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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1943
Page
4
The text presents The American's Creed asserting government derives power from consent, democracy within a republic, and a union of states. It expresses duties to love, support, obey laws, respect the flag, and defend the country against enemies.
Farmers and townsfolk advised on controlling houseflies in chicken yards with light applications of superphosphate to reduce odor and fix nitrogen in manure. Urges quick action against garden pests and offers County Agent help. Suggests brooding pullets in spring and fall to maintain steady egg production. notes Grand View luncheon and dinner prices.
Mount Dora boys and girls basketball teams play here tomorrow night and again Tuesday night with schedules pending final details.
The junior editors pledge to commend the seniors for a fine first semester and strive to match their coverage of school news. They note some members bring prior journalism experience and express hope to continue strong reporting through their control period.
Friday class taught by Mr William J Barker with Miss Martha L Williamson as assistant and Miss Virginia Bardeen as secretary enrolled forty pupils from sophomores to seniors. The two hour session ran 1 30 to 3 30 with a five minute intermission. Barker outlined first aid benefits and ten basic rules then covered bones blood vessels organs pressure points and bandage tying. Next week will devote most of the period to practicing bandage techniques.
Professor Roseborough led a special February 8 assembly after announcing basketball games. Reverend Montgomery introduced Dr. Moore, a long time Italian missionary now back in America. He depicted Italian public sentiment as peace seeking, shifting against leaders in favor of the Allies.
Mount Dora girls defeated Tavares 50 38 on February 2 led by Harding with 34 points and Geiger 14. Tavares scorers Sperry 23 Fraser 11 Sermon Keister 2 Moorehead 0, with substitutions listed. Mount Dora Hurricanes then topped Tavares Bull Dogs 21 12 in a fast paced game led by Don French Teasley each 7 points. Doss led Tavares with 6 points.
On February 5 Mount Dora defeated an army air base team from Leesburg by 35 to 20. Don French led with 10 points, followed by David French and Teasley with 6 each and Mosteller with 5. Leesburg players Cowper 8 and Schneider 4 were top scorers for the visitors.
In a Tuesday February game in Apopka the Mount Dora Hurricanes lost 25 to 21 to the Apopka Blue Darters. Dot Geiger led Mount Dora with 29 points while Starbird led Apopka with 18.
In a Friday night girls basketball game Mount Dora beat Eustis 27 to 18 after Eustis showed early improvement. Geiger led Mount Dora with 16 points while Schneider scored 10 for Eustis, as Mount Dora’s swift plays sealed the win.
Mount Dora Hurricanes beat Eustis Panthers 47 to 22 last Friday February 12. Bobby Goodman led Mount Dora with long shots as Mount Dora secured a second win over Eustis this year. Final lineups listed for both teams with individual totals and substitutions.
Norman Tuckett Jr visited the U S Army Air Corps center in Tampa. Orlando visitors included Jon Barker and others. Bette Davis weekended in Leesburg with cousin James Christie. Glor ia Watts born in Lee June 26 1926 resident of Tangerine is Mount Dora High senior. member of band and glee club with strong math and English interests.
After leaving school Gloria intends to take a business course and then enter the workforce. She would rather dance than do anything else.
Bob Willard born January 28 1926 in Providence Rhode Island now lives at 758 Grandview Street. He attends Rhode Island schools and two Florida high schools and participates in band and basketball. He enjoys history and English and reads Franz Werfel. He works at the Princess Theatre and in Mr Clark's yard and plans to attend the University of Florida or join the Army after high school.
Wylania Williams, born May 8 1924 in Pelham Florida, moved to Lake Jem in youth. She is tall and slender with blue eyes fair freckles and reddish-brown hair. She enjoys reading swimming and roller skating and excels in algebra. She attended Tangerine fourth grade then Tavares and Mount Dora High School with plans for her senior year.
A lighthearted gossip column tracks senior and junior romances at a local high school. names like Merry R and Bob W appear amid rumors of bike accidents, broken relationships, weekend trips, and budding crushes in a playful, period tone.
The senior class celebrates winning the PTA attendance contest again. The cast of the senior play Suspense, set for February 26, has practiced daily for two weeks. Tickets and programs ads are arranged with most seniors contributing, and Johnnie Hogsett returns after an appendectomy.
Absences due to illnesses ease as juniors celebrate return of classmates. The junior senior quest reportedly discussed with no firm decision yet. Spanish students in the junior class took the college placement test with seniors last week. Jean Taylor, a former Mount Dora School student, rejoins as a junior and is warmly welcomed.
Mount Dora's A Lee French touts American Fire and Casualty Co plan to use new fire premiums to buy U S War Savings Bonds. Policyholders receive a red white blue streamer and the government gains funds for the war effort. The southern old line company emphasizes lower premiums for preferred risk groups.
Raymond L. Silas 50 of Cleveland Ohio died Friday February 12 after a short illness in a Cleveland hospital. He had roots in Mount Dora and Apopka where he attended school. Survived by his widow and brother Lee Silas of Buffalo New York. Funeral services held February 14 at 2 30 p m in Mount Dora First Methodist Church with Masons at the grave Forest Cemetery burial.
Notice reports Rae Win Seagrave died February 11 in Wellesley Massachusetts. She and husband George Edwin Seagrave lived in Florida from 1934 to 1941, spending winters in St Petersburg Daytona Beach and Mount Dora. The couple were known for the Marshall apartments on Tremain Street and activity in the Tourist Club and Community Congregational Church. Mrs Seagrave remains at 5 Crown Ridge Road Wellesley Massachusetts.
Mrs Lucy Adams Main of Perrysburg Ohio and winter resident of Sorrento dies in a hospital at Eustis February 5 after a prolonged illness. Widow of David Main she was active in Presbyterian and women’s groups in Perrysburg. Survived by three sisters Ellen Adams W R Roose and S Bates. Funeral at Rehbaum Parlor Mount Dora February 7 with Rev James Austin Richards officiating.
Mrs Edith Edeburn Keller editor of the Mount Dora Topic marks her 66th birthday on Saturday February 20. Born in 1877 in Pittsburgh she later moved to Sorrento and Mount Dora. A longtime newspaper editor she earned her first dollar designing and stamping fancy work. She holds leadership roles in Red Cross and Lake County press groups.
A brief note reviews Look to the Mountain about early settlers in Kettleford New Hampshire. The tale follows Whit Livingstone and Melissa Butler as they voyage up the Merrimack toward Mount Cho, blending saga and romance without heavy historical context.
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