Globe trotters praise UK and Europe trip by Baker couple
Mr and Mrs James Thetford of Baker for six years have toured Europe and the British Isles visiting all countries except Spain and Portugal. Their August Cunard voyage to Britain included Ireland Isle of Man Wales Cornwall London and Rome via Venice with Paris reached through Switzerland. They call it the best trip yet aided by favorable weather and familiar friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thetford
Baker Sr
Europe
British Isles
Spain
Portugal
Cunard
Ireland
Isle of Man
Wales
Cornwall
London
Thetford
Belgium
Austria
Rome
Venice
Paris
Switzerland
England
Mount Dora Junior Women Fundraise For Rollsmobile Drive
The Mount Dora Junior Women's Club displays a replica car called Rollsmobile as a fundraiser for a proposed clinic. Every Friday night a club member displays the car on Donnelly Street for community participation. Tickets are sold at Western Auto, Mount Dora Pharmacy, and through club members, with a winner to be drawn after the Merchant's event on Friday, December 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Donnelly St
Western Auto Store
Mount Dora Pharmacy
Mount Dora Socials Preview Holiday Evenings and Arrivals
The Mount Dora column notes a Stetson Glee Club program ceremony with invited ushers, mentions “A modern garden of Eden” by Jack Bell, and catalogs guests and arrivals for winter stays and visits including families from Dayton Gary and Detroit. It records welcome clips, Thanksgiving events, and seasonal travel between Ohio New Jersey and Florida venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Gates
Marilyn White
Joyce Hurley
Joyce Wilson
Sally Seabrook
Doris Partridge
Stetson Glee Club
Jack Bell
Miami Herald
Mount Dora
Lawrence Hawer
Dayton
Ohio
Dorothy Bonner
Coral Gables
Westland Rd
Demonstration Club Hosts Antique Show in Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Home Demonstration Club hosts an antique show tea and bazaar at the Community building from 1 to 4 p.m. An exhibit showcases antique kitchen utensils over a century old illustrating early Florida settler life with preserved family heirlooms including china glassware clothing lamps and books. A firearms table will interest male visitors. The bazaar offers handmade gifts aprons dolls decorations and plants with tea coffee and homemade cookies served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Florida
Pinching Tips For Flowering Garden Plants
Garden guidance on pinching to promote dense growth and more blooms. Delphiniums should not be pinched while annuals like ageratum calendula coleus petunia zinnia benefit. One or more pinches per season and regular removal of faded heads extend bloom, with mums often pinched every two to three weeks until early July or August for late bloomers.
Twilight partnership golf matches planned at Mount Dora
The Women's Golf Association of Mount Dora Golf Club schedules a series of twilight two ball foursomes on alternating Fridays starting tomorrow at 2 30 PM. The events feature mixed teams and are set to run on a regular schedule.
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The
Women’s Golf Association of the
Mount Dora Golf Club
Thelma Bolton Hosts PEO Chapter BB Meeting
Thelma Bolton, coordinator of Stephen Foster Memorial activities in White Springs, entertained PEO Chapter BB members and guests with folk tales and songs on the zither at Mrs. W. G. Wells's home in Tavares. Assistants included Mrs. John A. Heist, Mrs. Slater Cox, Mrs. Alice Strite, and Mrs. Elizabeth Rice. Next Chapter BB meeting is Wednesday at 12:30.
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Thelma Bolton
Stephen Foster
White Springs
PEO
Chapter
W. G. Wells
Tavares
John. A. Heist
Slater Cox
Alice Strite
Elizabeth Rice
Garden Tools Donated as Door Prizes at Club Meeting
Fight garden tools donated by Mr and Mrs Charles Putnam will be given as door prizes at the Lakes and Hills Garden club meeting Friday at the Community building at 2 p m The featured speaker is M W Barnard landscape architect of Jacksonville with an illustrated lecture on Florida outdoor living and lighting Mrs Hulda Price is hospitality chairman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Putnam
Wesleyan Service Guild Meeting Postponed Tonight
Illness of Mrs. John A. Crosswhite prompts a change of schedule for the Wesleyan Service Guild of the Methodist church. The group meets at Fellowship Hall at 7 45 with Mrs. Harriet Bryant delivering a monologue titled Ruth B Moabitess. Hostesses are Mrs. Marcus Peters and Mrs. Mabel Wile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Crosswhite
Wesleyan Service Guild
The
Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Harriet Bryant
Ruth B. Moabitess
Marcus Peters
Mabel Wile
IceHouse Theatre honors president with surprise party
Members of the IceHouse Theatre cast and backstage workers surprised president Al Crone with a birthday celebration held last week, recognizing his leadership and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IceHouse Theatre
al Crone
Mount Dora Symphony Society Nears Two Hundred Members
Membership in the Mount Dora Symphony Society approaches 200 as Dorans responses suggest a guest artist may appear at a concert. Mrs. Charles M. Switzer and Mrs. William Lofroos have enlarged the stage by moving curtains back and to the sides. Florida Symphony tickets go on sale end of the week. first concert is Friday January 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Rees Middlebrook
Gary
Ind
Mount Dora
Morningside
Thomas Garner
Bradenton
Middlebrooks
New Smyrna
Frank Robeson
Florida Symphon Orchestra
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Edward Barr
Hendersonville, N. C
Grand View Hotel
Rush Boggs
Floyd Cripe
Evansville, Ind
Cripe
Bell Telephone System
Edward Cross
Lakeshore Sr
Glendy Sadler
Margaret Sadler
Maitland
Leslie Sanders
Dorothy's
Doris’ Fur Siden Ure
Olle
Melaine Donnelly
Slamorous
Mesdames F. J. Sanders
J. G. Ray, Jr
Millard Reid
Tyrone Parker
R. G. Alderman
Alfred Rehbaum
George B. Wilson
R. E.travers
R. G. Sadler
Ross Swartsel
Jack Groves
Nadine Carroll
William Brown
Pat Sadler
Marion Sadler
Ann Travers
Janice Reid
Dudley Moore
Fontis Powers
C. Hart
Mae Harak
Lillian Gates
Sonny Bartals
Burton Eiler
Titusville
Town House
Alfred Muench
Detroit
Lake Jem Villa
Inez Thomas
Atlanta
John Rufeners
Euclid
Howard Page
Fairlee
Frederic A. Wheeler
East Longmeadow
Mass
Edith James
N. Y
Imaca Dora
Robert French
Winter Pike
Newton, Mass
Laban S. Jenks
Tangerine Garden Club
Mesdames
Walter Sayrs
Gerald Shadinger
Maurice Tyner
Joseph Swift
F. D. Hubbard
Robert VanStone
H. Rudolph Shepherd
Arvid Anderson
Vincent A. Phipps
Oleander Circle
Plan Golf Series
Miss Thelma Bolton
House OF Beauty
Phillip Boyd
Jerry Gimondo
Orlando
Doris’ Furniture Bldg
Leesburg, Fla
Symphony Society
Cicero
Fifth and
Alexander
Eustis
Christmas Club
Savings Club
Holiday
First National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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