Legion Auxiliary Meeting Change Notice
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday June 5 at the home of Mrs. Thomas McCabe. Please note the meeting was moved from Thursday to Wednesday night.
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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1940
Page
5
Past Chiefs' Club of Temple 12 Banquet Held
The Past Chiefs' Club of Temple 12 and Pythian Sisters met at Mount Dora Cafe Tuesday evening with eighteen attending. The report appeared in the Topic but full coverage will run next week due to the press schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiefs’ Club
Temple 12
Pythian Sisters
Mount Dora Cafe
Marriage Announcement for Georgia Rose Kirby Talley
Invitations issued by Mrs Julius George Kirby announce the June fifteenth wedding of her daughter Georgia Rose to Mr Pickens Cole Talley The ceremony will be at five o clock in the afternoon at St Thomas Episcopal A reception will follow at the home of Mrs Harry V Fish on Helen Street and Tenth Avenue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius George Kirby
Georgia Rose
Pickens Cole Talley
St. Thomas Episcopal ‘C
Harry V. Fish
Helen Street
Tenth Avenue
Spinsters Club Plans Barn Dance For June Seventh
The Lake County Spinsters Club met at Miss Martha Fenns home for a business session. Plans were discussed for a barn dance to be held June seventh. Miss Georgia Kirby received a leaving gift as the club noted. Refreshments were served. The group will meet next Tuesday evening with Miss Charlotte Lester of Grand Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spinsters
Lake County
Spinsters’ Club
Martha Fenn
Georgia Kirby
Charlotte Lester
Grand Island
Bob Price Hosts Young Friends Spend The Day
Bob Price entertained a group of friends at a Saturday Spend The Day party. Activities included games and a supervised baseball game at the ball field. A noon picnic featured potato salad sandwiches grape juice ice cream and cakes. Attendees included L G Simpson Clyde Mosteller Verdual Hamlin Dale Tucker Robert Hall Donald Evans Verdual Lynn W M Holley Charles Story and Ray Glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Price
J. R. Price
L. G. Simpson
Clyde Mosteller
Verdual Hamlin
Dale Tucker
Robert Hall
Donald Evans
Verdual Lynn
W. M. Holley
Charles Story
Ray Glass
Beulah Garden Club Second Lake Boat Ride Meeting
A group of 28 members aboard the City of Dora enjoyed a five hour cruise visiting Lakes Dora Beauclaire and Carlton with supper aboard. Captain Wise and Mr Goodwin Philbrick led the event, which included a business meeting and plans for the week ahead. A $5 Red Cross relief donation was voted. The next meeting will be Monday evening June 10 at Mrs Hannah V Davis home with Mrs C C Moorhead as associate hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora
J. Wise
Captain Wise
Goodwin Philbrick
Beauclaire
Carlton
Lake Beauclaire
Red Cross Relief Fund
Hannah V. Davis
Old
Eustis Road
C. C. Moorhead
Eleanor Jackson
Mount Dora
Oo. S
North Donnelly Avenue
Lottie Weeks
Mary Simpson
Effie Javens
Nancy Redditt
W. L. Story
Josephine Simpson
Dauaster
Oda
Annie Moorhead
Donald Strickland
G. L. Galloway
Kathleen
Pearl Camp
Doris
Susie Stubbs
Orlando
Mamie Lander
General Grand Chapter
Lander
Eastern Star Meeting
Masonic Hall
R. C. Conklin
Alice Retan
Miss Galloway Hosts Bridge for Bride Elect
Miss Kathleen Galloway entertained for Miss Georgia Kirby bride elect of June with a bridge party. Summer flowers and wedding themed refreshments, including ice cream bells and pink iced lovers knots decorated the event. Prizes were awarded to Miss Martha Fenn high, Mrs. F Marion Whaley second, and Miss Mary Alicia Fortner low, with a host of guests listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galloway
Kathleen
Bridge
Georgia Kirby
Martha Fenn
F. Marion Whaley
Mary Alicia Fortner
Mrs Cadman Hosts Reading Circle Members
Mrs. W. S. Cadman entertained current and former Reading Circle members at her Lake Gerwude home on a Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Cadman read Kipling poems and other verses to illustrate poets as prophets, followed by lighter verses while ladies enjoyed a loge porch reception with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadman
Kenneth Maglathlin
Marvin G. Stevens
Caroline Dahm
Harry Westbrook Reed
Paris Miller
Florence G
Party Guests List Names of Attendees at Homes Event
The guest list includes Hanscom, Mrs. Frank C. Irvine, Mrs. A. M. Cawold, Mrs. George Keller, Miss Grace Butterfield, Mrs. A. R. Odell, Mrs. N. W. Morley, Miss Margaret Lewis, Miss Madeleine Milner, Mrs. Mabel M. , Miss Louise M. Newhall, Mrs. Sears Marsh, Miss Charlotte S. Fitch, Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. Maglathlin and the hostess. The men present were Mr. Irvine, Mr. Cameron, Mr. Keller, Dr. Reed, Mr. Earl B. Ferson, Mr. Morley, Mr. Griswold and Mr. Cadman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Earl B. Ferson
Morley
Griswold
Cadman
Mount Dora Junior Woman's Club Holds Bay Themed Banquet
The Mount Dora Junior Woman's Club closed its season with a May 22 banquet at the Yacht Club. The Bay party setting featured orange and green decor, a full-length centerpiece, and green tapers. Esther Wyatt and A. A. Stanley sang solos, with C. M. Brown on piano. The outgoing president Delphia Norman and sponsor G. B. Hurlburt were thanked with gifts. Mrs. J. D. Pease was welcomed as new sponsor. Mrs. Wells spoke on the Florida Federation’s history and announced next year’s officers: Leona Hill president, Dorothy Tremain vice president, Helen Parker secretary, Dixie Sadler treasurer, Carolyn Brown corresponding secretary. Glee Club performed, with gifts given to Maxine Saltsman and Mrs. Brown. Next meeting resumes in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Junior Woman's Club
Yacht Club
Esther Wyatt
A. A. Stanley
C. M. Brown
Kenneth Rogers
Agg Mers
Delphia Norman
G. B. Hurlburt
J. D. Pease
J. Ralston Wells
Florida
Summer Travel Notes From Mount Dora Garden Colony
Personal notices list residents and visitors leaving for summer destinations including Daytona Beach Fairfield Conn Salem Mass and Fredonia N Y. Names include Lizzie Barrett Tracy Kramer LaMar Silver Ada Silver Susan Coleman Ira Mitchell C L Marsh Marsh Mrs. Sassaman Elizabeth Fisher Rogers Tanner Joy MacLelland Edith Cookinham and more.
Town folk head to summer homes and visits
Mr Stanton M Child Miss I A Hall and Miss Ann Hall plan a Saturday departure to Forest Hills Long Island. Child will ship some furniture to Mount Dora while Hall returns later. Mr and Mrs A G Moss left Saturday to be away until fall visiting Barth Florida Joliet Illinois Detroit Michigan and Port Stanley Ontario. Mrs Elizabeth Latham leaves Friday for Louisville Kentucky to meet relatives then Detroit and Calfornia where she will reside indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton M. Child
I. A. Hall
Ann Hall
Forest Hillls
Long Island
A. G. Moss
Barth
Florida
Joliet
Ill
Detroit
Mich
Port Stanley
Ontario
Elizabeth Latham
Louisville
California
Mount Dora
Sorrento News Roundup of Local Visits and School Closure
SORRENTO residents hosted relatives from providence and other cities with visits from the Battle and Hollinrake families. Nellie Adams and Lucy Main planned a Perrysburg Ohio summer, while Miss Allen attended a Mayflower descendants banquet in Orlando and visited Jacksonville. The Sorrento Public School closed for summer as staff and families prepared summer plans and travelers headed to various destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Judson
Providence
R.J
Emma Judson
G. C. Battle
Mary Battle
Little Grabille
S. P. Hollinrake
Oakland Park
Fred Sloat
Scranton
Penn
Miss Allen
Nellie Adams
Lucy Main
Perrysburg
Ohio
Montana
Harry Hawkins
Brooklyn
New York
Mrs
Steenberg
Lake Lucy
Florida Society
Angebilt Hotel
Orlando
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Beach
Sorrento
Adelbert Lent
Coronado Beach
Rock Springs
Ransa
Iris Battle Martin
Aleen
Cowart
St. Augustine
Brubaker
Gress
Crescent City
Jones
Eustis
Sorrento Presbyterian Church
Sorrento Presbyterian Arch
Will Jones
Zellwood
Dixie Royal
Ossie Ginther
Florida State College For Women
Tallahassee
Susan Miller
Yonkers
N. Y
Welch
Mount Plymouth
Grosse Isle
Mich
Victor
Local notices from Lake County and surrounding areas
Lent is at Lake County Medical Center for an operation and others are recovering. H E Vannerson fell ill last week and was moved to Lake County Medical Center, later transferred to the Veteran's Hospital at Bey Pines. Mrs M F Cowart hosted a Daytona Beach picnic for Mount Dora senior class mothers and friends. Little Miss Sallie Strite of Sorrento danced in the Ebsen Dance Revue in Orlando last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Medical Center
H. E. Vannerson
Veteran’s Hospital
Bey Pines
Sorrento
M. F. Cowart
Key
Tangerine
Bur
Mount Dora
Daytona Beach
Sallie Strite
Orlando
Miss Munday in Small Town Wisconsin
Sophia Engstrand's Miss Munday follows a young teacher who arrives in a Wisconsin city to serve at its high school. She falls for fisherman Adam LaFond while town leaders and school administrators suppress teachers private lives, creating gossip and tension. The story frames a broader portrait of the teaching profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Engstrand
Miss Munday
Wisconsin
Adam LaFond
Johnson
Mount Dora Public Library
American and European hotel plans explained during National Hotel Week
The article explains the American Plan which includes lodging and meals at a daily rate and the European Plan which covers rooms only, with meals chosen by guests. It notes a shift from American Plan dominance to European and resort variants, and highlights travel opportunities and industry scale in the United States with thousands of hotels and hundreds of thousands of workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lake County 4H Girls Leave for Tallahassee
Fourteen Lake County 4 H Club girls plus a local leader and Mrs. Lucie K. Miller depart June 1 for a week at the 4 H Short Course in Tallahassee. They will study clothing food preparation conservation home beautification gardening and poultry with college instructors and State Extension staff. Scholarships are funded by Kiwanis Rotary Woman's Clubs and Parent Teacher Associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Lucie K. Miller
Tallahassee
Florida State College
Kiwanis Clubs
Rotary Clubs
Woman’s Clubs
Parent
Joyce Stewart
Leesburg
Patsy Blanton
Marcarat Grimes
Card of Thanks to Lake County Friends
A note of gratitude from a Lake County resident thanking friends for the nomination to represent Group 2 in the 1941 House of Representatives. The writer pledges to serve with appreciation and honor the trust placed in them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
House of Representatives
Leesburg Doctor Re elected Florida Osteopathic Leader
Dr M G Hunter of Leesburg was reelected president of the Florida Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons at the annual convention in Orlando last week. The Lake County physician is praised as a prominent leader in Florida osteopathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Hunter
Leesburg
Florida Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Orlando
Lake County
Florida
Tampa Woman Wins Second Prize in Decoration Contest
Mrs Curtis Wise received a second prize in Tarrs Furniture Company decoration contest Tampa. Twenty five runners up earned a $25 credit prize while first prize went to Mrs R S McKay for a living room suite. Contest entries were cut out and arranged in a pictured vacant room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Wise
Tarr’s Furniture Company
Tampa
R. S. McKay
Tampa Tribune
Florida No 2 Road Under Construction No 2
Florida state road No 2 is under construction between Polk City and the Lake County line and motorists are urged to proceed with caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida No. 2
Polk City
Lake County
James Simpson of Mount Dora Pioneer in Citrus and Banking
James Simpson of Mount Dora born May 31 1878 was a long time citrus industry leader and influential in Mount Dora and Lake County He helped organize the First National Bank and served as its president He was a Methodist and a Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
First National Bank
James Simpson
Simpson
Lake County
Lions Miniature Golf Course Brightens Civic Effort
A note invites visitors to enjoy the Lions Miniature Golf Course while supporting the club's civic work in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
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Leo Carrillo
Chas. Starrett
SUN
Mon
John Wayne
Claire Trevor
Frigidaire Electrical Appliances
Paul B. Brown Co
Bloch Bldg
Esther
Atwater Ave
Anna’ Neagle Ray Mill and
Charles Starrett
Bing Crosby
Gloria Jean
Junior Woman's Club
Lizzie M. Barrett
Tracy M. Kramer
LaMar Silver
Ada Silver
Sylvan Shores Hotel
Susan A. Coleman
Fairfield
Conn
Ira A. Mitchell
Sebree, Ky
Lake Gertrude
C. L. Marsh
White Cloud, Mich
F. R. Parker
Salem
Mass
Rebecca Bacon
Ellis Littlefield
Lakeview
N. C
Simpson Hotel
Mrs. Sassaman
Washington, D. C
Boston
New York City
A. H. Oakley
Douglas
Newark
N. J
Greenwood Lake
Frazier Sassaman
Elizabeth
Fredonia
Donnelly Avenue
Fisher
Indianapolis
Indiana
Winter Park
Cox
Kenneth G. Rogers
Rogers
Arthur A. Tanner
Joy
Marilyn MacLelland
Sharon Farm
Rising Sun
Maryland
Edith Cookinham
Ats Ga
National Hotel Week
Mount Dora Electric Company
Highland Ave
Coleman’s Bakery
Mount Dora, Florida
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Johnnie Nuttall
Groveland
Johnnie
Mt Dora Hardware Company
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