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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1943
Page
5
Mrs Mae Fenton hosted a Tuesday tea on May 10 at her home to honor Louise McCoy Site Manager Pythian Sisters for the United States. Garden flowers filled the rooms and a corsage was given to the Supreme Manager. Refreshments were served in the afternoon.
Miss Ruby Mather of Columbia South Carolina married Lieutenant Don H Kimball of Mount Dora at a May 15 ceremony in the Hill chapel Rogers Field Oklahoma City Oklahoma. Kimball son of Harvey Kimball Mount Dora and Grace Kimball Sanford. He is a Mount Dora High School and University of Florida graduate and currently attends Officers Training School at Fort Sill.
Senator J Edwin Baker and wife entertained Lake County students at their Pine Street Tallahassee residence. A lawn buffet supper featured fried chicken and candles with spring flowers. Attendees included Mary Anne Allen and many Lake County students from Mount Dora and other towns plus guests from nearby cities.
Personal notices list multiple families traveling for summer, with departures to Daytona Beach, Hudson Massachusetts, New York City, Kennebunkport Maine, Bronson Michigan, and Ocean Beach Fire Island New York. Veterans and spouses, including Lt. (jg) and Army inductees, are noted. some observers report comfortable trips and seasonal relocations to New Hampshire and Maine locations.
Jacksonville hosted visitors including Mrs. Blaine's relatives and Bayard Roberts Jr on leave from San Diego. Mrs. Frances Harvey travels to Gainesville for son David Harvey's College of Agriculture graduation events. Delegates from Mount Dora and Eustis attended Legion Auxiliary in Jacksonville and returned. Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Brown left for Ridgewood New Jersey after a lengthy winter stay. Mrs. James M. Lumpkin returned from Jackson Mississippi where her husband serves at the ordnance plant.
During the early days of the month an epidemic of gas rationing affected lawn bowling club members. Rumors of C ration card recalls spurred many to hurriedly plan trips north or west, with Sylvan Shores and the Galloping Goose feature as travelers packed and departed.
The article notes enthusiastic goodwill from bowlers as play paused and crowds gathered to watch the Golden Gander depart for Sanford at 9:45 a.m. Rail travelers faced smoother journeys, while car travelers endured more delays. Several families and individuals are listed among those rushing through Brooklyn toward warmer plans, with notes on rinks re-covered for summer and others left untouched.
The piece recalls travel barriers halting visits from other clubs and contrasts with a day when forty bowlers from Orlando used all ten rinks. It notes local players staying through summer to enjoy evening bowling on rinks 1 2 and 3 and praises the well lighted facilities.
A Mount Dora Public Library Committee notice praises Hervey Allen novel The Forest and the Fort about Sala thiel Albine retaking Fort Pitt after capture by Indians. It details siege, march to Bedford Village, garrison heroes, and Bustle McQuiston with unconventional morals.
Local items report Lola Kennedy visiting Jacksonville Beach with her daughter Mrs Walker and plans to see relatives in Jacksonville. Mrs Sumner departs for Orlando and Miami for several months. Mrs Battle will accompany Mrs Matlack in her absence. Harry and Aleen Cowart hosted guests in Sorrento with trips to Apopka and Miami. Mary Battle and Graybille Lakeland visit. Nellie Adams writes from Ohio about cold, cloudy weather. J L High leaves for an air base in Mississippi after studying at the University of Florida.
In a dramatic scene Leonora stages herself as a busy woman of affairs at her desk directing a pretend letter to the Secretary of the Treasury. She drafts a missive claiming a thirteen year old earns income, owns a War Savings Bond and pledges ten percent of income to War Bonds.
Army and Navy urged rapid collection of typewriters from state offices and businesses to equip war efforts. Machines must be no older than January 1935, with Florida aiming for at least 2250 units and schools contributing 25 percent or more. Government will pay ceiling prices and local councils coordinate drives.
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