Wisconsin as Vacation Land and Bowling Notes
Wisconsin: year 1948 marks its 100th state birthday and hosts a strong vacation and dairy industry profile. Orlando Lawn Bowling Club notes include W S Cameron and other North Florida skips, plus recent week results and trebles scores from local bowlers.
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Wisconsin
Beauty Unlimited
Orlando Lawn Bowling Club
W. S. Cameron
North Florida
O. B. Shanley
Daytona Beach
Harry Harkins
Peabody
Claude Munson
T. C. Reed
Orlando
Edward Johnson
Mount Dora
Ed Johnson
Montclair
N. J
Carl Fuller
Cranberry Lake
Meeting Delayed by Lake County Chamber of Commerce
The June meeting is postponed due to officers being out of state. President J Keener Mizell announces all business will be moved to the July meeting.
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Lake County
Go For Broke Mount Dora Baseball Team
Mount Dora, in last place at Heim Field, heads to Eustis for a road game as fans rally behind the squad known as Go For Broke Mount Dora. The team has shown flashes of solid play despite a winless start and receives town support amid light crowds.
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Mount Dora
Heim Field
Dorans
Eustis
Mother Of Doran Dies In West
Mrs. Charles A. Hayward 82 formerly Mrs. Ralph Baker of Eustis died in a Los Angeles hospital June 13. She was mother of Mrs. Harry E. Backus of Mount Dora and leaves two sons W. A. and Ralph Baker of Los Angeles a daughter Mrs. Theodore Jones of New York City five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral and burial were held in Springfield Illinois yesterday. She will be remembered by friends made during visits with the Backuses.
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Charles A. Hayward
Ralph Baker
Eustis
Los Angeles
Cal
Mount Dora
Harry E. Backus
Backus
Springfield
Ill
Tuesay
Braden’s Police War Sparks City Turmoil and Threats
Louisville police chief Colonel Braden faces political attacks from the mayor and GOP, clashes with the Ku Klux Klan, and battles with a local editor over a risque burlesque. Threats to his family rise as Braden gains national notice for policing reforms.
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Oranizathich
Braden
G.O.P
Ge Géline
Gene Cod Fe
Ku Klux Klan
Louisville
Gayety
The
Mount Dora and Eustis Shuffleboard Clash in Weekend Meet
Mount Dora traveled to Eustis for a Friday contest amid a shower that left courts fair for play. Eustis led in the 39 75-point games 20 to 19, with Eustis Reds and Mount Dora Blacks posting top scores. A Saturday Red and Black clash drew a crowd as prize ceremonies and a fountain captioned sign highlighted club spirit and a $125.81 improvement cost funded by the town.
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Mount Dora
Eustis
Characteris
High Reds
Earl Shorb
Fred Place
High Blacks
Leon Herblin
Fred Erdman
Braden’s police reforms and the early U S identification system
Braden championed a police school in Louisville teaching both law principles and physical readiness. He pushed for a city police signal system and imported England’s modus operandi method, funding it with 18 wealthy Louisvillians at $100 each. The card index of criminal methods aided clues and helped spark national identification work.
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America
Louisville
Braden
National Bureau of Identification
Florida Grape Growers Show and Convention Date
The Florida Grape Growers association will hold its annual show and convention at the Leesburg Recreation Center on July 10. Dr. Charles Demko, president, announces the event and details.
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Florida Grape Growers Association
Leesburg Recreation Center
Charles Demko
Woman’s Club awards prize for David Blanchard essay
The Woman’s Club selected David Blanchard’s essay as first prize in the Senior Essay contest, paying ten dollars for his humorous impression of women drivers. The piece follows a male narrator’s frustrated drive behind a woman driver and ends with an unexpected line about a club’s mental health membership joke.
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Woman’s Club
David Blanchard
Lake County Accidental Deaths Decline In 1950
Dr J B Hall county health officer reported Lake County recorded 15 accidental deaths in 1950, a decrease from 17 in 1949. He noted many other counties saw increases of 200 to 350 percent, while Lake County’s toll fell.
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Lake County
J. B. Hall
Hall
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Leonard Barker
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Florida Powl?. Corporation
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