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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1938
Page
5
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church will meet Friday at 3 o'clock with Mrs Anna Slack Tremain Street.
The Junior Woman's Club hosted a supper at the Yacht Club on September 21 with a menu planned by Carolyn Kennedy Shirley Drugg Johnnie Mae Stanley and Georgia Kirby. Mary Stewart McLeod state chairman from Bartow Florida spoke on the aims of Junior Woman's Club Work and an engaging discussion followed. The club was decorated by Francis Sadler Evelyn Simpson and Betty Henry.
Miss Anna Laura Battle of Sorrento and Mr. Charles Barnett of Mount Dora married Sunday afternoon in the groom’s parents’ summer home at New Smyrna before about fifty relatives and close friends. A planned garden ceremony was moved indoors due to heavy rain.
The bride, given in marriage by her uncle Dr. Bouchelle of New Smyrna, wore a black traveling outfit. maid of honor Miss Shirley Schonenberger of Mount Dora. Rev. Charles Carroll officiated at Beach ME Church. After a supper the couple left for a South Florida and Cuba wedding tour, to reside in Tangerine.
Personal notices list Mrs F A McHattie and Miss Beulah McHattie home from New Galilee Pennsylvania. N F Bruner of Sylvan Shores is critically ill at Lake County Medical Center in Eustis. Young has returned home on South Clayton street. Mrs Harry V Fish back from Mount Kisco New York living on Helen street. Mrs E G Conboy and daughter Mary Grace home after summer in Bronson Michigan. Mr and Mrs H C Hoodelmier visiting Auburn Indiana expect to return by mid October. W M Kennedy confined with malaria hoping to be active soon. Bettye Ann Ray at a birthday party for cousin Lucy Ray Austin in Umatilla. Mr and Mrs Paul H Johnson and baby daughter back from Mount Pleasant Tennessee. John A Dexter of Mount Dora guest at Skytop Club in the Pocono Mountains Pennsylvania. Miss Georgia Kirby returned the...
A gay comedy of errors stars Robert Young Ruth Hussey and Lew Ayres at the Princess Theatre. The plot revolves around a millionaire visitor crashing a full house to win Ruth Hussey's hand, clashing with Lew Ayres, and stirring family hilarity amid supporting turns by Guy Kibbee Rita Johnson and Lana Turner. The play adapts the Broadway hit White Collars.
First of the week from Saybrook Connecticut notes several residents traveling and visiting relatives. J W Seckinger manager of the Princess Theatre returns from a two week vacation in Miami and South Florida. Other travelers include Mr and Mrs J B Griswold heading to Jefferson Ohio to visit Mrs Griswold’s father and the Hadlock party moving from Three Lakes Wisconsin toward Mount Dora Florida. Also listed are Mr and Mrs Arthur Weddle from Tecumseh Michigan Mrs M L Lemke from Marion Ohio Miss Ruth Crais of Monticello Illinois visiting the Brown family on the Sorrento road and Weddle described as Mrs Brown’s brother.
Wedding of Charles Barnett to Anna Battle at Cor ondado Beach draws guests including Estey Swift Marsh families. PTA meetings at local school feature luncheon, card party fundraising events and plans for winter activities. Victor Heckle saved two people at Daytona Beach by tossing an inner tube to exhausted swimmers.
Sorrento Public School opens on the required date with a goodly number of pupils enrolled. All teachers from last year are returned for 1938 39. Mr and Mrs Fay Hall and daughter Betty Joe return to Mercedes Texas. Mrs Dixie Royal and two sons and Mrs Barton Driggers and son return from Daytona Beach vacation.
Mrs William Branton and sons of Eustis stayed with Sorrento relatives. Capt and Mrs Crowley returned from Marine City Michigan to Mount Plymouth. Mrs Ida Battle and daughter attended a Coronado Beach dinner for the Battle Barnett wedding party. Miss Allen joined Mount Dora friends at Coronado Beach for the Anna Battle and Charles Barnett nuptials. About fifty guests gathered at the Barnett summer home to witness the ceremony and honor Mr Barnett Sr on his birthday. Ladies of the Sorrento Baptist Church hosted a house warming at Mrs Jessie Battle's new home with many gifts. Mr and Mrs Taylor and family returned from a Georgia vacation.
The Epworth League held a Sunday meeting and announced a fish fry on September 28 to raise funds for vestments. Tickets cost 35 cents and sales will occur at the back of the church. An attendance contest for 7th through 10th graders was announced and a 10 cent join fee applies.
Ideal weather nets Lake County one of the state’s best Sea Island cotton crops with L. D. Edge of Groveland harvesting 20 acres and lifting about 20 000 pounds of lint. Dr. M. N. Walker collaborates with growers to keep seed pure under USDA and Florida Experiment Station programs. Over 1 000 4 H Club youths attended Camp McQuarrie plus the First Annual Poultry Institute and Fifth Annual Citrus Growers Institute. Bulletins on pig raising artificial manure and leaf spot offered. copies available from the County Agent in Tavares or Gainesville.
For the first time in Florida a chamber event will be filmed from the air at the Lake County Chamber of Commerce annual meeting to be held at Lakeside Park in Minneola Clermont on Thursday afternoon October 13. Lieut. Eliot L. Kerlin of Minneola will pilot a Tailorcraft monoplane with a photographer to capture air pictures of the gathering addressed by Senator Claude Pepper and Col. Harold Colee. Kerlin owns a private airport being developed on his land in Minneola and keeps his plane at Orlando until the port is ready. He will serve on the lake county airport committee led by Hon. John L. Fahs of Leesburg.
Lake County will air a three month program on WDBO Orlando from September 26, daily 12:45 to 1:00 p m. R E Norris county agricultural agent will lead the effort with help from county officials and prominent citizens to deliver timely Lake County news events and farming method tips.
At State Theatre Eustis Sunday and Monday Norma Shearer resumes her screen career as the Archduchess of Versailles in a dramatic romance. Tyrone Power co stars as the noble man who tries to save her from the guillotine in a star studded cast led by Barrrymore Anita Louise Schild Kraut and Henry Stephenson. Showings at 3 30 6 40 and 9 35 p m with no advance in prices.
The Marsh Hen becomes the first Florida game to open the hunting season with shooting starting September 15 and running to November 30 at marshes and lakeshores. Most state game seasons wait until November 20 to open. Lex Green signaled a possible run for the U.S. Senate against Charles Andrews or for governor.
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