Long-Established Couples Honored At First Methodist Group
The Adult Bible Class of the First Methodist church hosted a seasonal meeting in Fellowship Hall with a wedding March soundtrack and a large cake as seven couples celebrated 50 years or more of marriage. Names include Dr. Charles Proctor and others. a program featured Frances Willard’s story and a Faselare segment. Births announced include Edmund Chester of Cuba and Kathleen Shipes in Imperial Beach. Several members plan winter returns to Florida, with many traveling from Maine New York and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Charles Proctor
F. Ray Truman
Wert K. Newman
Charles Killian
H. W. Kuhlman
Arthur J. Winters
W. R. Lott
W. D. Aubrey
Proctor
Mrs. Aubrey
Faselare
Frances Willard
W.C.T.U
Auxiliary to Hold Defense Meeting at Legion Memorial
The American Legion auxiliary will sponsor a civil defense meeting at the Legion Memorial home on Thursday November 1. Sgt. P F Cherry of the Air Force and Police Chief James Orr will present the program. City Council members are invited and a potluck supper will precede the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Memorial Home
P. F. Cherry
Air Force
James Orr
Orlando Newlyweds Christie Edwards Tie
Mr and Mrs James Ronald Christie are at home in Orlando at 116% E Amelia Ave after marrying Oct 6 in Hendersonville. The bride Mrs Martha Ranson Edwards, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Ranson Hendersonville, wed Mr Ronald Christie son of Mr and Mrs Ronald Christie Mount Dora. He is a plant pathologist and entomologist with Florida Agricultural Supply Co. The couple's ceremony featured a blue satin gown, Mary Queen of Scots hat, and a bridal party including the bride’s sister Mrs Paul Anders. They took a brief trip through western North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ronald Christie
Orlando
Amelia
Martha Ranson Edwards
Henry Clay Ranson
Hendersonville
N. C
Ronald Christie
Mount Dora
Philip L. Shore, Jr
Mary Queen of Scots
Carol Edwards
Mr. Ranson
Christie
Hendersonville High School
Marjorie Webster Junior College
Washington, D. C
Vagabond Players
Junior Woman’s Club
Mount Dora High School
University of Florida
Florida Agricultural Supply Co
North Carolina
Beautification talk set by Camellia Circle of Lakes and Hills
The Camellia Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden club plans a program titled Beautifying with Annuals on November 6 at Mrs. Robert Bumgardner’s home. Homer Osborne will present with slides. Mrs. C. A. Lee is assistant hostess.
Sunday church services and sermons across churches
Across area churches many pastors lead Sunday services with topics ranging from Thou Shalt not Sit to The Mission of the Church and Rejoice though Tested. Soloists include Mrs. David Lowe, and Holy Communion is observed at St Edward's Episcopal Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Reed
Community Church
Adrianne Lowe
E. E. Lewis
Lewis
David Coffield
Baptist Church
C. A. Carriel
Presbyterian Church
St. Edward’s Episcopal Church
John F. Mangrum
Rector Mangrum’s path from Skid Row to Palm Beach
The article follows Father Mangrum as he reforms St. Peter’s in Detroit then moves to Palm Beach to serve as assistant minister at Bethesda by the Sea. It notes 150 boys reclaimed at St. Peter’s, one hopeless case, and Mangrum’s shift to Mount Dora, Florida, for a new Lake County mission under Bishop Henry I. Louttit. He speaks of Palm Beach as a city with many good people and a strong church presence. His wife Shirley Stahelin is from Wyandotte, Michigan.
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Father Mangrum
Palm Beach
City Fathers
Detroit
Corktown
St. Peter’s Church
St. Peter’s
Mangrum
Skid Row
Bethesda-by-the-Sea
Navy
Shirley Preston Stahelin
Wyandotte
Mich
Henry I. Louttit
Episcopal Diocese of
South Florida
Lake County
Mount Dora
Shirley
Joes
Births for McDonald and Adams Families in Orlando Area
Mr and Mrs M F McDonald of Plymouth welcomed Marion F Jr a 7 lb 13 oz boy born Oct 10 at Orange Memorial hospital Orlando. Mr and Mrs Horace Adams announce Alan Mark a 6 lb 2 oz boy born Oct 15 at Waterman Memorial hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. McDonald
Plymouth
Marion F., Jr
Orange Memorial Hospital
Orlando
Horace Adams
Alan Mark
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Poinsettia Circle Plans November Home Tour
The Lakes and Hills Garden club Poinsettia Circle announces an open house fundraiser on November 8 from 2 to 4 30 p m at Basil Hall residence Lake Shore Drive and the Fred Vincent home Sylvan Shores Point Mount Dora area. Mrs Robert Wason circle chairman says visitors will see traditional decor at Mrs Hall and modern styling at Mrs Vincent with flower arrangements by circle members and a silver tea for guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Poinsettia Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Robert Wason
Circle
Basil Hall
Lake Shore Sr
Fred Vincent
Golden Rule Prompts IceHouse Aid For Jacob's Pillow
The IceHouse Players, amid a building fund shortfall, send a donation to Ted Shawn in honor of the Jacob's Pillow founder's Massachusetts retreat and his 65th birthday. IceHouse veteran H Berrien McCain notes Shawn previously helped raise about $2,000 for the IceHouse project through benefits and extra-night shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IceHouse
Ted Shawn
Jacob’s Pillow
Massachusetts
H. Berrien McCain
Shawn
Love Can Open Prison Doors reviewed at church meeting
The Woman's Association of the Community church begins its new season with a Friday 3 p.m. meeting in the church parlors. Dr. Robert R. Reed, the church minister, will review Starr Dailey's book Love Can Open Prison Doors as the opening program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Association of the Community Church
Robert R. Reed
Starr Dailey
First Church Service Opens Season in Town
Rev Louis H Johnston urges residents to attend the season kickoff service next Sunday at eleven o clock. The hour long service invites all interested parishioners to worship. Meanwhile families such as Mrs Jean Means and her daughter reside at ve Bryant apartments and visitors from Vermont enjoy Florida winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Means
Ve Bryant
Southworth
Fyigla
Chester Rudolph
Aero Ohio
C. E. Poling
Maude Whitcomb
Norah Davis
Vermont
Florida
Louis H. Johnston
R. F. la Rue
Wright St
W. L. Bryant
Meeting Set For New Club Idea In Mount Dora
A meeting for a possible Mount Dora widowed club is scheduled at 2 30 p m today at the home of Mrs William J Hein Sylvan Shores She originated the idea after collecting letters in response to a Topic story on Oct 4 and invites others to join. The group would plan trips to concerts Florida's Passion Play and other seasonal attractions and could support community Projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
William J. Hein
Sylvan Shores
Florida
Hospital Notices Include Dorans at Waterman Memorial Week
In hospital lists this week Dorans in Waterman Memorial name Frank Babler Robbie Blackmon James Hiltabidle William Hand and Otto Stuhl from Lake Jem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorans
Waterman Memorial
Frank Babler
Robbie Blackmon
James Hiltabidle
William Hand
Otto Stuhl
Lake Jem
Local wedding announces Aline Paul Watson to James Archer Watson
New bride Aline Paul Watson of Highland Street and James Archer Watson of Homestead wed Oct. 6 at Ft. Jackson South Carolina where he is in basic training. Lt. Lowe officiated with Lt. Morris giving the bride away. The couple left for a reception after an honor guard formed at the chapel. Mrs. Watson is Mount Dora 1953 graduate and UF attendee. He earned a University of Florida B.S. in May and belongs to Kappa Phi and Sigma Nu. She works in Orlando and plans to join him after training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Watson
Benjamin F. Lowe
Richard
F. Morris
Paul
Morris
Julius Ridgeway
Mount Dora High School
Stetson University
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Mr. Watson
University of Florida
Homestead
Kappa Pei
Sigma Nu
Orlando
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Cleveland
Ohio
Christine Haag
Olive Born
Cuba
Edmund Chester
Edmund, Jr
Havana
Chesters
Orange Blosom Trail
California
Conner-Shipes
W. T. Shipes, Jr
Kathleen
Imperial Beach
Owen Conner
Nellie McLachlan
Norwalk
Douglas
Rochester
N. Y
Paul B
Stephney Depot
Conn
John §. Bridgeman
Howard C. Miller
Springfield
R. C. Mohler
Holden
Mass
Crestview
Mohler
American Steel and Wire Corp
Newmarket
John Chesleys
Donnelly St
William K. Jealous
Southport
Maine
Albert H. Martin
Grand Rapids
Lake Crystal
Frankfort
Mic
Alice M. Whitney
N. H
John Alden Murray
Ernest Butler
S. C. Colley
E. A. Nimnicht
Howell
W. C. Wickhams
Rapid River
Michigan St
Albert L. Brown
Lake Shore Dr
East Orleans
Edward Bower
Alexander St
Lakeville
William J. Gridley
Clinton
N.Y
Chatham
Frank D. Clement
Ernest Johnsons
West Virginia
South
Walter Weinman
Geneva
See
John Andersons
Smart Shop
NEW
RCA Victor
Lindsay
Mrs. Christie
Methodist Church
C. E.lis, Jr
Ronald Aldrich
Robert Turner
David Bowen
James Jones
David Lowe
Adrianne Norton
Harold G. Morse
Florida State University
AVON
Mrs. Meta. Brown
P. O
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Ocala, Florida
L.& DP. Tile CO
S. Highland Ave
J. C. Ledford
Wayne Pearson
Fourth Ave
Ralph Paul
Highland St
Aline
James Archer Watson
M. C. Lawrence
Inez Thomas Hat Shop
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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