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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1929
Page
5
Anna Holliday leads county nursing efforts with 640 student health tests and 2 456 weighings. The report lists vaccinations 1 070 phoid serums 510 smallpox 204 and many home and clinic visits plus 87 doctor visits and 103 news items.
The text discusses the insect life cycle from fruit to pupa to fly and the challenge of eliminating organisms living underground. It notes gases can annihilate ground-dwelling life and recalls a 300 year old Scotsman’s golf greens experimenting with grass, grubs, and worms affecting ball accuracy, hinting at later chemical washes with cyanide.
A 1929 letter from W. C. Rogers, principal, thanks Ocala and White supporters for winter aid and encouragement. He notes a stronger future effort to improve the Mount Dora school and asks recipients to accept heartfelt appreciation for financial help and moral backing.
A letter urges local fundraising to raise 40 dollars to match county and Julius Rosenwald Fund support for a school library in East-town. It proposes manual training, a school garden for income, sewing and laundry classes for girls, and a reading room, hoping loyal white friends assist. The group cites past success and thanks supporters for motivation.
Tom Cooley tops Mount Dora in four games through May 9 with a .428 average and six safeties in 14 plate appearances. Homer Morris and Newt Cooley show higher averages in limited at bats, while Brock Hale lead fielding with most chances, and Brown Battle Adkins Morris and Brantley hold perfect records.
Construction at Florida State College in Tallahassee advances on the gymnasium and a library addition. The library, part Gothic T shaped red brick design with white carvings, is due to be ready by July 1 with furnishings about $21,000. total library cost near $275,000. The two projects aim for completion for the 1929 30 session starting in September.
The plan includes several classrooms and rooms that may serve as student activity conference spaces such as the Y W C A athletic association and college publications. This arrangement aims to accommodate student events and organizational gatherings on campus.
Text discusses unintentional death by self harm through poisoning and mentions iodine ingestion, digestive issues, and constipation. It references symptoms like insomnia and abdominal pains and hints at remedies, though details are garbled.
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