MR. AND MRS. LESTER DENT RETURN TO LA PLATA – The Dents are back in La Plata after spending several months in New York.  Evelyn Coulson, Dent’s secretary, elected to remain in New York to work for American Airlines.  The Dents drove from New York via Pennsylvania and encountered cold weather and deep snow.  Dent says the folks back east are against a war.  The Dents plan to stay in La Plata most of the summer.  Source: La Plata Home Press, Thursday, April 18, 1940; Macon Chronicle Herald, Saturday, April 20, 1940

Victoria Gerling was in town visiting her sister, Norma Dent on Sunday.  Source: La Plata Home Press, Thursday, June 20, 1940

Lester Dent will be the speaker at the Macon Rotary Club meeting. Source: Macon Chronicle Herald, Tuesday, June 25, 1940

LESTER DENT SPEAKS BEFORE MACON PEOPLE – Lester Dent was present at the Macon Rotary Club meeting at the Jefferson Hotel.  He provided entertainment to the group with his movie pictures of Europe.  Dent’s narrative o the film was said to be very interesting.  Source: La Plata Home Press, Thursday, June 27, 1940

The Dents left La Plata for New York on Monday.  They plan to spend six weeks in the city.  Source: La Plata Home Press, Thursday, July 25, 1940