First Woman Ace at Mount Dora Golf Course
An article notes Mrs. Beth Mitchell holes out for the first ace by a woman on Mount Dora’s Hill-Top course after a long hunt by her and Ellie Bethel. The piece blends light golf humor with local scene details and a Florida State Fair atom demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Carl Graves
Roy Christopher
Arnold Haynes
Pete Trenham
Stan Kuznik
John Bethel
H. E. Mitchell
Beth Mitchell
Ellie Bethel
Ellie
Beth
Press Helps Bridge Language Gap At Hiroshima Fair
A mixed audience at the Fair included French chemists and agriculturists who could not speak English. Two English-speaking French interpreters aided the group as they interacted with American press members, sharing laughs and gestures across a language barrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiroshima
Nagisaki
America
Lake County Red Cross Fund Drives Opens March First
County Judge W. Troy Hall Jr. of Tavares named to lead the 1951 Lake County Red Cross drive with a $15 000 goal. George J. White, county chapter chairman, notes $10 200 stays locally for veterans service and disaster relief. Hall, a World War II Marine Corps captain, is praised as a civic leader and Boy Scout supporter.
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Lake County
Red Cross Fund
W. Troy Hall, Jr
Tavares
George J. White
Red Cross
Judge Hall
Marine Corps
Meeting Sparks World Peace Vision at Local Club
The group weighed a secretary Russell Kay's refreshing view on global harmony through people meeting and learning they are brothers beyond nations. At Mrs. Julia A. Sullivan's home, a curious financial exchange unfolded as Elmo Hazelwood exchanged a check for cash, then repeated the process, revealing an unexpected cycle of change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Kay
Association
W S Jones Taken From Mount Dora Lawn Club Member
William Sigler Jones a retired steel industry executive and longtime Lakeside visitor dies at a Leesburg hospital. A Lehigh graduate of 1888 he led Vanadium Alloys Steel Co Latrobe and later Kennametal Inc Latrobe. Survived by daughter Mrs H C Bostwick and brother Howard Jones plus grandchildren and great grandchildren. Memorial services were conducted by Dr Robert R Reed with Rehbaum Co handling local arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Leesburg Hospital
William Sigler Jones
Rey
Steel Company
Lakeside
Cranfo’ N. J
Lehigh University
Jones
Vanedian Alloys Steel Co
Latrobe
Kennametals, Inc
First Presbyterian Church
Board of Christian Education
H. C. Bostwick
Cleveland
Howard Jones
Sellersville
F. A. Howard
H. M. Duncan
Tuscon, Ariz
Robert R. Reed
Rehbaum Co
Another Doran Enters Service In Uniform
Captain Charles Boxell reenters service as a new Mount Dora recruit. He and Mrs Boxell departing for San Antonio Texas for assignment with the air transport command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Boxell
Mount Dora
Misread Check Leads to Fifty-Five Dollar Discrepancy
The note Mrs Sullivan gave him was not 75 cents but 75 dollars, a mistake she made in reading the amount. The error changed a small payment into a substantial sum and caused confusion.
Special Service To Honor Scouts In Mount Dora
Mount Dora Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts will attend church in uniform Sunday to mark Scout Week and the 41st anniversary of Scoutdom. Pastor James H. Sutley will deliver the sermon to the group with Scout Master Walter Te Strake, Assistant Slater Cox and Cub Master Bud Merker present.
Winter Resident Taken At Tangerine
Miss Jennie Purchase a longtime resident at Tangerine died Sunday evening at the home of Mrs. Blanche Bryant. She had been connected with charity work in Dorchester and had lived in Mount Dora during winters after retirement. Her North residence was Lynn Massachusetts where she served as an agent for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. She leaves two cousins Henry B. Purchase of Wynwood Pennsylvania and Margaret A. Purchase of St. John New Brunswick. last rites set in their care. Local arrangements were made by Rehbaum Co.
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Jennie Mageee
Seca
Tangerine
Blanche Bryant
Society For Organizing Charities
Dorchester
Mass
Miss Purchase
Mount Dora
Lynn
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Henry B. Purchase
Wynnwood
Margaret A. Purchase
St. John
New Brunswick
Rehbaum Co
Jungle Oddities Exhibit at Kimball’s Garage
The American Legion sponsors Jungle Oddities an exhibit of unusual reptiles on Friday and Saturday in front of Kimball's garage. There is no admission charge but contributions will be received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
The
American Legion
Leesburg Leader Named U S Route 27 Association President
G. G. Ware of Leesburg was elected president of the U S Route 27 association last week, taking the helm to promote the Michigan to Florida highway project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Ware
Leesburg
Florida
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Hahaa
Tampa
Jersey
Sunset Valley Dairy
Parker Bros
Julia A. Sullivan
N. Baker Sr
Elmo Hazelwood
Orlando Sentinel
Greyhound
Central Florida
Orlando Priere eoTop
Greyhound Bus Station
Fourth & Donnelly
Orlando
St, Petersburg
West Palm Beach
Miami
Silver Springs
Gainesville
Jacksonville Tallahassee
Daytona Beach
FT. Lauderdale
W.S. Jones
den Heath
American Legion Post NO
Donnelly Street
Oddities
Asia
Africa
Buick
wkStandard
Lemon St
Eustis, Florida
Fisher
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