First President of IceHouse Recalls Theatre's Beginning
Celia Shaw, founding president of IceHouse, recalls the 1948 origins when 18 members transformed an old icehouse on Charles Street into a theatre. The group held sales to fund equipment, rented the space, and staged Return Engagement in 1949, paving Mount Dora’s cultural rise.
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IceHouse
Unser St
Celia Shaw
Ice- House
Mount Dora
Charles St
Cele
Ice House
Metropolitan Opera
Helen Jepson
Akron
Miss Jepson
Shaw
Waterman Memorial Hospital Association
Howey Academy
Historical Society Meets January 16 in Tavares
The Lake County Historical Society will meet Wednesday January 16 at 2 30 p m in the Historical Society Building in Tavares. Members and visitors may view all exhibits. Clark Kaffman of Leesburg will discuss his gun collection. The society president announces regular office hours 2 5 p m Mondays and Saturdays.
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The
Lake County Historical Society
Historical Society
Tavares
Clark Kauffman
Leesburg
Millard V. Coggshall
Minneola
Mount Dora Community Notes Highlight Local Achievements
Florida leads in tree species with 314 varieties and many oaks and pines noted. Local residents earn degrees, celebrate anniversaries, and participate in art exhibits while Pat Frank undergoes hospital care and others plan Virgin Islands trips.
Mrs. C. E. Shaw to present DAR program in Ocklawaha chapter
The February 7 meeting of the Ocklawaha Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will feature Mrs. C. E. Shaw presenting a program on American History at 2:30 p.m. at St. Thomas Parish House Eus tis. The event is hosted by several chapter members and invites visiting Daughters and Children of the American Revolution.
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David Lee
Marian Lee
Mrs. Wilmott
C. E. Shaw
Ocklawaha
Daughters of the American Revolution
St. Thomas Parish House
Eustis
Mesdames R. S. Williams
J. M. Douglas
Alvin C. Banks
C.M. Tyre
W. H. Fogg
H. C. Dart
John Newham
R. J. Shaw
S. O. Sorensen
Fashions Mix Abe Lincoln to Brando Sparks in Spring Cues
Valley reader reports a playful forecast of fashion by the New York Couture Group with insights from Abe Lincoln Stan Laurel Rex Harrison Marlon Brando and Dwight Eisenhower. The piece notes bold head to toe looks including leather slinky dresses turbans and sheet like gowns plus a shift toward ankle length skirts and a lighter mood as robins arrive and kids return to school after Christmas.
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New York City
Abe Lincoln
Lawrence of Arabia
Stan Laurel
Marlon Brando
Dwight Eisenhower
Hallowe’en
Rex Harrison
Henry Higgins
Beach
New York Couture Group
Brando
Dress Pattern No 3266 and Vogue Sandals
Pattern No 3266 offers three pieces cardigan skirt and overblouse with sizes 10 to 18 and fabric needs 2 yards 17 yards and 1½ yards. Crochet sandals No 1198 include complete instructions and crocheted inner and outer soles. Send 35 cents for each dress pattern and 25 cents for each needlework pattern to Audrey Lane Bureau Box 1490 New York.
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Audrey Lane
New York
Story Land of Fashions Style Show At Mount Dora
Students present Story Land of Fashions at the PTO meeting in Mount Dora Community Building. Over 60 Dorans model dresses made by themselves under the direction of High School instructor Mrs. Bobbye Clements. No business meeting will be held at this time.
Lake County Bridge Club elects officers for year
Newly elected Lake County Duplicate Bridge Club officers are Mrs Madge Gardner president Mrs James Geltner vice president Mrs Merritt Reeve secretary and Ernest Butler treasurer Board of Directors includes H D Hufford Mrs C J Sparks and Mrs Edwin Busch Winners in an 8 movement were announced for both N S and E W sections with members from Mount Dora Tavares Leesburg Umatilla and Eustis taking top places.
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Lake County
G. R. Caldwell
Tavares
Wesley Elsten
Leesburg
Paul Johnson
Mount Dora
Paul Bryan
Umatilla
Edge Gardner
Eustis
Frank Boli
J.S. Allen
S. J. Sparks
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J. W. Shaw
By Charlene Hobbs
University of Akron
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Celia
Red Cross
Sylvan Shores
Alan Claflin
Orlando
Fie
Alexander
Florida
United States
Roxy Martin
Camellia Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club
South Florida
Dorcas Brigham
Alan Cruishank
Clayton Applegate
Orange Memorial
Carol Louise Schey
Florida State University
Tallahassee
Jocelyn Ward
F. L. Zoller
9Th Ave
David Floyd
East Aurora
N. Y
Ida W. Morse
Thomas
Mass
Alexander Papp
Morse
North
Jerr . Stark
James F. Stark
Donnelly
Naval Training Center
Greates
Emma J. Tallant
Rufus C. Little
Concord
N. H
Robert E. Little Jr
Norfolk
Gladwin, Mich
Burneisters
Silas A. Sanders
Belle Ayre Estates
Sanders
Montana
Mary Stewart
Harold M. Stewart
Stewart
Frank Taylor
Scott and
Donna
Huntington
N.Y
Mr. Taylor
Frank Taylor Sr
Henry Langer
Taylor
Charles Knoblock
Mamaronek
Pat Frank
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Jacksonville
DAR
By Val Johnson
Vogue
Cotton Cottage, Inc
Mount Dora, Florida
PTO
Bridge Club
Miles
Lakeside Inn
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