Bowling Club Nostalgia Highlights Local History
The Did You Know column recalls Lakeland area bowling lore from 1929 to 1940. It notes fences, trellises, and spectator benches, a Brazilian pepper tree, the first waterworks under a locker room, a 1931 uniform prophecy, a 1933 club slogan, and a 1940 rink on Lake Beauclaire with a vanished watermelon incident.
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Belle Grandjean
Lakeville
Mich
A. K. Bennett
Grandjean
Big Bay
Doc” Proctor
Blackburn
Doc” Bennett
Kellogg
Harrington
Harold Blake
New York State
Seattle
Ida Fuller
Emmy Beach
Johnson
Spencer
Skip
Rehm
Austin
Pulis
Garrison
Park Commission
Lake Dora
Major Marsh
Lake Beauclaire
Florida citrus pioneer family finds fortune in a prophecy of plenty
The Kuharski family’s rise from Polish immigrants to Florida citrus success is marked by faith in soil and markets. Charles Kuharski notes population growth will demand more land for citrus as they shift fruit to concentrate plants and fancy markets. The piece contrasts their modest early life with a modern home scene and a cautionary reflection on misjudgments.
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Florida
Charles
United States
Kuharski
Bay Lake
Edward Kuharski
Poland
America
Wisconsin
Michigan
Library picks mix canonical novels with world tales
Mount Dora Public Library shelves a diverse new selection led by Beyond the Hungry Country by Louise Stinetorf and A Time to Love and a Time to Die by Eric Maria Remarque. Other notable titles include Never Victorious Never Defeated by Taylor Caldwell and The Royal Box by Frances Parkinson Keyes.
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Louise Stinetorf
Eric Maria Remarque
Mount Dora
Miss Stinetorf
Taylor Caldwell
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Helen Augur
Mexico
Lelia
Andre Maurois
George Sand
John Steinbeck
Mary Anne
Daphne du Maurier
Wayne Lee
John Campbell
Eldorado
Hollister Noble
Rex Stout
George Harmon Coxe
Pat Lagerkvist
Evelyn Berglund Shore
John Kieran
The Garden Spot Coffee Facts and Harvest Process
Coffee is a fruit product with orange like blossoms and jasmine fragrance. The fruit resembles cherries with green pits that are dried and roasted after removal. One tree yields about one pound of coffee per season from about two thousand cherries.
Shuffleboard Tales and Local Strip Mine Incident Recalled
A jumble of local notes recalls a strip mining mishap where Cousin Tom stripped a diving board near a 30 foot hole and drew a sheriff, plus shuffleboard results from Red and Black leagues, weekly trips to Umatilla, and birthdays. Earl Shorb plans a Hobart Indiana to Colorado Springs tournament, with tributes to Doc Horning and Judge Willmott turning 79.
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Cousin Tom
Tom
Kuhlman
Tom Hunter
Anna Beard
A. R. Kinsey
Anna Meadhe
Kreyer
C. B. Peterman
Walter Hall
Peterman-Hall
Umatilla
Kinsey
Ray Dooley
Rev. Kuhlman
Bill Neilson
Earl Shorb
Hobart
Ind
Lone Ranger
Doc Horning
Judge Willmott
Local church schedules list services and classes
A compiled notice lists church offerings and times for Baptist, Methodist, Church of Christ, Presbyterian, Latter Day Saints, Episcopal churches in town. It includes Bible School at 9:45 a.m. and various worship, choir, and midweek events on specific days.
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Baptist Church
Sixth and Tremain
David Coffield
Methodist Church
H. Mauriece Felton
Church OF Christ
Roy Burgess
General Assembly
Reorganized Church OF Esus Christ
Latter Day Saints
Robert E. Wise
First Church OF Christ Scientist
Lemon and Grove
Military Rites Held For Fred W. Sage
Military funeral services were held for Fred W. Sage a Mount Dora jeweler who died at his home July 7 Rev Frederick A Pope Jr officiated at the Rehbaum Funeral Home then at Pine Forest Cemetery with pallbearers T A Brotherson Nick Danesky Robert Widmer Ray Northrup Charles Bradford and Kenneth Jorgenson serving as honorary bearers past commander of the Mount Dora Legion post
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Forest Cemetery
Fred W. Sage
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Legion
T. A. Brotherson
Nick Danesky
Robert Widmer
Ray Northrup
Charles Bradford
Kenneth Jorgenson
Rehbaum
Frederick A. Pope, Jr
Farm Bill Emerges From Heated Debate
The Farm Bill advances after a heated debate on flexible price supports with an 82.5 percent compromise. Florida gains a provision to restrict imports unless they meet same grade standards as domestic produce, addressing dumping concerns. The Senate Tax Bill debate suggests further changes to double taxation relief for dividends.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Herlong
Florida
Senate
House
Conference Bill Stands As Equity Doubles Tax Relief Sought
The bill will be permitted to stand in conference. The group recognizes the inequity of double taxation and aims to correct it soon, though relief for taxpayers generally via increased exemptions remains challenging.
Let’s Laugh: George’s Reply About Age and Nine Children
A man meets a friend and notes George looks older. George says he’s trying to stay young. The friend asks how, and George replies with a punchline about nine of them.
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George
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Camellia Circle
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Leesburg
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