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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1941
Page
5
Mrs. H. W. Fish entertained at her Daytona Beach home on Maya. Guests included Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Dickson, Mrs. William Jay Barker, Miss Margared Barker, and Mr. John.
Brandon and Mrs J G Kirby along with Mr and Mrs Kay Kirby and their son are noted. Mrs J G Kirby will spend the remainder of the season with Mrs Fish.
Mrs Henry W Land hosted a bridge party at her Lake Ola home last Wednesday afternoon after the games guests enjoyed refreshments. Attending were Mrs J G Ray Jr Mrs Millard Reid Mrs M B Claflin Mrs Travis Slayden Mrs Harry Clark Mrs Alfred Rehbaum Jr and Mrs Jesse Dooley.
A going away and get together party was hosted at Miss Sheila Spilky home on Saturday September 6 for the graduating class of 1941 heading to college. Attendees included Sheila Spilky Betsy Kramer Joanne French Adelaide Key Cal Jones Jean Shipes Florence Lee and Helen Wells.
Mrs Jesse Dooley hosted a reception with Mae Stanley and prize guests. A guest list includes Mesdames Glenn pman Ernie Green Howard Jesse Dooley Henry Land Clark Pickens Talley Cecil Parker Travis Sladen Glenn Brown Robert Wise J M Greene Millard Reid William Prinz Richard McCoy Frank Morley J G Ray Jr Alfred Rehbaum Jr Clayton Tremain and Misses Johnnie Mae Stanley Kathleen Galloway Delphia Norman Martha Fenn.
A lively summer gathering was held Monday night at Miss Hilda Streeton’s home on Fourth Avenue with twenty present and lively enthusiasm. After business, hostesses served refreshments. The next meeting will be at Miss Bety West and Miss Edna Dennis’ home at Grandview and Sixth Avenue.
George Malone and George Malone Jr hosted a social gathering at their home on Fourth Avenue last Thursday night. Attendees included Vera Di Marilyn Johnson Grace Lee Florence Lee Dorothy Geiger Nancy Fuller Jean Spiery Mary Estey Edward Klatte Bernard McCabe Bobbie Vin David French Donald French Alter Tucker Pete Burkart Robert Hecker Bobby Marshall among others. Miss Bette Fitts daughter of Mrs. Leverett Fitts of Orlando married Lieutenant Eugene Isted of Eustis in Vicksburg Mississippi. The ceremony at the First Presbyterian Church manse was officiated by Rev Mansfield. The Isted couple will reside at Fort Sill Oklahoma where Eugene is stationed. Out-of-town guests included Mr and Mrs Gould Sadler of Mount Dora and Leesburg.
Mrs. George Dahlin plans a short vacation Friday. J R Ging and family relocate to Ocala. Mrs. M W Simpson wife of Mayor Simpson improves daily. James Burkhalter visits relatives in Lakeland. C C Shaver family moving to Live Oak. Alfred Rehbaum Sr and party in Jacksonville on business. George Backus leaves Friday for Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Mrs. Randolph White of Eustis guests of N W Morley. Carl S Graves spend September in Leominster Mass. Charles Barnett added to Tavares teachers. Purley Reed of Kingston Mass visits W W Relf in South Donnelly Ave.
Miss Mary Louise Rehbaum a Mount Dora student at Stetson will be among fall leaders setting the social pace. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Rehbaum and serves as president of the Stetson chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.
Mr and Mrs Sol Spilky and Mrs Clark travel from Daytona Beach and Wayland for family and home life. Miss Rita Daniels takes a job at Paul B Brown Electrical and Appliance in Eustis. Calvin Richardson returns from Old Saybrook to Mount Dora for school. Several families plan Daytona Beach getaways and autumn moves as teachers and workers resume duties.
Mrs LaDue Lasher's son George, who has been visiting in Connecticut with his father and grandmother, will enter school on Saturday. Miss Martha Fenn leaves for Daytona Beach Friday with Mrs Pickens Talley and will then go to Birmingham to resume her business course.
Mrs. S. L. Kittrell returned to Quincy after ten days in the area and Orlando for a tooth and sinus operation and will come back for a two week checkup. Mrs. Stanley S. Holmes arrived from Short Hills and Old Lyme and enjoyed reading the Topic. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tuckett and Norman Jr. returned to Mount Dora after a three month absence with time at Lake Harris and Long Boat Key Sarasota with Mrs. Tuckett’s sister Mrs. eer C. Borger visiting Lt. H. C. Borger Jr. at Fort Benning.
Residents report travels to Philadelphia Tampa Marine City and Ohio. Gainesville student headed to University of Florida. Sorrento Public School opens with two teachers as Mrs Stor mat and Miss Wine lead. Dr. Adams and sister Miss Adams mourned at Mount Dora funeral parlors.
Local dealer Hiram Woods reports California Vagabonds Jerry and Ray Wood are touring Florida by canoe as part of a year long honeymoon and natural wonders study. They travel from Los Angeles to Yankeetown and plan to camp in the Everglades studying birds while funding their trip through hunting and fishing. They aim to reach Hudson and the inland waterway to New York while awaiting recovery from malaria and an injured foot.
A notice invites residents to attend a First Aid meeting at the Community Building on Friday night. The gathering aims to discuss basic emergency care and preparedness practices for the local area.
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