Mount Dora High School Fans Urged to Attend Home Games
Students urged to show strong school spirit by attending all Mount Dora High home games and as many away games as possible. Coaches Vincent and Hall praised. Legion Post 35 honored for flag ceremony. local businesses thanked for calendars. Alumni basketball game noted with date in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent
Hall
American Legion Post No.35
Mt. Dora
Lamoreux Studio
The
Legion
Mount Dora Hardware Co
Mount Dora, Pharmacy
Shipley’s
Mirror double exposure snapshot guide for portraiture
The article explains back and front mirror portraits using a camera and mirror setup. It discusses lighting from side flood lamps, exposure choices with ordinary bulbs, and focusing considerations for fixed and focusing lenses. It notes how a dressing table triple mirror enables four images, including back and full faces.
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Fateurs
Mount Dora High School Surges Past Alumni 21–19
Dora High School defeated the Alumni 21 to 19 in a tight game after a five minute overtime period. Drawdy led the high school with 13 points while J M Green scored 6 for the Alumni. January 14 saw Mount Dora split with Groveland as the girls fell 28 to 6 and the boys won 22 to 8.
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Dean
Mortensen
Mount Dora
Groveland
Chapman
Tomlinson
Sadler
J. Arnold
Mount Dora Girls Lose 26 5 To Apopka In Opener
Mount Dora girls basketball traveled to Apopka for the first game of the year. Apopka led 16 to 3 at half and finished 26 to 5 with Welsh as top scorer for Apopka and Chapman for Mount Dora.
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Mount Dora
Apopka
Chapman
Morris
Thompson
Beasley
Minkley
Mortensen
French
Shipes
Welsh
Apopke
Mountra
Mount Dora Team Suffers 30 to 4 Loss to Apopka
Mount Dora boys were defeated 30 to 4 by Apopka on Tuesday January 11. Players included Ed Kimball Roy Beasley Tom McCabe Stuart Sadler and James Drawdy who battled a boil infection. Beasley and Sadler led Mount Dora with high points while Robinson and Goolsby topped Apopka.
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Mount Dora
Apopka
Ed Kimball
Roy Beasley
Tom McCabe
Stuart Sadler
Bob Burkart
Jerry Davis
D. D. Roseborough
Buster
Battle
James Drawdy
Beasley
Sadler
Robinson
Goolsby
Lake County
Wood
Vincent
William ‘Turrentine
Dickie Widmer
Buster Battle
Duchess the Aberdeen Angus Wins Big at Lake County Fair
The Aberdeen Angus heifer known as the Dutchess of Dora owned by Mount Dora High student Buddy Gravlee won first blue and grand champion ribbons in both 4-H and open rings at the Lake County Fair in Eustis. The one year old cow heads to Tampa on January 24 with high hopes for more honors and prize money.
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Dora
Aberdeen
Angus Keifer
Mount Dora High
Buddy Gravlee
Lake County
Eustis
Tampa
Buddy
Freshman Assembly Program Opens with Music and Skits
On Friday January 14 a freshman assembly featured an orchestra and glee club performance. Joann French announced a play titled The Ultra School and introduced a sequence described as the ers was follows with a boy as part of the presentation.
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Glee Club
Joann French
Mount Dora to Choose Senior D A R Representative
The school holds a vote among tenth to twelfth graders to select the senior girl who best fits D A R standards. A Florida state winner will win a three day Washington trip funded by the organization. Mrs Rush will announce the medal winner on January 19 and speak to the upper grades.
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Spi Jane Smith
Betsy Kramer
Bob Andrews
van Moore
Tom Harwood
Henry Williams
Glee Club
Mr. Rosough
Florida
Washington, D. C
Lot
Mount Dora
Seniors Stage Play This Genius Business February 25
The senior class rehearses This Genius Business with J W Shaw as Dr Oliver and Aline sacrificing her career for her children. Act two speeches are being prepared and Beaumont and Aida pursue music for their mother’s sake.
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J. W Shaw
Oliver
Bayard Ro
Aline
Beaumont
Aida
George Blodgett
Knights of Pythias
Hazel Edwards
Ossie Ginther
Dorothy Gray
Virginia Chapman
Dorothy White
Jacksonville
Notable Residents and Associates Across Regions
The item lists several individuals and brief life notes. William is linked to a southern architect. Nona Mortensen married and resides in the west. Lois Jerne moved from Mount Dora to Massachusetts. Richard Shipes reportedly in China with Marines. Edward Kimball helps his father in a garage. J W Shaw regarded as a leading American pop composer. Buddy Gravlee works as an engineer in South America. Curtis Minkley became part owner of the Tampa Tribune about three years ago.
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William
South
Nona Mortensen
Nona
West
Lois Jerne
Mount Dora
Lois
Massachusetts
Richard Shipes
Richard
China
Marines
Edward Kimball
J. W. Shaw
J. W
America
Buddy Gravlee
Buddy
South America
Curtis Minkley
Curtis
Tampa Tribune
Local high school gossip sparks rumors and romances
Fragments reveal sophomore rumors about new relationships, jealous plans, and weekend mischief. Mentions of Frankie Lou worried about a new boyfriend, Montel's holidays, Carolin and Tommie at the fair, and various whispered pairs. Names surface as neighbors tease and question loyalties at Sylvan Shores and Lake Jo hanna.
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Frankie Lou
Montel
Carolin
Tommie
Bruggs
Skeet
Pleasure Bottom
Roger Toole
Billy Strickland
Bobby Wells
Faye Rhodes
Sophies
Pat
Laura
Lake Johanna
Sylvan Shores
Freshmen Resolutions Reveal School Droll Customs
A list of 1938 freshman resolutions shows students like Betsy Kramer Joann French Tommy Shipes and Zelle Dickerson pledging changes in behavior and study habits. The playful vows address romance attitudes social circles and self improvement within the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Kramer
Tavares
Joann French
Tommy Shipes
Zelle Dickerson
Ricky Shipes
James Patrick
Jean Shipes
Buster Battle
Sheila Spilky
Betty White
Archie Tucker
Mr. Story
Uncertain rumors swirl around Lovelife in eighth grade
The column teases social intrigue among students including Libby Drawdy Bob Burk art Helen Wells Dan Nettles and Carey Colley. It notes parties, crushes and a new pupil Matthews while Elliotte Mc Cullough moves away and Florence Lee’s affections appear split between Dan Nettles and Carey Colley.
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Scoop
Libby Drawdy
Bob Burkart
Helen Wells
Dan Nettles
Dan
Helen
Ernest Minkley
Carey Colley
Frankie Lou Morris
Florence Lee
Carey
Libby Crawdy
W. F.gan
W. F. Duggan
Iris Moon
Hall
Bernard McCabe
Sheila Spilky
Matthews
Elliotte McCullough
Gossip Glimpses From Pick and Peck Revelry
A nostalgic column lists names and pairings from Christmas and New Year social scenes in Leesburg and nearby towns. Couples appear at dances, fairs, and outings with comments on romances, dates, and local high school connections. The chatter weaves through names like Tom Hurlburt, Dorothy White, Ossie, John Doxey, Dedrick, and more, noting shifts in relationships and playful rumors.
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Blair
Stuart Sadler
William Turrentine
Carowin Hall
Curtis Minkley
Sanford
Ford
Eustis
Margaret Sheffield
Jerry Davis
Jerry Wheever
Russell G. A
Dedrick
Marion J. Natalie
Leesburg
Cupid
Jimmie LaRoe
Mary
Louise
Tom McCabe
Dorothy White
Tom
Ossie
Mount Dora
John Doxey
Ian
Shisiey Coen
Santa
Mr. Ezzard
Lois Tyron
Lee French
J. W. Pick
Peck
52nd Street Here Sunday Monday At Princess Theatre
A star packed film opens at the Princess Theatre Sunday and Monday. Walter Wagner presents 52nd Street a romance set on New York’s swing street with a mix of Broadway and Hollywood talent including Kenny Baker Leo Carrillo Zasu Pitts Dorothy Peterson and Ella Logan. The production features dance numbers staged by Danny Dare and Walter Bullock with songs by Harold Spina and is released by United Artists.
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East
Walter Wagner
52Nd Street
Princess Theatre
America
Manhattan
Madcap
Jack White
The
Maurice Rocco
Dorothy Saulers
George Tapps
Paradise
Jerry Colonna
Cook and Brown
Harlem
Pat Harrington
al Norman
Hollywood
Kenny Baker
Versle
Mervyn LeRoy
Mr. Dodds
T: the Air
Ian Hunter
Leo Carrillo
Pat Patterson
Ella Logan
Sid Silvers
Zasu Pitts
Dorothy Peterson
Marla Shelton
Colette Lyons
al Shean
Broadway
New York
Harold Young
Grover Jones
Danny Dare
Walter Bullock
Harold Spina
United Artists
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Datson
Gorton
Swift's
Hale’s Grocery
A. P. Sidel
Meat Dept
Mount Dora High School
Lake County Principals Club
Sylvan Shores Hotel
the Mount
Therson
John van Guilder
Strickland
Harvey
Ed Sadler
J. N. Green
L. J. Drawdy
Eden
Esther Stevens
Eleanore Minkley
Donald Thompson
Julian Drawdy
Cassady
Roy
Story Brothers
Leta Brantley
Carson-Newman College
Tennessee
Russel Grantley
Russel
Robert Taylor
Lois Tryon
Rochester
N. Y
Hazell Edwards
Hazel
North
Bayard Roberts
C. C. Dooley
Bayard
C. C
Mount
Natalie Spilky
Natalie
Dedrick Green
Theo
Tor
Walgreen Drug
Socie Ge
Rothy Gray
Dorothy
Ruth i
Shirley Coen
Otn
Florida Fair
Orlando
City Beautiful
Eveline
Charles Lewis
Ida H
Jeanne Abs
Albert
Onew
M. Ss
Dedrick Grean
Carolyn Kennedy
Eefio
Oe Company
J. N. Wilson
Mount Dora, Florida
Home Office
Jacksonville, Florida
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