Mount Dora Teens Band Contest Filled With Music and Memories
Six o clock am last Friday a big bus left M D H S for Gainesville. Manuel J Sedano Memorial Band performed before judges at the university auditorium and sightreading in the Music Building. Lunch on campus followed and results cited good for concert and excellent for sightreading. The group stayed at a Gainesville motel for twenty four hours, listened to other bands, and enjoyed a private party. They returned to Mount Dora late Saturday after a rewarding trip with strong superior ratings for four soloists and an overall excellent contest average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.d.hs
Gainesville
Manuel J. Sedano
University Auditorium
U. of F
Ou Baw
C. M. Jones
Butch” Alexander
Nancy Eichhorn
Jame Sesson
Winter Park
Mem’ries
Mount Dora
Banquet Honors Baptist Church Guests and School Groups
The reading lists guests of honor at a Baptist church banquet including Annie Murdock Carolyn Price Virginia Fielder Johnnie Groves Kenneth Cox Dickie Denson and David Sanders with seniors' parents Prof and Mrs Rose borough in attendance. The Future Homemakers of America held an open house in Home Economics. The high school dance club will perform its annual Spring concert with soloists Gwynne Godtel and Joan McDonald at 8 p.m. in the Community building. A Glee Club party follows in the building basement. The M D HS Student Council led by Robert Wilson met with President-elect Charles Wareing. Safety Patrol members plan a weekend at Silver Glen springs. Boy Scout initiation at Camp Lenoche involves several named scouts. The senior band Spring concert is at 8 p.m. May 25 at the Community building with two preceding elementary and junior high concerts. Also noted are a Jr-Sr Picnic at New Smyrna Beach, a seniors’ radio gift next week, a Class Picnic at Alexander springs, and seniors’ 8th grade events at Silver Glen on May 26, followed by Baccalaureate May 27 and an Athletic Banquet on May 22.
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Baptist Church
Annie Murdock
Carolyn Price
Virginia Fielder
Johnnie Groves
Kenneth Cox
Dickie Denson
David Sanders
Roseborough
The
Homemakers of America Club
Ance Club
Gwyne Godtel
Joan McDonald
Glee Club
M.d.hs
Robert Wilson
Charles Wareing
Safety Patrol
Silver Glen Springs
H. B. Howell
Donnie Dake
Barry Graves
Jimmy Simpson
Eddie Travers
Gene Grantham
Merrill Schulster
Mark Williams
Henry Land
Camp Lenoche
New Smyrna Beach
Alexander Springs
Juniper Springs
Silver Glen
Churchill’s English History Now at Library
Mount Dora Public Library adds Churchill’s The Birth of Britain to its display titled A book of the ages. Also featured are titles by Maughan Partridge Babson Morgan Paine Seifert Sinclair Greene Anderson Roark Thompson Magrant Rodewald Coxe and others in fiction and non fiction categories.
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Winston Churchill
Mount Dora
Britain
Harry of Monmouth
A. M. Maughan
Blue Jay Cove
Elizabeth Seifert
Harold Sinclair
Graham Greene
Thomas Anderson
Stuart Palmer
Rehna Cloete
John Schindler
Italy
Herbert Kubly
Sorrento Recounts a Flourishing Era and the 1894 Freeze
The piece recalls Sorrento as a thriving shopping and cultural hub with two stores a Chautauqua circle and social events. It notes postwar growth then the 1894 freeze that devastated crops and trees, forcing some residents to move while others endured and rebuilt with packing houses a turpentine still and a sawmill. Mt. Plymouth nearby and Mount Dora's proximity are mentioned.
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Sorrento
Rock
Seminole
Clay Springs
Ladies Aid Society
Miss Allen
Allens
Emersons
George
Frank Battle
Mt. Plymouth
Mount Dora
Gardeners Hear Alarm Warning From Fruit Fly Talk
The Men's Garden club heard pest expert William B. Clements discuss the Mediterranean fruit fly in South Florida and urge calm over alarm. Harry Fogg, retired citrus inspector, described the fly and past experiences, noting modern control methods are quicker. L. T. Stover of the Watermelon and Grape Experiment Laboratory cited grape industry developments and praised Lake County’s 1920s vineyard prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Men’s Garden Club
William B. Clements
Leesburg
Harry Fogg
Clements
L. T. Stover
The
Watermelon and Grape Experiment Laboratory
ITCH-ME-NOT Ad Offers 40¢ Rebate For Itch Relief
An advertisement promotes ITCH-ME-NOT with a 40 cent rebate if used in 15 minutes. It claims instant drying benefits for eczema ringworm insect bites and surface itching and notes availability at Mount Dora Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora Pharmacy
Mount Dora- Pharmacy
Lake Springs Enjoys Praise and cleanup at Alexander Springs
Lake county’s Alexander Springs draws visitors from across the country with remarks like one of the most beautiful spots in Florida and very nice and clean. The Forest Service began weed and obstruction removal on Spring Creek, funded by the South Lake Waterways club, aiding the park in Ocala National Forest near Umatilla and Astor. Charles Dickens quote closes the piece.
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Lake County
Alexander Springs
Florida
California
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Ohio
Massachusetts
Ross Kinny
Pawtucket
National Audubon Society
Forest Service
Spring Creek
South Lake Waterways Club
Ocala National Forest
Umatilla
Astor
Watermelon Festival Promoted in Leesburg Parade
Watermelon parade rolls through Mount Dora and surrounding areas to promote Leesburg annual event. The festival begins Wednesday May 23 at 9 30 a m with a parade and county schools close so students can attend. events include beauty contests at 11 15 and water melon catching at 1 30 and cutting at 2 30 in the ball park plus water ski show at 3 30 Venetian Gardens bathing beauty finale at 7 30 fireworks at 9 and coronation ball at 10 p m.
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Penalttoes
Mount Dora Et Siacate
Contra Florida
Leesburg
Venetian Gardens
Methodist Men Meet Discuss Forum May 24
The Methodist Men's club will meet Thursday May 24 at 6 30 p m in Fellowship Hall with active and retired ministers leading a forum. The Martha Circle will serve the dinner and Guy Carrel, president, urges strong attendance. Bloodshed war and oppression belong to darker ages and shall be relegated to oblivion. Mary Baker Eddy
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Methodist
Methodist Men’s Club
Fellowship Hall
Martha Circle
Guy Carrel
Mary Baker Eddy
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Beckie Bardwell
Pat Reese
Eustis Elks’ Lodge
Tavares
Eustis
Helen Shelly
June Bowie
Joyce Moon
June
Jalene Howell
Barbara Siess
Patsy Wells
Pat Hall
Nancy Winn
Sara Jo Sullivan
Patty Johnson
Anne Travers
DeAnn Bateman
Daisy Leper
Gwen Dawson
Betty Jo Eckholt
Sandy Craft
Ann Brown
Carol Siess
Donna Stone
Betty Thompson
Joni Vincenti
Sylvia Lister
Shirley Hopkins
Janet Snowberger
Mary Anna O’brien
Pam Brown
Jay Malone
Richard “Spider” Bennett
Tangerine
Citi
W. Hf
Bill” Reedy
Pol
Guy Merry
Treas
Mountra
Lesduns
Churchill
Rane
Eve — Unt Bora, Florida
Lake Springs
Charles Dickens
Jean Cocteau
First Federal Savings & Loan Ass’n. OF
W. Main St
Anthony Battaglia
Clare B. Williams
Arnold Lund
Donnelly Street
C.F. Moore Dist
Mgr
Florida Power Corporation
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