Mount Dora High Athletics Tune Up After Fund Drive
The Mount Dora yearbook notes gratitude to donors James Simpson Rech C Moorhead S S Sadler and Dr Helms for gear and laundering support. It praises girls basketball progress and the boys’ B squad improving while the first team nears form, urging continued effort and hope for rising success.
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James Simpson
Rech
C. C. Moorhead
S. S. Sadler
Helms
Alls
Golden Triangle Laundry
Lloyd Atkins
Athletic Association
Seniors Prepare for Play as Practices Continue
The group has faced a rough spell since Christmas with rehearsals at the high school and Unity Building. They practice Tuesday nights and Friday afternoons, progressing through Act I and moving toward Act II, with Al Baum and Ed Sadler pressed to learn their parts. School grounds improvements are noted.
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Unity Building
Albaum
Ed Sadler
Mount Dora School Expands With New Buildings and Courts
The Mount Dora School plans progress with a CWA aided project across the street. A football field area and two tennis courts are prepared, old courts removed, and clay laid. One new building foundation is laid, another near completion, and primary grades will move into the new structures.
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Berin Ee
Rage
Mount Dora
Senior Interview with Marjorie Loveless
Marjorie Loveless, born May 10 1916 in Springfield Ohio, details schooling from Mechanicsburg to Mount Dora and Eustis before returning to Mount Dora. She aims to graduate this year, favors English and writing reports, and lists tennis as a favorite sport with an interest in basketball though not a player.
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Marjorie Loveless
Springfield
Ohio
Mechanicsburg
Mount Dora
Eustis School
Interview with Mount Dora Student Bob Quixley
Robert Quixley moved from LaGrange Illinois to Mount Dora at nine. He finished eight grade at Mount Dora school and graduated from age sixteen. He pursues a post graduate course while excelling in physics biology and mechanical drawing and has won state swimming medals in 1933. He enjoys model building drawing cornet piano swimming camping and jazz music with Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway as favorites.
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Robert Quixley
Mount Dora
LaGrange
Illinois
Chicago
Bob
Lastear
Duke Ellington
Cab C. Calloway
Star Guard Francys Sadler Rising High School Star
Francys Sadler, born November 6, 1914 at Lake Ola, stands five feet four with green eyes and brown hair. A key guard for her basketball team, she is noted for athleticism and a leading role in the senior play at Tate School before returning to Mount Dora for her final year.
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Francys Sadler
Lake Ola
Francys
Tate
Tennessee
Mount Dora
Seventh Grade Advances Toward Honor Roll
The seventh grade shows progress toward honor roll this month and names Stuart Sadler as a lucky boy for reaching the honor roll. Other students are also improving, with continued effort noted.
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Stuart Sadler
Improvement Hopes Grow for Next Month
The report expresses optimism about continued progress and anticipates more achievements in the following month.
Sophomores Return From Vacation Add New Students
After a vacation the sophomore class resumes with two new members Linda Wingate from Tavares and L H Harper of Sanford. Wayne Moon and Merle Bradstock left the school while Coralie Cooper and Osvil Grant ham were absent last week.
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Sophs
Wayne Moon
Merle Bradstock
Linda Wingate
Tavares
L. H. Harper
Sanford
Coralie Cooper
Osvil Grantham
Christmas Party Recalled in Junior Class Notes
The juniors remember a December 20 party at Miss Cassady's house in Tavares with games gifts and refreshments. New classmate Hal Wingate joins from Tavares.
News From The Senior Class And Play Progress
Outsiders ask seniors what they have done since the last issue. The class says they have worked hard after holidays and fear midterms. senior privileges were overestimated and only extra work remains. The senior play, coached by Mrs Laney, is progressing and should debut in February.
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Laney
New America's Cup Yacht in Quiet Bristol Build
The forthcoming yacht Endeavor, designed by Starling Burgess, is under construction at the Herreshoff plant in Bristol Rhode Island for the America’s Cup challenge. Harold Vanderbilt is likely to helm if the craft sails, while a flaring bow and 80 tons of lead keel mark notable features amid ongoing motor boat show buzz and Gulf of Mexico cruising pilot cautions.
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Enterprise
Harold Vanderbilt
America
Georgia
Carolinas
Here
Key West
Chamber of Commerce
Boat hull tightness aids water seal and wind resistance
A description notes that a hull tight enough to prevent water leaks also blocks wind. It adds that the cabin’s small volume simplifies heating, given the reduced space to warm.
WRUF Farm Program Citrus Week Texas? Florida
WRUF state radio will air Florida Farm Hour and Florida Home Period daily next week as Citrus Week. Governor Shultz proclaims January 22 27 with citrus usage tips for housewives and daily citrus health and farm market updates.
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Florida
WRUF
Agricultural Extension Service
Shultz
Florida Experiment Station
Radio
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Washington
Mount Dora Public School Honor Roll and tardies report
Honor roll lists for grades 1 through 12 at Mount Dora Public School with percentages and names including Baze, Coats, Drake, Garcia, Harding, Mer rick, McDowell, Shipes, Thomas, Underwood, Wilder and others. Tardies are tabulated by day and week for 1933 34, with names such as Sadler, Edwards, Green, Spilky, Pooser, Champ, Morley and Roberts. A closing note urges action and frames a home as a treasure.
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Earline Baze
Kenneth Coats
Tommy Drake
Raymond Garcia
Joann Goddard
Lucile Harding
Joan Merrick
Fred McDowell
Faye Shipes
Martha Thomas
Robert Underwood
Wesley Wilder
Gladys Irene Crane
Marilyn Johnson
Eddie Faye Stokes
Jack Swartz
Eloise Wheeler
Dorothy Adams
Ray Blanchard
Albert Broyles, Jr
Betty Cooper
Richard Dowman
Mildred Edwards
Stuart Sadler
Hazel Edwards
Theo Green
Natalie Spilky
Oscar Stephens
Emily Battle
Lee French
Dorothy Loveless
Flora Morley
Mary Elizabeth Simpson
Teachers Examinations Set At Tavares High School
Examinations for all grades of teachers certificates will be held at the High School in Tavares on February 1 2 and 8. Teachers should come prepared with writing material and other necessities.
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Tavares
Advertising Drives Quick Turnover in Merchants
A business note emphasizes optimism and health while urging merchants to invest in continuous newspaper advertising to sow seeds of effort, reap harvests of success, and achieve faster merchandise turnover.
Orphan Answer Stumps Class in Simple Riddle
A teacher asks Johnny a riddle about being a canibal and then about his parents. Johnny answers that if he were both his father and mother he would be an orphan, turning the lesson into a humorous retort.
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Johnny
Atlanta Sunday American to Publish Uncensored War Pictures
The Atlanta Sunday American will print three to five full pages of uncensored World War I images in its next three issues. Photos were taken under fire and depict war’s suffering and horror, intended for every reader to see. The first batch appears January 21, with follow ups January 28 and February 4.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Sunday American
Advertising Woes Highlighted by Trinidad Guardian Editor
Gault MacGowan, TrinidadGuardian managing editor, notes a merchant complains advertising is costly and copy ideas scarce. He cites recovering prices, charity spending, a busy schedule, and absent partner as reasons delaying promotion.
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Gault MacGowan
Trinidad Guardian
Port of Spain
Trinidad
B. W
Sidte Nox Tay
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