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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1942
Page
5
Mr and Mrs R G Shipes of 741 East Eighth announce the marriage of their daughter Georgia Jean to Sergeant Richard W Reich son of Mr and Mrs P F Reich of West Virginia The ceremony was held Monday at the Methodist parsonage officiated by Rev Floyd Cooper Only attendants were Miss Florence Lee and Mr Thomas Shipes The couple will reside in Tampa where Reich is stationed at MacDill Field.
Mr. and Mrs. Sol Spilky announce the engagement of their daughter Natalie to Stuart Bernard Levi son of Mrs. Harold Hecht Levi of Washington DC. Miss Spilky is a University of Georgia graduate with activity in Student Government Council Pan Hellenic Council Georgia Glee Club Economics Society and Delta Phi Epsilon. Mr. Levi attended UGA and was a member of the Georgia Track Team Phi Kappa Economics Society Phi Epsilon Pi.
The King's Daughters gathered at Mrs. R. M. Brown's home on Alexander Street for devotional and business discussion with good attendance and a social hour with summer refreshments. A moonlight boat ride and supper on the City of Dora is planned for Monday July 27. The next meeting is set for Monday August 10 at Grandview Street hosted by Miss Betty West and Miss Edna Dennis.
Miss Frances Pemberton daughter of Mr and Mrs E C Pemberton of Clermont married John Milton Crabtree of West Palm Beach in a Grace Baptist Church ceremony Saturday night. Rev H D Frink officiated as guests filled the church with gladioli dahlias white asters feverfew and palms. The bride wore a white chiffon gown with Chantilly lace and a long train a sweetheart neckline and long sleeves ending in a point at the wrist. Her veil flowed from a tiara.
The ceremony featured a stephanotis bouquet and a bridal party including matron of honor Mrs D Mullins Jr of West Palm Beach and bridesmaid Miss Helen Addison of Clermont. Ring bearer Michael Kiputh and best man L D Mullins Jr accompanied the couple, who will reside at 818 Avon Road West Palm Beach after a Florida beaches honeymoon.
Molten week of visits and homecomings across Macon Fernandina and St. Petersburg with support from families in Orlando Jacksonville and Apopka. The Wesley Fellowship met at the school auditorium for a brief business session and social gathering hosted by T D McGraw and L B Vincent.
Mrs. C. E. Brooks and Miss Johnnie Mae Stanley return home on Alexander Street after weeks in DeLand. Frank Nettleton visits Michigan relatives while Purdy and Wilson families travel. Maglathlin and Pensacola work trip. Bernard Levi Stuart arrives from Washington to visit Spilky family. Coffin family at Daytona Beach. Keller family visits Cocoa and Cocoa Beach to see publisher C. H. Holderman. N. W. Morley travels to Lexington to see daughter Mrs. Hugh O'Neill. Colonel W. W. Carr transfers from Providence to San Antonio. Grant Cowles celebrate silver wedding with guests. Local officials update on Hotel Mount Dora stay and travel plans. Mayor Simpson undergoes eye operation in Jacksonville. wife recovering in Lake County. Lieutenant Walter Fowler from Tyndall Field on leave with family in Mount Dora. Marcia Fowler and Sara Ferris visiting.
Memories of the Broadway era return as Miss Mary Hay leads a 16 member troupe in a free Sunday afternoon vaudeville at Silver Springs. Don King with his dummy Jerry Du Barry headlines with Ben Rivlin as emcee and a lineup of singers dancers and musicians.
Marine sergeant to interview men for service at the Eustis Post Office on Monday July 20 seeking volunteers for land sea and guard roles in the Marine Corps. Sergeant Cunningham, veteran Marine, will provide information on joining the nation’s oldest fighting service.
Four month old Tommie Faye Sims, son of Mrs. Daisy Sims, died Tuesday from pneumonia shortly after arrival at a hospital in Eustis. He had been taken from Mount Dora, where the family resided.
A provocative call asks Adolph, Benito, and Hirohito to fund the war through ten percent of every pay period in War Bonds, urging widespread sacrifice on every payday.
Lake County fruit notes show late smaller grape crop with high quality as R. E. Norris notes Niagara varietals early and Bea con later. Citrus growers express nitrogen concerns yet praise lush crotalaria beggarweed and Alyce clover growing in groves.
Public notices promote saving for war bonds with exhortations about bravery and duty. Messages encourage citizens to contribute to war funding through disciplined saving and national sacrifice.
A guide explains four rules for staying cool: dress lightly for air flow, enjoy gentle breezes and outdoor sleeping, and drink salt water with sugar in hot work environments. It links sun exposure to heat illnesses and notes vitamin C and B benefits from citrus fruits and vegetables while suggesting light meals and avoiding greasy foods.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a seaside See frat bette scene with unclear names and actions. Limited readable facts prevent full event attribution. no dates or places are identifiable. The record preserves the garbled fragment as a placeholder item in the newspaper collection.
Twenty nine Navajo Indians from Fort Defiance Arizona enlist in the Marine Corps as an Indian platoon of twenty nine. The unit trains with sixty eight Marines overall. The Indian platoon set rifle range records with one expert marksman and multiple sharpshooters. Private Johnny Manuliete leads among the men and honors his war chief name.
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