Young Mount Dora Folks Shine At Camps And Homecomings
Mount Dora youths and families appear in spring and summer sun as Mary Martha Simpson, junior at Mount Dora High, trains at Camp Junaluska in North Carolina aiming for top prizes and futures as Eagle’s Nest counselor. Nearby, Rhoda Kennedy joins camp life while Brugs Kennedy Dorsey works as a radio announcer in Waynesboro. Fatti Bowers returns from Gainesville for summer with her parents and sister. The Sleights plan a western tour then Canada and the Dakotas. Mrs. Henry Stein receives treatment for a broken shoulder in Ohio. Major L. C. Downs returns from Fort Sill and prepares for China posting with his family. Grandpa Sol Spilkey welcomes newborn grandson Edward Robert Levi. Prof D. D. Roseborough and family head to Jonesboro Tennessee for summer, while Florida State University conference and Belmont Heights updates fold in. Drakes host weekend guests J M Drake of Greensboro North Carolina joining the party.
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Mount Dora
Mary Martha Simpson
Camp Junaluska
North Carolina
Mary Martha
Mount Dora High School
Junaluska
Eagle’s Nest Camp
Anne Pike
Jack
Mary Simpson
Rhoda Kennedy
Josephine Simpson
Brugs
Rhoda
Waynesboro
Simpson Camp
Bill
Sol Spilkey
Edward Robert Levi
Mr. Spilkey
Stewart B. Levin
Washington, D. C
Jonesboro
Tenn
Florida State University
Tallahassee
A.M. Garrison
Belmont Heights
Lake Tomahawk
Wis
Honeymoon Bound for Mount Dora Newlyweds
Mr and Mrs Robert Goodman leave the bride s home after a June 19 wedding. In the background are Mr and Mrs W B Harriett, parents of the bride Gertie Mae Harriett. The couple plans to reside on 11th Ave upon return to Mount Dora. Brenwood Studio Photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Goodman
W. B. Harriett
Gertie Mae Harriett
Mount Dora
Brenwood Studio
Mount Dora Gossip and Summer Travel Notes
Local column tracks residents and visitors between Mount Dora and other towns. Guests include Helen Brock and Tommy Drake of Hendersonville N C, Louise Lynn 8 week old daughter of Marilyn and Pete Burkart, and Edith Meyers heading to Cleveland then Connecticut. A birth announced Lydia Gail June 22 in Mount Dora. Mrs Edith S Meyers and many families named across Florida and New England.
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Richard W. Pearce
Deland
W. J. Jenkins
Orlando
Drakes
Mr. Drake
Helen Brock
Tommy Drake
Hendersonville
N. C
Ono Marilyn
Pete Burkart
Mount Dora
Louise Lynn
Pensacola
Pete
Frank Burkart
Armer
Louise Johnson
Marilyn
Cleveland
Edith S. Meyers
Connecticut
George
Edith Keller
J. Ross Millar
San Bernadino
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
H.W. Bibber
Brunswick
Lydia Gail
Mount Dora Fire Dept Hosts Lake County Fire Meet
Mount Dora Fire Department to host the Lake County Firemen's Association at the regular monthly gathering on Thursday July 8 at the Community building. President Harold Larson states entertainment is planned and a buffet supper will be served by wives of members.
Industry as Foundation of Pleasure Quote
The saying credits industry as both the instrument of improvement and the base of pleasure attributed to Hugh Blair. It reflects a view of work as essential to happiness and progress in society.
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Hugh Blair
Mr and Mrs Crane Celebrate 25th Silver Wedding Anniversary
Music brightened the Crane home as family and friends gathered to honor Mr D Fletcher Crane and Mrs Crane on their silver anniversary at their McDonald street residence. Guests included Capt H Wise and family, Curt Wise and Bob Wise, Adeline Wise, and others, with an anniversary cake, gifts, fruit punch, and a musical program featuring Mrs Crane, Capt Wise, Adeline Wise, and Gladys Crane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Fletcher Crane
Gladys Irene Crane
McDonald St
Capt
H. Jise
Crane
Curt Wise
Mount Dora
Bob Wise
Eustis
Adeline Wise
Sylvester
William Lafroos
Warren Ingram
Orlando
Hardwood and softwood definitions described
The article notes broadleaf trees like ash oak hickory and maple are termed hardwoods while pines cedars cypress hemlock and other needle bearing species are called softwoods though some yield very hard fibered lumber.
Coffins See Son Graduate In East
Mt and Mrs George Coffin Jack sonville former Mount Dora residents went to Mt Kisco NY for the summer after attending their son John Coffins graduation from Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh with high honors on the dean's list. He plans ROT C training and a fall return for a master's degree. Attending were daughter Emily and Mrs Coffin’s sister D Fletcher Crane of Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Coffin
Jacksonville
Mount Dora
Mt. Kisco
N. Y
Pittsburgh
John
Carnegie Tech
Technical School
R.O.T.C
Carnegie Tech J
Universal Raw Material: Wood Becomes Plasticized and Laminated
Wood is described as a universal raw material as it is plasticized molded laminated impregnated and spun into many human uses by technicians. The phrase emphasizes the versatility and wide range of wood applications.
Gifts From Mount Dora Club Delights Bay Pines Vets
Bay Pines veterans receive 67 utility bags from the Home Demonstration club of Mount Dora. The bags, made for shoes or wheelchairs, were created by club members at their final June meeting held at the Community building. Materials were donated and work done during an all-day session led by Mrs. Angus McDonald and Mrs. Bessie Best. A noon luncheon served as a breather.
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Bay Pines Hospital
Mount Dora
Home Demonstration Club
Angus McDonald
Bessie Best
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Atty
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China
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Frank Drake
J. M. Drake
Greensboro
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S. Orange Ave
P. O. Box
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S. E. Wise
Crane’s Interior Shop
Homecraft
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MR. Goodman
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N. L. McVicar
G. H. Lewis
Wellfleet
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Garden City
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David Burress
Pendleton
S. C
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Watkinsville
F. L. Malcolm
Wendell
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Madison, Ga
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Noroton Heights
Conn
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Elwood Carpenter
L. C. Croy
The
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Cuyahoga Falls
Lexington
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Clarence Tetzloff
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Chicago
O. G. Markett
Robert
Woods
Wisconsin
Merry CO
America
First Methodist Church
Earl Marx
Jesus Christ
Robert Turner
Ross Dutton
Lucile Harding
Adrianne Norton
Doris Harding
Thomas Houser
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Fred Mauk
Lake County Fuel Company
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Green Lantern
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