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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1940
Page
5
The Friendly Club will meet next Tuesday January 30 at 2 p m at 231 East Eighth avenue the home of Mrs R J Brown. The Eastern Star will hold its regular meeting this Thursday January 25 at 8 o'clock in the Masonic Hall with visiting Stars invited.
The Woman's Club hosts a card party on January 31 at 2 p m at the Yacht Club. Proceeds benefit club activities and community service projects.
The Woman's Club of Earley Wilmot, chaired by Ways and Means head Earley Wilmot, invites public attendance with tickets at 35 cents. MISS DRUGG'S ENTERTAINMENT features a Friday bridge game hosted by a social circle including Kathleen Galloway and others, following by supper. A community church event Friday from 8 to 10 p.m. extends an invitation to all to welcome Dr and Mrs Reed.
The February meeting will be held Thursday February 1 at 2 30 PM in the Mount Dora Community Hall. Dr Robert N Stevenson nephew of Robert Louis Stevenson will speak on Tahiti and the South Sea Islands. Visiting D A R members are cordially invited.
The Tourist Club hosts Saturday dances in the Community Building drawing many dancers. Northern colleges teach square and round dances as part of a complete evening. Practice and instruction run 8:00 to 8:20, with dancing from 8:15 to 11:00. Plans for the annual masquerade will be announced Saturday night. Bring friends and join in.
Personal notices report Mr and Mrs Jacob Fornoff of Mechanicsburg Ohio as guests this week of Miss Nancy Stuart. Harry A Clark of Corpus Christi is visiting his father Russell. Mr and Mrs J M Turner host as guests Mr Turner's brother.
In Lake County notes, in-law and sister of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moffitt of Boone Iowa join relatives, while J H Turner and family from Crawfordsville Indiana visit. Several arrangements feature guests at Thorp Lake Dora apartments, Mount Dora hospitality, and winter stays by families from New York, Michigan, Ohio, and Connecticut.
The book follows Karl of Austria Hungary and his wife Zita with Prince Otto in exile after the fall of the empire. It traces their attempts to regain the throne, Karl's death on Madeira, and Zita's unwavering resolve amid royal splendor and poverty.
A new Mount Dora donation pushes Finnish Relief Fund totals to 110 dollars. Four supporters contributed including a 25 dollar check from an anonymous lady and three one dollar gifts. Checks should be made out to Finnish Relief Fund and given to Mrs. George Keller or Mr. Walter B. Ferguson, or left at the bank.
Mount Dora mourns as Mrs Clara Hall Burchett dies from heart ailment at 36. Former Mount Dora Post Office money orders supervisor, born in Marshalville Georgia, survived by husband C E Burchett sister J Collier Cooper and brothers E G Hall W O Hall and Douglas Hall. Funeral Sunday at Methodist church with Rev Kenneth G Rogers officiating. Burial in Forest Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
Sorrento, once a major fruit shipping point, loaded a car at the private packing plant of Victor Lent after years of central packing. Illness grips Mrs. Millie Smith and draws her to a hospital, as visitors arrive from Utica and Washington to aid relatives. Local residents Mr. Marion Matlack and Cecil Cowart visit. the Hanford family from Washington state stays with Mrs. Anna Matlack.
Benjamin F. Mosteller 72 died Friday morning January 19 after a short illness. He lived in Mount Dora over twelve years coming from Adairsville Georgia where he worked in milling. Survived by two daughters Mrs W H Edwards of St Petersburg and Mrs Annie L Edwards of Dalton two sons Andrew J Mosteller and Ernest P Mosteller a foster son Millard Reid two brothers David of Cartersville and A J of Orlando and two sisters Mrs Lizzie Anderson and Mrs Annie Denning both of Adairsville His wife passed away four years ago The funeral was held Saturday afternoon from the Baptist church with Rev Ralph Acree officiating Burial followed in Forest Cemetery with the Masons conducting the grave service.
Mr and Mrs J H Johnson of Miami announce the birth of their son J H Junior on January 24 at Mount Dora Hospital. The baby weighed 8 pounds by birth and both mother and infant are doing nicely.
The Burchett and Hall families express appreciation to friends for kindness and sympathy after the death of Clara Hall Burchett. They also thank everyone for the beautiful flowers shown in her memory.
The Detten family extends thanks to all who offered comfort and assistance following the death of our beloved wife and mother, expressing gratitude for the many acts of kindness and support received.
Mount Dora reports all hotels and rooming houses were full Monday night with many guests en route to other parts of the state. The condition occurs nearly every winter but seldom both all rooms are occupied at once.
The Mostellers, Reids and Edwards express gratitude for the support and comforting messages received during a time of trouble and sorrow.
The Florida Safety Council explains there are two collision causes: the river failing to see danger and a driver failing to act in time. The piece discusses traffic ordinances signals signs safety zones and enforcement as means to prevent such crashes.
Foster Barnes exhi horticulturist reports the Florida Exhibit at the World’s Fair lost less than one percent of 40 carloads of arene and plantings from all parts of es.
Dr. James E. West, Chief Scout Executive, will visit Orlando January 30 to address the Central Florida Council annual meeting at 6 30 p m in the Chamber of Commerce building. A reception precedes the dinner for Scouts and guests starting 6 p m. the council reports being debt free and owning an 80 acre campsite near Plymouth.
The college expects total enrollment to top 2000 with 50 to 75 new students arriving for the second semester starting Monday January 29. The increase will surpass all prior records after five years of steady climb.
Nelson Eddy returns to star opposite newcomer Hona Massey in Balalaika at the State Theatre Eustis Sunday and Monday. The colorfully staged Old Russia drama, based on a London musical, follows Eddy and Massey as their romance unfolds amid revolution with supporting by Charlie Ruggles Lionel Atwill and others under director Reinhold Schunzel.
A Florida Safety Council statement urges drivers to focus on the road and avoid absorbing conversations with passengers while behind the wheel, calling driving a difficult task. It stresses staying alert as a core safety practice for all motorists.
Florida Safety Council notes that careless and reckless driving causes accidents even when highways and vehicles are in perfect condition.
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