Mount Dora welcomes new residents and returning students
The town greets rising college enrollees and returning residents. George White Jr and Charles Bradford head to University of Florida for law and Gainesville study, while Pad Conner and Wesleyan student Barbara Siess pursue out–of–state educations. The week also notes new arrivals Pat Frank author moving to Lake Beauclair and other locals visiting family amid Hurricane Carol fallout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Uncle Sam
George “Buddy” White, Jr
University
Charles
Skip” Bradford
Gainesville
Pat Conner
Owen Conner
Lake Jem
Wesleyan College
Macon
Barbara Siess
Betty Siess
Danville
Stratford College
Meredith Folger
Sullins Junior College
Virginia
Mary Grace Conboy
Florida Southern
Lakeland
Betty Jo Eckholdt
Mary Anna Kelly
Florida State
Tallahassee
University of Florida
George Cox
David Harding
Henry Haas
Billy Pat Harding
John Wilson
E. E. Lewis
Ohio State
Florida
Columbus
Ohio
Dan Sullivan
CWO
Richard Sullivan
Pat
Ft. McPherson
Pat Frank
Jacksonville Beach
William Jay Barker
Lake Beauclaire
Mr. Frank
Adam
BPW Opens New Season With Peppermint Stick Event
The 1954 55 season starts next Tuesday evening for the Business and Professional Women's club. Members meet at 7 p.m. at the Peppermint Stick, hosting feminine faculty guests from the Fifth Ave school. Mrs. Robert Alderman will preside. Mildred Marsh will be the elf er, with the topic Put Your Best Foot Foremost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and
Fifth Av
Robert Alderman
Mildred Marsh
Garden club calls for plant slips for blind center
Members of the Lakes and Hills Garden club and other gardeners are asked to start slips of hibiscus crotons poinsettias and other shrubs for a gardening project. The plants will be used by the Adjustment Center for the Blind at Daytona Beach where patients will sell them to aid expenses. Mrs M F Brinker chairing garden therapy notes the project will involve volunteers from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Adjustment Center
Daytona Beach
M. F. Brinker
the Lakes and Hills
The Praise of Others as Moral Guide
August W. Hare suggests that praise from others shapes ideals rather than identity, teaching what we ought to become rather than what we are. This reflection emphasizes external praise as a tool for ethical aspiration.
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August W. Hare
Mount Dora Glee Club Elects Officers and Plans Exchanges
The Mount Dora Glee Club elected Anita Stedrowsky president and team for the coming year. Members will exchange programs with Umatilla Tavares and Leesburg. About 90 members. Tyrone Parker returns to attend school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Virgil
Indiana
Astatula
Glee Club
Anita Stedrowsky
Joni Vincenti
Joyce Moon
de- Ann Bateman
Jalene Howell
Patty Johnson
Pam Brown
Joan McDonald
Betty Stockton
Umatilla
Tavares
Leesburg
Mount Dora
Tyrone Parker
Castle Heights Military Academy
Lebanon
M.d.hs
Betty Blank
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Molly
Virginia
Coleman Fielder
Lexington
Ken Fleming
Buffalo
Joni
Leonard Vincenti
Ted Carey
Brandon
Fla
Edith Carlton
Apopka
Ruth Rogers
Orlando
Kent Lauben
London
England
Burell Rogers
Bill Lynch
Oxnard
Calif
Richard James
Palmetto
Arlene Henna
Chicago
Mary Cartwright
Gotha
Patricia. Carey
Daver
Fila
Patricia Bulger
Boynton
Barry Graves
Robert Sadler
Jessie Pike
Barbara Cox
John Smith
Kent l Lauben
Mary Lou Davidson
Colianni
June Bowie
Anne Travers
Tommy Cleary
Mike TeStrake
Shirley Hopkins
Mary Ann Daniels
Molly Fielder
Glenn Woodworth
Nancy Eichhorn
Janis Cook
Mary Lou
Davidson
Ossie
Unusual Setting Adds Pleasure To WMU Dinner
The Woman's Missionary Union hosted a New Year dinner with an open Bible centerpiece and dolls representing world peoples. Miss Elizabeth Provence of Jacksonville spoke on WMU principles, stressing prayer study and sacrifice, as 50 plus members enjoyed month themed tables and festive hibiscus decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Union
Elizabeth Provence
Jacksonville
Florida
Baptist
Funda
W.M.A
W. K. Stokley
J. Wilton Adams
David Vanzant
A. A. Adams
Dr See and Mrs Grandjean wed in Lakeville ceremony
Dr Joel J See of Mount Dora married Mrs Belle Grandjean of Lakeville at the Lakeville Methodist Church on Labor Day. The bride was attended by Leo Southworth and Golby E See served as best man. A 100 guest reception followed and the couple will reside in Mount Dora at Dr See's Alexander Street home beginning November 1.
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Lakeville
Mich
Labor Day
Joel J. See
Mount Dora
Belle Grandjean
See
Leo Southworth
Decatur, Ill
Golby E. See
Dr. See
Alexander St
Big Lake Dora
Christ
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
Whiting Home
Madison Quote on Defense Weapons and Tyranny
The quote asserts that tools used to defend against foreign threats often become instruments of oppression at home. It reflects James Madison’s warning about government power, liberty, and the potential for imperial overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Madison
Sunset services at Gilbert Park may continue through season
The sunset services sponsored by the Gilbert Park Methodist church may extend beyond September as Rev. H Mauriece Felton has already lengthened them a month and will announce a final decision soon. Services now start 30 minutes before sunset with 30 minutes of recorded sacred music beginning at 5 30 p.m. and times will shift as days shorten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Park
The
Methodist Church
H. Mauriece Felton
Back from New York City trip for J. B. Register and son
J B Register and his son Kenneth of Sylvan Shores return from a visit to New York City described as an exciting adventure mixing pleasure and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol
S. Weymouth
Mass
Glenn
New York City
Orlando
Woodworths
Hamilton
Ont
Mr. Woodworth
Thomas Woodworth
J. B. Register
Kenneth
Sylvan
Return for Winter Homeward Bound Couple From White Plains
Mr and Mrs Arthur M Nelson head home for winter after spending their summer in White Plains. They plan a quiet season in their residence while maintaining travel and family routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur M. Nelson
White Plains
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Ralph Woodworths
Norman Tuckett
Reddington Beach
Norman Tuckett, Jr
Ft. Lauderdale
Arthur Bruns
John Otto
R. H. Turner, Jr
Harold Larsen
T. V. Parker
Ruby Doster
George Hall
Sue Bond
Jean Parker
H. G. Morse
New England
H. Vernon Lee
Mountain Lakes
N. J
W. C. Stokley
Southland Rd
Sylvan Shores
Ladue-Lashar Realty Co
O. H. Conways
Michael
Richard
Quentin M. Brelsford
Bogota
Colombia
South Amer
Ica
Keith Davis
Overlooker
Ninth
Curtis Wise
Cape May
Wises
William C. Wise
U. S. Coast Guard
Boston
Medina
William Morrell
Medina County
Lausche
Mason
Knabe
Iamlin
Ph Bail Magnolia
Lester
IANOS
Orlan
Metropolitan Opera
Office of
C. E. Brown
Mohawk
Crane Furniture Co
Axminster
Pilot
Ruth Campbell
Pilot, International
Woman’s Service Organization
Lake County
Pilot Club
Tri-City
Marianna Clark
Lena Nutt, Tavares
BPW
Grand View
Mrs. Grandjean
Dora
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Eustis
Frederick A. Pope, Jr
St James Episcopal Church
Lloyd A. Cox
Low Sea
First National Bank
Mount Dora, Florida
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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