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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1935
Page
5
Social notes announce that Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Strickland host a Senior Girl Scouts meeting Monday evening at 7 30 with Miss Shirley Shonenberger on Clayton Street.
Mrs. Thomas C. Sheldon announces Harriet Ida Sheldon wed Francis G. Brydon on September 28 1935 in Hinsdale Illinois. The couple will reside in the Chicago area with formal notices issued for society pages.
The executive board of the Woman's Club will meet Tuesday October 15 at 2 30 p m at the president Mrs Olive W Goddard's home 551 North Clayton Street All past presidents are invited to attend.
A wedding at the First Baptist Church of Eustis featured Rev. Carl A Howell. The bride wore violet with brown accessories and a corsage of roses. After a cake reception, the couple planned a state tour and a home in Eustis where Morgan manages Story Bros grocery.
Personal Col. D. H. Bishop attends Tampa grand jury. Numerous locals and guests arrive or depart Tampa during the week, including Jack Carlton from Miami, Miss Irene Budgeon visiting Daytona Beach, C. C. Ames returning from Illinois, W. L. E. Barnett and J. E. Mattocks in Tampa for Scottish Rite, and Mrs. Mary MacDonnell visiting DeLand. Degrees, hospital stays, and winter stays at 133 Seventh street are noted among repeated travels.
The column details musical groups with 56 students in the glee club and 47 in the choir, moves illness of Hattie Siebler of Aurora Nebraska to Mount Dora Hospital after an operation, visits from Mr and Mrs H N Getchell of Waltham Massachusetts, and a string of local family gatherings and travel between Mount Dora Sanford Lake Butler and other places.
Zellwood notes report Mr and Mrs Wallace Osborn and family traveling to Webster Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Ralph Osborn and son return from Georgia with visits and entertainments. Miss Josephine Stenstrome hosts a Friday dance. Mrs Ralph Osborn hosts Fairfax Circle Tuesday night. Mr and Mrs Arthur King return from Hendersonville NC. Mr William Peck arrives from Long Island NY to visit his parents.
Shirley Temple stars in Curly Top with John Boles Rochelle Hudson and others as orphans adopted by a rich bachelor. The program features a colored cartoon novelty reel and songs including Animal Crackers in My Soup. Saturday screens The Healer based on Robert Hichens with Ralph Bellamy Karen Morley and Mickey Rooney.
The feature Diamond Jim stars Edward Arnold in the true tale of Diamond Jim Brady, famed New York socialite of the gay nineties. Lillian Russell and other notable era figures appear as the film portrays his ambitions, loves, and diamond collection, in a dramatic biographical style. Also a revival of The Gay Divorcee screens with Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers and musical numbers in a separate program.
Mrs Jessie Evelyn Butts 72 died Monday October 7 1935 at her Ninth Avenue home after a long illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Rehbaum Funeral Chapel conducted by Rev D Spencer. Burial followed in the Sorrento Cemetery beside her husband. Pallbearers included W C Butts L R Tremain N W Morley G W Coffin Grant Cowles and H S Maston. She was born May 13 1863 in Kinderhook New York and came to Florida in 1874. She married Calvin C Butts January 7 1885 at Altamonte where they resided.
Mrs. Butts lived near Mount Dora after leaving Altamonte and Ridge near Sorrento. She was a Congregational church member and active in the Ladies Aid Society and King's Daughters. Deaf but cheerful she aided the Sunshine Society and supported many church works. She leaves daughter Ruth Butts a son Eli Merritt and sister Mrs Alice M Walker with several nieces and nephews.
The body of Captain James Laughlin III, who died months ago at his Zellwood home, was buried September 30 in Arlington National Cemetery. A simple service was held with six army officers bearing the casket, a venerable chaplain officiating, and taps on the bugle. Laughlin served in the World War Overseas in the Ordnance Department as a captain. a full military funeral had been planned in Washington, but the family requested the simpler ceremony.
Demonstrations drew crowds with daily prizes. Mrs. Lewis Carroll received the oven meal, Mrs. L. J. Gilbert the surface cooked meal, and Mrs. Kuhlmeyer a pan of muffins. Gertrude Thorne won an electric iron from Mount Dora Hardware Co. Florida Public Service representatives gave a salad to Mrs. Evans and a cake to Mr. Johnson in appreciation of help. Tonight at 8 p.m. features include range construction and home lighting with the electric dish washer also shown. Local firms display large appliances around the social room including Mount Dora Electric Co Frigidaire and Monarch stoves Mount Dora Radio Co Crosley and Shelvadore refrigerators E A Redditt Chas E Butler Kelvinator Leonard refrigera tors Sopco water heater Mount Dora Hardware Co Westinghouse appliances.
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce directs travelers from Jacksonville to use a new 10 by 40 foot sign on State Road No. 3 directing them via Barberville Astor and Lake County to the short route to Orlando and Tampa. The sign reads Mount Dora in three foot letters with the slogan Midst Lakes and Hills of Central Florida. Builders Supply furnished the lumber and painting was by Frank Cornish.
The Busy Bee Kindergarten will open Monday October 21 in the Crane Apartment House at Fourth Avenue and Alexander Street. Mrs. Blanche Rogers will conduct the kindergarten and a first grade class for five-year-olds using the Lake County schools course. Parents may register children Friday October 18 between 10 and 11 a.m. The class aims to prepare pupils for the second grade next fall.
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