Legion Auxiliary to Meet for Officer Election
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a meeting on Thursday October 6 at 8 p m at the home of Mrs. Howard H Chamberlain in Tangerine for important business including officer elections. Betty Cooley birthday party hosted by Mrs Thomas H Cooley of Sylvan Shores honors Betty on her ninth birthday with guests Estella McDowell Doris Harding Kathryn Etchells Joyce Dugan Laura Roseborough Lucile Minkley Sue Bond Dorothy Eckholdt and Betty Ann Ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Howard H. Chamberlain
Thomas H. Cooley
Sylvan Shores
Betty
Details of a wedding ceremony and attendants
The text describes a wedding with ushers Man and Leonard Stewart William D Love Lady Paul Morton Brittian Vincent. The Davenous twins Helen and Charles were attendants. The bride wore white satin with a fingertip veil and white rosebud bouquet. The maid of honor wore peach lace and a matching jacket. Bridesmaids wore pastel taffeta gowns with fan bouquets and rosebud halos. A reception followed at the Vincent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Leonard Stewart
William D. Lovelady
Paul Morton
Brittian Vincent
Davenous
Helen
Charles
James A. Vincent
Birthday Party Honors Bobbye Jo Treadwell
Bobbye Jo Treadwell celebrated a birthday with a Saturday gathering on September 24. Friends enjoyed games, opened gifts, and shared refreshments of cake and ice cream. Attendees included Joel Merry, Neal Letty, Billy Morgan, and others. Mrs. John Treadwell helped serve with two assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobbye Jo Treadwell
Joel Merry
Neal Letty
Billy Morgan
Eustis
Peggy Lou Nutter
Beverly Bruner
Betty Jo. Eckholdt
Betty Ruth Swartz
Bettye Ann Ray
Jean Parker
Mell Ramsdell
Billy Berry Norton
Freddie Roseboro
Dickie Dixon
Boyd Adkins
Patsy Dean
John Treadwell
Lewis Carroll
W. T. Treadwell
Personal notices from the letters page
Personal items report travels and returns of local residents and friends. Mrs Frank Drake and Mr H M Getchell are noted as returning from Pennsylvania and Waltham respectively while Mr and Mrs Walter Cory visit Mahwah New Jersey. Others include Rev Geo Evans in North Tonawanda and Miss Gertrude Thorne planning a California visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. B. Evans
North Tonawanda, N. Y
Fifth Avenue
Robinson Battles Rackets In I Am the Law at Princess
Edward G. Robinson stars as a mild professor turned hard hitting prosecutor in I Am the Law directed by Alexander Hall. Wendy Barrie John Beal Otto Kruger and Barbara O Neil co star as the battle against a city wide racketeering ring. The film opens at the Princess Theatre this Sunday and Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Princess Theatre
Edward G. Robinson
Columbia
Alexander Hall
Jo Swerling
Wendy Barrie
John Beal
Otto Kruger
Barbara O'Neil
Kruger
Miss Barrie
Miss O'Neil
Stella Dallas
Winter Visits At Sylvan Shores Move Through Town
In their winter home at Sylvan Shores, residents note a cool departure from a delightful summer. Miss Myrtle Kempf returns from Chicago via motor trip. Miss E. H. McKee joined them for a Mount Dora visit. Dr and Mrs W S Randall travel from West Harpswell Maine via Washington DC to Mount Dora and will arrive tonight. John and Mrs Harris return from Cleveland and reside on Overlook Drive with their son and daughter-in-law visiting from Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvan Shores
Myrtle Kempf
Chicago
E. H. McKee
Mount Dora
John Harris
Cleveland
Ohio
Overlook Drive
Earl Harris
Local Social Notes from Tangerine Area
Mr and Mrs Woodrow Nettles moved from Lake Jem to the Dahlia house while Mr and Mrs Charles Barnett return from a wedding trip to Isle and the Carolina mountains. The P T A birthday party at Mrs L C Smiths raised funds for next years work with yellow and green decorations. Floods in New England delayed winter residents departures. no injuries reported locally. Miss Ruth Beerbower of Winter Park will visit her grandmother Mrs J E Beerbower this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Nettles
Lake Jem
Dahlia
Charles Barnett
Isle
Carolina Mountains
L. C. Smith
New England
Ruth Beerbower
Winter Park
J. E. Beerbower
KILLED IN ODD ACCIDENT NEAR CASSIA
Ben Gainey a 19 year old of Brooker Florida was killed Tuesday near Cassia in a freak accident. He was watching men cutting timber when a gum tree fell and struck a cabbage palmetto. A piece of the palm was hurled across clearing and hit Gainey on the head killing him instantly. No inquest was held. He had been visiting relatives near Cassia. His father Dave Gainey lives at Ocoee. Funeral home Rehbaum is handling arrangements which were not yet completed.
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Ben Gainey
Brooker
Florida
Cassia
Gainey
Dave Gainey
Ocoee
Rehbaum Funeral Home
My Lucky Star at State Theatre Eustis
Sunday and Monday Sonja Honie stars as a bright campus queen in My Lucky Star with Richard Greene. The film features an Alice In Wonderland ice ballet and a large supporting cast including Buddy Ebsen Joan Davis Cesar Romero Arthur Treacher George Barbier Louise Hovick and Billy Gilbert. It is part of the Movie Quiz 250000 contest pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonja Honie
Richard Greene
Hollywood
Lewis Carroll
Buddy Ebsen
Joan Davis
Cesar Romero
Arthur Treacher
George Barbier
Louise Hovick
Billy Gilbert
Rooms Wanted Advertisements Attract Northern Rent Seekers
Local notices note many readers in the north request copies of the paper to view room and apartment ads and other real estate listings. Classified ads are affordable and effective. inquiry is urged at the Topic office.
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North
Topic
Birthday Tribute to Lake County Leader Harold Hippler
Attorney C. Harold Hippler of Eustis born September 27 1890 in Geneseo Illinois. Intercollegiate baseball catcher at Michigan 1914 and Navy WWI veteran. Lake County Democratic Council chairman Eustis city attorney Kiwanis leader Elks Exalted Ruler American Legion commander trustee of Eustis schools. Recently completed a year as Kiwanis International vice president after long service on the International Council. Favorite foods corn beef steak hobby boys and girls work with four children. Violet is said to be his favorite flower.
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C. Harold Hippler
Eustis
Geneseo
Illinois
Mony Po
Harold
University of Michigan
Harold Hippler
Lake County Democratic Council
Ormund DeVere Powers A Florida Journalist Since 1917
Ormund DeVere Powers of Leesburg was born September 26 in Concordia Kansas. An Orlando Detroit educated writer in Florida, he earned his first dollars selling beans and later served as Lake County correspondent for the Orlando Sentinel Star. Since 1934 he has reported locally, shaping community ties with precise writing and cooperative spirit.
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Ormund DeVere Powers
Leesburg
Concordia
Kansas
Orlando
Detroit
Michigan
School of Journalism
University of Florida
Ormund
Lake County
Orlando, Sentinel Star
Florida
Futch Born in 1891 a Leesburg Leader of Florida Politics
Truman G. Futch of Leesburg born October 1, 1891 in Hampton Bradford County Florida rose to prominence in Lake County as a State Senator and to election votes for Florida Supreme Court Justice. He moved to Lake County in June 1915 and favors woodworking red roses and collard greens.
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Truman.g. Futch
Leesburg
Hampton
Bradford County
Florida
Lake County
Supreme Court
Senator Futch Remarks Highlight Generational Hope
Senator Futch, a Rotarian and former Leesburg Rotary Club president, says his children and their generation are better than his at their age, a remark reflecting his typical speaking style. The note references his community involvement and hopes for the coming era.
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Futch
Senator Futch
Leesburg
Walter E. Clark Fruitland Park postmaster born in Holyoke
Walter E. Clark, postmaster at Fruitland Park, was born October 2, 1887, in Holyoke Massachusetts. He studied in Holyoke schools and three years of business college, earned his first dollar catching frogs, moved to Florida in December 1927, and settled in Lake County. He enjoys growing flowers, especially carnations, prefers roast beef, and collects stamps.
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Walter E. ‘Clark
Fruitland Park
Holyoke
Massachusetts
Business
Clark
Florida
Lake County
Frank Townsend Laird Citrus Pioneer of Florida
Frank Townsend Laird, born October 3 1885 in Utica New York, is a noted Florida citrus grower and former Lake County Horticultural Association president. He moved to Florida in December 1922 and settled in January, active in state marketing efforts and citrus industry campaigns. His education includes AB from Hamilton College and AM from Harvard, and his interests include reading and transportation.
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Frank Townsend Laird
Groveland
Utica
New York
Los Angeles
California
Hamilton College
Harvard
Frank
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Central High School
Frank Laird
Florida
Lake County Horticultural Association
Janba
Bebo
Prescott Passes After Illness and Surgery
Mr and Mrs Carl Broom report the death of George C Prescott of Danvers Massachusetts on September 1 after a summer-long illness and surgery He had spent twelve winters at Mount Dora staying at the Hotel Mount Dora and many local friends extend sympathy to Mrs Prescott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Broom
George C. Prescott
Danvers
Mass
Prescott
Mount Dora
Surplus Commodities Aid Tops 150000 in Florida
More than 150000 persons are now receiving surplus commodities in Florida, according to the State Welfare Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
State Welfare Board
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Luden
Tim Tyler
SUN
Mon
Prema
Laurel and Hardy
Wayne
Claire Morris Trevor
Robert Young
Lew
Ruth Hussey
Betty Cooley
Methodist Episcopal Church
Zellwood
Annie Lillian McLucas
Carroll Vincent Pugh
E. C. Willson
Montverde
C. M. Bell
Hazel McLucas
Jacksonville
Agnes Vincent
Hortense Vincent
Marguerite Vincent
Margaret Bell
Robert Morton
H. M. Getchell
Waltham
Frank Drake
Pennsylvania
Walter Cory
Mahwah, N. J
Carl Graves
Mrs. Graves
Gertrude Thorne
Santa Barbara
L. E. Cross
North East, Pa
Harry Page
Toronto
Canada
Sparks
Princess MT. Doraphone
Columbia Picture
Sonya
Sonja
Walley
THE
Aiants
Wayne Morris Claire Trevor Ee Ol Ere
Bia
Pade Pya As
Spham
Hormel
Crossman’s Ferry’s
A. P. Sidel
Mgr. Meat Dept
Josiah Jimerson
Truman G. Futch
First National Bank
First National Bank OF
Mount Dora, Florida
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Westinghouse
Mtjjor A Hardware Company
Walter E. Clark
Frank. Townsend
Laird
Coleman’s Bakery
Haynes Office
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