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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1938
Page
7
The Weekly Bridge Club met last night at Mrs. W. L. Taylor's home in Sylvan Shores with one table of bridge. Participants included Mrs. W. L. Prinz Mrs. J. H. Rumph Miss Shirley Schonenberger and Miss Louise Walden. Hostess served chocolate pie.
Miss Esther Stevens was the honored guest at a surprise party hosted by friends with her mother at the Stevens residence on Donnelly Avenue last night. The event celebrated what appeared to be Miss Stevens' nineteenth birthday with games and refreshments.
Mrs Mildred Wilson of Mount Dora announces the marriage of her son John H Wilson Jr to Miss Elsie Fuller of Franklinton North Carolina on June 16 1938 The groom served in the CCC for three years at Franklinton and completed high school graduation on May 28 Miss Wilson is also a graduate of Franklinton High School
Mr. Walter H. Drake, known in Mount Dora as a standout figure, celebrated his seventy fifth birthday at his Sylvan Shores home last Saturday. Ill health kept him from full celebration, but friends and family visited to extend greetings. Our personal congratulations to a fine fellow, may he enjoy many more birthdays with the friends he has earned.
In a 3 pm ceremony at the Barnes home on North Palm Avenue Highland Park the couple exchanged rings in a double ring service led by Rev. William Frost. Miss Kathleen Smith served as maid of honor while Miss Florence Alpin sang, with Peaches and pastel blooms forming a peach color theme.
The wedding of Miss Cochran to Mr Millar drew a large group including Mrs Keller and Miss Cochran from Glendale. Attendants wore blue lace and gardenia boutonnieres. After a reception and cake, the couple plan a month’s honeymoon on a South La guna hillside before moving to San Bernardino where they will teach next year.
Personal notes reveal Miss Gladys Simpson will work in Atlanta for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Urquhart travel to Chicago for summer. Mrs. Vincent and son Jim visit Miami relatives. Kempf family to Melbourne for a week. Ocala guest Corine Vickers stayed with Mrs. Aroid at the Harold House. Curtis Jackson returns from Camp Wewa near Plymouth. Local households host visits from Lewis and Lehman families. Simpson motor trip to Key West via Overseas Highway. Brown couple head to Indian Rocks for summer. Eleanor Peabody visits Sylvan Shores from Norwood. County Home Demonstration Clubs meet in Montverde with Mount Dora attendees. Bradstock couple announce birth of a son. relatives visit in Ohio. Mrs. Lashar remains seriously ill in Mount Dora Hospital. Flora Morley goes to Daytona Beach for the summer then to FSC in fall. Finzel and Vinton attend the Tallahassee Home Demonstration Convention. Cameron from Manhattan arrives to surprise her parents.
Mystery laughter and romance mix in the Princess Theatre street date attraction for Sunday and Monday. The venue promotes a lively show featuring intrigue and humor to lure local audiences.
Residents and relatives mingle at home on Lake Shore Road with two week stays planned. Guests include Mr and Mrs Elmer Hoddart and son John Elmer of Kansas City and Mr Tom Hill of Elfers. Movements to Blowing Rock Tampa and Thomasville referenced alongside job returns and assignments.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Estey and daughter Mary spent Monday at Coronado Beach. Maurice Pike and family plan a two week beach stay. E P Tolman spends the summer in Valois New York. Owen Connor and children vacation at a cottage on Anna Maria beach near Bradenton. Mrs Alice Bauer and son return to Rockland Massachusetts.
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce launches a monthly at home trade campaign. The July slip urges residents to patronize local merchants to strengthen Lake County’s economy and community, keeping dollars within the area to fund local growth and prosperity.
The second annual Lake County Amateur Contest runs July 6 and 7 at 8 30 p m in the State Theatre Eustis. Contestants must register by July 5 at listed county venues with age act and training details and furnish their own accompanist. An audition July 5 from 9 to 12 will determine eligibility. Six winners receive prizes from Sparks Theatre and may advance to the Central Florida Contest at the Beacham Theatre Orlando in September with top prize an all expense trip to New York or 50 dollars in cash.
A Daytona Beach woman solicited funds for so called Wesleyan missionaries in Mount Dora prompting questions about authorization and local support. Residents wonder why she bypassed the Mount Dora and Lake County chambers and local pastors and accuse her of targeting unaware donors. The Daytona Beach Chamber reports the solicitation is not well regarded locally.
Luise Rainer, last year’s Academy Award winner, stars in The Toy Wife at the Princess Theatre next Friday and Saturday July 8 and 9. The program includes latest motion pictures about the Dionne Quintuplets in Quintupland with the Quins shown in snow and the doctor notes their hardiness and care.
A warning urges residents to call the Chamber of Commerce before admitting solicitors. Instructs tellers to notify the chamber that a solicitor is being sent, a practice Mount Dora Chamber has followed for months.
A summer sports program meeting is planned at the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday night at 7 30. All are invited to attend.
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