Mount Dora Bowling Club Notes and Social Updates
A Mount Dora bowling club bulletin recalls Mrs. Addie Hichborn’s 90th birthday tea hosted by the Hutchins family with about 100 neighbors. It notes loyal members, facility improvements, and coordinates club friendships, with updates on members, guests, and travels including Longtime members moving to Florida and social gatherings at Mount Dora and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F
Addie) Hichborn
Fernald Hutchins
Boyd Seeks Return to Senate Seat in the 4th District
Former State Senator J. A. Tar Boyd enters the race for Senate Seat 15 in the 4th Congressional District just before the March 18 deadline. A Lake County native with multiple terms in the House and Senate, he highlights accomplishments in reapportionment, Lake Sumter Junior College, and engineering initiatives, while noting his family ties and education at the University of Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd
J. A. “Tar Boyd
Tallahassee
Lake County
House of Representatives
Legislativ
Talahassee
Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Lake Sumter Junior College
Central Florida
University of Florida College of Engineering
State Road Department
Leesburg
University of Florida
Betty Wheeless
Sanford
Boyds
Jay
Lake County Executive Club to host speaker Grant C Butler
Grant C Butler of Chicago will be guest speaker at the Lake County Executive Club dinner Friday at 7 15 p m in the Leesburg Community Building. Butler has spent 15 years traveling the Arab World and Africa and once served as Field Representative for the American Arabian Oil Company in Saudi Arabia.
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Grant C. Butler
Chicago
Ill
Africa
American Arabian Oil Company
Saudi Arabia
Lake County
Executive Club
Leesburg
167th Meeting Of Men's Club Conducted Here
The Men's Garden Club held its 167th meeting with 57 members and one visitor. Speaker R P Esser discussed nematodes in food and drink, noting their widespread presence and impact on vegetation and the need for proper cooking and soil testing.
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R. P. Esser
Division of Plant Industries
Florida Department of Agriculture
Gainesville
Esser
University of Florida
National Society of Nematogolists
Department of Agriculture
Department
Second Annual Power Boat Regatta Set for Naples Bay
Powerboat drivers from Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana and other southern states will compete in the inboard and outboard classes at the Bay of Naples in southwest Florida. The event runs Saturday April 30 and Sunday May 1 in the resort city.
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Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Bay of Naples
New Pupils Must Have Birth Certificates for School Entrance
The State Board of Health warns parents that children entering school this fall need birth certificates and vaccinations. Certificates speed enrollment and prevent a potential delay of a year. Requests should include full child details, parent names, birth data, and the original birth certificate number if possible, with a $1 fee.
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State Board of Health
Jacksonville
Hospital Meet Is Set Friday at Eustis Civic Center
The Waterman Memorial Hospital Association plans its annual meeting Friday at 7 30 p m in the Eustis civic center. Committee chairs report on past progress and future plans. The Pink Ladies will be honored for their support. Mrs Mary Ricker, former president of the Orange Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, will be the main speaker. All members and guests are invited. Refreshments follow.
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Waterman Memorial Hospital Association
Eustis Civic Center
Mary Ricker
Orange Memorial Hospital
American Hospital Association
All Hospital Association
Pink Lady
Florida Council of Independent Schools Meet in Fort Lauderdale
The annual FCIS convention will be held in Fort Lauderdale on April 29 and 30. About 250 educators from 40 Florida independent schools are expected to attend at the Galt Ocean Mile Hotel, announced FCIS publicity chairman Dr. C. A. Vaughn Jr. of Howey-in-the-Hills.
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Florida Council of Independent Schools
Ft. Lauderdale
FCIS
C. A. Vaughn, Jr
Howey-in-the- Hills
Florida
Eligibility for guaranteed home or farm loans expanded
M. T. Dixon of the Florida Dept. of Veterans Affairs announced this week that any ex serviceman with 181 days or more of active duty, including service on or after Feb 1 1955, or discharged for a service connected disability after that date, is now eligible for guaranteed home or farm loans.
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M. T. Dixon
Florida Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Leesburg Man Elected President of Lake County Coin Club
At the April 7 meeting Lake County Coin Club elected Ray Feustel of Leesburg as president and Ray Martz of Eustis as vice president. Other directors named include Jan Cahill Mount Dora John Bottorff Orlando Bill Munn Eustis John Seabury Mount Dora Janet Harris Eustis Larry Keith Tangerine and Leonard Phillips Mount Dora. A plaque honored retiring president Phillips for his service. Planning began for an adult education course in numismatics with Lake Sumter Junior College in fall.
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Lake County
Lake Sumter Junior College
Attorney General To Speak At Lake County League Meeting
Earl Faircloth Florida Attorney General will address the Lake County League of Municipalities at the Leesburg Community Building on Wednesday April 20 at 6 30 p m Bob Hendricks city manager and Lake County League president says Mayor Burton Brown Leesburg will introduce him the speaker is renowned statewide for his work as attorney general.
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Bob Hendricks
Eustis
Lake County League of Municipalities
Earl Faircloth
State of Florida
Leesburg
Florida
Burton Brown
League
Coin Collecting Club Plans April Meeting
The article notes growing interest in coins and insurance firms holding coins in investments. It states several states allow such holdings and announces the Club’s next meeting on Thursday April 21 at 8 p.m. in the Florida Power Corp. lounge in Eustis.
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Florida Power Corp
Eustis
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