Cabbage Tales Tie Florida Smack Talk To Pots
Mount Dora recollections recall Jim Simpson and a Chautauqua meeting to win postal service. A coast boast about oversized cabbages prompts Conner the homesteader to recall Pennsylvania pots so large rivets would be heard from across the shop. The punchline ties cabbage size to kitchenware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Jim. Simpson
Jim
Chautauqua
Lake Dora
Lake Gertrude
Big Lake
Conner
Pennsylvania
Florida
Twin births bless Mount Dora with two girls
Two baby girls were born last week in Mount Dora. Helen Diane Pearson arrived Sept. 26 at Waterman Memorial Hospital weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces to Wayne J and Helen Pearson formerly Whitehead. Cheryl Francine Davis arrived Sept. 25 at Durham Young Hospital Leesburg weighing 8 pounds 10 ounces to James and Margaret Davis formerly Berghuis.
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Mount Dora
Helen Diane
Wayne J. Pearson
Helen Whitehead
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Cheryl Francine
James Davis
Durham Young Hospital
Leesburg
Davis
Margaret Berghuis
Hospitalized this week at Waterman Memorial
This week at Waterman Memorial in Eustis are Mrs. Minnie White, George Lamoreaux, John Nelson, and S. S. Aldrich. The note ends with a Horace Mann quote about pity and relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie White
George Lamoreaux
John Nelson
S. S. Aldrich
Waterman Memorial, Eustis
Moonlit horizon and hurricane whispers drift in Florida diary
The diary recounts a luminous moon over Lake County and a calm night turned restless by a late-morning shower, light breezes, and a sense of sorrow. It notes a Friday evening of typing indoors, a Sunday storm’s lingering rain, and Florida’s ongoing fight with tropical weather from Florence.
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Mount Dora-Eustisrd
Lake County
St. Cloud
Florence
Florida
Alabama
Civic association to elect officers and two board members
The Sorrento Mount Plymouth Civic association schedules its October 5 meeting to elect a president and vice president and nominate a secretary treasurer and three board members. Candidates named include James Geddes Hattie Allen O C Wilcox Clay Thompson Helen Knox Eleanor Sammons Jessie M Hayslip Paul McDonald Edward Weinmann Mrs C A Sessions and John Boyd. Members are urged to consider candidates and nominate at the upcoming meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
B. Fleming
Harry Weitzel
Wisconsin
Weitzel
Chicago
Laura Pim
Ohio
Canada
Pim
Edwin Wade
Detroit
Sorrento - Mount Plymouth
John Boyd
Membership Renewal Reminder for Upcoming Year
Membership for the coming year is due by November. Have you renewed your membership?
The Garden Spot Learn Botanical Names With Latin Terms
The article explains botanical names use Latin genus and species. It gives Melaleuca leucadendra as Pink tree and Quercus virginiana as live oak. It notes Antigonon vine with multiple common names and urges learning botanical names for clear communication.
Praise and Dispraise Challenge the Human Heart
Quotation notes Mary Baker Eddy on how praise and dispraise affect people. The insight contrasts how both forms of judgment can shape pride, humility, and behavior, reminding readers to seek balanced self-awareness and temperate responses to feedback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
Sylvan Shores Brokerage Fictitious Name Notice
Notice under fictitious name law announces registration of Sylvan Shores Brokerage for business at Highway 441 West of Mount Dora Lake County Florida. Parties: W. B. Carroll and R. E. Harrison. Dated Mount Dora September 2 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Lake County
Spee
Sylvan Shores Brokerage
Highway 441
Mount Dora
W. B. Carroll
R. E. Harrison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Horace Mann
J. G. Ray, JR
Mundell & Hill
Mount
Bora
Jay Miller
Roy Young
Orlando
Don Ettore
June Alden
Borah Minnevich
Harmonica Rascals
Screen Plus
Yal Pinner
Sorrento News
Mr. Plymouth
By Elenor Sammons
Don Conway
Eustis Fla
John Archer
Indo-China
Sun
Olivia de Haviland
Cousin Rachel
Clifton Webb
Barbara Stanwyck
Robert Wagner
BY Gretchen T. Elliott
Hibiscus Circle
C. C. Colton
A&m
Highland Avenue
Sylvan Shores
Henry Stein
Mgr
Sylvan Shores Hotel
Paul W. Turrentine
11Th Ave. W
Triangle Motors Company
East Main
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