Mrs Simpson Hosts Bridge Club at Highland Avenue
Mrs. David S. Simpson Jr entertained her bridge club on Wednesday at her Highland Avenue home. Mrs. Joseph Swift won high score with Mrs. T. Evans Henry second. Other members present included Mrs. F Marion Whaley, Mrs. Albert Rams dell, Mrs. J G Ray Jr, Mrs. Millard Reid and Mrs. Glenn Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David S. Simpson Jr
Highland Avenue
Joseph Swift
T. Evans Henry
F. Marion Whaley
Albert Ramsdell
J. G. Ray Jr
Millard Reid
Glenn Brown
Rev and Mrs Overhiser Celebrate Golden Wedding
Rev. and Mrs. Fred W. Overhiser invite friends to an evening reception at 8 o clock on Tuesday June 20 at the Baptist church to mark their fiftieth wedding anniversary. The notice invites all friends to attend this Golden Wedding celebration.
Birthday Surprise For Mrs Shipley On Tremain Street
Mr Vernon G Shipley hosted a surprise birthday party for Mrs Shipley at their Tremain street home Wednesday evening last week. Guests included Mr and Mrs Luther Green Mr and Mrs Robert Goodman Mr and Mrs W M Kennedy Mr and Mrs Ben F Cook Mr and Mrs Ardell Batton and Miss Lurlene Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon G. Shipley
Night Meeting At Betty West Home Sees Aid Discussed
Miss Betty West and Miss Edna Dennis hosted a night meeting with routine business and reports of aid to several families. Calls were few in the latest two week period. Toys and funds for children were discussed and other groups will be asked to help finance them. Only one meeting monthly through June July and August. The next gathering July 10 at Mrs. J. M. Turner’s home with Mrs. W. A. Vincent as associate hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty West
Miss West
Edna Dennis
J. M. Turner
W. A. Vincent
Drake Host and Guests Attend Chicken Pilau Supper
Mr and Mrs Frank Drake hosted a chicken pilau supper on Saturday then led a fox hunting outing in the Sorrento scrub. Guests included A C J White Alton White Schon enberger Charles Boxell Sam Swiger Don McWhinney Russell Drake Agnes Connor Thelma Hoots Lucy Gilbert Frances Wilkerson Pat Gibbon Kenny Glass and others from Mount Dora Ocala Tavares and Eustis.
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Frank Drake
Sorrento
A. C. J. White
Alton White
A. Schonenberger
Charles Boxell
Sam Swiger
Don McWhinney
Mount Dora
Russell Drake
Ocala
Agnes Connor
Thelma Hoots
Tavares
Lucy Gilbert
Frances Wilkerson
Pat Gibbon
Kenny Glass
Eustis
Bicycle Ride and Weiner Roast at Lake Gertrude
A group of young locals enjoyed a Wednesday night bicycle ride to Lake Gertrude followed by a hearty weiner roast. Chaperoned by Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Fenn, Miss Martha Fenn, and Leon B. Cheek Jr, the party included Betsy Kramer Helen Wells Martha Williamson June Fenn Maxine Clery Jeanette Adair Evelyn Turrentine Libby Drawdy Bernice Rutherford and others from Leesburg Wilton Adams John Burkart Charles Boxell Bernard McCabe Ernest Minkley Geo Malone Thomas Ravenscroft Gerald Ayres Ernest Hoppel of Orlando.
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Lake Gertrude
Betsy Kramer
Helen Wells
Martha Williamson
June Fenn
Maxine Clery
Jeanette Adair
Evelyn Turrentine
Libby Drawdy
Bernice Rutherford
Leesburg
Wilton Adams John Burkart
Charles Boxell
Bernard McCabe
Ernest Minkley
Geo. Malone
Thomas Ravenscroft
Gerald Ayres
Ernest Hoppel
Orlando
H. T. Fenn
Martha Fenn
Leon B. Cheek Jr
Party at Mrs. Hanscom's on Grandview Street
Thirty seven ladies attended a gathering hosted by Mrs. Florence G. Hanscom last Friday at her Grandview Street home. Flowers filled the house with blue hydrangeas roses and gardenias while Chinese checkers amused guests. Refreshments were served at five with fruity desserts and juice as the birthday of Mrs. Alfred Hathaway was celebrated with a chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence G. Hanscom
Grandview Street
George Church
Kenneth Maglathlin
Margaret Lewis
Betty West
Alfred Hathaway
Local residents enjoy travels and summer plans regional notes
Personal visits and departures mark a busy period as Mrs. Adam Hazelwood returns from Daytona Beach, J L Redd from a ten day 4 H Club camp, Louise Walden visits, and several others head to universities and summer destinations including Tallahassee, Gainesville, Nashville, and New Orleans. Mentions include families, former Florida residents, and health updates on Mr. Tiemann.
Miller Wells announce birth of Patricia Berry
Dr. and Mrs. Miller Wells announce the birth of a daughter Patricia Berry on Sunday June 11 at 10 30 p m at Lake County Medical Center Both mother and baby Patricia Berry are doing well
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Miller Wells
Lake County Medical Center
Patricia Berry
Fine rains refresh warm spell as storms ease heat
After a period of unseasonably warm weather, rains on Tuesday lowered temperatures and brought welcome moisture. Vegetation benefits from the showers, though lakes remain low. Gulf storm activity aids the region and hopes rise that this week’s rain will raise water levels.
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Gulf
Melvyn Douglas Stars in Tell No Tales at Princess Theatre
Melvyn Douglas headlines the Sunday one day only program at the Princess Theatre in Tell No Tales. The film follows Cassidy the editor who outwits police and contacts Ellen the teacher as a ransom bill leads through multiple intertwined stories. Co feature Sweepstakes Winner stars Marie Wilson and Johnnie Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvyn Douglas
Cassidy
Ellen
Louise Platt
Marie Wilson
Johnnie Davis
Mount Dora Library Sells Recent Best Sellers Shelf
Library display lists recent best sellers including Disputed Passage by Lloyd C Douglas Uglas, All This and Heaven Too by Rachel Field, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, Three Harbours by F Van Wyck Mason, Tree of Liberty by Elizabeth Page, A Peculiar Treasure by Edna Ferber, Alone by Richard E Byrd, Days of Our Years by Pierre van Paassen, With Malice Toward Some by Margaret Halsey, and Benjamin Franklin by Carl Van Doren.
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Mount Dora
Lloyd C. Douglasuglas
Heaven
Rachel Field
Rebecca
Daphne du Maurier
Three Harbours
F. van Wyck Mason
Elizabeth Page
Edna Ferber
Richard E. Byrd
Pierre van Paassen
Margaret Halsey
Benjamin Franklin
Carl van Doren
Jack Nelson Receives London Exchange Scholarship
Jack Nelson of Newton Kansas and nephew of Mrs Mary E is chosen as the first recipient of a London University exchange scholarship with Kansas University. He will study in London next year after earning an A B from Kansas University and holding roles in theater and singing groups.
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Jack Nelson
Harley S. Nelson
Newton
Kansas
Mary E
Kansas University
London
England
University of London
Sigma Chi
Jack
London University
Washburn College
Topeka
Phi Delta Kappa
Jane McCarty
Stetson University
Joe
Mount Dora
Mrs Ellen Carter Ferson Dies at 81 in Mount Dora
Ellen Carter Ferson aged 81 died at 3 30 am Tuesday June 13 at her Helen Street home after a long illness. Born in Somersworth New Hampshire in 1858 she studied at Wellesley College and Massachusetts Normal Art School. She and Earl B. Ferson lived in Chicago before moving to Florida in 1913 later settling in Mount Dora. She was active in Congregational church Ladies Aid Garden Club Woman's Club and reading circle and was an accomplished painter. Survived by husband three sisters a nephew and several nieces. Funeral Wednesday at her home conducted by Rev D B Spencer with burial at Forest Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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Ellen Carter Ferson
Helen Street
Somersworth
N .H
Wellesley College
Massachusetts Normal Art School
Boston
Earl B. Ferson
Chicago
Florida
Dunedin
Mount Dora
Ferson
Congregational Church
Ladies Aid
Woman's Club
Reading Circle
Garden Club
E. B. Ferson
Ernest Mariett
Grace A. Purbeck
Wrentham
Robert J. Chute
Norwood
Mass
Herbert M. Carter
Clifton
N. J
Paul A. Draper
Canton
B. Winslow Drake
Stoughton
H. Howard Noyes
Maplewood
Alice Mariett
D. B. Spencer
Forest Cemetery
J. J. West
A. C. Quixley
N. W. Morley
J. M. Smith
J. M. McCown
Lake County C of C Largest in State Now
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce tops Florida for membership with 1205, led by Lake View Dairy of Eustis and Stan Hazelton. Leesburg holds the county's largest town membership, while Seneca and Astatula post the highest percentage surpluses. The three membership classes include Regular 1.00, Contributing 5.00, and Sustaining 12.50.
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Lake County
Mount Dora
Seneca
Astatula
Fruitland Park
Tavar
Montverde
Howey
Mount Plymouth
Sylvan Shores
Florida exhibit orange grove fenced to keep visitors out
Foster Barnes, head of landscaping, notes visitors at the World's Fair orchard area in Florida have fenced in trees with iron barriers to steal and carry fruit away in paper bags. The fruit, transported at great cost, is meant for display for fairgoers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Foster Barnes
Tarzan Finds a Son leads at State Theatre Eustis
Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan star in Tarzan Finds a Son at State Theatre Eustis Sunday and Monday. The jungle romance pits Tarzan against a native tribe as he defends the baby survivor found after a wrecked plane. Cheeta and Baby Bee provide humor amid ape cavalry rescues and underwater jungle sequences filmed at Silver Springs Florida.
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Tarzan
Junior
Johnny Weissmuller
Maureen O’sullivan
Eustis
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Johnny Sheffield
America
New York
O’sullivan
Weissmuller
United States
Silver Springs
Florida
Shadow fishing at the fair inspires amused chatter
New York columnist Meyer Berger notes visitors avoiding outdoor sports, while adult men by the game fish exhibit in the Florida State Building mimic ghost-angling. He explains they are deep-water fishermen jokingly shadow fishing, likening it to Izaak Walton for a boxer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Meyer Berger
Florida State Building
Izaak Walton
Winter Park Diamond Argument Sparks Sentinel Debate
The Orlando Sentinel notes a heated dispute over a diamond at Winter Park, detailing strong opinions and growing tensions among local observers. No injuries reported and no official resolution at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando. Sentinel
Winter Park
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