Lawn Bowling Club Notes and Holiday Roundup
The column recalls a league opener with Daytona Beach ending 3 to 2, lists winning teams and players, and notes Gibby’s return. It reports deaths of Fernando Hubbard and Henry Adams, club hosting, and a Lakeland convention on lawn bowling with a proposed outdoor bowls term rejected. Helen Tigh covers Lakeside Inn activities with Christmas visitors and past winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daytona Beach
W. van Stone
Britton
R. van Stone
Nelson
Downs
Whiteside
Gibby
Alex Whiteside
Lake Dora
Atlantic Ocean
Margaret de Grasse
Bridge
Rufus Howes
Mildred
Rufus
May
Ewing Mason
Fernando D. Hubbard
Tangerine
Hub
Ridgewood
N. J
Henry Adams
Montclair
Henry
Lakeland
Rosses
van, Stones, Berrys
Whitesides
Mount Dora
Florida
Helen Tigh
Lakeside Inn
James J. Jackson
Jim
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
Lakeside
Buck Hill
Bert
Mildred Nunnelly
Detroit
Mich
Art
Laverne Fleming
Kansas City
Kans
Charlie
John Bennett
Hendersonville
N. C
F. W. Stegler
Fred and
Hazel
Fred
Pinehurst
Rites Held For F. D. Hubbard
Fernando D. Hubbard 77 died of a heart ailment at his Florida home. Born in Carthage New York he taught Latin before a retail career with Woolworth and J J New Co. An elder in several churches and active in Rotary Masons and clubs he is survived by wife Elsie Loomis a daughter and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held in Eustis Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fernando D. Hubbard
Mr. Hubbard
Carthage
N. Y
F. W. Woolworth Co
J. J. New Co
New York
Fort Washington
New York City
First Presbyterian Church
Glens Falls
Rotary Club
Masonic Lodge
Mount Dora
Gerding Named To IceHouse Board
At a special meeting the IceHouse Theatre Board accepted Reverend George L. Kress as a board member and named Paul Gerding of Umatilla to serve the unfinished term. Gerding is a Chicago commercial artist who has designed this season’s program covers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IceHouse Theatre
George L. Kress
Paul Gerding
Umatilla
Gerding
Chicago
Prize winner Fred and trophy room memories in club notes
The column recalls Fred winning the singles in Orlando and many silver trophies filling a club trophy room. It notes Mrs. Helen Hutchinson of Pittsburgh arriving midweek and having trophies in the clubhouse. Other items recall past club milestones from 1941 to 1949 including photos, memberships, and a new kitchen enabled dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando
Fred
George Hutchinson
Helen
Pittsburgh
Wayback
Bill McLachlan
Taylor
Mount Dora Hosts State Basketball Tournament
Twenty years ago Mount Dora High School was chosen to host the State Basketball Tournament. Other items note Charles W. McCracken at 24 serving as dean of men at Muskingum College, winter visitors Eardley Wilmot of Bridgeport, Conn., a City Council session on air raid protection, and the first 1942 chamber of commerce member Sally Dress Shop. The column also recalls a decade past city government pay costs, a pro golf event, theater plans, and a recent Donnelly Street improvement payout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Mount Dera
Lou Heaton
James Orr
Florida
Bertha Sprang
Ashland
Harry Hopcrafts
IceHouse Theatre
Ted Shawn
Mrs. Frick
Cleveland
East Town Church News and New Year Resolutions
The January 1962 church report notes a successful Watch service from 10 PM to midnight with sermons by Rev. Henry Smith and Rev. S B Butler. The pastor returned home after five months in hospital and members pray for a speedy recovery. Members report improved conditions among the sick and gratitude for quiet Christmas observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Smith
S. B. Butler
T. M. Thomas
Shuffleboard Results and Socials Amid Winter Cold
Tuesday and Wednesday league play covered eight men's courts and several women's courts despite chilly weather. Red and Black tournaments at home featured Harland Wheeler, Fred Garbe, and the Kinsman Boggs duo posting top scores, with playoff wins. Saturday's Red and Black event saw Wheeler Darrow take first Black and Garbe Wheeler first Red. The newsletter notes a Hawaii holiday card from Bill and Gwen Williams, a ham dinner with music from the Christian Home group, and a Northern District mixed doubles victory by Lyle Wood and partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Osterland
High Red
Harland Wheeler
Mrs. Nolet
Mr. Kinsman and
Boggs
Kinsman-Boggs
Fred Garbe
Wheeler
Mr. Noll
Sluss
Garbe-Wheeler
Joe Savoie
Frank Legat
Mr. Darrow
Wheeler-Darrow
Christian
Mrs. Bridgman
Hancock
Romano
Christian Bridgman
Jurrus
Bob Agerton
Andy Hvolbek
Bill Nolet
Therman
Bill
Gwen Williams
Hawaii
Florida
Christian Home and Bible School
J. C. Noblitt
P.T.A
Sanford
Mount Dora
Lyle Wood
Victoria Niel
Mittendorf to Speak on Hunting for Mount Dora Group
Theodore H. Mittendorf of Tavares will address the Mount Dora Methodist Men's Club at a Wednesday dinner meeting on hunting big game in Africa. His safari included elephant, lion, rhinoceros and Cape buffalo across four districts east of Lake Victoria. The elephant measured 11 feet high, tusks 55 and 37 pounds, and he shot a lion while the lioness stalked him. Trophies arrive in Tavares and a trophy room awaits at his Lake Shore Drive home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore H. Mittendorf
Tavares
Mount Dora
Africa
Mittendorf
Lake Victoria
Abyssinia
Tanganyika
Lake Shore Drive
Phillips Warns Must Fight Reds By Self-Reliance
A.P. Phillips Jr. Orlando advertising executive urged Mount Dora Kiwanis members to reject reliance on foreign aid and UN solutions. He argued for freedom, economic government, and personal responsibility after a five month world tour, using his talk and a chart titled Image Building from Adam to Atoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
A. P. Phillips, Jr
Orlando
United States
Mr. Phillips
Mount Dora Kiwanis Club
Adam
Ips
United Nations
Organization For Freedom
Fame by his Alma Mater at First Methodist event
Reservations for the dinner and program may be made at the Sunday Church Service or by telephoning the church office. Visiting men are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma State University
First Methodist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Keys
F. D. Hubbard
Yarn and Antique Shop
Highland
Williamson
George O. Pringle Eustis
Albert F. Hane
Mgr
Oakland
Oakla
Vandoch
441
IceHouse Board
Donnelly St
East Town
By Fred Steele
Son
11Th Ave
Grove Management
Citrus Culture
Citrus Culture Corporation
Earl A. Anderson
Seventh Ave
Mount Dora, Florida
Sunde
Onslow
Treasure Island
Fabulous Thunderbird
Sandy Beach
American Express
Gulf Blvd
Treasure
Leesburg
Govt
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
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