DAR Meeting Tonight in Eus tis Home
Ocklawaha Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution meets at 7 30 PM this evening at Mrs. Wrights home Eus tis with hostesses Mrs Wright Mrs Erwin McKay Miss Smith M B Bishop Byrne. Topic Romance of the Flag presented by Mrs Lodor and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocklawaha
Daughters of the American Revolution
Eustis
Wright
Mesdames Wright
Erwin McKay
Misses Smith
M. B. Bishop
Byrne
Battery C Boys Hold Recreation Night At Yacht Club
Twelve miles from Leesburg Dora Saturday afternoon Battery C 350th Coast Artillery Searchlight Battalion hosted a bingo game for sixty boys at the Yacht Club repurposed as a recreation center for military personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesburg
Dora
Mount Dora P T A Opens Fall Session October 6
First fall meeting of the Mount Dora P T A convenes at the Community Building October 6 at 8 00 p m with president Mrs M B Allen presiding Fathers Night and new teachers and officers introduced All parents and friends urged to attend to meet staff and leaders. Altar Society Hosts Army Servicemen Tonight In Eustis St Marys Church plans a spaghetti supper at the Fountain Inn October 1 to aid Army Forces units in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Altar Society
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Eustis
Fountain Inn
Regional Social Circle Notes Include Eight Hostesses
Mrs. Riley and Mrs. Charlotte Hines of Eustis, Mrs. Thomas McCabe, Mrs. Edward Holliger, Mrs. Frank Cornish, Mrs. L. Smith, Mrs. Morse and Mrs. Thomas Kelly of Mount Dora, and Mrs. P. Palisky of Umatilla attended the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley
Charlotte Hines
Eustis
Thomas McCabe
Edward Holliger
Frank Cornish
L. Smith
Morse
Thomas Kelly
Mount Dora
P. Palisky
Umatilla
Miss Walden and Mickelson wed in Madison ceremony
Miss Anne Louise Walden of Mount Dora and Sander Hiram Mickelson of Hanley Falls Minnesota married September 6 at 11 30 a m in the First Congregational Church Madison Wisconsin. The bride who had been at Plant City Florida before moving to Mount Dora for six years works at Lakes and Hills Realty. She has been active in American Legion Auxiliary civilian defense work. Mickelson works in defense and the couple will live at Lake Delton Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Louise Walden
Mount Dora
Sander Hiram Mickelson
Hanley Falls
Minnesota
Madison
Wis
Cerem
Alfred W. Swan
Wtoses'x
Plant City
Florida
Th Lakes and Hills Realty Company
American Legion Auxiliary
Mickelson
Cedartown
Rockmart
Lindman
Eustis Road
Pauline Cozart
Tavares
Mary Lindman
William Prinz
North
Miss Phyllis Kellar Weds Sergeant Clyde Mowry
The marriage of Miss Phyllis Clara Kellar and Sergeant Clyde Milde Mowry occurred Sunday September 27 at 3 30 p m in the Church of Christ Orlando with Rev James H Harwell officiating. Maid of honor was Miss Willie Kate Grantham and best man Sergeant George J Koch. Attendants included Miss Joyce Thompson and Miss Virginia Chapman among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Clara Kellar
Clyde Milde Mowry
Church of Christ, Orlando
James H. Harwell
Willie Kate Grantham
Mount Dora
George J. Koch
Orlando
Joyce Thompson
Virginia. Chapman
Bride Wears Blue Suit in Mount Dora Nuptials
The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Kellar of Cairo West Virginia, wore a blue tailored suit with white accessories and pink rosebud corsage. She has lived in Mount Dora about two years and worked at the Morris store. The groom, son of Mrs. Harry S. Mowry and the late Mr. Mowry of Fremont Ohio, is stationed at Orlando. They plan a short honeymoon at Daytona Beach before making their home there.
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Nian Hale
Beauford E
P. F. Kellar
Cairo
West Virginia
Mount Dora
Morris Store
Harry S. Mowry
Mr. Mowry
Fremont
Ohio
Orlando
Daytona Beach
Bride-Elect Honored With Shower In Cedartown
Miss Joyce Elaine Thompson and Miss Willie te Grantham hosted a lingerie shower for Phyliss Kellar on Friday Oct 25 at Miss Thompson’s home. Orange and lavender decorations, games, prizes to Martha Treadwell and Ted Lane, punch and cookies, and gifts from a long list of friends were shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Elaine Thompson
Willie Te Grantham
Phyliss Kellar
Miss Thompson
Martha Treadwell
Ted Lane
Marie Thompson
C. E. Barks
Blanche Shuford
Nellie Dasher
Pearl Brantley
Mary Haskins
Dorothy Vanzant
Florence Morris
Jackie Henderson
Wren Bowie
Nina Haskins
Allie Chapman
Artha Elizabeth Treadwell
Virginia Chapman
Addie Thompson
Frankie Lou Howell
Betty Sanders
Jessie Graves
Dorothy Dean
Stella Owens
Joyce Thompson
Willie Kate Grantham
Local Residents Return From Summer Homes
Mrs. C H Scott returns to Tangerine from Tyson Vermont while Miss Carrie White arrives from New Bedford Massachusetts. Mrs S H Eddy ends a summer in Waukon Iowa, Mrs Paris Miller and Mrs W H Sprague plan winter in Mount Dora, Lafe Pohlman recovers from pneumonia in Eustis, and the Davises from Daytona Beach head to Mount Dora after a stay in Maplewood New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.H. Scott
Tyson, Vermont
Paris Miller
W. H. Sprague
Mount Dora
Manchester
N. H
Mount Dora and area residents travel and attend events
Local residents visit relatives and attend weddings across the region. Curtis Merritt trains at Naval Air Station. Lucille Merrit travels from Florida. The Maplewood Club closes for vacation before wintering at Lakeside Inn. Marion Alice Rogers wedding in Atlanta among attendees. many summer travelers head south to Mount Dora and nearby towns for the season.
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Richard Edgerton
Maplewood
N. H
Maplewood Club
Mount Dora
Lakeside Inn
Birth of James Albert II in Alma Georgia
Mr. and Mrs. James Drawdy announce the birth of a son named James Albert II. Mother and baby are resting at her parents home in Alma Georgia. Lake County Defense Council distributes stretchers for emergency medical units under Commander C E Lester. Total stretchers: 100 allocated to Leesburg 14 Clermont 12 Eustis 12 Mount Dora 12 Groveland 10 Tavares 10 Umatilla 10 Montverde 8 Astatula 4 Fruitland Park 4 Howey 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Drawdy
James Albert II
Alma
Lake County
Have You Read I Heard the Anzacs Singing
A brisk critical note reviews Margaret L. Macphersons book I Heard the Anzacs Singing. The author blends personal snapshots of Australia and New Zealand with observations on public health politics architecture and culture aimed at American readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret L. Macpherson
Australia
New Zealand
Mount Dora
War era drive urges youth salvage effort and rail on shortages
The piece describes a national metal salvage push led by newspapers with plans for a National Junior Army of students to scour towns for junk to feed steel mills. It notes Treasury silver loans to war industries and a shift from copper to silver as conductors, plus transport and gas rationing measures and OPA price actions affecting cotton gin operators and stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPB
U.S. Treasury
OPA
Atlanta
Office of War Information
Alaska
Texas
Birmingham
Registration Drives For Sea Experience Men In Leesburg
United States Employment Service begins registering all men with sea experience in Leesburg. Nichols says 2000 ships planned require 100000 seamen radio operators cooks engineers and officers. Pay ranges from 300 to 450 monthly with free life insurance and other benefits. Ships now sailing with updated safety gear and lifeboats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesburg
United States Employment Service
Arthur W. Nichols
W. Main Street
Mr. Nichols
Victory Fleet
Nichols
Potatoes listed as nutrition guide with vitamins
The text notes food value in potatoes including vitamin C vitamin B1 iron protein starch and carotene from sweet potatoes. It mentions a 10 day registration drive for merchant marine volunteers and bond buying to win the peace.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
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Princess Theatre
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Freddie Bartholomew
Jimmy Lydon
Cadets
Gloria Jean
Andrews Sisters
Woody Herman and His Orchestra
Sun
Ann Sheridan
Robert Cummings
Roland Regan
Kings Row
van Heflin
Patricia Dane
Grand Central
Bill Elliot
Dick Tracy Vs
Crime Inc
Bing Crosby
Fred Astair
Holiday Inn
State Theatre
Humphrey Bogart
FBI
Lat
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Crosby—Astaire
Battery C
Mickelson-Walden
Phyllis Kellar
Sergeant Mowry
State Senate
Tan
Baker
Mrs. Lindman
A. J. Lindman
Methodist Church
Carrie’ Lt. White
Baker Street
New Bedford
Mass
S. H. Eddy
Waukon
Iowa
Margaret Barker
Rosemont
Pennsylvania
Rosemont College
Lafe Pohlman
F. G. Davis
Alice
Grace Davis
Carl Graves
Leominster
Frank Parker
Salem, Mass
Tremain Street
Curt Minkley
Day
Norfolk, Va
Curtis
Naval Air Station
Lucille Merrit
Lemuel C. Downs
Marion Alice Rogers
William Haywood
Emory University
Helen Lemert
Benton D. Cameron
Great Falls
Montana
Drew Field
Tampa
Grant Sipp
Ridgewood
N. J
Thomas L. Madden
Allison
J. A. Richards
Bridgton
Maine
Wellesley, Mass
Dr. Richards
Wellesley College
Lewisburg
Bucknell University
A. G. Moss
Port Stanley
Ontario
Cleveland
Marion
Delaware
B. P. Luce
Cora Burbank
Meriden
Conn
Kill-Kare Lodge
George. Keller
Macon
C. A
S. L. Bn. Club
Tion
United States
Tence
First National Bank
Mount Dora, Florida
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hale’s Grocery
Monarch Finer Foods
Red Cross
Doug
Tley Long Foods
Mt.Dora
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