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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
7
The Rev. Perry B. James will preach and officiate at the wedding of Miss Ka Killian and Mr. Victor Lee Rankin in the Methodist arch church at five o clock. Friends are invited to the ceremony and to the reception at Parrish House afterward.
Lloyd Eason and wife, the first couple wed on a Moon rock near Atlanta, honor their anniversary by candle lit at 12:01 a m atop the same rock. Nine join the celebration including Fretwell family and two soldiers. Eason’s mother Carrie Jones recovers in Orlando.
The King's Daughters met at Lake Ola residence with Mrs. C. C. Ames hosting. They considered aiding a seven year old deaf child by entering the school for the deaf at St Augustine and accepted Girl Scouts offer to repair toys for Christmas as a summer project, inviting donations of usable toys. Next meeting July 13 at Mrs. R. M. Brown's home with Mrs. Harold Overhiser.
Miss Doris Camp of Mount Dora Eastern Star was named Grand Representative of the Grand Chapter of Kentucky for three years during a visit by Frances Keisling Worthy Grand Matron. The surprise award occurred in her home chapter with family and Florida and Kentucky officials presenting miniature horses as keepsakes.
Side Inn staff report the Maple wood Club manager and Carl Graves of the Villa Dora as assistant manager.
Mrs W P Moore and son Billy visit Zellwood from St Louis along with Mrs Tessie Owens of Seaford and Corp Paul V Morton from McDill Field visiting John L Morton’s family. Donald Beck returns from Georgia Tech for summer. Marion Sheddan on furlough from Albany passes time with parents.
A snapshot of Mount Dora residents and families planning travels and relocations for the summer. The piece lists trips to Washington D C, New York, Wisconsin, Mexico, and Indiana, with war work, jobs, and hotel stays noted for several individuals and families.
Mount Dora Public Library committees announce new acquisitions. Fiction includes A Grain of Wheat by Toyohikagawa, The Affair of the Limping Sailor by Clifford Knight, and And Now Tomorrow by Rachel Field. Nonfiction features One American by Frazier Hunt and East Goes West by Younghill Kang.
The Tire Rationing Board announces a strict rule: all passenger cars and trucks must have tires recapped or retreaded to exhaustion before eligibility for a new tire. No certificate will be issued if a tire was not recapped where service was available.
Mrs. William Norris traveled to Chicago for a several week visit. Miss Natalie Spilky left for Washington DC for two to three weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Parker headed to Juniper Point Salem Massachusetts for the summer. L C Jerne on a government project at Hobe Sound was home for the weekend. Miss Rose Hale visited relatives in Good Hope Georgia. Mrs. B C Lydy and Miss Miller returned to Lake Jem after a six week Detroit visit. Mrs. B F Williamson returned from a three week stay at a mountain camp near Clayton Georgia.
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