Local Notables Share News From Leesburg Area
Personal notes recount adoptions of rabbits at the Cottontail home in Leesburg and family visits from Chicago and Greenville. Major A Lee French Jr and daughter Joan arrive unexpectedly as he prepares for a base assignment. Community and military connections, travel, and upcoming garden club events wrap a slice of small-town life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Lee French
E. F
Joan) Hinton
Greenville
S. C
A. Lee French Jr
Albuquerque
N. M
French
Kirkland Air Force Base
Have You Looked at Your City Lately Talk by Mrs Spilatore
Mrs Le Roy Spilatore will address the Mount Dora Woman's Club on Wednesday at 2 p m at the Mount Dora Community Building about city renovations and their meaning. The annual breakfast and installation of officers are set for April 20 at the Club. tickets are available from Mrs E F Benwell. Installing officer will be Mrs Ellis F Davis of Kissimmee, director District 7 of the Florida Federation of Women's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Spilatore
Woman’s Club of
Mount Dora
Ellis F. Davis
Kissimmee
Florida Federation of Women’s Cub
M. R Wagner
Ruth Collins
Mesdames
E. F. Benwell
Charles B. Gray
Paul M. Snowberger
Mason Squier
Charles E. Funk
Bible Plants Grow In State Tells Of St Petersburg
Guest speaker Mrs. Nix spoke on true Bible flowers and plants seen in St Edward's Church garden in Mount Dora. Music by Diane Steele with accompanist Kenneth Foulke. Club officers announced projects, Girl Scouts to Camp Kiwannis, and new leadership roles for Magnolia Circle and others.
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St. Petersburg
The
Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Nix
St. Edward’s Episcopal Church
Mount Dora
Diane Steele
Eustis High School
Kenneth Foulke
E. Bartley Wilmot
Camp Kiwannis
Ocala National Forest
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc
Claudia Ward
Lakes and Hills
Kerry McWhorter
Magnolia Circle
H. Herrick Price
Harry Cain
Camellia Circle
Harold F. Overhiser Jr
Holly Circle
C. Brandon Wald
Glenn Brown
Poinsettia Circle
E. Eardley Wilmot
Hibiscus Circe
Roy Williams
E. A. Nimnicht
Two Bird Films At Icehouse Friday Afternoon
The Mount Dora Audubon Society presents two bird films at IceHouse Theatre at 3 30 pm Friday. Bird Neighbors and Birds of a Hampshire Garden reveal nest behavior, a nightingale’s foraging, and bird feeding and nesting habits with tips to attract birds. Tickets cost 1 for adults and 25 cents for children. call 383 4707 or 383 4049 or buy at the box office.
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Hampshire
IceHouse
Mount Dora Audubon Society
Royal Society of Birds
England
Audubon Societies of
United States
Duplicate Bridge Winners Revealed at Lake County Club
Winners at the Lake County Duplicate Bridge Club Monday in a seven table Mitchell movement were: N-S first Mrs C S Bornman and Mrs W D Zagrodzky. second Mr and Mrs Edgar Dean. third Mr and Mrs E A Nimnicht. East-West winners: first Mrs H D Hufford and Wesley Elston. second Tom McNeil and Mrs William Clifton. third Mr and Mrs William Adamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Duplicate Bridge Club
C. S. Bornman
W. D. Zagrodzky
Edgar Dean
E. A. Nimnicht
H. D. Hufford
Wesley Elston
Tom McNeil
William Clifton
William Adamson
Church group installs officers list of roles and names
Going president and installing officer, Mrs. H. Herrick Price, Magnolia Circle, president, Mrs. Harold F. Overhiser Jr., Holly Circle, second vice president, Mds. Glenn Brown, Poinsettia Circle, corresponding secretary, Mrs. E. Eardley Wilmot, Hibiscus Circle, treasurer. Not pictured is Mrs. Harry Cain, Camellia Circle, first vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Herrick Price
Magnolia Circle
Harold F. Overhiser Jr
Holly Circle
Mds
Glenn Brown
Poinsettia Circle
E. Eardley Wilmot
Hibiscus Circle
Harry Cain
Camellia Circle
Circle Garden Club Circles Plan Meetings Next Week
Azalea Circle holds a bird lecture Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the First National Bank Social room Mount Dora led by Mrs. Howard B. Hosford. Camellia Circle meets Tuesday 9 30 a.m. at Mrs. Russel Geer home with Mrs. G G Page. Dorcas Brigham speaks. Founders Circlé meets Monday 1 30 p.m. at Mrs. W T Bland home. newly elected officers installed by Mrs. John A Heist. Mrs. Van N Marker presents Conservation Continued. Oleander Circle luncheon and officer installation Tuesday at Imperial Restaurant Orlando. tour of Florida Federation HQ in Winter Park to follow. Departure from Mrs. Malcolm Lee Worrell’s Southland Rd at 10 30 a.m. Orange Blossom Circle tours Busch Gardens in Tampa Monday.
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Founders Circlé
W. T. Bland
S. S. Sadler
George R. Stege Jr
John A. Heist
van N. Marker
Zellwood Garden Club March Visit to Leesburg Nurseries
The Zellwood Garden Club met Dr Inma Miller for coffee then toured Florida Nursery & Landscape Co. gardens in Leesburg led by Mr Pringle. Members on tour included Hilda Grinnell Ella Mae Hughes Estelle King Laverne Langford Eveyn Lovelady Erline Mcmor mack Violet Osborn Martha Pugh Wilda Stackpole Hilda Vincent. Two Maine visitors joined Evelyn Lovelady's friends Mrs Melvin Cox and Mrs Stanley Foster. A note mentions egret herons’ near extinction due to plume demand and current protection laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zellwood Garden Club
Inma Miller
Florence Rice
Florida Nursery & Landscape Co
Leesburg
Pringle
Hilda Grinnell
Ella Mae Hughes
Estelle King
Laverne Langford
Eveyn Lovelady
Erline McCormack
Violet Osborn
Martha Pugh
Wilda Stackpole
Hilda Vincent
Evelyn Lovelady
Melvin Cox
Augusta
Maine
Stanley Foster
Palermo
Outdoor Art League Show Draws Hundreds at Mount Dora
Nearly 400 attendees viewed the Mount Dora Art League fourth annual outdoor show in Donnelly Park. 219 paintings by local artists were on display with entries from Orlando Sanford and Eustis. Awards went to Lisa Strangland Cleta and Roy Merrymen first. Roy Merryman Gary Hopcraft James McGee Nina Waite second. Nina Waite Linda Lee Gilmore Susan Hodges third. Honorable mentions listed and a Mary Brethauer still life won a door prize for Mary Moon. Richard Blomgren of Jacksonville won the Vermont pastoral scene from Mary Stewart.
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Mount Dora
Girl Scout Rummage Sale Slated by Mount Dora Troop
The Mount Dora Girl Scouts will hold an annual rummage sale this Saturday in the lot behind Atkins Laundry from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Those wishing to donate items should call 383-2161.
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Mount Dora
Hospital Patients at Waterman Memorial in Eustis
Mount Dora notes list of patients at Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis this week including Mose Roper Susie Empie Win Sleight James Hornsiby Margaret Rittenhouse Rev Charles Carrier Harold Stewart James Smith Irene Wilmott David Ralavate Jean Gibson Helen Holmes Franklin Legat George Burch Charles Oglestone John Martelock Leo Cartwright Mildred Forney Margaret DeGraff and Michele Perry.
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Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Mose Roper
Susie Empie
Win Sleight
James Hornsiby
Margaret Rittenhouse
Charles Carrier
Harold Stewart
James Smith
Irene Wilmott
David Ralavate
Jean Gibson
Helen Holmes
Franklin Legat
George Burch
Charles Oglestone
John Martelock
Leo Cartwright
Mildred Forney
Margaret DeGraff
Michele Perry
Spring Time Specials Prompt Easter Protein Wave Sale
Promotional ad notes pre Easter discounts on hair and body wave services and teen body wave options. Prices range from 25 to 10 dollars with several discounted packages and special teen offerings.
Record hailstone of 5.41 inch diameter in Potter Nebraska
The largest officially recorded hailstone struck Potter Nebraska on July 7 1928. It measured 5.41 inches in diameter and weighed 1.5 pounds.
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Potter, Neb
Olds-Zoeller Art Gallery Ends Season With Student Exhibition
The Sara Whitney Olds-Ro bert Zoeller Art Gallery on Fifth Ave closes a ten week season with a Saturday April 9 reception from 1 to 5 p.m. The show features works by many students including Mrs M H Cantor Mrs Berton Payne Mrs Jean Vaughn Col Ozni H Cornwell and others plus Junior class members Robert Vaughn Guy Wells Gary Hopcraft Mora Croak and a Japanese Brush Painting study. Portraits from the Portrait Class depict owners of the De-Cor-De-Lite Shop now open in their new location.
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Sara Whitney Olds-Robert Zoeller
Fifth Ave
M. H. Cantor
Berton Payne
Jean Vaughn
Everett Norlander
Estelle Phillips
Ozni H. Cornwell
Joseph Glass
Rachel Laney
Armer Johnson
Louise Rivers
Mary E. Stewart
Eleanor Lewellyn
Roberta McDuffie
Margaret Jorgensen
Robert Vaughn
Guy Wells
Gary Hopcraft
Mora Croak
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Samantha
Buckwheat
Thumper
Peter Cottontail
Motherkins
Martha Anne Benwell
Lois Ann Jorgensen
Denice Rakel
Lucky Benwells
Odd Rabbit
Jorgenson’s
H. C. Kinkaid
Russell P. Baker
Chicago, Ill
Bakers
Delray Beach
Florence Fraser
Lake Ola
Garden Gate
Claire Fegan
New York City
N. Y
Fegan
Florida
Norman Marquette
Sullivan
Ohio
Elmer Gaume
Henry Stein
Akron
Voo
John Rittenhouse
Circle K
Lake Sumter Junior College
College
Ft. Lauderdale
Kiwanis. International
Sylvan Shores
Michael Downs
Lemuel C. Downs
Ft. Sill
Okla
United States Army
Crack
Army Security Agency
Ft. Jackson
Michael
Navy
J. C. Williams
Army
Charles C. Close
William C. (Brugs) Kennedy
William J. Rogers Jr
Oe Force
Emmett Tally
Pearl Downs
G. R. Wright
East Ninth Ave
Parkersburg
W. Va
Mrs. Spilatore
W. Fifth
Jeriie
Jennie
Alexander St
Circles of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Zellwood Club
VA. S
Donnelly
Mount. Dora
Girl Scout Sale
Linda Pohlman
Joy Nation
Margo McKay
Ollie Trudell
Shear Magic Hair Styling
First Federal
N. Donnelly St
National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Assn
Olds-Zoeller
Glamour
Mademoiselle
Harper's Seventeen
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