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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1938
Page
5
Mrs H A Dahm to entertain the Ladies Aid of the Community Church on Tuesday Sept 30 at her lakeside home. All friends are invited to attend.
Yesterday afternoon at two o clock her home in Sylvan Shores Mrs G Ray Jr entertained with a delighter at dessert bridge Prizes were given for high and second high scores Guests included Mrs dames Henry Land Evan Millard C Reid Glenn Brown Dad S Simpson Jr Joseph B Swift Thomas H Cooley and Mrs Gould Garcia of Jacksonville
Mrs. H. L. Drugg entertained at her home last Friday with two tables of bridge. Afterward she served salad sandwiches and iced coffee. Prizes went to Mrs. A. C. Quixley, Mrs. Edith Wentworth, and Mrs. Estella Clark. Other guests included Mesdames Edith Coleman Josephine Simpson C. H. Estey and Miss Kathleen Galloway.
A Bayville Maine gathering celebrated a reunion of Villa Dora Hotel winter guests. Hostess Mrs. W J Phelps entertained Mr. and Mrs. James J Turner Mrs Helen Given Mrs George L Bidwell Miss Margaret Perkins and Mr Frank E Perkins. Mr and Mrs Carl Graves and Mrs Ray Stillman were absent.
Miss Marie Slack and Thomas B. Skiff wed at noon on August nineteenth in Ludlow Vermont at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Cook. Rev. Frederick MacArthur officiated in a white and green setting with gladioli hydrangea and evergreen decor. The bridal party included Donald Slack and Misses Betty and Patricia Cook. The bride wore a white net gown with a bouquet of white roses and baby's breath. Walter Cook gave the bride away as aquamarine attendant gowns and green organdy flower girl attire complemented the ceremony. Mrs. Skiff is a graduate of the local school.
George Brent Gloria Dickson and Humphrey Bogart star in Racket Busters a Warner Bros Cosmopolitan production showing Sunday and Monday at the Princess Theatre The drama spotlights racketeering in New York built on a civic fight against mobsters led by a small group of truckmen and a determined prosecutor with Bogart as the racketeer Abel as the prosecutor and Brent leading the charge The film directed by Lloyd Bacon features a screenplay by Robert Rossen and Leonardo Bercovici
Mount Dora public schools and Florida State College for Women alumna teaches English at Holly Hill Junior High. Mr. Skiff attended Palm Beach Public Schools and Florida Military Academy, now with Harbor Plywood in Jacksonville. After a luncheon for about twenty relatives, they depart for a Canada wedding trip.
Personal items list residents and visitors from New Haven Connecticut to Winter Park Florida and Jacksonville Florida. Names include Miss Eleanore Wells Miss Bettye Lott Mr. L. C. Green Mrs. Lillie Adkins and others with trips to North Carolina Coronado Beach Miami and Waynesville plus a twenty fifth wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Eugene L Downs.
A stream of social visits unfolds across Florida and nearby regions. Kathleen Rowe from St Petersburg and Dunedin joins Mary Elizabeth Simpson. J M Smith and daughter Frances return from California and Texas. Vivian Thompson arrives from Cottondale and stays with Otis Pritchard in Zephyrhills.
Week after a fall he is back on his feet and feeling well. Dr. William Bramble of State College Pa visited Miss Barbara Hoffman last week and stayed at the Mount Dora Hotel then left for Key West. Vivian Craig returned after summer school at Duke University and work on her master’s degree in Durham. Mrs. David S. Simpson Sr Jr and Mrs. Henry Land with Sara Jo visited Coronado Beach. E P Tolman of Mount Dora will return to duties in Central New York vineyards. Reverend R W Acree left to drive his wife and mother in law to Dansville NY returning in September with wife in October. Charles Abbott and wife, winter residents of Mount Dora, spent a week with P W Howard in the Finger Lakes and will travel to Chattanooga Tenn then back to Mount Dora in October.
Mr and Mrs Wayne Moon announce the birth of an 8 1 2 pound girl at 7 45 Saturday night at their home in Mount Dora. The child is named Martha Joyce and both mother and baby are in good condition.
Mr and Mrs Ardell Batton and daughter Barbara spent a week with Mr and Mrs Owen Connor at Anna Maria Beach. Mrs Don MacWhinney and son returned from a vacation. Mr and Mrs James Moody hosted Rev and Mrs R E Griffith in DeLand. Mr Kenneth MacGlathlin returned from Silver Lake Mass. Friday James Moody entertained Mr and Mrs Richard Conrad of Baltimore with dinner and a bridge party in their honor.
Florida's 1939 license tags will abandon the color motif of prior years. Red figures on white background will be used, announced by Motor Vehicle Commissioner D. W. Finley. Lettering identifying vehicle type will be larger and placed between the designating number, while county numbers remain as in 1938 with Dade as 1, Duval as 2, Hillsborough as 3, others unchanged.
S P Adkins 52 died of a stroke at home after a five week illness. Born Greenville South Carolina he spent 34 years in Florida including ten in Mount Dora. He worked for Citrus Culture Corporation and was survived by wife mother five children and three sisters. Funeral held at Woodlawn Cemetery with Bro Carl Padgett officiating.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to Mount Dora residents for kindness after S. P. Adkins death. A doll house exhibit by Colleen Moore travels from Tampa to benefit charity. Florida State College for Women gains 250 students in 3 years per Prof E R Smith. Florida counties ranking fertilizer use shows Lake County fourth, Polk first, Dade second, Orange third.
Florida State College for Women opens fall term with freshmen arriving September 12 and upperclassmen registering September 16-17. Classes begin September 19. A new course in Family Life will be taught this year under the revised curriculum. The teaching staff totals about 150 with degrees from colleges nationwide. Preliminary census figures note nearly 4 million pairs of rubber boots manufactured in 1937. Mortality data show March 1936 had the most U S deaths.
A lighthearted quip contrasts male simplicity with female shopping zeal, noting a man struggles to name needs while a woman finds endless reasons to shop for clothing and accessories.
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