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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1953
Page
2
The July issue of Lifetime Living features lawn bowling notes by Virginia Webb Schneider. Major Marsh reports Milwaukee tournament outcomes with Lake Park and Chicago clubs, plus a spread of Mount Dora residents sharing summer bowling plans and reasons for choosing the town.
Friends in Mount Dora learned of the death of Estella M. Higbee at her daughter’s home in Fairfield Connecticut. Funeral services were held in Beverly Hills Chicago. She had lived with Nellie McLachlan and was active in Lawn Bowling Club and Community Church Women’s Society.
Aig and I recount starting a watermelon seed bed in February, facing failures and late growth. After a long, hopeful wait in June the vines climbed a neighbor's fence, yielding four hen egg sized melons and six smaller ones, leading to a plan to sell ultra late season melons if desired.
Mount Dora's Little League team wore new uniforms as they beat Umatilla 4-1 in a rain shortened game. Bobby Vanzant pitched all innings, with Bill Vanzant catching, while Sonny Hughes struck out 11 in a later game against Apopka. Larry Smith hit a triple and led the offense. The team hosts Tavares at 3 p.m.
Police Chief and Mrs. James Orr leave Sunday for a summer trip through Texas and Oklahoma to visit relatives. They plan a first stop at Maude, Texas, then Clowder, Oklahoma to see an uncle he hasn't seen since 1919. En route they will pause in Sencnvito, South Carolina, to raise their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bagwell Jr.
Shuffleboard Mayor Heaton and Parks Commissioner Hughes oversee new concrete strips and a safety rail at the club, boosting comfort for all players. Mrs. Manson Miller and Jean Herblin led Red with 234, while Wariner-Peterman edged Black 101-54. a gals against guys playoff ended 101-81 in favor of the men. Eight two person teams journeyed to Eustis for intercity play, yielding 7 wins in 24 matches.
A man seeks thinning hair treatment from a barber who proposes singeing at double price claiming to seal the hair end. The man questions why chin hair grows despite years of daily cuts. The barber replies you aren’t the kind of feller the tale was made up to tell. A closing quip notes a man is never too busy to talk about how busy he is.
Mark Peters manager of Economy Auto Store Mount Dora returned from Atlanta where he attended a toy show hosted by the firm for store managers.
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