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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1954
Page
2
Ethel Hicks with her committee unveils publicity efforts and welcomes members to subscribe or renew for topics. April 1 saw new officers take over under revised by laws. bowling news continues in every issue with updates on committees, rinks, and standings.
Mount Dora opens its Lake Orange League baseball season with a Monday night game at Heim Field against visiting Tavares. The schedule includes 32 games, with home games on Mondays and Thursdays early, then Tuesdays and Fridays later. Leesburg joins the league, officials named at the Apopka meeting, and Mount Dora sets a Friday club meeting for officers and players.
Johnson's team was presented with members Mrs Nelson, Mrs Webb and Mr Rogers while Spencer's team included Mrs Spencer Mrs Heaton Mrs Fisk and Mr Morse noting Mrs Morse's illness. Ten bridge tables and two samba tables filled the event with Bayard Webb winning the high score prize. Refreshments followed during the social hour.
Henry Morgan Barnhart 79 a Winter resident died at his Mount Dora home last Saturday He had lived there eight years He belonged to the Shuffleboard club He is survived by a daughter Mrs Howard Brown of Hickory Corners Mich a son Robert of Auburn N Y three sisters Mrs Charles Gee Corning N Y Mrs Gordon McPherson Johnson City N Y Mrs Edward Southard Seneca Falls N Y and one grandson Funeral services were held at Rehbaum's Funeral home Tuesday with Rev W H Kuhlman officiating.
Fred Place, second vice president, recovers from a minor stroke with rest and quiet as prescribed. Starting times for Red and Black games shift to 7 p.m. to beat the heat, with Friday night finals to avoid competing with a Saturday dinner event. Many players crowded courts on Wednesday and Friday, and Blacks frequently win playoff scores. Death notes and departures follow as the season closes with a memorial for Henry Barnhart and farewells to members headed north.
Baraboo's town paper notes Henry Ringling of Wisconsin met with President Eisenhower for twenty minutes to discuss state affairs. Ringling, son of the Ringling circus founder, is a Baraboo native and former Eustis student who later joined the Wisconsin Republican National Committee.
The Hurricanes game with Oviedo at Helm Field moves to 3 45 PM Friday. Clermont game rainout makeup set for April 27 at Mount Dora 4 00 PM.
City Council weighs a $600 roof overhauls for Heim Field grandstand as Work Superintendent Rollin Javens cites prior donor L R Heim who gave the park? Dwight Mosteller era aims for better season and higher attendance. Atty Roy Christopher notes club costs and gate issues while council considers property upkeep versus abandonment.
Councilman Gordon Conboy will examine the building condition and report at the next meeting on whether to purchase a new roof. General Grant urges adherence to Bible precepts as the basis of liberties.
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