Picnic and league results highlight Mount Dora club notes
The Gilbert Park picnic drew 157 members with Chamber of Commerce greetings and thanks to Betty Siess and ten ladies for food and hampers. Merchants League standings show Rexall leading 34 points, with Jones and Spang’s teams close behind as Mount Dora clubs compete in tournaments at Daytona Beach and Winter Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Park
Chamber of Commerce
Betty Siess
Iuote
Marianna Clark
Charlie Doust
Edith Deering
Caroline Towers
Rush Boggs
Leon Herblein
Roy LaFave
Dan Sullivan
Winnie Arrowsmith
Les Purdy
George Purdy
Rush Boges
Merchants League
Jones Gold Crowns
Sally
Green Dragons
Spang
Red Ravens
Rehbaum
Blue Steelers
Hotel Bell Hops
Rexall
Jones
Spang’s
Hotel
Mount Dora
Daytona Beach
A. P. Speas
Floyd Miller
C. B. Peterman
Ward Gibbs
Henry Barnhart
Earl Dodd
Ellis McKimmy
Boggs
Dodd-McKimmy
Winter Haven
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Orlando
DeLand
Eustis
Ward
Lake County Charities Reach Record Holiday Gifts
Lake County towns exceeded quotas with large donations to the Children's Home Society. Honey in the Hills gave 205 to the general fund and 60 to the building fund plus clothing worth 16. Mount Dora 403 to general, 104 to building, 12 clothing. Clermont 274 to general, 254 to building. Eustis 454 to general and 41 to building. Leesburg 461.97 to general and 96 to building. Tavares 142 to general plus 34 to building. Montverde 206 to general and 296 to building. Lake Jem 105 to general and 24 clothing. Sorrento 35 to both funds. Total county gifts: general 2617.28, building 1000.68 against a 1250 county quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Jacksonville
Honey-in-the-Hills
Mount Dora
Dorans
Clermont
Eustis
Leesburg
Tavares
Montverde
Lake Jem
Sorrento
Pro-Amateur Tour Brims With Golf Honors And Tight Contests
Roy Horan of Orlando Country Club led his team to first in the weekly Pro-Amateur, posting seven under par with a 64 best ball. Leo Di Nardo and partners tied for second at 66. Horan claimed individual honors at 71 while Jimmie Nichols entertained a 150-strong gallery.
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Central Florida
Roy Horan
Orlando Country Club
Roy
E. B. Smith
C. E. Christine
G. W. Frison
John Ivey
Leo di Nardo
Titusville
Johnnie Mize
F. R. Thompson
Frank Stebbins
O. H. Wade
Jimmie Nichols
Jimmie
Horan
Nichols
Evelyn Vaughan
Helen Bland
Tracy Kramer
Stanley Kuznik
Willard Wadsworth
Grits Rice
Herman Melling
Grits
Melling
Rice
Leesburg Country Club
Leesburg
Mount Dora
Carl Stallman
C. A. Clark
Clayton Tremain
Kiwanis
Armament Race Not The Answer Says Robertson In Ocala
U S Senator A Willis Robertson warns against an armament race to deter hydrogen warfare and urges strong leadership and morale. He supports building three more groups of airplanes and warns Russia could deploy the H bomb, risking eight to ten million deaths and paralyzing the U S economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
A. Willis Robertson
United State Military Service
Russia
State of Democracy
Jefferson-Jackson Victory
Ocala
Virginia
America
United States
Poker Principles Echo Ancient Card Game Traditions
An article notes that the principles of poker trace back nearly to the origins of playing cards, underscoring the game’s long lineage. It highlights how core concepts and strategies resemble early gambling and card-playing practices across centuries.
Singers To Present Southern Melodies At Eustis Auditorium
The Egypt Temple Shrine Chanters Tampa will perform southern melodies at the Lake County Shrine club event in Eustis Auditorium starting at 3 30 p m on Sunday. The group is acclaimed across Central Florida and will entertain Lake Countians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt Temple
Shrine Chanters
Tampa
Lake Countians
Eustis Auditorium
Lake County
Local lawn bowling results and club notes update
Feb 14 match with Peabody Club produced one win for locals, with three close losses. Walter Ferguson and teammates led in the win, while others fell by small margins. A return match is planned, Mount Dora players head to Sarasota for the Sara-de-Sta trophy, and league season closes with Mount Dora hosting DeLand. Club news covers clubhouse reopenings, a water cooler, and Methodist church fund-raising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody Club
Peg Sagas
Walter Ferguson
Uriah Davis
Ira Kellogg
Imoo
Verne Martin
Marchant
Frank Bridgman
Ed Blackburne
Harry Swift
Will Breckenridge
Brevard
Cocoa
Dr. Swindell
Dr. James
Fred Seiger
Henry Frorer
Lee Marsh
Henry Frozer
James
Eardley Wilmot
Arthur Fleming
Major Marsh
Skip Verne Martin
Mount Dora
Sarasota
DeLand
Library Adds Many New Nonfiction Volumes
Mount Dora Public Library adds a wave of new nonfiction titles including This I Remember by Eleanor, The State of Europe by Howard K. Smith, Railroads of Today by S Kip, For the Potomac by Frederick Gutheim, The Hollow Reed by Mary J. J. Kinn, All the Best in Scandinavia by Sydney Clark, Modern Arms and Free Men by Vannevar Bush, and High Road in Tartary by Abbe Hue. Gifts include American Guide in 4. vol. edited by H. G. Alsberg, Information Please Almanac for 1949, A Parade of the States by Bruce Barton, The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle, They Also Ran by Irving Stone, General Wainwright's Story, Samuel Johnson by Joseph Wood Krutch, and The Lowells and Their Seven Worlds by Ferris Greenslet. Also listed are Juvenile Arithmetic Can Be Fun and The Big Book of Real Trains by G. J. Zatfo.
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Eleanor It
Europe
Howard K. Smith
S Kip
Frederick Gutheim
Mary J. J. Kinn
Scandinavia
Sydney Clark
Vannevar Bush
Tartary
Abbe Hue
H. G. Alsberg
Gift
Almanac
Bruce Barton
Thomas Carlyle
Irving Stone
General Wainwright
Samuel Johnson
Joseph Wood Krutch
the Lowells
Ferris Greenslet
Munroth
G. J. Zatfo
Mount Dora
Also Mentioned on This Page
Martin Vogt
Blacks
Iva Buck
George Oope
Reds
Dete
Stan Kuznik
Quincy Straightlace
Brooks
Straightlace
Travelers Sofety Service
Robertson
Leonard Barker
S. Orange Ave
Ign
Cheesman
Paul B. Brown
Eustis, Fla
Make Brown
Choline
Evelyn Zarider
Dean Street
Brooklyn
Bexel
Harold Kaufman
Evergreen Avenue
New Hyde Park, L. I
McKesson & Robbins
Sylvan Shores
Henry Stein
Sylvan Shores Hotel
John Alden
Murray
the Travelers
Hartford
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