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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1943
Page
5
The Ocklawaha Chapter D A R will hold its regular monthly meeting on December 2 at 2 30 p m at the home of Mrs Walter Rush Washington avenue Eustis The program will feature American Music.
The Community Bible Class meets Sundays at ten in the Community Church rooms. Attendance grows as winter residents join. Leader is Mr. Frank E. Bridgman and the theme centers on The Preachers and Teaching of Peter and John.
Adar Hazelwood and a cousin celebrated a five year anniversary on November 1 with a party at the Vila Dora Hotel. A cake was served by hotel staff. HOME DEMONSTRATION NEWS The Home Demonstration Club met in the Community Building on November 11 with many former members attending. The year’s remaining meetings are merged into an all day session on December 8 in the Community Building with a noon covered dish luncheon and a Christmas party in the afternoon.
Mrs Chris Uithoven entertained the Mary Simpson Circle of the Baptist church at her home with a mission study led by Mrs McCown using More than Conquers by Blanch Sydnor White. Refreshments supplied by hostesses. Cookinham is Circle leader. Mrs D H Utter hosted the Overciser Circle with strong attendance and two new members. Mrs W C Williams is Circle leader.
Mrs Margaret C Miller and Mr Thomas H Spencer united in marriage Monday November eighth at the Methodist parsonage with Rev Caxton Doggett officiating. Attendants were Mrs Eva TcDermott and Mr Frank Taylor. The couple purchased the residence at 626 Donnelly street and will move in once renovations are finished.
Miss Lois MacDermott of Mount Dora wed Edson V. Crosby in Montreal on November ninth. Mrs Crosby, a familiar Mount Dora resident, spent 1942 43 there and served as an AWS observation post watcher and participant in local activities.
Personal Lieut. Mary Jo Key on leave with Mount Dora friends. Local residents Mary Louise Rehbaum, Alfred Rehbaum, Mrs. Hopcraft, Dr. and Mrs. Beeman, Gip Galloway, N. 8 Mayo, A. I. Hall and Irene Hall, Ernest R. Chamberlain, Paul Ault, Carl Broom, J. B. McDonald, and families are listed among winter guests and local activities. The Community Club repeats non-dues support with Chamber underwrites. Riley and Treadwell families visit Mount Dora and DeLand.
The item lists residents and visitors in Boca Raton and nearby communities including Lt. Mink ley on a ten day furlough in Florida and families from Kansas City Danvers and Marblehead Massachusetts occupying winter homes. It mentions Mrs. House overseas and Lieut. Brooks visiting Lakeland, plus snowfall reports from Massachusetts and New England at large.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Kramer, Navy Volunteer Recruiter from the Orlando Recruiting Station, will be at the Mount Dora post office on Tuesday, November 30, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. to discuss Navy enlistment opportunities.
Flatten tin cans before taking to the salvage station at fifth avenue and Alexander street the now closed Standard Oil Station. Wash cans clean cut out ends clip them inside then step on to flatten them.
A Florida feature highlights color Christmas cards with engraved floral motifs from a topic office display. The exhibit showcases decorative cards and seasonal blooms arranged for holiday greetings.
A Victorian style display showcases Florida flora in muted sepia tones with pines and moss. The arrangement reflects a nostalgic holiday card theme from a Topic Office collection highlighting regional plant life and seasonal color.
Lake County and Leesburg Red Cross news report Mrs. Gene Brown named assistant executive secretary to aid Mrs. Casson while splitting time between Home Service and Africa outreach. James Huffman, formerly Eustis High School teacher, serves with Red Cross in North Africa. CWO John Edward Vickers-Smith, son of Vickers-Smiths of Fruitland Park and Leesburg, writes from England praising Red Cross canteens and shows aboard the convoy route. Leesburg hosts Home Nursing classes led by RN Blanche D. Kegsler with future enrollments invited through the chapter. Junior Red Cross enrollment continues in Lake County schools under Mrs. Casson and Mrs. Pringle. many schools report 100 percent enrollment and funds deposited for the year’s projects.
Furnished 3 4 and 5 room apartments with bath available. A cottage of 4 rooms with bath and screened front porch also for rent. Apply at 4th Ave and Tremain Street. M E Jones.
Mount Dora Public Library adds many titles spanning fiction and biography, including I Have Loved England and A Lady of France. Chinese Art presents 300 reproductions and color plates on OrientAl art, with a handbook style overview and works by leading authors.
The report lists Clermont Groveland Leesburg Mount Dora Tavares Umatilla and Montverde high and elementary schools with full 100 percent enrollment among colored and white schools. Several schools remain unreported. A Red Cross dinner in London drew many from Florida and Georgia including Umatilla’s Sgt H D Harris the lone Lake County participant.
Dr. R W Dickson, Mount Dora Red Cross chair, reports a letter from William J Barker in England praising the ARC relief work. He notes clubs for soldiers on leave, British and civil cooperation, many volunteers, and contrasts with home conditions. He sends regards to Dora and Kiwanis and hopes to send a keepsake.
Public interest supports the continued campaign against tuberculosis. The effort aims to lower death rates further and sustain Christmas Seal sales as a vital fund-raising and awareness tool.
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