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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1939
Page
5
The womens missionary group of the Community church holds a meeting in the chapel on Friday April twenty first at three in the afternoon. The Ladies Aid of the First Methodist church will meet at Mrs A J Waltzs home tomorrow at three o clock in the afternoon.
Betty Jean Fleming entertained twelve boys and girls Saturday to celebrate her birthday. Games were played and refreshments served including cake.
Mr. James Simpson announces the engagement of his daughter Mary Elizabeth to Russell Lowell McKinney son of Mrs. Sadie McKinney of Coldwater Kansas. The wedding will take place in the late fall.
The Monday Social and Card Club meets with Mrs. C Gravlee and Miss de Sons hosting. Contract and five hundred were played with Mrs ilegeman and Mrs D W Ten Broeck at five hundred. Next Monday hosts will be Mrs W S Cadman and Mrs A R Odell.
Mrs M D Olds hosted a bridge party with three tables on Thursday night in honor of her daughter Mrs Ruby Branagan. Attendees included Mr and Mrs C C Dooley, Mr and Mrs Rolin Javens, Prof and Mrs D D Rose borough, Mrs Raymond Young, Mrs George Horton, Mrs Shonenberger and Misses Laura and Belle McClane. Prizes went to Mrs Shonenberger Mr Dooley Mrs Young Prof Roseborough and Miss Belle McClane.
The Woman's Club held a farewell card party Tuesday at Sunshine Corner the Milners home. About fifteen tables sold to raise funds for club projects. Mrs Erdley Wilmot chaired the event, marking the last club activity as many members depart Mount Dora for summer.
Ruth Irene Risley celebrated her tenth birthday with a party at home on North Newton Street. Hosted by her mother Mrs. Carl Bingo the event featured outdoor games ice cream cake and candy favors for each guest. Attending were Helen Davenport Lucile Minkley Maryann Hadlock Harold Blunt Billy Birt Bobby Turner Charles Davenport Mel Ramsdell Kemeys Goethe Donna Lee Conrad Ruth Irene and Floyd Risley with Mrs. Harry Mathews assisting.
The Sub Deb Club met at Shirley Coen's Pine Lakes home Monday night April 17 with Peggy Conklin presiding. Committees were formed for a barn dance and a social hour followed by refreshment, with several members listed as attendees and LaVerne Townsend absent. The next meeting is set for Jeanne Colley’s home on May 1.
Mrs. George Coffin entertained Wednesday evening April for her son John’s eleventh birthday with a sixth grade party. After a dessert and cake at the Coffin home the group attended the Princess Theatre to see Shirley Temple in The Little Princess.
Mr and Mrs Elmer D Parker of 849 Grandview Street celebrated their Golden Wedding with a surprise luncheon and card party arranged by neighbors on April 12. Dr and Mrs Thompson invited them for a ride then dinner at Jacksons Tea Room. A Lily bouquet and a floral gift honored the couple.
The Mount Dora Woman's Club reports receipts of 582.55 and expenditures of 578.65 for 1938 39. Funds supported Junior Woman's Club High School activities the Park beautification Lake Dora Turn Around project Children’s Home Society Christmas Candy dues to state and county federations Florida Wild Life Audubon Memorial and Tuberculosis and School Lunches Library General Federation Foundation Musical Essay Contest at Mount Dora schools Christmas Seals raised 317.47 an increase from 1937 38. Park donation totals 204.25 with multiple contributors including the Bowling Club and Masons.
A report notes disputes over objectionable signs and billboards along roadsides. It documents committee membership changes and an assistant librarian hire. Financials show expenditures of 304.61 with 261 books added and total loans of 7 320.
Personal notices list several residents leaving for homes in Guilford New York Bridgeport Connecticut and Utica New York with others visiting Mount Dora Florida St Joseph Missouri Orange New Jersey and New Haven Connecticut Also mentioned are Velma Nice improving slowly and Stella and May Lewis continuing their stay in the area
Several residents and visitors depart Mount Dora to summer locations or return home. Notables include Miss Kate Warren of Watertown and Dr. E Devorsak and Dr. Mildred March Mathison of Bridgeport, former Boston classmates, with other locals headed to Lebanon Virginia and Jacksonville. Mrs. Della Taylor recovers from indigestion at the WPA sewing room, while Mrs. William H. Hall visits Mount Dora and stays with Mrs. Emma Tallant. John H Washburn and wife plan summer at Grays Lake Illinois after years in Mount Dora since 1916. Mrs. N S Mayo sick at Villa Dora hotel, Dr. Mayo joins her in Highlands Park. Hattie M Allen of Sorrento travels to Washington DC for DAR Continental Congress, with Mrs. Walter Rush of Eustis also attending.
The Orlando Morning Sentinel argues Lake County with Orange and Brevard counties should resist the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad plan to dismiss the draw bridge tender at Haines Creek. It warns curtailing bridge control harms both commercial and pleasure traffic on Florida’s lakes and waterways, urging vigorous local action to protect navigation and future growth.
Persimmon wilt spreads explosively through Southeastern states, endangering native persimmon with rapid kill rates. The disease, identified two years ago, affects a versatile tree valued for wildlife food, wood products, and erosion control. Spread has accelerated from Tennessee to Georgia and South Carolina, with infections seen in Florida Mississippi and Alabama.
University of Florida horticulturist John V. Watson offers spring guidance for heat tolerant annuals and disease control. He recommends zinnias replacing seasonal favorites, potting and transplanting seedlings carefully, minimal cultivation, and shallow hoeing to protect plants while maintaining year round color in Florida gardens.
Floridians should plan a visit to the New York World’s Fair during Florida Week from August 23 to September 2. A large Florida delegation will showcase state pep and enterprise with low travel rates and special entertainment at the Florida Exhibit.
State Road 3 is resurfacing between Cisco and Dunn's Creek in Putnam County. Traffic will detour at Satsuma via We sakato State Road 3 at Pomona for about eight miles.
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