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Mount Dora Topic

Location

Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1941

Page

5

Drake-Tucker announce marriage of their daughter Jean Blanchard

Social figures announce the marriage of Mrs Jean Blanchard to Charles Edward Drake of Watkins Glen New York. The ceremony occurred at seven and eight o clock. The couple will reside in Watkins Glen. Eastern Star holds porch party next Monday at Masonic Hall. Doors open in afternoon with card prizes and light refreshments. A small fee helps finance the hall.

Drake-Tucker Jean Blanchard Charles Edward Drake Watkins Glen New York Poe Eee Eastern Star Masonic Hall

Monday Social Club Closes Season with Card Party Wins

The last meeting of the season saw six tables in play. Winners were Mrs Frank Drake at contract and Mrs Leslie Jackson at auction, with Mrs A J Camp winning at five hundred. The club lauded the season and plans activities for next year.

Monday Social Club Frank Drake Leslie Jackson A. J. Camp Activiies

Morley Morley Drugg Wedding at Home of Randall

The ceremony joining Shiraye Morley and Frank Tyrone Morley occurred at Dr. W S Randall’s residence with only immediate family present. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs N W Morley of Mount Dora.

Shirayeeane Frank Tyron Morey W. S. Randall Mr. Morley N. W. Morley Mount Dora

Sunday School Picnic At Lake Joanna Hears Youth List

The fourth to sixth grade class of the Methodist Sunda School held an all day picnic at Mrs. Wilder's Lake Joanna home on Saturday May 10. Attending were Jimmie Vincent Bobby Turner Donald Evans Clyde Mosteller L G Simpson Kamys the and Earl Wilder with guests Frances Smith Phyllis Turner Patty Claflin Virginia Perry and Barbara Shipes. Activities included hiring swimming and baseball with a noon picnic lunch and weiner roast.

Methodist Sunda School Wilder Lake Joanna Jimmie Vincent Bobby Turner Donald Evans Clyde Mosteller L. G. Simpson Kamysthe Earl Wilder Frances Smith Phyllis Turner Patty Claflin Virginia Perry Barbara Shipes Weiner

King's Daughters Enjoy Moonlight Boat Ride on Dora Route

Mrs Dench led a King's Daughters social on a moonlit voyage aboard the City of Dora with Captain Wise piloting. Thirty five members traveled Lake Dora Dora Canal Lake Eustis and Dead River before drifting for refreshment near midnight. The next gathering is set for May 26 at the Yacht Club hosted by Miss Mary True Miss Nancy Stuart and Mrs George Keller.

King's Daughters Yacht Club Mary True Nancy Stuart George Keller

Boat Ride and Steak Supper for Mrs Tanner

Mrs Tanner received a surprise party aboard Cricket II at the Yacht Club then sailed to Trimble Point for a steak supper and birthday cake. The celebration continued at the Crane home on McDonald Street in Mount Dora with the presence of Mr and Mrs Tanner and other guests including Dr Colley and Miss Cookinham.

Tanner Vaat Tanner Fletcher Crane Yacht Club Trimble Point Mount Dora Crane McDonald Street S. C. Colley W. M. Kennedy Cc. Keller Edith Cookinham Louise Wolfert Rose Halliwell

Local residents take summer trips and return home

Personal notes show Mr. and Mrs. George Peabody leaving for Bonnie View summer camp in Troy New York. Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Cross depart to South Royalston for the season. Miss Susan A. Coleman and her mother head to Fairfield Connecticut after wintering in Mount Dora. Tom Hurlburt returns from Camp Blanding for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. John Hoppenrath go to LaGrange Illinois after five months in Mount Dora. Mrs. Sol Seilky spends Mothers Day weekend in Athens with her daughter Natalie Spilky at the University of Georgia. George C. Thompson ends winter home stay and returns to East Liverpool Ohio.

Susan A. Coleman Fairfield Conn Mount Dora John Hoppenrath LaGrange, Ill First Avenue Sol Seilky Athens Natalie Spilky University of Georgia M. J. Sedano Rockaway, N. J R. J. Brown Lancaster N.H Cora Brown Mount Dora Hospital

Summer House Departures and Local Notables Leave Florida

A parade of residents and visitors depart for summer homes from Sharon Farm Rising Sun Maryland to Daytona Beach and Three Lakes Wis. Others relocate to Maine Ohio New York and Canada. Notables include Lt. Lemuel Downs at Fort Sill Apache OK and Emory medical student Glendy Sadler set to graduate June 7. Mount Dora Public Library praised as winter readers remark on its extensive selection.

Glendy Sadler Emory University Atlanta, Ga United States Public Health Hospital New Orleans Mount Dora

Visiting Editors Publicize Florida Across Nation

Florida Association drives nationwide publicity through NEA tour coverage. A 1,200 foot color film and thousands of feature stories, editorials, and photos aim to showcase Florida’s attractions to editors and readers nationwide over the next 90 days.

Florida Association Florida Flor Florida Clipping Service NEA Russell Kay Florida Press Association

Moonlight boat trips along Dora Canal by local groups

May events feature Mrs. John J. Alvord entertaining relatives on a Dora Canal cruise with guests from the Canal Zone. A Rollins College group enjoyed a May 9 moonlight ride, dining on board as the party neared sunset. Mrs. Harry Wise hosted the King's Daughters on May 12 aboard the City of Dora with about thirty five members onboard.

John J. Alvord Wm. Bartlett Mary Bartlett Canal Zone Dora Canal Ethel Zell Frank Hubbard G. A. Palmer Rollins College Lovely Dora Canal Laura M. Neville John Neville Fred Meason Earle C. Wise Edith Nicholas Rudolph Fischer Basle Switzerland Francas W. Eastwood Helen G. Sprague Clara Adolfe Mary E. McQuarters Betty Cameron Flora L. Magoun Fanny S. Carlton Cynthia Eastwood Wislow S. Anderson Anna

Florida Exhibit invited at Atlantic City conventions

At Atlantic City summer conventions a special invitation will invite a cross section of prosperous Americans to visit the Florida Exhibit on the Heinz and Steel Piers. The aim is to show what Florida is and has to potential visitors.

Atlantic City Florida Heinz and Steel

Mother and Child Poem of Enduring Love in Adversity

A reflective piece contrasts heroic youth with fatigue and dependence on a mother’s comfort. The speaker recalls striving in battle and luck yet admits weariness, longing for maternal embrace to regain strength. It ends with reverent homage to the mother, titled Grubber.

Mother

Scout Camporee Sets Stage for May Camporee at Camp Wewa

The Boy Scouts report a successful Camporee with patrols from Troop 19 Mount Dora tallying high scores. Bob White Patrol earned 384 of 500, Bat Patrol 369 of 500, as two star and several first class scouts prepare for the May 16 17 Camp Wewa event. A Board of Review is slated for Monday May 19 to decide advancements.

Camp Wewa Mount Dora Bob White Bat Bob Whit Board of Review Emergency Patrol

New Citrus Fruit Products Circular Tells Of Food Research

A new USDA circular No. 577 titled Citrus Fruit Products outlines chemical research expanding preserved juices vinegar citric acid canned segments frozen fruits and more. Authors H W von Loesecke and E M Chace describe equipment methods and waste citrus utilization with applications to marmalades jellies oils and orange butter. Copies available from the Division of Publications Washington D C.

H. W. von Loesecke Winter Haven E. M. Chace Los Angeles California Division of Publications U. S. Department of Agriculture Washington, D. C

Underwater Scenes Filmed at Marine Studios

Cameramen from Paramount Fox Hearst and Pathe invaded Marine Studios Marineland last week to shoot underwater features for national theater release. A group of bathing girls swam in the large tanks and played tag with porpoises while others posed beneath the surface feeding the fish.

Paramount Fox Hearst Pathe News Marine Studios Marineland

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