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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1941
Page
3
The article urges students to decide their life work now while in school and choose a profession that balances interest and pay. It argues happiness depends on meaningful work and suggests choosing courses to train for graduation. Paul Montgomery and family performed three Negro spirituals at the assembly, two common in church and one less familiar.
On April 26 the cast performed at Stetson University festival. Aunt Dora from DeLand and Daytona were rated in A class while St. Cloud was B and Eustis in other class. The Last and... dramatized a florist shop romance ending in a fifteen year engagement. Mount Dora presented Rehearsal about preparing a college girls play. St Cloud performed The No County and Eustis presented Darkness.
Mr Roseborough opened the assembly with announcements and introduced State Highway Patrolman George Henry who discussed traffic laws and safety. He read a patrol activity report from last year. The importance of bicycle safety and rule adherence was emphasized.
The April 24 assembly featured announcements by Mr. Roseborough. The high school district festival at Stetson last Saturday presented the one act play Rehearsal, which was ably performed and reflected credit on the cast and Miss Cassady the director.
On April 25, Mr. Roseborough presided at an assembly in Mount Dora where Mr. White of the First National Bank gave a talk on the value stability of the American dollar and the Federal Reserve Bank. Students thanked Mr. White for an enjoyable talk.
Mount Dora opens with a loss to Eustis then beats Tavares 13 to 3 with Minkley and Dean on the mound for the locals. Winter Garden nips Mount Dora 5 to 4 as Minkley shines. Apopka travels to Mount Dora and wins 9 to 6. Apopka remains a top district title contender.
A December 1924 delivery at the Shipes home brought a baby girl weighing nine and a half pounds. The child, named Georgia Jean Shipess, stands five feet one inch with greenish blue eyes and dark brown hair and is described as a growing, healthy infant with a promising future.
A senior student excels in tennis basketball and swimming with equal ability and serves as captain of the basketball team. She participates in debate and the senior play, but her favorite activity is dance. Her notable experience includes a visit to Marine Studios and she admires author Christopher Morley and the song Stardust. She plans to become a secretary after graduation.
Aioe Mason and Leah Moore listed Victor as an eight year old new parented child. The boy with brown hair and blue eyes studied at Sorrento and A schools and Mount Dora from ninth grade onward. He favors science and chemistry and enjoys adjusting radios and Dickens works. His notable experience includes a tour of Mamma Cave.
Bettie Blanchard attended a barbeque near Oviedo on Sunday April twentieth. The senior class enjoyed a theatre party in Orlando April fourteenth as guests of Miss Lawr. They saw Men of Boys own. Florence Lee Joanne French Bern ard McCabe Jean Shipes Helen Wells Alma Boyd Martha Williamson attended the senior class play in Umatilla Friday night April eighteenth. Grace Lee Marilyn Johnson Nancy Fuller Bobby Vincent David French George Malone J L High enjoyed a steak fry at Gilbert Park Saturday night April eighteenth. Gloria Watts and friends motored to Bok Tower April thirteenth. Billy Barker visited friends in Orlando Saturday. Ardelle Blair hosted her week end guest niece Earline Baze from Miami Libby Crandy Robert Hecker Jimmy Thompson Floy Townsend Agnes Henderson enjoyed a picnic at Santando Springs Friday afternoon April eighteenth. Jackie Blackman Pat Harris Lutes and Crane Betty Ber Dorothy Bond Marjorie Daniels attended a surprise party for Betty Jean Fleming April fifteenth. Billy Broom spent Saturday April nineteen at Daytona Beach. Donnie French attended the Rodeo in Gainesville April nineteenth. The sophomore class enjoyed the.
Johnnie Mae DeLaach attended a gathering at Sanlando Springs on April 18. friends from Orjanie visited her Sunday.
Gossip notes reveal relationships and outings among residents including J L and Wilbur with songs looping in their heads. Mary Sanford’s boyfriend returns, sparking talk of a Mount Dora Sanford link. Various sightings—Bettye B at the drive in, Floy with J V, Joanne with a Gainesville boy—dot a social week.
A class meeting held Tuesday of last week chose invitation and name card types. Plans for the eighth grade picnic, prize ticket contest winners, and May 5 picnic at Santana are nearly complete. Sheila Spilky was named food committee chair with assistants chosen from the class. Seniors prepare for graduation and senior girls practice music for Commencement and Baccalaureate. Yearbook photos are finished and most feature stories written.
The junior class set time and site for the annual junior senior banquet and appointed committees for mid May. Group pictures were taken April 10 and will appear in the High School Annual. Plans to reward score leaders for selling Almost Eighteen include a May 9 picnic at Sanlando Springs.
Lake County will host the state’s first organized unit of the Florida Defense Force. Maj. Thomas B. Sparkman delivered muster documents to Lake County Guard officers. The force will include 34 companies statewide, totaling about 2 000 armed men, with Lake County contributing a separate company located in Tavares.
James McAdams of Chicago, who had been corresponding with the Lake County Chamber of Commerce about Umatilla, visited the chamber last week to thank them for information. He reviewed 160 acres he owns in the area and planned settlement of the land by people from the Middle West.
To the friends of the late Albert L. Bunnell whose kindness and flowers brought comfort. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bunnell express sincere appreciation in Houston Texas.
Lake County farmers are urged to prepare for boll weevils on young cotton. Calcium arsenate and bait mops are common controls. dusting, timing, and plant drying are noted. Peanuts and chufas may need more hog production. chufas require July planting.
The walking delegate reports many constituents bring problems for passage and ask his office to draft bills. The office is busy this session as lawmakers press ahead, with playtime unlikely until work advances.
National Railway Mail Association president J. F. Bennett of Washington D C purchased the George Kimble home on Minneola Avenue in Clermont. Bennett has long been a landowner in the Postal Colony Company and bought the property through Ernest Denslow. The Bennetts expect to move to Clermont to establish a permanent home around November first.
Fourteen Lake County towns were represented by 42 officials at the Lake County League of Municipalities meeting in the Dutch Kitchen Eustis on Thursday evening April 24. President Herbert Butler presided as T G Futch led a discussion on the Lake County Defense Council and related legislative matters. The group praised Florida Attorney General J Thomas Watson for his defense of organized labor and defense projects. The June meeting will be at Clermont with broad attendance expected.
W N Hoffman and R S Neider of Cincinnati have bought about 18 acres in two blocks on Lake Griffin at Leesburg. They will build homes costing $10,000 or more each, per E C Huey, Leesburg realtor. The Newell Hill site faces the lake and sold for about $500 an acre as beautification begins.
Eustis, Tavares, and Clermont have qualified for membership, bringing the total to ten towns in the Lake County League of Municipalities. Existing members include Montverde, Groveland, Umatilla, Mount Dora, Lady Lake, and Minneola.
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