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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1948
Page
2
A column mixes lawn bowling lore with insect collecting tips and reminiscences. It covers the National Lawn Bowling Association tourneys at Niagara Falls and Mount Dora, plus humorous observations on bug hunting and the mischief of nets, stepladders, and dusty wings.
The service features a church quartet in place of the vacationing Chancel choir. Quartet members Adrianne Norton soprano Doris Harding alto William N. Lofrons tenor James E. Vincent bass. Mr Fred Mank to play the organ. Lectors Robert Thirner and Ross Duttery lead. Rev George Gibson delivers the sermon titled The Christian's Guardian Angels. Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Youth Fellowship 7 p.m.
An editor notes a prize winning essay by Miss Swort co about a biology class butterfly catching trial. The piece humorously details the trials of students assigned to capture butterflies for study, framed as a senior Woman's club contest entry.
A steady shower refreshed the course boosting fairways and greens for Sunday play. Willard Wadsworth plans a Maine summer visit before returning to Mount Dora in November. The club offers free golf instruction this summer with 50 cent nine hole rates after 4 pm on select days and practice greens open at all times. Ball winners included Rev Stackman and H L Trenham.
Under state rules set by the State Game and Fresh Water Commission, 57 Florida counties including Lake are to year round freshwater fishing. This season 10 Northwest Florida counties were closed during April and May. Wise distrust and constant watchfulness are the parents of safety.
Charity Jones a 29 year old mother of seven was slain by her husband Clifford Jones 30 who awaits murder trial in circuit court. Police say the attack occurred Saturday night on Grandview in East Town after she tried to flee following a warned revenge motive.
The Sunday lesson in First Church of Christ Scientist and affiliated churches centers on the question Is the Universe Including Man Evolved by Atomic Force. Golden Text cites II Corinthians 8 5 6. Bible passages Isaiah 48 17 and Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy stress spiritual view over material theory.
Mount Dora merchants will observe July Fourth on July Fifth if the Fourth falls on Sunday. Stores will close on Monday July Fifth to allow holiday observance for the Fourth of July Labor Day Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year.
The piece recounts four Wisconsin farm boys who invest in silver fox and mink farming to meet rising gin seng demand. By 1945 their venture grows into a major, million dollar operation, praised for courage and animal habits while noting the value of perseverance and self discipline.
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