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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1945
Page
5
The meeting invites boys girls and parents to attend with a reception of refreshments and apple juice. Visiting Daughters are welcome as the Hostess Committee led by Madames Bick ers Edwards DeVault King Cox Bigelow and Miss Mabel Bishop coordinate an event with Hazel M. Cowart as secretary.
Mount Dora residents Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Townsend announce the engagement of their daughter Floy to Ensign Leonard J. Reinhart, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Reinhart of Wausau Wisconsin. The wedding is set for April 7 at Riverside Park Church in Jacksonville Florida with no formal invitations issued.
Mrs Francis G Moorhead entertained eleven girls in a Blarney Stone themed party with green and white decorations. Guests included Kit Garner Frances Hutson Dorothy Hutson Opal Hutcheson Sue Bond Jackie Ober Dolores Petruschell Ruth Shipes Faye Shipes Lila Rhodes and Lois Rhodes the guest of honor.
Six tables of contract two of auction and five of five hundred spent a delightful afternoon. Mrs. Jane Leary won the bridge prize and Mrs. Brydon the five hundred. Next Monday the monthly luncheon will be held at 1 oclock, the last luncheon of the 1944 45 season, hosted by Mrs. Shel don, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. White and Mrs. Swart. Cards follow at 2 15 with one hostess at bridge and H Laskey at five hundred.
Mrs. Bernard Ericson of East Weymouth announces the engagement of her daughter Anna Louise to Private James Russell Williams of Mount Dora, with Anna Louise a clerk at the Hingham Bethlehem shipyard office and James Russell Williams recently sent overseas after enlisting in March 1944. Marjorie Ann High wed Corporal Carroll L. Doehla in a March ceremony at the Orlando Air Base chapel, with maid of honor Beninci of Eustis and Sgt. Humm as best man. they will reside in Mount Dora after a Kansas City honeymoon following the ceremony at eleven o'clock on Monday March 26.
Personal notices announce weekend visits and returns among families in Mount Dora, Pierson, Jacksonville, Elizabeth New Jersey, Mount Kisco New York, Charlotte North Carolina, Schenectady New York, Asheville North Carolina, and Dallas Texas. Names include Mrs Ray Blanchard Sr and Jr, Mary Emma Jones, Captain Clyde M Andrews, J A Field, Robert Decker, Edith Meyers, Frank Fowler, Edward Dwelle, Edward Main, George Horton, E B Crosby, Roger Dietz, C H MacDermott. Dietz family update follows partial sentence.
Local residents and visitors depart Mount Dora as winters wind down. Families travel to homes in Ohio Michigan New York and Maine while others plan summer trips or long absences. Several stay near The Homestead while awaiting travel to cities like Washington Columbus and Detroit.
Mr and Mrs Norman Tuckett entertained their niece Mrs D Davies and her young daughter Peggy as recent guests. Coming events followed the visit.
Mrs Davies and her daughter spent twelve days in Mount Dora before returning to Westwood New Jersey. They enjoyed a three day stay on the beach at Daytona Beach in front of Mrs Truskett. Mr Davies serves as a Marine and was stationed in the Pacific area.
The National Peace Treaty Contest invites U S residents and service members to submit a 1000 word peace treaty by April 15 1945. Aimed at postwar planning the contest offers 10000 in war bonds with top prizes of 2500 1500 and 1000 and 97 smaller prizes. Headquarters are at 350 Fifth Avenue New York.
The library announces new circulating books including The Hongkong Airbase Murders by Van Wick Mason and Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey. A band concert is set for next Tuesday night at the Community Building.
A compact wartime appeal urges universal use of Y Mail to ensure equitable air mail service for service members. It emphasizes fairness and timely communication for soldiers.
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