Lawn Bowling Club Notes and Holiday Events
The article covers a Christmas party donation leading to a substantial check to the Christian Home and Bible School. It details a December 22 lawn bowling graduation ceremony with President Arthur Jewell and speaker Harold Esch, then reports on a social visit from the Orlando Bowling Club and a three win one tie loss record for Mount Dora, plus a busy Friday bridge night and ongoing club social duties. It notes newcomers Dr. Jones Dr. Morgan and Mr and Mrs Tigh and mentions the Rough Neck Runners first defeat amid a possible ladies Amazon challenge.
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Christian Home and Bible School
Arthur Jewell
Jewell
Gerald Shadinger
A. Fisk
A. Mueller
Alex White
John Mueller
Harold L. Esch
American Lawn Bowling Association
North America
Leon Herblin
van Stone
Hicks
Kearsley
Orlando Bowling Club
Orlando Invaders
Mount Dora
Orlando
Harold Esch
Tewksbury
Ethel Hicks
Colonel Irwin
Herbert K. Shore
Dr. Jones
Morgan
Warren Smith Dies in Ohio
Word reached Mrs. Charles Heck that Warren Smith has died at Chagrin Falls Ohio after a month in hospital He resided seven years at East 10th avenue and had no winter visitor He leaves two daughters Mrs Dean Barriball of Chagrin Falls and Mrs Willard Pointer of Novelty Ohio six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Charles Heck
Warren Smith
Chagrin Falls
Ohio
Smith
East 10Th Av
Dean Barriball
Willard Pointer
Novelty
Camellia Circle Meets For Garden Club Demo
The Camellia circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden club will meet Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at 1129 Westland Rd. Mrs. E. V. Wetmore hosts. Mrs. Fred Ganas will demonstrate making wall plaques.
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The
Lakes and Hills
Missionary Dentons to Speak at Eustis Church
Rev Ronald Denton a Nazarene missionary to South America returns to the U S to speak at the Eustis Church of the Nazarene on Thursday January 8 at 7 30 p m The Dentons have spent most of their time in Uruguay and attended language school in Argentina They have four children and will use colored slides in their talk.
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Ronald Denton
Nazarene
South America
Eustis
Church of the Nazarene
U. S
Dentons
Bolivia
Department of Foreign Missions of the Nazarene
Kansas City
Denton
Uruguay
Argentina
Akron
Ohio
Asbury College
Wilmore
Asbury Seminary
Nyack Bible School
Nyack
N. Y
Beacon
Juvenile Court Christmas Treat Aids 110 Lake County Children
Lake County Juvenile Court and Welfare Department distributed Christmas packages to 110 children 50 girls and 60 boys served by the juvenile system. The gifts totaling over 300 came from the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and local contributors led by County Judge W. Troy Hall Jr. and staff.
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Lake County Children’s Committee
Juvenile Court
W. Troy Hall Jr
D. M. Pearce
Dorothy Alexander
Karl Lehmann
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Shuffleboard Club Christmas Tournament Brings 94 Entries
The Shuffleboard club held its annual Christmas tournament sponsored by Judge Willmott drawing 94 entries. Prizes ranged from 25 cents to $10 for top finishers with additional folding money awarded to finalists. Read more about participants, holiday cheer, and the arrival of E Dow Bancroft.
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Shuffleboard Club
Willmott
Santa Claus
ana @ DFIZNt rea
Santa
Rush Boggs
Lee Wimberly
Paul Hornaday
Euga Boggs
Lyle Wood
Woodie Woodard
John Phillips
al Premo
al Tyler
E. Dow Bancroft
Y.M.C.A
Martha Hays Peterson dies at 68 in Mount Dora
Martha Hays Peterson, 68, longtime Mount Dora resident formerly of Minocqua Wisconsin, died at her home Wednesday morning. She was a charter member of several Eastern Star chapters and active in local groups. Survived by two daughters Dorothy May Johnson and Charlotte Clausen nine relatives, services held Saturday at First Methodist Church Mount Dora with interment at Pine Forest Cemetery.
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Martha Hays Peterson
Mount Dora
Minocqua
Wis
Peterson
First Methodist Church of
Mounta
Wester Spring
Order of the Eastern Star No
Illinois
Grand Electa
OES
James Jones
John Mangrum
Pine Forest Cemetery
Team Doctor Should Have Final Word
The Florida Medical Association article argues team physicians must prioritize athlete welfare over quick returns. It urges full time trainers, thorough exams, hygiene, and informed equipment choices to prevent injuries and reinjuries, with physicians guiding when players can return to practice.
North to the Polar Seas at Winter Park High School
Dr. Arthur C. Twomey of the Carnegie Institute presents the Florida Audubon Screen tour pilot North to the Polar Seas at Winter Park high school's new auditorium. The Arctic voyage shows summer awakening, waterfowl return, Mackenzie Eskimos drum games, whale hunts, and reindeer roundups. Tickets available at the box office.
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Arthur C. Twomey
Division of
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburgh
Winter Park High School
Twomey
Canada
Arctic
Sub-Arctic
Polar
Northwest Territories
Arctic Circle
Mackenzie Eskimos
Florida motorists face rising gas tax impact in 1959
Frank H. Owen of the Florida Petroleum Council notes that by January 2 1959 gasoline tax receipts in Florida total $636 000, reaching two days of tax revenue equal to a full year’s prior payments. He cites a projected $162.3 million in 1959 taxes on gasoline with $48 million from a 3 cent federal tax and warns a proposed federal tax hike could add $24 million annually.
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Florida
Frank H. Owen
Florida Petroleum Council
Owen
Congress
Washington
Ladies Chorus Schedules First Lake County Meeting
Lake County unit invites all interested women to join the Ladies Chorus. The first regular meeting and luncheon are set for 1 p.m. at Lakeside. Officers will be elected at the gathering, marking the group’s start for the new year.
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Lake County
Florida Gas Tax Revenue Declines Amid Extended Gap
Florida car owners contribute to a 40 cent gas tax that produced lower than expected revenue since its enactment in 2921. The text notes revenue shortfalls ranging toward millions over cycles and comments on public funding implications.
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Florida
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