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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1934
Page
5
The Mount Dora Masons plan their annual picnic for July 26 at Springs with Eastern Stars and families invited. The OES held an end of summer meeting with the charter draped in memory of Past Patron C L Nimnicht and announced a reciprocal picnic for Robert Morris Day on August 31.
The item lists several women including Miss Hobie eereerie G. Ray Jr and Misses Jeanette Pike Gladys Simpson Georgia Kirby Harriet Banks Mary Battle Carolyn Kennedy Shirley Drugg Marie Slack Mary Joyce Moorhead Elizabeth Fenn Eleanor Wells Vivian Craig Esther Cadman Lois Hobson from Eustis and Carolyn Barker from Tavares in a society notice.
Personal notes list Lloyd Atkins in Tampa on business, Mary Treadwell visiting Thomson, Gould Sadler vacationing ten days at Daytona Beach with aunt Alice Graham, Elizabeth Stone traveling to Detroit and Canada, Mary Battle guest of Mrs. Denny Morrow, Hooten visiting David S. Simpson Jr. at Shady Retreat, S. H. Lane recovering from minor operation, Rev and Mrs. Spencer and Pomona Davidson at Daytona Beach for July and August, Jack Wilkinson and family en route to Claxton Georgia, Max Moorhead vacationing with C. C. Moorhead, Alice Fletcher visiting Miss Jane McCown, Epworth League Institute attendees at DeLand, R. Morrow renting Lake Dora Drive home, R. C. Tucker visiting with A. J. Waltz, and S. S. Sadler returning from a three week Boston Philadelphia New York trip.
Several Mount Dora residents make plans and changes. Miss Ellene Thompson begins work in Dr. W. L. Wood's office, replacing Miss Mildred Hobbs who left July 1 to marry. Mr. G. E. Ganin and niece Miss Florence Davis head to Mt. Kisco for summer. others visit Maine, Georgia, and Sewickley Pa for the season. A Fourth of July picnic at Homosassa is noted, and Tommy Drake recovers from a broken arm after a fencing accident.
Dr. Miller Wells announces summer schedule in Mount Dora. office will close every afternoon in July and August from 3 PM, with Thursday noon closures.
Sorrento residents hosted a 6 30 luncheon for Ira Conner with Dr. Adams, the Fenton family, Harry Thomas of Miami, Davey family, Mrs. Jones of Zellwood, S R Barber, Carl Walker and Patricia Ann, Lola Kennedy, and Ida Battle’s family joining. Attendees noted traveling to Jacksonville, Gainesville, Washington DC, and St Petersburg for visits and summer pursuits as Pauline McDonald headed to Gainesville. Junior Royal recovers from measles while the Torbet Sanders duo visited relatives in St Petersburg.
Lake County features aging residents and long memories from Clermont tomato days to 1895 freezes. Notable figures include Benjamin H. Vogt of Eustis, 93, and Mrs Jennie Marshall of Leesburg, 97, with chronicles of the Eustis Lake Region’s early publishing and Civil War veterans. Local 4-H camp life, 19th century travel lore, and road lore across Florida are recounted by regional writers and readers.
Lake County 4-H boys return from camp at Astor Park with Marion Union and Orange counties. The new Camp McQuarie hosts seven cottages and a completed control cottage. Citrus growers hold fertilizer lectures at Leesburg and Umatilla. County agent reports June activities and a large 4-H World’s Fair tour planned for August 11 from Jacksonville at 50 dollars.
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