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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1937
Page
5
The Junior B.Y.B. U. of the First Baptist Church held a banquet at Mrs. R. G. Shipes home last Thursday evening with fifteen youths attending. They enjoyed games and guessing contests during the pleasant gathering.
The Lake County chapter of the Florida State College Alumnae Association will hold its September meeting on Tuesday September 14 1937 at the Lakeview Hotel Tavres Florida Dinner at six thirty and a program to follow All alumnae and chapter members are invited. In Tangerine a chat and stitch party was hosted at Woodlawn Villa last Friday hosted by Mrs C H Estey and Mrs R P Briggs Lunch on the porch at 130 followed by cards and conversation Guests included Mesdames M B Swift LeRoy Smith W F Bloodgood Carl Wise G B Hurl Cast Bayard Roberts and Wardley.
Mrs Henry Land honored Miss Gladys Simpson with a farewell party at her Lake Ola home last Saturday. The gathering featured decorated zennias, bridge prize for Mrs J G Ray Jr high score, and guest list including Rhoda Simpson Gene Cochran and Jeannette Pike among others from Umatilla.
Mr Jesse Walton Dooley will marry Miss Asenath Powell daughter of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Powell of Union Springs Alabama at the bride’s parents home in Union Springs on Saturday morning September 11. Powell is descended from one of the oldest prominent families.
The note profiles Miss Dooley and Mr. Dooley, both Mount Dora natives. Miss Dooley graduates Duke University 1935 and plans to pursue a career in teaching and social circles. Mr. Dooley, class of 1931, Florida alumnus and coach, will teach and coach at Milton High School with his wife.
Personal and family notices list moves and visits across towns. Names include Estella Clark from Manchester Maryland and Jean Smith from Patchogue New York. Travelers range from Atlanta to Gladwin to Hot Springs and Daytona Beach with returns from Canada and Illinois.
Monday reports show families relocating to Sanford and Mount Dora after summer in North Carolina. The Baker family moves to Sanford to establish a permanent home while the Roseboroughs return from Jonesboro Tennessee. Dr Ronald B McKinnis of Pittsburgh visits Miss Jean Cochran in the Keller household as a guest.
Families and guests from Orlando, Banner Elk, Tampa, Gainesville, and Detroit rejoin at home after trips to North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and New England. Stops included vacations in Tampa, Miss June Fenn’s visit, and attendance at the Christian Endeavor Convention.
The romantic comedy The Footloose Heiress from Warner Bros. opens Sunday at the Princess Theatre with Ann Sheridan as the moneyed heiress and Craig Reynolds as the suitor who tames her. A $5,000 bet and a daring spanking scene mark the plot as Reynolds earns her love. Also showing are Think Fast Mr Moto with Peter Lorre at Toneedy, Artists and Models midweek, and Confessions with Kay Francis on weekend.
Kay Francis appears in the powerful melodrama Confession at the Princess Theatre with showings Friday and Saturday of next week.
The work of gathering data on conditions in the dry cleaning and laundry industry of Florida continues. Officials document industry practices and impact on workers as part of broader regulatory inquiry.
Hearings across the state led by E. J. Pinaire gather plant owners and interested parties as the Florida dry cleaning and laundry board drafts a comprehensive code of rules. Created by the 1937 legislature, the board has power to regulate the industry and set minimum standards with penalties for violations.
A terse wartime note claims Japan fights for peace while asserting China is involved in the broader struggle. The statement frames the conflict as a peace mission, highlighting political messaging over battlefield detail.
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