Poinsettia Circle meets at Sylvan Shores Friday
The Poinsettia Circle of the Woman's Society for Christian Service of the Methodist church will meet with Mrs. C. C. Dooley at Sylvan Shores Friday at 3 PM Transportation to parsonage available if needed at 2 45 PM Begee of the Lakes Catholic Church to host benefit card party January 22 at 8 PM Mount Dora Yacht Club Tickets sold by church members and proceeds go to church activities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poinsettia Circle
Woman’s Society For Christian Service of the Methodist Church
C. C. Dooley
Sylvan Shores
Begee of
Woman's Club Music Next Week at Lakeside Inn
The Woman's Club will hold a musical at Lakeside Inn on January 22 at 3 p.m. Mrs C M Brown, chair of music, announces a program by Rollins College Conservatory faculty members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
Woman's Club
Lakeside Inn
C. M Brown
Conservatory of Music
Rollins College
Change of Place Noted for Tea Event
Guests numbering twenty five are advised of a change of place for the event. Tea will not be served.
Monday Social Club Luncheon Supports School Lunches
The Monday Social and Card Club held its monthly covered dish luncheon with a noon start. A collection was taken for Jan school lunches for three children. President Mrs. De Muth formed a three person committee to investigate. Several games were awarded to Mrs. G W Irons for contract, Mrs. Lottie Weeks for auction, and Mrs. M M Howard for five hundred. Hostesses for next week are Mrs. Jones for contract, Mrs. Dodd for auction, and Mrs. Fielding for five hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Muth
G. W. Irons
Lottie Weeks
M. M. Howard
Jones
Dodd
Fielding
King's Daughters Aid Weathers Illness and Poverty in Lake Dora
The King's Daughters met at Miss Gertrude Thorne's Lake Dora home with strong attendance. They discussed a single family in dire circumstances facing illness and poverty and organized relief including heat and food from a generous donor. The sick child will be examined by a physician and treated. Next meeting set for Monday January 27 with Mrs. Simpson, Miss Stuart, and Mrs. Keller as hostesses. location to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Daughters
Gertrude Thorne
Lake Dora
David S. Simpson
Nancy Stuart
George Keller
Winter residents and travels noted in Mount Dora region
Personal notices show several residents and visitors arriving or returning. Frank Burkart departed for St Louis and Chicago while Mrs Thomas Lashar came from Fairfield Conn to winter on Alexander Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Burkart
St. Louis
Chicago
Thomas Lashar
Fairfield, Conn
Alexander Street
Social News From Mount Dora Area Homes This Week
Mr and Mrs J H Brydon return from Chicago after a three week visit and cold Florida. Mary O Javens improves after wrist injury on Christmas Eve. Miss Jean Letts rushed to Mount Dora Hospital with streptococcal throat infection and is improving. Mrs M V Simpson recovering from a serious hip fracture. The Loft on North Tremain hosts Gilbert W Jones and Wm J Primrose traveling to Miami and Havana for ten days. Cora Brown in Mount Dora Hospital gradually improving after knee and hip fracture. aeron Dirks and Mrs Dirks rent a home for the season. Dirks family called back to Kansas City by death but to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Brydon
Chicago
Florida
Jean Letts
Leesburg
Mount Dora Hospital
Gilbert W. Jones
the Loft
North Tremain Street
Wm. J. Primrose
Cleveland
Ohio
Miami
Havana
Cuba
Cora Brown
Aeron Dirks
Dirk’s
Kansas City
D. B. Thayer
Third Eye West
Dirks
Mr. Dirks
Mount Dora Shuffleboard Club Visits Riley's Camp for Games
Riley's Park reports a Sunday afternoon visit from Mount Dora Shuffleboard Club featuring two men teams and one women’s team for friendly games at 3 o clock. Friday night a go away party honored Mr and Mrs Abbott who depart Sunday for Miami and Cuba with community singing and duets. A Rhode Island Trio recording was made at their request for a lasting memory of the Rhode Island song. New arrivals include Dr and Mrs Secrest Columbus Ohio Maude and Claude Clements Missouri and other couples from Ashway Park New Jersey Winchester Kentucky Houston Pennsylvania Columbus Wisconsin and Manitou Beach Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Riley
Harry
Abbott
Rhode Island
Mexico
Bill Chausse
Miami
J. E. Hamer
Toledo
Ohio
Hamer
Park
R. J. Secrest
Columbus
Maude
Claude Clements
Missouri
R. J. Freer
Ashway Park
N. J
Wm. Holliday
Winchester
H. Blastom
Houston
A. H. Kroll
Wisconsin
Will O'Riley
Manitou Beach
Michigan
Sorrento settlers host winter guests from Oberlin
Mrs Princehorn and Mrs Locke of Oberlin Ohio rent the home of Mrs Tom Battle for the winter season. Mr Ralph Sheldon has recovered from a serious illness sufficiently to resume activities.
Community Club Meetings List and Schedules
Monthly gatherings include Baptist and Methodist church circles, Ladies Aid sewing, missionary Fridays, Women's Society of Christian Service first Wednesday, American Legion and Auxiliary Mondays and Thursdays, King’s Daughters second and fourth Mondays, P T A first Tuesdays, Woman's and Junior Woman's Clubs on set dates, Kiwanis Thursdays, Lions Wednesdays, OES second and fourth Thursdays, Knights of Pythias Wednesdays, Sisters Tuesdays, Chiefs Club and Pythian events at local venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
Lambert
Mary Eegg
Overhiser
W. A
Comics
Ladies Aid
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Legion Rooms
City Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
King’s Daughters
P. T. AL Shosts
Woman’s Club
Kiwanis
Lions
Knights of Pythias
Ational Bank
Sisters
Chiefs Club
Pythian
Ruta
Winter travel notes and local society events
Mr and Mrs Sheldon planned a Florida winter stay at Zephyrhills after Thursday. Iph Battle left for Ce Sunday and state auditor Mr Battle will be in Miami for three months. Miss Allen departed for Plant City to visit Mrs T C and attend the dedication of the Florida D A R Memorial Forest at Hillsborough State Park on January 15. The Presbyterian Church Missionary Society met at Mrs Robert Schopke’s home for its January gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Zephyrhills
Florida
Battle
Miami
Miss Allen
Plant City
T. C
Library lists popular books read in the United States
The Mount Dora Library reports a selection of novels and non fiction titles favored in early 1941. Notable works include For Whom the Bell Tolls How Green Was My Valley and Mrs Foy le by various authors with non fiction titles such as Mein Kampf How to Read a Book and Europe in the Spring also named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Ernest Hemingway
Miniver
Jan Struther
Green
Valley
Richard Llewellyn
Nina Fedorova
Thomas Wolfe
Lella Warren
Kitty Foyle
Christopher Morley
Oliver Wiswell
Kenneth Roberts
Ethel Vance
Lloyd Douglas
Mount Dora
Osa Johnson
Louis Adamic
Adolph Hitler
Europe
Clare Booth
White House
John Thos. Flynn
Hans Zinsser
Mortimer Adler
Anne Lindbergh
Pierre van Paassen
Richard Halliburton
Christmas Seal Sale Progress in Mount Dora
Mount Dora reports January 10 progress in the annual Christmas Seal Sale. Fifty two unopened seals await donation or return, with local chairman Mrs J D Pease urging timely final reports. To date 316 Mount Dorans contributed 346 07 while Lake County totals reach 2468 02, versus last year totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Pease
Mount Dora
Mount Dorans
Lake County
Contribution notes from 52 to be heard
Mrs Pease thanks 52 contributors and the Topic for helpful publicity cooperation and the Princess Theatre management for the National Tuberculosis Health Association educational movie short showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pease
Princess Theatre
National Tuberculosis & Health Association
P T A County Council Plans Interesting Meet
The Lake County Council of Parents and Teachers will meet in Ta vare s on Monday January 20 for an Old Fashioned Social. The executive board starts at 6:30 pm with a box supper at 7 pm and the regular meeting at 8 pm. Ladies bring a two-person box. Boxes will be numbered and matched with the male attendees. Mrs Ralph Holselaw leads the program featuring a fashion show from 1890 to 1941. Lake County parents teachers and friends are invited. Howey P T A provides music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Ralph Holselaw
Howey P. T. A
Rollins College Reveals Winter Cultural Entertainment Series
Rollins College announces a winter program of cultural events from January through March. Highlights include Symphony Orchestra performances, productions by the Rollins Student Players and Annie Russell Company, lectures by Alexander Woollcott and H R Knickerbocker, recitals by Helen Moore Mabel Ritch Gretchen Cox Bruce Dougherty Josef Hofmann John Carter and others, and the Bach Festival of Winter Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollins College
Symphony Orchestra of
Central Florida
Rollins
Alexander Woollcott
Gretchen Cox
Bruce Dougherty
H. R. Knickerbocker
Josef Hofmann
Symphony Orchestra
Winter Park
Dorothy Crawford
Central Florida Council Boy Scouts to Hold Annual Meet
The Central Florida Council plans its annual meeting and dinner at the Osceola Hotel in Daytona Beach on Monday evening January 20. Dr. R L Ramsey will address the gathering from Atlanta and the Stetson Radio Chorus will perform under Harold M. Griffin. Reservations via the Orlando council office cost 75 cents per plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Florida
BOY Scouts
Daytona
Boy Scouts of America
W. S. Allen
Stetson University
Central Florida Council
Osceola Hotel
Daytona Beach
R. L. Ramsey
Georgia Education Association
Atlanta
Stetson Radio Chorus
Harold M. Griffin
Dr. Allen
Boy Scout Movement
E. Pine Street
Orlando
Design for Happiness at Princess Theatre This Weekend
An all technicolor short presented by the Federal Housing Administration appears at the Princess Theatre for two days, showing a modest income couple pursuing home ownership under the FHA low-cost program. The film follows small homes built under insured mortgages and a young wife proving a modern home can be bought on 25 dollars a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Administration
Princess Theatre
Pathe News, Inc
Winter Park Group Enjoy Boating Party Aboard City of Dora
Mr and Mrs Fred Darlington of Winter Park entertained a group of guests on the City of Dora Saturday January 11. The party included Mrs Wm Kennedy Dr E Hazen a Columbia University professor Mrs John Begg Mrs Kendal Saunders Mr and Mrs Simon Storer Mr and Mrs Norman Storer Mrs J Vandenbosch Mrs George Stanley and children Joey and George Jr Captain Harry Wise and hostess Mrs Robert Wise attended with evident enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred. Darlington
Winter Park
Dora
Wm. R. Kennedy
E. Hazen
New York City
Columbia University
John Begg
Connecticut
Kendal Saunders
Simon Storer
Syracuse
N. Y
Norman Storer
J. Vandenbosch
Amsterdam
Holland
George Stanley
Joey
George, Jr
Harry Wise
Robert Wise
Beauty of Dora Canal and City of Dora Amenities
The piece extols the Dora Canal scenery and the nearby lakes, emphasizing the comfort and facilities aboard the vessel City of Dora. It highlights scenic value and onboard amenities for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Canal
Dora
Lake artist honored for Florida Woods in 1940 show
Albert Shaw of Eustis had his painting Florida Woods selected as one of the 24 top Florida artist entries from 225 works shown in the Florida Federation of Arts show at Bradenton. The winning pieces will tour to St. Petersburg, Tampa, Daytona Beach, Orlando, Miami, Vero Beach, Mount Dora, and Eustis through April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Shaw
Eustis
Florida Woods
Florida
Florida Federation of Arts
Bradenton
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Daytona Beach
Orlando
Miami
Vero Beach
Mount Dora
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Jan
Lew Ayres
Lionel Barrymore
DR. Kildare
Frank Morgan
Johnny Mack Brown
Robert Taylor
Ken Murray
Lillian Cornell
Earl Carroll’s
Frigidaire Electrical Appliances
Paul B. Brown Co
Fiegin Bldg
W. J. Patton
Patton Metal Works
J. S. Rehm
South Solon
J. A. Franklin
Brooksville
H. A. Harrold
J. J. Hail
New Haven
Conn
Mary Emma
Jonesboro
Tenn
C. H. Lichliter
Virginia
Washington, D. C
New York
Miles F. Allen
Ashtabula
Florence Road
Frank Nichols
Grant Sipp
Pickett
Ridgewood
Esther
Atwater Ave
Sazing Ann Sothern
Sun
Wea
Lonel
Barrymore
Jareine Day
Ann Rutherford
Johnny Mace Brown
Noho Cc
Brock
Seventh Avenue
L. B. Crane
Mount Kisco
East Eighth Avenue
Mary O. Javens
Riley’s Park
Sorrento
Hale
Barry’s
Nestles
Rockwood’s
Welch’s
P. T. A. County Council
Reserve District No. 6
First National Bank OF
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Total Assets
Ales Rehbaum
J. J. West
WM. J. Johnson
County of Lake
J. M. McCown
Mary M. True
D.R. Edgerton
Ashley Dunroven
Fifth Avenue
Westinghouse
MAZDA
Mt Dora Hardware Company
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