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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1931
Page
2
The Ladies Aid of the Community church will hold a porch party at Mrs. Mabel Cleary's home 800 Ninth avenue on Friday afternoon September 18 at 3 o'clock. Fancy work and guessing games will featured. All church ladies are invited.
The King's Daughters were entertained Tuesday evening by Mrs. Thomas Cooley and Mrs. Grady Cooley at Mrs. Cooley's home. After a business discussion Miss Kathleen Galloway performed musical selections and the audience enjoyed refreshments of frozen custard and ice box cookies. The next meeting will be at Miss Vada Ham's home in Hillcrest Court on September 22.
A group of Alfred Rehbaum Jr classmates enjoyed a Lake Joanna outing last Thursday afternoon. Swimming and boating featured the event with J C Spooner guiding a new sailboat and Alfred Jr piloting a motor boat. Attendees included Irene Green Jean Smith Barbara Hopcraft Roy Christopher Cecil Parker and Wayne Moon.
The Neighborhood bridge club met with Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Quixley on Saturday evening. Two tables were in play with prizes of bacon and cheese. Mrs. George Zell won high with bacon while Mrs. R. N. White received a cheese prize. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. George Abele of Windermere and Mr. and Mrs. George LaDue.
The Methodist Missionary Society will meet at the church next Monday at 3 PM. Miss Newhall and Mrs. John H. Neville lead the program on Toyohiko Kagawa life and works now in the United States. The extension and International Department will be explained and members urged to attend the year’s final meeting.
Mrs George Zell hosts a Park beautification card party at her McDonald street home on Friday afternoon September 11 at 2 30 p m Tickets are 25 cents as usual The event is described as informal and enjoyable and invites more ladies to attend A payment of 15 90 has been made toward the Rock garden leaving a remaining balance of 128 00
Zell is praised for raising over 180 dollars for the cause during summer months with recent donations from two friends. The W. C. T. U. met at the Community church Chapel with nine members, contributing three dollars to the Frances Willard Memorial and one dollar to the National Campaign Fund at Miss Neal s request. Short reports from the World s W. C. T. U. Convention in Toronto were read along with Union Signal articles. Mrs LaForce joined as a new member and the group adjourned to meet in October.
Mrs Mary W Martin entertained two-table bridge at her Grandview Street home Friday evening. High score prize went to Miss Mary True and second to Mrs George LaDue. Refreshments of punch ice cream and cake were served. Guests included Mr George LaDue Mrs A C Quixley Mrs R N White Miss Mary True Miss Fannie Noonan and Mr M P Whitten.
Mrs A O Marvel announces Jura Buck known as Judy from Tavares and Mount Dora has wed Royle Copeland of Columbus Ohio The couple will live at 589 Larcomb Avenue Columbus Ohio Copeland works at a prominent local bank in Columbus.
Dr and Mrs Harry T Fenn left Sunday for a short vacation trip. Miss Vada Ham spent the Labor Day vacation with friends at Coronado Beach. Mayor and Mrs W E Lackey enjoyed Labor Day at Daytona Beach. Mrs Blanche Eason and son Ted are at the Swartz house for the season. Mr and Mrs Harold Coleman expect Thursday arrival from the north. Mr and Mrs E E Nutter left Saturday for a weekend in St Petersburg and Clearwater. Mr Arthur Lewis of Winter Park called in Mount Dora Thursday. Miss Jewell pursued the Labor Day weekend with relatives in Mount Dora. Mr and Mrs Douglas Hall spent the Labor Day weekend in Tampa with Fred Harding.
Numerous residents and visitors are noted traveling over Labor Day weekend. Travelers include Mr. Lloyd Atkins in Georgia and families such as the Grisons and Pal mers, with returns from Ohio, New England, Daytona Beach, Waynesville and Rockville Center among others.
Local residents and visitors travel during summer break returning home for autumn. Families like the Potters, Crowells, Elders, and others share travels from Indiana to Tennessee and Ohio while plans for wintering on Tenth Avenue emerge.
Notes announce an 8:00 Pee Y. A. gathering at 339 My i Pure M in tumor of stu for college. The fragment mentions Baptist church activity and a youth group event at an unspecified location.
Fragmented items report Mussolini agreement crowds in Cleveland. Annapolis notes Cuba corruption delays. Famine or flood in China affecting fifty million. University of Florida alumni banquet in Jacksonville. World events and U.S. politics covered with local angles. Lions Club national contract and Davenport housing project mentioned.
Reno and Upshaw Georgia engage in a series of debates as Jacksonville’s league abandons a plan to raise 5 million dollars for idle assets. E W Lane, a Jacksonville banker, is named by Hoover to the National Advisory Council.
Council recently debated the town budget with amendments to water and publicity funds and a proposed increase to the interest fund for bond payments. A motion to raise the interest fund to 15,000 dollars failed after a roll call. supporters argued higher wages for bondholders justified the load, while opponents warned of taxing burdens in future years.
Council adopts plans to fund October obligations by transferring twelve thousand five hundred dollars in Park Bonds to the Light Department sinking fund and securing a revenue note loan. Street Paving Funds may borrow to cover the same amount. A new survey of the Butts Block is to be accepted and ordinances regulate minors in pool billiards and gas piping with a city inspector appointed.
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