East Cleveland Lawn Bowling Club Competes in London Tourney
The East Cleveland Bowling club skip William Powell Lloyd Oster Jack Mac Gregor and Bob Aird traveled to London Ontario for four matches losing to Detroit Hunters 12 10 Wallaceburg Barnetts 12 10 Bridgeport Staters 20 11 and Chicago Ellenders in a tight 12 end affair. Oster notes a perfect four losses from four games and praises Western Ontario association and hospitality.
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Lloyd Oster
East Cleveland
William Powell
Jack MacGregor
Bob Aird
London
Ontario
Hunters
Detroit
Barnetts
Wallaceburg
Ont
Sunday Worship at St Mary M B Church East Town
The article reports a Sunday at St Mary M B Church with a 9 40 Bible School led by Deacon Joseph Bowls, Rev Russell delivering remarks and a large 11 o clock service sermon. Mrs Minnie P Williams and Mrs Louise Smith visit, choir rehearsals, Rev J A Williams preaching, and a city wide revival starting Monday with appeal for prayers.
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St. Mary M.B. Church
Joseph Bowls
Russell
Louise Smith
Julia Mitchel
Annie Pierson
J. A. Williams
Eustis High School
Eustis
Fla
T. M. Thomas
Tax Roll Explained by Lake County Official Cassady
Lake County 1953-54 taxes total 149,711,799 including 66,742,199 real and tangible and 72,964,600 intangible property. Intangible taxes split into 37,345,400 bank funds and 35,619,200 stocks and bonds. Cassady outlined exemptions, millage hikes to 13.8 county and 18 for schools, plus 0.75 in Mount Dora debt service. The tax roll lists property by district and is updated via transfers and six-year aerial maps, with 1,016 exemptions and 7,200 homesteads. The school share is 59.59 cents per dollar. county programs allocate the rest to health, roads, general fund, and bond retirement.
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Lake County
Ted Cassady
Kiwanis Club
Mount Dora
Cassady
Board of County Commissioners
Health Department
Shuffleboard Rivalries and Lake County Intercity Play
Red birds dominated last midweek shuffleboard with six red teams facing six blacks in 18 games, blacks 14 wins, followed by a playoff where high reds beat high blacks 105 to 69 and low reds topped low blacks 105 to 46. Umatilla hosted Lake County intercity games with Mount Dora sending five teams. our side won six of 15 plus a final, led by Wright and Dodd three straight, and Miller and Hunter also strong.
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Ed Smart
Earl Dodd
Fred Place
Harry Prentice
Manson Miller
C. B. Peterman
Miss Ann Smith
Fred Warriner
W. A. Conrad
Fred Erdman
Doc Horning
Dave Douglas
Jimmy Hughes
Tom Hunter
Warriner
A. J. Waltz
Harry Wright
Peterman
Bill Hall
R. S
Sarge” Tucker
Wright
Earl
Walt Disney
Tom Edwards
Baren Mills
Myra Engler
Miller
Dodd
Mattie White
Tom
Sleepy week ends with barn fire and homecoming lights
Sorrento News notes a fire at Melvin White's barn destroying saddles and equipment while Melvin White comments on the chrysanthemum house lights turning on for a new season. Readers share reflections on travel and homecoming, with O C Wilcox praising Midwest ranches and joking about being an ole cracker boy at heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin White
Joe Wilcox
O. C. Wilcox
Midwest
Watering How To Grow A Healthy Lawn
The article advises watering timing and methods for best lawn care. Water early or at sundown, use rotary sprinklers, and water deeper less often. For droughts, foliage baths help, and soil type guides spray depth. New plantings receive heavy soaking, then thorough watering every two days for three months.
Joe Swift to Speak for Kiwanis Today in Mount Dora
Mount Dora boat builder Joe Swift will be guest speaker at the Kiwanis club gathering at noon. Swift, head of Swift Woodcraft at Tangerine, will show films of his boats that raced across the nation and in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Swift
Mount Dora
Kiwanis Club
Swift
Swift Woodcraft
Tangerine
Africa
Mount Dora Dorans Set To Meet Apopka In Key Series
Mount Dora hosts Apopka after a road date with the same foe next Tuesday under the lights. The Dorans, two percent into fourth place, chase a Shaughnessy playoff berth as crowd support lags but performance rises under manager Dwight Mosteller. They’ve won five straight, routing Umatilla 17-0 in six and a rain-shortened game after a 20-2 win. Sec Treas Oscar Stephens urges bigger crowds with four home games left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Apopka
Dorans
Shaughnessy
Dwight Mosteller
Umatilla
Sec.Treas
Oscar Stephens
Utilities Growth Seen in Mount Dora Demand
A July 1953 utilities report by Councilman Jerry Barnhart shows Mount Dora used 3,850,000 gallons more water than July 1952 and over 25,000 more kilowatt hours of electricity. Last month’s water consumption reached 13,880,000 gallons and electricity 360,600 kilowatts.
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Mount Dora
Jerry Barnhart
Birth Announcement for Parker Girl in Zellwood
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Jasper Parker of Zellwood at Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis on August 5. The baby weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper Parker
Local Hospital Names Include Mount Dora Residents
In Durham Leesburg this week is F. H. Van Voorhis. At Waterman Memorial Eustis are Mrs. Clarence H. Kuechler Mrs. Anna Birkbeck Joseph Jubb and Clarence Tincher all of Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham Young Hospital
Leesburg
F. H. van Voorhis
Waterman Memorial
Eustis
Clarence H. Kuechler
Anna Birkbeck
Joseph Jubb
Clarence Tincher
Mount Dora
Contemporary Bits Of Wisdom From 20th Century Leaders
A compilation of quotes urging U S leadership on global order through stronger United Nations reform and allied cooperation. Sen Alexander Wiley calls for universal and effective UN membership and veto reform while Dr Edward J McCormick advocates disciplined medical self regulation. Adlai Stevenson stresses measured power and restraint in coalition defense.
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United Nations
Alexander Wiley
Committee On Foreign Relations
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