This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1928
Page
8
A Mt Dora High feature urges student turnout at upcoming soccer and basketball games to boost the teams. It highlights cheerleaders Ian and Evelyn and notes the P T A sponsored event with Mr Elmore and Robert Thomas amid a curtain-space incident.
Mount Dora finished its home slate with a 5-0 win over Groveland on November 9 and a 4-0 victory against Apopka on November 16. Groveland threatened but fell short. Mount Dora also beat Apopka earlier this year 1-0 and 6-0, plus 4-0.
Mount Dora’s undefeated boys soccer squad has not allowed a goal all season and boasts a record in school history. The forwards score consistently while the strong defense, especially the full backs, keeps opponents off the scoreboard.
A school spirit item urges students to focus on character over wealth or status. It emphasizes respect for peers, teachers, and associates today to shape tomorrow's conduct, calling for refinement and fair treatment as the year advances.
November offers multiple holidays with three consecutive days after Armistice Day and a four day break for Thanksgiving. Teachers may doubt the value, but students enjoy the rest from study and routine.
Monday evening November 12 Mr Elmore performed in the school auditorium mystified bystanders. He demonstrated misdirection then staged a dramatic escape while bells rang and buckets crashed. Meanwhile Mount Dora seniors plan candy fundraisers to raise money for class rings and announce a November 22 roast at Rock Springs.
The Tea Association reports soldiers in the U S Army drink about 391 cups of tea per man annually based on a 133 033 peace time strength and 137 151 pounds of tea purchased by the Quartermaster Corps in the year ending June 30 1928 Tea is valued for safety and quality with boiling water destroying bacteria and minimizing disease risk
Friday afternoon November 9 the Athletic Association staged a high school auditorium show with five cents of the tickets going to the performer and five cents to school athletics. The program featured monocycle riding rope tricks and a finale with four dogs and four monkeys performing acts such as eating with a fork, dog wagon pulls, and see sawing.
An entertaining show drew a large crowd, with two monkeys providing enough fun to cover the entire performance. The audience clearly enjoyed the spectacle and felt they received good value for their laughter and amusement.
A Wednesday 2:45 meeting discussed funding a Halloween party. It was decided to ask the Juniors for candy sales at Friday’s game. The Juniors consented. The sale yielded pleasing results and no one seemed to suffer ill effects from purchased items.
Vera Dart returns to share the remainder of the school year with Mount Dora schools. Jeannette Pike spent Armistice Day with her sister in Clermont. Raymond Perkins spilled a gallon of paint down his neck while painting a house to earn ring money. Georgia Kirby, an old standby, was in town Saturday. Raymond Perkins was absent from school last Friday. Reasons unknown. Donald Loveless enjoyed Armistice Day at Silver Springs. Dorothy Lynch had an auto accident this week but is not seriously injured. Misses Taylor and Cassady went to Tampa for the weekend of November 9. Miss Cassady spent last weekend in Jacksonville. Joseph Swift rumored to have had a fall last week. Mary Battle sprained her ankle Friday November 9 and on Thursday November 15 broke her jaw while practicing basketball.
On Friday November 16 the seventh grade led the assembly with schoolwide singing. Mary Joyce Moor head played a piano solo The Barcarello. Peggy Champ gave a musical reading In the Usual Way. The program closed with a kitchen orchestra of the boys and five seventh grade girls singing Jingle Bells with Francis Moorhead on bells.
A Florida estate firm urges quick land purchase near Montverde as grape growing expands. They advertise opportunities to buy developed vineyards or plant new yards with cost based development and claim Florida’s economy strengthens the industry.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.