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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1943
Page
5
The Mount Dora Chapter 103 O E S will hold a regular meeting at the Masonic Hall on October 28 at 8 p m welcoming members and visitors. The Ocklawaha Chapter D A R will meet November 4 at 2 30 p m in Ocala at the Regent Mrs DeVaults home with a program by State Regent Mrs Roy Frierson.
The regular meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held Monday evening at 8 o clock in the Auxiliary headquarters at City Hall.
Mr and Mrs Augustus Angore of Mount Dora Florida announce the engagement of Angelina Amaryllis Angore to Val Preston Parmalee of Somewhere in the United States The wedding is set for eight o clock Saturday October thirtieth at the High School Auditorium Judge Gerald Got trocks to officiate Friends relatives and enemies are invited to attend and see them come Down the Bridal Path
Little Miss Jean Atkins marked her fourth birthday with an October 18 party attended by Jane Atkins Mary Ann Brotherson Carroll Cox Kenneth Cox Lewis Carroll Jr Christine Dean Helen Davidson Mary Lou Davidson Frances Davidson Lestina Ann Larsen Barbara Jean Larsen Billie Pickren Martha Pickren Ay Story Betty Stockton Barbara Schwartz Billy Simpson Cora Ann Sadler Martha Sadler Ann Tremain Patsy Wells. Mrs Hanscom Entertains Mrs White With Surprise Visit In Mount Dora Florence Gilbert Hanscom hosted eighteen friends for supper and coffee as Mary White returned from Bethel Conn.
Dorothy DeMott daughter of Mr and Mrs George DeMott of Aucilla Florida married Milton E Teasley son of Mr and Mrs W T Teasley of Mount Dora in Preacher Wilder's home on October 19. The bride a Aucilla High School graduate and secretary at Southeastern Shipyard Savannah Ga. The groom a welder first class at the same shipyard recently passed a competitive test rank among five of a hundred. The couple will reside in Savannah.
Personal Miss Bettie Blanchard of Tampa visits her mother Mrs. R. M. Blanchard. Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Stowe arrive from Meredith New Hampshire for a winter on Liberty street. Mrs Archie Tucker and children Patricia and Neal return from Jacksonville. Mrs Elizabeth Wentworth returns from the north. Mr and Mrs H. S. Waterhouse of Georgetown Massachusetts spend winter with their daughter Mrs R. M. Blanchard. Mrs H. C. Hoodelmier returns from Indiana to 553 East Eleventh. Mrs Richard Hartley of Pierson visits her mother for a few days. Mr and Mrs William E Holler Sr stay Breezy Point with son William E Jr. Miss Mary Ellis returns from Bainbridge New York to Gorham street for winter. Mrs W H Sprague seriously ill in Waterman Memorial Hospital Eustis under observation. Mr and Mrs Henry LaGier return from Norfolk Connecticut to their winter home 941 North Grandview. Mrs Mary White moves into Hillcrest Court after visiting daughter Mrs William LaFrces from Connecticut. Miss Betsy Kramer Evelyn Turrentine and Anna Margaret White home from Stetson University DeLand for weekend. Mr and Mrs W J Piowaty purchase DeMuth home in Sylvan Shores. Piowaty Farms head at Zellwood. Mr and Mrs Edwin Rinear from Michigan buy Eckis home in Sylvan Shores for permanent residence. Mr and Mrs William Prinz return to Mount Dora home at Donnelly and Eleventh after months at Wayzata Minnesota. M Coppinger former French con-
On Sunday and Monday at the Princess Theatre Lou Costello and Ginny Simms bring an entirely new brand of comedy romance to the screen in the feature Hit The Ice. Texas To Bataan is the other feature showing on the same program.
Sul in Philadelphia and Mme Coppinger visit Mrs William Jay Barker and family at Lake Beauclaire. Mr Grant McArthur and niece Mrs Florence Boulton arrive from Evansville Indiana and stay on Overlook Drive. Numerous seasonal residents and visitors listed with brief stays and moves across Mount Dora Sylvan Shores and nearby communities.
Mr and Mrs Albert A Thompson of Orlando announce the birth of a son Douglas Paul on October 18. The date also marks the four year old sister Rose Marie birthday.
Bertha Damon offers a witty account of New England country life in A Sense of Humus. The tale covers soil battles in New Hampshire, life with a clever hired man Samule, dogs, neighbors, and garden woes, with humor and reflection for readers who love rural lore.
Wilma J. March leads Florida recruitment push urging women to enlist in the Women’s Army Corps to meet a 70 000 quota by December 7. Governors urge participation, with Lake County seen as fertile ground. recruits train together at a Florida camp under the state banner.
Robert Taylor plays Sergeant Bill Dane in Bataan with George Murphy Thomas Mitchell and Lloyd Nolan. See it at the Princess on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The training with pay and advancement is presented as a valuable path, suggesting the opportunity could rival years of college. The emphasis invites young women to explore what the Woman's Army Corps offers today.
The Lake County Tuberculosis and Health Association prepares Christmas Seals for mail distribution on November 22. Local chairmen revise mailing lists due to population shifts, with 95 percent of proceeds staying in the state and 79 percent in Lake County.
Florida poet Don Blanding writes a war poem Soldier What Did You See from Pilot Bails Out. The piece was premiered on NBC Westinghouse Hour sung by John Charles Thomas and set to music by Norman Loreng Wright. Thomas called it not just good but great.
A serviceman in Iceland describes mail anticipation and the Arctic light from near the Arctic Circle. He notes woolen clothing, a furlined parka, and bewildering sun and moon motion that confuses east, north, and day versus night. The piece is a personal wartime reflection.
The writer describes shifting Arctic weather with sun, rain, wind, and sleet, noting long winter winds and dazzling Northern Lights. They joke that if you dislike the weather you can wait five minutes, and hint at military work behind the scenes amid fjord scenery.
The P T A hosts a Halloween Carnival at the school Saturday night with fun for all. See the Womanless Marriage and other stunts promised for entertainment.
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