Kiwanis Meeting Notes Highlight School Farm Efforts
Montverde School and Lake county praise education through manual work amid farm, apiary and dining hall efforts. March produce value reached 144.60 dollars, with boys farming two and a quarter hours daily and girls one and a half hours. Two tons of honey used in the dining room this year. Speakers note World’s Fair 1936 talk by Carter Bickford and a showcase of milk based nutrition by Dr. E V Mc Collum.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Union
Lake County
Montverde School
Quixley
Evans
Carter Bickford
Orlando
Orange, County
Mount Dora High urges care with equipment and grounds
Be careful there, mounts of oaks snarred by marks, papers and refuse fill yards. High school students are old enough to realize the cost of carelessness. The Mount Dora High calls for a campaign for better care of equipment, building, and grounds.
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Good Old
Mount Dora High
Mount Dora Debaters Triumph at Rollins College
Mount Dora students Peggy Champ and J. D. Mosteller won first prizes in the first annual Rollins College high school tournament. They earned $500 vouchers toward Rollins unit-cost fees after defeating Umatilla 3-0 while supporting the affirmative on the question of expanding presidential powers. Margaret Hawes and George Young of Seabreeze High School won extemporaneous speaking and oratory prizes.
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Mount Dora
Rollins
Peggy Champ
J. D. Mosteller
Rollins College
Umatilla
United States
Margaret Hawes
George Young
Seabreeze High School
Daytona Beach
Mount Dora beats Leesburg in county debate at Mount Dora High
A debate at Mount Dora High School Auditorium on April 17 featured Mount Dora and Leesburg arguing that presidential powers should be expanded. Mount Dora proponents J. D. Mosteller and Peggy Champ led the affirmative, while Hugh Douglas and Doris Harrell spoke for Leesburg. Judges Colbert Crowder and Wood ruled in favor of the affirmative by two to one, marking Mount Dora’s first county contest win this year.
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Mount Dora
Leesburg
Mount Dora High School
United States
J. D. Mosteller
Peggy Champ
Mount Dora High
Hugh Douglas
Doris Harrell
Conrad
Colbert
Tavares High School
Crowder
Eustis High
Wood
Eustis
Poster Contest and Ticket Sale Highlight Junior Play Prep
Students faced a looming junior play as posters and ticket sales drew focus. On April 9 thirty posters were judged with Ethel Lent winning senior high and Esther Roberts second, while Dorothy Loveless led junior high with Steward Watkins second. Selling tickets faced delays due to departures, but junior girls combed town for buyers, boosting sales in the final days.
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Ethel Lent
Esther Roberts
Dorothy Loveless
Steward Watkins
Mount Dora Beats Eustis 17 to 15 in Hometown Baseball
Mount Dora High earned its first win of the season by defeating Eustis 17 to 15 at Heim Field on April 6. Dooley pitched early for Mount Dora with Drawdy backing him. Eustis built an early ten run lead before Mount Dora rallied. After four innings Dooley was relieved by E Sadler as tempo swung and defense wavered in late innings.
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Mount Dora
Eustis
Mount Dora High
Heim Field
Dooley
E. Sadler
Apopka Tops Mount Dora In Rain Delayed Game
Apopka defeated Mount Dora 4 0 in a rain soaked game called in the fifth inning. Weather hindered dry fielding, with few Mount Dora players reaching third base as Apopka showed the stronger hitting and outclassed the visitors when the teams meet again at Heim Field.
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Cenes
Mount Dora
Tein Wladewater Acremtinn
Apopka
Heim Field
Local Health Notes: Absences and Recoveries
Mary E. Simpson returns after a minor throat operation in recent weeks. Mary A. Harding comes back after three weeks with measles. Flora Morley also returns following a measles illness. Coralie Cooper has been absent for a week, with hopes she is not ill.
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Mary E. Simpson
Mary A. Harding
Flora Morley
Coralie Cooper
Freshmen Back in School After Measles Party Hopes Rise
All freshmen except Stewart Pike return to school after measles. They hope no new cases appear before debates and six weeks of tests end, then a seniors promised party. Ebony notes sense school life with talks of upcoming junior play and party plans.
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Stewart Pike
Seventh Grade Picnic Plans At Rock Springs
Seventh graders scheduled a Friday April 20 picnic at Rock Springs hoping for sunny weather. Mr Sun is hoped to provide good conditions for the outdoor event.
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Rock Springs
Mr. Sun
Farming Cooperatives See Sharp Rise in Purchases
Figures quoted by the Florida Agricultural Extension Service, cited from the Farm Credit Administration, show farm cooperatives increasing purchasing activity. They transacted 46 percent of their business in 1921 but rose to 10.5 percent in 1933, reflecting a rapid growth in cooperative buying among farmers.
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Farm Credit Administration
Florida Agricultural Extension Service
Florida political race notes on Millard and others
A Florida political reflection lists Judge T. L. Belzer and Joe Bell as Millard rivals with Belzer leveraging Washington contacts. It notes two challengers to J. Hardin Peterson and mentions Ran dolph Calhoun and W. T. Hall. It surveys Mark Wilcox, Crank, Claude Pepper, and others in U S Senate race with Trammell, Pepper, and Mitchell leading toward a June 5 finish.
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Florida
Millard
T. L. Belzer
Bonifay
Joe Bell
Escambia
Belzer
Washington
Tom Yon
Bell
Smilin
J. Hardin Peterson
Lakeland
Randolph Calhoun
Sarasota
W. T. Hall
Leesburg
Hardin
Pete
Crank
Mark Wilcox
Congress
Wilcox
Ruth Bryan Owen
U. S. Senate
Claude Pepper
Trammell
Lavelander
Charles A. Mitchell
Vero Beach
Hortense Wells
John Page Jones
Jimmie Sikes
St. Petersburg
Pepper
Mitchell
U S D A Photographer to Visit Rural Florida Counties
G W Ackerman extension photographer for the U S Department of Agriculture will tour 17 farming counties in ten working days. He will reach Lake on Friday afternoon April 27 for a limited time with District Agent W T Nettles and County Agent C R Hiatt handling local arrangements. Photos from the agricultural department collection are often reproduced in widely circulated periodicals.
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Florida
Lake
G. W. Ackerman
United States Department of Agriculture
Itenerary
State Agricultural Extension Service
Mr. Ackerman
W. T. Nettles
Extension Service
C. R. Hiatt
Agricultural Department
Mrs. Chas. W. Keith Dies After Stroke in La Grange
Mrs. Charles W. Keith of La Grange Illinois died suddenly at home after a stroke suffered April 12. Funeral services were held April 16 and burial was in LaGrange cemetery. The Keiths were visiting Mount Dora for a short stay earlier this spring.
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Charles W. Keith
LaGrange
Illinois
Keith
Mount Dora
Westbrook seeks Democratic nomination for Group 1 seat
George F Westbrook announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Group 1 for the Legislature. He asks for voters support in June primaries, citing past public service and a goal to justify the confidence placed in him.
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Cal
Swap Shop Lands Sale Promises and Bargains
Advertising profits rise with public fore sight and readable media. The Feature notes seven of twelve small houses sold, five left with sizes 10x20 and 10x12 feet priced at 15 and 12 dollars. Other items include a bed set for 15, chairs 0.75, rug 5, rockers 2, violin 6, guitar 9, dining set 15, ice boxes 2.50, and various dresses, silver, and kodaks.
Florida Housewives urged to buy milk and produce
State health officials urge Florida households to stretch pennies by prioritizing milk fruits vegetables breads and cereals as essential safeguards for family health. The guidance frames affordable staples as key to nutrition during tighter budgets.
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Florida
State Secononial Department
Publication Order in Lake County Foreclosure Case
In Chancery Lake County Florida, C W Keith v Southern Land Investment Co a NC corporation. Order directs publication for four weeks in Mount Dora Topic to compel appearance by May 7 1934 to foreclose mortgage on Lots 9 10 Block 4 Pendry Division Eustis. Court designates NC firm place of business Charlotte NC and cites lack of Florida registered agent.
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Circuit Court
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
Lake County
Florida
C. W. Keith
Southern Land & Investment CO
State of North Carolina
North Carolina
Southern Land and Investment Co
Charlotte
Lake
Pendry
Eustis
Said County
Mount Dora
A. News
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