Shuffleboard visitors and county club action noted in town
Visitors from Plainfield New Jersey Lloyd Ord his wife and their daughter Susan Ann stayed with Clara and Butch Ewing while Lloyd takes vacation from Western Electric The article recalls local shuffleboard play with 38 teams 57 games 18 wins for our group and lists winning pairs plus playoff scores A heavy rain ends the Saturday shuffle session and moves the town to Sunday church attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
N. J
Lloyd Ord
Susan Ann
Pooch
Scottie
Angus McDonald
al Schweitzer
Hender— Hospital
Hendersonville
Lawn Bowling Club
John
Zoa Houston
Columbian St
South Weymouth
Mass
Our Gang
Eustis
Umatilla
Clermont
Leesburg
Bessie Phillips
Grace Dooley
Harry Prentice
Verna
Frank Legat
Tom Hunter
Ray Dooley
Maud Sharpe
Cecille Hall
Fred Simandle
Walter Hall
Anna Beard
Bob Mills
Beavers
al Premo
Bill Hayward
Bert Peterman
Big Bill Sharpe
Doc Seibert
Harold Brown
Paul Pheil
Jimmy Hughes
Willmott
Hughes-Willmott
Premo-Hayward
Anna Muecke
Myra Englar
Brown-Pheil
Mulching tips from Founders Circle gardener
The Garden Spot columnist JOSEPHINE SIMPSON urges mulching to protect roots and conserve moisture using leaves kitchen scraps moss old paper and manure. She notes organic matter boosts growth and cites a belief that gardens reflect care with richer foliage and blooms along with a sun shielded soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Simpson
Eden
Adam
Gethsemane
Calvary
Sorrento and Mt Plymouth News Briefs
Mrs Arlen Bagwell improves after July 20 operation in Eustis hospital. Capt Joseph Albrecht also improves likely to leave soon. Mrs Laura Pim hospitalized in Toledo Ohio. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Richard Pounds on July 23. John Ferris family visits from Miami and Sgt Worth Green family returns from South Carolina. Butch heals after peace. John and Mrs Long return from Ohio vacation. Long’s mother stays in Ohio for winter. Yvonne Thompson on summer work at Stetson University in Dayton Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlen Bagwell
Eustis
Joseph Albrecht
Laura Pim
Toledo
Ohio
Richard Pounds
John Ferris
Paul
Miami
Worth Green
South Carolina
Butch
John Long
Stetson University
Yvonne Thompson
Dayton
Traffic Up Highway 50 Volume Through Clermont Groveland
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce announces that Highway 50 through Clermont and Groveland was the second most traveled in the state during June with an average daily traffic of 5,716 vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Groveland
Lake County
Retired at 13 Little League players bid farewell
A Kiwanis retirement ceremony honored six Mount Dora Little League players who retired at age 13. Coach Ronald Aldrich presented baseballs for their service as Sadler, Padgett, Graves, Pickten, McDonald, and Dake were pictured. The team beat Eustis 9 1 in the same afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Ronald Aldrich
Aldrich
J. M. Pickten
Barry Graves
Robert Sadler
Jack McDonald
Claude Padgett
Donnie Dake
Young Sadler
Mount Dora
Eustis
Summer bowling notes and letters from readers
Readers share notes about bowling columns, travel, and correspondence. Mentions include Mabel Reese thanking contributors, reports of matches and doubles scores, and letters from Bill Carthew, Lloyd and Lida Oster, and the Bridgmans. A muskie fishing misadventure and Seaway plans are noted along with health wishes for Cap Mitchell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormond Beach
Bill” Carthew
Canada
Lloyd
Lida Oster
Whitefield
N. H
Spalding Inn
Frank
Ruth Bridgman
Etta McDonald
Ed Dwelle
Gill
LeBoutillier
Bridgmans
Helen
Dr. Pratt
Friendship
Lou Heaton
John Chesley
Abraham Hatfield
John
Marge
Mitchell
Harold Blakes
Canandaigua
N. Y
Northumberland
Bess Harrington
Bess
Bennett
Margaret
Colonel Irwin
Wisconsin
Lake Superior
Major Marsh
White Cloud
Mich
Chatham
Ont
Florida
London
Orlando
Charles Tigh
Helen Hutchinson
Rena Palmer
Lake Placid
St. Lawrence River
St. Lawrence Seaway
Mount Dora
E.L. Wallace
Roland Morse
E. E. Lewis
Mount Dora Little Leaguers Clinch Area Title
Mount Dora's Little League team won the area championship with a doubleheader sweep over Tavares, 6-1 and 9-1, to break a three way tie with Umatilla. Sonny Hughes and John Lynch pitched well, limiting opponents to four hits. Neal Durden, Bill Shivers, Kert Sadler, Donnie Dake, Lynch, Pickren and Paul Haskins led at bat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Tavares
Ronald Aldrich
Umatilla
Lake County
Sonny Hughes
John Lynch
J. M. Pickren
Neal Durden
Bill Shivers
Kert Sadler
Donnie Dake
Lynch
Pickren
Paul Haskins
Hughes
Eustis
Stephen Lane
Man vows to keep peace after curb on night quarrel
A city quarrel disturbed neighbors in the eastern section and led to police court. One participant told Mayor Lou L. Heaton that he would walk the streets at night to calm his plight and save what little he had. He blamed worry and debt for his outburst as his wife cried over debt and a failing income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou L. Heaton
South Florida
Palm Beach
Heaton
4 H Girls Camp in Ocala Forest Delights in Weeklong Program
Thirty three Lake County 4 H club girls attend Camp McQuarrie in the Ocala National Forest for a week of activities and classes. The electric project receives emphasis with instructors from Florida Agricultural Extension Service Florida Power Corp and a representative of the electric company. A safety talk is also planned by Newell B Thornhill. Emily King state 4 H agent teaches a crafts class with Mount Dora attendees Barbara Jo Moore and Judith Rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Camp McQuarrie
Ocala National Forest
A. M. Pettis
Florida Agricultural Extension Service
Lois Porter
Florida Power Corp
Howard Rice
The
Electric Power Company
Newell B. Thornhill
Florida’ Highway Patrol
Emily King
Mount Dora
Barbara Jo Moore
Judith Rose
Springs Attract About 130 Visitors Daily In July Study
A report by Mr and Mrs Fred Schultz Springs supervisors shows Alexander Springs in Ocala National Forest drew about 130 visitors daily from July 1 to July 20. The finding comes to the Alexander Springs association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Springs
Ocala National Forest
Fred Schultz
Verbal Gems and Quotes from Shaw Plumer and Penn
A collection of quotes attributed to George Bernard Shaw and W. S. Plumer, followed by a William Penn maxim. The excerpts debate openness to new ideas, generosity with wealth, and doing good for intrinsic reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bernard Shaw
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By Morris Deering
Rock Springs Dairy
Apopka
Sorrento
Mt. Plymouth
By Elenor Sammons
Lake Saunders Manor
Depen Cement Co
Robert J. Macher
Chestnut St
Lake Saunders
New York
Mabel Reese
Enotant
Rastus
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Dora’s Little Leaguers
A&m
Highland Avenue
Gray & Hill
Ndell & Hill
W. S. Plumer
William Penn
Leonard Barker
Sylvan Shores
Gro Sylvan Shores
Central Florida
Henry Stein
Sylvan Shores Hotel
Swift
Parklane
Jesse Jewell
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