Golden Wedding Celebrations Nurture Mount Dora Social Pages
William R. Lott and Essie Bradshaw marked a golden wedding anniversary with a reception attended by out of town guests from Massachusetts Indiana Illinois and Ontario. The long career couple lived in Meriden before moving to Mount Dora where the Lott family resides at 300 N Rhodes St. The column notes related social events and civic figures including Nimnicht family ties and local club activities with honors from JayCees and Dade Chapter D A R and BPW district hosting details.
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William R. Lott
Edwin M. May
Mountain ST
West Bridgewater
Mass
Thomas F. Durkin
Chicago
Charles W. Howitt
Toronto
Ont
Robert Nibert
Chattanooga
Seaboard
General Motors
Meriden
Mount Dora
Lotts
Rhodes St
Fellowship Hall
The
Methodist Church
Art League Hears Mrs Hoyt Friday
Vivian Church Hoyt, a former Chicago artist and teacher, will address the Mount Dora Art League Friday at the Community. She has appeared in prominent Illinois and Chicago art publications. Public viewings of league exhibits at the Public Library are held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 to 5 p.m.
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Vivian Church Hoyt
Mount Dora
Festival of Faith Sermons At Local Churches
First Methodist hosts Rev H Mauriece Felton preaching We Believe in the Holy Spirit at 9 30 and 11 00 am with a 7 30 pm topic Snow flakes vs Atom Bombs Rev Mr Feltom also at the First Methodist. Community church speaker Dr Robert R Reed on The Marks of a Mature Religion with soloist H Lincoln Williamson performing Let Not Your Heart be Troubled. Baptist church morning message The Genuine Jubilee by Rev David Coffield and an evening song fest with youth choir specials.
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First Methodist Church
H. Mauriece Felton
Feltom
Robert R. Reed
H. Lincoln Williamson
Baptist Church
David Coffield
Tangerine Improve ment society hosts first supper and polio drive program
The Tangerine Improve ment society held its first supper and program at the Community house last Wednesday. Mrs. Henry Land led the polio drive talk on funding and vaccine distribution while Roy Landis of Mount Dora operated the picture machine showing Helen Hayes and vaccine administration. Locals attended social visits and a D.A.R. card party nearby, with several Tangerine residents traveling to Winter Haven for related events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangerine Improvement Society
John Hronek
Bruce Jamieson
Harry Davis
Henry Land
Roy Landis
Mount Dora
Helen Hayes
Earl Stickney
Lake George
Orlando
F. D. Hubbard
S. M. Whinery
Ruth Whinery
Plant City
Floyd Cullison
Plymouth
Ind
Tangerine
Jacksonville
C. H. Estey
Helen Cremin
Blanch Briggs
Josephine Simpson
S. T. Bolton
Winter Haven
Daughters of 1812
D.A.R
Homer Johnson
Liberty Center
Seb Fla
Jack Worth
Eustis
Senda
On Pee
Lakeland
Golden Fleece plumed cockscomb grows tall and blooms all summer
The Garden Spot notes Golden Fleece, a giant plumed cockscomb that thrives in rich soil or poor, reaches up to four feet, and blooms from 70 to 75 days after planting with pure gold plumes. Water deeply as seedlings appear and keep cut plumes in deep water.
Heart Fund Drive Aims to Raise 1500 in Mount Dora
The Heart Fund drive headed by Newton Dabolt of Mount Dora opens in February seeking 1500 to join Lake County in the state goal of 175000. Mount Dora chairman is Mrs. C W Colby who chaired last year and helped the community far exceed expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Dabolt
Mount Dora
Lake County
C. W. Colby
State Garden Parley to Honor Jessie Connor
The Mile of Beauty theme for the meeting will be Every Florida Mile a Mile of Beauty. The Jessie Connor Award honors the winning club in Orlando with cash prizes funded by individual clubs. The plan, echoing the Don't Be a Litterbug effort, is gaining national notice as miles of beauty projects expand statewide. A recording of Mrs Connor’s talk is airing on a Kentucky radio network.
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Florida
Water
Fourth District
Jessie Conner
Orlando
Herry W. Land
Lakes and Hills
Conner
Kentucky
Ocklawaha DAR Hosts Washington Tea Guest Day
Ocklawaha chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host a Washington Tea and Guest Day at the Eustis Woman's Club building on Thursday February 4 at 2 p.m. Invited guests include Mrs. Jack E. Stewart Orlando librarian Florida State DAR and Mrs. T G Lee Orlando regent. Hostesses and visiting Daughters are listed with several local chapters represented.
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Ocklawaha
Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington
Eustis Woman's
W. F. Austin
Umatilla
Major causes of death in the nation highlighted
Dabolt noted last year six leading causes of death including 763000 from heart and vessel diseases, 217000 from cancer, 94000 from accidents, 48000 pneumonia, 30000 tuberculosis, and 25000 diabetes.
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Dabolt
Mrs Graves to Speak on Flower Arranging at Circle Meeting
Mrs Carl S Graves will address the Orange Blossom Circle on February 3 at 8 p m. The topic is flower arranging and the meeting will be held at the Community ding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl S. Graves
Orange Blossom Circle
Miss Simpson to Wed in Mount Dora Twilight Rites
Miss Martha Simpson of Mount Dora will marry George Robert Johnson of Atlanta in a twilight ceremony February 20 at 7 pm at the First Methodist Church Mount Dora. Mrs Simpson is a Mount Dora High School graduate class of 1952 and Delta Delta Delta alumna. Johnson is a University of Georgia business graduate employed in Delta Bond department and awaiting Navy entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Grady Simpson
Bieye Pask
Mount Dora
Martha
George Robert Johnson
Atlanta
First Methodist Church
Miss Simpson
Mount Dora High School
Florida State University
Order of Rainbow
Order of Eastern Star
Delta, Chicago
Southern Airways
Hapeville
Johnson
Edwin L. Johnson
University of Georgia
Bond Department
Delta
United States Navy
Azalea Circle to Meet at Community Building
Azalea Circle members will meet Tuesday at 2 30 p m in the Community building. Mrs Charles Shaw of Eustis will discuss Design in Flower Arrangements. Mrs Charles Weed and Mrs G H Payne will be the hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azalea Circle
Charles Shaw
Eustis
Charles Weed
G. H. Payne
Circle meets at Fellowship Hall for Methdist group
The Bakey Circle of the Methodist church will meet in Fellowship Hall Tuesday at 2 p.m. Mrs E W McVicker will lead the program and devotions.
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The
Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
E. W. McVicker
Ohio Program Set by Women at Mount Dora Club
Ohio women dominate Mount Dora's Woman's club membership and will present February program at 2 30 p m next Wednesday in the Community building. Mrs Charles B Gray chairs the publicity and the program will showcase Ohio industry culture and notable natives plus a GE Nela Park home high film. Tea table theme for Korea talk arranged by Mrs Lawrence Putman with hostesses Mrs R G Livermore and Mrs N E Cabolt assisting.
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Ohio
Mount Dora
General Electric
Lawrence Putman
R. G. Livermore
Korea
Norman Sheffield
N. E. Cabolt
William Kearsley
H. C. Miller
Livermore
Sorrento Mt Plymouth social notes highlight fish fry
Visiting guests D V Richardson from Wordsboro Vermont and Walter Guttinger from Bay Shore New York stay with Dr and Mrs Charles Funk of Mt Plymouth. Mr Guttinger builds on Lake Plymouth. Mrs Mary Yanzig reopens her Sorrento home after 21 years. A Fish Fry for the Civic association and Volunteer Fire Department is planned for Friday Feb 5 with entertainer Snappy George and a Hawaiian dance by Miss George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Funk
Mt. Plymouth
D. V. Richardson
Wordsboro
Walter A. Guttinger
Bay Shore
N. Y
Guttinger
Lake Plymouth
Funk
John Geddes
Buffalo
Mary Yanzig
Sorrento
Muriel Gulledge
Sorrento-Mt. Plymouth
Miss George
Florida Purchase Under James Monroe Presidency
James Monroe served as U S president when the United States purchased Florida from Spain in the early 19th century, marking a pivotal territorial change and expansion of national borders. The agreement reflected diplomacy and strategic realignment of American territory.
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James Monroe
United States
Florida
Spain
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E. A. Nimnicht
Lake Shore
B. N. Nimnicht
Chamber of Commerce
Riverside Chevrolet Co
JayCees
Nimnichts
Thomas Nugent
Indianapolis
Guy White
Simpson Annex
Clifford Jameson
Barbara
Judith
Warsaw
Mabel E. Richards
Waltham
Francis L. Dade
Robert P. Abernathy
Mount Dora Area
M. F. Cowart
Hattie Allen
Washington, D. C
State Council
Louis Klatte
H. M. Duyckinck
Grand View Hotel
Rising Sun
Ray Dooley
Clayton St
Thomas DeLong, Jr
Dooleys
Michigan
Paul Sullivan
Lorna Kay
Elwood
Dan Sullivan
Baker St
O. H
Torrington
Conn
E. Wadhams
DeLand
Doris Camp
Dorothy Wareing
Helen Kurras
Henry Link
Abbie Hanscomb
Florence B. Hanscomb
Grandview St
E. W. Smith
Cocoa
Inez Thomas
Donnelly St
PINK
Art League
Prince and
Princess Gardner
C. E. Poling
Florida Symphony Orchestra
Lillian M. Austin
Magnolia Circle
Community Church
Donnelly
State Garden
Jessie Connor
Magnolia Hotel
Leesburg
Chatham
Dora
Miss Simpson Bride-To-Be
Sorrento News
Mr. Plymouth
By Elenor Sammons
First National Bank of Mount
First National Bank of
Mount Dora, Florida
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Floridan Country Club
Howey-In-The-Hells
Tavares
Crane Furniture CO
Berkshire Hose
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