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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1961
Page
3
Junior Class Play in the Community Building features Judy Brown with Don Henna in a college life comedy. Tickets exceed 320 sold with eight classes leading. doors open for adults and students at 8 o clock. Admission is 1 and 50c. FHA officers for 1961 62 include Pat Wason president and Beverly Phillips vice president.
Chester Arthur Holmes 67 died at his Sylvan Shores home last week. Born in Chicago he was a retired tool and die maker and lived in Sylvan Shores two years. He belonged to Myrtle Lodge 799 F and A M Chicago and Eastern Star Mount Dora Chapter 103. Survived by wife Emily W a son William S Itasca Ill a daughter Mrs S O Johnson Rolling Meadows Ill three brothers Roy Tom Stanley all of Illinois seven sisters and seven grandchildren. Remains sent to Fairbrother Funeral Home Chicago for final services and interment. Zeller Kennedy Hamlin Funeral Home of Eustis arranged.
The Mount Dora Junior Woman's Club voted to contract for hanging draperies in the new Youth Center as a Spring project. Officers elected for 1961 62 include Mrs. Thomas Ledford as president and other officers: Mrs. Harold Overhisser first vice president Mrs. Harold Osborn second vice president Mrs. Harvey Caldwell recording secretary and Mrs. Earl W Hodges treasurer.
Mount Dora launches spring weekend tennis at Donnelly Park Court. The Mount Dora Junior Tennis Championship draws 40 participants led by Russel Harned with Curtis Wise assisting. Matches feature 8 to 18 year olds in boys and girls divisions with ongoing efforts to field more equipment and courts.
The MDHS scene includes an April Fools Dance with backward themed titles and admission of 35c or 50c on April Fools Day. The big show is April 14 in E B Ferson Gym. freshmen run publicity. 7-b plans a dance after the show at Hurricane Hut. The swimming team, led by Captain Randy Cox, Co captain Bobby Simpson for boys and Mary Sadler with Jeanette Read for girls, begins with a meet against Leesburg this afternoon. The baseball team opened last week with losses to Clermont and Groveland. Seniors map a June trip to Washington and New York City for about 30 students. Junior Class Play is tonight at the Community Building with curtain at eight.
Dwight Mosteller director of Youth Center activities appeals for donations of games to augment attractions for the Center’s young visitors. He requests items such as checkers and chess to provide engaging recreation.
Mac Williams, a senior at The Principia Preparatory School in St. Louis, told the Golden Triangle Republican Women’s Club that most young people in the United States are turning toward conservatism. He argued youth view themselves as thinking individuals with a spiritual nature rather than economic units and oppose the welfare state. Lt. Cmdr. John Langford of Sanford Naval Air Station spoke on renewing patriotism in the country.
Mount Dora High School releases spring schedules for baseball and swimming. Baseball has eleven games left with trips to Groveland Lake Weir St. Cloud Eustis Tavares Umatilla and others, ending May 2. Swimming meets include Leesburg Daytona Beach DeLand Winter Park Sanford and Eustis with a state meet in Leesburg May 5 and 6. qualifying times for ten events are due by April 6.
The Club will hold its next open meeting on Tuesday April 18 at 8 p.m. in the Riley Trailer Park Community Building. The event features a debate between a team of young Republicans and Democrats from Rollins College.
Over 100 members wives and guests attend a one day tournament and spring barbecue at Mount Dora Golf Club. President Ed Nimnicht awards prizes in Flights and Blind Bogey while noting greens and tees improvements. Winners include Phillip Thayer and Mrs Jessie French low gross and other prize recipients.
Eight table Howell movement produced top placers Steve Johnson and Memory Martin first. Second went to Mrs. A F Shirley and Mrs B Sparks. Third place honored Mrs. Robert Montgomery and Mrs. M Gardner.
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