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Mount Dora Topic

Location

Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1939

Page

7

Book And Bridge Club Hosts Supper And Cards

Miss Georgia Kirby hosted the Social Book and Bridge Club last week with a supper and bridge party. High score went to Miss Delphia Norman, and attendees included Miss Norman, Miss Shirley Drugg, Miss Francis Sadler, Miss Kathleen Galloway, Miss Kiki Harris, Mrs. David Edgerton and Mrs. F Marion Whaley.

Georgia Kirby Delphia Norman Norman Shirley Drugg Francis Sadler Kathleen Galloway Kiki Harris David Edgerton F. Marion Whaley

King's Daughters Hold Monthly Summer Meeting Notice

The King's Daughters met with Mrs. A. M. Cameron on Lakeshore Drive. A devotional service preceded a business session focusing on aid cases. The group will meet once monthly in summer on the second Monday, with the June 12 gathering at the J. J. West home 647 Grandview street hosted by Miss Betty West and Miss Edna Dennis.

King’s Daughters A. M. Cameron Lakeshore Drive J. J. West Grandview Street Betty West Edna Dennis

Family Reunion Held by Parker Family in Mount Dora

Mr and Mrs Sam L Parker of Sylvan Shores Mount Dora hosted their annual family reunion last Friday Family members included Mr and Mrs Fred L Parker Nashville Tenn Sam Parker Miami Edward Woodward and children Betty and Johnnie Quincy Fla Hobart V Massey and children Martha Eve The event brought together relatives from several locations.

Sam L. Parker Sylvan Shores Mount Dora Eustis Fred L. Parker Nashville Tenn Sam Parker Miami Edward Woodward Betty Johnnie Quincy Fla Hobart V. Massey Martha Eve

Pythian Sisters Honor Members at McMinnonville Gathering

Pythian Sisters held a luncheon event honoring members including Mrs Curtis Wise and Mrs Ruth Hall. The gathering in DeLand and McMinnonville featured flowers, corsages for mothers, a Mother’s Day program, solos by Miss Maxine Saltsman, and 35 members plus guests. Three new members joined the organization and Grand Representative Ruth Hall delivered a report.

Gomers Glen Chapman Curtis Wise Ablyn Finzel Jenae Eleanor Jackson G. T. Weeks Mary As Uth Hall R Francis Ruth Williamson Ane Silver Ada Williamson D. S. Sellers Ernest Mosteller Ray Eckholdt Ruth Chamberlain Jack Norton R. Parker Ernest Greene Mary Lestarty Cecil Parker H. J. Wise Ruth Gudgeon Ledger Pythian Sisters Ruth Hall Grand Lodge Ada Colson N. C. Zeigler W. Ferris Mrs. Bean

Junior Woman's Club officers installed at candlelight service

The first annual installation banquet of the Junior Woman's Club was held at the Yacht Club in an elegant candlelight ceremony. Mrs. Henry Land retired as president and installed new officers including Delphia Norman as president, Francis Sadler as vice president, J G Ray Jr as recording secretary, Kathleen Galloway as corresponding secretary, and Carolyn Kennedy as treasurer. Honored guest and speaker was Frances Hof.

Yacht Club Henry Land Delphia Norman Francis Sadler J. G. Ray Jr Kathleen Galloway Carolyn Kennedy Frances Hof

Junior Woman's Club holds outdoor gathering and plans clinic

Mrs Henry Land hosted officers and committee chairs for a Saturday weiner roast and card party at her home. Mrs Glenn Brown won high, Kath leen Galloway second, and oe Kennedy consolation. Mrs Land led efforts toward establishing a vene real disease clinic and the club notes a strong first year record.

Henry Land Glenn Brown Kathleen Galloway Oe Kennedy G. B. Hurlburt Jos. B. Swift Cochairman Carolyn Kennedy J. G. Ray Peggy Champ Evans Henry Georgia Kirby Millard Reid Johnnie Mae Stanley Land

Juniors Honor Seniors With Banquet At Mount Dora High

Juniors hosted a May 19 banquet at the Yacht Club honoring Mount Dora High School seniors. The Old Mexico theme featured six sophomore waitresses, Mexican dancers, and a program including invocations, games, and tributes to the class of 1939.

Mount Dora High School Yacht Club Old Mexico Betsy Kramer Jean Shipes Sheila Spilky Joanne French Winifred Harding Rita Daniels Betty Blanchard Mr. Roseborough Adelaide Key Gracias Faye Rhodes Doris Cowart el Valor de la Siesta Brugs Kennnedy Las Bailarinas Mary Jane Sue Anderson Det. Stephens Howey Fernando el Toro Ferdinand the Bull Frances Pember Pomona Davidson Ida Hiley

Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Parker

Norwalk Reflector Herald notes Elmer Dayton Parker and Cornelia Farley wed May 15 1889 in Norwalk Ohio. The couple, longtime Mount Dora residents, celebrated their 50th with a surprise dinner and card party and now mark a golden wedding in Norwalk with wide good wishes.

E. D. Parker Norwalk Ohio Parker Mount Dora Elmer Dayton Parker West Elm St

Women in the Wind screens at Princess Theatre

Kay Francis and William Gargan star in Women in the Wind at the Princess Theatre this Sunday and Monday. The Warner Bros. drama follows women fliers amid aviation thrills romance and tragedy with a transcontinental air derby prize of 15000 and support from Eddie Foy Jr Victor Jory Eve Arden and others guided by director John Farrow.

Kay Francis William Gargan Princess Theatre Warner Bros Warner Picture Lee Katz Albert DeMond Francis Walton Gargan Eddie Foy, Jr Victor Jory Maxie Rosenbloom Sheila Bromley Eve Arden Rosella Towne Ira Rhodes Frankie Burke John Farrow

Parker Anniversary Celebrated With Dinner and Reception

The Parker couple marked their 50th anniversary with a noon dinner at the Avalon Hotel and a 2 to 5 reception at their Norwalk home. Guests from Toledo Cleveland Milwaukee Chicago Jackson Mich and Mount Dora joined family and friends in celebrating this long marriage. Mount Dora and Winter Park meet at Heim Field today at 3 30 p m.

Avalon Hotel Norwalk Parker Lovely Mount Dora Florida Legion Corinne King Cleveland Charles Fisher Toledo Dayton Pulford Phyllis Kay Alfred Pulford Alta Stevens Milwaukee Henri L. Couteron Chicago W. J. Quigham Jackson Mich R S. Knapp Louise Isabel Linder Mount Dora Winter Park Heim Field

Local residents plan summer trips and visits across states

Personal and family notices list residents traveling to Bay View Michigan Union Springs New York Asbury Park New Jersey Miami Beach and Cape Cod and others visiting relatives in St Petersburg Chattanooga Sewickley and East Liverpool The items also note recoveries illnesses and extended trips by several local families with references to specific names and locations.

Executive on three week business trip visits key cities

He will stop in Atlanta Cincinnati Indianapolis Chicago and St. Louis on the trip home he will visit Birmingham Alabama and other southern cities. He will be away about three weeks.

Flariorange Atlanta Cincinnati Indianapolis Chicago St. Louis Birmingham Ala

Clinic To Open June 6 For Venereal Disease Fight

The Junior Woman's Club sponsors a venereal disease clinic opening June 6 in Mount Dora. With help from local physicians the Town, and Lake County Health Department, clinic rooms are at the rear of City Hall. Officials urge residents to take the Wassermann test as part of a community effort to stamp out syphilis. The campaign cites national statistics and emphasizes testing for workers in homes and food service.

Mount Dora Lake County United States Wasserman

Clinic Offers Help to Treat Syphilis Fight

The clinic provides treatment for those diagnosed with syphilis. It is curable and treated individuals cannot pass the disease to others. Join in the effort to stamp out syphilis.

The Mortal Storm and Fanny Kemble Biographies Reviewed

A review describes The Mortal Storm as a revealing portrait of modern Nazi Germany set in Bavaria, focusing on a family and mental conflict. It also praises The Life of Fanny Kemble by Margaret Armstrong as a vigorous Victorian biography of England’s renowned actress and stage figure.

Nazi Germany Bavaria Hitler Fanny Kemble Margaret Armstrong England

Work In Progress On State Road No 164 In Collier County

State Road No 164 in Collier County is undergoing maintenance with ongoing activity. Traffic may proceed with caution due to construction and equipment on site.

Collier County

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Eust Richard Dix Lucille Ball Eliot Sun Mon Barbara Stanwyck Rea Akim Tamiroff Rover Preston Wendy Barrie the Saint Bette Davis Geo. Brent Lyn, Hobart Jr Mary Florence McMinnonville, Tenn J. B. Kirkpatrick Jackie, Eustis Tommy Parker Stetson University DeLand Woman’s Club Sparks Princess Memes Kay Francis William Gargan Sane Sty Cutste Somr Feareaka Strayer Tel Moores Dark Victor MR. and Mrs.e. D. Parker Golden Wedding Mount Dora Electric Company Highland Ave Hale Sunshine KRAFT A. P. Sidel Mgr. Meat Dept D. D. King Bay View, Mich Ralph Jones St. Petersburg Mrs Ronald Christie George S. Horton Union Springs New York S. M. Thompson Dorothy Thompson South Heights Proctor Drugg Robert Fenton South Florida Eardley Wilmot East Coast Miami Beach Thelma Saltsman Asbury Park N. J W. C. Briggs A. A. Tanner Cape Cod C. E. Abbott Chattanooga Messrs Carl. Graves Fletcher Crane Armer’ Johnson Frank Hadlock Panasoffkee W. H. Morrell Medina North Thomas Tiemann Orange General Hospital Orlando Josephine Thomas East Liverpool Perry Rigby Julia Jo Barnhart A. M. Brodie Brodie New York City Jean. C. Hendrie Delphia Sewickley A. E. Davis Griffin Daves Addison Robert Davis Ill Daves First National Bank First National Bank OF Mount Dora, Florida Member Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Boys Lake Orange League Clermont Apopka MtDora Hardware Company Frank Burkart Coleman’s Bakery Lake Griffin Long Lake Fifth Avenue Dora Manor J. G. Ladue Chamber Commerce
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