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Mount Dora Topic

Location

Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1939

Page

2

Elementary School PTA and Activities Highlight

The school's PTA membership reaches 102 percent through parent support. A candy sale raised 7.04 for library books and balls and bats. Mrs. Hannah Davis and Mrs. W F Duggan led the grade with help from Mrs. Robert Dickson and Mr. Robert Mann.

Hannah Davis W. F. Duggan Robert Dickson Robertman Dwight Mosteller Tommy Kelly Twila Camp Ringling Bros Barnum and Bailey Orlando Mabel Claire Wyatt Jane Edgerton Patricia Purnell Opal Hutcheson Earl Underwood Bobby Bobby Brown Brown Billy Bright Bright Faye Shipes Bobby Allen Rehbaum and Company Virginia Hollon Albert Peterson Betty Davis Joyce Duggan

Junior Hurricanes Victory Sparks Local Football Victory

The Junior Hurricanes defeated the Bulldogs 32 to 25 with key plays by Treadwell Mosteller and quarterbacking in a junior game. Coach A C Minkley led the squad with Billy Treadwell as captain and Dwight Mosteller as co captain.

Hurricanes Bulldogs Treadwell Jounabans Mostell Ogee Deen Teenhe A. C. Minkley Billy Treadwell Dwight Mosteller Paul Suite Harold Suite Maryann Hadlock St. Augustine Betty Cooley Marine Studios Sara Nell Key

Halloween health program celebrated by six grades at school

The school held a health program on Friday October 27 involving cand six grades and a visit from Kemeys Goethe who performed on the accordion for both students and adults. Visitors Day is set for November 7 inviting mothers and fathers to visit, while students praised spells winners and listed students thanked including Tommy Kelly who sent a snail for the aquarium.

Hallowe’en Cand Kemeys Goethe Josephine Fertitta Howard Nutter Hubert Snell Gordon Folger Evalesta Griffin Zada Mae Lynn

Mount Dora Charm and Local School Notes

The piece chronicles a Ringling Circus visit in Orlando, notes a school visit by Mrs. George Hall, and lists second grade perfect spellers. It then vividly describes Mount Dora’s climate, flora, orange groves, population, and tranquil scene with Spanish moss and pines, highlighting Lakes and parks.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus Orlando I Moscoe Circus George Hall Bob Price Edward Swearer Emily Coffin Evelene Durden Betty Jo McDonald Adrianne Norongon Shipes Francesmith

Classroom Garden and Health Day at the School

The class planted nasturtiums in sand, grew narcissus bulbs, avocado seeds, and air plant leaves, and added two goldfish to the aquarium. On health and temperance day Friday October 27 the six grades held an assembly with songs a health skit and a poem The Friendly Cow. Helen Whitehead returned after a week with a cold and Mary Adkins was away briefly. Mrs Jack Norton visited the grade one afternoon.

Robert Louis Stevenson Helen Whitehead Mary Adkins Jack Norton

Florida Paradise Mount Dora homeowners plan Florida winter stay

Fred W. Cross reports that Mr and Mrs Cross purchased the Hackett home on Tremain Street and will arrive to spend the winter in Mount Dora Florida. The piece extols Mount Dora as a citrus town with mild winters and pleasant breezes, noting its location in Lake County along the Ocala Orlando route and its pure water supply.

Mount Dora Lake Dora Lake County Massachusetts New Hampshire Vermont Ohio Illinois Michigan Gardner Mass Athol Daily Times Fred W. Cross Hackett Tremain Street Mrs. Cross Florida Gulf Atlantic Ocala Orlando Sanford

Mount Dora as Central Florida Transportation Hub

Mount Dora sits in central Florida between the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The town links major highways and bus routes, with Pullman service by Atlantic Coast Line to the north and midwest, and Florida Motor Lines buses to Ocala and Orlando connecting to other parts of the state.

Bietateneee County Florida Mount Dora Jacksonville Lake City Gaines Atlantic Coast Line Midwest Florida Motor Lines Ocala Orlando Central Florida Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico

Where is modern woman going asks a lecturer

A lecturer poses the question that puzzles motorists asking where modern women are heading. The brief item notes curiosity about social change and public perception in a campus or lecture setting.

Polk City Road Open Through Clermont and Groveland

State Road No. 2 through Clermont and Groveland is open to traffic after months of closure. The Polk City segment is usable though all work is not finished, and travel is considered safe per Lake County Chamber of Commerce statements.

Clermont Groveland Polk City Lake County

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