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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1942
Page
5
The Pythian Sisters invite all Knights and Sisters to a supper meeting in Temple Hall on Friday evening from 6 30 to 7 00 o clock. The supper will be in charge of
Mrs. Ruth Williams steps in to take the place of Mrs. Sopia Story, who has been called out of town.
The Home Demonstration Club will meet July 8 at 2 30 PM in the Community Building. The topic is Summer Foods with a demonstration of a summer plate. Members will share salads and discuss nutrition and ingredients.
The marriage of Miss Ellen Schrup daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred F Schrup to James Spencer Bryant son of Mrs N D Oniferio of Wilmington NC took place at 4 30 pm Wednesday June 24 with Rev William O Farrell officiating A small family reception followed at Hile Mount Plymouth The bride wore pastel blue crepe print and a beige coat and orchids Duke University graduate 1941 and Pi Beta Phi member served as salutatorian and student council president with best man B J Schwind Orlando The couple left for an eastern wedding trip
An X-ray technician for Dr. Fred M. Gate and Sheltering Arms Hos ta Mr. Bryant, alumnus of the University of North Carolina, famed in athletics and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, is currently stationed at Fort Taylor in Key est.
A reception June 26 at the Mount Dora Methodist parish house endorsed the new pastor Rev Floyd Cooper and Mrs Cooper. About seventy five attendees heard greetings from church leaders and members of the community including the Youth Fellowship and the Community Church. The event closed with pledges of loyal cooperation and enthusiasm for the year ahead.
Personal notices show Miss Anna Margaret White staying in Leesburg with her sister Dorothy, while Mrs. Pearl Camp and Doris and Twila Camp head to their Illi nois farm. Many others travel or reside seasonally in New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Florida, and Canada with family readings, hospital stays, or defense work noted.
Miss Adelaide Key returns to Orlando to become secretary to the District Manager of Equitable Life Insurance, Florida Bank Building. The report also lists friends and relatives traveling, greetings for Miss Angie Ryan in Mount Dora, and various departures to Akron Evansville Northampton and other towns.
Mrs Marion L Hayward of East Orange New Jersey and Mount Dora widow of Sterling F Hayward died suddenly on June 12 at her East Orange home. She was found dead beside her bed from a heart clot. She is survived by two brothers Charles and Emil Wideman of Newark and a niece Mrs Donald Muchmore of Miami.
The message encourages thrift through War Bonds as a way to save and support America. It advises readers to purchase ten percent of each paycheck, highlighting War Bonds as a patriotic savings instrument.
Mr and Mrs Carl Edward Porter welcome a son named Charles Robert born Thursday June 25 at their Highland avenue home. The baby weighs eight and a half pounds and both mother and child are doing well. Mr and Mrs H M Carroll of Lake Jem greet an eight and a half pound son born Monday evening June 29, with mother and baby in good condition.
Rain forced the Saturday night School Band indoors with Mr. George White ensuring the bank hosts the crowd. A later 4 pm park concert is planned for July 1, weather permitting, with more performances the following Saturday. Band practice remains Tuesdays at 7 30 pm in the Community Building.
Mount Dora Public Library presents Frazier Hunt's One American a sprawling informal memoir of the Midwestern writer who traveled widely. The book blends adventure and personalities and reflects a distinctive American viewpoint shaped by wartime and world affairs.
Lake County boards approve 1519.50 for first aid supplies for 13 buses planned as ambulances in air raid and catastrophe drills. Seven buses receive eight stretchers ten first aid kits four leg splints and decontamination chemicals while six others get eight stretchers and kits. project to be completed in weeks with gradual equipment rollout.
Mr Barker travels from Lake County to Gainesville for a ten day civilian defense training course at the University of Florida run by national civilian defense officials following Edgewood Arsenal plans. He expects added value for himself and the county and has previously studied manuals and notes and attended a two day school in Orlando. The trip is at his own expense.
Florida collectors explain a method of procedure requiring U S car stamps before obtaining gas ration books at the July registration. John L Fahs, Florida Collector of Internal Revenue, outlined the steps for car owners to secure stamps and qualify for ration books.
The U S Car Stamp costs 5.00 and is obtainable at all post offices. Buyers attach the stamp to the car windshield after recording make model engine number and state tax number on the back. Stamp serial, car details, and rationing information are recorded for government inspectors. No form or mail-in required beyond the payment.
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