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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1943
Page
5
The event featured cake and coffee for attendees with a cheerful mood. Participants were described as enjoying the refreshments and socializing, and the occasion concluded with positive remarks about the gathering.
The Women’s Association of the Community Church will meet in the chapel this Friday October 8 to discuss plans and laws for the winter’s work.
The Soldiers Wives Club met Wednesday at the Yacht Club with a large crowd. New members Roberta Norman Thelma Jeanfrau Mary Jane Jones Evelyn Cline Helen Albright Louise Engelage and Mary joined. Hostesses Esther Ratliff Margaret Tucker Willeen Heuss social chairs Emmy Lou Dunbar Ruth Deem. A committee was formed to consider a club name and plans were made for a boat trip Sunday. Members invited include all soldiers wives.
The American Legion Auxiliary met to plan a benefit card party in the Community Building social rooms on Friday November 5 at 8 p.m. Mrs. Leslie Jackson and Mrs. Ben Carr will visit Tavares to add names of armed services men to the Mount Dora Honor Roll. Miss Mary Marshall was named chairman of a study group on Latin American countries for Pan American understanding.
A group of soldiers and wives rode the City of Dora from the Yacht Club pier under Captain Wise, starting at 3 15 p m and returning at 8 35 p m after a Lake Dora voyage with wildlife viewing and a lakeside lunch. Attendees included Pfc A Jeanfreau Sgt Bob King Sgt Paul Hyke Pfc Ben Guest Pvt Gerald Dana and others across several states. The outing closed with remarks from organizer Billa Pogue and invitation to Wednesday Yacht Club meetings.
Mrs Winnie Blyth of Cocoa was honored at a special meeting of Mount Dora Chapter 103 on Friday October 1 in the Mason Hall chapter room. The ceremony featured a Spirit of the Flag program and a bouquet gift as thanks for her service representing the Grand Chapter of Florida.
Ribbon bearing honorary memberships to Ming Dora Chapter 103 were pinned during a ceremony led by Worthy Grand Matron. Eleanor Jackson presented a miniature ambulance to the Red Cross Ambulance Fund. Attendants included Jane Millard Anna Schumacher and others from Kentucky Louisiana Texas Florida and beyond. A social hour followed with raspberry ice and cake.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church schedules a meeting in the Parish House on Tuesday October 12 at 3 o'clock. Members are asked to bring mite boxes.
Mrs. Olive Mansfield stays as guest at Kill-Kare Lodge for winter. D. L. Sellers spent last weekend in Tampa visiting his brother L. Sellers. Mrs. Amy Bond shows improvement after three weeks of illness. Mrs. Wofford of Bushnell visited local residents Frank Grimsted and Sam Beasley. Pvt. Charles Lindquest in West Palm Beach stayed with Miss Janes Richardson. Nancy Stuart returned from a two week Ohio family visit. S H Eddy back at Woodland avenue after summer in Waukon Iowa. L B Einsel and Emma Taft return to Eustis from Daytona Beach. Frank R Parker back from Salem MA in their Tremain Street apartment. Katherine Kirby to return Saturday from Daytona Beach to Tenth and Helen. Mary Dopkeen back from Whitman MA via plane to Orlando and ready for busy season. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E Abbott returned to Mount Dora apartment earlier this month.
Daytime community notes show Mr and Mrs George Church returning from Leicester Massachusetts and Miss Madeleine Milner home after visiting Pennsylvania. Several families including Mr and Mrs George M Cornelius and Mrs Melissa Cornish came back from Indianapolis while Dr and Mrs W A Chisholm arrived from Antigonish Nova Scotia. Mrs Manuel Sedano arrived from Rockaway New Jersey to spend winter with relatives and Gordon Folger family returned from Nantucket. Shortage of hotel help at The Gordon Folger noted.
Gormley and Miss Isabel Geenay visit Lachhanbieeithe area for the weekend. Mrs. George L. Bidwell writes from Towson Md about summer travel conditions and plans to visit Mount Dora later. Friends welcome Mr. I F Sarver back from illness and look for steady recovery with fall weather. Mrs. Roger W Hughes, Florence Fenton, died after moving from Santa Maria AAB to Pendelton Field Oregon. Mrs B P Luce and Mrs Cora Burbank arrive for the winter at Kill-Kare Lodge after a Meriden summer. Wayne Moon and children Joyce and Billie head to Seattle where both have Boeing Plant work, Moon having just vacationed in Rochester N Y with sister Mrs Clarice Hamilton. Traveling under existing conditions is not easy.
A Mount Dora Public Library Committee note reviews So Little Time covering 1912 to 1941. The story follows Jeffrey Wilson from a New England village as war looms, his Harvard son Jim, and Americans delaying entry to war. The piece praises satire humor and serious insights into America between World War I and II.
Grocery stores across the state will continue Wednesday afternoon closings through winter and wartime, officials say. The plan spreads shopping and reduces Friday Saturday congestion as shoppers are urged to buy on Thursday for better selection.
A church scene highlights war bond purchases aiding spiritual welfare of service members. Chaplains and choirs are stationed on ships and Army centers abroad. Millions of hymnals distributed to all services reassure contributors their funds support morale and worship. U.S. Treasury Department.
Munroe reports grocers agree with Wednesday afternoon closing and a better outlook. Canned goods stocks are released to civilians and meat quotas suspended to permit local slaughtering. A WPB order will raise leather for civilian shoe repairs.
Note promotes V Mail as a real bargain and encourages frequent use, emphasizing value and savings. It highlights cost efficiency and practical benefits for regular communications.
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