No Common Man or Labor, Order is Told
Rev. Mr. Stowe addressed Lake County Scottish Rite Masons in Nashville with remarks on moral ideals and unity with God. He argued that all people are not “common” but collaborators with a higher purpose, citing examples of transformed lives and industry leaders. The event, joined by Ladies of the Lake auxiliary and led by Maj. Joseph Story, drew over 150 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Lodge
Lake County
Nashville
Millard Reid
Mount Dora
Stowe
Mr. Stowe
Ladies of the Lake
Maj
Joseph Story
Mt. Plymouth
Scottish Rite Club
George Stowe
Joseph L. Story
A. L
Holloway
Leesburg
Indian maiden Sagajewa tale at King's Daughters
Mrs. Harriet Bryant in Indian costume depicted the story of Sagajewa who led Lewis and Clark over the Rockies at a King's Daughters meeting. The group voted to donate $10 to aid a crippled boy in Leesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Bryant
Sagajewa
Lewis and Clark
Rockies
King’s Daughters
Leesburg
Chamber drive progress shows funds raised in 1957 push
The Chamber of Commerce drive adds 1200 toward a 7000 goal in week two. City Council transfers 500 from the industrial survey fund to cover current expenditures. Roy Christopher notes a 900 owed on last year’s printed folders. total cost 2500. Industrial survey, started 1955, is 1000 and plans a four city survey in Mount Dora Eustis Umatilla and Tavares to spur central industry. Membership lists include many businesses and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
City Council
Chamber
Roy Christoher
Orlando
Lou L. Heaton
Mount Dora
Eustis
Umatilla
Tavares
Golden Triangle
Christopher
Rehbaum’s Hardware
Rehbaum Co., Inc
Alfred Rehbaum, Sr
Winn- Dixie
Villa Dora
T. G. Lee Dairy
Hill Top
Mary Livermore
A. C
Johnson
Casmer du Dek
Casmer DuDek
R.C. Bardwell
Joseph Russo
H. D. Overhiser
Harold G. Morse
George Archambault
William E. Breckenridge
Ralph Sargent
Harry Brelsford
Stephen Hopkins
William Stewart
W. D. Patton
Harry Patten
C. W. Thorp
Lester Roberts
Frank Theall
W. E. Holler
W.E. Holler
Sheriff Willis McCall
Mary T.white
Avid Zehren
Glen Brown
Ohio Shufflers Invite Members to Sunday Picnic
Ohio Shuffleboard Club members are invited to a Rock Springs picnic this Sunday at 3 p.m. The affair is organized by Mrs. Harold Brown and Mrs. William Sharpe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Rock Springs
Harold Brown
William Sharpe
City to Survey Dog Solutions Elsewhere
Mount Dora faces a canine problem as Mayor Patton plans to survey Leesburg Eustis and Tavares to see how they handle dogs running loose. Council balks at appointing a police dog catcher, citing cost and jurisdiction while weighing an ordinance to require dogs be restrained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Patton
Leesburg
Eustis
Tavares
Mount Dora
Howard Simpson
Mildred Marsh
Lou L. Heaton
Newborns Reported in Mount Dora Family News
Valentine’s Day brought two new citizens to Mount Dora. A girl weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Monroe of 8th Avenue at Durham Young hospital in Leesburg. A boy named Cal Elwood III weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces arrived to Mr. and Mrs. Elwood McHaffie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Durham Young Hospital
Leesburg
Henry Monroe
Elwood McHaffie
Cal Elwood, III
U S Principle On Education Cited at Forum
Dr. E. E. Lewis compares world education systems at a Community forum. He defends an American ideal of free public education from kindergarten through university and criticizes southern laws aimed at delaying integration. He notes Florida’s tough graduate exams and Russia’s large teaching staff, plus Congo mission schools attracting many children and converting many natives to Christianity. He describes Congo under Belgian control as ruled by private cartels profiting from government taxes, shaping the economy and displacing Africans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Congo
E. E. Lewis
University of Florida
Russia
Dr. Lewis
Leopold
Lewis
Garden Spot Advice on Thoughtful Planting and Design
Elsie Lowell offers practical gardening guidance centered on planting in clumps and drifts, balancing beauty with maintenance. She advocates simple, well cared for beds, choosing a few strong specimens, and using generous planting to create a striking display that delights both the gardener and friends. The piece ends with a Lucas Malet quote about seeds, flowers, and fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Flowers for Fun and Fancy Forum Ends Lakes and Hills Club
The Lakes and Hills Garden club wraps its Operation Home Beautiful series with a community forum at the Community building on Friday March 1 titled Flowers for Fun and Fancy. Panelist Mrs R H Schulke of Brecksville Ohio will discuss flower arranging alongside speakers Mrs Howard Young of Clermont on Containers and Backgrounds Mrs J C Traywick of Umatilla on Mechanics and Mrs Raymond Corbin of Leesburg on Line and Design. Moderator is Mrs Daniel H Bishop.
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Home Beautiful
The
Lakes and Hills
Clermont
J. C. Traywick
Umatilla
Lake County
Raymond Corbin
Leesburg
Daniel H. Bishop
Baseball Meeting Set For City Recreation Subgroup
A meeting of all interested in baseball as part of the city's recreation offerings is scheduled for Monday at 8 p.m. at the office of Atty. Roy Christopher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atty
Roy Christopher
Physical appetites cited over soul by Methodist preacher
Rev. James Jones told worshippers at the Methodist church Sunday morning that Americans spend 50 times as much on bodily appetites as on spiritual enterprises. He cited about 9 billion dollars on liquor and 21 billion on gambling, plus many billions on luxuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jones
Methodist Church
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Aussi
Mount Dora, Florida
Henry Fonda
Vera Miles
Alfred Hitchcock
Kelleybrett
Kasey
Pen
Charles Starrett
Sun-Mon
Michael
Bette Davis
Ernest Borgnine
Technicolor
Cofc
Mac
Aluminum Co. of America
Idee Gas Servic
Florida
Apopea
Sanford
Mary Baker Eddy
U. S
Elsie Lowell
Azalea
Lucas Malet
Wise Boat Works
J. G. Ray, JR
Ken ‘Ower
Dacron
Finlayson’s Dry Goods
Florida Symphony
G.M. Proving Ground
Alcan Highway
Alaska
Chevrolet
Clark Chevrolet, Inc
South Bay Street
Armory
Eustis, Florida
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