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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1953
Page
2
The husbands edged the wives in a close game while Jan 16 events on Mount Dora rinks saw Daytona win the Marsh trophy on points 93 to 53 for Mount Dora. DeLand finished 69 and Orlando 61 as Florida weather allowed a luncheon for bowls and guests.
Daytona visited Mount Dora for a league game last week. Irwin Rehm Garrison Kellogg beat Mrs. Bridge 19 to 18. Chesley Fisk Spencer Seiger defeated Moore 19 to 15. Seiger's end produced seven points. Nelson Fleming Heaton Johnson lost to Finlay 12 to 16. Wilmot Trager Marsh Rogers lost 20 to 31 to Bridge. Daytona led 20 to 19 on the 17th end before Bridge sealed it with two in the 18th.
Mount Dora teams led by Pete Trenham and Col. W. K. Carr won a golf foursome event as finals set for Saturday. Qualifying for the Mount Dora City championship runs Jan 24 to Feb 1 with divisions A B and C. Leesburg hosts a Pre-Amateur with a $100 purse and barbecue Sunday starting 11 am.
A heated scene unfolds as a politician bursts into the editorial room to accuse the town paper of lies. The editor coolly replies that the truth could be worse, highlighting the clash between public figures and press railing.
The Mount Dora Shuffleboard Club reports a steady rise in members adding L. R. Wood, Fred Howard, Dr. G. T. Harper, Dr. W. S. Dorsey, and W. L. Gray. A visitor influx from Cleveland, Des Moines, Mentor, and Winter Park energized a week of social play with 17 visiting teams. High Reds by Lyle Woods and John Phillips. high Blacks by E. G. Loomis and W. A. Conrad. The Woods Phillips duo won the playoff 107 to 89. Frasier Albright topped the low Blacks 62 and won the playoff 54 to 36 after a long tug of war. Comments on local berries and fertilizer sparked friendly banter.
Funeral services for Frank Richard Parker 80 were conducted at Page Theus Funeral Home in Leesburg with Dr Robert R Reed pastor of Community church officiating. Parker a Mount Dora winter visitor for 35 years lived in Salem Mass where last rites and burial occurred. He leaves brothers George of Salem and William of Maine and sister Mrs Edna Remon of Beverly Mass. Miss Miriam McCarthy life long neighbor attended.
REALTORS must be leaders in real estate with an unblemished integrity record and proven ability to provide complete accurate advice. They should have experience and training in all phases of the business and follow a well enforced code of ethics. Look for REALTOR ads in classifieds phone books and on business station ery.
Mount Dora’s Hurricanes rally to a 44-42 win over Tavares to run their streak to three, amid protests over referee calls and a near football style incident. Frank Hall tops scoring with 15. Dorans Keller and Rappel add seven each. Hurricanettes fall 29-26 led by Margaret Sadler.
A regional conference to prepare the 1953 Red Cross campaign will be held at the Leesburg Recreation Center at 10 a.m. D. W. Stout of Atlanta, deputy manager of the southeastern area, will speak at the noon luncheon. Stout served in World War II and later held senior Red Cross posts before joining the national staff.
Emil Lewis of Atlanta, rector, and Mrs Ann Neal will assist Chapter Chairman W Troy Hall in a scheduled talk in the Sibley Iowa area.
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