part of the Eustis Washington's Birthday Celebration. Races run 9:00 a.m. to noon Saturday and 9:00 a.m. to dark Sunday. W A Baker predicts the event will be the largest of its kind in the South with up to 100 cars, drawing entrants from Indianapolis Chicago Washington DC and New York City. These cars weigh under 10 pounds and exceed 100 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis
Eustis Washington
W. A. Baker
Eustis Miniature Race Association
South
Indianapolis
Chicago
Washington, D. C
New York City
Basketball Conference Tournament Schedule and Fees
Conference tournament games listed for February 21 to February 24 with 7:30 start times except January 9 one. admissions include Sears tax. Elementary games priced at 15 cents. Location notation references Umatila and Occee areas with school snore noted.
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Cccccseseseseeene
Umatila
Sears
Snore Boc
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Tommy Shipes
Ge) — Oe
USNR
G. Shipes
Yacht Club Notes
Gayle Redditt
March of Dimes
Lions
Church of Christ
County C. OF C
Kiwanis. Magazine
Stetson Glee Club
H. M. Giffin
a.Allegero
Beethoven
Largo
New World Symphony
Dvorak
Metcalf
Mischa
Lawn Bowling News
Animated Magazine
Methodist and
Community Churches
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