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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1935
Page
5
The Standard Bearers of the Methodist church gathered at the parsonage for a covered dish supper hosted by Mrs. Perry B. James. They reviewed chapters from Women Under the Southern Cross by Miller, with Mary Agnes Harding presiding as president.
The session listed attendees including Cooper, Eleanor, Min Sister Simpson, Lois Jerue, Kaerine Killian, Marion Van Voorhis, and Marjorie Loveless. Discussion details are limited in the surviving text.
The Yacht Club hosts a Thanksgiving dance on Friday November 29 at 9 30 PM. A popular orchestra will perform and members with guests are urged to attend. Non member couples pay one dollar.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church meets Friday at 3 00 pm with president Mrs C Jensen presiding. Plans for the December 11 bazaar are discussed and bazaar committees report. A 25 cent plate supper will be served.
Mrs. Raymond LaBreck and Mrs. Arthur Fiske hosted a dessert bridge on Wednesday at Kill Kare Lodge. The rooms featured chrysanthemums and daisies with yellow as the prevailing color. Guests included Mrs. Raymond Key, Mrs. Clarence Estey, Mrs. Brando, Mrs. H. H. Chamberlain, Mrs. Raymond Miller, Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, Miss Helen Lemert, Mrs. Mary MacDonell, Mrs. Edith Coleman, Mrs. J. C. Charles, Baroness Kabelac, Mrs. E. M. Wentworth, Miss Annie Reynolds, Mrs. C. H. Bliss, and Miss Swindell. table prizes were awarded after the play.
O E S Mount Dora Chapter No 103 held a brief memorial service Sunday November 24 at 3 oclock in the chapter room. Officers formed a star and laid flowers on the altar. The ceremony included singing by Mrs C M Brown with Miss Vivia Craig and Miss Harriet Banks, scripture reading, prayers, and a benediction. Flowers were later placed on departed members graves at the cemetery.
Personal Col. S A Lincoln of Kissimmee visits Mr and Mrs J E Matlocks this week. Mr and Mrs A F Hathaway of Cleveland Ohio stay at their winter home on east Fifth Avenue. Kenneth Jensen and baby son from Jacksonville are in Mount Dora for the winter. Dora Shank has returned from Youngstown Ohio and is at 527 Tremain Street. A M Cameron and grandson from Hillburn New York arrive for another Mount Dora winter. E E Pecker of Marblehead Massachusetts arrives with family and stays at 809 Donnelly Avenue for the season.
Local residents and winter guests are settling in Mount Dora for the season. Listings include the Wards in Hazel Wood Cot, the Hagars at 331 Donnelly avenue, the Shepards and John Lane from Kenosha in Hackett Court, and Harriet and Mary Clapp with Miss Charlotte Fitch at 207 Eighth avenue east. Other arrivals come from Chester, Connecticut to Ninth avenue, Newark to St Augustine, Bradley Beach to Seventh avenue east, and more, with notes on travel, family visits, and a Mount Dora Woman's Club delegation attending a state federation meeting in Winter Park.
Ethelyn P. Zell reports on park beautification efforts including azalias petunias and trash containers funded by a Woman's Club card party. She notes the passing of Sis Park caretaker Charles E. Erton and announces Dr. Dickson as president with Mr. Bishop as vice president and Mr. West as treasurer.
Fox musical comedy lights up the Mount Dora Theatre Thursday and Friday with a matinee on Friday. Alice Faye Bebe Daniels and Ray Walker headline a charm filled program with song numbers and a Beauty Pageant on Friday night. Also showing One Frightened Night mystery tonight and Tailspin Tommy shorts. Sunday and Monday feature Kay Francis in The Goose and the Gander with George Brent Genevieve Tobin Ralph Forbes. Friday and Saturday December 6-7 Ann Sothern Edmunde Lowe in Grand Exit praised by Variety. Sunday and Monday Nor ma Shearer stars in Smilin Thru.
The P. T. A. Executive Board held its monthly meeting at the schoolhouse followed by a social hour. Mrs. A. R. Fiske hosted a dessert bridge at Kill Kare Lodge in Mount Dora with guests from the area. The Improvement Society hosted a benefit bridge at Community Hall with a cut prize awarded to Mrs. Ward Estey. Major and Mrs. Marsh hosted guests from Gainesville including Capt. and Mrs. Davis and daughter Patsy. Members entertained guests at a Sunday dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs. Walker White and their family from Coronado Beach. A new school department adds physical education taught by Mrs. Land a Sargent College graduate, and Junior Red Cross activities led by Miss Myrtle Gordon Jepson, including Hallowe en cards for Crippled Children's Hospital in Umatilla with progress toward Christmas.
The Christian Endeavor staged a Thanksgiving play during Sunday School. Ladies Aid purchased a Heatrola for the church with Rebbaum Hardware of Mount Dora, welcomed on Florida’s cold day. Members from Vineland attended. P T A and Camp Fire Girls activities noted. Christmas plans discussed. Mount Plymouth prepares for a busy season as homes fill.
Shrimp and oysters are popular this season and housewives seek better ways to prepare them. The State Home Demonstration Department suggests recipes for French Fried Shrimp and Scalloped Oysters, detailing ingredients, prep steps, and baking or frying times for home use.
The piece notes that average property damage costs run about 45 dollars per vehicle in accidents and suggests governors on cars would not be under state control but could influence driver behavior. It presents a provocative view on automotive speed control and blame shifting.
AFE Driving urges safety through local collaboration. If a danger spot exists, deploy a traffic officer rather than installing a light. Enlist multiple local organizations in safety efforts and credit their work to encourage broader county participation.
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