Doerrs Move to Mount Dora Amid Honor and Family Ties
Mr and Mrs Lester C Doerr new Florida residents arrive from Grand Rapids Michigan to start a home at 11th Ave and Helen St after a Michigan legislature style document honors Colonel Doerr a World War II veteran and Grand Rapids educator The column traces Doerr family moves and travels including Sh arpe and Conklin families with multiple relatives and a first great grandchild born to the Blakes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester C. Doerr
Grand Rapids
Mich
Florida
11Th Av
Helen St
Michigan
Doerrs Enjoy Interim Florida Stay Before Civic Return
Mr and Mrs Lester C Doerr reside with friends the Albert Martins in Mount Dora while awaiting their new Florida home. The retired administrator and former minister plans a rest and Florida visit before resuming civic activity in his new city. He has transferred Rotary membership from Grand Rapids to Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A
Bill” Redd
Union Springs
Ala
Grand View Hotel
Florida
Lester C. Doerr
Albert Martins
Doerr
Grand Rapids
Churches to Reunite In Mount Dora For Summer
Around The Churches reports reunions in Mount Dora as families including the Downs and Kennedys plan Florida visits. Clergy announce sermons at the Methodist and Presbyterian churches and Rev Coffield conducts revival services at Okahumpka. The Remleys arrive from Granger Indiana to develop Remley Heights as the LaGiers depart for Norfolk Connecticut summer homes. 60 CPO Percy Davis USN and family head to Charleston after visiting parents for their 53rd anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Remley
Granger
Ind
Remleys
Remley Heights
Henry LaGier
Norfolk
S. C
A. E. Davis, Donnelly Jr
First Church of Christ Scientist appoints new reader
Mrs. Daniel H. Bishop of Mount Dora serves as the new second reader at First Church of Christ Scientist Eustis delivering her first pulpit effort last Sunday. LeRoy Mertz of Umatilla remains first reader and is linked to Reverend Walter Mertz pastor of the Presbyterian church in Eustis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of Christ
Scientist
Eustis
Daniel H. Bishop
Mount Dora
LeRoy Mertz
Umatilla
Walter Mertz
Presbyterian Church
Bishop
Women to Meet Circle 2 of Presbyterian Church
Circle 2 of the Woman's Association of the Presbyterian church will meet at Mrs Dale Brown's home on Morningside Street Tuesday at 10 AM. Mrs Helen Proctor will lead the program Our Financial Dedication. Mrs Richard Stewart will conduct devotions and Mrs W D McVey preside over the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Association of the Presbyterian Church
Dale Brown
Morningside Sr
Helen Proctor
Richard Stewart
W. D. McVey
Student Returns From Florida State Science Camp
Mount Dora High School student David Sanders returns from Florida State University third annual Science camp focusing on anthropology and allied subjects. He is among 74 Florida high school students enrolled in the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Sanders
Mount Dora High School
Florida State University
Florida
Miss Eckstein Weds Lieut Wetz at First Methodist
Miss Eckstein and Lieut Wetz exchanged vows at the First Methodist in Eustis on June 21. The bride, active in church music, holds a music education degree from Florida State. the groom, a Pensacola Naval Academy graduate, is a flight instructor stationed at Quonset Point R I. A church reception followed with mixed bridal party, including maid of honor Miss Mae B Eckstein and bridesmaids from Eustis Mount Dora and Longview, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L
Eustis
Wetz
Mount Dora Methodist Church
Eustis High School
Florida State University
Lieutenant Wetz
Mount Dora High School
Howard Wetz
Lake Jem
University of Florida
Naval Academy At
Pensacola
Quonset Point, R. L
Longview
Tex
Wayne Patch
Elizabeth Wetz
Kay Brown
Mount Dora
Choice Shapes Destiny Says Faith Sermon
Rev H Maurice Felton preached at the Methodist church on As You Choose noting that heredity and environment do not fix behavior. He urged personal responsibility and said time presses some toward the point of no return while others delay a better life or church membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Mauriece Felton
Wealth Is Not His That Has It, But His That Enjoys It
A concise maxim attributed to Benjamin Franklin contrasts possession with enjoyment, asserting true wealth lies in enjoying resources rather than merely hoarding them. The quote frames wealth as experiential rather than material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Baby Margaret Hartford Joins Lakewood Family
Mr and Mrs William Hartford celebrate the birth of daughter Margaret in Lakewood Ohio. She has five siblings, joining the Hartford household led by Mr and Mrs Robert Hartford. Various visitors including Mrs Clarence Rodgers and the Zollmans tour Florida seeking retirement options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hartford
Baby Margaret
Robert Hartford
Lakewood
Ohio
Clarence Rodgers
Chicago
G. S. Bliss
Willford D. Zollman
Harry Crow
St. Louis
Florida
Sorrento News And Mr Plymouth Reunion Report
Elisabeth SammonS notes Mrs Hannah Lindberg of Sweden arrives with the Swan Carlsons from Hammond NL and Herbert Johnson of Chicago to renew 35 year old Tidaholm friendships with Edward Anderson. Laurence Jordan of Hong Kong on furlough visits George Rainey in Plymouth. Jordan recalls 40 years as a missionary in China including three and a half years in a concentration camp. Mrs E McLean and James McLean family visit Harry Rainey in Mt Plymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elenor Sammons
Hannah Lindberg
Sweden
Swan Carlson
Hammond
Herbert Johnson
Chicago
Ill
Edward Anderson
Tidaholm
Laurence Jordan
Hong Kong
China
George Rainey
Plymouth
Jordan
E. McLean
James McLean
Harry Rainey
Mt. Plymouth
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First Corps
Pacific
Kent County Red Cross
Veterans Trust
Or Doerr
Doerrs
Richard Doerr
Engineer Corps
Ft. Leonard Wood
J. R. Thigpen
South Bendy Ind
Jimmy
Ronald
Edwin Webster
Seaboard
Mr. Webster
Simsbury
Conn
New York City
Philadelphia
Syracuse
Long Island
North — Mass
Greenwich
R. C. Conklin
Conesus
N. Y
Harold Blakes
Canandaigua Lake
New York State
Lancaster
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Yakima
Wash
Eugene
Ore
Blakes
Dianne Dickinson
W. T. Sharpe
Sylvan Shores
Irondale
John G. Tradinger
Epping
N. H
Pumas
Garden City
Oe Bry
Earl A. Anderson
New York
Fanny
Ezio Pinza
Blanche ‘Markert
Bunny” Tetzloff
Robert
Riverside
Markett
Bradenton Beach
Pearl Downs
John
Pat
Lem Downs
Michael
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
MR. and Mrs. Doerr
Christoph
Edgewater Drive
Orlando
Downs
Carolyn Kennedy
Atty
W. M. Kennedy
Colonel Downs
Japan
Korea
Methodist Church
C. A. ‘Carmel
Rufus Kenny
Okahumpka
The
Baptist Church
David Coffield
Mr. Coffield
Mrs. Bishop
Geo. J. White
Alfred Rehbaum, Sr
Geo. J. White, Jr
Sue Bond Wylania Miller
Richard Edgerton
Harold G. Morse
J. E
Carl S. Graves
William E. Holler
O. M. Simpson
First National Bank OF
Mount Dora, Florida
Federal Reserve Bank Stock
U. S
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Smart Shop
Fifth Avenue
Miss Eckstein Lovely
Lieut
James E. Wetz
C. E. Poling
Sorrento News
Mr. Plymouth
WLCO
Mont Ve
Jose Scum
Jean Vous WA
Mark Peters
Ana
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