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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1939
Page
7
The senior class of 1939 bids farewell as they pass the High Points editing duties to the junior class at Mount Dora Topic. They wish the juniors luck and continued success for the paper.
On Friday January 20 the junior class presented Apron S Revolt a comedy about a sixteen year old boy babied by his mother. It drew laughs and strong effort from cast and was well directed by Miss Cassady though not a financial success.
The junior play ticket sale for Apron String Revolt began January 11 with Geraldine Richardson in charge. A class contest determined by ticket totals crowned the senior class winner with 243 percent, eighth grade second at 190 percent. About $130 was collected, and seniors plan a future party funded by juniors.
On January 30 at 10:30 the elementary to senior high divisions gathered in the auditorium for a program honoring the President's birthday and stressing infant care. Dr. S C Colley, a technician, spoke on combating polio disease and demonstrated with two children from Anna Crippled Children's Home in Umatilla. The audience was urged to bring a dime to support March of Dimes funds for treatment.
Shirley Coen Mildred Bartlett Eleanore and LaVerne Townsend attended the Triangle Sub Deb Club meeting in Tavares Tuesday. Eleanore and LaVerne were guests for the occasion. Tom McCabe motored to Stetson on Friday and Sunday afternoons. Esther Stevens visited friends and relatives in Winter Park Sunday afternoon.
Several Mount Dora High and M. D. H. S. students attended a gathering at Mildred LaVerne Townsend’s birthday park. Attendees included Evelyn Futral Zera Dean Helen Driver Lillie Mae Beasley Eloise Glass and others who visited Ocala Saturday and S pring attractions in Sanford.
A school library display praises books for youths as sources of wisdom and imagination. It highlights works by Helen Ferris and Beatrice Pierce featuring stories of real girls and etiquette guidance for modern social life.
The passage reviews Frances Maule's book on business behavior and job requirements for women. It argues the work offers practical, real world guidance for older girls entering the workforce, presented in straightforward language rather than abstract theories.
Mount Dora boys and girls played at Winter Garden on January 17 defeating the Gardeners in two of three games. The junior boys won 25 to 5 and the boys’ team won 30 to 10 while the Mount Dora girls fell 34 to 17. Mount Dora lineups and substitutes are listed for both squads.
Mount Dora High girls beat Umatilla 34 to 32 in a double header with the Hurricanes edging the Bulldogs 28 to 26. The contests Tuesday January 24 featured tense moments among players and spectators as both sides fought hard.
Mount Dora High Hurricanes win both games at Clermont on Friday January 27 triumphing 30 to 8 for the boys and 34 to 27 for the girls. Each Hurricanes squad led throughout the contests. The lineup:
The summary notes free throw results for Mount Dora with Drawdy and Burkart each hitting two. Clermont’s Ha. A two and Moore one score. Personal fouls listed for Drawdy Sadler Whitmore Lee and Ha. Senior class notes mention ring reception the Spring Fever play February 17 and remarks on the English class and Ralph Townsend questions about the Industrial Revolution.
The account recalls a tense moment when a rope nearly broke with Buster, Silas Wilton ready to bite nails as he rushed on stage to eat pie. Frances Faye learns piano keys for the doorbell while others improvise. Bettye dances the sailor’s hornpipe offstage as Frances struggles to keep pace. The cast acts natural behind the curtain as pennies clack and crowds murmur. The ensemble later celebrates a successful, profitable show with a lively postperformance dance.
A fragment notes what might happen if Wilbur Felton and Chester join forces. The short item hints at upcoming ideas from the sophomore class and imagines possible outcomes.
The John C Lochner perpetual trophy will be awarded annually to the Best Weekly Newspaper in Florida and held until the fall convention when the claimant’s name is engraved. Donor is the editor of the Florida Newspaper News Clermont, official organ of the Florida Press Association. The Vero Beach Press Journal won in 1938 and a formal presentation will be at the Vero Beach Chamber of Commerce meeting.
A series of disjointed lines mentions Betsy, Jean, Blanchard and Mariam with references to letters, a cold, and choices between Buster Battle or Billy McCown. The piece hints at personal intrigues, watches, and odd plans set around a Saturday with unclear context.
Journal entry questions late arrivals of Dan Nettles and a possible romance between freshmen Edward and Evelyn. Mentions exams exemptions for several students and warns not to cause town disturbance.
Lake County displays gain first prize at the Winter Haven Orange Festival. A blue and white background featured a four foot revolving tangerine globe with Florida citrus messages. Local packing houses funded the exhibit and County agents organized the display and publicity. Lake County ladies win multiple ribbons in Home Demonstration events and wines.
At the Orange Festival in Winter Haven last week Mrs. Lois Moorhead of Tavares won first prize for Orange Pecan Cookies in the Home Demonstration contest, while Mrs. J. W. Hunter took second with Lady Flora Orange Cake. Recipes include butter, brown and granulated sugars, orange juice and rind, flour, soda, pecans, and sour milk.
A recipe fragment notes separating dough into parts and adding orange zest to one, with a filling of marshmallow icing plus orange marmalade, pecan fragments, candied citrus peel, and orange rind. Mentions Lucie K Miller as likely author.
The Fifth Annual Lake County Fair at Eustis runs February 20 to 25 with Farmers Day on February 21. Highlights include a mid way opening, Washington’s Birthday celebration, Civic Club and Tourist Day, 4-H and School Day, and State Day. A. S. Clark announces Wests Worlds Wonder Shows contract bringing 28 rides. department superintendents are listed for County Booths Home Demonstration 4-H Citrus Vegetables Livestock Poultry Machinery and Automobiles.
Bing Crosby headlines Paris Honey Moon at the State Theatre with Shirley Ross and Franciska Gaal. Akim Tamiroff appears in a comedy role, showcasing his talent. The show promises Crosby at his best with a lively supporting cast and featured comic performances.
Edward Everett Horton and Ben Blue lead a lively cast in Paris Honeymoon with standout music. The film features songs written for Bing and popular tunes heard on the radio. Viewers will find the humor and songs engaging and highly entertaining.
A Cocoa hearing by the U S District Engineer will hear Atlantic Peninsula Corporation evidence and an offer to spend 5 1 2 million on harbor improvements for a Canaveral port. A traffic survey by C C Kirkpatrick is cited showing citrus industry savings and proximity advantages. The plan includes dredging a one mile channel, jetties, piers, warehouses, roads, and a shorter Orlando to Canaveral route.
The WPA funded project will start in February on Lake Pearl, Umatilla. Sponsored by Albert W. Gilchrist Camp of United Spanish War Veterans led by Commander F. T. Reynolds of Eustis, with members from Eustis, Umatilla, Mascotte, Mount Dora, Astatula, and Cassia. Umatilla American Legion Post led by Commander John Dutill also backs the project.
Lake Bette Snag raises banner atop a new Tampa building during the Florida State Fair and DeSoto Centennial events this month, signaling the ceremonial flag display amid celebrations.
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