Social Clubs Plan Northward Trips and Local Visits
The page lists social clubs and families planning summer moves or visits. Dr. Caroline Tower heads north with other residents of Mount Dora and nearby towns as Mrs. Susan A. Coleman and her mother return to Northampton. Families from Jockton Springs and Lauderdale Lake mark departures while others plan autumn returns to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Tower
Northampton
Mass
Susan A. Coleman
H. F. Hichborn
Jockton Springs
F. F. Crockett
Lauderdale Lake
Wis
Mount Dora
Sally Dress Shop Closes for Summer See You in September
The Sally Dress Shop at Fifth and Donnelly streets will close on Saturday May 31 for the summer. Owner Miss Mary Dopkeen plans a northern trip to Whitman Massachusetts and a lengthy rest with a September reopening anticipated. The shop has long served Orlando Mount Dora and nearby residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Dress
Fifth and Donnelly Sts
Mary Dopkeen
Whitman
Mass
Welcome To The Scotts Opens New Mount Dora Plant
Mount Dora features the Welcome To The Scotts business launching a cement block building at the intersection. Scott a World War II veteran plans Venetian shades and soon awnings and draperies from a fully equipped plant. He hails from Kokomo Indiana and served as a captain in the Air Corps in the Pacific. He also worked two years with the Office of War Information as a correspondent in various theaters. After touring the world he chose central Florida as his home and Mount Dora as a base. He is a Kiwanis, American Legion, Junior Chamber and Elks member, and has married Miss oe Dick of Leesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Eeoday
Scott
Kokomo
Ind
Air Corps
Office of War Information
Ireland
France
Italy
Africa
Mediterranean
Central
Florida
Leesburg
Oe Dick
Naval Positions Open In Marianas
The seventh naval district in Jacksonville announces open posts in the Marianas Islands area. Openings include clerical staff surveyors draftsmen and engineers in civil mechanical electrical and architectural fields. Salaries range from 5187 to 6127 annually for professional posts and 3306 to 3776 for sub professional roles. Apply at Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo Cal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Marianas Islands
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Vallejo
Cal
New Library Additions List for Mount Dora
Mount Dora library announces new acquisitions across fiction non fiction and juvenile shelves. Notable titles include A Marjorie Sinclair Tron Mon Anad Geld by A Leslie, The Barber of Tubac by Nelson, Death On the e by Lockridge, Rex Stout Black Orchids, How to Read the Bible by E J Goodspeed, Diary of William Plummer Jacobs, Paradise by Frances Emery Waterhouse, Journey to the End of an Era by Melvin Hall, Railroading From the Rear End by S K Farrington, Sugar Bush by Dorothea Dana, and a Child by Wilam McFord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Sinclair
A. Leslie Ee
Senor Avalanche
J McCulley
Neasy
Eter Cheyney
Tubac
Nelson
F. and
R. Lockridge
Rex Stout
E. J
Melvin Hall
S. K. Farrington
Dorothea Dana
Wilam McFord
Hints on Mothproofing and Safe Use of Treatments
The article explains mothproofing works best on stored fabrics and warns that storage time, sunlight, heat, wear, and cleaning affect effectiveness. It describes factory dyed treatments, fluorine solutions, home applications, and safety notes including avoiding arsenic in ingredients. It contrasts moth sprays with mothproofing sprays and notes new DDT solutions entering the market.
Calf Gift Supports Montverde School Dairy Herd
T Stan Hazelton of Eustis presented a fine Guernsey bull calf to Montverde school for its dairy herd. He has donated several other excellent cows to the school in prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Stan Hazelton
Eustis
Guernsey
Montverde
Careful Cleaning Of Mirrors Protects Silver Backing
The article advises removing dirt residue from fabrics and mirror areas with cloths moistened in water with vinegar or ammonia, drying with a lint free cloth, and avoiding water intrusion. It suggests cleaning the glass with a damp cloth and alcohol ammonia solution and limiting sun exposure to prevent damage to the silver backing.
Scouts Win Big at Central Florida Camporee
Mount Dora Troop 19 led 69 patrols from seven counties at the Doe Lake camp in the Ocala National Forest winning most ribbons. Wolf and Owl patrols topped inspection while Old V. Pace awarded honors. 475 Scouts and Scouters attended the largest council camporee yet. transport provided by a Lewis Carroll vehicle with Walter J. Patton driving. Participants included Barry Norton Paul Hopkins Pinky Turner Glen Ford Harry Wise James Sills Jimmy Allen Danny Patton Billy Carroll David Blanchard Donald Ford Harold Crossen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Central Florida
Owl
Old V. Pace
Doe Lake Camp
Ocala National Forest
Doe Lake
Lewis Carroll
Walter J. Patton
Barry Norton
Paul Hopkins
Pinky Turner
Glen Ford
Harry Wise
James Sills
Jimmy Allen
Danny Patton
Billy Carroll
David Blanchard
Donald Ford
Harold Crossen
Cigarette Toss Sparks Wood Fire Warning
A public safety note warns drivers not to discard cigarettes through car windows as many forest fires begin this way. Authorities urge careful disposal and warn of fire risk from embers carried by wind.
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By Rawies Tre Ayo
Nerring
Richard DIX
Leslie Brooks
Marie Currier
Regis Toomey
Arizona
Ture
Jose So
Louis. Hayward
Barbara Britton
George Macready
James Cagney
Madeleine
Tut An Liniel
Eustiste, Florida
Rue Madeleine
Boston
Washington
D. C
Pensacola
Mr. Kennedy
Capital
Major
L. C. Downs
Eugene Downs
Kennedy
W. J. Rogers
Lucille Tally
Mrs. Kennedy
Josephine Fisher
John Carmichael Williams
Los Angeles
Tucson
Atiz
Pred Sleeter
Mount Dora, Fla
Cashiers
N. C
Edwin F. Miller
Zellwood
W. H. Morrell
Baker St
Harris C. Honour
Lake Worth
Howard Richards
Morrell
James S. Bryant
Mount Plymouth
Orange Memorial Hospital
Orlando
J. L. Hronek
Zangere
Robert Plummer
Springfield
H. D. Blossom
Philadelphia
Sally Dress Shop
the Scotts
Kiwanis Club
American Legion
Junior Chamber of Commerce
The
Elks Club
Marianas
Oldsmobile
Central Florida Motor Sales
Eustis and
Clifford
C. M. Gudgeon
Electric Company
Highland Ave
Mount Dora Library Committee
Sylvan Shores
Brown Builders Supply CO
Third Avenue
Bruce Thompson
S. Orange Ave
Triangle Gas Co
Lane Cedar Hope Chest
Alfred Rehbaum
Rehbaum & CO
Afivut
Dora
Aoki Y Ga
Deees Coyotty
Crane Furniture CO
Mirror Care
First Methodist Church
George Gibson
Ross
C. M. Brown
Robert Turner
Grace McLean Conway
Ross Dutton
Mr. Gibson
First National Bank
Mount Dora, Florida
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sherwin-Williams
Veal
Rehbaum
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