Miss Davenport Urges Community Art Project
Miss Davenport promotes school art classes and community posters, sketches, and marionette shows. She plans countywide exhibitions and a weekly picture display and advocates clay modeling using local earth to foster art appreciation. She studied art education and child psychology at Columbia University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Davenport
Perree
Lake County
Davenport
Florida Federation of Art
Columbia University
Some Children Are Proud Some Are Not In Mount Dora
Mount Dora youngsters head back to school with some in new clothes crayons and books while others wear worn shoes and need aid. The King's Daughters Sunshine Circle provides school clothes groceries and supplies to needy families. Mrs Rose Searing leads the group and seeks cast off clothing and any unused school supplies to help more families. Contact Gertrude Thorne on Fourth Street for donations.
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Mount Dora
King’s Daughters
Sunshine Circle
Rose Searing
Gertrude Thorne
Fourth St
MacDonald
Homes Completed Vets Move In at Pinecrest Sylvan Shores
Three veterans and families move into new Pinecrest units at Sylvan Shores as the Veteran's Housing project opens its first homes. The $5,500 homes include J. M. Greene, Donald Vance, and Felton Dean, who will share a home with his sister Mrs Zera Adams. Captain Chester Conelly built the houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinecrest
Sylvan Shores
Veteran’s
Legion
Tom Cooley
J. M. Greene
Donald Vance
Felton
D Dean
Zera Adams
Chester Conelly
Vacation Homecomings From a Summer Roundup
Louise Johnson returns to Sylvanes from Washington DC while Sees Sea at a line on Armer heads to Philadelphia to serve with the USS Houston. Marilyn remains to visit her parents as Robert Burkart heads to the University of Texas for his master’s in history and chemistry. The piece follows local residents’ travels to and from Mount Dora and nearby spots with family reunions and school plans noted.
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Louise Johnson
Sylvanes
Washin D. C
Armer
Philadelphia
Houston
Marilyn
Robert Burkart
University of Texas
Seeley Couple Plans New Home on Lake Joanna Shore
Arriving from Lansing Michigan Mr and Mrs James V Seeley expect to start building their new home on the shores of Lake Joanna immediately. Unable to provide further details, the notice ends abruptly.
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Owen Conners
Nelle Marie
Owen Ili
Lake Jem
Bradenton Beach
Mr. Conner
Sadie Trimble
Lansing
Mich
James V. Seeley
Lake Joanna
Yacht Club Set to Open October Two With Renovations
Mount Dora Yacht Club will open for its first fall Thursday dinner on October 2. Upgraded verandas upstairs and downstairs feature screened and glassed areas with steel casement windows and Venetian blinds. New floors and furniture are installed. Stewart Merrill Turner oversaw the renovation, including interior refinishing and a prime lake view dining spot. Lower veranda work follows, mirroring the changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lake Dora
Stewart Merrill Turner
Mount Dora Search With Family Ties and University Moves
Temporary relocation in Eus tis as a family seeks housing in Mount Dora. Mrs Seeley and her parents Mr and Mrs Claude Hinman plan to join in the fall. Lee French returns from Gainesville to stay two weeks with family. Miss Meligs leaves for Ann Arbor to enter the University of Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pattie Bowers
Bob Bowers
Tremain Sr
Brenau College
Gainesville
Pattie
Y.W.C.A
Stu
John Murray
Jane
Mount Dora
Spen
F. M. Maddox
Sanbournville
N. H
Murray
Washington
Eustis
Seeley
Claude Hinman
University At
Lee French
Sy Meligs
D. H. Bishop
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Prinz House Guests Include Niece and Husband
Mr. and Mrs. William Prinz host as house guests their niece and her husband Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Baker from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Prinz
Mr. Prinz
Ralph Baker
Minneapolis, Minn
Win Sleights Return From Mid Western Tour
Mr and Mrs Win C Sleight of Sylvan Shores return from a 9700 mile motor trip visiting 26 states. They spent time in Pacific Northwest fruit areas and scenic regions, with no vehicle troubles and many high points seen. They collected about 120 color films as a keepsake from the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Win C
Sylvan Shores
Pacific Northwest
Yenatches
Yakima
Columbia River Ae
Mount
Death Claims Doran In Boston
Funeral services were held in Mount Dora for Miss Asenath Foster Noonan known as Miss Fannie who died in Boston on Sept. 5 of bronchial pneumonia at her sister Mrs Isabella Taylor home. A Boston native she had lived in Mount Dora since 1924 and spent winters there since 1912. She leaves her sister Mrs Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Asenath Foster Noonan
Boston
Isabella Taylor
Miss Noonan
Miss Fannie
Martin
Villa Evans
Grandview
Lees Return Without Car After Asheville Vacation
Dr and Mrs R E Lee returned from Asheville North Carolina without their automobile after a thief stole their car from an all night garage. No trace of the vehicle has been found and a number of Doc s clothing items were taken during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Lee
Asheville
N. C
North Carolina
Lions Club meeting date change announced
At a Lions Club board meeting the date of meetings moved from Friday to Tuesday. The first Tuesday session is set for next Tuesday the 16th. The Friday night meeting remains this week at 7 o clock, not 7 30.
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The
Lions Club
Mount Dora columnまとめ preserved in scrapbook
A reader reports Mrs. William O. Riese of Lake Jem is compiling a scrapbook of the Mount Dora Personalities Around Mount Dora column. The entries are dated from the first appearance on May 22 and honor Dr. James A. Richards, retiring Community church pastor, reflecting the community’s familiarity with local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William O. Riese
Lake Jem
Mount Dora
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