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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1941
Page
5
The Ladies Aid of the Community Church will gather in the chapel for an all day session on Friday October 17 at 930 am Bring sandwiches and covered dish.
Hanford presides over a Lake County P T A program titled Understanding the Community. The radio format aims to educate and engage parents teachers and friends of Lake County schools. All are invited to attend and support a strong start.
Personal notices list residents and guests arriving for winter in Mount Dora. Names include Rev. and Mrs. George Evans, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Swift, Miss Mabel Richards, Mrs. Florence G. Hanscom, Mr. Nathaniel Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Edgerton, Mr. and Mrs. A E Bell, and others visiting or staying at various local addresses. Activities cover travels from Daytona Beach, Shelton, Conn., North Tonawanda, N. Y., and Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Edith Young and Mrs. J E Fortner return from a seven week tour in New York New Jersey Massachusetts and Maine. They visited White Mountains and Boston meeting Dr Helen Henry who plans to winter with Mrs. Young on South Clayton street.
Mr and Mrs Eben Henry of Tampa announce the birth of a son Michael Charles on October 9 at St Joseph Hospital The baby weighed five pounds fifteen and a half ounces and both mother and child are doing well Mr Henry formerly worked at Mount Dora Pharmacy and is now with a drug company in Tampa He was in Mount Dora recently
Patsy Dean, six, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Dean of Sylvan Shores, was crowned Little Miss Mount Dora 1941 at Princess Theatre in Mount Dora. Second prize went to Arlene Paul, third to Gloria Jean Conrad. Contest sponsored by Pythian Sisters Mount Dora Temple No 12 with officials Ruth Williams Phyllis Griffin Maribel Nichols assisting.
An event supporting the Temple fund offered entrants a free film and candy bar favors as part of the charity drive.
Girl Scouts dressed as old tramps on October 6 explored Lake Franklin Park and Eckholdt's woods. They collected cookies and snacks for a knapsack feast while roasting marshmallows and practicing paper fire building.
The Navy urges men aged 17 to 50 to enlist in the U S Naval Reserve with four year terms but immediate return to civilian jobs if the emergency ends early. Class V3 V5 V6 and V7 need workers in communications aviation trades or as fleet officers with pay scales and training paths outlined. Citizens must be native born except V5 candidates who need ten years of citizenship.
Ber residents are urged to have girls attend weekly Girl Scouts meetings each Monday at noon just after school.
Announce a speaking class meeting at Mrs D F Carne’s residence 815 McDonald Street on Tuesday at 8 o clock. Open to all interested.
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