Passion Play Comes to Orlando From Lions Club
The Luenen Passion Play now in Spearfish South Dakota debuts in Orlando at the Municipal Auditorium from March 14 to 16 with matinee and evening shows. Josef Meier leads the cast as Christus in English on the world tour, with advance mail order reservations through Liggett's Drug Store.
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South Dakota
Black Hills
Spearfish
Municipal Auditorium
Orlando
Josef Meier
Ees
Tus
Ineag Fon Ewes
Mes "Luenen
Mr. Meier
Christ
Jerusalem
Meier
Christus
Joy Postle Brings Chalk Art and Music to Club Night
Community Club featured Joy Postle with lively chalk drawings of birds and flowers set to music and poetry. President Mr. Bower departs for North Carolina receiving thanks, while Vice President Mr. Bourne leads remaining meetings. Florida Audubon Society offers illustrated lecture Music of the Outdoors on March 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Postle
Bower
North Carolina
Bourne
Florida Audubon Society
Service Men Room Registry Amid Red Cross Drive
Mount Dora asks residents with spare rooms for visiting soldiers to register names and addresses with Mrs. H. T. Fenn, chief hostess of the Service Men’s Club as hotels are full. The community backs the Red Cross War Fund drive with confident support.
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H. T. Fenn
Service Men’s Club
Mount Dora
Easter Help Rises as Volunteers Aid Needy
Easter spirit drives volunteers to assist the less fortunate. Donors fund assistance and resources for Crippled children, providing seats and support to improve daily life.
Shuffleboard Club Holds Pot Luck and Night of Games
The club with 136 members enjoyed a Saturday pot luck supper hosted by the ladies followed by board games and late card play. A match on the 28th features four ladies including Mrs. Mattie White and Miss Iva Buck versus Mrs. Rush Boggs and Mrs. Eugene Allen with Mr. George E. Haley handling prizes. Members joining include C. S. Robinson and Elsworth Atwood of Kennebunkport Maine Rush Boggs Frankfort Indiana J. M. Purchase Swampscott Mass Bert Meyers Carwith Iowa Rev. S. H. Berry Ardmore Oklahoma and Mrs. David Ayers Brooksville Florida.
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Sewy Coe
Onk
George E. Haley
Maplewood
N. J
Mattie White
Iva Buck
Rush Boggs
Eugene Allen
C. S. Robinson
Elsworth Atwood
Kennebunkport
Maine
Frankfort
Ind
J. M. Purchase
Swampscott
Mass
Bert Meyers
Carwith
Iowa
S. H. Berry
Ardmore
Okla
David Ayers
Brooksville
Fla
Salvation themes at Community Church emphasized by speakers
Dr Richards urged salvation as a present ongoing process rooted in love and trust, while Mrs Etta Austin McDonald prepared portraits of Old Testament figures for a Bible class. The Woman's Association discussed Burma and welcomed new members with a March program and guest talks.
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James Austin
Milton Dante
Lord Jesus Christ
Christ
Dr. Richards
Etta Austin McDonald
Joshua
Rahab
Jesus
Bezaleel
Israel
Achan
Come ‘Ce
Peabody
Lewis
Miss Milner
Given
Phelps
DeGrath
Burma
R White
Riley Park Shufflers Host Mount Dora Visitors
Mount Dora Shuffleboard Club visited Riley Park for mixed competition with the Park players. Park ladies won their match while Mount Dora’s gents defeated Park men, with one draw. Plans include future visits to Mount Dora and engagements with Umatilla and Eustis clubs as sportsmanship and friendly rivalry continue. Pop Riley’s boat work and local fishing tales are also noted with expected house warming and light community banter.
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Endsley
SS Caai
Snes
Mount Dora
Park
Riley Park
Gents
Umatilla
Eustis
Ern
Pop
Riley
Hhis
Izaac Walton
Rumsey” Beims
Paul Werner
Pete
Kiwanis Mount Dora Hosts Visiting Lieutenant Governor
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club welcomes Lt. Governor Sid for an official visit and club address. Last Friday Prof. D D Roseborough led Manuel J Sedano Memorial Band selections under Cliff Dresser with strong reception. Visitors included Rev Otis W Foye Alfred W Bond and A C Bowdish new Grand View Hotel owner.
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Kiwanis
Sid
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
de Ls Maree
A. C. Bowdish
Grand View Hotel
Miss Laura Neville Receives Sul livan Medallion at Rollins
Miss Laura Neville former Moon Dora resident earns Algernon Sydney Sullivan Medallion from Rollins College during Founders Day. The award honors outstanding character and service. Neville serves as assistant registrar for veterans at Rollins College.
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Laura Neville
Moon Dora
Algernon Sydney Sullivan
Rollins College
New York Southern Society
Miss Neville
Rollings College
PTA Meeting Tuesday Includes Scouts Program
Mrs. Paul Johnson announces the PTA regular meeting on Tuesday March 6 at 3 30 pm in the Community Building Scouts will be featured on the program Attendance prizes will be four instead of the usual two All members are urged to attend and visitors are welcome.
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Paul Johnson
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce 1945 Event
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce invites participation in its 1945 activities and community programs. Details on dates and events are presented in local notices and chamber announcements.
Cpl Donald Bryant to Perform Sacred Concert at Baptist Church
The Baptist Church Music Director Mrs Florence Gilbert Hanscom presents Cpl Donald M Bryant U S Army and Mrs Bryant in a sacred concert during the evening service. Bryant, a renowned baritone and pianist, has appeared in Mount Dora concerts and at local hotels. The church urges early arrival as last event filled the building.
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Training Union
Florence Gilbert Hanscom
Cpl
Donald M. Bryant
U. S. Army
Bryant
Cpl. Bryant
Mount Dora
Methodist Choir Planned for Evening Service
The Methodist church will host an 8 p m program next Sunday directed by Mrs C M Brown. Cliff Dresser and Ruth Woodman Stanley will perform solos with a wide range of religious music including Negro Spirituals. Congregational singing and instrumental pieces accompany the choir. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
C. M. Brown
Cliff Dresser
Ruth Woodman Stanley
Wilma Rogers Circle to Host Food Sale on Donnelly Street
A Wilma Rogers Circle fundraiser at a Methodist church sale will occur Saturday April 3 at 10 00 a m in a building on Donnelly Street between the drug store and Hardy's barber shop. The event offers salads pies cake cookies and chili for guests.
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Donnelly Street
Drug Store
Hardy
Wilma Rogers
the Methodist Church
Red Cross War Fund Drive Opens Today in Mount Dora
The 1945 Red Cross War Fund Drive starts in Mount Dora with a $4 300 quota toward Lake County's total of 28 000. Local volunteers plan a complete canvass to reach 100 percent participation and all reports will be filed from the Red Cross room on Fifth Avenue. The drive highlights Red Cross 1944 achievements including blood plasma donations, hospital sun rooms, food parcels for POWs, and millions in supplies and training.
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Red Cross
Mount Ra
Mount Dora
Fifth Avenue
Lake County
Lake Jem
Sorrento
National Red Cross
U.S
Easter Seals drive under way in Florida county networks
The Florida Association for Crippled Children and Adults gears up for the 12th Annual National Easter Seal Sale March 25 to April 7. Secretary Louise C. Trigg reports completed work in 12 counties with expansion planned. Kathleen Allen of the National Association visits St. Petersburg and Uma til la convalescent homes to study care facilities. Donations stay regional except 8 percent to the national group to cover expenses.
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Florida Association For Crippled Children and Adults
Louise C. Trigg
Kathleen Allen
National Association For Crippled Children
American Legion Home
St. Petersburg
Harry-Anna Home
Umatilla
United States
Lawn Bowling News From Mount Dora and Surroundings
Report covers league scoring with two points for a win and one for a tie. fourteen point margin noted. Names of players and skips listed. Singles tournament underway with matches at Sunshine Park. attendance surpasses 130 members including Lake side Inn registrants. Changes in staff at Donnelly Park and Mount Dora Hardware noted. interclub tournament at Orlando referenced.
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al Maben
Ffourteen
Meinecke
Breckne Soper
Harold Morse
Hadsall
Wilmot
Ato A
Donald
Swift Ski Marsh
Walworth
Woolman
Dierks
Bridgman
Taylor
Ouineaux
Hichborn
Steinmetz
Esbon Greene
Mount Dora
Denbroeder
Thomas
Maben
Scapa Yroers
Tracy
Lakeside
Skip Steinmetz
Orlando Sentinel
Sunshine Park
Outdoor Exhibit Showcases Mount Dora Art League
Mount Dora Art League held its annual outdoor exhibit at Annie Donnelly Park with works by members and instructor Charles E. Shaw of Eustis. Hundreds visited as a range of landscapes lakeside scenes flowers and portraits were displayed with several pieces sold including a sunset over Lake Dora and a flame vine painting.
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Mount Dora
Garfield
Maine
Wilson Smith
Indian Springs
Georgia
Lake Dora
Shaw
Mount Dora Woman's Club notes March program planned
The Mount Dora Woman's Club notes an upcoming March 7 meeting led by the Conservation Committee with Miss Alice Crutcher of Leesburg as chair. A March 21 musical program by Prof. Alphonse Parlo of Rollins College and Mrs. Katherine Carlo will feature violin and piano. All women in the city may attend for 25 cents. Calendar sales fund the club’s calendar project.
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Ang
Mount Dora
Leslie P. Moore
Moore
Tower
Buxton
Conservation Committee
Theaker
Alice Crutcher
Leesburg
Alphonse Parlo
Rollins Loge
Katherine Carlo
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce Sees Membership Rise in 1945 Drive
The 1945 Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce membership drive nears completion with 169 members enrolled. New additions include Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Florida Power Corp P B Goethe Grand Leader Department Store L R Heim Judge A S Herlong G R LaBreck Harriet B Mallory W R Shriner Harriet H Smith Turner's Paint & Body Shop F A Whiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Mount Dora National War Fund Total Nears Quota
Contributions received for the National War Fund Drive in Mount Dora bring the local total to 887.50 toward a 2000 quota. The list includes donations from Mr. and Mrs. Idaeeh Nedlls and others such as Mrs. Harriet B. Mallory Mr. G. A. Nelson Jeff D. Carruthers Mrs. Emma J. Tallant. Further gifts are hoped in the next days to approach the target.
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National War Fund
Ceeieneaoge
Idaeeh ‘Nedlls
J. D. Pease
Harriet B. Mallory
G. A. Nelson
Jeff D. Carruthers
Emma J. Tallant
Mount Dora
Baker resigns as superintendent of Harry-Anna Home
J Edwin Baker resigns as head of the Harry-Anna Crippled Children's Home at Umatilla effective April 15 after recommending closure due to lack of cooperation from the Florida Crippled Children's Commission. Directors accept with keen regrets and will study the situation before acting. Baker, a former State Senator and gubernatorial candidate, cites indifference as the cause of operating losses.
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J. Edwin Baker
Umatilla
Florida Crippled Children’s Commission
Baker
Florida State Elks Association
Florida
Florida State Crippled Children’s Commission
Who Has Mr Garfield's Hat at Hotel Mount Dora
Mr Frank Garfield asks who took his hat from the Hotel Mount Dora Coffee Shop earlier this week. A hat left in its place matches in shade size and brand but is worn on the brim with torn lining, while his hat is new. A typewritten memorandum was found inside the other hat, unknown to Garfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Garfield
Mount Dora
Mr. Garfield
Local Hero Missing in Action Over Germany
Mrs. Helen Stewart Parker received word from the War Department that her husband, Lt. Cecil R. Parker, is reported missing in action over Germany on February sixth. Lt. Parker is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Parker of Sunset Valley Dairy.
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Helen Stewart Parker
War Department
Cecil R. Parker
Germany
Parker
C. E. Parker
Sunset Valley Dairy
Smeets Credited With Damaging Nazi ME 109 Over Euskirchen
Sergeant Milton R. Smeets of Mount Dora, 26, credited with damaging an ME 109 during a dense enemy air attack on a Ninth Air Force raiding formation near Euskirchen Germany. Pilot Chapin reports firing at least 250 rounds and witnessing flames as a pilot bailed out. escort planes then downed more fighters as bombs hit the bridge railway supplying troops.
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Milton R. Smeets
Mount Dora
Ninth Air Force
Euskirchen
Germany
Chapman
322Nd
Lee
Claud Chapman
Third Avenue
New Cathedral Glass Windows Installed at Community Church
Members of the Community Church gather Sunday to view replacement windows with pale amber cathedral glass. North side windows are in place and remaining panes are being installed as quickly as possible.
Bird Pictures and Song to Highlight Community Club Program
Next Tuesday March 6 at the Community Building the Community Club presents Bert Harwell in Music of the Out-of-Doors a color film from 1944 with whistling and wildlife scenes. Harwell tours the United States under the National Lions Society auspices delivering this musical documentary program.
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Bert Harwell
Mr. Harwell
Bert ‘Arerell Lenart
Harwe
Ecturer
Pher
United States
National Alion Society
Graves
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