Mount Dora Falls to New Smyrna in Lawn Bowling Match
In heavy rain at New Smyrna last Tuesday Mount Dora faced the elements and fell 1 game to 4 to New Smyrna, with official score Mount Dora 57 and New Smyrna 84. Players Wilmot Swift Skip Den broeder won 19 to 12, Bridgman Crockett Skip McLachlan lost 14 to 16, Grant Tracy Skip Nelson fell 10 to 20, and Breckenride Parker Skip Ferguson went down 14 to 36 against Wylie Whiteside Hosack.
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New Smyrna
Mount Dora
Dorans
Wilmot
Swift
Skip Denbroeder
Moore
Wells
Mielke
Bridgman, Crockett
Skip McLachlan
Beeney
Gartland
Perkins
Grant
Tracy
Skip Nelson
Unger
Schultz
Maxner
Breckenride
Parker
Skip Ferguson
Wylie
Whiteside
Hosack
Board of Governors
Marsh
Charles L. Marsh
Bridgy
Mrs. Fleming
Frank Bridgman
Skip George Church
Joe Tracy
Frank Crockett
Will McLachlan
St. Petersburg
Boston
Morse
Bridgnton
Boyle
Skip Marsh
Bradenton
Sarasota
Clearwater
Will Boyle
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora Golf Club Opens Club Championship Play
Mount Dora's first golf championship tourney begins with practice underway as Mount Dora Golf Club Members sharpen scores. First round matches include Grits Rice vs Herman Melling and others in both qualifying and Mount Dora flight championship. United States Golf Association rules govern play with local rules posted.
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Mount Dora
Webb Loy
Ray Raynor
Mt. Plymouth
Jimmie Nichols
Chicopee
Mass
Danny Novak
Grand Rapids
Mich
Stanley Kuznik
Nichols
Novak
Raynor
Loy
Kuznik
Jimmie
Grits Rice
Harold Overheiser
Tom Kelly, Jr
Bob Vincent
Bud Marino
Frank Stebbins
Arnold Haynes
W. W. Smith
Herman Melling
Bill Vincent
J. M. Turner
Clayton Tremain
Jack Groves
Tom Kelly
Carl Stackman
Bill
W. A
Vincent
Bob
Tom
Kelly Sr
Junior
Pete Trenham
Jimmie Vincent
W. J. Patton
Ed’ Nutter
Grady Simpson
Howard Nutter
Dad Troescher
Friendly Reunion Among Old Friends
Mrs Homer Morris and brother James C Orr hosted Ruth Gilreath of Greenville South Carolina for a week long visit before she traveled to Miami for a short stay hosted in their home last week.
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Homer Morris
James C. Orr
Ruth Gilreath
Greenville
S. C
Miami
Mrs. Peck Dies At 82 In Michigan Home
Mrs. Alice M. Peck 82 died Sunday at 617 11th Ave after 23 years living in Mount Dora Florida. Born in Erie County New York she left Fenton Michigan against a physician’s prediction and was cared for by the Robert Goodmans in Mount Dora for 14 years. Funeral services were to be held in Fenton today.
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Goober Ray
Stephen Gregor
Goober
Lake Dora
Eustis
Lake County
11Th Av
Gregor
Mount Dora
R. H. Williams
Robert Eichleberger
Stuart Sennett
Alice M. Peck
Fenton, Mich
Peck
Robert Goodmans
Erie County
N. Y
Fenton
Lions Entertain Wives Tuesday
Nearly 90 Lions and Lionesses attended a Tuesday gathering of the Lions Club. Capt Hall, superintendent at Holly Hills School for the Blind, spoke while Al A'Sengo provided music. Potted azaleas were given to the ladies and a display of orchids was shown by Mr and Mrs R W Vincent.
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Lions Club
Capt. Hall
Holly Hills School For the Blind
al A’sengo
R. W. Vincent
Zelwood
O. F
Swiger
Salem
Goober’s Mount Dora Dream House Surfaces On Hill Over Lake Dora
Goober, a Mount Dora native and local builder, plans a four bedroom concrete home on a hill above the Orange Blossom trail with views of Lake Dora and an orange grove. He notes a waiting list of customers and emphasizes skilled workmanship. His family includes Betty Ann, Jeff III, Michael, Chris, and Becky, and he chairs local school affairs as a county trustee.
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Goober
Lake Dora
Central Florida
Florida
Mount Dora
Dorans
Coun Ril of
Betty Ann
Jeff
III
Michael
Chris
Becky
Ray
Atlanta
Pardon, Goober
Mount Dora’ School
University of Florida
Goober the nickname sticks from school days in Mount Dora
Bettye Bouterse later Mrs J G Ray Jr began teaching at Mount Dora while starting a construction career. The piece recalls a boy nicknamed Goober meaning little peanuts in the south who embraced the moniker despite classmates' ridicule and has never shed it.
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Mount Dora
Bettye Bouterse
J. G. Ray, Jr
Goober
Celebration Sale Marks Sun State Store Anniversary
The Sun State Store in Zellwood, run by C. M. Jones Sr and Jr, turns one year old this Saturday. To celebrate, a week-long sale features apparel and dress items at bargain prices and runs at the Zellwood shop on the Orange Blossom Trail.
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C. M. Jones, Sr
Father
Sun State
Zellwood
Orange Blossom Trail
Mount Dora Shuffleboard Club Prepares Big March Event
The Mount Dora shuffleboard club announces a busy two week slate with five towns represented and about 150 visitors. March 2 3 features Dixon and Ives singles in Mount Dora and March 5 Handley tournament at Eustis with mixed eco enemy and men doubles.
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Mount Dora
Umatilla
Dixon and Ives
Eustis
Chamber of Commerce and Business Men
Lake
Orange Counties
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Wells
Daytona Beach
Peabody Club
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