Balmy Florida Weekend Brings Town News and Reflections
Local columns recount a sunny Sunday in Mount Dora with outside activity and a pasted letter from Evanston Illinois about a snowbound trek to Hartford. The piece notes visitors from Detroit, the city hall charm, a 57th wedding anniversary gift, PTA service milestones, a citrus luncheon at Lakeside Inn, and Mount Dora High School basketball crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Blanche Edgerton
Evanston
Ill
St. Matthew’s Episcoal Church
Washington
Hartford
Conn
Philadelphia
Weather Bureau
New York
Garden State Parkway
Big City
Tappan Zee
Hudson River
Red Cross
Tarrytown
E. Scott
Dora Way
Scotts
Detroit
Leo Coughlin
Mount Dora
Coughlin
Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office
Nive Cary
Shirley Brown
H. J. Heinz Company
Mamie Lee Gilbert
Milner- Rosenwald Academy
PTA
Gilbert
Lakeside Inn
Dick Edgerton
Lake Dora
Crusaders Ball Reimagines Middle Ages For Lake County
Lake County reads a medieval revival at the Eustis Community Center on March 15 as the Cancer Crusaders Ball transforms the hall into a castle. Knights of honor include local banks and lenders funding the cause with donations of 100 dollars each. Frankie Abel chairs the event with Mrs. Chloe Boggus and Mrs. Joan Wollin guiding committees. A champagne breakfast follows the dance, funded by Alfred Briese who donated eleven thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cancer Crusaders
Lake County
American Cancer Society
Clee Boggus
Mercedes Proctor
Lake County Unit
Dot Coursey
Dotty Stebbins
Jean Waillin
Frankie Abel
Eustis Community Center
Winifred Langley
Peggy Beasley
Cancer
Knights of Old
Knights of Honor
Financial Institutions
Medical Auxiliary
First National Bank and Trust Company of
Eustis
First State Bank and Trust Company of
First Federal Savings and Loan Company of
Umatilla State Bank
First National Bank of
Joan Wollin
Leesburg
PEO
W.O. Dauber
Clarence Blickensderfer
Cecil Bothwell
Audrey Welsh
Bettye Ray
Betty Brelsford
Champagne Breakfast
Mt. Dora
Alfred Briese
Dessert Bridge at Mount Dora Yacht Club Planned
Mount Dora Yacht Club hosts its Annual Dessert Bridge Party on March 18 at 12 30 p m organized by the Ladies Committee to raise funds for club facilities Committee members include Mrs Bernard McCabe chairwoman and assignments such as door prizes decorations waitress es publicity tickets raffle tables and table tickets Donations are five dollars per table and tickets may be obtained Thursday and Sunday evenings at the Yacht Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
H. Hosford
E. A. Nimnicht
Sud
Ralph Sargent
Walter Brooker
Howell Jones
Roy Christopher
Yacht Club
Elderly Home Safety Drives and Aids Highlighted
The article warns that illness and injury threaten seniors, with home hazards causing many accidents. It urges extra stair lighting and rubber bath mats to prevent falls, noting safety items and a local store with a complete assortment and a pharmacy ready to fill prescriptions.
Seabrook's Pharmacy and Mount Dora Home Hunt
Seabrook's Pharmacy at 639 North Donnelly Street noted in a public listing. A separate sentence offers a home improvement tip advising soap on wood screws to ease threading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seabrook’s Pharmacy
Donnelly ST
Mount Dora
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jane Barker
J.L. Reeves
Mount Dorans
Reeves
C.K. Bair
St. Petersburg
Carbondale, Ill
Cane Country
Mount Dora High School
Crusaders
Py Brunswick
W. Fifth
Sally Dress Shop
Jennie
Alexander St
Bill Seabrook
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