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Mount Dora Topic

Location

Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1943

Page

5

Wilma Rogers Circle Meeting Tuesday

The Wilma Rogers Circle of the Woman's Society of Christian Service will meet Tuesday evening January 26 at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Millard Reid on Eleventh avenue and Alexander street. The WSCS study course meets Tuesday January 26 at 3 o'clock in the Parish House with Mrs. Doggett leading on The Political Bases of a Just and Durable Peace.

Wilma Rogers Methodist Church Millard Reid Eleventh Avenue Alexander Street Ws.c.s Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church

Monday Social Club Hosts Upcoming Tea Event

The Monday Social Club met in the Community Building. Mrs. Clare Purdy won a 500 prize and Mrs. Mary White took the contract. Next Monday January 25, hosts will be Mrs Brydon and Mrs Adams. A cordial invitation goes to all.

Clare Purdy Mary White Brydon Adams

Mount Dora Chapter Elects 1943 Officers of OES

Order of the Eastern Star Mount Dora Chapter No. 103 opened its regular 1943 meeting with strong attendance. Isabelle Patrick and Julia Lee were elected conductress and associate conductress and installed by Josephine French and Edith Coleman. Agnes Cameron hosted refreshments after a social hour.

Order OF the Eastern Star Mount Dora Isabelle Patrick Julia Lee Josephine French Edith Coleman Agnes Cameron

Birthday tribute to Mr. Towers Hamilton in Norwalk

Mr. and Mrs Towers Hamilton of Norwalk Connecticut hosted winter guests at 551 Cyalton street to celebrate Mr Hamiltons birthday. Ralph Heber Edwards and William McLachlan of South Norwalk attended along with seventy friends who sent a scroll. He joined a local lawn bowling club and aims to outpace seasoned bowlers.

Towers Hamilton Norwalk Connecticut Cyalton Street Ralph Heber Edwards William McLachlan South Norwalk Mr. Hamilton Hamilton Mount Dora

Boating Party Outing On City of Dora Plans Birthday Surprise

A group of about thirty enjoyed a Sunday boat ride and picnic supper aboard the City of Dora organized by Mrs. Arthur Tanner and Mrs. Fletcher Crane. They departed from the Yacht Club dock around 3 30 and stopped at two lakefront wharves to gather more guests. Dinner at Palm Park Camp on Dead River featured steaks and hot dogs cooked on site and a birthday cake for Mrs. Crane, kept secret until dessert amid a chorus of Happy Birthday. The sunset and moon added to the festive scene.

Dora Arthur Tanner Fletcher Crane Yacht Club Palm Park Dead River

Mrs White and Mrs Andrews Host Cards in Ingram Building

Mrs Mattie B White and Mrs A H Andrews entertained friends Thursday afternoon at cards in the Ingram Building apartment. A salad course preceded the game and a dessert course followed with gum drop and life savers candle favors. Guests included Mrs George Evans Mrs George Shepard and others. In bridge prizes went to Mrs Shepard and Mrs Evans, and in five hundred to Mrs Andrews.

White Andrews Mattie B. White A. H. Andrews Mrs. White Ingram Building George Evans George Shepard M. Kaley Frank Drake Paddock Lois Boxell W. A. Conrad George Wilson Clair Purdy George DeMuth Ray Blanchard James Brydon A. R. Odell Waite A Shonenberger Princeorn Bridge Shepard Evans Boxell Drake

Mount Dora Visitors Dotted With Friends And Relatives

Mrs Catherine Borner of Sanford visits daughter Mrs Raymond Daniels. Frank D Clements of Highland Court departs for Brevard North Carolina for a three week visit. Mrs William Wait hosts nephew and niece Mr and Mrs William Bunker from Jamaica Plain and others return from St Joseph Missouri. The Quixleys of Ocala stay with A C Quixley and H R Bradner. Miss Vada Ham visits from Tampa with J C Penney ties. Evelyn Turnbull arrives from WauCond a Illinois with granddaughter Miss Evelyn Turnbull visiting Paddocks. Chicago visitors Mrs Robert I Taylor and daughter Marilyn winter in Mount Dora at 330 East Tenth Avenue. Jean, older daughter, to visit after semester. Mr and Mrs W A Conrad rent Beebe cottage to attend social events while working on grove. Mr and Mrs Leslie R Moore of Concord Massachusetts arrive and stay at Kill-Kare Lodge. Moore retires after long service in Massachusetts DPU. They are invited by local residents M P W Kreutz and Frank R Crockett.

Robert I. Taylor Marilyn Chicago Ill Mount Dora J. C. Aquhart East Tenth Avenue Jean Taylor Mr. Urquhart W. A. Conrad Beebe Tenth Avenue Mr. Conrad Leslie R. Moore Concord Mass Kill-Kare Lodge Moore Gas, Electric and Water Division Department of Public Utilities Commonwealth of Massachusetts M. P. W. Kreutz Frank R. Crockett Frank E. Bridgman

Home Demonstration Club Seeks Empty Glass Jars

The Home Demonstration Club asks for clean glass jars with screw tops of any size to be donated at the back porch of the bungalow at 525 Tremain Street. Jars without screw tops are not usable. Jars will support the club’s kitchen in Tavares for processing fruits vegetables and juices.

The _Home Demonstration Club Home Demonstration Tremain Street Tavares

Visit of the Stork

Mr and Mrs Clyde Wallace of Eustis announce the birth of a daughter Blanche Marie early Tuesday morning January 19 at Lake County Hospital Eustis Mother and baby are doing finely The little girl is granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Luther C Greene of Mount Dora.

Clyde Wallace Eustis Blanche Marie Lake County Hospital Luther C. Greene Mount Dora

Road to Morocco Comedy Event At Local Theater

Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour star in Road to Morocco with a laugh filled musical comedy showing next Wednesday and Thursday at the local cinema. An honest to goodness laughfest promises light fun and top billed performances.

Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Morocco Fiocess

Lawn Bowling Club Elects Officers At Mount Dora Meeting

Sixteen male members met January 12 in the clubhouse for the annual Lawn Bowling Club meeting. President Thomas led the session with reports by Secretary Harold G. Morse and Treasurer Morse showing 1942 receipts of 456 dollars and a substantial year-end balance. Board members Alfred Maben Paul C Milner and Maj Charles L Marsh were named, and new officers include President Robert C Thomas, Vice President M Louis Denbroeder, and Secretary Treasurer Harold G Morse. The club thanked local sponsors Citrus Culture Corp Mount Dora Hardware and welcomed two new members, Henry Breeding and Beatrice Hawkins, bringing total to 92.

Thomas Harold G. Morse Morse George F. Cary Frank E. Bridgman Willard M. Bryant James A. Nelson Bryant Nelson S. Mayo Robert C. Thomas Patchogue Long Island New York M. Louis Denbroeder Marshfield Massachusetts Mount Dora Brockton Florida Alfred Maben Paul C. Milner Charles L. Marsh M” Men Robert T. Gould Contoocook New Hampshire Edward G. Steinmetz Hartford Connecticut Citrus Culture Corporation of

Triples Tournament Results and Committee Support Noted

The article lists Triples Tournament results from Tuesday the 12th and Thursday the 14th with teams Crockett Blackburne Bridgman defeating Mc Lachlan Mayo Nelson 28 to 5 and Poole Clark Bradner defeating Breckenridge Hutchinson Steinmetz 18 to 16. Bradley McDonald Harold Morse defeated Ferguson Dickson Edwards 14 to 7 and Converse Denbroeder Maben defeated Wilmot Church Thomas 12 to 11 in a close finish. The piece notes the committee chairpersons are deserving of a vote of thanks.

Ous Louis Denbroeder Crockett Blackburne Bridgman McLachlan Mayo Nelson Poole Clark Bradner Breckenridge Hutchinson Steinmetz Bradley McDonald Harold Morse Ferguson Dickson Urquhart Edwards Converse Denbroeder Maben Wilmot Church Thomas

Red Cross to Hold Disaster Institute in Tavares

The Red Cross schedules a disaster service and civilian war aid institute for February 4 in the Circuit Court room at 1 30 p m with a National Headquarters instructor. A follow up committee meeting on Registration and Information will occur, led by Frank W Stebbins and Mrs Mary Elizabeth Casson. Volunteers are urged for surgical dressings quotas of 18000 four by seven and 200 four by eight dressings plus sponges.

Circuit Court Room Tavares National Red Cross Red Cross Committee On Frank W. Stebbins Eustis Lake County American Red Cross Mary Elizabeth Casson National Emil Yde Florence Hestch Leesburg L. B. Fort National Headquarters Clermont Howey Mount Dora Umatilla

New fiction and non fiction titles added to Mount Dora Library

Mount Dora Public Library reports new acquisitions across fiction and non fiction shelves. Highlights include The Seventh Cross by Amina Segers, Look to the Mountain by LeGrand Cannon, Alfred I Dupont the Family Rebel by Marquis James, Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, and Our Hearts Were Young and Gay by Cornelia Otis Skinner and Emily Kimbrough. Gifts include a Dictionary of Music 1450 to 1889 in four volumes and several Robert Louis Stevenson works.

Amina Seghers LeGrand Cannon Alfred I. Dupont Marquis James John Bunyan Cornelia Otis Skinner Emily Kimbrough Stephen. Foster Womrath Allan R. Bosworth David Dodge Selina Holmes Alexander Cecil Roberts Ruth Walter Teague Robert Louis Stevenson

WAAC Seeks Linguists For Auxiliary Roles In 1940s

Applications are being received to enroll qualified linguists as auxiliaries in the WAAC for cryptography, communications, interpreting, and related duties. Top languages include Spanish Portuguese Chinese Japanese and more, with about 1500 expected nationwide. Women must provide written certification of language ability. Information available at the U Army Recruiting Sub Station 204 Post Office Building Orlando Florida.

WAAC United States U. — Army Orlando Fla

Pleasure Driving Ban Won't Halter Birthday Celebrations

Florida leaders say attendance at President's Birthday Balls will not be halted by the gasoline driving ban. Paul E. Reinhold, state chairman, calls the ban a war measure and urges resourcefulness. Dr. John E. Levan warns polio could surge in 1943, with outbreaks likely linked to wartime population shifts, including Florida.

Florida Paul E. Reinhold John E. Levan National Foundation Levan Reinhold

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Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor Edward Arnold Fay Bainter Richard Ney Jean Rogers John Garfield Bing Crosby Hope Dorothy Lie Hadley Capistrano Moscow Cairo Sally Dress Shop Hale’s Monarch Finer Foods Kellogg Kellogg’s Catherine Borner Sanford Raymond Daniels Frank D. Clements Highland Court Brevard N. C William Wait Mrs William Bunker Jamaica Plain Boston Carl Broom Billie St. Joseph, Mo Mr. Broom C. L. Quixley Alan Ocala A. C. Quixley H. R. Bradner Vada Ham Tampa J. A. Sapp J. C. Penney Company Albert Paddock Evelyn Turnbull Wauconda, Ill Home Demonstration Club Lawn Bowling Club Club Rudo Red Piggly Wiggly Mount Dora Public Library Committee First National Bank Mount Dora, Florida Member Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Das Princess Theatre Fay Bainter MiJora Hardware Company
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