Wesley Manor Visit And Lawn Bowling Roundup
Club Historian Arthur Kimberly recounts a February visit to Wesley Manor via Ocala National Forest and St. Johns River with Bridgy and party, praising life there. The following days cover Peabody bowling at Mount Dora with a 17 14 win over Mount Dora and a social bowling day against Orlando with Mount Dora collecting 177 to 236 points.
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Arthur Kimberly
Wesley Manor
Ocala National Forest
Lake George
St. Johns River
New England
the Manor
Inter
Evan Fell
George Caldwell
Arthur Jewell
Art
Mount Dora
Peabody
Art Jewell
Orlando
B. Nunneley
E. Borner
W. Walker
F. Sears
V. Sherrard
R. Williams
G. Day
A. Kimberly
Tangerine Notes By Mrs C E Poling
Mrs W A Hartford spent a few days with Mr and Mrs Leon Howie in Palm Beach. Mrs and Mrs Leonard Spencer and sons of Damascus Ohio visited Mr and Mrs Elvin Patten last week. Guests of Mr and Mrs John Hull include her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs W G Engle of Drexel Hill Pennsylvania and her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs E W Egee of Rutledge Pennsylvania. Mr and Mrs Hull are taking
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W. A. Hartford
Leon Howie
Palm Beach
Leonard Spencer
Damascus
Ohio
Elvin Patten
John Hull
W. G. Engle
Drexel. Hill
E. W. Egee
Rutledge
Mere Hull
Otto Wettstein 90th Birthday Noted Florida Pioneer
Otto Wettstein the founder of Florida Telephone Corp. will celebrate his 90th birthday. Known as Mr. Telephone, he started in 1920s exchanges across Lake County before merging 28 exchanges in 1925 with headquarters in Leesburg. He retired in 1941 as his two sons joined the business, shaping a statewide telephone empire.
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Otto Wettstein, Jr
Florida Telephone Corp
Florida
Mr. Telephone
Mr. Wettstein
Wettstein
Lake County
Mount Dora
Umatilla
Leesburg
Apopka
Winter Garden
Montverde
Alpine Telephone Company
Roy R. Worrall, 81, Dies in Mount Dora
Roy R. Worrall, 81, died Sunday. Services were held Tuesday at Rehbaum Chapel with Rev. Kenneth W. Book officiating. Interment followed in Pine Forest Cemetery. A Mount Dora resident six years, he came from St. Louis Missouri. He belonged to First Presbyterian Church and was a 50 year Mason, plus member of the Mount Dora Kiwanis Club, Garden Club and Shuffleboard Club. He is survived by his wife Catherine, a daughter Mrs. Franklin C. MacKnight of Grand Island New York, a son Roy R. Jr. of Elkhart Indiana, a brother M. M. Worrall of Fort Lauderdale and two granddaughters. Rehbaum Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Roy R. Worrall
Rehbaum Chapel
Kenneth W. Book
Pine Forest Cemetery
Mount Dora
St. Louis
First Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis Club
Faith Lutheran Church
Eustis
American Legion
Masonic Lodge
Eva
Evelyn Doppler
Lyle
Tustin
Calif
Ralph
Findlay
Ohio
Zeller, Kennedy & Hamlin
H. F. Widenmann
Hobart Killinger Dies At Home At 68
Hobart M. Killinger 68 died at his home Saturday. Born in Butler Indiana he lived in Edgerton Ohio before moving to Mount Dora Florida in 1949. He owned a chain of Ohio food stores and was active in Florida citrus. Survived by wife Eva and three children. Funeral Wednesday at Chapel of Zeller Kennedy Hamlin Eustis with burial at Pine Forest Cemetery.
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Hobart M. Killinger
Butler
Ind
Edgerton
Ohio
Mount Dora
Florida
Passion Play Opens Sunday in Lake Wales
The Black Hills Passion Play opens Sunday in a landscaped Lake Wales amphitheatre continuing through Easter. Christus Portrayer Josef Meier leads 30 professional biblical dramatists with 100 local volunteers. Performances run Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday at 7 30 p.m. Sunday 6 p.m. twilight show. matinee 3 p.m. Wednesday in March. Holy Week shows nightly at 7 30 p.m. Easter Sunday at 6 p.m.
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Black Hills
Lake Wales
Christus
Josef Meier
Property Owners Group To Meet Early Next Month
The downtown property owners association will meet at 8 a.m. today at the Mount Dora Motor Lodge Dora Manor. An association spokesman said important business will be discussed at the breakfast meeting and all members are urged to attend.
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Mount Dora Motor Lodge
Dora Manor
Ohara Picnic Club to Meet at Mount Dora
The Ohara Picnic Club will meet on March 4 at noon in Fellowship Hall of the First Methodist Church in Mount Dora. Mr. Frank D. Connelly will speak on Old Tricks and Carrier Pigeons.
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Ohara ‘Picnic Club
Fellowship Hall
First Methodist Church
Mount Dora
Frank D. Connelly
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Burtons
Howes
Kellogg
Ira
Olin Eckley
Bridge
Arthur
Woodward Ave
Eustis, Fla
Donald G. Jones
The
Trust Department
Fahs & Leach
Pentland
Purvis, Keller & Co
Ings First National Bank
F.d.1.c
Member
Federal Reserve System
C. E. Poling
Otto Wettstein
Mildred Burton
Hazel Hall
Gladys Day
Madge Gibson
Ruth Ritchie
Myrtle Warner
Sarah Williams
Madge
Sarah
Bess Britton
Ethel Buzby
Marion Gray
Bess
Marion
the Howes
Kimberlys
Percy T. Whitney
Worcester
Mass
Howard Hines
Treasure Island
St. Petersburg
Fla
Gertrude
Laird Dinsmore
Julia
Erma
Vincent Burlingame
Allen Smith
South Florida
Sunshine State
Tangerine Community Church
Frank van Winkle
Grace Eley
Claudia Albert
Central
C. H. Estey
William Thatcher
Ola Beach
Norma Bartilsmeyer
Maroon
Tangerine Garden Club
Robert Bissell
Cyril Welbourne
Arthur McKay
West Palm Beach
Robert Magee
Millville
N. J
Bissell
Shriners Parade
County
Chick Circus
Jump Tower
FFA Amd
Hobart Killinger
Property Owners Group
Ohara Picnnic
CLUS
Motorola
LJO
S.highland
Phen
Earl A. Anderson
Seventh Ave
Fia
U.S
Poconos
N. Office
Rockefeller Plaza
Y Circle
Griggs ‘66’ Station
Odom
Sunoco Station
Paul’s Gulf Station
Seabrook’s Pharmacy
Alberta
Doris Furniture
Frank
Griggs 66 Station
Harris Fuel Oil
Horsley Jewelry
McCain-Leroy Inc
Moon’s Hardware
Parker’s Food Market
Photographic Center
Rehbaum
Reid’s
Sally Dress Shop
Stephen
Vincent’s Variety Store
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