Turners Bring Lake Cruiser To Dora
Steward and Mrs. Merrill Turner arrive at Dora with a 21 foot Lake Dora boat. The couple, easing into club life, traveled from Maine after a Maine Canada border purchase and with stops in New Hampshire and Connecticut. They planned a Nantucket visit but fog altered plans. They visited their son in law and daughter in North Weymouth, Mass., and granddaughter Janice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steward
Merrill Turner
Lake Dora
Fay. Lakes
Steward Ae
Maine
Turners
Crawford Notch
N. H
Dick Edgertons
Pine Orchard
Conn
Carl Graves
Nantucket
Gordon Folgers
Mrs. W. R. DeYoung
Janice
North Weymouth
Mass
Central Florida Realty Adds Mrs. Gayla Bissell
Mrs. Gayla Bissell joins LaDue-Lasher Realty Co. after leaving Mount Dora and returning to make her home in the Central Florida area. She plans to persuade others that Central Florida offers superior value to the coast region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayla Bissell
Central Florida
Cele Claflin Returns From Summer Port Visit to Mount Dora
Celia Claflin and her children Patty and Alan arrive back after two weeks in the west coast. A phone call from Los Angeles reveals Celia may return, while friends recount local ties to Sylvan Shores, Yacht Club nights, and musical events. The piece also notes new arrivals, departures, and social rounds among Mount Dora residents including the Harpleys, Rays, Markerts, and Spilkeys, with rumo about upcoming school, travel, and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia Claflin
Patty
Alan
Dora
Cele
California
West
Los Angeles
Henry Stein
Sylvan Shores
Yacht Club
L.A
Akron
Arthur Dufours
Franconia
N. H
Reception to greet Mount Dora teachers by PTA
Mount Dora's new and returning teachers will be welcomed at a Friday reception hosted by the PTA. The event at the Community building will start at 8 p.m. Mrs. Henry Land and Mrs. Robert Travers lead the planning, with room mothers assisting on decorations, refreshments, and setup to foster closer parent teacher cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Henry Land
Robert Travers
Methodist Fall Program At First Church Opens Sunday
The First Methodist Church opens its Fall program this Sunday with Rev. George Gibson preaching on The Universality of Christ at 11 am During the service soloist Esther Wyatt Bishop and organist Fred Mauk will perform Clyde Mosteller will report on the Methodist Youth Assemblies now meeting at Mount Plymouth hotel Sunday School meets at 9 45 am Walter TeStrake announces the Wesley Fellowship class begins its Fall session and the M Y F plans a political party event Friday evening Sept 10 All choir members should attend the first rehearsal Sept 8 at 7 30 pm. notes mention guests and local visits followed by a Mount Dora and Banner Elk trip report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gibson
Esther Wyatt Bishop
Fred Mauk
Clyde Mosteller
Methodist
Mount Plymouth
Walter TeStrake
Wesley Fellowship
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Youth Assembly
M.yf
Chautauqua Ads Boosted Local Merchants In 1890s Florida
Merchants from Mount Dora Eustis and nearby towns funded Chautauqua programs to reach visitors. Ads by J. H. Vrooman W. P. Floyd Bishop Bros. and others showcased services from hardware to windmills and photos, signaling an emerging, enterprising community. H Henry Scadin sold Mount Dora scenery photos at the grounds and post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Florida
Apap
J. H. Vrooman
Mount Dora
W. P. Floyd
Tavares
Bishop Bros. of
Eustis
Bank of Eustis
Vrooman
Floyd
R. C. Tremain & Son
Smith & Fuller
Bag St
Magnolia Av
H. Henry Scadin
Two Dorans To Get Decrees
Carey Colley son of Dr and Mrs S C Colley will receive a degree from the College of Agriculture at the University of Florida commencement Saturday at 8 p m after summer study and time in WWII. He will join the Florida Citrus Exchange. A Lee French Jr son of Mr and Mrs A Lee French also earns a Master of Arts at the graduate school. The Colleys and their son-in-law and daughter Dr and Mrs James Glanton of Orlando will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George LaDue
Lavonne Lasher
Wisconsin
Chicago
Sylvan Shores
Midirondr
Dubsdread
Thomas Long
Amherst
Carey Colley
S. C. Colley
University of Florida
Carey
College of Agriculture
Florida Citrus Exchange
A. Lee French, Jr
A. Lee
Baptist Church Bible School and Services Schedule
The Baptist Church lists Bible school at 9 45 am morning worship at 11 am and evening service at 8 pm. Training Union is at 7 pm deacons meet Tuesday 8 pm midweek service Wednesday 8 pm choir rehearsal Thursday 7 pm. Pastor Sutley continues a Job series speaking on Flying Sparks. The eve ning service is evangelistic with a sermon by the pastor. At midweek the nominating committee reports and church officers are elected for the next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Sutley
Job
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Jimmy
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Ariz
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Dora-Eustisea
Carl Walrod
Rochester
N. Y
Helen Jean Flynn
Orange Blossom Trail
Otto G. Markert
Ilth Av
Wilmington
Ill
M. W. Simpson
Hot Springs
Ark
Edward J. Sanders
Ohio
Elmer Hess
Cindy
Ricky
Hess
Percy Grainger
Keyboard Club
Cincinnati
Hess Blueprint Co
Richard Croy
Cuyahoga Falls
Elwood Carpenter
L. C. Croy
Mel Wagner
Wagner
Bob McDonald
Plainfield
N. J
Gene Fisher
Englewood
Arthur Roberts
Jeffrey Harold Grossman
Kingsport
Tenn
J. M. Grossman
Enos Hawkins
Lake Joanna
Jeanne
5. C. Colley
Louis Dolive
George Kellers
Kellers
Banner Elk
N. C
Pinnacle Inn
L.A. Tibbetts
Plymouth Dells Lodge
Hendersonville
Rose Hoedelmier
Peoria
Tone of
Navares
the Post
Thomas H. Cooley Real Estate
Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc
Aresky
Rehbaums Hardware
The
Green Lantern
Highland
Sanford RD
First National Bank
Mount Dora, Florida
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Taleu Hs Taby Ty
Fel Bey
La-Z-Bey
Crane Furniture Co
Sally Dress Shop
Chambrays
Gingham
Seersucker
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