Mount Dora grows as students head to college
Mount Dora residents brace for a busy week as many young locals depart for colleges and universities across the nation. The Class of 1950 sends ten members to Annapolis Princeton Citadel and Florida campuses. others transfer to Stetson Georgia Tech Vanderbilt and more while families report travel and home plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Herbert Trenham
Ofone Sack
Annapolis
Raoul Barker
Princeton
Jacobsen
Citadel
Charleston
Mary Martha Simpson
University of Florida
Florida State
George Sims
Lewis
Helen Wages
Floyd Risley
Herbert Kurras
Eddie Harding
Nancy Smith
Marion Roseborough
Robert Schneider
Stetson University
Evelyn Minkley
Orange Memorial
L. G. Simpson
Stetson
Georgia Tech
Billy Lafroos
Vanderbilt
N.R.O.T.C
University
Clyde Mosteller
Patty Claflin
Betty Jo
Fs.u
Adrienne Norton
Ente
Roy Staton
Tim Poulton
U. of F
Phyllis Turner
Southern College At
Lakeland
F.S.U
Tallahassee
Mary Jo Burr
Jimmy Vincent
Richard Kurras
Frank Keller
Fred Darkow
Buddy White
Gordon Felder
Dutton Twins
Ross and
Roy
Davis Moorhead
Clemson College
Carroll Swort
Antioch College
Eustis Garden Club Sponsors Flower Show School
Eustis Garden Club will sponsor a flower show school on January 15 16 and 17. The Lakes and Ace Garden Club was informed of the plan this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis
Eustis Garden Club
The
Lakes and Ace Garden Club
Club Honors Mrs. Marsh At First Session
Lakes and Hills Garden club opens fall session with honorary member and artist Mrs. Emma Sears Marsh as guest. She speaks on wild flowers and conservation while a tea centerpiece reflects the theme. Members vote to add shrubbery and plan future 10 minute horticulture talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Emma Sears Marsh
Lakes and Hills
Marsh
Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs
Charles J. Brown
Lakes and Hills Club
Henry W. Land
E. F. Merchant
Gordon Raulerson
Daughters Seek More Clothing Aid for Needy Children
Mount Dora's King's Daughters asked Health and Welfare Council for aid to outfit needy children for school. Shoes are most needed along with neat clothing for boys and girls. They distributed 780 clothing items and 79 shoes to 25 families from June to Sept 18, aiding 46 school-age children. Bed mattresses and springs were also donated, with help from Crane Furniture Co. More help is requested for upcoming cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
King’s Daughters
Health and Welfare Council
Emma J. Tallant
Maeterlinck Quote on Truth and Living
A Maeterlinck reflection states we cannot claim truth until life aligns with it, stressing humility about understanding. The timeless thought links perception, action, and moral duty in everyday choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maeter
Junior Gardeners View Paintings
The Lakes and Hills Garden Club junior group viewed wild flower paintings by Mrs. Emma Sears at the Community Building under sponsor Mrs. Robert Travers. The event linked to a historic piece painted by a pupil of Mrs. Sears’s, initials AJS, revealed artist Mrs. Henry W. Land’s daughter Sara Jo as a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Robert Travers
A.J.S
Henry W. Land
Sara Jo
Lakes and Hills
Chester Conelly
Paul Turrentine
Richardton
J. G. Ray, Jr
More Than 150 Become Active PTA Members
The Par ent-Teacher Association at the school began activation with over 150 parents attending a two day visitation. Fathers and mothers formed committees for grade rooms while nursery care and social hours supported the effort. Volunteers from eighth grade aided with young children as PTA officers and grade representatives were elected for high school and junior high classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
PTA
Millard Reid
Glendy Sadler
Harold Larsen
Home Economics Department
Lorraine Priester
Barbara Hill
Martha Jones
June Kenyon
Little Folk
Sara Joe Land
Mary Anne Daniels
Shirley Hopkins
Ann Travers
June Bowie
Helen Davidson
Betty Jane Pollard
Jalene Howell
Tiny Larsen
Lindane
H. S. Whitehead
Grady
E. S. Marsell
C. S. Dean
Maurice Pike
Grady Simpson
Kale Paul
B. O. Bowers
Grady Sim
Robert Stewart
Alice Gibb
Hibiscus Way Plant Sale Plans at Mount Dora Entrance
The Azalea Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club hosts a two day plant sale October 6 and 7 at Donnelly St. entrance to Sylvan Shores Mount Dora. Proceeds fund Hibiscus Way landscaping with hibiscus shrubs and pink trees along the parkway between the overpass and the Sylvan Shores triangle. Hundreds of plants including hibiscus azaleas and Turkscaps plus decorative trees fertilizer sprays bird feeders and flower- books will be offered. Orders available by phone to Ruth Lee Ronald Christie or J Collier Copper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azalea Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Dorans
Donnelly O. the Cat
Mount Dora
Sylvan Shores
Hibiscus Way
Parkway
Ruth Lee
Circle
Ronald Christie
J. Collier
Helen Receives Third Fund For Her Education
Helen Wages and her 1950 classmates head to college funded by multiple scholarships. The Senatorial Scholarship provides $200 yearly for a Florida university with a teaching service obligation, added to Panhellenic and community gifts totaling over $500. Helen awaits four years at Florida State University in Tallahassee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
State Department of Education
Florida
Mount Dora
Lewis
Florida State
Tallahassee
Mrs. Tate Reopens Post at Montverde School
Mrs. Blainche Tate of Mount Dora resumes duties as confidante and piano teacher for Montverde school’s younger girls dormitory in South Lake County. She serves as resident director and assistant piano teacher as the institution, opening with 22 staff, begins fall term activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blainche Tate
Mount Dora
Jamés Simpson
Tate
Montverde School
South Lake County
Daybreak film shows aid program for Austrian refugee youth
Around The Churches notes from Mount Dora detail a Sunday service with a showing of the motion picture Daybreak about a displaced Austrian refugee youth aided by Church World Service. Rev. Robert M. Blackburn preaches, Rally Day aims for 175 in Sunday school, funds go to support the Methodist Youth camp at Leesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Methodists
America
Church World Service
Robert M. Blackburn
Methodist Church
Leesburg
Chil
Are Water Hyacinths a Pest or a Blessing Topic Tonight
W E Bill Holler will join a Lake County Town Hall of the Air discussion on WLBE at 7 15 pm addressing whether water hyacinths are a pest or a blessing Other speakers include Frank Owens Eus tis C C Holloway Clermont Burke Chester Bill Willingham and George Singletary all from Leesburg Ta nquied WT D Auoproy uoig sara and Leesburg’s George Singletary listed among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E
Bill” Holler
Lake County
WLBE
Frank Owens
Eustis
C. C. Holloway
Clermont
Burke Chester
Bill Willingham
Tanquied
D ‘Auoproy Uoig
Sara
George Singletary
Leesburg
Local Church Services Stated Across Mount Dora Area
Mount Dora and Eustis churches list weekly schedules. Mt Dora Baptist led by Pastor Sutley holds Bible School at 9 45 a m and services at 11 a m with evening and midweek activities. Methodist Church on Fifth Avenue led by Rev Blackburn offers Sunday School 9 45 a m Morning Worship 11 a m M Y F 6 30 p m and choir practice midweek. Church of Christ on Fifth Avenue under Aubrey Mercer presents Bible Study 10 a m Morning Worship 11 a m Evening Service 7 30 p m and midweek Bible Study 7 30 p m. Eustis First Church of Christ Scientist at Lemon and Grove offers Sunday Service and Sunday School at 11 a m with Wednesday 8 p m service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dren
Reo
God
Charles Rex
Mount Dora
William Lafroos, Jr
First Baptist Church
Sunday School and Training Union
James H. Sutley
Shipes
Barbara Shipes
C. L. Keen
Harold Larsen
Sutley
Baptist Church
Sixth and Tremain
Methodist Church
Robert M. Blackburn
Church OF Christ
Aubrey Mercer
Eustis
First Church OF Christ Scientist
Lemon and Grove
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Mankato
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C. W. Sadler, Jr
Highland ‘St
Sadler
State Teachers College
D. E. Condit
Caroline Tower
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Oscar Schubert
Ithaca
W. E. Bancroft
Ohio
Frances A. Poole
Maine
T. R. Finn
Plymouth
Mich
C. B. Hall
M. L. Denbroeder
Ocean Bluffs
William Morrell
Spencer
Medina County
Robert A. Taft
Bertha Eddy
Wankon
Iowa
A. P. Bigelow
Middlesex, Vt
Bessie G. Best
Duluth
Neva’s
Bonnie
Mrs. Marsh
Bonnie Arrowsmith
the Lakes and Hills Garden Club
Fred W. Sage Jeweler
Cpt
Loze Haol
Bomivas
Circle Plans
Ryne Flor
Wttsburss
First National Bank
First National Bank OF
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sara Jo Land
Gwendolyn Dawson
Betty Lou Newmans
Onile
Mount Dora High School
Fifth Avenue
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