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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1942
Page
5
Ocklawaha Chapter DAR will meet at Mrs. Walter H Rush home on Washington Avenue Eustis. The program topic is National De-
Hostesses Mesdames Reilly Mowery and Stover invite the Pea Daughters to a forthcoming gathering with details to follow. The fragment suggests a social event announcement and participation invitation among local women.
Mr and Mrs R G Galloway announce the marriage of their daughter Kathleen to Mr Charles E Burchett. The simple home wedding took place Saturday January 24 at eight o clock with Reverend Floyd Montgomery of the First Baptist Church officiating.
The King's Daughters, Monday Social Club, Forget Me Not Circle, and P T A County Council report activities in Clermont Leesburg and surrounding areas. Attendees include Mrs Wise Bertine Steph ens Abbott Drake Hegeman Blanchard Kil gour Ab bott and more. events span dinners cards circle meetings and health committee work. The next sessions are scheduled for February 9 and April 20.
Mrs. A. P. Sidel co hosted with Mrs. Jensen during a social hour serving refreshments at their apartment, outlining a cordial gathering.
A January 23 gathering at 541 Seventh Avenue featured contract bridge and five hundred. Prizes went to Fink for high in contract and Schonenberger for low, while L Tower won in five hundred. Southern flowers brightened the house and refreshments followed. Attendees included numerous neighbors and friends.
The P T A will meet in the social room of the Community Building next Tuesday at 3 30 PM A Founders Day candle light ceremony a birthday party and music by Mrs Celia Claflin will comprise the program A Founders Day offering will be taken The event recalls the National Congress of Parents and Teachers founding aims and the pledge to improve knowledge of children and promote better education.
Mount Dora Chapter No. 103 observed a large Obligation Night with Miss Doris Camp as Worthy Matron presiding. Guests included Mrs. Nelle Dick and Mrs. Belle Greene. plans for a benefit card party were reported. a memorial pledge was given and the Starpoint colors were displayed.
The parlor seating at Community Church was taxed as one hundred guests attended the first fellowship supper last Friday evening. The event showcased friendly fellowship and served as a community gathering hosted by the Ladies Aid Society.
In 1942 Miss Helen Lemert led a Ladies Aid supper with orange and white decor and varied helpers assisting in kitchens and seating. Guests included Mrs. N W Mor ey and Maria Bradley among others. The prelude to a special meeting raised 200 for equipment to feed 150. plans for a Valentine supper and party on February 13 are under way with reservations open.
Personal H. W. Harlow remains ill at home for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Wasmuth from Huntington Indiana occupy the Waltz bungalow on Tremain street. Mrs. Jessie Warren and Mrs. An nette Fields from Eatontown New Jersey reside in one Thorp Lake Dora apartment.
A stream of visitors and travelers visit Mount Dora and nearby towns. Ban in Washington returns soon after a business trip. Kenneth Maglathlin recovers at Tangerine after a minor operation. Mrs. S. C. Colley and Mrs. Stanley Holmes travel from Tennessee and New Jersey. Several families from Ohio, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Tennessee are staying in local apartments and homes. Richard Van Voorhis, son of local residents, returns from naval service for a short leave. Mrs. Ernest Alexander visits from Johnson City with sister Miss Rhoda Hodge. trips include St Augustine Marineland Bok Tower and Winter Haven.
Mr and Mrs William C Stokley are the happy parents of a nine pound son born Monday January 26 at 6 15 am in the Orange General Hospital Orlando They named the newcomer Michael Mother and baby are doing well.
Mrs. Hannah Longenecker rests comfortably at Mount Dora Hospital while Miss Gertrude Thorne plans to leave for Villa Dora Hotel. Roy Earl Wise, injured while playing, required three external and two internal sutures and is improving. Charles Summersill lost two fingers in a sawing accident and is recovering with stumps re-amputated for cushion.
Marcus C. Fagg state superintendent of the Children's Home Society of Florida presents the 1941 report highlighting the Sponsoring Committees achievements statewide. He notes the committees have performed valuable service for the society and its family of homeless and needy children.
Despite war and ongoing relief appeals in 1941, 2 300 members of the Sponsoring Committee praised Florida newspapers for aiding statewide drives. Lake County exceeded its $1 250 quota with $1 556 09 in cash food and wearables plus value, Mount Dora surpassed its $250 quota with $256 cash and $23 in articles. The federal government plans 200 carloads of fresh fruit through the Surplus Marketing administration during January 2031.
The piece argues that federal subsidies paid to sugar producers for not growing sugar have shifted costs to American households. It claims Florida could boost sugar production if permitted, highlighting the impact on consumers.
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