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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1942
Page
5
The Social Committee of the Ladies Aid Society at the Community Church invites all to a pot luck supper on Wednesday April 22 at 6 00 pm. A good attendance is hoped for from the Forget Me Not Circle of the First Methodist Church meets January 17 at 3 00 pm at the parish house.
The missionary program of the Community Church Ladies Aid Society has been moved to Friday April 24 at 2 30 p m. The gathering will be hosted at Miss Madeleine Milner’s residence on Ninth avenue at Baker street.
Major and Mrs. Paul Martin entertained Sunday evening with a buffet supper honoring guests Mr. and Mrs. Tyson Edgar of Miami Beach. The party also included Mr. and Mrs. George Nuttall of Miami and Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Tanner.
The Home Demonstration Club elected officers at a recent meeting. President was Mrs Betty Masten, vice president Mrs F Silver, secretary Mrs Edna Cowles, treasurer Mrs Agnes Gilbert, and Council member Mrs Flay Blanchard. The gathering featured a demonstration on canning loquats.
Mrs Minnie Westberry Tiemann of Mount Dora and Mr Samuel Westberry of Daytona Beach were married Saturday April 11 by Rev L A Ford of Peel Church of God Mount Dora at the parsonage. They went to South Carolina and Hot Springs Arkansas then plan to reside in Petersburg Illinois.
Despite fewer winter visitors, nine tables played Monday afternoon with Mrs. Minna Hegeman winning contract and Mrs. Mills five hundred. Plans show two more parties through April. next week Mrs. A J Camp hosts contract and Mrs. Clare Purdy five hundred. O E S Mount Dora Chapter No 103 held a meeting with Miss Doris Camp absent for Grand Chapter work, Agnes Cameron presiding. A social hour followed with a Know Your States program and prizes to Edna Cowles and J M Smith.
The Lake County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations will hold a Monday April 20 gathering at Leesburg High School. A covered dish supper starts at 7 p.m., followed by a business meeting and election at 8.
At 8 30 o clock the program Understan Our ools directed by Mr Banning will take place. Dr Edgar L Morphet Director of Administration and Finance State Department of Public Instruction will be guest speaker. Trustees principals teachers parents and the general public are invited to attend.
Mrs. Mattie B. White hosted a dessert bridge party for twenty one guests at her Ingram apartment. Orchids and white candles adorned the table. Prize winners included Mrs. Drake and Mrs. Sheldon in bridge, Miss Babcock and Mrs. Irons in pinochle, and Mrs. Dickey and Mrs. Purdy in five hundred.
Co workers at the Lake County Court House honored Mrs William Prinz of Mount Dora with a farewell luncheon and handkerchief shower at Ye Olde Spinning Wheel Tea Room in Tavares last Wednesday. She resigns after fourteen years with the Lake County Board of Education and leaves April 15th to spend summer in Minnesota with Mr Prinz. The guest list included many court house staff and Miss Pauline Cox and Miss Helena Nutt among others.
Thirty four young men from Orlando Air Base enjoyed a Mount Dora Yacht Club dance on Friday night. The event was organized by the Defense Center office force with Red Cross sponsorship and featured hostesses from the Yacht Club. The guests arrived in two Army trucks and expressed appreciation for Mount Dora hospitality and the club’s facilities.
Members of the Community Church choir and guests enjoyed a buffet supper on the lawn of C. H. Estey’s Tangerine home. Tables faced a floral centerpiece under trees with azaleas and orange blossoms in bloom. A short choir business meeting followed by indoor games concluded the evening.
The King's Daughters gathered Monday evening at the Community Church with over thirty members and guests. Routine business was transacted and a vote of thanks given to Mr. Wise for the boat ride he and Mrs. Wise hosted. New names were drawn for the 1942-43 season and Red Cross sewing garments on display.
Citizens are urged to keep purchasing War Stamps to accumulate enough value for converting into Bonds. Bonds will pay interest while stamps do not, creating a future financial incentive for savers.
A long list of residents and visitors depart Mount Dora and surrounding areas for winter homes or destinations including Buffalo Conneaut Middletown Liberty Swarthmore and Miami Beach. Names include Philip Bachert Clara Whitney Mary Johnson Clara Haris Proctor Drugg Frank McCarty and Howard Richards among others with travel to Ohio Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire and Massachusetts noted.
R L 8 Clearwater candidate Bob McCrum outlines his long career in newspapers and public service. He frames railroad commission duties as overseeing telephone, taxi, trucking, railroad passenger and freight rates and routes, and all state land and water transportation and communication facilities.
Former neighbors Mr and Mrs Frank Bridgman and Dr and Mrs William A Chisholm continue to winter in St Peters burg. Mr and Mrs Frank Morley returned from a southern state motor trip tied to Mr Morley’s State Road Department duties. Miss Lucille Walden came home to Plant City after a month with sister Louise. Lois Walden joined briefly. Lloyd O'Hara and cousin Duane Snyder from Auburn New York visited relatives during Easter, enjoying Florida. Edward Pichette and wife of Northampton Mass spent winter in St Petersburg and visited the Gatelius home before returning home. Mrs Pichette is Mrs Daniels sister-in-law. They noted many improvements since their visit fifteen years ago.
Florida at large candidate Lex Green will address Mount Dora on Wednesday April 22 at 11 00 AM. A long standing congressman and dean of the Florida delegation he emphasizes war effort and unity with the president and armed forces. He notes his seniority and committee leadership on Rivers and Harbors and pledges to continue wartime policy.
The speaker expresses reliance on trusted allies between now and the primary. They credit friends with loyalty and kindness and state they have faith those allies will not let them down.
A Florida issued item urges employers to require blood tests for syphilis among workers and to arrange treatment for infected selectees. It argues racial disparities in military fitness and calls for regular blood testing and clinic treatment with cards noting disease status.
Citizens urged to bolster the war effort by purchasing War Bonds and Stamps. Officials emphasize citizen participation, noting the program funds national defense and sustains military operations. Local drives call for early purchases and broad participation to reach targets.
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