Bowls Humor and Home Notes Share Summer Glimpses
A humorous Bowls column features verse and jokes from The Humour of Bowls by J. P. Munro, with light commentary on players and tips. It also reports on the Blakes' cottage vacation near Canandaigua Lake and the Pratts’ Maine summer home, plus brief bowling scores and social notes from Friday night games and July bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Jim
Yoeiahia Drake
Blakes
Canandaiga Lake
Pratts
Muscongus Bay
Friendship
Maine
Eastern Yacht Club
Friendship Harbor
Ida Fuller
Pulis
Garrison
Kellog
Skip
Marie
Warren
Austin
Bombke
Spencer
Grant
Harrington
How Judge Will Got His Title Through Cigar Tales
A humorous Wewoka legend explains how Judge Will mott earned his nickname. Two rivals settle debt claims without courts, pick a referee, and each sends cigars as gifts. The referee exposes the scheme with cheap cigars, concluding the men must share the spoils and the judge’s title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willmott
Wewoka
Okla
Oklahoma
West
Syuincluinges
Evereferee
Congress Life Is Rugged But It Is Rewarding
The 83rd Congress windup prompts Rep A S Syd Herlong to reflect on adjournment and the toll of public service. He notes many lawmakers who died this term and discusses the strenuous pace, time pressures, and sacrifices, while praising the enduring rewards of serving in Congress and the example set by long-serving members Sam Rayburn and Carl Vinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Munro
Royal Victorian Bowling Association of Australia
Cong. A. S
Syd
Herlong
Congress
Senate
Butler and Griswold
Nebraska
Smith and Hoey
North Carolina
Taft
Ohio
Tobey
New Hampshire
Hunt
Wyoming
House
Sabath
Illinois
Cox
Georgia
Hull and Murray
Wisconsin
South Carolina
Stigler
Wake
Oklahoma
Farrington
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Carl Vinson
Armed Services Committee
Shuffleboard Rivalry Amid Red and Black Contest
Shuffleboard players report a lively Wednesday session with Doc Kreyer and Manson Miller taking top Red honors while Mrs Lena Gibbs and Bill Nelson led Black. The column notes a hospital update for Jimmy Hughes and entries from Eustis and Mount Dora, including 40 players and several high scores.
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Doc
Manson Miller
Doc Kreyer
Lena Gibbs
Bill Neilson
Harry Prentice
A. E. Young
Istine Short
Mr. Prentice
Eustis
Peterman
Beard
James Hughes
Highland Sr
Mount Dora
Bob Aggerton
Kuhlman
Ray Dooley
Ed Smart
Jean Herblin
Recreation programs enliven Eustis area youth scene
Summer recreation in Eustis under Wallace Milner includes swimming lessons at a lake and tennis volleyball softball and fishing. Attendance totaled 583 in tennis with 300 nightly fans at a Mount Dora Leesburg softball tournament. Fishing Tuesdays at Mount Dora Fish Camp reports Willie Manning with eight fish in a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallacea Oe Dail Milner -Ees Udes
Eustis
Merritt
Mount
Leesburg
Mount Dora
Lines
Willie Eign Manning
GETS NEW MEMBERS Golden Triangle retirees group adds nine names
Newest members of the Golden Triangle chapter of the National Association of Retired Civil Employees are announced. The list includes Christine C. Short George H. Mahl Claude B. Onsted Florence Henricksen Prior V. Nelson Frederick Noepel Mable C. Hux Myron J. Brummitt Dora W. Clore with locations Mount Dora Eustis Tavares Umatilla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Triangle
National Association of Retired Civil Employees
Christine C. Short
George H. Mahl
Claude B. Onsted
Mount Dora
Florence Henricksen
Prior V. Nelson
Frederick Noepel
Eustis
Mable C. Hux
Myron J. Brummitt
Tavares
Dora W. Clore
Umatilla
Phillips and Dodd Attend National Championship in Traverse City
Agg and seg a Wi of Chicago along with Mr and Mrs John Phillips and Mr and Mrs Earl Dodd of Mount Dora are all attending the National Championship tournament at Traverse City Michigan this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agg
Chicago
John Phillips
Earl Dodd
Mount Dora
Traverse City
Mich
Man’s drinking leaves him without coat or food
A reflective line notes that heavy drinking can strip a man of basic necessities like clothing and meals, highlighting the ruinous impact of excess. The quote underscores consequences of habit and the struggle to maintain dignity.
A Hut is All You Sent for Eternal Home
The Rev Dr C A Carrier preached at the Presbyterian church about an earthly afterlife lesson. A rich woman’s expectation is contrasted with Heaven’s real construction materials, stressing that hope anchors life when accepted and lived. Services continue at the Masonic temple with music by Charles Grau and colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Carrier
Presbyterian Church
Conlee
Carmel
Masonic Temple
Charles Grau
Man and Woman Creation Quip Sparks Lighthearted Debate
A humorous note claims God made woman last to avoid advice during man’s creation. The comment frames a playful gender dynamic, presenting no factual event or source.
East Town Churches Celebrate Spiritual Feast and Gather for Rallies
Last Sunday in East Town featured a large congregation at St Mary MB church with a Bible school and a powerful sermon by Rev McNair. The day included devotion at 2 30, choir rehearsal, remarks by Rev Newman and Rev Williams delivering two sermons, a generosity collection, and kind thanks from Rev Spells. A Holiness church pastor's birthday dinner followed with several attendees present. The Pallbearers Society plans its third quarterly union at Bunnell Florida on the fifth Sunday with a 9 30 departure from East Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Town
St. Mary MB
Russell
W. M. Newman
J. W. Williams
McNair
Rosia J. Thompson
N. R. McNair
Edmond Torrence
Beatrice Gordon
Felix Wilson
Leatha Andrews
Lottie Thomas
Summers
Pallbearers Society
No. 5 Society
Bunnell
Fla
T. M. Thomas
Lake Municipal League Praised at Summer Meeting
Lake County League of Municipalities gathered at Alexander Springs for its Summer meeting to hear Gordon T. Butler of the Florida League of Municipalities. State Rep. J. A. Tar Boyd and County Judge W. Troy Hall Jr. spoke as Butler praised the league as the oldest in Florida and perhaps the South. The next meetings are in Leesburg in October and Mount Dora in January with City Clerk Herbert Trenh am of Tavares as president.
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Mount Dorn
Lake County League of Municipalities
Alexander Springs
Gordon T. Butler
Jacksonville
Florida League of Municipalities
J. A. “Tar” Boyd
Leesburg
W. Troy Hall
Butler
Lake County League
Florida
South
Herbert Trenham
Tavares
Mount Dora
What a judge title sticks after peace is declared
A fragment recalls a scene where attorneys trade lines about closing a case and two parties part ways with peace. Amid the exit one commentator proclaims what a judge, echoing a nickname that endures in local lore.
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Arthur Murray
Sam
Sue
Susie
King George
Georgius Ex
By Morris Deering
Kreyer
Manson
E. Town
Lake Municipal League
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