Junior Senior Banquet Chooses Formal Attire for May 15
The junior class debated themes and dress for their banquet amid wartime. They settled on a formal event with committees formed and the date set for May 15. venue remains undecided.
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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1942
Page
6
Seventh Grade Assembly Delights With Music and Pantomime
The seventh grade under Mrs Laney presented a March 26 assembly featuring piano solos by Earl Wilder Ruth Irene Risley and others, vocal numbers Louisiana by Doris Tapey Mae ee, Old Black Joe by a quartet, and a readers pantomime with multiple performers. The program also included various dramatic roles such as Lord Illin Lord of Alva's Isle and several named participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laney
Earl Wilder
Louisiana
Doris Tapey Mae Ee
Old Black Joe
Evelin Liles
Margaret Etchells
Sarah Nell Key
Ralphie Mae Lanier
Ruth Irene Risley
Mary Ann Hadlock
Four Winds
Albert Peterson
Sue Bond
Laura Roseborough
Lord Illin
Harrold Blunt
Easter program at Assembly features sermon and glee club
On Friday April 3 the Assembly opened with announcements for a Band Concert on April 17 and a 4 H Club meeting on April 6 plus a change of school start to 8 30 on that date. The Glee Club sang Up from the Grave He Arose followed by scripture and prayer. Reverend Kenneth G Rogers spoke on The Points of the Cross detailing Crucifixion Resurrection Others Spirituality and Service and their significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseborough
Glee Club
Floyd Montgomery
Kenneth G. Rogers
Alma S Boyd Profile from a Florida Senior Class
The note introduces Alma S Boyd born December 20 1924 in Sanford Florida. She is five feet two inches tall and weighs 103 pounds with brown hair and blue gray eyes. Alma attended Avon Park Plant City Leesburg Tavares and Mount Dora schools and enjoyed Mount Dora most. She spent a year in Texas and crossed into Mexico. Her favorite subjects are math and algebra and her hobbies include sewing and swimming. She plans to study business science and modern languages in Tallahassee after high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma S. Boyd
Sanford
Florida
Alma Boyd
Alma
Tuinnes
Avon Park
Plant City
Leesburg
Tavares
Mount Dora
Texas
Mexico
Tallahassee
Martha Williamson A Mount Dora Student Profile
Martha Lois Williamson, born August 24, 1924 in Mount Dora, attended Mount Dora High except for six weeks in Michigan. She has brown eyes and hair, olive complexion, 5 ft 7 in, 110 pounds. An avid science student, she lists Terhune and Kipling as favorites, tennis as sport, and snake collecting as a hobby. She has held class reporter, assistant editor of the annual, editor of Hi Points, and editor of the annual, with notable junior and senior performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Lois Williamson
Martha
Mount Dora
Michigan
Mount Dora High
Terhune
Kipling
One-act Play Cast Earns District Contest Nod
An outline mentions a student cast in a district contest one act play and notes the student plans after graduation to pursue a career as a Sané or a veterinarian.
Jimmy Thompson of Lacoochee Boy Remembers School Days
A July 4 1924 birth in Lacoochee Florida introduces James Nathan Thompson known as Jimmy. He started Mount Dora High in first grade and plans to graduate this year. His favorites Booth Tarkington algebra and football, where he played center for three years, with a strong class play performance. He hopes to enter defense work after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Nathan Thompson
B. M. Thompson
Lacoochee
Florida
James N. Thompson
Jimmy
Mount Doralie School
Pas
Booth Tarkington
School classes wrap up with varied topics and pursuits
Seniors work on 1000 word themes about Mexico silk and Japan rise while business English studies law and chemistry covers colloids. English and Spanish classes review literature verbs and short stories and common verbs. Civics surveys US courts and industry grows alongside capital and labor as juniors edge ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Japan
Wny
United States
Lena Harding
Barker
Banquet debate stirs junior class plans at school
Junior opinions clash over formal versus informal banquets for seniors with talks of out-of-town venues, country clubs, and cost. Students like Dot Adams and Nancy Fuller weigh forms and locations while Edward Klatte pushes a formal, out-of-town event as a memorable occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dot Adams
Nancy Fuller
Anna Margaret White
Mary Estey
Edward Klatte
Bobby Vincent
Edward
Calvin Richardson
David French
Pete Burkart
Meeting debated venue for banquet in Mount Dora
The group discusses holding their banquet in Mount Dora with a split stance among members. Most favor Mount Dora while others push for an alternative. Arguments run hot as the vote nears, and the majority outcome remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Social Notes From Local Scene In Early Spring Travel
In Orlando visits list Libby Drawdy Evelyn Turrentine Sara Roseborough Bobby Vincent Lena Harding William Barker and Anna Margaret White. W F Duggan went to Ocala March Curtis Jackson and Bobby Goodman drove to Sorrento Sunday March 29. William Barker spent Sunday April 5 in Daytona with his family. Mildred Edwards and her party toured Sebring then Bok Tower on Sunday March 22. Dorothy Adams bike hiked to Tavares Sunday March 15. Martha Morton visited Silver Springs Sunday March 29. Libby Drawdy went to Leesburg Monday night March 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Floy
Navy
Jerald Crawdy
Baynard R
Mary E
Jimmy
Helen
Carey
Columbia
Anna Margaret
Russell
Pop
B. V
Umatilla
Bobby
Marilyn J
George
Vera
Brugs
Nancy
Calvin R
Barbara B
Barker Boys
Rachel B
Pete
Marilyn
Florence
Orlando
Libby Drawdy
Evelyn Turrentine
Sara Roseborough
Bobby Vincent
Lena Harding
William Barker
Anna Margaret White
W. F. Duggan
Ocala
Curtis Jackson
Bobby Goodman
Sorrento
Daytona
Mildred Edwards
Sebring
Dorothy Adams
Tavares
Martha Morton
Silver Springs
Libby Draw Iy
Leesburg
Senior Class Notes on 1000-Word Themed Projects
English seniors work on thousand word themes due April 9 with references, objective, and outline. Subjects include Medicine, Indian Games, Silk, Madame Curie, John Bach, Mexico, and Aircraft. Assembly program planned in two weeks with hopeful student and spectator appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Curie
John Bach
Mexico
Juniors Plan Banquet Theme Ideas at Meeting
In a Monday March 30 class gathering the junior class decided on a date for the Junior-Senior Banquet and proposed several venues. They also suggested banquet themes including Mother Goose Latin America and May Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latin America
AMA Councils urge education over vitamin capsules for nation’s nutrition
The joint AMA Councils on Industrial Health and Foods and Nutrition publish in JAMA that no pill will fix national nutrition. The last paragraph says a panacea in small capsules is unlikely and improvement requires sound education guided by medical scientists, focusing on food promotion rather than supplements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Industrial Health
Council On Foods and Nutrition
American Medical Association
Journal of the American Medical Association
May Day Banquet Planned By Lake County Juniors
A committee meeting set a formal May Day banquet at the Lake County Country Club with decorations and invitations from Rose Lena David French Mildred Edwards Marilyn MacLelland Nancy Fuller Doroth y Adams. Juniors may host an assembly program soon, details to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Lena David French
Mildred Edwards
Marilyn MacLelland
Bobby Vincent
Norman Tuckett
Mary Estey
Nancy Fuller
Dorothy Adams
Lake County Country Club
Seventh Grade Loss Dims Enrollment to Twenty-Three
The seventh grade mourns the loss of William Bie bush, lowering enrollment to 23 pupils. On Friday, March 27, 1942, the class presented a pantomime titled Lord Allin's Daughter, which had been postponed due to tournaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Biebush
Lord Allin
Gas Buggies in Old Days Cause Plenty of Hype
Arnold H. Vey of New Jersey notes a 1908 barter era rule set cited by the Nationality Council and Nebraska Petroleum Industry Committee. Automobiles must blend with scenery with seasonal colors and, if blocked by a horse, the car is disassembled and parts hidden. Night travel requires a red rocket every mile and ten minutes wait plus horns and Roman candles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neip-Tengied
Macem
Arnold H. Vey
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Department
North Atlantic Way
Nationality Council
Nebraska Petroleum Industry Committee
Summer Care Of Woolen Garments
This article provides storage and protection tips to guard woolens from clothing moths. Advice covers cleaning, sun and brushing, dry cleaning, washing, and sealing garments in paper bundles or airtight bags to prevent reinfestation while preserving wool for future use.
Moths and Fabric Care in Stored Clothing
The pamphlet explains that fabric moths do not eat cotton linen rayon or silk so vegetable fabrics are safe but warn that wool and blends can be damaged by moths. It advises storing woolens furs and animal products in tight protected storage and grouping vegetable fabrics separately with no protection needed.
Watson advises on garden pest control methods
Florida gardeners should begin pest control as spring crops emerge. J. R. Watson of the State Experiment Station outlines baiting for cut worms, leafhoppers and corn borers, dusting and spraying with pyrethrum, arsenicals and rotenone, plus cautions on safety and plant-specific tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
J. R. Watson
State Experiment Station
Mr. Watson
Colorado
Lake County
Forida
Community group schedules and club meetings list
Monthly and weekly meetings for church circles, ladies aid, sewing and missionary groups, and various civic organizations. Includes American Legion posts, band boosters, PTA, Kiwanis, Lions, Masons, OES, Home Demonstration Club, and Woman's clubs with dates, times, and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Church
Ladies Aid
Nutritional tips and agriculture rally plans shared
The article outlines vegetable handling to preserve vitamins and suggests cooking methods to minimize nutrient loss. It notes a statewide mobilization with county agents visiting local clubs, coordinated with the U S Department of Agriculture, including rallies in Floridatown and Suwannee with youth participation and civic club meetings statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Finlayson
Ethel Atkinson
Escambia
Suwannee
Orlando
K. C. Moore
Nellie W. Taylor
Florida 4-H Members Mobilize for Aid to Country
Fifteen thousand rural Florida 4-H club members are mobilizing this week to aid the country and the victory program. Miss Mary E. Keown, state home demonstration agent, and R. W. Blacklock, boys' club agent, are leading efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Mary E. Keown
R. W. Blacklock
Beans Still On High Seal In Navy Cookery
Navy cooks praise beans as a staple in the new U S Navy cookbook serving sailors. Each man is planned to receive more than one portion of meat a pound of fruit and nearly three pounds of vegetables daily per man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Navy
Classified Ads in Topic Do Not Cost It Pays
Classified advertising in the Topic is promoted as affordable and valuable. The notice highlights cost efficiency and potential audience reach for advertisers seeking local exposure. It markets simple placement and quick results for small businesses and individuals.
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Lambert, Mary Simpson and
Overhiser
Methodist Church — Woman’s Society of Christian Service
American Legion
Legion Rooms
City Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Woman’s Club
King’s Daughters
Kiwanis
Masons
Every. Wednesda Spiga
First National Bank. Bank
Temple
Chiefs Club
Pythian Sisters
Bones
Homes of Mem. Ts
GuimirTep
America’s Finest
Texaco
Fifth and Alexander
New York
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