Florida Foresters Seek Access for Countywide Survey
Florida Board of Forestry surveys landowners in Lake County with a North Carolina team of 18 foresters. Cleo Grubbs notes owners will be contacted first as crews of two work three to four weeks. The project, led by Joe McClure, aims to assess timber, fire damage, and pests for a statewide report to the U S Department of Agriculture. The last bulletin was a decade old.
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Florida Board of Forestry
Cleo Grubbs
Lake County
North Carolina
Joe McClure
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Emerson Quotation on Intention and Power
A concise reflection states that good aims often cloak themselves in authority and control, suggesting noble motives can gain force when backed by power. The line emphasizes the tension between virtue and political or institutional strength.
Nonagenarian and octogenarian lawn bowlers thrill Mount Dora match
Spectators watched Frank Bridgman skip a running shot as 90 and 80 year olds faced off in a lively lawn bowling day at Mount Dora. The event featured aged competitors, club celebrations for Bridgman’s 9th birthday and hints of a future 100th party amid club decorations.
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Lawn Bowling Club
Elizabeth Evans Park
Sir Francis Drake
Cornwall
Francis
Mount Dora
Frank Bridgman
al Fisk
Kate Randall
Major Marsh
Bridgy
Ruth
Frank
Board of Fovernors
William Prince
Leesburg
Gany Saale Xo
Hix-Hex Amazons
Hix- Hex Amazons
18 000 Buttons In Collection Of Mrs Waltz
Mrs. Amy Waltz of Mount Dora explains her vast button trove of over 18 000 pieces gathered since 1911 from a backyard sewing box and older Civil War era pieces. The collection drew attention via a local item syndicated in the Grit magazine and featured china, painted, and military buttons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Waltz
Medina
Ohio
Mount Dora
Amy Waltz
A. J
Sanford
Sylvan Shores
Eustis
Waltz
John Beck
Lake Dora
Shufflers Bond and Rivalry Highlight Winter Park Match
An account from Baldwin Brevities details a friendly shuffleboard night with 29 games to 28 in favor of the Winter Park hosts. Names like Lyle Wood, Clyde McCauley, Mrs Wood, and Mrs Bent surface amid tournament results at Webster and Eustis events and a community baked ham dinner closing the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin Brevities
Earl
Movieland
Winter Park
Weimer
Bent
Wood
McCauley
Dodd
C. Owen
Scott
Woodard
Havlik
Nelson
Becher
Nolet
Dales
Krier
Bjork
M. Miller
Agarton
Rehbaum
Lyle Wood
Clyde McCauley
Mrs. Wood
Frank Legat
Boggs-Becher
B. Owen-Dodd
Cora Randall
Harvey Osterland
J. A. Garbe
Bill Williams
Webster
Eustis
Garriott
Boggs
Hornaday
Owen
Legat
Osterland
Sutliff
Dooley
Wimberly
Earl Dodd
Hattie Sluss
Lee Kinsman
Myrtle Purdy
French
Alan Grant Sr Dies in Pompano Florida
Alan G. Grant Sr. 67 a former Mount Dora resident and longtime AT&T legal chief died Sunday at his Hillsborough Beach home. He served in World War I and is survived by his wife Nina, son Alan Grant Jr., and two grandsons. Interment was in Columbus Ohio.
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Mount Dora
Alan G. Grant Sr
Hillsborough Beach
Fla
Grant
Lawn Bowling Club
The
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Ohio State
Inns of Court
Cambridge
England
Atty
Alan Grant, Jr
Orlando
Argonne
Verdun
Nina Grant
Columbus
Mount Dora to Host 1960 Florida History Meeting
Mayor W. D. Patton says the Florida State Historical Society accepted Mount Dora’s invitation to hold the 1960 annual meeting in the Lake County city. The announcement marks the organization’s first visit to Mount Dora for its year’s gathering.
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State Society
W. D. Patton
The
Florida State Historical Society
Mount Dora
Lake County
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Bridgman
Esther Bridgman Brown
Pittsburgh
Pris- Bridgman Simpson
Philadelphia
Betsy Bridgman
Oberlin College
Nancy Simpson
Ralph Bridgman
Priscilla Brown
Grand View Hotel
Priscilla
E. Wee
Fred
Evelyn Kreimes
Emerson
Dr. Hartsfield
City Hall
Mel Wagner
Lawn Bowling
By Grace Campbell
By Morris Deering
Alan Grant, Sr
Pompano
John Alden Murray
John Alden Murray Agency
Phyllis A. Butler
Frank M. Hickock
John L. Fahs V
Fred T. Tinsley, JR
Trust Department
First National Bank of
Florida
Leesburg State
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
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