Surprising Warmth Draws Floridian Northward
Mrs. Charles W. Pickett reports arriving at Litchfield Hills New Preston Connecticut where it is warmer than Mount Dora Florida. Her 1756 Cogswell Tavern home now sits under large maples cooling the historic site. Major Cogswell on Washington’s staff hosted three of his five visits to Connecticut. Pickett travels with Mrs. Charles H. Jennings of St Petersburg and plans to return to Mount Dora mid September.
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Florida
Mount Dora
Charles W. Pickett
Litchfield Hills
New Preston
Conn
William Cogswell
Cogswell
Pickett
General Washington
Connecticut
Pearl Downs
L. C. Downs
Fort Sill
Okla
John
Grand Canyon
Marine Corps
Michael
Army Security Agency
Fort Devens
Mass
Girls Get Turn At Youth Camp
More than 200 girls will attend the Youth Conservation Camp at Lake Eaton in the Ocala National Forest for a girls only session from July 31 to August 13. The program teaches hunting fishing boating camping and wildlife conservation to youths eight to fourteen with two weeks reserved for girls. Information and applications are available from the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission in Ocala Florida.
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Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Lake Eaton
Ocala National Forest
Ocala
Florida
Luncheon Honors Roach Bridesmaids
Mrs. Robert Barringer and Mrs. Millard Reid co hosted a luncheon at The Garden Gate honoring Sharon Ann Roach's bridesmaids for her wedding to David Halsey Halleck. Attendees included Miss Paula Tondee Maid of Honor and others from Ellaville Ga Daytona Beach Zellwood and Elizabeth City N C. The flower girl Melanie Smith aged two and a half joined the gathering with family guests such as Mrs. Clare Roath and Mrs. Harold Hallock among others.
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Robert Barringer
Millard Reid
Sharon Ann Roach
David Halsey Halleck
Garden Gate
Paula Tondee
Ellaville
Gwen Cheshire
Pompano Beach
David Ogram
Daytona Beach
Kimberlee Smith
Clare Roath
Bride
Harold Hallock
Groom
Edna _. Pollock
Orlando
Elizabeth City
N. C
Gwendolyn Cheshire
Sherry Gay Hughes
Zellwood
Kimberly Smith
West Hartford
Roach Hallock Nuptials Held In Mount Dora
Sharon Ann Roach married David Halsey Hallock in a candlelight July 16 ceremony at First Baptist Church Mount Dora. The couple plans a Bahamas honeymoon and will reside in Jackson Tennessee.
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Roach-Hallock
Mount Dora
Sharon Ann Roach
David Halsey Hallock
First Baptist Church of
David Coffield
Garden Gate
Bahamas
Jackson, Tenn
Jacob's Pillow offers Dance Appreciation lecture series
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival announces a Dance Appreciation lecture with LaMeri, an authority on Ethnic Dance. The July 24 event in Ted Shawn Theatre costs $2 general admission with open seating, part of a nine lecture series for festival attendees and local University students.
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Jacob’s Pillow
Lee
Mass
LaMeri
la Meri
San Antonio
Texas
Hawaii
Tomaroff
Tarasoff
Nichio Ito
New York
Spacemobile Lectures Set At Central Florida Museum
NASA cooperates with the Central Florida Museum for two Spacemobile demonstrations in Orlando on July 27 at 3 and 8 p.m. free admission. The program uses rocket and spacecraft models to explain current NASA projects and spaceflight basics. A new Women’s Organization forms among museum members to support operations. The museum plans a closure in August and early September.
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NASA
Central Florida Museum
Orlando
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Maine Uses Billboards to Push Anti Smoking Message
Maine Department of Health and Welfare announces 30 anti smoking billboards in major cities. Dr. Stanley C. Beckerman, division director, says Maine may be the first state to use billboards for this purpose and cites rising public interest in smoking information.
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Maine Department of Health and Welfare
Division of Cancer Control
Maine
Stanley C. Beckerman
A Bridge Word To The Wise
Bridge players discuss a so called new limit double raise as a weapon in bidding. English Acol players favor a spade to three spades with trump support and 10 to 11 high card points. American Standard by Culbertson and Goren urges 13 to 15 points and trump support for a double raise.
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Phooey
Ely Culbertson
Charles Goren
Lil' Old Lady In Flying Machine
A 74 year old Polly Stoker of Pasadena won the trophy for oldest pilot at the Ukiah aerial fly in held Sunday. She flew a tripacer while 123 pilots from five states registered for the air fair.
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Pasadena
Polly Stoker
Japanese Delight and King Crab Mandarin Salad
A luncheon menu features a Japanese Delight drink mixing gin and sake served with an olive. The King Crab Mandarin Salad coats crab meat with French dressing, gelatin, cottage cheese, mandarin segments, onion and horseradish, molded and served on romaine with avocado. Serves 6 8.
Melody Wolfe and David Brown Engage for August 6
The engagement announces Melody Wolfe and David Lamar Brown, with families from Mount Dora and Clermont. Wolfe, a 1963 Clermont High School graduate, attends Florida Southern College and holds leadership roles in student government and Greek life. Brown, a Mount Dora High School and Florida Southern College alumnus, works as assistant sales manager at Lake Region Packing. The couple plans a wedding on August 6.
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Fred Lewis Wolfe
Melody
David Lamar Brown
Glenn Leroy Brown
Mount Dora
Miss Wolfe
Clermont High School
Florida Southern College
Lakeland
Southern
Alpha Chi Omega
David Brown
Mount Dora High School
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Soil Conservation Society
Citrus Club
Brown
Lake Region Packing Assn
Tavares
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Augusta
Quebec
J. W. Thetford
Clarence Dales
Belfast
Acadia National Park
Bar Harbor
Clarence A. Davis
11Th Ave
H. J. Heinz Co
Mrs. Davis
H. J. Heinz
G. B. Goddard
Otsego, Mich
Sidney Johnsons
Charlevoix, Mich
Joan
A.A.U. Swim Meet
Charles Hallock
Virginia Beach
Roger Roach
Ralph Holsinger
Charlottesville
Pyeveou
Clare J. Roach
Lake Ola
Edward Pollock
Harold H. Hallock
Keswick
Harold Smith
Charles Reid
Cocoa
M. C. Reid
Ella Mae Hughes
Zelwood
the King’s Daughters Thrift Shop
Grandview ‘St
CF Museum
Grace Clifton
Lil’ Old Lady In
Flying
Melody Wolfe
Miss Melody Wolfe
Joe Pyne
Donnelly
Sally Dress Shop
Mount Dora, Fla
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