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Mount Dora Topic

Location

Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1938

Page

5

Spence Mount Meeting At Masonic Hall At Eight

Social event notes from Mount 8 describe a meeting at the Masonic Hall at eight o clock with members urged to attend. The Pythian Sisters held an early Monday supper and meeting with Italian spaghetti and strong attendance. Broadcast on birthday for Ray who turned four and loves WDBO Orlando with a party afternoon for children.

Oo. E. S. the of Mount 8 Masonic Hall Ray Ann WDBO Orlando J. G. Ray

Notable Birthday Celebration Honors 83rd of Mr. W. W. Radcliffe

Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bell hosted a gathering with Villa Dora guests to honor Mrs. Bell's father, Mr. W. W. Radcliffe, who turned 83. Friends extended best wishes for many more happy returns on the birthday observance.

Mrs A. E. Bell Villa Dora Mrs. Bell Mr. W. W. Radcliffe Mr. Radcliffe

Mite Box Opening by Woman's Forempcovered Society

The Woman's Fortnightly(?) Society will meet on April 11 at 2 30 p m at the Methodist church. Miss Barrett mite box secretary leads the program and asks members to bring their mite boxes. All women are invited to attend this meeting.

Mite Woman’s Fore Mpcovered Society M Y Methodist Church Miss Barrett

Closing meeting of Sylvan Shores Club

The Sylvan Shores Social Club held the season’s final meeting at the Sylvan Shores Hotel. Members played contract bridge and other games with winners named as Mrs. C. W. Pickett, Dr. S. C. Colley, Mrs. S. J. Staples, and Miss Bennett.

Sylvan Shores Club Sylvan Shores Social Club Sylvan Shores Hotel C. W. Pickett S. C. Colley S. J. Staples Bennett

D A R to Meet Today At 2 30 P M

Daughters of the American Revolution convene this Thursday afternoon at 2 30 with several listed members. Delegates from the State Conference last month will report and Mrs E C Taylor will review a book. Visiting Daughters invited.

D.A.R Daughters of the American Revolution Grace Smith Ellen Bryne Mable Bishop Irene. Graeber Adelia E. C. Taylor

Woman's Club Annual Luncheon Plans April 12

The Woman's Club will hold its annual luncheon on Tuesday April 12 at 1 00 p m at the Lake County Country Club Reservations should be made with Mrs Eardley Wilmot by April 10 A 50 cent luncheon charge applies The hostess group provides the lunch at monthly meetings and transportation to the Country Club will be provided for those who need it

Woman's Club Woman’s Club Lake County Country Club Eardley Wilmot Country Club

Dessert bridge party honors Club president at Community Building

Sixty ladies attended the Monday Club dessert bridge at the Community Building on Monday afternoon in honor of their president Mrs James Brydon. Mrs Leslie Jackson presented Mrs Brydon with a lace table cloth from the club members.

Monday Club James Brydon Leslie Jackson Brydon

Club honors work of aeigh Olds with panel of officers

A club honors aeigh Olds for her work appointing a committee of Mrs. Leslie Jackson Mrs. Rollin Brown Mrs. Gravelee Mrs. Ruby Branna gan Mrs. Earl Beebe Mrs. Wilbur Mrs. Ronald Christie and Mrs. George Marston to guide activities and recognition.

Aeigh Olds Leslie Jackson Rollin Brown Gravelee Ruby Brannagan Earl Beebe Wilbur Ronald Christie George Marston

Mount Dora Folks Keep Busy With Winter Departures

Local social notes show numerous residents and visitors from Mount Dora leaving for northern homes or journeys, including the Post Office staff on jury duty and many friends taking trips to Connecticut, Ohio, Michigan, and New York. Several patients improve in Mount Dora hospitals, while others linger or plan returns. Peggy Champ of Mount Dora will perform a key role in Stetson University Players production Dear Brutus.

Peggy Champ Mount Dora Brutus Stetson University

Little Theatre Friday and Saturday Schedule Update

Miss Champ, a Stetson senior, headlines at Little Theatre Friday and Saturday. Mrs. S W Gledhill departed Friday for Bridgeport Connecticut to seek a time before leaving for California, with plans to travel west and return via the Canadian Rockies.

Little Theatre S. W. Gledhill Bridgeport Conn Leaveralifornia Cos Pacnina Canal Canadian Rockies

Home beautification through 4-H and gardens in rural Florida

Rural Florida 4-H and home demonstration girls travel to woods for wild shrubs and order flowering plants in bulk to cut costs. They discuss plant preferences, learn names and care, plant many flowers, and plan contests when blooms appear. Men help ground work and planting as families beautify yards and farms with flowers.

Aoe Florida

Health Rules For Children And Road Closures Notice

Health guidance for children covers hygiene food water sleep study and manners. A traffic detour warns State Road 25 between Belle Glade and West Palm Beach is closed with alternative routes via Pahokee Canal Point and Route 194 to Twenty Mile Bend. Grading on State Road 22 east of Floral City is complete and passable.

Belle Glade West Palm Beach Palm Beach County Pahokee Canal Point Twenty Mile Bend Floral City Citrus County

Bridge Restorations Band Road Detours Near St Augustine

On State Road No 140 restoration work on the Anastasia Island bridge south of St Augustine in St Johns County is in progress and motorists will use the old road. State Road No 4 south of the St Johns River in Jacksonville is under way with detours via Atlantic Boulevard and either San Marco or Henderson avenues.

Anastasia Island St. Augustine St. Johns County St. Johns River Jacksonville Atlantic Boulevard San Marco Henderson Avenue

Whippoorwill and Katy Do Poem Echo at Night

A grandmother's house memory recounts a night scene where a cricket requests a sound and a distant garden replies with Katy did Then the narrator falls asleep in quiet darkness this short verse by Cresson E Finch captures a ghostly dialogue and hush.

Katy Cresson E. Finch

Too Late to Classify Reveals Campaign Squeaks and Schemes

In Russell Kay s column the coming primary campaign is laid bare as spectacle. Vivid describe of sound trucks, placards, paid ads, and radio harangues shows candidates courting crowds with flattery while grand promises and countercharges fill the air. The piece mocks the public desire for accountability over tallying votes.

Russell Kay

Desoto Exposition Set For 19 Day Period In 1939

Florida State Fair Association directors announce the Pan American DeSoto Exposition will run for 19 days from January 1 to February 18, 1939 and be incorporated with the annual State Fair. The event commemorates the 400th anniversary of Hernando De Soto's landing in Tampa Bay in 1539.

Florida State Fair Association Hernando DeSoto Tampa Bay

Col William Glenn Named Rotary Club President

Col William Glenn of Orlando editor and charter member has been named president of the Rotary Club. He has 18 years of service to the club and embodies the Rotary principle of Service above Self.

William Glenn Orlando Rotary Club Club Rotary

Campaign schedule keeps Judge Elwyn Thomas on the road

Judge Elwyn Thomas returned home to Fort Pierce after a week of campaigning covering more than 100 miles in Union Bradford Lake Sumter and Duval counties.

Elwyn Thomas Fort Pierce Union Bradford Lake, Sumter Duval Counties

Sumter County Opens Bushnell State Farmers Market

Sumter County unveils a new State Farmers Market at Bushnell this week. The facility stretches 400 feet with about 128 feet enclosed, offering space for vendors and shoppers.

Sumter County Bushnell

Wages Paid to Florida Workers Top $34 Million Through February

More than 80 percent of the 34,198,565 agentee in Florida through February 28 were paid in wages to skilled and unskilled workers.

Florida

Governor breaks ground for WPA hospital in Lake City

Governor Fred P. Cone laid the cornerstone for a new Lake City hospital funded by the WPA at $75,000 with approval from President Roosevelt during his Warm Springs visit.

Fred P. Cone Lake City Roosevelt Warm Springs

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