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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1945
Page
5
Social clubs announce a missionary meeting for women Friday November 16 at 3 p.m. at 206 East Ninth Avenue the residence of Miss Milner. All women are cordially invited to attend.
Miss Mary Allen bride elect was entertained at a Monday dinner party at Hotel Mount Coffee by local girls and several ladies including Peggy Barker Martha Wil Libby Drawdy Wylania Williams Allene Moon and Mesdames Ruby Chapman Ruth Tuttle Benny Tetzlof and Marjorie Daehla.
A November 7 birthday supper honored Mr Tanner with pink and white decorations. Guests included Mr and Mrs Fletcher Crane Dr and Mrs James A Mr and Mrs Thomas David Mr and Mrs George Keller Mr and Mrs S S Dihel Mr and Mrs W M Kennedy and Mr and Mrs William LoFroos.
The Mount Dora Woman's Club held its first meeting of the year on November 7 at the Community Building. President Mrs. Arthur P. Pratt presided as nine new members were admitted. The year books were distributed for dues, and the afternoon topic was Our Beginnings with talks on the club's origins and plans. Tea followed with chairs Mrs. Prinz and Mrs. Sarver in charge. The next meeting is scheduled for November 21, a Current Events session led by Mrs. W. A. Sheldon, with hostesses across several names.
The Service Club honored Miss Mary Allen junior hostess chairman and her fiancé Mr Gerald G Christ with a Sunday reception at Mrs Fenn s Donnelly avenue home. About fifty guests attended as Mrs Fenn Miss Allen Mr Christ and the bride s parents Major and Mrs Milton B Allen appeared in the receiving line. Guests mingled beside a lace punch table in orchid green and yellow with bridal cakes iced in white bearing the couple s names. Mrs Strawn led the table staff and refreshments were provided by Miss June Fenn Miss Allene Moon and Mrs Ruth Tuttle.
Mrs J A Adkinson and eight relatives from Tavares and Mount Dora held a Sunday birthday celebration at a son’s home in Tavares. The extended group included sons, grandsons, a grandson in law, a granddaughter, and numerous relatives and guests from Florida and Georgia, all sharing a large November birthday meal.
Personal notices report Anne Kurtz and Alice Kurtz along with Miss S Belle returning from Milwaukee Wisconsin and remaining in their usual winter home at 1414 Ponpelly.
A list of winter residents and guests includes Mr. and Mrs. C. Waddington of LaG Illinois at 352 Avenue, Lt Ruth Hathaway ofMilton Massachusetts visiting Mrs M B Swift, Major Richard McCoy from Sebring weekend guest, Misses Clara and Ann Whitney returning to McDonald Street, Mr and Mrs Wainer ton from Conn at Mrs Swift’s guest house, R M Beville and family from New London Connecticut visiting relatives, Mr and Mrs Eugene Allen from Swartz Creek Michigan at No 20 Key Avenue, Mr and Mrs Hartley L White from Pembroke Massachusetts at Lake Gertrude, Mr and Mrs P F Wagner from Old Forge New York at 409 Grandview Street, Mrs Paul H Johnson and Patricia visiting Jacksonville for Florida game, Mr and Mrs W G Shipley planning winter in Warren Ohio, James Drawdy of Camilla Georgia visiting mother L J Drawdy Sr., and James Drawdy works for Chevrolet Co in Ca.
William T. Patterson arrived from Ambler Pennsylvania and has stayed at the Villa Dora until Lakeside reopens today for the winter season.
Dr and Mrs W A Chisholm returned last week to their winter home after spending the summer in Antigonish Nova Scotia. They paused in New York City briefly en route from Canada.
Flight Officer and Mrs. LaMar Silver arrive from Fayetteville North Carolina to spend a weekend with Mrs. Ada Silver. Mr Silver piloted a glider from Pope Field to Orlando while his wife drove in their car.
Mr and Mrs Bert Meyers arrive from Corwith Iowa for the winter at 147 Ninth Avenue East after leaving November first. J T Wadsworth returns from Rangeley Maine with Willard Wadsworth from New Jersey in their Lake Beauclair area homes. Postmaster and Mrs C C Dooley come back from a Georgia vacation visiting Athens and Atlanta. They sing in Leesburg to see son Jesse Dooley who is in O Kelly hospital being treated for an elbow infection.
Mr and Mrs Frank E Bridgman returned last Wednesday from Wolaston Massachusetts touring by car and stopping at Hampton Virginia and other points with their niece visiting briefly.
Local notes list Miss Marian Sargent of Radburn as religious education director. Families from New York, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin return for winter at various addresses in the Radburn area and nearby towns. The piece covers summer trips, nursing graduation plans, military service returns, and family visits across multiple states.
Lake County hunters hold special permits for the Ocala National Forest managed hunt set to run from November 20 through December 20 except Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. The annual event supports wildlife conservation with limits on a buck deer and other game while attracting increasing participation.
Mr and Mrs Dedrick D Greene announce the birth of a baby girl Virginia Diane on November 13 at Waterman Memorial Hospital Eustis. Mother and baby are doing well. Mr and Mrs R W Reich announce the birth of a son on November 11 at Waterman Memorial Hospital Eustis. The eight and a half pound boy is named James Thomas for his two living great grandfathers.
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