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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1945
Page
4
Advertises subscription rates in advance: two dollars for six months and one dollar twenty five cents for half yearly Bingle Copy, plus advertising rates at 35 cents an inch or 1 cent per word with a minimum 25 cents. Filed as second class matter on April 7, 1916, at Mount Dora Post Office under the 1879 act.
A town newspaper explains delays in delivering the Topic and four page bundle from Atlanta. Some readers received only the local four pages on time while out-of-town subscribers missed the full issue. readers are asked to request the complete paper or visit the office. Also notes pine wood seasoning timelines.
Mount Dora notes track gossip and social sightings at games and gatherings. Names like Laura Jimmy Ruth Stephanie Billy and Joyce appear with dates and places including Leesburg and Coreleal as students share crushes dates and school events with neighbors in the weekly column.
The sophomore class begins to concentrate on initiation as new members join. Zelmer Clemons, a former Mount Dora High student, returns to the class after two years at schools in Panama City.
The play The Ghost of a Show headlines the stunt night program at PT A. Rehearsals for the junior play Cash and Carrie are underway, with the class finishing first act practice and moving into the second act.
The seventh grade reports the loss of Alvis Williams who left for California and David Blanchard who moved to New Mexico. They add Clark Van Deref from Apopka to their class. Honor Roll members include Mir iam White Helen Whitehead Bettye Ann Ray Howard Bialk and Attice Curt Haygood.
Seniors finish assembly work and their part in the Hallowe'en program while the twelfth grade orders the annuals. The price is set at 1.25 dollars each and copies are limited to a hundred. Buyers should send in money early.
Eighth graders finish six weeks of tests with honor roll members Raoul Barker Harriet Gawthrop Floyd Risley George Sims Mary Ma Simpson Betty Ruth Schwartz Her bert Trenham Helen Wages. In science section B they study weather and cloud formation while section A tests thermometer accuracy with ice water.
At a Lake County meeting in the Lake County Chamber of Commerce office the Lake Corn Fair Association directors voted unanimously to hold no fair before 1947. President L. L. Polk was tasked with disposing surplus lumber moving several small buildings, and arranging fertilizing and care for trees and shrubbery on the grounds.
Mr Lewis W Burchett aged seventy nine or eighty died at his Beverly Ohio home Sunday afternoon after a period of ill health He was born April 26 1866 at Watertown Ohio and lived most of his life in Washington County He was a farmer and carpenter and spent nine years in Mount Dora Florida Surviving are his wife Rachel Hartman two sons Alva and Charles a daughter Mrs Emmett Russell six grandchildren seven great grandchildren and two half sisters Funeral services were held November 7 at McCurdy Funeral Home Beverly with Rev H E Warner officiating Burial followed in Watertown cemetery.
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