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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1946
Page
4
A fragmented notice references subscription prices in advance for one year six months and a single copy, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance text. The fragment includes the standard pledge line and mentions allegiance to the United States and the Republic.
In comparing delinquents across counties, Lake County reports zero intangible tax delinquents and only 86.09 dollars in tangible taxes. By contrast Hardee, Hamilton and Sumter counties show multiple names and higher totals, highlighting Lake County’s apparent prosperity or strong collection effort. The Citizen notes the published lists reflect state law and local performance.
Mount Dora Lodge No 238 F and A M meets on the first and third Thursday evenings at 8 o'clock. All visiting Masons are cordially invited. Location is Masonic Hall at 527 Donnelly Street.
Students at Mount Dora high school spaces show varying distractions during free periods. Freshmen chase girls and aim paper wads while sophomores scheme to fool teachers and the minority who study. Seniors dream of graduation as five hours per day vanish yearly.
Band Boosters Club treated junior and senior members to a Sanlando Springs picnic. About 40 people rode a school bus from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and enjoyed swimming hiking and a ham supper before returning at 7:30 p.m. Mrs Sedano sent candy for the group.
On Friday April 26 at the Community Building the senior class presented a new comedy Two Gentlemen and Verona directed by Mrs Nana T Laney. The play unfolds in a New England farmhouse where the Red Barn Players rehearse amid opening night nerves and budget strains as a film scout arrives with fresh opportunities.
On April 26 the student body watched an educational moving picture titled Loaded for War. The film highlighted the railroads task during the war with the Santa Fe as example. It showed salvaging spare engines cars and parts to repair trains and meet wartime schedules. Oil grains coal war materiel and other vital freight had to be transported. The railroads kept em rolling.
Assembly programs presented Flight Log a Shell Oil Company U S Army educational film tracing aviation development and 100 octane fuel aim, plus Flame Facts from Walter Redde Fire Extinguisher Co showing extinguisher use for each fire type and handling. Dwight Vaughn Mosteller and Ruth Lenore Shipes profiled as popular seniors with athletic and dramatic roles.
Intrigue swirls around students like Ruth, Opal, Dolores, Martha, and Adraine in a lively roundup. Names such as Van Auken, Billy Stephens, Lavonnie, Horace, and Barbara S. surface amid playful chatter and rumors following a senior play.
A playful dialogue among students reveals mixed motivations for striving for honor roll. The group jokes about pride, habit, and the thrill of seeing names in print, with each speaker expressing a personal angle on achievement and recognition.
Alabama and residents celebrate the coming of a modern motion picture house to Tavares after a long absence of such facilities.
Congressmen Hendricks and Peterson lead a non agricultural committee chaired by Lacy Thomas of Groveland, as the U S Department of Agriculture rolls out citrus crop insurance. A pilot will cover Lake Polk and Orange counties with growers paying premiums tied to production, then expand statewide as tests mature and policies are set.
K P Lodge No 134 holds meetings on the second and fourth Thursdays at 8 PM over the First National Bank. Visiting brothers are invited.
A local writer laments hyacinth control being only on paper. Lakes Dora and Beauclair worsen daily due to unkept promises. The speaker volunteers days of work to build a fence and block the hyacinths from drifting through the canal and asks for help.
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