Mount Dora News Highlights and Basketball Results
Town readers are urged to mind their own business as rumors spread about local topics. Mount Dora High School teams posted double wins on February 26 with the Hurricanes 40 29 and Hurricanettes 21 . boys lost in the district semi finals while girls defeated Pierson 29 23. Ashton of Mount Dora, a 1946 graduate hopeful, plans college after graduation with draft considerations in May.
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Mount Dora
Sanford
Hurricanes
Hurricanettes
Dora Lassies
Mount Dora Ids
Pier
Tas
Mount Dora Lassies
Pierson
Kanes
Mosteller
Oviedo
Pierson Boys
Janettes
Minkley
Dora
New Jersey
Cinc
Ashton
M.dhs
Eon Dora
North
Opal Moore Hutcheson A Georgia High School Senior
On March 31, 1928 in Georgia the Hutcheson family welcomed Opal Moore Hutcheson a blue-eyed girl born to Mr and Mrs G E Hutcheson. Opal attends M D H S with two months at Hahira High School and enjoys typing English and basketball she starred on the girls team in 44 and played a prominent role in the junior play last year. After graduation she plans to attend Florida State College for Women or a Georgia college and teach afterward hoping to become a teacher.
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Georgia
Stork
G. E. Hutcheson
Opal
M.D.H.S
Hahira High School
Oo Glassgow
Florida State College For Women
Class C Tournament Opens With Close Contests Across Regions
The opening games feature Frostproof, Key West, Chumuckla, Eau Gallie, Osprey, Green, and Hilliard in a tight, fast night. Teams traded quick points late as Eau Gallie and others pursued a decisive win. Captains and all state selections highlighted a crowded, competitive battlefield.
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Frostproof Key West
Chumuckla
Eau Gallie
Arompanoe Green
Hilliard
P. K
Sane
Cap Ge White
Knights N Daze gossip and flirtations in school circles
The note lists multiple students and their social pursuits from romances to crushes. Laura, Nell Marie, Roy, Wilber, Dwight, Stephanie, Jack, Reg, Ruth, Phyllis, Dot, Ashton, Adrianne, Robreve scheel, and Jackie O. appear in pairs or groups with mentions of dates, cars, rings, and classes. The tone remains playful and anonymous.
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Laura
Charles
Reg
Nell Marie
Roy L
Roy
Wilber
Superman
Stephanie
Dwight
L. M
Jack
Mink
Bobby. T
Sanford
B. T
J. W
Ruth
Phyllis T
Fretwell
Phil
Dot. P
Charles Davenport
Charlie
Dot Hays
Ashton
Adrianne N
Jack W
Home Fc
Adrianne
Robreve Scheel
Cate
Jackie O
Chicky
Orlando
Adorable-Patty Claflin and a City of Colorful Descriptions
A playful Who's Who list assigns nicknames to local residents from A to Z. The roster names Patty Claflin, Charles Davenport, Jack Burr, Joyce Duggan, Lois Rhodes, Adrianne Norton, Mrs. Laney, Jimmy Vincent, Betty Cooley, Evelyn Brock, Miss Camp, Bob Allen, Mr. Dresser, Jim Allen, Obnoxio col, The Dutton Twins, Betty High, Mary Jo Burr, Ruth Shipes, Bob Turner, Jackie Ober, L. G. Simpson, Tommy Kelly, Lois Driver, Nell Marie Conner, Laura Roseborough.
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Patty Claflin
Charles Davenport
Jack Burr
Joyce Duggan
Lois Rhodes
Adrianne Norton
Mrs. Laney
Jimmy Vincent
Betty Cooley
Evelyn Brock
Miss Camp
Bob Allen
Mr. Dresser
Jim Allen
Precious
The
Dutton Twins
Betty High
Mary Jo Burr
Ruth Shipes
Bob Turner
Jackie Ober
L. G. Simpson
Tommy Kelly
Lois Driver
Nell Marie Conner
Laura Roseborough
Washington's Birthday Celebration at Eustis
A brief note places a celebration on Washington's Birthday in Eustis. It highlights community festivities and local participation at the event.
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Eustis
Senior Class News and Exposition Recap
The junior class announces a program on March 15 with skits and numbers as seniors Dorothy Peterson and Zelma Clemens return from appendectomies. Audrey MacDougal and Alvin Custafasson are mourned, while Tawerd Van Goertin Lois Driver Kathleen Skinner and Helen Davenport are named among classmates. Many attendees visited the Central Florida Exposition in Orlando for a lively outing.
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Disca
Datta
Md.hs
Tawerd van Goertin
Lois Driver
Kathleen Skinner
Supoeees
Helen Davenport
Audrey MacDougal
Alvin Custafasson
Dorothy Peterson
Zelma Clemens
Orlando
Gossip in the school crowd about dates and rumors
The record lists students and nicknames, sightings, romances, and social gossip from a school scene. It mentions Dwight Pedro Georgia Ruth and many others with comments on dates, weekends, and carnival adventures, plus questions about February 16 and recent tournaments.
Question on Borrowing a Bag and Pen in Typing Class
In typing class a note asks D. Hays for a bag to borrow her fountain pen. The message seeks whether the pen was to sign letters or for another use.
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D. Hays
New Students Welcome and Play Plans at High School
The high school welcomes new students across grades seven through twelve including Janice Brooks David Blanchard Lois Driver Helen Davenport Dorothy Hays Reg Burleigh Charles Davenport and Anne Campbell. Students did well at basketball tournaments as playbooks arrive for the senior class annual with tryouts this week and practices to follow. The play titled Two Gentlemen and Verona is a three act comedy.
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Disca
Datta
Janice Brooks
David Blanchard
Lois Driver
Helen Davenport
Dorothy Hays
Reg Burleigh
Charles Davenport
Anne Campbell
Verona
New Titles Added to Library shelves across genres
A list of recent additions includes mystery Murder on Ana's Island by Helen Reilly and The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand among fiction. Non fiction picks feature The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley and A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell, with juvenile titles and classic works also highlighted.
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Ana's Island
Helen Reilly
Muir
R. Brideshead
Evelyn Waugh
Long Road
Natalie Shiper
Triumph
Erich Remarque
Clarence B. Kelland
Mary King O'Donnell
Aldous Huxley
Bertrand Russell
March and April Closed Season for Black Bass
The Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission announces the black bass season will run through March and April this year, aligning with bass spawning. Directors note license dates on the reverse may reflect last season. all licenses issued since July 1, 1945 show correct dates, while 1945 law requires licenses to expire June 30, eliminating confusion.
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Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
I. N. Kennedy
Commission
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Beans
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Sue—Rats
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Nell C
Knights ’N Days
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Carroll
Johnny
Gargano
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Dot E
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Dot P
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Nell
Buddy
Hamlin
C. L
B. L
C. B
Betty
Bill T
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A. M. Schlesinger
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Walter Farley
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