Weather and travel notes in Florida visitations
An account describes a storm that felled trees and stripped apple orchards. The Etchells family and Katherine and Margaret arrived Tuesday afternoon from Washington crossing into Florida where the girls started school Wednesday. Isabel Van Loon plans a Mount Dora stop en route to Fort Lauderdale for the winter, noting a hot dry summer and tropical storm effects with gale winds and rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Etchells
Katherine
Margaret
Washington, D. C
Florida
Isabel van Loon
Hamilton, J
Mount Dora
Fort Lauderdale
Desire
Obituary: H C Hoodelmeier Dies in Mount Dora
Mr H C Hoodelmeier died in Mount Dora on September 21 after a short illness. Survived by widow Rose, daughter Ruth Streid of Zion Illinois, and brothers William and Dwight of Auburn Indiana. Former Auburn hay grain and coal dealer, later lived in Florida and ran citrus gift boxes. Funeral held Monday at 2 pm at Rehbaum Parlor with readings by W D Patton and Marian Thomas providing music. interment in Auburn Indiana.
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East Eleventh Avenue
Rose Hoodelmeier
Ruth Streid
Zion, Ill
William and
Dwight
Auburn
III
Florida
North
Mount Dora
Highland Avenue
Frank Hadlock
Masonic Order
Pythian Sisters
Rehbaum
W. D. Patton
Christian Pence Church
Marian Thomas
Eustis
Ladies Aid Society to Meet in Chapel on Friday
The Ladies Aid Society of the Community Church will hold a very important meeting in the Chapel at 3 p.m. Friday October 3. A good attendance is desired. The Mount Dora Home Demonstration Club will hold its regular meeting at 2 30 p.m. in the social rooms of the Community Bedding. The topic will be Protect Your Bedding and the making of a mattress cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society of the Community Church
Mount Dora
Mount Dora PTA Father’s Night Set for Oct 7
The Mount Dora Parent Teacher Association invites families to its annual Father’s Night on Tuesday October 7 at the Community Hall. The program includes the Pledge of Allegiance, songs, and introductions by Professor Bomond. A social hour will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Parent- Teacher Association
Bomond
Local News Briefs Highlight Area Residents
Personal had tonils reaitren wenny morning at Lake County Medical Center and is getting along nicely. Durward Sellers, employed at Elgin Field Valparaiso Florida, spent the weekend here with his wife Louise Sellers. Mr and Mrs J C Urquhart are at their Mount Dora home for the season, arriving Friday evening from Chicago by car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenny
Lake County Medical Center
Mr. Durward Sellers
Elgin Field
Valparaiso
Florida
Louise Sellers
J. C. Urquhart
Mount Dora
Chicago
Mount Dora Social Roundup Shares Summer Trips
Local residents return from summer homes in Wisconsin and New York, with visits to St. Petersburg Daytona Beach and Toronto. Families including Abbott Hadlock Shuck Cornelius and Moss share travel notes and upcoming winter plans while noting a September hurricane near Port Stanley.
Mrs G C McLarry of Zellwood Dies After Illness
Mrs. G C McLarry 55 of Zellwood died Sunday at Lake County Medical Center after a short illness. A lifelong resident, she was active in Zellwood Methodist Church and community affairs. Funeral services were held Monday at 3 p.m. at Eiselstein-Wigginton OrlD with Rev. Oscar Magarian officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. McLarry
Zellwood
Lake County Medical Center
Mount Dora
Methodist Church
Zellwod
Eiselstein-Wigginton 1
Ordo
Oscar Magarian
Zellwood Methodist Church
Mrs. Fannie White Dies at 93 in Dennis Port
Mrs. Fannie White, 93, sister of Mrs. F. G. Davis of Mount Dora, died September 23 after a lingering illness in Dennis Port Cape Cod Mass. She had wintered here several times with Mrs. Davis and the Misses Alice and Grace Davis and will be remembered by local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie White
F. G. Davis
Mount Dora
Dennis Port
Cape Cod
Mass
Local Women Enter Nation-Wide Crochet Contest
From New York City word arrives that Mount Dora contestants Mrs. C. C. Dooley and Mrs. A. F. Hathaway will enter their crocheted work in the Fifth Annual Nation-Wide Crochet Contest to be judged in New York in November. Top prize is 250 dollars and a trip to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New York
America
Mount Dora
C. C. Dooley
A. F. Hathaway
Engaging Mount Dora Library book by Mallory Wykes
Frances Mallory Wykes writes a highly engaging book now in the Mount Dora Library. Frederick Wykes decorates the volume with tasteful illustrations while Harriet B Mal gratifies town readers with warm notices of its arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Frances Mallory Wykes
Frederick Wykes
Harriet B. Mal
Mrs Bertha Radcliffe Dies in Shelton Home
Mrs Bertha J Clemons Radcliffe of Shelton Connecticut died at her home on Saturday September 27 at 11 00 am She was born December 1 1857 at Squantuck daughter of Frederick M Clemons She is survived by her husband Walter W Radcliffe a daughter Helena Bell of Mount Dora Florida and a California granddaughter The Radcliffes spent winters at Mount Dora and observed their 62nd wedding anniversary this spring They had many friends here offering sympathy to the bereaved husband and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha J. Clemons Radcliffe
Walter W. Radcliffe
Shelton
Radcliffe
Mount Dora
Villa Dora
Mrs Adelina Rickert Dies at 90 in Ohio Home
Mrs Adelina Rickert mother of Mrs W F Warden and longtime Mount Dora resident died at her daughter’s home in Ohio on September 16 at age 90. Burial took place in Wadsworth, Ohio, where she had moved 67 years ago after marrying a Philadelphia native. She spent 24 winters in Florida with years in Mount Dora DeLand and St. Petersburg. Her last illness lasted four weeks due to exhaustion and kidney disorders.
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Adelina Rickert
Mount Dora
Ohio
Wadsworth
Philadelphia
Florida
DeLand
St. Petersburg
Fourth Corps Area Leads Nation in Aluminum Drive
Florida collected 152 295 pounds topping eight states in the national defense aluminum drive. George L. Burr, secretary of the State Defense Council, announced the total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Fourth Corps
National Defense
George L. Burr
State Defense Council
Wings in the Sun on a Florida Key
A description of a young author named Vicky living on a Gulf Coast key near Mount Dora and her adventures with sister Jan and friends including Rico and the Garcias. The tale centers on sunshine, sea shells, daring rescues, romantic hopes, and a bookish heroine inspired by island life and coastal imagery.
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Tory
Thousand Keys
Florida
Vicky
Jan
Garcias
Vickey
Miranda
Gulf
Rico
Mount Dora Public Library
Lake County Receives $115977 in Public Assistance
Lake County drew $115977 in cash grants from the State Welfare Board for the year ending June 30 1941. Old Age Assistance 92715 Aid to Dependent Children 17846 Aid to the Blind 0. The total for the state was 6925653 with Old Age 5628999, Aid to Dependent Children 903632 and Aid to the Blind 393022.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
State Welfare Board
C. C. Codrington
CCC
Lake aerial maps arrive for Lake County
Lake County has been photographed from the air with prints delivered to the Board of County Commissioners and the Agricultural Conservation office in Tavares. County Agent R. E. Norris announced the government contract work shows every county acre, with roads, lakes, bridges, buildings, and land use clearly visible and measurable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Board of County Commissioners
Agricultural Conservation Office
Tavares
R. E. Norris
Prints Allocated for Farm Compliance Program Checks
The local board allocated funds for prints to be used by the AAA office in Tavares to check compliance of farms entered in the Agricultural Conservation program. Applications for copies of prints may be obtained at the AAA office in Tavares.
Florida organizes Defense Savings statewide with county committees
Monroe County completes its Defense Savings unit with a 67 county network across Florida. Linton E. Allen of Orlando chairs the state committee with Governor Spessard Holland as honorary chair. Florida has raised over $4 million in the first quarter, leading the South, as 11 local committees mobilize nearly 1,000 volunteers to push bonds in all regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe County
Florida
Defense Savings
John L. Fahs
U. S. Treasury Defense Savings
Karl Lehmann
Tavares
Linton E. Allen
Orlando
Spessard Holland
Virginia
Forestry Exhibit Train On Display In Orlando
The all forestry exhibit train will be at Orlando's passenger station on Tuesday October 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. State Forester H J Malsberger says the three car display is a cooperative effort by Florida land use agencies with Seaboard Airline Railway. Two cars showcase exhibits and a third offers a motion picture theatre with educational forestry films. No admission charge and public attendance urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando
H. J. Malsberger
Florida
Seaboard Airline Railway
Malsberger
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First National Bank OF
Mount Dora, Florida
Federal Reserve Bank
U. S
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Mrs
Bertha Radcliffe
Terrace Grill
Hale
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Grossman’s
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Gulf Spray
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Mt Dora Hardware Company
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