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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1943
Page
5
Social Mrs. Winnie Blythe of Cocoa, Worthy Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of Florida, will visit Mount Dora Chapter 103, O E S, Friday night October 1 at 8 oclock at the Masonic Hall. Members and visitors are invited to attend.
The Ocklawaha Chapter of the D A R will hold its season’s first meeting on Thursday October 7 at 2 30 p m in the Eustis Public Service Lounge. The notice notes fall events and invites members to attend and plan upcoming activities.
Mount Dora Home Demonstration Club marked its 13th anniversary with an all day meeting at the Community Building. Mrs. Finzel recounted the early days with Mary Allen the county agent and the first officers, five charter members attended, a birthday cake and club colors were featured, and members spent the afternoon weaving palm leaf articles while pursuing canning kitchen projects.
Mrs Lillian Banks announces the marriage of her daughter Harriet Louise to Herbert Wilson Bibber private first class of West Harpswell Maine on September twenty first at the home of Dr Chauncey W Goodrich in Brunswick Maine The bride lives in Mount Dora Florida has worked at the First National Bank of Mount Dora and engaged in local social church activities Bibber served in the Medical Corps at Fort Devens Mass after a short honeymoon she returned to Mount Dora to resume bank duties
The club held its usual Wednesday meeting with updates on new and leaving members. New members added September 22 include Betty O Connel Billy Dolan Almer Guest Lois Benson Jean Duke Esther Ratliff Margaret Tucker Willeen Huiss Emmy Lou Dembar Ruth Deen Marie Sparks Velma Steem Leta Dana Dorothy Long served as social chair at the last meeting and awarded Leta Dana a pickle dish and Velma Stum the booby prize. Hostesses for the next meeting are Esther Ratliff Margaret Tucker Willeen Heuss.
Personal Miss Ruth Loveless on the faculty of the Tavares public school. Mrs C H Scott returns to Tangerine from Ludlow Vermont. Miss Gertrude Thorne returns from Daytona Beach after three months away. Mr and Mrs Harry Hildwein back from Freeman Ohio where they spent the summer. Mrs J D Vinton returns to Donnelly avenue after Bedford New York summer. Miss Carrie L White to return soon from New Bedford Massachusetts to winter home 916 Baker Street. Dr and Mrs Winston Stephens are
Miss Dorothy Loveless works in the University of Florida registrar’s office in Gainesville after a summer in East Longmeadow Massachusetts. Mrs Stanley Holmes returns to Sunny Corner after extended visits in New Jersey Short Hills and other points. Mrs H Stiles Bradley and family at Sylvan Shores after Hendersonville North Carolina. Mr and Mrs Carl Broom spent days in Jacksonville planning Billie’s entry to Bolles Military Academy. Miss Lizzie Barrett returns to Mount Dora after Daytona Beach. Mrs J R Williams leaves for Quincy Florida for a month with sister-in-law Mrs A E Watson. Mrs M M Hill hosts granddaughter Mrs Roy Schryver and Sally Ann of St Petersburg. Mr E B Blackburne travels to Pittsburgh to visit son Edward in Army School at Carnegie Tech. Estella Clark returns from Jacksonville Crescent City visits. Stella Owens takes vacation from grocery work accompanying nephew Jack Dillard to Marion Alabama for Marion Military Academy. Mary Louise Rehbaum of Green Cove Springs and Alfred Rehbaum Jr of Jacksonville visit parents in Greenwood New Jersey. Mr and Mrs A H Oakley return to Newark Hotel Douglas after Greensburg summer. Oakley ill. George S Horton arrives from Union Springs New York to stay on South Clayton street. Mrs James R McDonald returns from Whitefield New York via Boston and New York. Durward Sellers leaves to join Camp Peary Virginia. 62 hour boot camp leave to meet in Richmond Virginia. Doris Cowart of Sorrento leaves for St Louis.
Mo enters Gradwold School of Laboratory Technique for ten months or more with aunt Miss Hattie Allen accompanying to St. Louis for a short visit. Mrs S S Sadler and Mrs Robert N White return from Miami after visiting S S Sadler Jr. and attending Navy award to Langston Construction Co. of Miami. Dr and Mrs C L Quixley and Alan of Ocala spent weekend with Quixley parents on return to Florida from Bradley Beach. Mr and Mrs Harry E Backus and Mrs A E Bell return from a few weeks in North Carolina.
The report lists residents and visitors around Hendersonville including trips to Atlanta to see Georgia student Joe Backus. A. M. Cameron and family have moved to city living on Lake Drive and Tremain Street. The Knox family from Cleveland, Tennessee visited Mrs. Kramer, whose relatives returned for the winter. George Keller returning from a six week vacation and trips with E. E. Alexander in Johnson City and Banner Elk. Curt Minkley and family had two of their three sons home. Curtis serves at Naval Air Station Alameda and in Jacksonville while Karl Minkley visits from Delray Beach with his wife.
Eve Curie, daughter of radium discoverers, recounts front line reportage from Russia to Africa. The work blends war experiences with civilian life, detailing Red Army equipment, morale, and workers such as welders and dancers, while highlighting human perspectives on conflict.
Fire Prevention Week begins October 3. The Home Demonstration Agent urges prevention to save lives and resources. Suggestions include chimney and stove cleaning, safe ash disposal, clearing rubbish, storing matches, checking wiring, avoiding fuel near heat, testing heaters, disposing of oily rags, keeping flames away from fabrics, roof maintenance, and keeping firefighting gear ready.
Advice urges arranging a familiar alarm to alert neighbors quickly when there is no phone. It also calls for cooperation with local groups to improve community fire protection and to work with youth, aiming to remove fire hazards.
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