Department Heads Named By Mrs. Estey
Mrs. Clarence H. Estey of Tangerine heads two new Lake County Federation of Women’s Clubs departments for 1949 50. Board members chose volunteers from Umatilla Leesburg Eustis Mount Dora and other towns to lead services including library memory projects conservation arts and health. County meetings will be held Clermont Umatilla and Leesburg with additional appointments pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Clarence H. Estey
Bowman
Clermont
Libr. Service Committee
Elf
Ellis An
Umatilla
of Bible and
W. G. Wells
Tavares
Doris Morse
Mount Dora
American Home Department
Hattie Miller
Leesburg
W. J. Rogers
George Painter
Groveland
Estey
Budget
Elmira Loder
Elsie Turner
E. K. Brockway
Department of Conservation
Charles Lovell
Fine Arts
E. L. Schumacher
Eustis
Charles Embry
Lucile Tally
J. B. Booth
Tangerine
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Cooke
Rogers
O. B. Koonce
Veterans Hut
Heims
Readable Mount Dora Society Notes on Seasonal Travels
Long article details local residents leaving Mount Dora for Key West and Cuba trips, plus family arrivals and summer plans. It notes Carey's Florida Citrus role, new niece Jeanne Gay Glanton, out of town visitors, and multiple residents heading north for summer. Also mentions births and college dean’s list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Colley
Ed Nimnicht
Key West
Havana
Florida
Mount Dora
Carey
Jeanne Gay Glanton
James Glanton
Orlando
or_ Lois Meineke
Florida Southern College
Lakeland
Petruschell Engagement Announced by Mount Dora Parents
Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Petruschell of Santa Monica California announce the engagement of their daughter Delores to James N. Davis son of Mr. and Mrs A B Cole of Mount Dora Liberty Street Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
California
Lucius Petruschell
Mount Dora
Santa Monica
Cal
Delores
James N. Davis
A. B. Cole
Liberty St
Romance of the Century film shown at First Baptist
The Woman's Missionary Union presents a silent sound film on 100 years of Baptist history in the south at First Baptist Church Sunday evening replacing the Evangel hour. Mrs. Slater Cox leads the program and Rev. C. F. Mann fills the pulpit Sunday morning during Pastor Sutley’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Union
First Baptist Church
South
Slater Cox
James H. Sutley
Southern Baptist Convention
Oklahoma
C. F. Mann
Cox SN
Robert Blackburn
First Methodist Church
Ernie A. Walker
Fred Mauk
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Mr. Blackburn
Mrs Groves Named Pythian Officer at Hotel Simpson
Mrs Jessie Groves, Dora delegate to the state Pythian convention in Ocala, was promoted to grand protector at the Mount Dora Lodge. She was accompanied by Mrs Alma Mills, Mrs Mae Fenton, Mrs Frances Harvey, and Mrs Laura Kramer. High points of the Florida Grand Temple meeting will be reported by Mrs Groves at the next gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Simpson
Ocala
Mount Dora Lodge
No. 12
Jessie Groves
Dora
Alma Mills
Mae Fenton
Frances Harvey
Mount Dora
Laura Kramer
Tavares
Florida
Mount Dora BPW elects Mary Joyce Vincent as president
Mary Joyce Vincent will be installed next Monday at 7 pm in the Community building as president of the Mount Dora Business and Professional Women's club. She succeeds Mary Lindman, the club’s first president, with Jean Patterson Delphia Norman Kathryn Haas Helen Kurras and Doris Camp as officers. The club will send Alyce Sennett Miss Patterson and Marianna Clark to the state convention in Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Joyce Vincent
Mount Dora
Miss Patterson
Marianna Clark
Jacksonville
Summer travel notes from Mount Dora and beyond
Local notices list residents and guests leaving for summer and extended vacations. Names include Mrs M A Hoecker in Galveston Texas, Henry and Mable Swift at Cliff Island Casco Bay Maine, W H Putnams to New York state, Ina Webster to Mount Dora, F H Weeks to Manchester New Hampshire, A P Pratt to Friendship Maine, Dr and Mrs Reed in Columbus Ohio, F A Whiting family to Ogunquit Maine, F C Irvine to Havertown Pennsylvania, Robert Nill to Fremont Indiana, Blanche B Bryant to Springfield Vermont, H L Hichborn and F F Crockett to Stockton Springs Maine, R L Silas visiting Hammondsville Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Island
Casco Bay
Maine
Henry
Mable Swift
Fifthay
A. P. Pratt
Mount Dora
Friendship
Robert Reed
Dr. Pratt
Dr. Reed
Reeds
Columbus
Ohio
F.C. Irvine
Havertown
Robert Nill
Fremont
Ind
Blanche B. Bryant
Tangerine
Springfield
H. L. Hichborn
F. F. Crockett
Stockton Springs
R. L. Silas
Hammondsville
IceHouse Players Spark Interest From Brooklyn Absentee
A letter from Mrs. V. Giardino of Brooklyn expresses growing interest in Mount Dora Florida. She praises the IceHouse Players for their homegrown theatre and craft and notes Mount Dora’s cultural scene including the Art League. She plans to move to Central Florida this summer if the city fulfills her questions about living there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IceHouse
Mount Dora
Florida
Brooklyn
N. Y
Orlando Sentinel
Central Florida
Giardino
Hibiscus Circle Hosts Mrs Graves At Garden Club
Hibiscus circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club will hear Mrs. Carl Graves speak at 2 30 today at the Girl Scout Little House. She will explain small arrangement techniques for flower shows home and school. Mrs Della B Douglass will demonstrate corsage making Brownies will be hostess and serve refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Graves
Hibiscus Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Girl Scout
Della B. Douglass
Mrs. Rogers Rallies From Pneumonia
Mount Dora friends report Mrs. Belle Rogers has rallied from pneumonia suffered with her sister Miss Jessie Dodge during their return to Georgetown Massachusetts. Miss Dodge died May 2 and Mrs Rogers, once in a coma, shows improvement this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Belle Rogers
Jessie Dodge
Georgetown
Mass
Mount Dora Church Schedules Highlight Local Sermons
Local churches publish their weekly services. The Mount Dora Baptist Church lists pastor James H. Sutley with Bible School at 9:45 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. The Methodist and Church of Christ also announce service times and midweek activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Sixth and Tremain
James H. Sutley
Methodist Church
Robert M. Blackburn
Church OF Christ—Fifth
Aubrey Mercer
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Merry CO
Leonard Barker
Orange Ave
Yacht Club
Basil Young
Scott
Mildred Allen
Chicago
Marion Tidwell
Houston
Texas
H. H. Johnson
H. W. Davis
Shadow Lake
Glover
Roy Davis
Burlington
John W. Bukey
W. A. Conrad
Bukey
North
Robert Durfee
Lilliane
Howard H. Chamberlain
Miami
Cuba
Gizella Schubert
Long Island
Matthias Caley
Metamora
Mich
Ocean Grove
N. J
Valerie Linn McDonald
J. Gordon McDonald
Palatka
Orange Memorial Hospital
E. H. van Voorhis
Sylvan _ Shores
McDonald
Coast Guard
Mrs
Joseph Parkman
New Berlin
George H. Peabody
Marion
Troy
N. H
Ella A. McClench
Gardiner
the Baptist Church
Oklahoma City
Delores Petruschell
Blackburn
Board of Education
Benrus
Best Watch
Fred W
Sage Jeweler
Mary Joyce
W. H. Putnam
Wisconsin
New York State
Bill Snouse
Lawrenceville High School
Ina Webster
F. H. Weeks
Manchester
F. A. Whiting
Alan
Ogonquit
of the Century
Women’s Missionary Union
PAN American World Airways
Samson
Hibiscus Circle
First National Bank
Mount Dora, Florida
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
F.C.B. Factory
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