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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1934
Page
5
Mr and Mrs Jack Wilkinson and Claude Eugene Carter announce a social engagement with a summer wedding to follow. Mount Dora Chapter O E S holds a regular meeting at Fretenel Hall tonight at 8 o clock with charter draped in memory of C L Nimnicht.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jensen of Jacksonville made a weekend visit to Mount Dora with Mrs. Jensen's parents Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Sidel. On returning they carried a load of belongings to their new home at 621 Roselle Street, Jacksonville, inviting friends to call.
The King's Daughters met Tuesday night at the home of Misses Carrie and Mary True with large attendance. Mrs Ronald Christie chaired in the president's absence and, after the committee report, decided to furnish milk for another undernourished child. Other cases were discussed but no action appeared necessary. Plans were complete.
A Wednesday afternoon benefit-card party concluded with a guessing game awarding prizes to top score and lowest score. Refreshments followed. The next meeting is Tuesday evening July 10 at Miss Helen Merritt’s Grandview Street home with Mrs Harold Overhiser as associate hostess.
Mrs ar hosted a Wednesday bridge party at her home on Alexander and Fourth. Eight guests attended including Mrs. Frank Hubbard Mrs. Geo L Zell Mrs J G LaDue Mrs A C Quixley Mrs E M Wentworth Mrs Mary McDonnell Mrs Estella Clark and Miss Gertrude Thorne. Mrs Quixley won high score and Mrs McDonnell took consolation.
The 1934 Mount Dora High School graduating class was feted with several post‑exercises celebrations. Dr and Mrs Harry T Fenn hosted a class dance on Donnelly Street after the ceremony. Francys Sadler hosted a Wednesday dinner and swimming party at the Sadlers Lake Ola home. Alfred Rehbaum and family hosted a Daytona Beach party with five couples, including Mary Bob Treadwell Edward Brooks Jane McCarty Tom Fenn and Francis Sadler Edward Sadler Elizabeth Fenn Samuel Sadler Jr and Mary Joyce Moorhead, traveling in the Rehbaum house car trailer and dancing on the pier.
Personal notes show Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Johnson leaving Saturday for Mt. Pleasant Tennessee for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. LaBreck returned from an enjoyable visit at Mount Kisco New York and other places. Miss Willa Mae Gresham came back from a visit with her aunt and uncle at Umatilla. Mr. and Mrs. William Watt depart this week for the summer, first to Mt. Kisco, while Janesey visit Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fowler. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Johnson and daughter Marilyn and Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Crane and daughter Gladys Irene spent a few days early in the week at Daytona Beach, returning Wednesday. Mrs. M. B. Wingate and family occupied Mrs. R. W. Dickson's home during the school year.
Local residents spent time away from Gainesville traveling to St Petersburg Daytona Beach and Daytona Beach vacationing in New York Con necticut and Canada. Others hosted visitors at Mount Dora Sylvan Shores Troy New Hampshire and Magnetawan while missionary work and church activities were noted in Orlando and Daytona Beach.
A 4H participant earned a sponsored trip to Gainesville by Mount Dora Kiwanis to study hog farming. He records lessons on hog types, diet, minerals, tankage, fly disease, and peanut ham economics, with notes on feed ratios and pasture routines.
The text describes the life cycle of a large round worm in pigs with the sow's teats as the starting point, the larvae migrating through the pig’s body to the liver and lungs before returning to the intestines to mature in about ten weeks. It notes prevention over cure and mentions mud holes as habitat, plus a cattle feeding trial using three trench silos with grassless, sorghum cane, and sugarcane feeds. sorghum performed best. Instructor A L Shealy is cited alongside Bayard Roberts Jr.
The Baptist Women’s Missionary Society and guests gathered Monday afternoon for a program on “The Youth Today and World Mindedness.” Members shared life stories of missionaries and outlined activities of Sunbeam Band G A R A Y W A A plus Y W A.
The B Y P U department of the Baptist church conducts a training school this week with daily 7 30 evening sessions. Three classes led by Rev A A Stanley Miss Thelma Tew and Miss Jane McCown teach about forty attendees. Oris Norris directs the program and the school runs through Friday night.
Judge A E Rowley of Norwalk Ohio died in hospital after a lengthy illness. He served as probate judge for years and was active in many civic efforts. He had recently celebrated a long career in law and public service, with friends noting his contributions to Mount Dora and the wider state.
Mr and Mrs John Kilbourne of Concoookey announce the birth of a daughter Ryan Elizabeth on June 19 1934.
Mount Dora authorities require all dogs to be inoculated and licensed by July 15. Chief Story will delay enforcement until July 15 to give owners time. Frank Drake will inoculate dogs at his home on June 30 July 7 and July 14 from 9 am to 5 pm for $1 per animal. tags remain free.
Dr R W Ruprecht spoke to Leesburg and Umatilla Citrus Growers Schools on fertilizer materials efficiency and analysis. Next meetings set for July 6 in Leesburg City Hall and Umatilla High School to discuss fertilizer formula making. Lake County Poultrymen plan a July 12 tour to Brooksville to visit the Federal and State Experiment Stations. All poultrymen invited with lunch to bring. Florida Grape Growers Association meets June 29 at San Juan Hotel Orlando, program at 10 a m, adjournment around four. 4 H Club boys attend annual camp near Astor Park with Lake Orange Marion and Union counties joint setup led by Wilmer Bassett and R W Blacklock.
Roy J. Wilmot of the Florida Experiment Station shows a method to craft flower frogs from one half inch mesh galvanized hardware cloth. Cut round or square pieces, remove outer wires, fit a cross shaped center, bend arms to height, and weave sprigs through the mesh to hold flowers upright.
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