PERSONAL SCHEDULES AND WINTER VISITORS AT MOUNT DORA
Mount Dora welcomes a variety of winter visitors and residents. Mrs W T Shannon of Sewickley Pa returns for the season while Fannie G Akain plans a timely arrival as a winter visitor. The Stillmans of Milford Conn travel south with several stops en route. Minnesota and Oak Park arrivals join the season as S M Thompson and C D Smith reach Mount Dora. Manfred P Whitten visits from Chicago to see his mother Mrs Clara F Gifford. Navy family updates include Percy Davis home on leave from Hampton Roads and pending December 4 return to the Marble Head after initial service since 1927. Conn residents Lewis I Cook and W A Sheldon relocate to winter homes, with Sheldon at 441 Donnelly Street. Mrs Sheldon to join soon. Grand Leader announces a closing date for its anniversary sale next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manfred P. Whitten
Chicago, Il
Clara F. Gifford
Avenue
Alfred E. Davis
Percy
Navy Electrical School
Hampton Roads
U. S. S. Marble Head
Mr. Davis
Navy
Card Party at Villa Dora Benefits Donnelly Park Fund
A Monday afternoon card party at Villa Dora Hotel organized by Mrs. George Zell featured two bridge tables and a five hundred game. Prizes from several donors went to Mrs. Estella Clark Miss Gertrude Thorne Mrs. A W Birkbeck and Mrs. William Umlauf as the Donnelly Park fund received eight dollars and fifty cents. The next event is planned for the same hotel in no weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Zell
Villa Dora
Mitchill
West
Simpson
Birkbeck
Estella Clark
Gertrude Thorne
A. W. Birkbeck
William Umlauf
Club Members Praise Renovated Interior and Wharf Additions
The House Committee led by C Sherman notes several resignations and welcomes new members including Mrs Stuart St illiam Bland and Mrs K. The club celebrates interior renovation completed after months of work with decorators and a new wharf bumper system credited to James Laughlin III.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
C. Sherman
L. A. Nbers
Alan Abeler
Stuart St.illiam Bland
Fred MacMahon
Id Mr
McTurk
Ting
Ink
James Laughlin, III
Laughlin Named Fleet Captain Of Yacht Club
Mr Laughlin was named fleet captain for the coming season at the yacht club. He is a motor boat owner with a fine collection of craft in his stable of boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
Mr. Laughlin
Yacht Club
Florida fair expects big turnout with Italian exhibit
General Manager P T Strieder reports encouraging prospects for the coming fair. A new grandstand and track renovations boost capacity while the Italian National Exhibit supervised by the Italian government will be a major feature. Florida counties reserve space, attendance last year reached 429 970, third largest in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. T. Strieder
Florida
Strieder
South Florida
America
Small Florida School Sends Debating Team To Finals
The article notes that every school fields a affirmative and negative team and highlights improved quality of debate. Principals praise the Debating League for sharpening argumentation as students gain finer speaking skills, with Barberville, a small Florida school, reaching the finals last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barberville
Florida
Lake County Talk Topics Include Community Fellowship
Along with these addresses, a talk by Karl Lehmann Orlando on Value of Community Fellowship and Chas F Leach Monticello on Is There a Marketing Problem will help Lake County residents. A full program of day’s activities is being prepared and to be announced soon in Lake County papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Karl Lehmann
Orlando
Chas. F. Leach
Monticello
Parks basketball under handicap court halves planned future checks
The games faced a ten foot too long and several feet too wide court causing disrupted team play and disputed serves. A recreation bureau inspection will ensure lines are correct after each marking. Next Monday Morris and Weidman start at 7 30 with Dooley and Stapleton and Wells and Turner following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Bureau
Morris and Weidman
Dooley
Greeting Cards for the New Year Trend Notes Preferences
The item notes the popularity of New Year cards as a preferred alternative for sending well wishes. It observes social trends and mentions broader customs surrounding year-end greetings and personal communications.
Etiquette of Greeting Cards in the Holiday Season
The article outlines proper greeting card etiquette for Christmas and New Year cards. It emphasizes personal addressing in ink, correct spellings, and careful envelope handling. It advises sending business cards to the business address and cautions about addressing wives and using maiden names appropriately.
Florida This Week Promotes Open Season and Civic Beautification
A Florida group plans river searches for gold rumored from pirates early Florida days. Open hunting season covers birds and deer statewide as high waters recede. The Civic League of Madison pushes an oak and rose beautification campaign. The Florida State Fair opens in Jacksonville this week and runs to December first amid county events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
The
Civic League of
Madison
League
Jacksonville
Christmas Card Etiquette for Women Signatures
A guidance note states women should sign Christmas cards with their first name, avoiding Miss, and that married couples use Mr and Mrs under joint signatures. It clarifies unmarried businesswomen signing practices and contrasts with traditional etiquette.
Matrimony Declared Best Paid Job For Women
Article cites Mrs K Norman Hillson writing as Diana Bourbon in Cosmopolitan arguing wives are the highest paid among women, with wages counted in dollars and cents. It critiques domestic labor as an unremunerated yet protected industry, noting variations by class and the lack of remedy for incompetent wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan
Diana Bourbon
Jacksonville Fair Showcases Florida Industrial Treasures
Exhibits at the fair highlight industrial life across Jacksonville and other parts of Florida alongside agricultural and horticultural displays. With many winter visitors entering the Gateway of Florida, the Jacksonville fair is expected to attract a large crowd from this state and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Florida
Florida growers reap record fall crop profits in Palmetto area
Beans bring about four dollars per hamper peppers five dollars cakes three dollars and squash three dollars at the Palmetto platform and other Manatee county markets. Growers say fall crops yield the best money in years and signal good prices for celery tomatoes and other crops later in the season. Florida growers are digging real gold out of the soil this season, and digging it earlier than ever before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmetto
Manatee County
Florida
Fruit Moving Into New Tampa Plant As Packing Begins
F L Judd president of the Tampa Union Terminal Company says the first unit of the $3,000,000 plant is finishing and fruit is moving in. The company expects to handle over 500,000 boxes this season with about 400,000 already arranged. Twelve carloads daily are expected by truck from local groves for packing and storage in refrigeration rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Judd
Tampa Union Terminal Company
Tampa
Judd
Canal Point mill expansion boosts sugar capacity progress
Joe Hugh Reese of the Canal Point News reports the Southern Sugar Company's Canal Point mill is being rebuilt to raise capacity from 400 to 600 tons. Over 100 workers are at the site and planners expect cane grinding to begin around the start of the year, signaling strong district prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hugh Reese
Canal Point
Southern Sugar Company
Green lawns possible all winter in Florida
Gainesville reports that an all winter green lawn in Florida is achievable by feeding a winter grass on the present sod. Italian rye grass is the best option, with Kentucky blue grass or red top also suitable. Grasses grown for summer farther north provide winter growth here, dying in spring as St Augustine or centipede grasses reclaim the lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Enlow
United States Department of Agriculture
Florida Experiment Station
Florida
Enlow
St. Augustine
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. T. Shannon
Sewick, Pa
Mount
Fannie G. Akain
Ray W. Stillman
Milford, Conn
Mount Dora
Mrs. Dart
Minnesota
S. M. Thompson
South Heights
Grandview Street
C. D. Smith
Oak Park, Nl
Lewis I. Cook
Woodmont, Conn
W.A. Sheldon
Northampton
Mass
Donnelly Street
Shelton
Hoover
Stapleton
Gainesville
Perfection
Coleman
Mt.Jora Hardware Company
Mt. Dora
Brazil
Story Bros
Eustis
Hale & White Cash Grocery
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