Social notes from Mount Dora and beyond
Mrs. Edmund A Chester hosts two South American girls at her Orange Blossom Trail home. Senor Mantilla of Quito hopes to accelerate Columbia schedules in Europe while his wife and daughters seek U S schooling. Professor Herbert Book of Pennsylvania State Teachers College plans to build in Mount Dora after visiting the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund A. Chester
South America
Chesters
Orange Blossom Trail
Dora's
Magdelina
Consuelo Mantilla
Jorge Mantilla
Quitoator
Senor Mantilla
United Nations
New York
United States
Slong
Guadalupe
Aida
Quito
Consuelo
Patricia
Nina Chester
Trail
Florida
Chester
Europe
Columbia
Mount Dora
Spain
Dora
Herbert Book
Pennsylvania State Teachers College
Icebox Pudding Keeps Kitchen Cool
Icebox Pudding blends corn soya shreds with crushed pineapple and English walnuts in a no cook dessert. Layered in a shallow pan and chilled at least four hours, the squares are topped with whipped cream and mint cherry. The feature also notes frozen lemonade and grape juice as summer treats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaynor Maddox
NEA
Batton-Eicher Nuptials Told
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Batton of Tangerine announce the marriage of their daughter Barbara Ann to James Earle Eicher Jr. of Eustis. Barbara Ann is a Mount Dora High graduate and beautician at Fountain Inn Beauty Parlor in Eustis. James Eicher is a World War II Navy veteran and Eustis High School alumnus. The couple will reside in Eustis where the groom is in business with his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Batton
Tangerine
Barbara Ann
James Earle Eicher, Jr
Eustis
Common sponge misread as plant is actually an animal
A historic note clarifies that the common sponge, long mistaken for a plant, is in fact a simple animal from the phylum Porifera. The revelation reframes understanding of basic marine life and classification.
Florida Girls School Benefits From Big Sisters Plan
A Florida girls school event highlights a BPW led initiative where each club aims to support graduates after leaving the institution. At a luncheon, women collected 25 dollars to aid six student servers, illustrating a shared effort to lift youths from troubled homes toward future opportunities. The superintendent notes many girls come from broken homes, with patterns repeating regardless of details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
BPW
Alyce McPherson
New York
Miami
Pensacola
Road to the appointed end follows a single path
A Seneca quote instructs that those aiming for a fixed goal should stay on one route and avoid diversions rather than wandering. The message emphasizes focus and discipline over scattered effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca
Garden Club Repeats Call For Project Aid
Lakes and Hills Garden club members rally to landscape the school grounds on the Orange Blossom Trail in Central Florida. Junior members led by Mrs. R. E. Travers urge all juniors to help next Tuesday morning, 8 to 9:30, for transplanting bushes and planting flowers and trees. Mrs. Hopcraft and volunteers plan shrubs, periwinkles, bougainvillea, palms, and poinsettias to beautify the site with help from Mrs. Slater Cox, Mrs. Kendall Jones, Mrs. Millard Reid, and juniors Kay and Josephine Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Lakes and Hills
R. E. Travers
Harry Hopcraft
Slater Cox
Kendall Jones
Millard Reid
Kay
Josephine Brown
Camphor Hedge at Mount Dora Surfaces as Local Wonder
Mount Dora hosts a unique camphor hedge surrounding its quadrangle school grounds. Planner E B Ferson notes the hedge, planted in the early 1920s as an experiment, is the only one of its kind. The hedge mirrors the growth of the regular camphor tree and drew attention during a landscaping visit by Garden club volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
E. B. Ferson
Harry Hopcraft
Area Faith Services Schedule in Eustis Churches
A listing of local church services outlines schedules for Baptist, Methodist, Church of Christ and First Church of Christ Scientist. It notes pastors James H Sutley Robert M Blackburn H E Taylor and H Lemon Grove corner location with Sunday School and worship times across morning and evening services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Sixth and Tremain
James H. Sutley
Bible
Training Union
Methodist Church
Robert M. Blackburn
Church OF Christ
H. E. Taylor
Eustis First
Church OF Christ Scientist
Lemon and Grove
Han River forts surrender referenced in 1879 Korea incident
The article draws a parallel between recent events and the 1879 surrender of Han River forts near Seoul to American naval forces after a Marine led assault. It notes President Ulysses Grant's decisive handling of that Korean incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Han River
Seoul
Korea
U. S
U. S. Grant
IceHouse theatre cuts season tickets to six dollars
The IceHouse theatre lowers season tickets to six dollars for a November season opening of The Family Upstairs. Tickets are reserved seats on a first come basis with a seating diagram on the back of each book. Box office opens three days before each performance for seat arrangements. Players drive to sell seats for their third year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IceHouse Theatre
Central Florida
Audubon Speaker Merritt Farrar to Address Kiwanis
Merritt Farrar executive secretary of the Florida Audubon society will address the Kiwanis club at the noon luncheon today presenting films on Florida bird life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audubon
Merritt Farrar
The
Florida Audubon Society
Kiwanis Club
Florida
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Dick and
Marie Edgerton
Crawford House Club
Crawford Notch
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New Hampshire
Crawford House
Edgertons
James R. McDonald
Dorothy Conner Shipes
Tommy Shipes
Navy
Tommy
Dorothy
Cindy
New Jersey
Owen Conners
Bradenton
Lieut
Ores
Richard Shipes
Business and Professional Women’s District
Ocala
Marianna Clark
Helen Bland
Harold Larsen
Larsen
Nancy Moorhead
Connecticut
Greyhound
H. J. Akehurst
Sanford Rd
Madison
N. J
Orabel Ennis
Ray Eckholdt
Henry Beims
Sam Swiger
Edward Benwell
Louis Carroll
Dorothy Bradshaw
Jim Jones
J. C. Urquart
Oak Park
Ill
Washington
Charles B. Lau
Rev
C. W. Lau
Cambridge
Mary Anna Kelly
Orlando
Mary Anna
Aline Paul
Martha Simpson
Carol Spang
Nancy Smith
Smart Shop
Home Owned and Operated
F. C. Moore and Son
Citrus Culture
Mount. Dora
Yona
Plate
Batton-Eicher
Sage Jeweler
Fila
Turner’s. Restaurant
Merrill
Helen
Froude
First National Bank
Mount Dora, Florida
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
F.O
Pincor
Rehbaums Hardware
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