Shuffleboard players head to summer homes amid final season notes
A local shuffleboard group sends off members Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fink Mr. and Mrs. Les Purdy and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bibby with well wishes for a safe journey and a happy summer. The club reports 416 members this season up from 391 last year and reveals scores from recent Red and Black contests and a Umatilla county scrimmage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Fink
Les Purdy
Harold Bibby
Alice Whitney
Charley Meade
Sluss
Bakey
Ingersoll
Wickham
Paul Pfeil
Hn Kinsey
Fred
A. R
Umatilla
John Bridgeman
Fred Place
Tom Hunter
Ray Dooley
Bill Sharpe
Prentice
Dooley
Bert Owen
W. L. Gray
Rev. Kuhlman
Earl Dodd
Harold Brown
Harry Prentice
E. M. Remley
Yankees
Utopia
Proposal to change drawbridge regulation at Dead River
A proposed regulation change for the Seaboard Air Line drawbridge over the Dead River near Tavares asks that the owner need not open the drawspan from 6 p.m. to 10 a.m. the next day. Signs would be posted at the bridge approaches. Objections should be sent to the district engineer in Jacksonville before May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard Air Line
Dead River
Tavares
The
of Engi
P. O. Box
Jacksonville
Red and Black cue contest crowns Laura Hackett and Bill Sharpe
In the Red and Black competition saw 60 youths compete with cue sticks. Laura Hackett and Bill Sharpe won high Black with 245 and defeated Mrs. Laura Hackett and Bill Sharpe 105 101 in the playoff. The season ended with a community dinner and citations for contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Morgan
Earl Dodd
Laura Hackett
Bill Sharpe
Laura
Bill
Berts
Owen
Peterman
Messersay
Sluss
Rev
Kuhlman
Newborn Edward Browning Jr. at Waterman Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Caulie Browning Jr welcomed a son Edward born at Waterman Memorial hospital on April 19 weighing 5 pounds 7 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Caulie Browning, Jr
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Mount Dora Residents Hospitalized This Week
Lake county doctors report several local patients admitted to Waterman Memorial this week including Mrs. Marie Fisher Mrs. Bessie McKown Mrs. Sara Spilliard Mrs. Violet Bowdish Berkley Thompson and Rev H Jacobs Mrs Mabel Odom and D H Hollingsworth Durham Young in Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lake County
Marie Fisher
Bessie McKown
Sara Spilliard
Violet Bowdish
Berkley Thompson
Waterman Memorial
Rev. H. Jacobs
Mabel Odom
D. H. Hollingsworth
Durham Young
Rain brings Mount Dora rainfall to near record levels
Rain fell nearly an inch in Mount Dora Wednesday, ending drought pressure. Mount Dora Growers Cooperative records show year to date total at 86 inches, far above 12.6 inches for the same date in 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Local Church Services Listed for City Congregations
A calendar of weekly services across multiple denominations includes Baptist, Methodist, Community, Church of Christ, Presbyterian, Latter Day Saints, and St. Edward's Episcopal Church. Timings cover morning worship at 8:30 or 11, Sunday School from 9:45, evening services, youth groups, and mid week gatherings at various downtown locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
H. Mauriece
Felton
Reorganized Church OF Jesus. Christ, of
Latter Day Saints
H. P Kelly
St.edward’s Episcopal Church
Grandview St
Fifth Ave
William L. Hargrave
Church Services and Sunday Schedule Listings
First Church of Christ Scientist announces Sunday Services at 11 am and Sunday School at 11 am with Wednesday Evening Service at 8 pm. Faith Lutheran Church Missouri Synod hosts services at 8 30 am and Sunday School at 9 45 am led by Rev Phillip Schlessmann in Eustis library basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church OF Christ Scientist
Lemon and Grove
Faith Lutheran Church
Synod — Library
Eustis
Phillip Schlessmann
Fertilize Your Plants With Care For Best Blooms
Extension expert Dr. E W McElwee outlines timing and methods for fertilizing trees shrubs annuals and bulbs. Apply early spring to trees and shrubs. multiple applications for others. broadcast or in holes. adjust by plant size and soil. Contact county agent for specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. McElwee
McElwee
Mixed doubles lawn bowling finals captivate Florida club
In the second round Ida Fuller and Walter Ferguson beat Blanche Hewitt and Charles Hewitt 16 to 7 and Anne Blackburne with Edward Blackburne edged Grace Trager and Major Marsh 11 to 9. The final saw Mimi Anderson substitute for injured Anne Blackburne and Edward Blackburne defeat Ida Fuller and Walter Ferguson 15 to 11 after a late comeback. A North Central Florida league meeting at DeLand on April 3 set league rules and scheduling for the 1955-56 season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Fuller
Walter Ferguson
Blanche
Charles Hewitt
Anne
Edward Blackburne
Grace Trager
Charles Marsh
Kathryn Lobeck
William Carthew
Margaret
Arthur Bennett
Anne Blackburne
Mimi Anderson
Ruth
Frank Bridgman
Walter Furgeson
Anderson-Blackburne
Walter
Anderson- Blackburne
Eddie
Mimi
North Central Florida Lawn Bowling League
DeLand
W. Carthew
G. Davis
Major C. Marsh
Charles Skoglund
Mount Dora
Orlando
Northbound Gathering Promises Pleasant Summer Vigor
A fragment hints at a schedule or greeting for a group heading north for a pleasant summer. The text suggests renewed vigor and festive travel mood among participants.
Bridge notice defied as troops crossed under an alternate message
An army commander ordered a bridge sign warning of destruction. A foot regiment crossed unhindered while a messenger reported the troops carried a second notice reading We are swimming. The anecdote highlights absurd wartime miscommunication.
Community Church Sunday Service Information
The notice lists a Sunday service at 11 00 am led by Rev Louis Johnston at the community church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Church
Louis Johnston
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Leonard Barker
Martin's Furniture Company
Florida
Collins
Lakeside Inn
Pol
Citizens For
Baptist Church
Sixth and Tremain
David Coffield
Training Union
Seventt. Ave
Donnelly St
Robert R. Reed
D. D
Church OF Christ—Fifth
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Charles A. Carriel
D.D
R. E
Bob” Norris
Lakes Dora
Beauclaire
Carlton
City Dock
Wise Boat Works
M. Schneider
Highway 441
Fla
Sam I. Barber
Tor
Oldsmobile
OLDS
Central Florida
Motor Sales
Eustis and
Clifford Eustis
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