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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1945
Page
5
The sixty year marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Drake was marked March 1 with a family luncheon at Sylvan Shores Hotel hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Stein. Isabel Patrick W M attended as part of the event.
The Monday Social Club held its monthly luncheon with eleven tables of bridge five hundred and auction. Mrs A Cooper won the bridge prize and Mrs J H Brydon won the five hundred prize. Next week the party returns to the usual card event at 2 15 pm with Mrs Mattie White hosting bridge and Mrs R B Searing hosting five hundred.
Mrs Howard Simpson entertained Monday afternoon with a informal coca cola party at her Sylvan Shores home honoring Mrs Millard C Reid of Lake Butler a house guest and Mrs Chester Morse of Atlanta visiting her in laws Mr and Mrs old J Morse Twenty four guests attended the hour List of invited guests includes Mesdames Glenn Brown R G Parker Betty Seiss David Simpson LaGrand Abel Irvingee Jr William W House Jack Owens Henry W Land W C Winfree and others plus Miss Mary Joyce Moorhead.
Ocklawaha Chapter D A R held its March meeting in Eustis on March 1. Minutes read and approved. Secretary noted a letter from President General about 1945 war projects. per capita donation approved. Treasurers and guests totals listed. next meeting set for April 1 in Umatilla. Hazel M. Cowart, Publicity Committee member.
Personal visits and guest arrangements unfold as families travel between Ottawa, Fayetteville, Breezy Point, and Detroit. Residents including Mrs Peggy Call, Mr J G Ray, Mr and Mrs Holler, Lt and Mrs White Jr, Mrs S S Sadler, Mrs James Pollak, Chester Morse family, and others share visits and winter stays across North Carolina, Florida, New Jersey, and Michigan.
News snippets list locals visiting relatives and friends, wartime notes, and travel. Names mentioned include Mrs. A. H. Mackenzie, Mrs. R. M. Blanchard senior and junior, Miss Elizabeth Trenham, Mrs. Nellie Baird, Miss Mary Emma, Miss May D. Lewis, Mr. S. B. Law Jr., Dr. Duncan A. Campbell, Mrs. Gatelius, and Millard Reid with family. Locations cited include Max Holme, Bay Pines Veterans Hospital, Hammondton, The Homestead, Amsterdam NY, DeLand, Mount Dora, Watertown NY, Hamden CT, Port William Ontario, Lake Butler, and Florida communities.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil W. Bowie announce the birth at Eustis Hospital of a child. Mother and baby are doing well, with the father described as still on cloud nine.
The Horton family thanks friends neighbors and churches for flowers fruit cards letters and various delicacies sent during Mr Horton’s illness expressed by Mr and Mrs James M Horton and family.
The public is invited to a fish smoking demonstration on the Court House grounds in Tavares on March 21. Mr. Rust of Washington and Miss Isabelle Thursby will show simple home smoke methods for salt and fresh water fish and provide directions for making a basic smoker. The event runs 5:30 PM to dark with Lake County Home Demonstration Agent Lucie K. Miller in charge and the Tavares Home Demonstration Club serving foods.
The notice invites persons who operate fishing camps in the county to attend a meeting to learn information for their camps and guests. It promises further information to appear in this paper next week.
The Mount Dora Public Library Committee announces acquisitions including Brett Rider and Helen Golden Rose titles, John Steinbeck Cannery Row, Samuel Shellabarger Captain from Castile, and non fiction works. Several gifts noted and new authors introduced to the collection.
Orange rolls start with yeast risen dough brushed with orange butter sugar filling and baked in muffin tins. The orange pie uses orange rind juice and custard baked in a pastry shell. Orange pecan cookies blend butter brown and granulated sugar with orange juice and rind folded with flour soda and chopped pecans.
The Navy seeks volunteers for radio technician radar training valued at $5,000 and equivalent to two years of college. Eligible inductees must complete Eddy Those test. accepted recruits enter as Seaman First Class. Applications are at Navy Recruiting Stations in Jacksonville Tampa St Petersburg Orlando Tallahassee Gainesville Miami West Palm Beach Pensacola and Marianna.
The Florida Forest and Park Service announces leadership changes after H. J. Malsberger resigns as State Forester to lead the Southeastern Pulpwood Conservation Association in Atlanta. C. H. Coulter becomes State Forester, elevating R. A. Titus to assistant State Forester, with Titus a 1931 recruit who rejoined after a Park Service stint and local experience in Hillsborough County.
R E Parnelle is named to replace the ferry in charge of the Tallahassee district serving ten counties. He has served since 1932 and was last administrative assistant in the Fire Control office in Tallahassee. B F Harris becomes naval stores cooperative agent tied to Olustee Experiment Station. Harris has over nine years in Forest Service and was district forester in Lake City. Ben D Harrel is promoted to fill the Lake City vacancy, moving from Ocala project forester. Mount Dora Chamber welcomes members for 1945.
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