Mount Dora Notes Household News and Local Happenings
Edward Dwelle prepares for a grand England tour with daughter Mrs. Lawrence H. Burpee of Vancouver sailing on the New Amsterdam. Mount Dora welcomes new residents Mr. and Mrs. J. Arthur Winter at 303 N Rhodes Ave and highlights local students Patty Claflin and Dorothy Mae Eckholt making the University of Florida Dean's List. Rhoda Williams crowned Lake County beauty queen. Becky Ray hosts a birthday party at the Ray home. A Tampa birth Mary Jo Wilkinson draws interest. social circles meet at Mrs Edward Peterson's home and the Reba Gibson circle at First Methodist meets Tuesday. New locals H G Finlayson plan a Mount Dora business. bridge and 500 yield winners Lotta Weeks and Lillian Drake. Florida visitors from Akron and Cleveland socialize. Mrs Mary Bayes honored with a Bishop Gate luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Dwelle
Dora
Charlotte
S. C
England
Mr. Dwelle
Lawrence H. Burpee
Vancouver
New York
New Amsterdam
Mrs. Dwelle
Mount Dora
University of Florida
Patty Claflin
Celia Claflin
Dorothy Mae Eckholt
Ray Eckholt
Little Miss
Becky Ray
Jeanne Marie Blackburn
Rita Aldrich
Tara Swartzell
Billy Eichelberger
Jeanne Wilson
Roy Tremain
Shandon Stewart
Robert Wason
Pat Vason
Michael Green
Tommy Black
Jackie Graves
Jimmie Dake
Charles Burchett
Nancy Morely
Charolyn Yeager
Johnnie Mae Stanley
Becky
J. G. Ray, Jr
Lake Dora
Orange Blossom Trail
Tampa
Washington
Mary Jo
Joseph B. Wilkinson
Evelyn Brock
Zino Brock
Evelyn
Mount Dora High School
H. G. Finlayson
Lotta Weeks
Lillian Drake
Polly Wilson
Ava Kreyer
John Houston
J. OO. Simpson
John Purdy
Irving Lockwood
Ivy Jones
Five B's Needed In New World Says Branscomb
Rev. John Branscomb co-pastor of the First Methodists of Orlando delivered a Mt Dora Community Forum talk on 1950, presenting the Five B's bread belief beauty and brotherhood as a blueprint for world salvation. He urged continued relief for starving children and educational access, praising Churchill and noting Jesus remains relevant in an atomic era. The forums closed the season with a treasury surplus to fund next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Branscomb
First Methodists of
Orlando
Mount Dora
Community Church
Branscomb
Jesus
Dr. Branscomb
England
Winston Churchill
Robert R. Reed
Robert M. Blackburn
Methodist Church
Forum
Hibiscus Circle Hosts Food Sale at Princess Theatre
The Hibiscus Circle offers a morning food sale with home baked goods at the Princess theatre starting Saturday at 9 a.m. Event features a variety of treats for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibiscus Circle
Princess Theatre
PTA to Hear Ray Sowers on Responsible Citizenship
The PTA meets next Tuesday at the Community building to hear Ray V. Sowers discuss Responsible Citizenship in a Democracy. Sowers chairs the division of education at John B. Stetson University and is noted as a popular Southern democracy speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
Ray V. Sowers
Division of Education
John B. Stetson University
South
Slater Cox
Miss Page Designs Sets For Juliet at Lochouse Players
Miss Page Designs returns to Lochouse Players with design for the March production There's Always Juliet set for March 16 17 and 18 Rehearsals are underway star cast includes Dr William J Furey Jr Leslie Hines Susan Odom and Adéle Justad They will also exhibit scenes from two seasons at the Florida Sportsmen's Exposition and Lake County Fair Eustis March 13 to 18 Mrs Celia Claflin announces Members will staff an exhibit to recruit five new members for the Lake County drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Droits Page
Lochouse Players
Juliet
Miss Page
Tangerine
John G. Tradinger
Mount Dora Art League
William J. Furey, Jr
Leslie Hines
Susan Odom
Adéle Justad
Lake County
Eustis
Celia Claflin
Fhve
Veteran Edward Sadler Reopens Veterans Memorial Home
Edward Sadler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orin Sadler Jr., will become manager of the Veterans Memorial home after a 40 month imprisonment in Manchuria and a Florida university degree in hotel and restaurant management. A gala reopening dance will honor his new post Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchuria
Edward Sadler
Orin Sadler, Jr
Veterans Memorial Home
Sadler
Coast Artillery
Corrigedor
Two Mount Dora Boys Born This Month
New additions report the births at Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis. Earl Jr. Timmons with Earl and Mrs. Earl Edward Timmons Sr. are the parents. David Stilliard arrives February 27 to Mr. and Mrs. David W. Stilliard of Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Earl Edward Timmons, Sr
Earl, Jr
David
David W. Stilliard
Mount Dora
Skit Night Promises Entertainment by PTA and Local Groups
A Friday night program titled Skit Night organized by the PTA features performances by city civic clubs Kiwanis Lions Business and Professional Women and others along with school departments. Walter J. Patton directs and R N White Sr chairs. Proceeds support PTA school projects replacing the Halloween carnival. Posters display winners in a public contest and line the Donnelly park clothesline exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent- Teacher Association
Kiwanis
Lions
IceHouse
Woman's Club
Walter J. Patton
R. N. White
David Cox
Alice Faye Johnson
Cathy Land
Vicky Johnson
Cary Voorhees
Leslie Sanders
Ann Tremain
James Stark
Dorothy Kurras
Patty Johnson
Don Metzendorf
Donnelly Park
Frances. Berteau
Helen Kurras
Charlotte. Bennett
Alice Strite
Key Club
Local Church Services Schedule Reads On
A community church page lists multiple denominations and times. Baptist James H. Sutley leads at Sixth and Tremain with services and choir rehearsals. Methodist led by Rev. Robert M. Blackburn. Congregational Donnelly Street church. Church of Christ Fifth Avenue. Tangerine Community Church. and Eustis First Church of Christ Scientist with Sunday and midweek services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Sixth and Tremain
James H. Sutley
Methodist Church
Robert M. Blackburn
Donnelly St
Robert R. Reed
Tangerine Community Church
Sunday and Tuesday Church Meetings Highlight Local Faith
First Baptist Sunday School workers meet Monday at 7 30 p m for inspiration and fellowship with a supper. Deacons gather Tuesday at 7 30 p m. Sermons at Sunday service cover The Development of Discipleship and Gods Redemptive Program with a song fest. Community Church observes Communion with Dr Reed and Mrs Esther Wyatt Bishop sings The Water of Life. First Methodist plans sermons on When Pride Overcomes Us and Meeting the Terms of Life. White elephants in Siam noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
James H. Sutley
Sutley
Robert R. Reed
Jesus
Esther Wyatt Bishop
Mount Dora and Ohio man to show travel films at library
William B. Louthan of Mount Dora and East Liverpool Ohio will present travel motion pictures on the Yellow Stone the Northwest and Mexico to the Mount Dora Art League Camera Club. The event is set for Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Public Library headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Louthan
Mount Dora
East Liverpool
Ohio
Yellowstone
Northwest
Mexico
Art League
Writers Meet Antiques Theme For Mount Dora Group
Mount Dora Creative Writers choose Antiques as the meeting theme for Tuesday March 10 at 10 a.m. in the Public Library rooms of the Art League. Mrs Isa belle Gassett serves as chairman and announces details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Creative Writers Grou
The
Art League
Isabelle Gassett
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J. Arthur Winter
Rhodes Av
Detroit
Bob Burkart
University of Texas
Bob
Eeear Bartolo
Dallas
Denton
Tex
Frank Burkart
Rhoda Williams
Tom Williams
Rhoda
Martha Simpson
Grady Simpson
Ann
Mary Ellen Morse
Mrs
Chester Morse
Atlanta
Henry B. Ball
Sylvan Shores
Edward Peterson
N. Donnelly Sr
Reba Gibson
First Methodist Church
Women's Society of Christian Service
Florida
A. W. Schumacher
Akron
Schumacher
Mary Bayes
Cleveland
Dan Bishop
Bishop Gate
Alaska
Barwa Napper
Bartolucci
Crane Furniture Co
New World
PTA
Ray Sowers
Garcrest & Loomcraft
Blue Swan
Birkshire
Phoenix
AIRO
Thomas’ Jefferson
Church OF Christ
H. E. Taylor
Eustis First Church OF Christ Scientist
Siam
RED Cross
First National Bank OF
Mount Dora, Florida
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Burmel
Smart Shop
Fifth Avenue
Barton
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