Lawn Bowling Delights Growers Yet Rains Disrupt Rinks
Weather keeps lawn bowling light this week as heavy rains flood rinks and cancel sessions. Members travel on trips from Mount Dora to Maine and Michigan while others plan visits to Seattle and Lebanon. A clipping from Chicago Daily News notes lawn bowling described as a blend of shuffleboard and penny pitching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Clayton Cook
Mount Dora
Wae. Park
Arenas
Ruth
Vernon Sherrard
Maine
Elizabeth
John Mueller
Pentwater
Mich
Lucie
John Richmond
Lebanon
Kathy
Lillian
Herb Shore
Northwest
Seattle
Jean Herblin
Shelby
Arth Francis
Sanibel
Naples
Northside
Marion
Walter Gray
Dorans
Ann Blackburne
Chicago Daily News
Oak Park
Ill
Columbus
Climate factors influence soil pH sampling timing
Weather affects soil pH with spring and early summer pH often lowest. Excessive dry or wet years shift pH. calcium breakdown raises pH in wet periods and lowers it in dry periods. Sample yearly near the same time, preferably summer, to monitor acidity or alkalinity. Send questions to
Red and Black Shuffleboard Results and Events
June round robin in Lake County canceled by showers. June 13 Red and Black play saw 14 Red and Black courts with Al Becker in charge and top Red Billy Lee with 247 while Black top Harland Wheeler 264. Hayward-Smith win 100–57. June 15 Red and Black event ends with Simandl-Bridgman 101–72 as Legat-Sluss take 102–66. Officials listed. upcoming Week features Leesburg Round Robin, interclub match Mount Dora, and a club pot luck at the new clubhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Steele
Lake County
Eustis
Hayward-Smith
Wagner
Prentice
Miller Tyson
Miller
Wagner-Prentice
Earl Shorb
Arthur Jarrus
Harry Prentice
Fred Garbe
Nolet
Fred
Garbe
Wheeler
Frank Legat
Sluss
Legat-Sluss
John Sachs
Mr. French
Loy
Mount Dora
Leesburg
Ount Dora
Fernald Hutchins
Hendersonville
N. C
It's an Old Man's Game Echoes in Dorans' Amen Chorus
An enigmatic fragment notes pious echoes at Dorans with the refrain Amen. The speaker recalls an old pastime and a hook that drew fascination, while others respond in agreement. The brief lines evoke communal listening and shared reverence in a sparse scene.
St Marys M E Church Youth Lead Charity Program
East Town church program featured a Sunday school session led by Juniors with a strong program and a fund drive for the Leesburg convention. Miss St Marys M B Church and a boy king were crowned. Speaker Mr Charlie Perry Jr praised by family. Nat Baptist Convention noted for September. Several sick listed and Angenett Moore recalled returning from New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Town
St. Mary’s M. E
Leesburg
St. Mary’s
M. B
King
Charlie Perry
Perry
Tallahassee
National Baptist Convention
McNair
Kattie Hardy
Julia. Mitchel
Catherine Jones
Dora Fletcher
Deacon Champan
Onie Jones
Angenett Moore
New York City
Recognition Dinner Honors First Presbyterian Choir Members
Choir members of the First Presbyterian Church were honored at a recognition dinner held Monday evening in Fellowship Hall. Miss Grace Davis and J Stewart Banks were honored for their faithful service. Choir director Mrs T J Simpson received a gift of appreciation. Travel slides were shown after the dinner. Mrs Arthur and Mrs Margaret Volker were hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Fellowship Hall
Grace Davis
J. Stewart Banks
T. J. Simpson
Arthur
Margaret Volker
Women hold Christmas workshop at Presbyterian church
Mrs Roy Worrell hosted a Christmas workshop at her home on Tuesday for members of the Women's Association of the Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Worrell
Women’s Association of the Presbyterian Church
Bridge Winners Shine in Lake County Howell Movement
In a five table Howell event by the Lake County Duplicate Bridge Club, North South winners were led by Mrs. Robert Montgomery of Mount Dora and Steve Johnson of Eustis. Second went to Mrs. Madge Gardner of Eustis and Mrs. Wesley Elsten of Leesburg, with third to Mrs. J. B. Murphy of Eustis and Mrs. Ernest Butler of Mount Dora. East West top honors went to Mrs. James Giltner of Mount Dora and Mr. Wesley Elsten of Leesburg, with second to Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Hufford of Leesburg and third to Mrs. Fred Camper of Leesburg and Mrs. A. L. Shirley of Asheville NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Duplicate Bridge Club
Robert Montgomery
Mount Dora
Steve Johnson
Eustis
Madge Gardner
Wesley Elsten
Leesburg
J. B. Murphy
Ernest Butler
East
West
James Giltner
H. D. Hufford
Fred Camper
A. L. Shirley
Asheville
N. C
Mount Dora News Briefs Highlight Local Wartime Efforts
Ten percent pay deductions begin for war bond purchases as registration starts for a Florida Defense Force unit in Mount Dora. Delegates, 232 plus 30 faculty, gather for Presban Senior Conference at Lakeside Inn. Local residents, travel, births, and honors noted including Kiwanis honor, Guam assignment, and theater outing for town baseball team fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Florida Defense Force
Presban
Lakeside Inn
Lois Andrews
C. D. Key
Biloxi
Miss
Tax Assessor Cas sady to mail 40000 valuations this week
County Tax Assessor R G Cassady begins mailing over 40 000 new property tax valuations this week as part of the annual reassessment process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Cassady
Dentists Gather Reading Material for Vietnam and Indonesia
About two tons of medical and dental textbooks and periodicals were collected by the Lake County Dental Society for shipment to dentistry and medical schools in South Vietnam and Indonesia. Volusia County Dental Society sponsored crating and shipping under Dr. Phillip Fleuchaus. Mount Dora physicians and dentists including Dr. Bruce A. Gill Dr. Fred Andrews Dr. Robert Montgomery and others contributed to the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County Dental Society
South Vietnam
Indonesia
Volusia County Dental Society
Phillip Fleuchaus
Mount Dora
Bruce A. Gill
Fred Andrews
Robert Montgomery
Ees Vason
Robert Ells
Kindergarten Opening by Mrs Anna Rae Straight in Lake Franklin Park
Mrs Anna Rae Straight will open a home kindergarten in Lake Franklin Park for the coming school year. Children five years of age on Jan 1 may enroll. Straight has taught first grade at Rose Borough Elementary School in Mount Dora for the past eight years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Rae Straight
Lake Franklin Park
Straight
Roseborough
Mount Dora
Florida Bank Deposits Rise With Yearly Increase
Florida banks reported deposits totaling 5.3 billion dollars across 322 banks as of January 1. The gain was eight percent from 1961 and seventeen percent from 1959, with Florida outpacing the national deposit growth figure of fourteen percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Vanquished Spoils In War Asks For Reflection
A compact reflection on how defeat often yields unexpected gains, quoted by Havelock Ellis. The saying notes that in many wars the vanquished may reap the finest spoils, challenging common assumptions about victory and reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havelock Ellis
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Bronson
First Federal
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Fifth Ave Avenue
Chevrolet
S. Bay St
Eustis, Florida
Kiwanis
Mount Dora Kiwanis
E. E. Lewis
Guam
Lewis
Sam P. Ford
Pittsburgh
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Re Gan McWhorter
Walter C. McWhorter
Kathy Elaine Lynn
George T. Lynn
Princess Theater
Pride of
Cerone Il Fiyct Electric Glass Saal Boats
Wm. P. Wingler & Son
Golden TR
Sylvan Sh
APT
Odom
Doris
Donnelly Street
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