Christmas and lawn bowling notes mingle with news of friends
In a reflective column on lawn bowling a calm Christmas season settles over rinks. Tom Spencer mourns his brother in Alabama while Maria Hartridge recovers at 1324 Overlook. Katherine Carrel and Alex Whiteside are praised for bowling prowess as Charles and Helen Tigh return to Mount for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate of the Bowling Club
Tom Spencer
Alabama
Maria Hartridge
Hartridge Manor
Lola Moynelo
Overlook Sr
Katherine
Guy Carrel
SS. Alcoa
Alex Whiteside
Alex
Boneangerl Graben
Eile Crone Pheces
Charles
Helen Tigh
Helen Bow
Henry Adams
Frank Sears
Frank
F A Whiting Dies in Maine Art World Leader
Frederick Allen Whiting longtime Mount Dora resident and art figure died in Framingham Maine at his brother’s home. He directed major art institutions including the Society of Arts and Crafts Boston John Herron Institute Indianapolis Cleveland Museum of Art and the American Confederation of Art. He leaves a son and grandson in Maine and a brother. Funeral held in Framingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Allen Whiting
Mount Dora
Framingham, Me
Olive Cook Whiting
Sixth
McDonald St
Pres Church
Ogunquit
Whiting
Samuel Whiting
Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Herron Institute
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Ohio) Museum of
United State
Washington
American Confederation of Art
Kenyon College
Ohio
Frederic Allen Whiting, Jr
Frederic Allen Whiting, III
Portland, Maine
Arthur St. John Whiting
Framingham
Christmas Shuffleboard Tourney Brings Cash Prizes
The holiday event drew 94 players for a Christmas tournament with prizes of 10 and 7.50 awarded to the top finishers. Lyle and Mrs. Wood claimed first and second, while Gus Harvey and Ture Anderson won second Red. Community games, canasta and 500 also provided winnings as 60 attendees enjoyed an evening at the Community building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alwys
Ae Fine Sargent
W. C. Birge
Ethel Jennings
Chastitios Day
Willmott
Graham Nelson
Bob Agarton
Bob
Lyle Wood
Jim Simonds
Lyle
Jim
Gus Harvey
Bert Owen
Lakeland
al Becher
Harve Osterland
Clyde McCauley
Anna Mencke
Lee Wimberly
Rush Boggs
Knoble Garriott
Little Anna
Big Lee
Ture Anderson
Mrs. Anderson
Mr. Clapp
Gus
Ture
Harry Prentice
Messers Garbe
Nelson
Bridge
Old Council Faces Farewell as New Leaders Loom
The retiring council members, including Mrs Lofroos and Mr Heaton, leave after two terms each with plans to step aside as 1956 begins. Mayor Patton ends a two-term tenure at 82, replaced by Mayor-Elect Guy Bliss, who will be sworn in at the January 12 reorganization meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patton
Guy Bliss
Bliss
Grandmother Gives Up Her Yule Gift to Aid Jesse Daniels
A Florida grandmother sends eight dollars to support Pearl Daniels in seeking legal aid for her son Jesse Daniels, confined since 1958 on an untried rape charge. The letter expresses belief in Jesse’s innocence and asks for funds to hire independent psychiatrists, with Mrs. Daniels selling scrap for money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse
Jesse Daniels Manger
Chattahoochee
Lake County
Legal Aid Society
Hospitalized Residents Listed in Mount Dora Area
Mount Dora area residents confined to local hospitals this week include Mrs. Frances Blankenberg Mrs. Dorothy Truelson Mrs. Mabel Fortner Mrs. Vera Blair Mrs. M. Crosswhite Mrs. Anna Schmidt Mrs. Lena Thomas Mrs. Isabel Gamble Joseph Fortner William Kearsley Perry Jones Rev. Alfred Reed Allen Taylor in Waterman Memorial hospital Eustis Mrs. Robert Scott in Durham Young Leesburg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital Mount. Dora
Frances Blankenberg
Dorothy Truelson
Mabel Fortner
Vera Blair
M. Crosswhite
Anna Schmidt
Lena Thomas
Isabel Gamble
Joseph Fortner
William Kearsley
Perry Jones
Alfred Reed
Allen Taylor
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Robert Scott
Durham Young
Leesburg
Christmas Home Light Contest Winners Named
Winners in the Chamber of Commerce Christmas Home Light contest were Mr. and Mrs. George Behenke of 995 W. 11th Ave first place, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Byerlee of 410 Tremain St second, and Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Stokley of 122 State Care and or Ay An A Pan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
George Behenke
Fred Byerlee
Tremain St
W. K. Stokley
Dora Building Boom in Mount Dora for 1959
Mount Dora issued 102 building permits in 1959 totaling 729 680 dollars, up from 1958. The year saw 33 new homes started, with major commercial permits for the Florida Telephone Corp. office and Thriftway supermarket, to open in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Florida Telephone Corp
Thriftway
U S Walking Champion Visits Mount Dora
Dr D I Ogden hosts Detroit visitor Ervin Erkfitz national walking champion with two sons Charles and John. Erkfitz recently toured to promote health foods and physical education equipment after a 67 day California to New York walk in 1958. He traveled from Mount Dora to Miami to demonstrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. I. Ogden
Detroit
Ervin Erkfitz
Charles
John
Erkfitz
U. S
California
New York
Mount Dora
Miami
Mount Dora Bridge Winners at Lake County Duplicate
Mount Dora players topped the Lake County Duplicate event with the teams of Mrs. Per and Mrs. Fourth taking first. Ernest Butler placed fifth while the pair of Mrs. Marshall Collins and Mrs. A. L. Schrup finished second in the east west configuration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lake County
Paige
Per
Ernest Butler
Marshall Collins
A. L. Schrup
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Travelers
Hartford
John Alden Murray Agency
Donnelly St
Sylvan Shores
N. Baker
F. A. Whiting
Maine
Mabel Wickham
Calif
OLD Council
Ward’s
Donnelly
Dora
J. G. Ray, Jr
Triangle Package Store
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