Mount Dora Graduation Notes Through the Years
Fifty years ago May 27 1926 the Mount Dora school closed with a seven four boys and three girls class led by valedictorian Nell Alexander and salutatorian Mary Morley. A Noonday Club project cleaned Lake Gertrude Beach and planned a bath house. Contracts were signed for a high class Mount Plymouth hotel with a 400 seat dining hall. Sixty years ago May 28 1936 sixth graders list names including Betty La Battle and June Fenn. a Boy Scout camp to be built from fallen building materials. Thirty years ago May 30 1946 Ann Pike 4-H club leader and poultry judging expert presided at Achievement Day in Tavares. other graduations noted. Twenty years ago May 381 1956 Mount Dora High School graduates list 30 plus names for diplomas while William Ross Odom earned a degree from Florida State University of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert N. Hite
George Norton
Frank Morley
Nell Alexander
Mary Morley
Rosalie Brantley
Jack Norton
Lake Gertrude
Mount Plymouth
Florida
Betty la Battle
Ardell Blair
John Burkart
Edwin Carver
Jamie Christie
Maxine Clery
Arvill Cooper
Bess Barney Davis
Libby Drawdy
W. F. Duggan
David Durden
June Fenn
Phoebe Franklin
Florence Lee
Elliott McCullough
Ernest Minkley
Harold Overhiser
Calvin Richardson
Thomas Scott
Milton Teasley
James Thompson
Joyce Thompson
Evelyn Turrentine
Helen Wells
Martha Williamson
Nell Woods
Nina Woods
H. H. Mallory
Donnelly and
Tenth Avenues
Ann Pike
Mount Dora High School
Lake County
Maurice Pike
Lake Jem Road
County Council of
Ann
Tavares
D. H. Bishop
St. Johns
Mich
Clare Wyatt
Elizabeth Blair Kramer
Stetson University
DeLand
Betsy
Pi Beta Phi
Blazer Club
Woman's Organization
Canterbury Club
Leslie Sanders
Kenneth Cox
Richard Denson
Pat Wells
Joyce Moon
Merrell Beebe
Alfred Rehbaum III
Nancy Brownsberger
Virginia Fielder
John Groves
Pam Brown
Jeff Ray II
Cora Ann Sadler
DeAnn Bateman
Robert Wilson
Joni Vincenti
Connie Cross
Robert Brown
Barbara Jean Key
Carolyn Price
David Sanders
Ted Carey
Annie Murdock
Tyrone Parker
Betty Stockton
Cora Lee Jenkins
Ann Tremain
Kay Elliott
Wendy Bardwell
Robert Alderman
Delores Billette
Barbara Joe Moore
Robert Barchi
Charles Brown
William Ross Odom
R. M. Odom
Mount Dora
Florida State University of Education
Paul Odom
Birds and Backyard Wildlife Lessons and Moments
A reflective column details spring bird activity with warnings against rescuing lost nestlings and describes local encounters. It notes mourning doves, red belly woodpeckers, quail, parula warblers, thrashers, and a titmouse, plus a frog in a quail water dish and a baseball reference.
Free city services spark editor letters on Mount Dora
Letters criticize Mount Dora City Council for providing free city services to various groups. They urge disclosure under Sunshine Law and accountability, noting the council bears responsibility for budget decisions and future spending. A second letter celebrates the New Library rising as a symbol of culture and dreams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Tye New Library
New Mount Dora Library Prompts Town Debate and Change
In a New England town the old Town Hall wing became the new brick library which drew skepticism about its need and design. Crowded shelves, closed stacks, and lack of human touch raised concerns as costs rose and patronage declined, leaving the building a white elephant rather than a reading haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Mount Dora
Town Hall
Mount Dora's
Library Board
Robert Hoffman
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Diane Demro
Mount Bora
A.M. Liveright
West Fifth Avenue
Donnelly Street
Art Linkletter
By Margo Hosford
City’s Free
D. van Landingham
Ninth & Donnelly
Mount Dora’s
The
Chamber of Commerce
Seaboard Coast Line
Chamber
Winter Park Federal
Gilbert Park
City Hall
the City Recreation Program
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