Mount Dora families share news of homes and travels
Col John Bethel hosts guests at their Lake Dora home. the Bethels designed the lakeside house with lake view rooms and future bedroom. The Adams family from Miami plans a lakefront home with guest cottages. Local social highlights include a Red and Reel club lawn party with 40 guests and updates on residents and visitors traveling to Gainesville, Jacksonville, and other locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
John
Ellie Bethel
Lake Dora
Alberrys
Mount Dora
Lake Shore Dr
Bethels
Ellie
Bethel
Gertrude
Eustisrd
Florida
Adams
Miami
Bedeves Adams
Central Florida
Adamises
Eighth Av
Frank Drake
Donnelly St
Glen Somers
Somers
Detroit
Fifthay
Flint
Earl
W. E. Keene
Vidalia
Jacksonville
W. W. Keene
Paulette
Lee
F.S.A
Tallahassee
Dora
Nana T. Laney
Ponte Vedra Beach
Echo Cottage
Little Switzerland
North Carolina
Henry Page
Miss Harriett and Robert Goodman Wedding Report
Miss Harriett formerly Gertie Mae Harriett and Robert Goodman wed in a double ring ceremony at the bride’s home 749 E Eighth Ave. Rev George Gibson officiated before palms and tropical flowers. A reception followed with a crect cake. The couple will reside on 11th Ave after returning from a northern tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jr
Goodman
Gertie Mae Harriett
W. B. Harriett
Robert Goodman
Mount Dora
Warren
Ohio
George Gibson
Evelyn Brock
William Goodman
Mr. Harriett
Miss Harriett
Miss Brock
Barbara
Faye Shipes
Myrle Lee Adams
Mount Dora High School
Yacht Club Hosts Get-Together On Lake Dora
Last Thursday evening the Yacht Club served roast young duckling with spicy dressing and brown giblet gravy, corn on the cob, watermelon and cake. Capt. and Mrs. Mike Collins returned from Tennessee, welcomed by members and guests. Visiting yachtsmen included Pete and Maggie Cavender of Eagle Mountain, Fort Worth, and their daughter Jeannie of Brownfield, with Mr. and Mrs. George Archambault of Mount Dora. Jack and Onida Heist hosted guests Mrs. Harold Bascom Melrose and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Raymond of Orlando. The dining room remains open through July for members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Dora
Mike Collins
Tennessee
Pete
Maggie Cavender
Eagle Mountain Yacht Club
Fort Worth Texas
Jeannie
Brownfield
Florida Farm Income Rises In Early 1948 Four Months
Florida farmers earned 206.973 million dollars in the first four months of 1948, up 31 percent from the same period in 1947, with crops bringing 178.128 million and livestock 28.845 million. The four month totals slightly exceed the 1946 peak, led by higher livestock market values. operating expenses are not included in the gross totals.
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Florida
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
State Chamber
Weather Update Notes Mrs White Heads North
Mrs Mary White a first grade teacher from Connecticut plans a summer visit to Maine she reports to her daughter Mrs William Lafroos that the eastern weather is cold and rainy and unsettled for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary White
Dora
Connecticut
Maine
William Lafroos
Mrs Baker Moves From Contoocook to Blodgett Lodge
Word reaches that Mrs W A Baker changed her summer home from Contoocook New Hampshire to Blodgett Lodge. The move relocates the residing address for the season and notes a temporary residence shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Baker
New Hampshire
Contoocook
N. H
Blodgett Lodge
Mrs Land Models At Florida Watermelon Festival Show
Dorothy Land substituted for Celia Claflin in the Margaret Newman fashion show at the Florida Watermelon Festival in Mount Dora Leesburg drawing about 8000 festival attendees. Land, a brunette, wore outfits intended for Claflin’s silver hair as the last minute pinch hitter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Land
Mount Dora
Margaret Newman
Mrs. Land
Celia Claflin
Ry York
Death of Mrs Gertrude Kerr Cousins
Mrs Gertrude Kerr Cousins of Malden Mass died June 15 after a short illness and a major operation. She was daughter of Alexander Kerr longtime Mount Dora resident and Bible class leader at the Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Kerr
Methodist Church of
Mount Dora
Robert H. Cousins
Malden
Mass
Gertrude Kerr
Cousins
Stars To Meet At Masonic Temple Tonight
Regular Eastern Star meeting set for 8 pm at the Masonic temple announced by Mrs. Ruby Chapman worthy matron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Ruby Chapman
Fish Fry Hush Puppies Feast for Masons and Eastern Star
More than 250 Masons and Eastern Star members are invited to a big fish fry and hush puppies picnic at Gilbert Park next Wednesday at 4 p.m. C. M. Gudgeon chairs the event with Owen Conner Christ Jacobson and Claude Fralick organizing. rain shelter is available and wives husbands and families are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star
Gilbert Park
M. Gudgeon
Mount Dora
Youth Delegates Gather for Florida Presbyterian Conventions
Carloads of young delegates fill Mountra streets as Florida synod youth conferences begin at Lakeside Inn. The gatherings opened June 7 with this week's focus on the St Johns Senior conference led by Rev. William H. Kadel of Tampa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountra’s
Florida Synod of the Presbyterian Church
Lakeside Inn
Florida
St. Johns
William H. Kadel
Tampa
Miss Van Voorhis Weds James Gordon McDonald in Folkston
Marion Edna Van Voorhis and James Gordon McDonald wed June 7 at the First Methodist church in Folkston Georgia. The couple now reside in Palatka Florida where McDonald serves on the Coast Guard cutter Smilax after a state honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gordon McDonald
Palatka
Folkston
McDonald
Marion Edna van Voorhis
Elliott H. van Voorhis
Pinecrest
Donald McDonald
Lake Shore Dr
First Methodist Church
Smilax
Coast Guard
Wildlife magazine spotlights Mount Dora hyacinth fight
Florida Wildlife magazine again features Mount Dora with a photo of the spray boat at work among hyacinths in Lake Beauclaire. The project led by Vernon Conner of Lake Jem gains backing from the Mount Dora Fish Club which supports active hyacinth eradication and wildlife preservation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Wildlife Magazine
Mount Dora
Lake Beauclaire
Vernon Conner
Lake Jem
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Oro
Red and Reel Club
George Malone, Jr
Mary Sparks
Joyce Duggan
Irvin Lee Cox
Curt Minkley
Irvin
Eleanore Minkley
United States
Canal Zone
Irvin L. Cox
Army
Cox
Cathie Land
Edward Sanders
Cathie
Sara Jo
Jeff Ray
Michael Ray
Charlie Reid
John Groves
Jewel Reid
Mary Grace Conboy
Ann Bowers
Betty
Ann Ray
Adrianne Norton
Helen
Shirley Ann Hughes
Roger Hughes
Mrs. Hughes
Robert Fenton
Joe
Florence Melvin
Gainesville
University of Florida
Florence
South Carolina
Fred Wolff
Bear Brentwood Farms
Flushing
Edward C. Dwelle
Mrs. Dwelle
Charlotte, N. C
Mountain View House
Whitefield
Ono
W. A. Conrad
Albany
George Zell
Frank L. Hubbard
Washington
Rhode Island
Zell
Bob Bowers
Tremain Sr
Robert Millar
Jacksonville Times-Union
Carolinas
Alabama
Georgia
Frank D. Clements
Highland Jv
Chatham
William Smith
Bronson, Mich
John B .Griswold
Jefferson
Mr. Griswold
Highland High
Merry CO
Mount Dora Hotel
Brenwood Studio
Thayer
Burgess Thayer
Harold Overhiser
American Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Chet Conelly
Mary Mitchell
Edna Conelly
Billie Cooley
Overhiser
Elsie Chamberlain
Margaret Stewart
Cora Sadler
Kathleen Burchett
Stewart
Lillian Christie
Harriett
Rehbaums Hardware
Kerr
WM. P. Wingler
Mouse
Enced
Tavares
Leesburg
Miss van Voorhis
Wildlife’ Eyes Fishing Club
First National Bank
Mount Dora, Florida
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
America
Crane Furniture Co
Msonite
Erdrobe
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