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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1936
Page
5
The Mount Dora Yacht Club hosts its annual New Years Tea on Friday January 1 from four to six p m. All members and friends are invited to attend at the club. The event promises a cordial social gathering to start the new year.
A Christmas gathering featured a refreshment plate of ice cream cookies and fruit juice in red green and decane tones. Mrs Dug was assisted by Miss Alice Mrs Cory and Miss Camp with group photos taken just before departure.
A festive event at Tangerine School on December 18 featured a tableau First Christmas a playlet Santa's Health Elves and carol singing. Santa handed out presents as Yuletide decor and small Christmas trees added seasonal spirit.
Mrs J G Ray Jr hosted a kindergarten Christmas party after class. Children Frances Smith Mary Martha Simpson Gloria Con Joan Brooks Betty Whitehead Sammy Gratz and L G Simpson participated in the program. The event ended with a Christmas tree and presents for the children.
Miss Alvina Betty Jahnke daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Jahnke of Iowa City Iowa wed Paul Lawrence Conrad son of Mr and Mrs W A Conrad of Mount Dora Florida at the home of the bride on December 17 The couple plan a Michigan honeymoon Jahnke a University of Iowa graduate Conrad a Mount Dora High School and University of Florida alumnus pursuing a Master’s at Iowa City
An assistant instructor in chemistry, identified as an early career educator, receives acknowledgment for teaching contributions and technical mentorship within the department. The notice highlights innovative lab support and student engagement efforts.
Personal notices list numerous visitors and seasonal guests in DeLand and surrounding areas. Names include Miss Vivian Thompson, Mr. Flavell, Mr. and Mrs. Gerow, Miss N. Mary Bush, Mr. John Jerue, Mr. L. C. Jerue, Mr. Paul Knowles, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Peckam, Mrs. Isabel Van Loon, Major General McCaffey, and many families from Ohio, Wisconsin, Vermont, and Florida. Guests stay in homes on Tremain street, Rossiter street, and various winter residences, with several arrivals from Cleveland, Akron, Worcester, and Cincinnati.
Mr and Mrs James Moody of Bristol Conn will arrive in time for Christmas with Mrs Moody s parents Mr and Mrs Henry Brown at Tangerine and stay for several weeks Also arriving for Christmas are Mr Robert L Ten Broeck of Pittsfield Mass and Miss Alice A Ten Broeck of New York City visiting the Tenroeck family on East Eighth Avenue Mrs Tenroeck s brother Mr Robert H Gregory and his son Robert E will arrive Thursday
The Zellwood Wesley Fellowship held a monthly business meeting and a Christmas party at the school auditorium on Friday the 18th. Local members and visiting relatives from Gainesville Fernandina Chicago Spencerport Jacksonville Orlando Tallahassee Cincinnati Washington Pampano Memphis and others gather for holiday greetings. Several families host guests including Mr and Mrs J L Morton and Miss Doris Morton.
The column notes the Owenses of New York awaiting their daughter's arrival and mentions Gardner McGraw from Banner Elk visiting the Gardners in town.
The Central Florida Engineers and Surveyors Association led by president W W Gillispie of Tavares passed a resolution urging Florida to establish an adequately housed and equipped Industrial and Engineering Experiment Station. The measure argues manufacturing growth, agricultural linkage, and statewide benefit from industrial research and asks association officers to promote the effort and notify lawmakers and press.
Mr James LaFontaine and his son alleged proprietors of a Maryland gambling house near the District line were sued November 17 1936 by Henry C Welling of Washington for 6897 He says he lost this amount at the resort shooting craps from October 1929 to June 1936 and sues under a Maryland law allowing gambling losses to be recovered.
Jouett Shouse, a Woodford County Ky native, is reported to earn a $36,000 yearly salary plus an $18,000 expense allowance as head of the American Liberty League, according to a Washington filing.
A tense trial scene turns bizarre when a doctor asks a loaded riddle about a centipede and the defendant coolly answers with a dry remark, deflating the moment and revealing courtroom tension.
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