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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1938
Page
8
The piece surveys how youths view potential conflict with Hitler looming. It notes boys mostly oppose war due to WWI veterans’ suffering and job loss, while a few hot headed boys favor fighting. Girls widely oppose war for fear of losing brothers and fathers, and the article suggests a public vote would likely reject entering a European war.
On September 30 the senior class led an assembly with a piano solo The Waltz Song by Beulah McHattie. Stuart Sadler spoke on his Canada trip and U S customs. Tom McCabe sang a medley The Pagan Love Song When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain Let Me Call You Sweetheart. A skit The Revenge and Repentance of Grandpa closed the program with cast list.
In study hall the students discussed cooperating at football games by staging a large M and D on Friday night. Most girls agreed to participate, while boys were ordered to report to the auditorium at ten thirty for football talks. Coach Hall noted about twenty five started, fifteen remained, with Mr. Vincent and Mr. Roseborough urging more to join.
Five senior girls Mildred Bartlett Eleanore Minkley Shirley Coen Zera Dean and LaVerne Townsend were nominated by the senior class for the P T A sponsored Hallowe en Carnival queen contest to be held on Donnelly Street October 31 with Stuart Sadler as king chosen by seniors.
The fall library update highlights new travel and history books plus popular titles such as The Hurricane and The Prisoner of Zenda. Jonathan Norton Hughes promotes Gentlemen Aren’t Sissies as a guide for young men to socialize confidently and enjoy life with practical tips and party ideas. Pelagie Doane is noted as illustrator of naive art.
A review highlights a collection of drawings on youth life and a cookbook for young people. It mentions Allen and Briggs with Behave Your self and Lucy Mary Maltby’s It's Fun to Cook as helpful, economical guides appealing to youthful tastes with menus and recipes.
The Florida Times Union notes the library has received several valuable gifts this year including encyclopedias and books by Garner and Banks. A collection of items left in returning books at the high school library, such as bills, combs and even a slice of bacon, was found intriguing and could lead to an auction if the trend continues.
On September 30 Mount Dora Hurricanes fell 39 to 7 to Lakeview Red Devils in their second game. Lakeview scored early in the first quarter, while Mount Dora answered in the second quarter on a pass to Lane and a McCown rushing score. Mount Dora showed improvement against Winter Garden but suffered injuries. starting lineups listed for both teams.
Mount Dora opened the season with a 39 to 6 defeat at Eustis and then lost 39 to 7 to Winter Garden. The squad showed improvement in the second game as opponents Eustis and Winter Garden were tougher and more experienced. Blair Kramer broke a hand bone and Bob Burkart a broken collarbone, with Blair hoping to return to practice soon. Durden sprained his ankle, but others report only bumps and bruises. Interviews with Harold Lane Ralph Townsend and James Drawdy profile their ages, hometowns, and roles on the team plus their thoughts on the season prospects.
Donald Thompson and six others visited Orlando on October fifth while Zera Dean and Helen Driver attended the Wildwood and Williston football game on the thirteenth. Helen Driver Zera Dean Elouise Glass and friends went to Daytona Beach on October first. Elizabeth White a sophomore married Drury Hood of Plymouth Florida. Frances Pemberton spent the weekend at her home in Clermont.
Mr. Ezzard visited his parents in Winter Garden last weekend. Miss LaVerne Townsend shopped in Orlando on Saturday October 1. Senior notes recount a September 30, 1938 assembly program planned by Mildred Bartlett La Verne Townsend and Blair Kramer. Seniors vote to pay class dues ten cents biweekly and will sell candy and cold drinks at the home football game with St. Cloud tomorrow night. Juniors sold at the game with Lyman We. Beulah McHattie and Mildred McCaughey return this year.
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