Engagement announced of Miss Phyllis Kellar and Sgt Clyde M Mowry
Announcement notes the engagement of Miss Phyllis Kellar to Sergeant Clyde M Mowry with marriage planned for next week. Miss Dorothy Mae Conner hosted a party last Saturday evening at her residence in Willard with attendees including Bobby Vincent Calvin Richardson Sonny Malone Dorothy Geiger Mary Estey Barbara Eaton and the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Kellar
Clyde M. Mowry
Miss Conner
Dorothy Mae Conner
Willard
Bobby, Vincent
Calvin Richardson
Sonny Malone
Dorothy Geiger
Mary Estey
Barbara Eaton
Royals Entertain Church School Class Dinner Party
Mr and Mrs Dixie Royal entertained Mrs Royal s Church School Class at their Sorren to home last Thursday evening A delicious dinner followed by games and singing was enjoyed Present were Wesley Wilder Walker Horsley Don French Bob Allen Warren Story Charles Javens Rev and Mrs Floyd Cooper Paul and Charlotte Cooper Dixie Royal Jr and David Royal and the hosts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Royal
Sorrento
Forget-Me-Not Circle Meets at Mrs. Loveless Home
The Forget-Me-Not Circle of the Methodist W S C S met at Mrs. Carr Loveless home with Anna M. Carr presiding. Devotion led by Floyd Cooper, study reviewed by Cornelia Ashley on Christian Roots of Democracy. A business session and social hour followed with several members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Carr Loveless
Anna M. Carr
Floyd Cooper
Cornelia
Ashley
Anna Slack
T. J. Storer
Harold Mellum
Anna Kreis
C. C. Dooley
Cornelia Ashley
Lizzie Barrett
Carl Loveless
Wilma Rogers
Paul Johnson
Alfred Rehbaum
Lanelle Vandover
Clarence Gudgeon
Rollin Javens
Clayton Tremain
Robert Hall
Alfred Rehbaum, Jr
Mary Vann Simpson Celebrates 90th Birthday in Mount Dora
Mrs. Mary Vann Simpson marked her ninetieth birthday on September 19 at her daughter E. C. Stovall’s Fifth Avenue home. Since a 195? hip fracture she has recovered enough to enjoy rides and daily chair time. A Mount Dora pioneer since 1875 she raised eight children and kept a long, serene, patient outlook amid hardship. Friends gathered to greet her on this milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Vann Simpson
E. C. Stovall
Fifth Avenue
Simpson
Mount Dora
Family celebrates birthday with telegraphic greetings
A family gathering is described with cards gifts and telegrams. At noon the absent daughter Mrs John Wilder and her family in Possse New York spoke to the rest by long distance, creating a joyful highlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wilder
Posse, N. Y
King's Day Meeting Seeks Clothing and Midwife Help
The King's Daughters gathered at the Coffin home on Seventh to discuss ongoing clothing needs for colored and white children and the search for a licensed colored midwife in Mount Dora. A committee will explore securing a trained midwife, with October plans at Mrs. Spilky's on Fifth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Coffin
Mary True
Dbothes
Mount Dora
Ronald Christie
Local Peoples News Briefs From Leesburg Mount Dora and Nearby
Personal notes list residents visiting relatives and traveling to Florida towns including Leesburg Mount Dora Daytona Beach Eustis and Palatka. Entries mention illnesses and hospital stays at Lake County Medical Center Washington DC and Maine with moves to Zellwood Sylvan Shores and Eeigth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie F. Jackson
Lake County Medical Center
Eustis
Community Gathers For Fall Visits And Weddings
Local residents share news of family visits and travels as Mrs. James T. McDonald returns from Boston to spend winter at the Picket Fence on Fifth and Grandview. Nearby, Captain Borger and family visit Mount Dora, while Marion Haareee Haych plans to wed William Hay at Emory Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel Downs
Eee
Marion Alice Haareee
William Haych
Emory Chapel
Emory University
Birth of Barbara Sadler White in Florida
First Lieutenant Robert Norman White and Mrs. White announce the birth of daughter Barbara Sadler White born September 16 at Orange General Hospital Orlando Florida. Lieut White recently transferred to Camp Ord California. Mrs. White will convalesce at her mother Mrs Samuel S Sadler Sloewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Norman White
Barbara Sadler White
Orange General Hospital
Orlando
Florida
White
Camp Ord
California
Samuel S. Sadler
Sloewood
Library Receives Wide Range of New Books
Mount Dora Public Library announces new acquisitions across fiction non fiction and juveniles including Roaring River Renew Murder Is Out Dragon's Teeth and Bright Intervals. Non fiction Flame Wings and two Carnegie Endowment selections I Come A Long Way and I Heard the Anzacs Singing offer international peace and Australian New Zealand perspectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Gooden
Lee Thayer
Upton Sinclair
E. H. Clements
Nancy
Carolyn Keene
Carnegie Endowment
Helen Kuo
M. L. Macpherson
Australia
Mount Dora
Red Cross issues updates on service messages and programs
The American Red Cross in Lake County outlines how families can send messages to service members listed as missing in action, and notes that POW messages follow a separate channel. It details junior programs, Christmas boxes, canteen training, and upcoming first aid instructor classes and committee appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippines
American Red Cross
Asrat
War Office
Mary Elizabeth Casson
Lake County
The
Red Cross
First National Bank
Leesburg
Mount Dora
Harry E. Backus
J. D. Pease
Fifth Avenue
United States
Henry L. Pringle
Tavares
Fruitland Park
E. H. Holliger
M. N. Walker
Harry Kenning
Ivan E. Beyers
Obituary Notice of William T. McDonald Died in Pepperell
William T. McDonald died at his Pepperell Massachusetts home on September 15 from coronary thrombosis. He was brother in law to Mrs. James McDonald of Fifth avenue known as the Picket Fence. She had visited Pepperell three days prior, then traveled to Boston and New York before learning of his death. She returned to Pepperell to spend the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. McDonald
Lakeside Inn
Pepperell
Mass
McDonald
James McDonald
Fifth Avenue
Boston
New York
Mount Dora
Citrus Institute Highlighted in Florida Agricul tural News Service
Lake County received statewide publicity when Agricultural News Service featured a Lake County story on the Citrus Institute held September 18 in Eustis. County Agent R. E. Norris of Tavares prepared the story, which appeared in all Lake County newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Agricultural News Service
College of Agriculture
University of Florida
Citrus Institute
Eustis
R. E. Norris
Tavares
War Bonds Call for 10 Percent Local Participation
A patriotic appeal urges citizens to invest 10 percent of their income in War Bonds to support American troops and wartime efforts. The message emphasizes domestic duties and collective sacrifice for victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
America
Women Pilots To Form Ferrying Squadron At MacDill Field
An experimental unit of women pilots for ferrying operations will be created by the Air Transportation Command at MacDill Field. The Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron will start with about 50 members, primarily pilots on Civil Service status, and will train to fly small aircraft within the United States. Eligibility includes ages 21 to 35, high school education, a commercial license with 200 hp, 500 hours flight time, citizenship, and cross country experience, with ongoing training and eventual permanent appointment after 90 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Transportation Command
MacDill Field
Tampa
Army
Women’s Auxiliary
United States
Air Transport Command
MacDill
Army Air Forces
War Department
Washington D. C
Woman’s Auxiliary
Welfare Board No 11 Meeting Reports Budget Cuts and Food Demos
The September meeting of District Eleven Welfare Board, covering Marion Sumter Lake and Polk, reviewed 13 percent expense cuts and staff reductions. Lakeland sub-office demonstrated surplus commodity preparation classes for recipients, with separate sessions for colored and white women led by Lois Goobey and aided by the Lakeland Chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welfare Board of District Eleven
Marion
Sumter
Lake
Polk Counties
Bartow
J.M. Douglas
Weirsdale
Annie Oliver
Leesburg
Lakeland
Lois Goobey
Polk County
Lakeland Chamber of Commerce
District board to promote similar programs district wide
The board will undertake to promote programs of a similar nature throughout the district. This effort aims to build a foundation for future work and encourage wider adoption of beneficial practices.
East Town Residents Thank Donors For Community Building
East Town citizens express gratitude to local donors including Mrs. Dahlin for chairs Mrs. Waltz for water glasses and chairs Mr Bill Englar for a table and Mrs E M Wentworth for a chair and settee The note also mentions Elvira Jackson announcing her daughter Zaconia s engagement to Rev R J Cliffin pastor Florida The Helping Hand Club met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Town
Mrs. Dahlin
Waltz
Bill Englar
E. M. Wentworth
Mrs. Tremain
Mr. Crane
Elvira Jackson
Zaconia
R. J. Cliffin
Providence Baptist Church
Bartow
Florida
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Princess Theatre
Conrad
Weit Coonali
Gorcey
Rita Hayworth
Sun
James Cagney
Dennis Morgan
Brenda Marshall
Errol Flynn
Virginia City
Lon Chaney, JR
Dick Tracy Vs
Crime
Bud Abbot
Lou Costello
State Theatre
Ronald Regan
International Squadron
FBI
MON
Abbot—Costello
Betty Sanders
James Thompson
Washington, D.C
D. W. Ten Broeck
Melbourne Beach
Emma J. Tallant
Eau Gallie
Jerry Daniels
Geraldine Vincent
Daytona Beach
W. A. Vincent
Harriet
Zellwood
Eeigth Avenue
Francis A. Poole
Sylvan Shores
Maine
Estella Clark
Harry Clark
Ralph C. Paul
Alyne
Mrs. Paul
Bessie Andreu
Mrs
Ray Blanchard
Ray, Jr
U. S. Naval Training Station Navy Pier
Chicago
Harry T. Fenn
Brooksville
Fenn
David Ayers
Mrs. Ayers
James T. McDonald
Fifth and
Grandview
Henry C. Berger
Augusta
Norman Tuckett
Captain Borger
Camp Gordon
Tuckett
L. J. Drawdy
Libby Drawdy
Perry, Ga
Ernest Dixon
L. J. Drawdy, Jr
C. A. Killian
Miami
Perry B. James
Virginia Killian
James
Miss Killian
Bascom Holley
St. Petersburg
Pvt
Gordon A. Henderson
Holley
Morris Grocery
University of Pennsylvania
Vincent Smith
Evelyn M. Watson
J. Ed Baker
Florida State Senate
Baker
Mount Dora Baker
Senate
Ictory
William T. M’donald
Battery C.,.c. A
S. L. Bn. Club
Dora Service Men's Committee
Service Men's Club
Mount
Dora
Mount Dora, Florida
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hale’s Grocery
Monarch Finer Foods
Joe Bowles
Ben Hil
Haines City
East Towboys
Navy
George Murry
Willie McCray
Pearl Harbor
Mary McDuffie
Hamilton Beach
MtDora
Ompany
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