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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1955
Page
8
Paul Turrentine plans a visit to a Kansas wheat farm then heads to Marionville Missouri for the Tur rentine clan's fourth national reunion August 6 7 expected to bring about 300 people including descendants from the Turrettini line.
The article traces the Turrentine lineage from Samuel and Alexander Turrentine, who arrived on the Couli Ran in 1745 and settled in Chester County Pennsylvania, fleeing Braddock’s defeat. It notes broader European origins from 1354 on an Italian island, with migrations through Switzerland Scotland and Ireland before the American line spread nationwide.
The eighth grade led the final honor roll for 1954 55 at Fifth Ave school with 35 percent on the list. Readable names include Roberta Aldrich Patricia Bulger Barbara Cox Judy Graves Burton Moorhead Wynell Moore Barry Graves Jessie Robinson and others.
A May 1 blaze left Lilla Butler homeless as neighbors help restore a shell of a house. Workers install sheet rock for a ceiling and partitions in four joist-only rooms, while indicating more funds are needed. Names mentioned include John Jack Lewis Professor C A Lott Bisby Lewis G W Reeves and James Owens.
A damaged East Town building project seeks funds to complete Lilla Butler’s dream home after a nearby blaze. Volunteers provide labor while insurance money and ongoing donations cover materials, plumbing and water hookup, with about $14 left in the fund and a need for $300 to $400 more from local supporters.
Promotion text invites readers to subscribe to The Christian Science Monitor with sample descriptions of nationwide and international coverage. Mentions Erwin D Canham and home making ideas. Encourages subscription by mail from Boston using a coupon.
A reader from Boston requests a Monitor subscription with period options: 1 year $16, 1-6 months $8, or 3 months $49, noting address The Christian Science Monitor One, Norway Street.
A June weather summary by the Lake County Chamber of Commerce forecasts variable conditions with the rainy season typically June through September. The report uses 1925 climate data from Eustis station noting years with high temperatures and varying rainfall, and explains the lakes region moderates winter and summer temperatures. It highlights notable records such as July 1909 rainfall, June 1914 and May 1945 temperatures, and occasional tropical storms and rare snow events.
Mount Dora area residents in Lake county hospitals this week include Mrs. Slater Cox Mrs. Gladys McCabe Mrs. Andrew Owens Clarence Kuechler Paul Milner Mount Dora Hugh Conley Jr Sorrento at Waterman Memorial Eustis and Mrs Minnie Boone Mount Dora and Mrs J Pollock Tangerine at Durham Young Leesburg.
A reflective quote by Mrs. Lydia M. Child notes that the wish to be loved remains restless, yet the love shared with others is a perpetual source from above.
T. D. Williams of Waspo Lodge No 111 and Mrs Louise Collier are seriously ill. Williams recently injured an eye on a ladder while reaching for an orange. Members and friends are urged to visit. Sunday services at Bethel F M Mt Olive St John and other churches were well attended. Pastoral day marked Rev A Martin’s Orlando trip and Rev Russell’s 11th anniversary at St Mary. Bethlehem association convention continues at Mt Carmel M B church Tangerine Florida.
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