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Mount Dora Topic

Location

Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1934

Page

5

Study Group to Meet and Porch Party Planned

The Study Group of the PTA will meet at 3 p m on Monday August 20 at Mrs L C Jerne home on North Grandview. The Congregational Ladies Aid will hold a porch party Friday morning August 17 from 9 to 11 at Mrs N W Morley home McDonald and Seventh. bring needles and thimbles for sewing. Miss Mary Elizabeth Simpson hosted the S C N Club last week at her Sylvan Shores home. Eleanor Wells won high bridge score. some guests left early for Miss Mary Bob Treadwell dance.

Parent- Teacher Association L. C. Jerne North Grandview Ladies Aid Society The Congregational Church N. W. Morley McDonald Ss. Cc. N Mary Elizabeth Simpson Sylvan Shores Eleanor Wells Bridge Mary Bob ‘Treadwell

Prom and Dance Hostess Mary Bob Treadwell At Mount Dora

Miss Mary Bob Treadwell served as hostess for a large group of Mount Dora youths and guests at a Wednesday night prom and dance event. The social gathering drew many local families and young attendees from the area.

Mary Bob Treadwell Mount Dora

Eustis Christian Endeavor Plans Second Annual Musicale

The Christian Endeavor societies of the Christian and Presbyterian churches in Eustis announce their Second Annual Musicale at the Presbyterian church on Friday the 17th at 8 00 P M A free will offering will be taken to fund delegates to the State Christian Endeavor Convention in Tampa August 24 25 and 26 An excellent program has been prepared.

Eustis C. E Christian Endeavor Societies Christian and Presbyterian Churches of Eustis Presbyterian Church of Christian Endeavor Convention Tampa

Farewell Tea Held for Mrs. Fred MacMahon

Mrs. T. Holmes Lashar hosted an afternoon tea on Thursday of last week at her mother Mrs. J. G. LaDue’s home on Lake Dora Drive. Guests included Mrs. MacMahon Mrs. Fletcher Crane Mrs. Ed Jaques Mrs. Hope Merrick Miss Edith Wentworth Mrs. A. C. Johnson and Mrs. Evelyn McDowell.

T. Holmes Lashar Fred MacMahon J. G. LaDue Lake Dora Drive MacMahon Fletcher Crane Ed Jaques Hope Merrick Edith Wentworth A. C. Johnson Evelyn McDowell

Mrs Mac Mahon and Miss Bloodgood Honored at Luncheon

A ten o clock bridge party and luncheon honored Mrs Fred Mac Mahon who leaves for Washington D C and Miss Frances Bloodgood whose marriage occurs at high noon today Fourteen ladies attended Miss Bloodgood won high score prizes were given to the two honorees A beach picnic next day at Daytona Beach hosted by Mrs Alfred Rehbaum included Mrs Mac Mahon and others Surf bathing shopping and a picnic luncheon were enjoyed The Y W A of First Baptist met at Katherine Williamson home with devotions notes and plans for a future play Heroine of Ava followed by refreshments

Mac Mahon Miss Bloodgood G. B. Hurlburt Sylvan Shores Fred Mac Mahon Washington, D. C Frances Bloodgood Miss. Williamson First Baptist Church Katherine Williamson Tuesay Florenc Lotz Ava

Screen Door Trick Fends Off Flies With Kerosene Rub

A simple method uses a dab of kerosene on the screen door to deter flies from entering the home. The tip notes that a small amount applied to the door helps keep insects outside, reducing swarms during warm periods.

Locals share travels and visits around Mount Dora

A parade of residents and guests visit relatives and seek medical care across Florida and beyond. Marie Silas visits grandparents Mr and Mrs John Silas while Miss Slack travels to Orlando to visit Miss Frances Seigel. Connections span Daytona Beach Deland Patchogue Boca Raton and Jacksonville with hospital stays and shopping trips noted.

Marie Slack Orlando Frances Seigel

Social round of visits and travels in Florida and beyond

Mrs Edna rds drove to Saikeenville with Miss Hilda Streeton accompanying. Mr and Mrs B R Paschall hosted their grandson Richard Tuller of Miami who works with the Fire Insurance Rating Bureau. Gerald Richardson and family returned from a tour of several states noting heat drought in Indiana and perfect summer in Bayonne New Jersey. The Robers and their daughter Marie visited Tremain Court hoping Mount Dora will be home. Gerald B Hurlburt hosted his wife’s relatives from Jacksonville for the weekend and a Daytona Beach trip. Janet McCracken and William and Harriet Longley returned from a cottage stay on Lake Shore Drive with future plans for Duke University and Connecticut State College. Betty West sails from Jacksonville Saturday from a vacation in the north visiting Elwood Carpenter and family in Bridgewater and Mt Kisco. Edna Dennis and Mary True plan to join Miss West in Jacksonville with a car trip.

Gerald Richardson Geraldine Calvin Indiana Chicago Bayonne N. J Wm. Roberts Marie Miami Tremain Court Mount Dora Roberts B. R. Paschall Gerald B. Hurlburt Janet McCracken William Harriet Longley Raymond Storrs Connecticut McCracken Lake Shore Drive Daytona Beach William McCracken Durham N. C Duke University Janet Connecticut State College Betty West Jacksonville Elwood Carpenter Bridgewater Conn Carpenter Miss West L. C. Reeves Alice Pierce William Carpenter Mt. Kisco N. Y Edna Dennis Mary True

King's Daughters Appeal for Sheets and Pillow Slips

The King's Daughters meeting at Miss Hilda Streeton's home discusses urgent aid needs for five illness cases, requesting both used and new sheets and pillow slips. Supplies may be left at Streeton's Fourth Avenue address. committee members include Mrs. Frank Griffiths, Mrs. Jack Wilkinson, and Miss Hilda Streeton. An update on a cancer treatment for a baby in Orlando notes a second $2.50 treatment with $14.50 raised. The next meeting is August 28 at Mr. J.J. West's home, hosted by Miss Betty West and Miss Edna Dennis.

King’s Daughters Hilda Streeton Frank Griffiths Jack Wilkinson Orlando J.J. West Grandview Street Betty. West Edna Dennis

Two Lake County Women Win Prizes in Soap Contest

In a Proctor and Gamble Ivory Soap contest two Lake County women won cash prizes. Mrs. Belle Hamilton, Lake County Chamber of Commerce secretary, won ten dollars for a 200 word letter explaining her soap preference. Mrs. George Dahlin of Mount Dora, town clerk’s assistant, won five dollars for her letter on the same topic.

Proctor and Gamble Lake County Belle Hamilton

World drought dents crops across northern hemisphere

Drought has damaged crops in nearly all countries of the northern hemisphere, according to a summary on the world drought situation prepared for the Foreign Agricultural Service of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.

Hemisphere Foreign Agricultural Service Bureau of Agricultural Economics

Emergency Crop Loans For Fall 1934 Introduced

Emergency crop loans for producing and cultivating commercial vegetables and truck crops to be planted in fall 1934 are authorized under amended regulations. Promissory notes mature April 1 1935 and loan totals per borrower capped at 250 dollars with review from Production Credit Association for loans above 150 dollars. County agents will notify farmers when forms arrive.

Clifford R. Hiatt W. Forbes Morgan Farm Credit Administration Wash D. C United States Production Credit Association Hiatt

Lake County Red Cross Holds Quarterly Meeting

The Lake County Chapter Red Cross will meet Monday August 20 at 3 p.m. in Clermont City Hall. All branches are urged to send delegates. Rev. Randolph F. Blackford of Leesburg is chapter chairman.

Lake County Red Cross Clermont Randolph F. Blackford Leesburg

Auto Crash at Stop Sign Causes Minor Injuries

A Tuesday morning collision on Ninth avenue occurred when G. R. LaBreck failed to stop at a sign at the stop street. A Zellwood man driving north on Baker failed to notice LaBreck and the city water tower, causing both cars to receive slight damage and LaBreck to suffer several cuts, not serious.

G. R. LaBreck Ninth Avenue Zellwood Baker Water Tower

Rattler Killings Stir Lake Wales Family News

Mrs. L E Harden of Lake Wales visiting at Lake Joanna killed a six foot rattlesnake last year and another this week within twenty five feet of the same spot. The second snake measured five feet nine inches with twelve rattles and may be a mate. No rattlers have appeared in the area since last year’s snake.

J. R. Tucker L. E. Harden Lake Wales Lake Joanna

Government aid may spur migration from drought regions

The passage notes that if the government assists drought stricken farmers in relocating to lands beyond arsine areas, many likely will choose moving to Florida, a trend that could emerge as a safer option for those affected.

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