King's Daughters Meeting At Mrs Coffin Home
The King's Daughters plan a September 14 meeting at 619 East Seventh Avenue with Miss Mamie True as co host. All members and friends are invited. The Mount Dora Home Demonstration Club holds its regular meeting September 9 at 2 30 p m in the Community Building focusing on Soft Pillows and Cushions of All Kinds.
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King’s Daughters
George Coffin
East Seventh Avenue
Mamie True
Mae Frome Demonstration Club
Mount Dora Home Demonstration Club
W. S. C. S. TO MEET
The Woman's Society for Christian Service will meet Friday September 11 at 3 30 p m at the par-
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Woman's Society For Christian Service
Shuffleborders Enjoy Moonlight Boat Ride
A moonlight cruise aboard the City of Dora delighted about thirty shuffleboard club members and friends during a summer outing. The event offered scenic views and social time for the group.
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Dora
Catholic Ladies Entertain Soldiers at St Marys of the Lakes
The Catholic ladies of St Mary of the Lakes in Eustis hosted a spaghetti supper at the Rectory last week entertaining about fifty soldiers free of charge. About 150 people attended and reported a good time. Hostess committee included Mrs Charlotte Hines chairwoman and Mrs Dr Riley along with Mrs E H Holliger Mrs Thos McCabe Mrs Frank Cornish and Mrs Thos Kelly of Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary of the Lakes
Eustis
William O’farrell
Charlotte Hines
Dr. Riley
E. H. Holliger
Thos. McCabe
Frank Cornish
Thos. Kelly
Mount Dora
Woods Family Reunion At G W Woods Home
The Woods family gathered at G. W. Woods home two miles out on Thirteenth avenue for a reunion on Sunday August 30. Four Woods brothers and four sisters attended with their children and guests totaling twenty four. Names present included Nell Woods Nina Woods Lillie Johns Jennie Prieston J O Woods Hiram Woods Marie Close G M Woods Harvey Pleasant Florence Fenton and J B Woods plus other grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods
G. W. Woods
Thirteenth Avenue
Mr. Woods
Nell
Nina Woods
Lillie Johns
Jennie Prieston
J. O. Woods
Vero Beach
J. Hiram Woods
Marine Corps
Dunedin
Marie Close
G. M. Woods
Buddy
Harvey Pleasant
Jacksonville
Florence Fenton
J. B. Woods
Zellwood
Local Social Notes Include Travels and Visits
Personal news lists several residents and visitors. Mr and Mrs W V Schwartz and daughter are in Miami and Tampa. Mrs Florence B Holmes returns from Short Hills New Jersey. Mrs Bee Treadwell of Statham Georgia visits her son Johnnie. Braggs Kennedy returns from Maplewood New Hampshire. Florence G Hanscom back from Dansville New York. T K Arrington of Belmont Heights to a nursing home in Orlando. Carl Minkley on furlough from Camp Blanding spends a day at Daytona Beach. Armer C Johnson returns from Daytona Beach. Mary Joyce Moorhead visits Sanford with Laurine Beal. Albert Thompson and Rose Marie visit Marie Thomson and Joyce. D Fletcher Crane returns from Daytona Beach vacation. Emma S Marsh visiting Miss Gregory in Orlando. Russell Clark leaves to join husband on government work in Gainesville. Bettye Lotz leaves for Jacksonville after visiting. Ed Tincher arrives from Jacksonville to stay at North Grandview. Harriet Wise spends week at Daytona Beach then to Blytheville Arkansas to visit Mrs Richard McCoy
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Harriet Wise
Daytona Beach
Blytheville
Arkansas
Richard McCoy
Jacksonville
William E. Peck
Shelby
Miss
Leonard F. Stewart, Jr
Paul Potsko
E. L. Surrency
George A. Vincent
Camp Blanding
Mount Dora Residents Share News of Travel and Visits
Local society notes show Edith Cookinham awaiting marriage to Lieutenant Mc Coy. Dozens of residents travel or visit relatives from Tom's Fishing Camp near Montverde to Daytona Beach and Wisconsin. Rail and air transport are cited as arrivals departings with family gatherings noted in Mount Dora and nearby towns.
Wayzata Hostess Hosts Bridge Lunch Eon
Ford hosted a bridge luncheon. Mr. and Mrs. Ingram Brandon entertained Miss Lindman and her sister Mrs. William Prinz on a motor trip to Duluth and Grand Marais.
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Ford
Ingram Brandon
Lindman
William Prinz
Duluth
Grand Marais
Mrs Mary MacDonell Passes While Visiting Michigan
Mrs. Mary MacDonell died August 27 while visiting her sister in Marquette Michigan. She had made Mount Dora her home since 1924 and was beloved by many. Funeral services were held in Marquette and the body was sent to Chattanooga with her niece and nephew. She is survived by her sister Mrs F H Begole of Marquette and Mount Dora.
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Robert Morris
Mount Dora
Gilbert Park
C. C. Moorhead
Doris Camp
Our Beautiful Order
Rob Morris
Jessie Coral Thomas
Frances Keisling
Josephine Simpson
Order of the Eastern Star
Philip Speers
Chas. Begole
Marquette
Michigan
Mary MacDonell
Minnetonka
Minn
Herald
Mary. Lindman
Florida
W. T. Berry
Edmund B. Walsh
G. R. Bick
F. H. Begole
Chattanooga
Windward Passage by Hamilton Cochran review notes Morgan
The piece praises Windward Passage, a biography of Welsh farm boy turned pirate Henry Morgan. It highlights Morgan’s rise from slavery to buccaneering glory and captures its vivid cast including Judith Lacy and Ja maica’s governor Sir Thomas Modyford.
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Hamilton Cochran
Windward Passage
West Indies
Henry Morgan
Spain
Judith Lacy
Sir Thos. Modyford
Jamacca
Charles I
Gay Nell Gwynn
Morgan
Mount Dora
Zellwood Soldier Sgt Fane C King Dies in India
Community mourns as Sgt Fane Cross King born Oct 27 1919 Zellwood died Aug 22 in India. He enlisted in 1941 served in aviation pursuit squadron. survived by parents A R and M King and brother Joe. Memorials held Aug 30 at Zellwood Methodist Church with plans to return remains home.
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Sgt
Fane Cross King
A. R. King
War Department
India
Fane
Zellwood
Montverde
Lees-McRae Junior College
Banner Elk
N. C
Rogersville
Tenn
U. S. Army Ordnance Co
MacDill Field
Tampa
Morriston Field
West Palm Beach
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
Arthur R. King
Joe G. King
Fernandina
Florida
Bond Honoring Local Serviceman Prompts Community Support
A public appeal asks residents if they have purchased a bond honoring a local service member. The notice seeks donations or purchases to honor the fallen or serving boy, reflecting communal support and remembrance.
Merit Examination Announced for Chief Accountant Post
The Merit System Council announces a merit examination for the chief accountant position serving the Florida Industrial Commission and the State Welfare Board. Salaries range from 240 to 300 for the Commission and 250 for the Welfare Board. Applications must be filed by September 19 at Room 203, 300 West University Avenue, Gainesville, with at least two years of supervisory or administrative accounting experience required.
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Merit System Council
State Welfare Board
Florida Industrial Commission
Florida Industrial Commisson
West University Avenue
Gainesville
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Mickey
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Lila Killian
Jackson
Anna Slack
Jerry Daniels
Doris Norton
Cameron
Davis
Betty
Adeline
Mrs. W. V. Schwartz
Miami
Florence B. Holmes
Short Hills, N. J
Bee Treadwell
Statham, Georgia
Johnnie
Braggs Kennedy
Maplewood
New Hampshire
Florence G. Hanscom
Dansville, N. Y
T. K. Arrington
Belmont Heights
Orlando
Carl Minkley
Daytona ‘Beach
Armer C. Johnson
Mary Joyce
Moorhead
Sanford
Laurine Beal
Albert Thompson
Rose Marie
Marie Thomson
Joyce
D. Fletcher Crane
Miss Gregory
Russell Clark
Bettye Lotz
Ed Tincher
North Grandview
McCoy
Edith Cookinham
Ruth Shipes
Mrs. Ker Wells
Tom’s Fishing Camp
Davis Moorhead
Max Moorhead
Louise Walden
Plant City
Wisconsin
Alice Davis
South Atlantic Avenue
John Treadwell
Good Hope
Treadwell
Mae Thompson
Winter Haven
Mrs
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Duane Hopkins
Lake Jem
Charleston Navy Yard
Vern Riddell
Kansas City, Mo
Mr. Riddell
Coast Artillery
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Nell Haig
Anna Carr
Daytona
Lewis Carroll
Pennsylvania
New York
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Jennie Stovall
Fifth Avenue
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A. M. Green
John B. Griswold
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Ian Birkbeck
Aviation School
Atlanta, Ga
A. W. Birkbeck
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Stetson University
DeLand
Paul Johnson
Sebring
Paul
Mrs. Reich
R. G. Shipes
Reich
Jean Shipes
Billie
Lewis, Jr
Atlanta
Mableton
E. P. Carroll
Grady Simpson
Grady
Glenn Chapman
Bainbridge, Ga
Florence Holt
James ‘Thompson
Marie Thompson
James
Washington
George ‘C. . Keller
E. E. Alexander
Johnson City
CLUB
RUDO
George Lighter
Ocala
M. E. Letsinger
Zellwood Inn
Jim Goodman
Detroit
L. W. Strenstrom
Carl Henderson
Lake County
United States
Moving Picture Industry
First National Bank
Mount Dora, Florida
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hale’s
Crosman
Crosman Laboratory
Northrup, King & Co
Mt.Dora
Sherwin-Williams Paints
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