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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
8
A farewell note bids good bye in many languages to graduates and others not returning in September. It reflects on hard paths past and a promising future as juniors anticipate becoming dignified seniors and upholding the school’s good record.
The first issue of Stray Leaves was distributed on May 22 as the school celebrated the annual. Praise came for the publications board members Po mona Davidson Winifred Harding Adelaide Kay Ida Hiley Sheila Spilky Jerald Drawdy Doris Cowart Montel Morris Mr Ezzard and Mrs Laney for their hard work.
On March 28 in Mount Dora, James Gordon McDonald became a notable new member of the town. He lives on Lake Shore Drive, stands six feet tall with black hair and brown eyes.
For twelve years he played guard on the football team in school. Gordon receives the Knights of Pythias award and says his one favorite amusement is being out in wide open spaces. His most exciting experiences come from hunting and fishing with friends. He plans a summer vacation and plans to work in the fall.
Christine Rhodes in Knoxville Tennessee on November 20 1921 becomes mother and father relatives of a daughter Lafayette Christine known as Faye She is five feet four and a half inches tall weighs 124 pounds has brown wavy hair and brown eyes with fair complexion Faye attended schools in Leesburg Eustis and Birmingham Alabama She acted in operettas and sports and appeared in the assembly play in her junior year and the recent commencement pageant Her favored studies are Latin and typing Her amusements include reading swimming dancing and skating She enjoys Carolyn Keene books Gone With the Wind and Rebecca Her most interesting experience was sightseeing in Alabama She plans to study business after finishing school
Mary Alberta von Herbulis and Mary Eunice Lewis, born in 1922 in Florida and Cuba respectively, grew up in Sorrento and Mount Dora. An athletic awards assembly awarded chevrons to Libby Drawdy, Martha Williamson, Sara Roseborough, Marilyn McClelland, Dorothy Adams, and others for diamond ball and tennis and noted officers of the Athletic Association.
Mary has excelled in the A H Club and attends a short course in Tallahassee for two years. She plans two more years at Florida State College for Women and aims for a medical career. She enjoyed a trip through the northern states and hopes for visits to Cuba and England to see friends and relatives.
Mary Louise born June 5 1923 at Willacoochie Georgia stands five feet one inch tall weighs eighty pounds with black hair brown eyes. She attended Wildwood Florida school before moving to Mount Dora in sophomore year. She enjoys ish composition and movies and cites Sidney Lanier as her favorite Georgia author. She reassembles April in Terry and the Pirates in the funny papers and recalls dedicating the Mount Dora Sea Plane Base, which scared her. She plans to enter Gear State College for Women in Milledgeville next fall.
June Fenn Joanne French Libby Drawdy Joyce Thompson Dicky Widmer Carowin Hall Betsy Kramer and others received honorable mention. The Tigers, winning intra-mural diamondball team, earned a pennant presented to captain Buster Battle.
The Mount Dora High School baccalaureate began with hymn singing and readings on May 26. Rev. Kenneth G. Rogers led, with solos by a senior sextette. Rev. Ralph W. Acree and Rev. Harry Westbrook Reed delivered sermons and prayers. The glee club performed, and awards recognized a Readers Digest subscription for top academics. Students presented class history, will, and prophecy before farewell remarks.
The May 31 assembly marked the end of the year for underclassmen and a final rite for seniors. The program featured a patriotic sing along of the first verse of America, a talk by Senator Thomas H. Cooley on War and War, and PT A prompts for summer plans. Awards followed, with Danforth books given to outstanding seniors.
The senior class of the high school held a series of events starting with a Baccalaureate in the Community Building led by Dr. Harry Westbrook Reed. The class night featured a progressive dinner with courses at three homes, honors at Howey, and gifts to Mrs. Laney. Friday’s finale included diplomas awarded by Professor D D Roseborough, a reception by the sophomore class, and a plan to sell remaining yearbooks with proceeds split between the Athletic Association and yearbook fund.
C DeWitt Miller Florida Hotel Association state chairman predicts National Hotel Week starting June 2 will herald a banner travel year. He states that in 1940 American travelers at home will spend over six billion dollars, boosting the nation’s total income as the observance proceeds.
Creditors and all persons with claims against John H. Washburn, deceased, are notified to present written claims within eight months from the first publication date to the Lake County Court in Tavares Florida. Claims must include residence address and be sworn to. otherwise they will be void. Dated May 31 1940. Clinton F. Washburn Elliott Timme Administrators with Will Annexed domiciliary personal representatives.
I have filed my final report as administrator cum testamento annexo for the estate of Charles W. Keith deceased and seek final discharge. I will apply June 28, 1940, to Judge A H Herlong Jr of Lake County Florida for approval and a final discharge. William M. Reaney Mount Dora Florida attorney for administrator.
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