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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1935
Page
5
The Golden Eaglets of the Orange Lake Girl Scout Council enjoyed a social evening Saturday at the home of Mrs D Christ in Orlando. Seven Eaglets attended the gathering.
Regular Mount Dora Chapter No. 103 O E S meets June 13 at eight with a special gathering June 17 at the Yacht Club for the Worthy Grand Matron's visit. Nine Epworth League members from Mount Dora attend the State Institute in Lakeland led by Rev Viral B. James and others.
The King's Daughters held a Tuesday meeting with Miss Helen Merritt to review cases needing aid. A recent appeal raised most funds for a $50 radium treatment, with only a few dollars remaining. Refreshments included Montverde grapes. The next meeting is June 25 at Mrs. Mabel TM leary's Ninth Avenue home.
Mrs. Alton Linn and family left Tuesday for Zanesville Ohio. Miss M Jean Hendry visits Mr and Mrs I F Sarver at 621 Fifth Ave. Mr Frank Pooser mentions Morley of St Augustine. Florence Hanscom spent days in Melbourne Florida visiting friends. Nelson Morley leaves for Atlanta for summer work. Jane McCown leaves for Ridgecrest to attend B Y P U Assembly. Charles Norris recovering from appendicitis at Lake County Hospital. Haywards drive to East Orange New Jersey for summer home. Ritz and son with Euwer head to Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania for the summer. Lem Downs returns to Gainesville then Nashville for summer. Jesse Dooley heads to Union Springs Alabama after Gainesville summer. Martha Fenn, Flora Morley, Robert Quixley and David Coffin noted.
Local residents embark on trips and health updates as outlooks rise. Gudgeon Whitten Norris and Dr Wells head to Lemon Bay Engelwood for days of Gulf fishing while Samuel Peacock recovers from major surgery at Fruitland Park. Mosteller couple ill at Hudson Hill, with sons Andrew and Ernest nearby. Betts leave for Milton Wisconsin for months around a golden anniversary. Mildred March travels from Bridgeport to Waterbury hospital for a planned operation. Goddard visits Griffin and joins northern tour to Wash New York New Hampshire. Derby’s Elias Seccombe suffers a fractured hip in Griffen Hospital Derby. The Kramer family travels to Sewickley Pennsylvania then Maganetawan Canada with Mrs Sherman joining later. Cooper attends Daytona Beach convention for the American Legion. Eustis and Mount Dora Legion units noted. Household sale announced at Lake Ola estate. private sale Saturday June 15.
A long retrospective notes the Statue of Liberty semi centennial celebration on October 28 1936. It recalls the 1886 unveiling on Bedloe’s Island New York Harbor the French gift to the United States financing by both nations and the details of the statue such as its weight height and capacity. The piece cites key dates including the 1877 act of Congress the 1883 Paris completion and 1885 pedestal laying and calls for public contributions of poems and pictures to honor the milestone. George A Palmer of the Statue of Liberty National Monument is arranging submissions with no payment offered.
Osceola area shoppers find bargains on coffee tomatoes and cake flour. The sale lists canned salmon grape juice toilet paper dog food tea and preserved figs along with milk jars bread and butter pickles and U.S. No 1 potatoes in 10 pound bags.
Home demonstration notes from Tallahassee explain berry canning, including dewberries blackberries blueberries elderberries and mulberries. Select ripe sound fruit packed in hot jars with medium syrup, processed in water bath 10 to 20 minutes depending on jar size, then cooled sealed and paraffin dipped.
A short agricultural notice notes that top dressing pastures with fertilizer is among the most reliable methods to increase feed from fields. Details mention Lake Ola shore sales and Trustee's Agent deliveries.
Florida and Georgia representatives on the control committee for the Southeastern Watermelon Marketing Agreement will meet soon to discuss eliminating No 2 grade melons from shipment. D E Timmons Extension Service specialist in Gainesville attended a Jacksonville meeting.
The twenty third annual Home Demonstration Short Course for 4 H club girls at the State College for Women in Tallahassee drew 414 rural attendees from 30 Florida counties. Winners in various lines of work were announced and prizes awarded. Nutrition experts advise planning the year’s food supply on the family’s needs.
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