Engagement Announced for Ann Harris and Bayard Roberts Jr
Mrs H Earl Harris of Macon Georgia announces the engagement of her daughter Ann to Bayard Roberts Jr USNR of Mount Dora. The marriage will take place in the early spring. MONDAY SOCIAL CLUB held a card party with six tables of contract six of five hundred and one of auction Mrs T Wagner won contract and Mrs Rush Boggs won five hundred. A $20 Red Cross War Fund contribution was approved at the meeting Hostesses for next Monday are Mrs George Evans for bridge and Mrs Belle Rogers for five hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Earl Harris
Macon
Georgia
Ann
Bayard. Roberts, Jr
USNR
Mount Dora
T. Wagner
Rush Boggs
Red Cross War Fund
George Evans
Belle Rogers
Kill-Kare Lodge Hosts Poets Night To Mount Dera
Residents invited friends to attend a poetry evening at Kill-Kare Lodge. An unnamed host distributed verses from poets which were well received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kill-Kare
Mount Dera
Chamberlains Host Rehearsal Party Attended by Notables
In a cheerful rehearsal gathering Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain welcomed guests including Doris Chamberlain and Lt. Miles Leeman Sikes Jr. The event featured music by Walter Cook on piano, with Mrs. Suber and several friends from Orlando and Sanford in attendance at Pine Castle Air Base.
Surprise Shower Honors Mrs Shuman at Lake Jem Event
Mrs John A Heist and Mrs Ver non Conner hosted a surprise shower for Mrs Shuman Jr at Mrs Heist’s Lake Jem home. The decor featured spring flowers and pink blue motifs as bridge and refreshments followed a misdirected guest list including Miss Nancy Gaskill of Chicago and many Mount Dora, Tavares, Eustis residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shuman
John A. Heist
Vernon Conner
Shuman, Jr
S. C. Colley
M. B. Claflin
A. C. Johnson
Lavonne Carl S. Graves
Edith Wentworth
Alfred Rehbaum, Jr
Henry Stein
J. G. Ray, Jr
Mount Dora
Henry Land
Nancy Gaskill
Chicago, NL
Howard Wetz
Chris Jacobsen
Lake Jem
Nelle Prevatt
Ruby Prevatt
Tavares
Pat King
Eustis
Scouts Featured on P T A Program at Mount Dora Meeting
Mrs. Alice Strite presided at the Mount Dora P T A meeting assisted by officers and committee members. Scouts in uniform attended and spoke, with awards given to Girl Scouts and investiture of three girls. The program closed with songs as plans for a March 3 meeting and band concert were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Strite
Mount Dora
Esther Maglathlin
Helen Parker
Virginia Bardeen
R. M. Hall
Scout Eeers
Fletcher Crane
J. Groves
Robert Merker
Lake Jem
Paul Johnson
Dresser
George Sims
Miss Doris Chamberlain Weds Lt Miles Sikes Jr in Mount Dora
The March eleventh wedding at First Methodist Church Mount Dora united Miss Doris Madge Chamberlain of Tangerine with First Lieutenant Miles Leeman Sikes Jr U S Army Air Forces son of Kissimmee. The ceremony was performed by Rev Caxton A Doggett before a large gathering with white carnations lilies and palms as decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Mount Dora
Doris Madge Chamberlain
Howard H. Chamberlain
Tangerine
Miles Leeman Sikes, Jr
United States Army Air Forces
Miles Leeman Sikes
Kissimmee
Caxton A. Doggett
C. M. Brown
A. A. Stanley
Eeerie
Mar
Alice
Anne
Orlando bride perches in pink lace gown at Mount Dora wedding
A Florida wedding story describes a bride in a pink lace gown with a fitted bodice and net skirt. Bridesmaids in yellow net attire attend with bouquets of pink carnations and pink sweetpeas. Lieutenant Sikes and Lt. Roderick Thompson serve as wedding party. Reception at Lakeside Inn includes detailed floral decor and multiple helpers. Out of town guests listed, couple to Miami Beach then redistribution center. A. Tanner returns home after hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key
Orlando
Mary Ann Allen
Mount Dora
Sikes
Roderick I. Thompson
Kissimmee
Homer Wilson
Douglas McCabe
Pine Castle Air Base
Mrs. Chamberlain
Lakeside Inn
Marianne Smith
Tallahassee
Myrtle Alvarez
Frank Burkart
C. H. Estey
James L. Moody
Edna Daniels
Katherine Adams
Barbara Batton
Anna Margaret White
June Pope
A. R. Key
Sanford
Miami Beach
Arthur Lott
Jerald Drawdy
Bay Pines
Mrs C D Key Returns from Houston Visit
Mrs. C. D. Key came back last week from Houston Texas where she had stayed with her daughter Mrs. D. W. Darby who is ill. Other local residents visit family members including Mrs. Stewart Roberts and children from Jacksonville and Mrs. Richard Hartley of Pierson plus Mrs. Frank Blodgett of Winter Park as guests at Blanchard home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Key
Houston
Texas
D. W. Darby
Stewart Roberts
Jacksonville
Richard Hartley
Pierson
Frank Blodgett
Winter Park
Weekend visits and travel notes from St Petersburg area
Mr and Mrs Jerald Drawdy of St Petersburg spent the weekend with Mrs L J Drawdy and family. Jerald enjoys his Bay Pines work. Mrs J Fredrick Burgh of Chicago arrived for a month with her mother and sister Mrs E M Wentworth and Miss Edith Wentworth. Mr and Mrs J E Fortner hosted their daughter in law Mrs James E Fortner of Long Branch NJ who will visit Miami before joining Cpl Fortner in New Jersey. Mrs J Page Laughlin and Mrs Jane Wulfert depart for Leesburg Virginia after a month at Lake Carlton. Miss Betty Blanchard and Lt Arthur Smith of Tampa spent the weekend with Miss Blanchard’s mother Mrs Ray Blanchard. other guests were Mrs Betty Bruner and Beverly of Howey-in-the-Hills. Rita Daniels underwent foot surgery at St Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville and is recovering at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerald Drawdy
St. Petersburg
L. J. Drawdy
Jerald
Bay Pines
J. Fredrick Burgh
Chicago
Ill
E. M. Wentworth
Edith Wentworth
Eleventh Avenue
West
J. E. Fortner
James E. Fortner
Long Branch
N. J
Betty Blanchard
Arthur Smith
Tampa
Miss Blanchard
Ray Blanchard
Raymond E. Daniels
Rita Daniels
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Jacksonvill
Noted anti crime speaker visits First Methodist Church
A nationally recognized leader who spearheaded the crackdown on gang violence in Williamson County Herrin Illinois will speak at First Methodist Church Sunday at 7 45 p m. He has lectured in 46 states delivering over 6000 talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Herrin
Illinois
Tampa visit for military family amid overseas notice
Mrs Helen Sullivan and daughter with their Moss Apartments family are in Tampa for weeks to be with their grandson, a flight officer bound for overseas. The officer’s parents plan a northern visit, then the officer and wife will return to Tampa. Other Orlando residents joined a Tibbetts family gathering aboard the Plymouth Dells and met former Orlando Reporter-Star editor Mr Keller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Sullivan
Fred Shuckert
Moss Apartments
Tampa
John Shuman
L. W. Edwards
W. J. Snawley
Orlando
A. Tibbitts
Plymouth Dells
Tibbetts
Morse
Oide
Dieden
Dofa Keller
Carlo duo to perform at Mount Dora community concert
Mr and Mrs Carlo of Rollins College present a concert March 21 at the Community Auditorium, sponsored by the Mount Dora Woman's Club. The program features violin and piano works including Beethoven Kreutzer Sonata and Kreisler pieces. Alphonse and Katherine Carlo bring extensive training from Juilliard and other institutions and a history of performances across the eastern United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Carlo
Community Auditorium
Carlo
Rollins College
Weaftern
Mount Dora
Connecticut
Alphonse Carlo
Hugo Kortschak
Ilip Mittell
New York
Institute of Musical Art
Juilliard School of Music
Sascha Jacobsen
Rollins Conservatory of Music
Southern
Mount Dora Lawn Bowlings New Singles Champion Crowned
The Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club crowned Walter Bush Ferguson the singles champion with Ed Blackburne as runner up after a series of tight rounds. Ferguson defeated Brady, Tower, and Mayo en route to a 19 to 6 final win in 15 ends, while Blackburne edged through a tougher path to reach the final. The season features a doubles event starting this week with fuller report to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Ferguson
Tower
Nelson
Breckenridge
Blackburne
Mayo
Caley
Parker
Walter Bush Ferguson
Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club
Ed. Blackburne
Cheerio
Ireland
Fergy
Dr. Bradley
Thomas
Prof. Tower
Jim Nelson
Blacky
Frank Brdgman
Ed. Jones
Dr. Mayo
Mat. Caley
Blackie
Ergy
Ralph Oun
Tion
Ralph Mo
Alphonse
Bridgman
Bowlers Fall in Early Round Ups at Club Event
Steinmetz and Marsh exit in round two while Breckenridge and Parker fall in round three and Nelson fails in round four. Octogenarian Mat Casey defeats Frank Taylor Major Marsh and Frank Parker before losing to Blackburne. Kibitzer notes Irish champions show form and predicts new front-line players for next season amid war restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steinmetz
Thomas
Marsh
McLachlan
Breckenridge
Parker
Nelson
Mat
Casey
Frank Taylor
Major Marsh
Frank Parker
Blackburne
Jack
Kitty
Bridgman
Kibitzer Club
Shuenelane
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