Orlando Triumphs In Opening Bowling League At Home
The Orlando club defeated Mount Dora three games to one in the season opener at Orlando on December 26. Notable matches saw A Nelson Ferguson Seiger and Johnson win 30 to 7 while other squads fell 14 to 18 and 12 to 23. Mount Dora fans cheered as Orlando proved superior by three points to one and bragged hospitality from local bowlers and a Yale blue club color. Later a practice game saw Blackburn Jones Seiger Breck prevail 21 to 16 over Hart Cutler Marsh and Johnson. Lou Heaton alone won 25 to 8 in a Mount Dora versus New Smyrna Beach league clash, as New Smyrna triumphed 3 to 1 with Johnson Marsh and Breckenridge each losing 8–16, 10–16 and 14–16 respectively.
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Orlando
Mount Dora
A. Nelson
Ferguson
Seiger
Johnson
Skip
Wilmot
Chesley
Fleming
Marsh
Hart
A. Davis
Kellogg
Heaton
Bridgman
E. Blackburne
Swift
Breck
A. Blackburn
W. Jones
Hart Cutler
Board of Governors
Yale
Lake County Town Hall of the Air broadcast set for 7 15 PM
A group of Lake county educators will host the Lake County Town Hall of the Air on WLBE at 7 15 tonight under the direction of the Board of Public Instruction with County Superintendent Frank J. Banning as moderator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
WLBE
Board of Public Instruction
Frank J. Banning
Legion To Join Tide Of Toys In Mount Dora
Mount Dora American Legion under Fred W. Sage joins the Tide of Toys campaign to ship dolls wagons and other toys to European children. Citizens may donate at the fire station with usable or repairable items. new toys are welcome.
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Mount Dora
American Legion
Legion
Fred W. Sage
Europe
National Legion Committee
Drew Pearson
Sage
George Hall
Legion Post
BPW Plans Benefit Card Party at Community Building
Regular meeting of the Business and Professional Women's club opens at 8 p.m. to finish plans for the benefit card party. The event will be held Friday at the Community Building, date to be confirmed.
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BPW
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Wew
Methodist church board to meet Monday evening
Official Board of the Methodist church will meet Monday January 8 at 7 30 p m at the Parish House. The note ends with a quoted Marcus Aurelius line about the mind as a citadel and fortress against passions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Church
Marcus Aurelius
Service Call For Young Men Amid War Vets Mentioned
A fragment recalls a service call for young men and mentions Carroll Griggs, Jacksonville, Mount Dora, and Vero Beach figures. It notes a veteran of the last conflict and a rescue or shooting incident tied to a judge of Japan and an air plane event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamang Carroll Griggs
Jacksonville
Mount Dora
Vero Beach
Japan
Ocean
Unclear Passage From Service Report Summary
Fragmentary notes from a service report discuss germination and factory growth. The text is incomplete and contains many errors, with no clear event, date, or named entities to identify a concrete news item.
Vincent Heads Mont Dora School Exhibits at Florida Exposition
W A Vincent Mont Dora high school principal is chairman of public school exhibits for the Florida Sportmen's Exposition Lake County Fair at Eustis in March 1924. Seven major schools are in charge with Mount Dora guiding the scientific display. C O Lott Milner Academy East Town leads the Negro school exhibits occupying a whole building.
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W. A. Vincent
Mont Dora
Lake County
Eustis
Have Perfect Attendance at Mount Dora Kiwanis Club 1950
Mount Dora Kiwanis members achieved perfect attendance during 1950. Named individuals include George J. White D Fletcher Crane William Jay Barker W L E Barnett Glenn Brown Tom B Roy Christopher Lee French Jack Groves Dr J B Hall George Keller Kenneth Maglathlin W D Patton Robert Quixley L C Smith Oscar D Stephens W A Vincent Ralph Woodworth Newton Dabolt and William P Wingler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora’s
Kiwanis Club
George J. White
D. Fletcher Crane
William Jay Barker
W. L.E. Barnett
Glenn Brown
Tom B Roy Christopher
Lee French
Jack Groves
Dr. J. B. Hall
George Keller
Kenneth Maglathlin
W. D. Patton
Robert Quixley
L. C. Smith
Oscar D. Stephens
W. A. Vincent
Ralph Woodworth
Newton Dabolt
William P. Wingler
Norris Cites 51 Farm Prospects in Lake County
County Agent R. E. Norris reports Lake county agriculture for 1951 shows potential despite cold winter damage to pastures. He notes high employment and strong food demand, with benefits from cold weather including higher quality citrus and reduced insect populations, while cattle feeding costs rise from ruined pastures and molasses shortages.
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Lake County
R. E. Norris
Golden Wedding for Mr and Mrs Bowie at Riley's Park
Mr and Mrs Robert L Bowie celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at Riley's Park. Their children Cecil Bowie Lucille Tremain Peg Berry and Robert M Bowie hosted and guests included out of town family the Berrys Ralph Giles Royce Flynn and Rev Robert M Blackburn offered prayers. The couple married December 26 1900 in Townville South Carolina and have six grandchildren attending the reception.
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Robert L. Bowie
Riley’s Park
Cecil Bowie
Lucille Tremain
Peg Berry
Robert M. Bowie
Elliot Berry
Glenn Riley
Townville
S. C
Berrys
Greenville
Ralph Giles
Auburndale
Fla
Royce Flynn
Senaca
Frank Crawford
Robert M. Blackburn
Bowie
First Federal 50 Progress Cited at Leesburg
Total assets of the First Federal Savings and Loan association of Lake County at Leesburg reached 4,570,805 at the close of 1950, a growth of 955,585, executive vice president Fred E. Briles announced. New savings during the year totaled 1,896,697 with a net increase of 778,366, bringing total savings to 3,728,751. Dividends of 96,868 were distributed to 1,713 members.
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Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Lake County
Leesburg
Fred E. Briles
Brile
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John Alden
Murray
Sylvan Shores
the Travelers
Hartford
Orans
Tor Shaffer
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Norris
Victor Cousin
Greyhound
Greyhound Bus Station
Fourth & Donnelly
Tampa
ST. Petersburg
West Palm Beach
Miami
Gainesville
Tallahassee
Daytona Beach
Ft, Lauderdale
MR. and
Mrs. Bowie
Bantity Rights Reserve
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Walter Shaffer
Dan Sappon
J. D. Ogden Ini
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Brown
Hardwar
Paul B. Brown
Frigidaire
Pittsburgh
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Eray
Corres
Romes
Hamburger
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