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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1943
Page
5
Local society notes list numerous residents departing for summer homes and visits. Families including A E Kelly, J J Hall, J C Hale, A R Odell, W E Breckenridge, Ed Tofty, A P Bigelow, Mary B Johnson, Wm T Patterson, F L Lawin, John C Bailey, C E Wilmot, James H Brydon, Norman Tuckett Jr, and others travel or return from winter stays in Vermont, New York, Ontario, Florida, and Nova Scotia.
Mrs J Earl and Mr and Mrs Peter F Woanee will leave Tuesday by auto for homes in the north. Mr Earl heads to Deansboro and Mr and Mrs es good to New York Mills. Mrs J E Dixon and son Dickie and Jerald Dra visit Mrs L J Drawdy Sr. Jerald returns to Perry. Dixon family stay to summer with Mrs Drawdy. Miss Libby Drawdy will join by bus Monday.
Several club members including Breckenridge Kerr Fur ber Lawin Bradner and Wheeler bowled their last game until fall as George Church entertained with bold running shots and witty jibes. Elizabeth West donated a club group photo dating from 1937 featuring John J. West and British visitors. the scene captures Mount Dora's annual touring teams era.
Members of the Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club display a framed picture gifted by Miss West. The scene shows club members and visitors, with the British and American flags, reflecting ongoing cross border bowling ties and the International Lawn Bowling Association's influence since 1915.
The text notes the creation of a bowling association and rapid club formation, with the first annual championship held in 1918 in Boston at Franklin Field, Dorchester. It mentions the Boston Bowling Green Club as among the first in the United States, organized in 1905.
The Mount Dora Public Library Committee announces new additions to the collection. Included are fiction such as Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes and The Human Comedy by William Dean Howells, plus non fiction titles like Between the Thunder and the Sun by Vincent Sheean and On Being a Real Person by Harry Emerson Fosdick.
Mr and Mrs Millard C Reid announce the arrival of daughter Janice Linda born Wednesday April 21 at Lake County Medical Center Eustis weighing 6 pounds 2 ounces. Mother and baby are doing nicely. Mr and Mrs L Clayton Tremain announce the birth of a son John Clayton Tuesday April 27 at Lake County Medical Center. Mother and baby are doing well.
The Office of Price Administration ceilings set on meals and drinks in all eating establishments. Army personnel discouraged from dining in civilian spots along the Florida coast. A new Ration Book No 3 will arrive by mail with no major changes. Coffee prospects brighten though No 23 stamp limits to one pound through May. Meat shifts include a possible new whale meat product. Nursing shortages cited with a push for war related maternity needs and WAAC entry rules now require two years of high school or equivalent education.
The Journals of the Florida Senate and House are in session at Tallahassee and are on file at City Hall. Citizens may call or visit to review the daily proceedings and actions of the two bodies.
The report notes that four of Florida’s six colleges lie within 75 miles of Lake County, indicating proximity for residents seeking higher education options.
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