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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
2
The junior class and P T A sponsor a series of April dancing classes for beginners and those needing brushing up. Classes occur every other Friday night alternating with P T A dances on the Fridays not used by the juniors.
Frances Faye Thompson born September 20 1922 in DeLand Florida is the Mount Dora High School student with a record of perfect attendance for five years and no tardies since second grade. She played basketball and softball three years in junior high and two years in high school and co captained the 1938 39 team. She promoted the junior play Apron String Revolt and the senior Foot Loose enjoys English and typing and plans to work after graduation.
Alan Donald Beck born in arp New Jersey on December 29 1939 is a tall blonde boy now 6 feet 2 inches, 150 pounds. He attended schools in Zellwood Apopka and Mount Dora and lists geometry tennis and Booth Tarkington as favorites. His notable life moment was a 1939 New York World's Fair visit enjoying the Florida exhibit. He plans to work a year after high school then attend college undecided on which.
The blond boy De Vault Roseborough born January 8, 1923 in Mount Dora stands 6 feet 2 inches and stars in local sports at Mount Dora schools. He favors basketball, English and typing in school and counts Scott as his favorite author. His most interesting experience was a 1934 Chicago World’s Fair trip.
After high school graduation June D D plans to enroll in college this fall.
Doris Cowart Pomona Davidson Doris Chamber a and Adelaide Key visited St on a tour. Wells Betsy Kramer attended a small gathering at June Fenn s home. The D O M A s met at Jean Shipes home March 28 roasted weiners and watched Lion s Club rehearsal. Helen Wells June Fenn and Betsy Kramer biked to Lake Ola. Senior class picnic at Daytona Beach March 29. Jo ane French hosted Lorraine Bronwalt Jacksonville visit. Florence Lee and Jean Shipes hosted a slumber party March 29. Jeannette Adair and Jessie Cobb visited Miami Beach. Nancy Fuller Daytona Beach March 31. Bettye White Juniper Springs March 31.
March 29 a school holiday for teachers meeting in Orlando allowed sixteen seniors to picnic at Daytona Beach with chaperones Mrs Richardson and Mrs Jones. The P T A Dance pleased attendees and the class awaits the banner return with names on it.
A class meeting on April 1 decided not to sponsor the picture Rebecca due to date conflicts. The Junior Senior banquet is set for May 10 and the banquet committee began planning. Four sophomores of each gender were chosen to serve with names to be announced soon. A leaked goods sale is planned for a Saturday in the coming weeks but details are incomplete. The class welcomed back sponsor Miss Sawyer who has recovered from illness.
Remembers Alma hiding Richard Dow with a shoe at the school building and Delcia Schubert. Recalls the eighth grade hay ride and names Winnie Baker Peggy Bryant Bob Young and Tye Tye Youngblood. Mentions How Do I and Oliver and Mary in sixth grade.
The Cherokee leader Sequoia born around 1760 in Tennessee developed the Cherokee syllabary in 1821 after years of effort. His writing system enabled thousands of Cherokees to become literate, transforming Cherokee history and influence on Seminole origins and Florida relations.
Fragmentary lines discuss Sara Nadine Chandler dresses and a student named Wood Wood Woodruff with Myrtle, plus questions about learning all forty eight state capitals and a Mrs. Wood figure. The text is garbled and lacks full context.
A list of performers and songs includes Hazel Kel with South of the Border, Evelyn Watts Oh Johnny, Arline Cross Scatterbrain, Gladys Irene Crane The Song We ao, Clinton Hiley Darn That Dream, James Davis Careless, Barbara Crawford Umbrella Man, Mildred Holloway South of the Border, Fred Beardsley In the Mood, Frieda Stevenson Linda Lou, Marjorie Daniels The Wood Peck er Song, Curtis Jackson Careless, Robert Goodman Faithful Forever, Gene Pease Ive Got My Eyes On You, Allene Moon Lilacs in the Rain, Bobby Finney Darn That Dream, Dot Geiger Blue Orchids, Grace Lee All the Things Are You.
The seventh grade is glad to welcome Miss Sawyer back after illness. Virginia Brock will soon return from absence. Billy Broom visited Silver Springs on Wednesday April 3 and reported a good time. Virginia Childers joins the class as a new member.
Gossip notes detail couples and flirtations among seniors at a Girl Bid Dance, with hints of cradle-snatching, beach time, and romances involving Carlyle, Millard, Pete, and an aviator from Apopka. March 28 1940 marked the seaborne dance and evolving pairings.
Mrs. Lucie K. Miller of Leesburg marks her birthday on April 16. A Florida Cracker born in 1892, she is Lake County's home demonstration agent with a long teaching career including Leesburg High School. She is active in the Episcopal Church and the Leesburg BPW Club.
Tavares, county seat, shows a marked cleanup after the City under Mayor J. B. Prevatt raised a fund over 100 dollars through volunteers to clear vacant lots and neglected property. Residents cleaned yards and properties, giving the town a renewed spring appearance and praise from many locals.
In Capitol cloakrooms experts seek to harmonize Senate and House ICC measures on rail truck and waterway regulation while concerns grow over entrusting waterways to a commission biased toward other transport modes. A reader column notes voters to participate and debates Japan policy amid war uncertainties.
A photography piece explains enlargers let hobbyists produce larger prints with detail. It covers layout, operation, and effects like dodging, diffused prints, and texture variety, noting enlargers can double as cameras and boost the camera hobby’s excitement. John van Guilder
A reader criticizes the Merry-Go-Round for presenting grapefruit with pink water to seem attractive and warns that further errors will erode trust in the publication. The note expresses skepticism about the paper’s accuracy and calls for better fact checking.
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