Local Club Meetings and Church Reception Notice
The Social Junior Woman's Club holds its last season meeting Saturday May 14 at 2 30 p m at the Yacht Club with all members urged to attend. Mount Dora Chapter Order of the Eastern Star meets May 13 at 8 pm in the Masonic Hall. Ladies Aid porch party Friday 3 to 5 pm at Mrs E D Parkers Grandview and Ninth streets inviting visitors. Methodist Church hosts reception for Rev Kenneth B Rogers and Mrs Rogers Tuesday May 17 at 8 pm for members and friends.
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Yacht Club
Mount Dora
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Ladies Aid Society of the Congregational Church
E. D. Parker
Grandview
Ninth Streets
The
Methodist Church
Kenneth B. Rogers
Sparrell Couple Announces Marriage of George Rogerson
Mr and Mrs George Rogerson Sparrell announce the marriage of their daughter with details of the ceremony and the families involved in a brief social notice.
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Sears-Sparrell
George Rogerson Sparrell
Ahla Sears Marries Joseph A Sears in Dedham Mass
The couple wed on Tuesday May 3 1938 in Dedham Massachusetts. After November 1 they will reside at 742 Summings Avenue Kenilworth Illinois. Mrs Sears is well known in Mount Dora where she performed with the Lakeside Trio during several winters.
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Ahla
Joseph Alden Sears
Dedham
Massachusetts
Primary Grade Teachers Hold Supper Meeting Tonight
The Lake County Council of American Childhood Education will host a supper meeting at 6 p.m. at the Villa Dora. Honored guest is Prof. D. H. Moore, Lake County public instruction head, with Miss Viola Ludwick from Orlando schools as speaker. Alberta Simpson of Groveland will report on the National ACE convention in Cincinnati.
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Lake County
Ocklawaha DAR Installs Officers for 1938 39
Final 1937 38 meeting at Mrs Clarence Estey Tangerine on May 5 presided by outgoing regent Mrs Walter H Rush Eustis. Elections held. New officers include Hattie Allen regent Miss Allen recording secretary Estey cor responding secretary Cowart treasurer Oliver chaplain Dr Wallace registrar Rush historian Land. Delegates to National Congress in Washington April 19 installed past regent pin presented to Mrs Rush.
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Ocklawaha
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Clarence Estey
Tangerine
Estey
W. F. Bloodgood
David S. Simpson
Henry W. Land
Walter H. Rush
Eustis
Hattie Allen
Sorrento
M. F. Cowart
Anna S. Oliver
Wallace
Tis
Mount Dora
Rush
Wakelin
Miss Allen
Continental Congress
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington, D. C
Social Hour Followed By Refreshments Hosted For Group
A social hour followed the event with refreshments served by the hostesses to the large group in attendance, providing a cordial conclusion to the gathering.
Snowy stream of summer travel from Mount Dora region
Personal notices list residents leaving for summer destinations across the northeast and south. Iva Buck travels to Charleston. E E Truskett to Tulsa. H H Mallory to West Springfield Pa. Carrie White to New Fe edlent Mass. J M McCown and family attend Mother's Day in Gainesville. others head to Fairfield Conn and Buffalo NY, with several touring Florida keys and visiting relatives. The item notes multiple journeys, family visits, and preparations for summer stays.
Girl Scouts Live Wire Patrol Meeting Report
The Live Wire Patrol met after the Scout Troop meeting on Monday evening with five girls and the patrol leader present. Three worked on signaling and two on the scribe badge. Several members expect the second class badge at the Court of Awards. Maxine Clery, Reporter.
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Maxine Clery
Sorrento Community Notes Caring For Ill Mother And Local News
Mrs Ruth Moultere of St Peters burg attends to her ill mother Mrs Anna Sanders at sister Mrs Oscar Tolberts home. Local ladies attend events in St Augustine and Leesburg. Sorrento 4H girls attend county meeting at Tavares. Lois Taylor wins scholarship to Tallahassee Short Course. Mrs Jennie Norton dies at 87. funeral in Sorrento with Rev Henry Moore. Relatives from St Augustine and Mount Dora attend service.
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Ruth Moultere
St. Petersburg
Oscar Tolbert
Anna Sanders
Alice Strite
M. F. Cowart
School For the Deaf and Blind
St. Augustine
Miss Allen
Washington, D. C
Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Luray
Virginia
Luray Caverns
Emma Battle
Mary Battle
Leesburg
Miss Battle
G. C. Battle
F. A. Hardee
Tavares
Sorrento
Sanders
Nettles
Strite
Raulerson
Frank Battle
Ft. Meade
Jones
Zellwood
Ladies Church Aid Society
Jennie Norton
Norton
George Norton
Presbyterian Church
Geo. Norton
Henry Moore
Presbyterian Churche
Mount Dora
Mrs Cooley Elected Vice President P T A Lake County Council
A Lake County PTA gathering at Howey-in-the-Hills elected Mrs Thos H Ger of Mount Dora as vice president of the county council. Other officers named include President Mrs J B Stevens Howey secretary Mrs L of Uma tilla treasurer Mrs Bedille Leesburg historian Mrs J Ray Arnold Groveland. Frank Petrie Orlando Vocational School gave an address. talks on the Gainesville summer institute followed. Local attendees from Mount Dora listed.
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P.T.A
Lake County Council
Howey-in-the-Hills
Mary *Wurehy
Paisley
Thos. H. Ger
Mount Dora
Cooley
J. B. Stevens
Howey
Umatilla
Bedille
Leesburg
J. Ray Arnold
Groveland
Frank Petrie
Orlando
Florida Congress
H. L. Gibbs
D. D. Roseborough
Thos. H. Cooley
Doris Camp
Vivian Thompson
American Legion Auxiliary Requests Canes for Patients
The American Legion Auxiliary asks for cane donations to supply veterans in hospitals. People with extra canes should leave them with Mrs. George Dahlin at the town clerk’s office. Hospitals also welcome pipes for older non cigarette smokers and small shaving mirrors.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans’ Hospitals
George Dahlin
Modern equipment added to Lake County Clerk’s Office
The Lake County Clerk in the Court House at Tavares receives much needed modern equipment nearing installation completion. This is the first major upgrade since the present Court House opened on October 20 1924 and will aid filing cataloguing and handling of extensive records. County Clerk George J. Dykes and staff are praised for the upgrade.
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Lake County
Tavares
George J. Dykes
Lake County Publicity Boost From Florida Farm Hour
Lake County receives wide radio exposure via WRUF Florida Farm Hour led by Jefferson Thomas. News includes Harry Anna Crippled Children's Home in Umatilla serving 500 patients since 1933 with Elks sponsorship, and a May first dedication of an American Legion under child welfare auspices. County population growth since 1910 exceeds 300 percent, while bonded indebtedness drops to 5.62 million from 6.65 million as of February this year.
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Lake County
Florida
Lake
Jefferson Thomas
WRUF
Ag County
Harry-Anna Crippled Children’s Home
Umatilla
State Elks Association
Florida Crippled Children’s Commission
Lake County forms group to push Federal Highway 19
A meeting in Avon Park on April 12 brought twelve citizens led by W. H. Richey to form a public spirited association promoting completion of Federal Highway 19 from Leesburg to Miami. John L. Fahs of Leesburg was elected president of the eight county effort. The road will connect Leesburg and Miami with a direct route and ease East Coast congestion by linking Central Florida’s hill and lake region.
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Lake County
W. H. Richey
Frank E. Owens
Board of County Commissioners
Avon Park
Leesburg
Miami
John L. Fahs
Florida
Oast
District Welfare Board reports April meeting at Leesburg
District Eleven Welfare Board held its regular monthly meeting in Leesburg on April 13 with Chairman W F Robinson presiding. The board disposed of 395 Old Age Assistance applications with 147 approvals and 248 rejections and endorsed fund conservation amid rising caseloads.
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Leesburg
W. F. Robinson
Grace Stewart
Life Is Too Short to Nurse Animosity or Register Wrongs
Quote attributed to Bronte emphasizes choosing forgiveness over holding grudges and dwelling on past slights, promoting personal peace and restraint in daily life. The maxim encourages honoring time by letting resentments go and focusing on constructive, positive conduct.
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Bronte
Junior Church Organized at First Methodist Church
The Junior Church elected officers on Monday afternoon May ninth. Meetings are Sundays at eleven. Officers include Lena Harding treasurer Charles Wilkinson secretary Ann Grover envelope secretary Leader Mrs K Rogers Ushers Robert Goodman Curtis Jackson Recreation Nancy Cory Janet Polman Mabel Claire Wyatt Project Billy Goodman Russel Williams.
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First Methodist Church
Lena Harding
Charles ‘Wilkinson
Ann Grover
K. Rogers
Robert Goodman
Curtis Jackson
Nancy Cory
Janet Polman
Mabel Claire Wyatt
Billy Goodman
Russel Williams
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