Mount Dora and Orlando Lawn Bowls Final Draw in 1946 Friendly
The final match of the Mount Dora versus Orlando lawn bowling series was played in Orlando on April 13. Orlando won three of four games, with scores 13 17, 20 15, and 14 19, while the fourth ended 16 17. The novice tournament final saw Schwert defeat Stocker 89 to 75.
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ED Pulis
Mount Dora
Orlando
Moss
Spear
Applegate
Neptune
Skip
Johansen
Prosser
Stevens
Abraham Hatfield
New Canaan
Hendersonville
N. C
Pinehurst
Percy Arnold
Charles Hewitt
Kathryn Lobeck
Bess Harrington
Helen Pratt
Etta Spear
Arthur Sykes
Boston Bowling Green Club
Boston Club
St Marys M E Church Holds Grand Session in East Town
The third Sunday service at St Marys M E church and the district A M E conference, presided by T C Kelly, featured Rev Russell and Rev S Jorden. Activities included Bible wheel, 11 30 sermon, 5 30 B T U, with Mt Olive and Mt Bethel Educational Association events planned in May.
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St. Marys M.E. Church
A.M.E. Church
T. C. Kelly
Russell
St. Marys
Joseph Bowles
S. Jorden
B.T.U
Darell Terrell
Federation
Mt. Olive A
Western Auto Store Marks 46th Anniversary Event
Mount Dora's Western Auto Store led by Leonard L Phillips celebrates the 46th anniversary of Western Auto founded in Kansas City Missouri with a $5 cash start. The chain grew to 3 400 individually owned stores in 1954 with 18 warehouses and more than 10 000 items, generating 161 million dollars in volume that year.
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Mount Dora
Western Auto
Leonard L. Phillips
Phillips
Kansas City
Time Tells Saga Of Conway Bowles
Time magazine reports the firing of Don Conway a Mount Dora high school math teacher for endorsing a student statement in the Platt case. The education section notes Bryant Bowles head of a white protest group faced a $6000 fine in Delaware Kent County for urging parents to breach school attendance laws and conspiring to disrupt school administration. Bowles previously spoke at a Lake County Florida rally hosted by Sheriff Willis McCall.
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Time Magazine
Don Conway
Mount Dora High School
Platt
Bryant Bowles
National Association For the Advancement of White People
Delaware
Kent County
van Arley Magee
Milford
Del
Mr. Bowles
Florida
Lake County
Willis McCall
Shuffleboard Stars Head North as Club Mourns Florence Place
A neighborhood shuffleboard club bids farewell to members headed north for the season. The group notes the death of Florence Place with a tribute and floral piece. In Red and Black play, 10 courts hosted hot action with Myrtle Purdy and Judge Willmott winning high Red and Frank Dixon and Doc Kreyer taking high Black.
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Florence Place
Myrtle Purdy
Willmott
Frank Dixon
Doc Kreyer
Frank
Doc
Myrt
Walter Hall
Jimmy Hughes
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Raymond Laird
Tommy Turnbull
Simeon Robinson
James Robinson
Franklin Park
Dorchester
Boston
Dugald MacCallum
David Dakers
Jack Judge
Tom Hewitt
Bob Harrison
Dora Canal
Dead River
City Dock
Silver Springs
Wise Boat Works
East Town
Western Auto Store
Calrod
Mark Peters
Conway, Bowles
By Morris Deering
C. A. Campbell
Val Ringle
Les Purdy
Bill Fink
George Crowell
Austin Scott
Ed Pecker
Walter
Jimmy
Cc. A
George
Earl Shorb
Polly Wilson
Mae McClintock
Earl Hughes
Poe’s Garage
General Repairs & Welding
Sanford Road
Inglis
Turner
Avon Park
Pathitest
Higgins
Bayboro
Your Friendly Power Company
Home Service Department
Home Service
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