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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1952
Page
5
Mount Dora residents pursue summer trips from Boston to New Jersey with family ties linking Atlanta roots to Florida homes. Local figure Herman Dykes acts on stage with Vincent Price while others head to Nassau and Washington for theater training and tours. The Bardwell clan reunites after New York visits and Pittsburgh pickups.
Churches in Treviwin Eustis and Fifth Avenue share weekly services Morning Worship Sunday School and Evening Worship. Methodists led by Rev Robert M Blackbwen offer MYF and choir rehearsals while Church of God and Church of Christ list service times and midweek studies.
Tangerine residents shared news of Grace Smith visiting Winter Park and L C Smith staying at River View in New Smyrna Beach. The Tangerine Book club met at Mrs Carl Wise’s home with selections from Thomas Wolfe read by Mrs C H Estey. Ward Estey Jr visited cousin Jimmie Wirgman in Daytona Beach, and John Tyndall took a fishing trip to New Smyrna Beach while Mr Cook substituted at the store.
A new baby girl named Wendy Afi was born to Mr Jere and family in Mount Plymouth on July 24. The announcement notes the parents and location with no additional details.
II Hospital reports several local residents ill and hospitalized. Names listed include Mrs Dorotti Vanzant Mrs Grace Greene Charles Dean at Durham Young hospital Leesburg and others in Mount Dora Sor rente and Zellwood with Waterman Memorial Eustis and related facilities.
A rummage sale by the IceHouse Players offers a variety of clothes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. across the street from the Post Office.
Representatives from five small theatres including one in Detroit attended the Central Florida Federation of Live Theatres Seminar at the IceHouse Theatre. J. McDonald directed the session on casting and production problems, with 42 attendees dining afterward. The next seminar, August 24 in Winter Haven, will cover stage lighting and makeup.
A health education program distributed tuberculosis pamphlets, nutrition and dental health materials to county schools. Seventeen film strips on health topics were added to the central library, and 32 talks were given countywide. A showings of the film Standing Behind the Double Barred G was held for civic groups and schools. An exhibit appeared at Lake County Fair with free materials, and literature on isoniazid was shared with local doctors.
August alters local worship with the Methodist church canceling Sunday evening services Rev. Robert M. Blackburn delivers The Vanishing Sinner sermon. Woman's Society of Christian Service circles meet Tuesday at 10 a.m. for a covered-dish lunch led by Rose Cornell A. R. Kinsey and Rose Wood. James H. Sutley preaches at First Baptist How Changes Come The Christian Life. Fifth Avenue Church of Christ holds daily gospel services through Aug 10 with William C. Hatcher speaking at 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Three year old Larry Thomp son, grandson of Mrs. Marie Thompson of Mount Dora, was upset by an earthquake. The Thompsons, from Pomona, Cal, were awake at Tehachapi last week and rushed to their son after the tremor. Larry sat up and began to vomit, a reaction the parents attributed to the quake. They described Tehachapi’s devastation as unbelievable.
Private William C. Stephens of Mount Dora has arrived on Okinawa where he assists servicemen and locals with United States music. He reached Japan in June and was sent to Okinawa rather than Korea, now serving with the 29th Army Band.
The notice invites readers to contact the Leesburg office for TB related information or to write a card addressing health subjects. It emphasizes reaching out via local contact channels for literature and assistance. The language mirrors a community health outreach style.
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