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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1942
Page
5
Local social notes detail numerous travels and homecomings from Miami Jennings and Boston to Mount Dora Avon Park and Gainesville. Highlights include servicemen transfers, naval assignments, college departures, family reunions and invitations to a U S S Chaplin commissioning in Boston.
Lake County American Red Cross reports a 9000 sponge shipment for September production and youth Mary Eliza Clermont helps organize surgical dressings. A first aid instructor mobile unit is authorized with members from Mount Dora Leesburg and a second unit for Leesburg police and city vehicles follows. Buttons drive thanks donors. volunteers urged to send extra buttons to Mrs. J L Wilson in Leesburg.
The Home Demonstration Club hosts a monthly covered dish supper at Mrs. A. Schonenberger’s home 223 South Clayton at 6 30. Members are asked to bring a covered dish sandwiches and a drink plus service. Attendees include Betty Alasten president and WSCS groups meet in September circles hold meetings at Mrs Loveless home. A birthday luncheon at Mr. and Mrs. O Hara celebrated Mrs. Ohara s eightieth birthday with gifts games and songs and a guest list including D B and son Bert m Grant J Roberts Louis Tremain Carpenter Nettleman Jad Dr. Spencer RA Pearl Camp Lottie Cookinham and Harry Hildween.
A note marks the eightieth birthday celebration on September second for a local resident. No further details are provided in the fragment.
Personal note records Miss Jeannette Morse leaving this week for a short stay at Fort Ben ning Georgia. Mrs C G Lynn and son Jimmy have returned to their home in
Ninety percent of your income goes to support production of planes and tanks to defeat Hitler and his Axis partners through a national war bonds program.
The Navy announces enlistment for hospital and care related ratings with first duty assignments in Florida. Eligible men ages 17 to 50 with hospital orderlies lab techs dental mechanics pharmacists or embalmers may apply at local recruiting stations in Jacksonville Tampa St. Petersburg Tallahassee Orlando Gainesville Daytona Beach or Lakeland. Certified Red Cross first aiders also qualify. Also noted Florida Southern College Lakeland freshmen register Sept 14 and upperclass Sept 16-17 with term starting Sept 18.
Mrs Christine Heist of Eustis and Mount Dora died Saturday after a three day illness. Survived by husband Henry and two sons Lieut Jack Heist Fort Benning and William F Heist Eustis. She managed Golden Triangle Laundry with her husband overseeing the Ta Var es Eustis plant. Funeral Monday at St Mary of the Lakes Eustis. Body sent to Bad Axe Michigan for interment. Zeller and Rehbaum arranged.
Rich Williams narrates a romantic adventure set in Oklahoma around 1901. The tale follows Williams who arrives in town under false pretenses and becomes involved in a saloon brawl with two fast-shooting men.
The narrative presents a trio including two brothers and a stranded Annie Lingen who are invited home to a robust mother, creating a tense setup. Night riders, feuds, and shootings propel a first person narration with a surprising plot and solid character work from Williams.
David Denslow reports no truth to claims the Army will replace civilian observers at Aircraft Warning Service posts. The service confirms a permanent role within First Fighter Command defense plans and continues civilian cooperation under Army command, with posts organized by state and county defense councils.
Zellwood residents report school openings and staffing changes at Zellwood Grammar School. Postmaster L. F. Stewart Jr enters military service while Zellwood Observation Post members adapt schedules to 3 hour watches. Names include Mrs. Culpepper, Mrs. Morton, Mr. McGraw, Miss Beck, and many others in local activity and travel between Zellwood Orlando Tarpon Springs and surrounding areas.
Last Tuesday night Lester B. Vincent oversaw duty at the Post between 6 and 9 o clock as the first Red Flash message from this Post was sent. A plane piloted by a blinded flyer crashed near Plymouth and burned. the parachute saved a crew member who was taken to a nearby Art camp. The Chief Observer and assistants report the Post running in fine order, urging others to report for duty on time to avoid hardship to the shift ahead.
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