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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1949
Page
5
The town greets several new permanent residents from Ohio, Illinois, and Medina, including Mr. and Mrs. Avigni and Mr. and Mrs. McVicker, as well as the Bissells and other arrivals. Nearby families relocate between Mount Dora and Tavares as summer ends, with social visits noted and ongoing municipal atmosphere. The article also mentions a national goat milk production valued at 100 million dollars annually.
Fifty beautiful stones will be hidden in plain sight along Magnolia Avenue from Bay Street to Grove Street, inviting curious passersby to discover them.
The Seventh and Donnelly corner church will restart morning services this Sunday with Dr. Robert R. Reed delivering The Practical Use of Faith. Mrs Ruth Gudgeon will play the organ and Esther Wyatt Bishop will sing Under His Wings. Bible class opens Nov 6.
A historic quilt made by the sister of Mark Twain will be shown in the Sally Dress Shop window in Mount Dora this weekend for Lake County visitors. The quilt passed from Miss Clemens to Mark Twain and later to his nieces before reaching St. Marys of the Lake Church in Eustis which sponsors the display.
The Poinsettia Circle of the Lakes and Hills Gardens club opened its fall season with a meeting at Mrs. Parker's home. Mrs. Howard Simpson was elected president after Mrs. Bennett Land resigned and moved to Apopka. New members welcomed were Mrs. Owen Conner Jr., Mrs. J. B. Norris, and Mrs. Jack Keller of Lake Jem. The program by Mrs. J. D. Pease Jr. covered rose planting and care. Assistant hostess was Mrs. Bernard McCabe.
Miss June Ford will host the Wesleyan Service Guild of the First Methodist Church at her home on Thursday October 20 at 8 p m. The meeting aims to discuss plans and activities for the church group.
Mount Dora Casters club schedules a six week Skish series with the first event on Tuesday after a school day. Director Mrs Margo Hosford says Master and expert badges will honor top scores. Practicers Frank Hall Jackie Hutchinson and Paul Hopkins posted winning scores.
The Girl Scout rummage sale begins Thursday and runs three days. It will be held in Carl Graves' building across from the post office with Mrs. Gladys Crane, Scout executive, and Mrs. James Nelson in charge.
Mrs. K J T Ekblaw of the Eustis Woman's club will speak to the Mount Dora Woman's club on An Interpretation of Current Events. The meeting at the Community may at 2 30 p m will be chaired by Mrs. William Prinz with Miss Helen Lemert introducing the speaker.
The Ocklawaha Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution votes to add 100 to its national project contributions. Two new members, Mrs. Elizabeth Tower and Mrs. Harry Dederer, are welcomed at the fall meeting in Eustis.
Mrs Lucile Tally of Tavares is taking reservations for a National Democratic Women's Day luncheon in Jacksonville next Wednesday. Speaker will be Mrs Emily Taft Douglas, former Illinois representative at large. Also honored are Mrs Fuller Warren Mrs Claude Pepper and Mrs Spessard L Holland.
Mount Dora’s Business and Professional Women club marks National Business Women’s Week with future civic goals. It bids to sponsor the Youth Center and takes over sponsorship of the Future Business Leaders of America high school club. The group will arrange field trips, join the Health and Welfare Council and Planning Commission, back Lions Blood Bank, and notes Florida growth with 24 new clubs and 4005 members.
Mrs Charles Bradford volunteers as a leader for the Girls Scouts to guide a Brownie to Scout patrol this fall. She met the group last Friday at the Girl Scout Little House after answering Mrs Gladys Crane's appeal for more leaders this year. Bradford began leadership training last week in Orlando to prepare for the younger group.
Founders Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club members hold the first 1949 50 year books. The booklets feature hand painted flower motifs with Cherokee roses on the covers. Painting was done by Mrs Evelyn Page of Lake Jem and each Circle will paint its own membership books.
Baptist Church at Sixth and Tremain led by James H Sutley offers Bible School at 9 45 a m Morning Worship at 11 a m Training Union 6 30 p m Evangel Hour 7 30 p m Choir Rehearsal Wednesdays 7 30 p m Midweek Service 7 30 p m. Methodist Church on Fifth Avenue with Rev Robert M Blackburn holds Sunday School 9 45 a m Morning Worship 11 a m MS Y F 6 30 p m Evening Worship 7 30 p m Chancel Choir Rehearsal Wednesday 7 30 p m. Community Church Congregational at Seventh and Donnelly Rev Robert R Reed minister worship 11 a m. Church of Christ Fifth Avenue H E Taylor minister Bible Study 10 00 a m Morning Worship 11 00 a m Evening Service 7 30 p m Midweek Bible Study 7 30 p m.
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