Methodist Adult Choir Hosts Monthly Social
The Methodist church adult choir held a Tuesday social at D. O. Davis home with a brief meeting, games, and refreshments. Attendees included Miss Virginia Bar deen, Mrs. C. M. Brown, Mrs. C. A. Killian, Mrs. Olga Hecker, Mrs. A. J. Waltz, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Sidel, Miss Mary Neel, Mrs. C. S. Colley, and Mrs. C. M. Gudgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
D. O. Davis
Virginia Bardeen
C. M. Brown
C. A. Killian
Olga Hecker
A. J. Waltz
A. P. Sidel
Mary Neel
C. S. Colley
C. M. Gudgeon
Surprise Tuesday social honors Gilmore at Liberty Street
Glenn Brown art Wise and Mrs Lewis hosted a Tuesday evening gathering at Liberty Street to honor Gilmore. Hostesses and guests listed include Mrs Curtis Wise and Mrs J T Robertson among many others. Refreshments of ice cream were served after the business session before mounting the social hour. The next meeting is set for Monday November 4 at Mrs Robert Fenton’s Ninth Avenue home since Armistice Day altered the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Brown
Art Wise
Lewisshostesses
Gilmore
Liberty Street
Angers
J. T
Curtis Wise
W. C. Stokley, Mberlain
J. T. Rbert Roberts
Frank Hadlock
Mary Koebkeiston
Ivan Paroldt
E. Lathleen Galloway
Ie Ies Morris
Kennedglathlin
C. E. Tinder
Cameron
Robert Fenton
Ninth Avenue
Guests Entertained With Boat Trip on City and Dora
Mr and Mrs Arthur A Tanner hosted a Sunday boating party for Mr and Mrs Thos F O Connell of Waterbury Conn Mrs Raymor R Rundell and Miss Claire Nuttall of Miami Also present were Captain Harry Wise and Adeline Wise Dr and Mrs Harry W Reed Mr and Mrs W M Kennedy Mr and Mrs Fletcher Crane and Mr and Mrs George Keller The group celebrated a wedding anniversary after cruising Lake Dora Dort Canal and Lake Eustis ending with supper at Dead River and a starry return trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur A. Tanner
City & Dora
Thos. F. O’connell
Waterbury, Conn
Tanner
O'Connell
Rundell
A. A. Tanner
Waterbury
Miami
Leffingwell Golden Wedding Celebrated in Torrington
Mr and Mrs Perry G Leffingwell of Torrington Conn and Mount Dora Fla celebrated their golden wedding on Sunday October 20 They wed October 27 1890 in Torrington with Rev Samuel M Hammond pastor of the Methodist church The anniversary was observed at their daughter Mrs Samuel Richardson Jr s home in Torrington as they prepared to depart for their Mount Dora winter residence Neighbors and friends visited and sent best wishes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leffingwell
Perry G. Leffingwell
Torrington
Conn
Mount Dora
Samuel M. Hammond
Methodist Church
Samuel Richardson, Jr
Mountain Road
Mr. Leffingwell
Leffingwell Family Details in Local Obituary Notes
The obituary notes Charles Leffingwell born February 2, 1867 at Mill River Massachusetts and his wife born April 2, 1875 in Goshen Connecticut. They had two children Mrs Jessie Richardson of Torrington and Raymond Leffingwell of Burrville along with six grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill River
Mass
Winter Visitors Arrive in Mount Dora Area
A long list of seasonal guests arrives in Mount Dora Florida and surrounding towns including Mrs Dora Austin from Ravenna Ohio at Simpson Hotel and Miss Mary Emma Jones visiting from Tennessee. Numerous couples from Ohio Massachusetts Connecticut and Michigan plan winter stays at local inns and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Austin
Ravenna
Ohio
Simpson Hotel
Birth of Daughter Jean Condit at Niagara Falls
Mrs E Condit announces the birth of her daughter Jean at Niagara Falls on October 11, 1940. Baby Jean weighs seven pounds at birth and both mother and child are doing nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Condit
Niagara
Jean
Library Adds Noted Works to Mary Graham Memorial Shelf
Mount Dora Library Committee announces additions including The Workers volumes by Wyckoff, The Collected Poems of Alfred Noyes, and Today and Tomorrow by Henry Ford. Also added are The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant and other titles on knowledge and social topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement Wood
Christina
Sweden
Margaret Goldsmith
Upton Sinclair
Joseph
Thomas N. Zane
Russia
Sherwood Whither
Charles A. Beard
Jerome Davis
Walter A. Wyckoff
Alfred Noyes
Obituary of Orange County pioneer John H. Vick
John H. Vick, 89, longtime Orange County resident and citrus developer, died Monday at his daughter Mrs. John T. Ezzard in Winter Garden after years as an invalid. A former Orange County sheriff, his family helped shape the county’s early life, especially in West Orange. He leaves daughters Nonie Harris, Ezzard, and Willie Griffin. grandson Woodfin Ezzard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Vick
Orange County
John T. Ezzard
Winter Garden
Vick
Obituary of Mrs Almeda C Vrooman of Lake Ashby
Mrs. Almeda Cecilia Vrooman 84 wife of John H. Vrooman of Lake Ashby died at her son Percy Vroomans Mission City home after a stroke on a shopping trip. She was born February 13 1856 in Minnesota and married July 2 1876. Survivors include her husband six sons and nine grandchildren with services held October 15 at Coronado Beach Community Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almeda Cecilia Vrooman
John H. Vrooman
Lake Ashby
Percy Vrooman
Mission City
New Summa
Harold Vrooman
Vrooman
Percy
Claude
Lloyd
Coronado Beach
Harold
Delbert
Jacksonville
Ray
Winter Park
Josephine LaBreck
Margaret Urquhart
Eustis
Lucy Gilbert
Milton
Coronado Beach Community Methodist Church
Girl Scout Show Funds Boost Craft Work and Hike
The Girl Scouts of Mount Dora thank supporters for a successful show whose profits fund handicraft materials. This week they sell gladiolus bulbs to raise more money. Early Saturday six scouts led by Betty Cooper Gladys Irene Crane Alma Cooper Martha Williamson Clara Belle Spauding and Libby Drawdy hiked to Rock Springs starting at 5 am and enjoyed the sunrise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scouts
Mount Dora
Rock Springs
Betty Cooper
Gladys Irene Crane
Alma Cooper
Martha Williamson
Clara Belle Spauding
Libby Drawdy
Queens County Medical Society X-Ray Screening At World’s Fair
At the New York World’s Fair the Queens county medical society offered low cost x ray images in the medicine and public health building. Of over 16 000 screened visitors tuberculous infections were found in more than 500 cases, a 3.3 percent rate revealing tuberculosis is far more common than the national average of 0.5 percent, highlighting widespread hidden illness and urgent medical needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Medical Society of
Queens County
Rexall One Cent Sale At Mount Dora Pharmacy This Week
Mount Dora Pharmacy runs a Rexall One Cent Sale through Saturday this week. Customers can save on select items during the limited time event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
Mount Dora
Mole control tips and Citrus Station tour announced
County agents report moles pesting lawns and gardens. traps and poison baits offered, plus flooding runs and yard inspections to flush them out. Lake County growers invited to motorcade to Citrus Experiment Station Lake Alfred on December 4 to see color differences and minor element plot results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Citrus Experiment Station
Lake Alfred
Church and society circle meeting schedule
The Baptist Church circles Lambert Mary Simpson and Overhiser meet monthly. The Community Church Ladies Aid meets on the first Friday afternoon, sewing on the second, missionary on the third Friday. The Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service meets on the first Wednesday each month. The American Legion meets the first Monday in Legion rooms City Hall and the American Legion Auxiliary on the first Thursday at members' homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Lambert
Mary Simpson
Overhiser
Community Church
Ladies Aid
Methodist Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service
American Legion
Legion Rooms
City Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Local club and society meeting schedule listed
King s Daughters regular meetings monthly on second and fourth M evenings. PTA meets first Tuesday each month. Woman s Club to announce later date, second and fourth Wednesday afternoons. Junior Women s Club first and third Wednesdays. Kiwanis 12 15 luncheon each Thursday at the Community Building. Lions meet Wednesday evenings at 7 in the Community Building social rooms. Masons first and third Thursday evenings. OES second and fourth Thursday evenings. Knights of Pythias Wednesday night at the Temple over the First National Bank. Pythian Sisters first and third tens nights at the Temple. Past Chiefs Club. Pythian Sisters fourth Tuesday at homes of members. Lake County Guard Thursday night at 8 at the football field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Daughters
Woman's Club
Junior Woman's Club
Kiwanis
Lions
Masons
Knights of Pythias
First National Bank
Pythian Sisters
Temple
Chie
Memrs
Lake County Guard
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Ye State
Richard Arlen
An Devine
Orewe Beery
Wyoming
Leo Carrillo
Ann Rutherford
Mack Brown
Miss Simpson
Mary Elizabeth Simpson
Bridge
Sylvan Shores
J. Karl Poppe
New Haven
Mesdames C Tremain
Reggie Pat- Cecilier
Donald Strickland
Foster
Robert Wise
Yvonne Green
Millard Reid
J.G. Ray, Jr
Roy Morgan
W. J. Pat
Frigidaire Electrical Appliances
Paul B. Brown Co
Fiegin Bldg
W. J. Patton
Patton Metal Works
Mary S. Koebke
Highland
Marion K. Hadlock
Esther
Atwater Ave
Ritz Brothers
Andrew
Richard Dix
the Sky
Andy Devine
Sun
Wallace Beery
Joe
Tubs
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
Walt Disney
Hallowe'en
Thurs
Mary Emma Jones
Mrs. C. Jones
Jonesboro, Tenn
Louis Denbroeder
Itnan, Mass., Hare
LaMar Silver
Edith Cookinham
Richard McCoy
Toledo
Tampa
Lewis T. Adams
Whitman, Mass
Donnelly Avenue
E. D. Parker
Norwalk
Grandview, Street
James H. Brydon
LaGrange, NL
Tremain Street
J. E. Fortner
Eustis Heights
Clara
Anne Whitney
Conneaut
McDonald Street
Fred. W. Cross
South Royalston
J.B. Griswold
Mrs. Griswold
Mr. Webb
Skippy
Jefferson, Ohio
Mildred Marsh
E. Devorsak
Connecticut
Lake Franklin Park
Benjamin E. Brown
Mrs. Rice
Winchendon
Mr. Brown
N. W. Morley
McDonald St
Richard Edgerton
Lake Placid
N. Y
Lakeside Inn
O. H. Oakley
Newark
N J
Daytona Beach
Ivy Lane Hotel
George H. Peabody
Troy
N. H
A. H. Armes
Nellie B. Mooers
C. W. Currier
Northwood Center
Nellie Barnes
Concord
Armes
East Seventh Avenue
Miller Wells
New Haven, Conn
Walter Hackett
Terry Wells
Judith Ann
Lansing, Mich
A. W. Crowther
Common Street
Stoneham
Oscar Joes
Cheshire
Sunset Road
Garner W. Irons
Linesville
Richard Irons
Sally
Nancy
Sharon
Irons
John Vick
Girl Scout
D. F. Monroe
N. Tremain
Mount Dora Electric Company Bbs
Highland Ave
Coleman’s Bakery
Harry
Crossman’s Fresh Seed
Willkie
Heritage
First National Bank OF
Florida
Federal Reserve System
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Villa Dora
Carl 5. Graves
Lala
Remington LY
Remington
Shur
Remington Arms‘ Co
Mt.Dora
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