Shuffleboard memories and names cause a local mix up
A humorous note about miscredited shuffleboard players names Maud Sharpe Cecille Hall Jessie Sharpe Estelle Hall and others. Tournament details from Leesburg with teams Place Beard and Hunter are recounted amid playful quips and weather interrupted play.
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Maud Sharpe
Cecille Hall
Jessie Sharpe
Estelle Hall
Cleveland
Ohio
Big Jim Simand
Fred Simands
Connie
Fred Jr
New York City
Big Jim
Massachusetts
Tom Hunter
Leesburg
Frank
Verna Legat
Fred Place
Anna Beard
Bert Peterman
Walter Hall
Bill Sharpe
Grace Dooley
Harry Prentice
John
Bessie Phillips
Harry
Poem Of Love From The St Augustine Blind School
A student at the St Augustine School for the Blind writes a lyrical poem extolling enduring love as a rose that never fades. The verse compares beauty, devotion, and heavenly light to a beloved with blue eyes and dark hair.
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St. Augustine School For the Blind
Real Estate Sales in Mount Dora July 1950s
Realty transactions in Mount Dora for July totalled 19 500 dollars per the Tax Assessor John Cain. Recorded sales in nearby Tavares include Dorothy Bellamy to a CONG party, Robt Turrentine to G Galloway, Albert N North to Julie Weed and Vir, Olive Cannicott to Frank Stewart, Gustaf N Norman and wife to Will Offut and wife, Eric Satascal to Leroya are RS, Alberta Potts to Robt C Hardin, Frank Drake and wife to Felix Wilson, and O W Smith and wife to Mildred Marsh.
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Mount Dora
John Cain
Tavares
Dorothy Bellamy
Turrentine
G. Galloway
Eir Albert N. North
Julai Weed & & Vir
Hees
Olive Cannicott
Frank Stewart
Gustaf N. Norman
Will Offut
Eric Satascal
Frank Drake
Leroya
Alberta
Bowling News From Mount Dora and Beyond
Inspiring notes from the Mount Dora bowling club report return of Gracie Trager and updates from members in Windsor Toronto Cleveland and Eagle River. Mentions results from five games in Windsor, July doubles in Orlando, plans to play in Toronto August 13, and greetings from members in Ohio Ontario Maine and North Carolina. Page also notes Ed Dwelle’s passing and sends condolences to his family.
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Gracie Trager
Mount Dora
Whance
Clare
Windsor
Ont
Marsh
Bill” Carthew
Tillsbury
Detroit
Cleveland
Elora
Major
Orlando
Thompson
Or Club
Canada
Toronto
DeGarmos
Eagle River
Wis
Kiwanis
Perce Arnold
Maine
Arthur Sykes
Will
Grace Brown
Columbus
Ohio
Barry’s Bay
Ontario
Norma
Bill Tracy
Norman
Bill
Fergy
Ligonier
Bayard Webb
U. S
Joe Walworth
Ed Blackburne
Ann
Daytona
Etta Spear
Hendersonville
Ed Johnson
Ed Dwelle
Charlotte
N. C
Letters to the editor warn against racial prejudice abroad
Two readers from Damascus and Honolulu urge U S action against racism and white supremacy. They praise Time Magazine for fighting discrimination while criticizing domestic prejudice, noting overseas observers stress equality as essential to credibility and justice.
Coach Spear Calls Hurricanes Into Action
Coach Dan Spear in Gainesville names Hurricane prospects to report Friday Aug 12 for signups and medical exams. First practice Aug 15 for a season opener Sept 15 at Bushnell. He will coach the North team with Burke Chisholm and Earl Scarborough assisting Tom Gannerelli for the Gainesville game on Aug 11.
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Dan Spear
Gainesville
Hurricanes
Bushnell
Spear
Burke Chisholm
St. Cloud
Mount Dora
Earl Scarborough
Umatilla
Tom Gannerelli
Ex-Diamond Stars To Stage Contest
An old-timers baseball game to feature former local stars will be played at Helmfield Friday August 12 at 7 p m. Lions and Kiwanis clubs provide the teams with Dorans facing Tavares in the main game. Dr Robert Walker organized the event and said lineups are not yet finalized.
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Helmfield
Lions
Kiwanis
Dorans
Tavares
Robert Walker
Rotary picks Dale Brown for board after founder’s death
President Philip Lindsay of the Rotary club appoints Dale Brown of Sylvan Shores to the board of directors following the death of Rotary founder Dr. C. E. Brown. George Amory is named to lead the membership and classification committee, replacing Dale Brown as chair.
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Brown
Dale Brown
Sylvan Shores
Philip Lindsay
Rotary Club
C. E. Brown
Rotary
George Amory
Atomic energy quotes shape views on power and war
Thomas E. Murray warns that atomic energy offers unlimited force with equal potential for life or death and misuse would bring mass death. General Douglas MacArthur calls war a Frankenstein that endangers both sides, destroying traditional duel outcomes with self-inflicted double death.
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Garden of Eden
Thomas E. Murray
Atomic Energy Commission
Douglas MacArthur
Offender Fined After Warning for Disturbing Peace
Reports show a man warned to keep the peace by reporting to City Hall if he disturbs neighbors, but he still faced a fine for drinking. In a separate case Ray Shaw Sr. was fined for driving while intoxicated and had his license revoked.
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Mager Tan Ts Heaton
Chester Reed
East Town
Ray Shaw
Son Sr
Man Arrested Over Foreign Matches Provokes Court
A man in a wartime Russia of Germany was arrested after authorities found foreign matches in his possession. In court he claimed he used them only to fight government matches, provoking laughter as the judge pressed for his motive.
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Time
Juanita Simmons Husseini
Damascus
Syria
Russia
Germany
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Paul Hornaday
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Love Like A Rose
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You
Rock Springs Dairy
Apopka
Central Florida
Henry Stein
Sylvan Shores Hotel
Gray & Hill
Mundell
N& Hill
Su Sīur
Sunset Valley Dairy
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G. J. Parola
Honolulu
T. H
Clermont - Here
Titusville
Groveland
Bishop Moore
Eustis
Lymanee
Diamond Stars
Leonard Barker
First Federal Savings & Loan Association OF
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Burt Rutledge
N. Orange Orlando
J. G. Ray, JR
C. E. Hames
Sixth Avenue
Golden Triangle
Complete Builders’ Supply Headquarters
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