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Mount Dora Topic

Location

Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1936

Page

5

Social M E Ladies Aid To Meet In Friendly Bible Room

The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church meets Friday at 3:00 in the Friendly Bible room. Mrs. T Jensen leads the society. The Friendly Club gathered Monday at Anna Reynolds home with sixteen attending. next meet at Mrs. W S Randall’s on January 20. Mount Dora Home Demonstration Club convenes January 22 at 2:30 in the Community Building with Lucie K Miller present. A birthday party for Mr Cornish was held at Eighth Avenue home with guests from Fort Wayne Monroeville and local residents.

M. E. Ladies Aid Ladies Aid Methodist Church Friendly Bible Room T. Jensen The Society Anna Reynolds Mount Dora Lucie K. Miller Lake County Frank Cornish Eighth Avenue Cornish Liverpool Robert Nill Fort Wayne Indiana G. E. Spake Maud Griffith Monroeville

Monday Card Club Meeting And Plans

The Card Club will meet Monday at 2 30 p m in one Building with 47 members present at a noon lunch on the 13th. Hostesses for next week are Mrs Abbott Mrs Arthur Weeks and Mrs D Sullivan. Mrs Keyes and Mrs Cornwell of Orlando spoke about starting a contract bridge class Tuesday at 10 a m in the Community Building. Attendance is rising and the group reports a jolly time.

Abbott Arthur Weeks D. Sullivan Keyes Cornwell Orlando Card Club

Engagement Announced for Miss Margaret Brewer and Raymond Daniels

Mrs. Catherine Berner of Sanford Florida announces the engagement of her daughter Margaret Louise Brewer to Raymond E. Daniels of Mount Dora. The wedding is set for February 6 1936. Brewer is a Sanford High School graduate and with American Fruit Growers in Orlando. Daniels is a contractor and builder, son of Mr and Mrs J M Daniels of Mount Dora, formerly Massachusetts.

Catherine Berner Sanford Florida Margaret Louise Brewer Raymond E. Daniels Mount Dora Miss Berner S. A. Berner Sanford High School American Fruit Growers Orlando Daniels J. M. Daniels Massachusetts

Yacht Club Stag Dinner and Talk on Canal

The Yacht Club hosts a stag dinner at 6 30 tonight for members with election of officers for the coming year. At 8 00 Hon James Banks of Orlando will discuss the Cross State Canal and Inland Waterways. A large crowd attended last night’s card party and another is set for Wednesday January 22 at 8 pm with members free and a small fee for guests.

Yacht Club James Banks Orlando Cross State Canal

Mount Dora Woman's Club Hosts Mrs Ralph Meeds Smith

Mrs. Ralph Meeds Smith was the guest of the Mount Dora Woman's Club. Members enjoyed the program and discussed club activities and community events.

Woman's Club Ralph Meeds Smith Mount Dora

Woman's Club Announces Officers and Essay Prize

Mrs. Smith, vice president of Section Seven, is nominated by the Sanford Woman's Club to the recording fee post for the State Federation of Women's Clubs at the Tampa convention in March 1936. She spoke on the Detroit Triennial and "Better Films." A $5 prize for a high school essay on The Truth About the World Court was approved for submission by March 1 1936, with a $25 national prize.

Burbank Drugg H. H. Mallory E. H. Martin H. W. Harlow International Relations General Federation of Women’s Clubs

Mount Dora Seasonal Visitors and Residents Arrive

A slice of winter life in Mount Dora shows numerous visitors and longtime residents arriving for the season. Walter M. Cory reports time in Miami at the Columbus Hotel while Bethel Connecticut pair Mr. and Mrs. John F. Hall plan an indefinite stay. Doctors, drivers, and shopkeepers from Ossining New York to Boston Massachusetts join locals at Villa Evans Villa Dora and Sylvan Shores as seasonal guest lists grow.

Walter M. Cory Miami Columbus Hotel John F. Hall Bethel, Conn E. L. Belshe Chicago Sylvan Shores Memphis, Tenn Clara Jordan Wilmette, Ill

Clark Dominates Citrus Awards At Lake County Show

Clark led with multiple firsts and seconds across 11 fruit varieties including Florida, Jaffa, pineapple, temple, Valencia, jam, navel, and tangerines at the Lake County exhibition. He sent the Oklahoma grove owners a $4,000 check, their first fruit sale payment in ten years.

Clark Lake County Florida Oklahoma Groves

Lake County Port Astor Booms with New Dock Project

Phillip Doss Jr tells Lake County Chamber of Commerce that St. Johns River Co has let a contract for a dock and warehouse at Astor costing about 3000 dollars to aid loading and unloading. The company now has two boats daily between Jacksonville and Sanford, shipping large citrus volumes and other goods. One day this week 1000 boxes of citrus were loaded for New York as Astor tonnage rises steadily.

Astor St. Johns River Lake County Phillip Doss, Jr Lake County Chamber of Commerce St. Johns New York

Timber cutting project to start at Cassia in Lake County

Officials of the Wilson Cypress Co announced to the Lake County Chamber of Commerce that a timber cutting operation will employ about a thousand men and run ten to fifteen years at Cassia in the eastern part of Lake County. The project is expected to spur growth and development in Central California and Lake County.

Cassia Lake County Wilson Cypress Co

Busloads From Miami Tour Howey In Hills Florida

The first Miami to Howey in the Hills busload arrived last week and impressed visitors with the hill and lake region of central Florida. Plans form for investments and homes as eight such busloads weekly are expected this winter, bringing many first time visitors to Lake County.

Miami Howey-in-the-Hills Florida Lake County Lake C

Crime and Punishment at Mount Dora Theatre

The Mount Dora Theatre announces Columbia Pictures will screen Crime and Punishment on Thursday and Friday January 23 24. Josef Von Sternberg directs a star cast including Edward Arnold Peter Lorre Marion Marsh Mrs Patrick Campbell and Robert Allen. Also on the bill next week are Millions in the Air on Sunday and Monday with Wendy Barrie John Howard Willie Howard Eleanor Whitley Edmunde Lowe stars.

King Solomon Edmunde Lowe Dorothy Page Pinky Tomlin Dostoievsky Josef von Sternberg Edward Arnold Peter Lorre Marian Marsh Metro News Buck Jones Mount Dora Theatre Columbia Pictures Columbia. Pictures Marlene Dietrich Patrick Campbell Robert Allen Paramount Wendy Barrie John Howard Willie Howard Eleanor Whitley Broadway Radio Song-Bird

Editor Finds Ten-Year Delinquent Subscriber Stopped Paper

The editor of a country newspaper returns home after a fortunate morning. Jim Smith, who had not paid his subscription for ten years, walked in and stopped his paper, ending a long overdue account. Cincinnati Enquirer report.

Jim Smith Cincinnati Enquirer

Sweet Potatoes for Flavor and Fuel in Home Cooking

Palatable and nutritious, sweet potatoes provide fuel value and an alkaline residue. Methods include baking, frying, croquettes with cayenne and nuts, and candied slices with butter and cinnamon. Also notes on boiling and mashing with milk or cream.

Citrus Jellies: Home Preservation of Kumquat and Sour Orange

A vintage guide on making fruit jellies at home detailing kumquat and sour orange jelly methods. Steps include cleaning, soda treatment, boilings, juice extraction, straining, sugar additions, and jellying tests with notes on the mashed residue and grapefruit variation.

Scotchman’s telegram mix up ends in tragedy

A Scottish man in Melford Oregon attempted to send a twenty word telegram at Western Union. He rewrote the message after being told of extra word charges. He finally sent a simple statement about injuries and death: Bruce is hurt. He wrecked a Ford and Alice is dead.

Western Union Melford Oregon The Scotchman Dec Bruce Alice

Good Enough Fails to Win Prizes in Races and Awards

The article argues that merely being good enough does not win prizes or recognition. It claims winners are those who consistently excel from the start and push beyond average effort to outperform others in any field.

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