Fall Homecoming Parade of Mount Dora Residents
A long Florida migration returns as families and guests travel from Maine to Michigan and beyond. Notables include Col. Robert Dickson joining private life in Darien Conn after serving as a troop carrier wing commander. Mrs. Sleight's Navajo project with club leadership. and Frank Stewart's Ann Arbor move with Cathy and Bruce. Many names, places, and dates anchor the season’s welcome home rituals.
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Robert Dickson
Mount Dora
Dickson
Air Force
American Radiator Co
Canada
Europe
Marie Flint
Highland St
William Kearsley
Charles Mead
George Ripple
Slim Gosney
Grace Henderson
Ira Kellogg
Frank Stewart
Cathy
Bruce
Ann Arbor, Mich
Rosemary Huff Weds George Keen In Baptist Rites
Rosemary Huff becomes the bride of George W Keen in a First Baptist church ceremony. The gown featured white satin with lace, a lace collar, and a chapel train. Attendants wore lavender and aqua ensembles with matching accessories, and a reception followed with family and friends in attendance.
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Rosemary Huff
George Keen
First Baptist Church
George W. Keen
Miss Huff
Vernon C. Huff
Leesburg
Bf Wanett
Alan
Vad
W. A. Keen
Lake Jem
David Coffield
Barbara Garrett
Frank Pemble
Harold Blunt
Mount Dora
C. L. Keen
Benita Hall
Irma Moran
Jean Pike
Linda Hall
Jimmy Pettit
Carl Huff
Boyd Atkins
Harry Wise
Bill Keen
Lakes Wales
Residents Find Welcome Change in Mount Dora Living
At the University of Michigan Research Center the couple grew weary of northern winters and discover Mount Dora. He notes meeting many locals quickly and enjoying the social climate. Visitors include Bess Whelchel of Miami and Mrs. Laura Molyneaux from Plainfield New Jersey. Dr. and Mrs. A K Bennett return to Sylvan Shores after six weeks in Monterey California and a summer home on Lake Superior in Big Bay Michigan.
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University of Michigan Research Center
Mount Dora
Ann Arbor
Highland
Bess Whelchel
Miami
Pearl Downs
Laura Molyneaux
Plainfield
N. J
Tremain St
Sylvan Shores
Monterey
Cal
Big Bay
Mich
Lake Superior
Gore Williamson Nuptials Revealed
Mr and Mrs Gordon Gore of Mount Dora announce the marriage of their daughter Marion Elizabeth to Benjamin F Williamson son of Mr and Mrs A G Williamson of Tavares. The couple wed August 21 in Tavares. Marion Elizabeth is a Mount Dora graduate and Williamson is a Ta rool high school graduate and U S Air Force veteran now a Mount Dora police officer.
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Gordon Gore
Mount Dora
Marion Elizabeth
Benjamin F. Williamson
A. G. Williamson
Tavares
Mount Iors
Bias Scons
Cane
Williamson
Tarool High School
U. S. Air Force
Woman's Club Opens Season in Mount Dora
The Mount Dora Woman's Club opens its season Wednesday October 7 at 2 30 p m with a program titled Be Glad You're a Woman. Rev Frederick A Pope Jr of St Thomas Episcopal Church Eus tis will speak followed by tea hosted by Mrs J W Arrow Smith. Members will receive Year Books. officers and committee chairs plan a meeting Saturday at 10 a m.
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Mount Dora
Frederick A. Pope, Jr
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Eustis
J. W Arrowsmith
Frederick Sleight
William Lafroos
B. O. Bowers
F. C. Riggs
J. C. DeGarmo
Sleight
Lottie Mae Strawn Is Now A Bride
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Strawn announce the marriage of their daughter Lottie Mae Strawn to Donald Pickett of Jacksonville. They wed Sept. 11 in Kingsland Georgia. Mrs. Pickett, a Mount Dora high school 1951 graduate, works for Gulf Life Insurance in Jacksonville.
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Walter Strawn
N. Donnelly Jr
Lottie Mae
Donald Pickett
Jacksonville
Kingsland
Bride and groom depart for honeymoon after Florida State note
The article records a wedding with Mrs. Eva Harrod and Mrs. Wallace Pike among attendees, Miss Jean Parker keeping the bride’s book, and the couple departing for a honeymoon. The bride wore a purple suit with shell blouse and orchid corsage. Mrs Keen returns to Florida State University as a sophomore, while Mr Keen heads to New York for an assignment. The note ends with a proverb about friendship and flattery.
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Ley Atkins
Eva Harrod
Wallace Pike
J. M. McCown
Jean Parker
Keen
Florida State University
New York
Fall church services list for St Thomas and local churches
St Thomas Episcopal in Eustis begins Sunday with Holy Communion at 8 a.m. Church School at 9 30 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11 a.m. An adult inquirers class meets Wednesdays in October and November. Y P Service League plans a Wiener roast at Glenn Brown home in Mount Dora next Sunday at 5 p.m. World Wide Communion Sunday observed at Methodist church with Rev H Mauriece Felton and Rev David Coffield delivering sermons at morning and evening services.
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St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
Eustis
Young People’s Service League
Glenn
David Coffield
The
Baptist Church
With Christ
A Cremona Fiddle Compared to a Good Woman
A verse from Oliver Wendell Holmes extols a good woman likened to a Cremona fiddle. It notes age increases value and sweetness, while humorless sleep talk is avoided by the speaker. The quip contrasts sleep chatter with a refined, enduring virtue.
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O. W. Holmes
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