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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1944
Page
4
Advertising rates listed at 35 cents per inch and 1 cent per word with a 25 cent minimum. Notice shows second class mailing registration dated April 7 1916 at Mount Dora Florida under the 1879 act.
The excerpt quotes a portion of the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. It states one allegiance to the flag and to the Republic, one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
The text presents the creed affirming government by consent, union of states, equality and justice, and patriot duties including love of country, obedience to laws, respect for the flag, and defense against enemies. It blends principles of democracy with republican sovereignty and citizen responsibilities.
Maury Maverick, head of the Smaller War Plants Corporation, denounces bureaucratic jargon after a memo implies broad program activation. He orders that any use of activation and implementation words be shot and demands concise one paragraph, one page. Also notes garden vegetables suitable for planting this season.
Easter 194? notes recall families missing loved ones serving abroad as they dine with empty chairs and pray for soldiers to return safely. The piece thanks W. C. Barnett for donating Lipppmann’s U S Foreign Policy to the library, linking faith and sacrifice with the season.
The annual basketball banquet on March 24 in the Community Building honored both teams by the Athletic Association. Speeches followed the meal, gifts were presented to coach Vandiver by the girls, and boys promised a present for Mr. Hall next assembly. Magsie Crane and Danny French earned captain stars, Grace Lee and Dwight Mosteller co captain stars.
Mr Roseborough opened the assembly with announcements and handed the program to the ninth grade. Betty Cooley introduced a varied lineup including God Bless America sung by the class, a Dorothy Mae Conner tap, a trombone quartet, vocal duets, My Buddy sung by several students, piano pieces by Doris Harding, and several band selections like Activity Indian Boy and Clown Band Contest.
On Friday at 2:30 in the high school gymnasium the seventh and eighth grade boys and girls showcased basketball. The eighth grade boys won 5 to 2, and the eighth grade girls triumphed 8 to 4, after spirited play from both teams.
A fragment mentions Pee Burr and individuals Von Her Bolt and Weiman in unclear context. The text appears as a partial record with no clear event or outcome. Further readable details are needed to determine exact roles or actions.
Grace Lee born in Tifton Georgia on November 8 1926 to Mr and Mrs R E Lee. The family moved to Atlanta and Orlando Florida before five years in Orlando. She attended Hillcrest School Mount Dora Glee Club tennis basketball and junior senior class activities. Grace plans to study journalism at college.
Marilyn Johnson, born October 27 1927, daughter of Armer C. Johnson and his wife. She grew up in a family setting and attended several schools as a child.
The former Mount Dora student joined school activities from fifth grade. She acted in junior and senior plays, served as editor of the Hi-Points, and was a senior class member. Her history interest, Pearl S Buck as favorite author, and a Canada trip as a key experience are noted. Plans include Connecticut College for Women or a year at prep school.
In St. Petersburg on February 12 1926 a Yates family member was added a baby girl named Lorene. She attended N Grammar School Lealman Junior High and St. Petersburg High School earning a Wise Owl at Lealman. Lorene then moved near Sorrento after two months of junior year in St. Petersburg finishing that year at Mount Dora High. She hopes to graduate there and her favorite studies are typing and shorthand with plans to decide after graduation.
Grace, Dot, and Pat gossip about letters from a handsome soldier, while talk switches to officers and dancing at the March 26 event. B. D. splits time between Wesley and Bob Turner as Charles feels uneasy at the basketball banquet with Laura and Merry nearby. Ninth grade girls are urged to leave John Zoller alone.
Barbara and Jackie hunt dates for the banquet while chatter links Jackie to Padgett. The Casanova French is seen at the Rudo with three girls as junior and senior crowds speculate on soldiers moving into town before the prom. John Zoller and Jimmy Padgett draw attention during lunch hour and V mail excitement from New Guinea.
The Sophomore class notes Ruth Shipes has had thepox and hopes she will soon return to class. They enjoyed acting out She Stoops to Conquer, a comedy by Oliver Goldsmith, in English last week.
The ninth grade expresses appreciation to Magsie Crane Charles Javens and Mr Sedano for help in the March 24 assembly program. Freshmen attended the basketball banquet and enjoyed an Easter egg hunt on March 24 with Bobby Turner winning a prize for finding the most eggs.
Port Byron Illinois with 1200 residents celebrates a $145 250 water and sewer project but lacks faucets sinks and bathtubs due to withholding approval from the War Production Board office in Davenport Iowa. Parishioners lament the irony that the water exists yet usable fixtures do not.
The First Methodist Church on Fifth Avenue lists Pastor Caxton Dogcett at 440 East Sixth Avenue and Mrs. C. M. Brown as pianist. Church School at 10:00 A M with age classes, sermon by the pastor at 11:00, Youth Fellowship 6:30, Evening Worship 7:30, Weeks meeting Wednesday 7:30, Choir practice Thursday 7:30.
Corner Sixth and Tremain invites public attendance with Bible School at 9:45 A.M. and morning worship at 11:00 A.M. The church, led by superintendent J. M. McCown, offers 7:00 P.M. Baptist training and 7:30 P.M. Evening Worship with midweek prayer and teachers meetings. A cordial welcome to a friendly church.
The Col. Seventh Avenue church announces a 11 a.m. morning worship with the sermon The Two Easters and a 10 a.m. community Bible class. Pastor Elia Stein Claflin serves as organist and choir director, with James Richards noted among parish leaders.
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Eustis announces a Sunday service at 9 30 and 11 o clock with the sermon Are Sin Disease and Death Real subject. A Wednesday evening meeting at 8 is held with testimonies and remarks on Christian Science. A free reading room at Fountain Inn Sect 117 North Eustis Street is open daily except Sunday and holidays from 3 to 5 P M. The Bible and Christian Science literature are available to read borrow or purchase.
The Church of Christ holds Bible Study at 10:00 A.M. and preaching with Communion at 11:00 A.M. on Sanford. Evening service led by L. Chastain at 7:30 P.M. Sunday. Midweek Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 7:30 P.M.
Minister L. B. Chastain preaches that salvation comes by faith and baptism, linking belief in Christ to the water of life. He cites Romans 10 Rom 6 and John 4 Rev 21 urging listeners to join the water main through repentance confession and baptism.
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