Mount Dora High School seniors featured in yearbook notes
Mount Dora pupils Mary Agnes Hardin Helyne Ray Milton Chapman and Buster Sadler share biographical sketches. The notes cover birthplaces schools and moves to Florida notes on interests ambitions and plays. Buck nicknamed Tough Toes and Puggy pursues medicine after high school.
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Mary Agnes Hardin
Nes Harding
Lake Jem
Flor
Mount Dora
Mary Agnes
Helyne Ray
Willston
Oklahoma
Durtoight
el Centro
California
Durmoight
Milton Chapman
Mount Dora High School
Crawfordville
Georgia
Milton
Plymouth
Florida
Apopka
Buster Sadler
Bricks Hawk
Buster
Buck
Gainesville
Jean Smith
Jean
Harlow
Scratching Up The Dirt From Pick and Peck
A lighthearted schoolroom note covers gossip about classmates Emily Mary Louise and Mabel skipping at least one afternoon. It mentions Billy Stewart Richard Douglas Dorothy Gray and Shirley with Bobby Wells and William Turrentine and references a car rental and a beach trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pick
Peck
Galahad
Billy Stewart
Richard Douglas
Billy
Emily
Mary Louise
Mabel
Dorothy Gray
Shirley
Bobby Wells
William Turrentine
Dedrick
Eustis
Willie Kate
Miss Meadows
Sophomore Class Notes Hint at April Party Plans
The April 13 class meeting talked of a party at Natalie Spilky's home for Hi Y members. Questions arise about Dedrick's nerves on April 10 and intrigue around Dorothy Grey and her father’s invitation. Robert Taylor is named as a heart throb in a campus gossip tone.
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Ed Brooks
Mys
Man
Hidyne
J. M
Toby
Stewart Pike
Mortimer
Mount Dora
Tavares
Buck
Sir Carpenter
Mary Louise
Apopka
L. C. Green
Poggie
Ruby” McCown
Billy
Stewart
Bayard
Tarzan” Roberts
Rock Springs
Peck
Virginia Chapman
Bob
Curtis
Winter Garden
Lurlene
Milton
Jean
Ellen
Helyne
Goohs
Natalie Spilky
Theo
Dedrick
Nona
Leesburg
Dorothy Grey
Hazel
Natalie
Dorothy
Robert Taylor
Freshman Class Notes Reflect Thanks and Student Quirks
Notes from the freshman home economics class thank contributors for the mirror and iron fund. The piece whimsically asks what would happen if classmates stopped calling, missed absences, or failed English and algebra assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair Kramer
Laney
Stuart Sadler
Nellie’ Woodruff
W. T
Lillie “Mae
Fern. Rose
Mr. Carpenter
Sprain
Wells
Eighth Grade Class Notes and Curious What-Ifs
Readable list of eighth grade scenarios and questions about homework, behavior, dress, attendance, and class participation. Names like Carpenter Craig Cassady Meadows Atkins Colson Davis Pomona Battle Adams Patrick Crawdy Jerald Doris Bob Adelaide Geraldine Frances Faye Braggs DeVault appear in a playful compilation of daily school life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Carpenter
Miss Craig
Miss Cassady
Miss Meadows
Frankie Lou
Thomas Atkins
Lemuel Colson
Frances Davis
Pomona Davidson
Buster Battle
Wilton Adams
James Patrick
James Crawdy
Jerald
Doris
Bob
Adelaide
Geraldine
Frances Faye
DeVault
Schoolroom banter stirs teacher with punishing joke
In a classroom scene Mr. Carpenter questions Buster and James about a problem. Buster blurts a pun about a cap and the teacher threatens to cuff the seat of their pants while James hopes the misstep is not in front of the class.
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Montel Morris
Bettye Watt
Ollie
Gordon
Carl
Mr. Carpenter
Buster
James
Cap
Seventh Grade Class Notes Spellers Aim for Lake County Contests
Lake County schools hold annual contests with seventh grade entrants. Several seventh graders will compete in preliminaries here and at least one is hoped to advance. Mount Dora Junior High will name two spellers to represent the school.
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Lake County
Mount Dora
Zellwood PTA elects officers for coming year
A Zellwood Parent-Teacher Association meeting at the grammar school auditorium elected officers for the new year. Officers include Mrs. W. J. Whitehurst president, Mrs. R. C. Osborn vice president, Mrs. Asa Reeves treasurer, and Mr. L. C. Beck secretary.
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Zellwood Parent-Teacher Association
Grammar School
W. J. Whitehurst
R. C. Osborn
Asa Reeves
L. C. Beck
Registrations Rise in March for Lake County Residents
Registrations in March totaled 1362, about 100 more than a year earlier, per Mrs. M. E. Miller, Lake County registrar. Precinct tallies list numbers for towns including Leesburg 95 and Clermont 219, with books open in the courthouse until March 30 when registration ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Miller
Lake County
Astor
Alinaod
Paisley
Cassia
Sorrento
Eustis
Umatilla
Grand Lion
Lisbon
Leesburg
Lady
Local Social Highlights At Tangerine P T A and Guests
Community notices record a Tangerine P T A gathering with a public health talk, a supper and Monopoly party, prize winnings for Geraldine Bardson Mary Estey and Marian Edgley, and attendees from Winter Park and Winter Park area. A later bridge party and luncheon crown Rufus Webb and Mrs Taylor with prizes, with guests from Tangerine and Winter Park.
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Sylvanus Prior
Bryantsville
Ale ‘Dora
Andi Geedly
Geraldine Ardson
Mary Estey
Marian
A. Slattery
Yungborn
St. Louis
Europe
Wm. Hamlin
Bridge
O. Brando
Mire
E. Beerbower
M. B. Swift
C. Marsh
R. Webb
Henrietta Green
H. T. Brown
W. L. Bryant
C. H. Estey
A. R. Key
Ward Estey
H. Parkhurst
Jennie
George Paschetto
James Theodore
H. Wise
Velma Nice
Pythian Sisters
Mount Dora
Chas. Marsh
Rufus Webb
Taylor
M. Swift
W., L. Bryant
Oy Green
Jennings
Winter Park
New Directors Named to Lake County Chamber Board
President Harry P. Johnson announces three new directors from Woman's Club and P. T. A. circles Hattie Allen of Sorrento heads the Sorrento representation and Lake County Federation of Women's Clubs. Quincy Masters of Okahumpka joins representing the Okahumpka area. Lillian D. Vickers-Smith of Fruitland Park becomes director for Fruitland Park. Also added are W. T. Bland Jr. and John Heist, with Lake Jem over quota after Carlton Nurseries and Blanton Nurseries contributed membership credits. Lake Jem becomes the ninth county community to surpass its goal in the chamber drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Harry P. Johnson
Woman's Club
Hattie Allen
Sorrento
Miss Allen
Lake County Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Quincy Masters
Okahumpka
Lillian D. Vickers-Smith
Fruitland Park
W. T. Bland, Jr
John Heist
Jem
Racid
Johnson
Carlton Nurseries
Blantford Nursery
Lake Jem
Chamber
Lake County
Tax Adjustments Return to County Rolls
Approximately $1,500,000 in property was restored to Lake county tax rolls as the County Tax Adjustment Board granted adjustments on 575 applications. Adjustments apply to 1932 and earlier years at 10 percent and 1934 35 taxes in full, with payment due within six months for effectiveness.
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Lake County
Board of County Commissioners
County Tax Adjustment Board
Florida Highlights Largest Barracuda Capture
Chester E. Benet of St Augustine landed a 5 ft 6 in barracuda weighing 103 pounds off Florida in 1982. The record fish surpassed the prior 54 pound mark. Florida advances its agriculture with year round crops and cucumber yields valued at 848,995 during 1934 35 with about 1,145 carloads produced and 895 shipped by rail or boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester E. Benet
St. Augustine
Florida
Mr. Benet
Battle Cry Against Flies Promotes Screening and Cleanliness
The article urges households to combat flies by cleaning rubbish and manure, screening homes with snug windows and doors, and using swatting, sticky papers, and poisons as needed. It emphasizes weekly manure cleanup and avoiding filthy areas near living spaces.
Leesburg Kiwanis Honors Lake County Farmers
Leesburg Kiwanis Club honored Lake county farmers at its annual meeting led by the agricultural committee. Sheriff W B Gibson chaired the program and Nathan Mayo commissioner of agriculture spoke. A rice farm dinner followed, with each member bringing a farmer guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesburg
Too Easy Now Blinks in Car Use Shift
A Cincinnati Enquirer snippet notes people overrely on driving for short trips. It argues if motorists had to start from a stall and move the car by hand they would likely rely on their legs again.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
New Regulations To Be Formulated For Citrus Box Labels
The Florida Citrus Commission considers new labeling rules replacing bordered color grades. Shippers approve regis tered labels by September 1 with no changes during the season and require clear grade visibility. Adoption of bronze grade and further changes in standards are debated before the 1936 37 season. Flexibility to request USDA guidance noted. Florida grapefruit shipments aid flood areas via Red Cross relief efforts.
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Florida
Conference of Shippers
RB. B. Wooloik
Orlando
L. P. Kir
Age
Kirkland
United States
American Red Cross
Gainesville
Georgia
Tupelo
Mississippi
National Red Cross
Pittsulrgh
Cincinnati
Johnstown
Action Taken On Okahumpka Road Bids Advertised
Sen T G Futch of Leesburg was notified that the State Road Department has advertised for bids on the Okahumpka road returnable April 28. Work is expected to begin mid May on State Road No 2 from Leesburg to Okahumpka Yalaha and Howey. Local officials and the county commissioner have worked for five weeks. first dirt was laid in December.
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T. G. Futch
Leesburg
State Road Department
Okahumpka
Yalaha
Howey
Sen. Futch
Hae Ne
Leesburg Lawyers Elect Fifth Judicial Bar Leaders
Judge Joe Gaines was elected president of the Fifth Judicial Circuit Bar Association at a Bushnell meeting last week. Tim M. Sellar was named secretary. Nine Lake County lawyers attended as Sumter County hosted a barbecue for lawyers from five counties forming the association.
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Joe Gaines
Leesburg
Fifth Judicial Circuit Bar Association
Bushnell
Tim M. Sellar
Lake Couty
Sumter County
Agricultural College Honors Key Role of Flowers
The Florida Agricultural College in Gainesville highlights its greenhouse and floriculture program begun by Major Floyd and run with John V. Watkins. The facility supports instruction and testing while welcoming visitors, shaping graduates who advance floral beauty, nurseries, and floristry in communities.
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Ee of
Florida Co Agriculture
Gainesville
Va Floyd
Vis Tion
Floyd
John V. Watkins
Florida
Horticultural Assn Directors Meet May 4
Dr. Miller will address the Lake County Horticultural Association directors at the courthouse in Tavares on Monday May 4. Growers from across the county will hear the citrus pest expert discuss the merits of sulfur and sulfur combinations in citrus insect control. County agent C. R. Hiatt announced an invitation to all Lake County growers to attend.
Average human lifespan lengthens after modern era
A contemporary claim suggests life expectancy has increased over time. The article notes shifting views on longevity and cites modern improvements in health and living standards as driving factors.
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Omnis
Yakima Republic
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Louise Letsinger
St. Petersburg
el Letsinger
Myrtle Harris
Ralph Osborn
Wm. Sheddon
L. B. Vincent
Tennessee
Ethel Ware
Earl Ware
Avon Park
Mrs. Wallace
Port, Tenn
Friends
Lillian Harlee
Tam
A. Ales
Mary Hastings Bradley
Georgi
Flovon
Mexico
Florida County
Gulf OF Mexico
Kiwanis
Okahumpka Road
BAR Association Meets
Agricultural College
Horticultural Ass’n
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