Lake County Federation of Women’s Clubs Meeting Planned
An all day Lake County Federation of Women’s Clubs gathering is set for February 28 in Lake County. Mrs Fleshman and Miss Virginia Robie of Rollins College will speak on interior decorating and answer questions. A short play by Mount Dora Junior Club follows. All members and the public are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeounty Federation of Women’s Clubs
Ing
Federation
Tice
Fleshman
Virginia Robie
Rollins College
House Beautiful
Mount Dora
Woman's Club
Mount Dora Edges Daytona In Tight Bowling Meet 75 70
Mount Dora defeated Daytona 75 to 70 in a hard fought bowling match. Skips Eckis Sprague Bradner and Thomas led Mount Dora with partner lineups, while Daytona’s Stedel Bauer Shanley Lyons competing closely. The DeLand recap will appear next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Daytona
Skip Eckis
Maben
Downes
Converse
E. Stedelbauer
Skip Sprague
Dexter
Urquhart
Wilmot
Skip Stedelbauer
Skip Bradner
Den
Boats and Passengers Enjoy Scenic Florida Trips
A sequence of daytime cruises from Umatilla and nearby lakes featured the City of Dora with Captain Wise and Velma Nice, the Silver Spray dining at Silver Springs, and a Dora Canal trip. Passengers included Mrs. DeVault and many others, glimpsing alligators and varied birds along Dead River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umatilla
Dora
Captain Wise
Velma Nice
Ceeds
George DeVault
D. H. Bickers
Chas. G. Giles
E. L. Atkinson
Chas. Embry
Blanche Sub
C. E. Johnson
James R. Kinard
Eustis
Harris
Treasure Island
Robert
Dead River
Musical Church Service At Methodist Church Sunday Night
Mr Norman H Gallie and Mr Harry Day of Eustis will perform on Cathedral Music program at 7 30 Sunday. Day will play a composition and Gallie discuss church music. Westminster Chimes and choir selections planned. Probation Choristers Jean Hiley and Mabel Claire Wyatt named as model choristers for last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman H. Gallie
Harry Day
Eustis
Methodist Church
Day
Gallie
Westminster
The
Jean Hiley
Mabel Claire Wyatt
Town Vacation Event Hosted by Mrs Evans and Club
A brief note records a Washington's Birthday evening event in town hosted by Mrs Evans and the Junior Woman's Club committee. The gathering features community members and local support for civic activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomy
Washington
Animated Magazine Set for Rollins College Publication
Rollins College hosts the Twelfth volume launch of Animated Magazine during Founder's Week. An expected audience of 5,000 will hear national figures read their contributions on the campus stage at 2:30 p.m. The issue features Dr. Charles Seymour, Arthur Hays Sulzberger, Fred Stone, Elvira Garner, Thomas Dreier, Louise Homer, James Branch Cabell, Frank King, Dr. Jesse Feiring Williams, and Margaret McBride among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollins College
Winter Park
Charles S. Seymour
Arthur Hays Sulzberger
The
New York Times
Fred Stone
Elvira Garner
Ezekiel
Thomas Dreier
Louise Homer
Metropolitan Opera
James Branch Cabel
Frank O. King
Gasoline Alley
Jesse Feiring Williams
Ee May
Margaret McBride
Martha Deane
Woman’s Hour
Mount Dora Shuffles to Victory Over Clermont Guests
Ten Mount Dora players faced ten from All States Tourist Club at Eustis winning 20 games to 10. Mount Dora also swept five matches at Clermont with high scores and plans a return at Sanford Saturday as Celery City clubs had played here two weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
All States Tourist Club
Eustis
Boggs
Allen and Boggs
Mills and Linemore
Clermont
Ball and Diver
Workman and Delaney
Hall and Wilson
Coston and Hodge
Chasmar
Henry and Snyder
Short
Getchell
Johnson
Bundridge
Sanford
Celery
Pythians and Sisters Observe Diamond Jubilee
Mount Dora Pythian Lodges mark Diamond Jubilee Week of the Knights of Pythias with a joint open meeting. Visiting knights from Dade City Kissimmee Orlando Apopka and Eustis attended. Hon Kenneth Barnes and G W Hawkins spoke. Benders Orchestra provided music. About 15 Mount Dora Knights plan to attend Orlando Jubilee event Friday. A turkey dinner and floor show preceded the meeting with 15 initiates planned for Page rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Order of Knights of Pythias
Dade City
Kissimmee
Orlando
Apopka
Eustis
Kenneth Barnes
G. W. Hawkins
Benders Orchestra
Mount Dora Lodge
Welcome Lodge
Grand Lodge
Fine Concert By the Eolian Trio at Tourist Club
The Tourist Club hosted a successful winter program featuring the Eolian Trio with Gretchen Cox on violin Hilda Knapp on harp and a guest pianist. They offered Paderewski Minuet Delibes Naila and several cello and harp solos with encores praised by the audience Marguerite Pierce delivered charming monologues and the trio closed with the Sleeping Beauty Waltz. The next event is a travelogue lecture by John Everington on February 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eolian
Gretchen Cox
Hilda Knapp
Gahian Sak Poe
Paderewski
Naila
Delibes
Mount Dora
Marguerite Pierce
John Everington
Dioramas Featured At Central Florida Expo in Orlando
An Orlando fair February 27 to March 4 will showcase dioramas heading to the New York World's Fair. Smaller dioramas include a City of Orlando scene across Lake Eola and vistas from the Overseas Highway to Key West, plus murals by Byron Stephens and Sam Stoltz. A Florida building model for the World Fair and mounted birds by J. E. Wallace are also on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando
Florida
Municipal
Lake Eola
Miami
Key West
Florida State College For Women
Wakulla Springs
Ringling Art Museum
Strawberry Field
McKee Jungle Gardens
Palatka Ravine Gardens
Byron Stephens
Sam Stoltz
J. E. Wallace
Kiwanis Meeting Hears Citrus Marketing Talk
Hon Spessard Holland of Bartow spoke at the Kiwanis meeting held at the Stores Hotel. The discussion centered on citrus marketing, with Florida Citrus Commission advertising details and samples shown by D Bryan Ransburg. Guests included Ralph Rose, Sumner Wiley, and F M Hadlock. A M Engelhard won the attendance prize. Tickets for the Kiwanis Frolic on February 24–25, Gunga Din at the Princess, were distributed to members. Proceeds benefit Boy Scouts and Underprivileged Child programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spessard Holland
Bartow
Kiwanis Aoe
S Stores
Holland
Eee
Charles Rotary
Florida Citrus Commission
Don R. Ransburg
Florida
Arthur Kudner
D. Bryan Ransburg
Ralph Rose
Sanford
Sumner K. Wiley
Chevy Chase
F. M. Hadlock
Mount Dora
A. M. Engelhard
R. J. Morse
Joe Swift
Kiwanis Frolic
Princess
Kiwanis
Soprano Miss Dorothy Orton Delights Audiences at Villa Dora
Miss Dorothy Orton returned from a European tour to present a three stop Florida program at Villa Dora Saturday night with Helen Moore of Rollins College on piano. Selections included Chanson triste Au bord de la mer Le miroir Dansons la gigue and pieces by Purcell Beethoven Schubert Puccini Sinding Tchaikowsky and Rachmaninoff. Friends of Villa Dora attended the event.
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Dorothy Orton
Villa Dora
Europe
Paris
Vienna
Florida
Rollins College
Vinoy Park ‘ Hotel
Helen Moore
Miss Orton
Dupare
L. Aubert
LeMiroir
Ferrari
Poldowski
Purcell
Beethoven
Schubert
Punccini
Sinding
Tachaikowsky
Rachmaninoff
Poppy Day a Success Says American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary reports a very successful Poppy Day thanking volunteers and buyers. Poppy tables were run by Auxiliary members with help from Girl Scouts Ann Ingram Freida Stevenson Betty Cooper Christie Dougherty Jacqueline Blackman Grace Lee Marilyn Johnson Alma Cooper Dorothy Geiger Frances Faye Thompson Libby Drawdy Joy MacLelland and Ruth and Faye Shipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Ann Ingram
Freida Stevenson
Betty Cooper
Christie Dougherty
Jacquline Blackman
Grace Lee
Marilyn Johnson
Alma Cooper
Dorothy Geiger
Frances Faye Thompson
Libby Drawdy
Joy MaclLelland
Ruth
Faye Shipes
Boy Scout Benefit Supper Announcement
Remember the Boy Scout supper to be served in the Community Building on March 10 for a special cause. Please buy tickets in advance from the Boy Scouts and watch for a fuller notice in next week’s ic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Fuller
Flower Show Slated by Mount Dora Woman's Club
The annual flower show sponsored by the Woman's Club of Mount Dora will take place in the Immunity Building on March 14 and 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club of
Mount Dora
Immunity Building
Waterways Congress ends as regatta winds down
The Florida Waterways Congress closes a successful meeting while the Orange Box Regatta nears completion with prams sailing in strong wind. Full report to follow next week.
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Florida Waterways Congress
State Chamber reports January building permits rise
The State Chamber of Reece reported January building permits across 34 municipalities totalled 3,228,885 dollars, up from 2,364,688 dollars in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rida State Chamber of
Reece
Ten Nonfiction Books Highlighted by Current History 1938 List
The Current History Magazine annual selects ten important nonfiction works for 1938, chosen by editors and scholars including John Dewey. Notable entries cover biographies, social essays, and global surveys. This excerpt lists five 1938 picks, five from 1937, and four from 1936 with authors such as Carl Van Doren and Emil Ludwig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Current History Magazine
Current History Literary Advisory Board
John Dewey
Dorot Thompson
Franklin
Carl Vanren
Jonathan Daniels
China
Europe
John Gunther
Sweden
Manquis W. Childs
New England
van Wyck Brooks
Townsend to Speak in Orlando at Coliseum
Dr. Francis E. Townsend author of the Townsend Plan will address an audience in Orlando at the Coliseum on North Orange avenue at 2 p m Sunday February 26. A short entertainment program will precede his introduction by Chairman J L Sparling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis E. Townsend
Orlando
North Orange Avenue
Dr. Townsend
J. L. Sparling
Mary Margaret McBride Joins Rollins Animated Magazine Editors
Mary Margaret McBride the noted newspaper woman and radio columnist will be a contributing editor for Rollins College Animated Magazine. She joins President Hamilton Holt and other contributors broadcasting the Animated Magazine over the Columbia network from Winter Park on February 26. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Arthur Sulzberger of the New York Times are listed among the contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iss Mary Margaret McBride
Rollins College
Miss McBride
Hamilton Holt
Columbia
Winter Park
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Apreen Arthur Sulzberger
Pape
New York Times
Wiece
Mickey Mouse
Florida
Writer Praises Mount Dora Glowing Florida Travel Note
Ann Barclay in Flashes from Florida lauds Mount Dora in north central Florida as a welcoming town with hotels a lake view and warm climate. The visitors enjoy a rambling inn, grapefruit from their window, golf courses orange groves and a Chris-Craft ride on a scenic lake amid cypress and tropical growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Florida
Ann Barclay
Cranbury
N. J
D. E. Condit
Trenton
Condit
Orlando
New England
Orange Grove
Pennsylvania
Florida Canal
Tourist Registration This Week
Listings show several residents across Pennsylvania Ohio and Michigan listed for tourist registration. Names include Mrs Bert McCartney Mrs Wm Latto Mrs Thomas McCartney Mrs J G Hager Mrs E C Cornish and others with shared street 644 Alexander and nearby locations.
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John L. Stevens
New York State
Bert McCartney
Uniontown
Alexander St
Wm. Latto
Uhrichsville
Ohio
Alexander
Thomas McCartney
Farmington
J.G. Hager
E. C. Cornish
Alexander. Forbes, Miller
Omeda
N. Y
Jackson’s
E. C. Leipprandt
Detroit
Mich
East Fifth
Amasa Authes
Gagetown
Car Crash on Highway at Sylvan Shores Injures four
A late Friday crash on the Sylvan Shores highway damaged two cars about 400 dollars. James Appling and F. L. Bortz, driving west, and Ben Beasley with Cal McHaffie of Zellwood, eastbound, suffered minor injuries. Beasley had a broken nose. Zellwood men were arrested and bond posted for intoxicated driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvan Shores
James Appling
F. L. Bortz
Ben Beasley
Cal McHaffie
Zellwood
Appling
Bortz
Beasley
McHaffie
Food Sale Saturday by Kings Daughters at Donnelly venue
The King's Daughters hold a food sale Saturday morning opening at 9 o'clock. Location is 418 Donnelly Avenue in the store room between the A&P and the Topic office. Items include pies cakes doughnuts baked beans salads and more. Proceeds go to a local cause.
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King’s Daughters
Donnelly Avenue
A&p
Topic Office
Winners Of Movie Quiz Contest To Be Announced Monday
The first division of the National $250000 Movie Quiz Contest will name winners at the Princess Theatre on Monday evening February 27. Local winners will be announced on stage and at theatres nationwide as the sealed list is opened, from the $50000 prize to the $1000 prizes.
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Princess Theatre
Motion Pictures
Beautiful Lakefront Home Destroyed by Fire
The fire destroyed the J. Page Laughlin residence overlooking Lake Carlton on Thursday afternoon. The loss runs to many thousands with no possessions saved. The kitchen start was spotted by the maid who alerted Mrs. Laughlin as Mount Dora firefighters reached the scene in record time. By arrival the north wing was gone and the main structure burning beyond control. Mrs Laughlin and Mrs Wolfert now reside in the estate guest house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laughlin
Wolfert
Mount Dora High Leads Central Florida Conference Clears Path
Mount Dora High, seeded first in the Central Florida Conference, travels to Tavares to face Winter Park with the winner advancing to meet either Ocoee or Winter Garden. The schedule includes semifinals Saturday and a championship by week’s end at Tavares High School gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Central Florida
Tavares
Winter Park
Ocoee
Winter Garden
Groveland
St. Cloud
Umatilla
Clermont-Lyman
Montverde- Kissimmee
Apopka
Tavares High School
Public Library Displays College Maps and Yale Photos
Miss Madeleine Milner loaned Mount Dora Library a collection of college maps and pictures. The exhibit includes maps of Wellesley Northwestern Wheaton Smith colleges and the universities of California Michigan and Chicago plus Yale University photographs. The displays in the Reading Room invite public viewing and praise the colorful collection as a valuable library addition.
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Madeleine Milner
Mount Dora
Wellesley
Northwestern
Wheaton
Smith Colleges
California
Michigan
Chicago
Yale. University
Hoopers bungalow sold to Dr and Mrs Stephen winter home
Louis R Tremain reports the sale of the Hoopers bungalow at 747 North Clayton Street to Dr. and Mrs. Winston Stephen of East Long Meadow Massachusetts. The Stephens, touring Florida, purchased the property to use as a winter home and are arranging improvements.
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Louis R.tremain
Hoopers
North
Clayton Street
Winston Stephen
East Long Meadow
Mass
Stephen
Mount Dora
Florida
Dew Drops Reflect Odd Sayings and Moral Notes
A mix of sayings and proverbs on gender roles and family, including a man hiding behind a woman’s skirts as a magician and lines about bread, dough, and parental example. References to spiritual training, Jesus as the way truth and life, and a child’s view on marriage.
Dr Everington To Give Another Fine Lecture Next Week
Dr John Everington, popular in Mount Dora, will present an illustrated lecture titled Sightseeing in Holland for the Tourist Club next Tuesday night February 28. The event replaces a cancelled Rollins College Theatre Players show and promises colorful views of Holland including Amsterdam and the Zuider Zee with bea utiful colored pictures for the whole family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollins College Theatre Players
Fred Stone
John Everington
Mount Dora
Holland
Dr. Everington
Amsterdam
Venice
Hague
Alkmaar
Zuider Zee
London
Belgium
North Sea
Mount Dora Exhibit Wins Blue Ribbon
The Mount Dora Home Demonstration Club at the Lake County Fair won three ribbons a blue red and white Their first prize was for potted plant display The total prize money is 17 50 and final winners will be announced next week once official word is received
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lake County
Kiwanis Frolic Tickets and Mount Dora Events Highlight Week
Tickets for the Kiwanis Frolic urged sales before Friday to fund underprivileged child aid. Mount Dora celebrations included the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Ferris, a dessert bridge, a Florida debut by Dorothy Orton, and a bowling match against Daytona with Mount Dora winning on points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Mount Dora
Edward D. Ferris
Pearl River
N. Y
Elizabeth Hawley
M. Dora Gledhill
H. S. Budgell
J. J.goodwin
Chinese Checkers
Frances Mould
Lois Whitney
Olive Blodgett
Stephenson
George S. Strong
William Dravo
Nell Hubbard
Dorothy Orton
Helene Moore
Rollins College
Orton
A. E. Buttrick
Lancaster
Mass
Moore
Winter Park
Adamas
St. Petersburg
Florida Waterways Congress
Washington
Daytona
Florida Safety Council Backed by Newsmen Support License Law
The Highlander urges support from all newsmen for Florida Safety Council and a strong Drivers License Law and Highway Patrol. The call emphasizes public safety and orderly traffic enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Safety Council
The
Highlander
Also Mentioned on This Page
County Federation
Bowling News
Rollins
Central Fla
Iwanis News
Program OF Song
Mary Margaret McBride
Mount Dora HI
Central
Fla
America
Jesus
Via
Everington
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