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Mount Dora Topic

Location

Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1931

Page

3

Mount Dora High Prospects For Baseball Season

Mount Dora High School notes in the bi weekly issue discuss baseball season prospects opening Friday March 13 at Ocoee. The team relies on veterans like Dooley Cooper Brantley Christ and Mosteller while coaches seek enthusiasm and effort from remaining players to improve and compete.

Mount Dora High Points Mount Dora High School Moun Dora Ocoee Dooley Cooper J. F. Brantley Christ Mosteller Brantley

Tount Dora District Champs

Marie Simpson and Abby Jo Simpson led a tag team with Swift as alternate to district competition. Only advancing teams from preliminaries could compete. the morning draw gave them a bye before further rounds.

Tount Dora Marie Abby Jo Simpson H Swift Nct

Mount Dora and Umatilla Junior Games Report

Reports from Umatilla and Mount Dora sports note Umatilla 47 Mount Dora 4 in one junior game and 46 11 in another. Mount Dora girls lose 24 23 at Ocoee while junior boys win 26 5 and senior boys lose 37 22. Mount Dora teams defeat Eustis twice while winter league scores show varied results.

Umatilla Mount Dora Tavares Winter Garden Ocoee Eustis

Subscriptions Boost for Curtis Co and Student Body

The athletic association earns $5.00 from subscriptions while the senior class gets a $5.00 bonus for high sales. Initially six boxes of candy were offered, but the lower classes showed little interest in candy.

Curtis Publishing Co Athletic Association

Personal notices of Orlando and surrounding towns

Jane McCown spent Saturday in Orlando along with Battle and Alex Stupple who attended the Fair there Wednesday night. Mae Jewell Phillips attended the MS in Orlando Friday night. Marion Cro William Victor, a 1930 graduate, visited the school Friday. Juniors to DeLand included Jane McCown Robert McMurray Joseph Swift Yvonne Mahosky Vivian Thompson Eleanor Wells James Cooper and Shirley Shoenenberger. Abby went to a show in Eustis Sunday. Dorothy Battle joined Alex Stupple Sunday at Silver Springs. Frances Seigel and Shirley Shoenenberger went to Orlando for Washington's Birthday. Miss Hubbell Robert McMurray James Cooper Vivian Thompson went to the National Forests Sunday afternoon and had supper at the tower.

Jane McCown Orlando Mi Oth Battle Alex Stupple Mae Jewell Phillips Orland F Simpson Marion Cro William Victor DeLand Robert McMurray Joseph Swift Yvonne Mahosky Vivian Thompson Eleanor Wells James Cooper Shirley Shhoenenberger Abby Eustis Dorothy Battle Silver Springs Frances Seigel Shirley Shoenenberger Washington Miss Hubbell National Forests The Tower

Treasurer’s Drive Brings Class Funds to $35 Milestone

The class treasury rapidly grows as 11 members sold 16 subscriptions in the magazine contest, earning five dollars for the group. A candy sale is underway and funds edge toward the millionaire mark. Try-outs for the play have not yet occurred, with cast announcements to come in April for the seniors.

Conteetest

State debate team advances from DeLand to state contest

Two Mount Dora class members Marie Slack and Abby Simpson won the DeLand debate on February 21 and advance to the state contest in Gainesville. Their first debate is at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday March 4 against Marianna, with their team supporting the negative.

Mount Dora Hi Gainesville Marie Slack Abby Simpson DeLand Marianna

School fundraiser yields belt prize and honors

The article notes 114 total sales with 87 sold by the school, awarding five dollars to the class with the best average. James Cooper is celebrated as top salesman for selling one item that won the school belt. Miss Hubbell invites honor roll juniors to a dinner at Zellwood Inn and a show afterward. The junior baseball squad boasts a full turnout led by Clovis Brantley.

James Athe Bill Ao James Frances Sadlerer Bill” Yogram Champ Charlotte Virginia Mortimer McCown James Cooper Miss Hubbell Zellwood Inn Clovis Brantley

Sophomores Short on Practice and Attendance

Exams and hindrances delay pantomime rehearsals to the 16th. The week brings widespread absence among sophomores with Orlando and the Fair drawing most interest. Frances Sadler Jean Blanchard Myrtle Jepson and Marjorie Crow are among those involved. Rhoda Simpson Mab Ray visited Thursday but spent time shopping at Woolworth's.

Orlando Frances Sadler Jean Blanchard Myrtle Jepson Marjorie Crow Rhoda Simpson Mab Ray

Freshman Demonstrations Mark Home Ec Week

Martha Wells was absent the week of February 22. Freshman girls began demonstrations in home economics. Bill and Mildred prepared fricasee veal and stuffed tomatoes, which were a great success.

Martha Wells Bill Mildred

Eighth Grade Plans First Humorous Program Next Monday

Our class describes hard work in the subscription contest and nearly reaching 100 percent. The club will present its first humorous program next Monday. Several people in our group have visited the fair in Oregon.

Oro

Seventh Grade Contest Sparks Class Fun

In a seventh grade English class, girls and boys competed by average grades with the loser entertaining the winner. The girls triumphed and the boys threw a party at Mortimer McCown's home. Readers note new student Jean Cookson from Chicago and other daily school life highlights.

Mortimer McCown Jean Cookson Chicago Inez Olson Daytona Flora Morley Helen Gorman Cecelia Palmer Milton Chapman Coralie Cooper Orlando Sam Sadler Ann Phillips Mary E. Simpson Mt. Vernon Waterman

Sorrento School District 15 to Elect Trustees April 7 1931

Notice lists an election in Sorrento School District No. 15 on April 7 1931 at the regular voting place to elect three trustees and set the two year tax levy. Officials appointed: J A Cowart Clerk T J Boyd Dixie Royal and Carl Dees inspectors. Publication dates four consecutive weeks through March 9 1931 in Lake County weekly.

Sorrento J. A. Cowart T. J. Boyd Dixie Royal Carl Dees PS Lake County

First US regular schedule air service links St Petersburg to Tanipa

The inaugural commercial flight route on a regular schedule connected St Petersburg and Tanipa in the United States pioneering commercial air travel.

United States St. Petersburg Tanipa

Sheriff Sale Notice in Lake County Florida

I B A Cassady sheriff of Lake County Florida by two writs issued January 29 1931 levies on land owned by S E James in Lake County Florida for two suits J G Ray dba Mount Dora Lumber Co and M Rogers plaintiffs against S E James. Land described includes half acre and one acre tracts in Section 29 Township 19 South Range 27 East and will be offered for sale on April 6 1931 at the courthouse front door in Tavares to satisfy executions and costs.

I. B. A. Cassady Lake County Florida Circuit Court of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit J. G. Ray Mount Dora Lumber Company S. E. James M. Rogers Township 19

Notice to Creditors in Moon Estate Barred After Twelve Months

Notice to creditors legatees and all with claims against the estate of W F Moon deceased. Claims must be presented to County Judge E M Tally Lake County Florida in Tavares within twelve months from January 16 1931. Claims must be sworn as required by law.

W. F. Moon E. M. Tally Lake County Florida Tavares

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