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Mount Dora Topic

Location

Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1950

Page

2

Fred Wheeler a lifelong community bowler and educator

Longtime East Longmeadow resident and owelite Fred Wheeler known as Fred to his bowling peers. He was a runner up in the 1943 singles, led a league team in 1949, and won the 1950 mixed doubles with Mrs Palmer. Wheeler served as a deacon and chaired worship in the Community Church and worked at the Springfield Armory during WWII.

Frederic A. Wheeler Fred Bob Reed Elmer Eckis Wling Breck Mrs. Palmer First National Bank East Longmeadow Mass Boys Garden Club Wheeler Springfield Armory Fairfax, Vt Burlington High School University of Vermont Phi Beta Kappa Vermont Burr and Burton Seminary Manchester Proctor Fairhaven Massachusetts Monson Brimfield Hampden Wilbraham Longmeadow Minnie Isabel Kinsman North Thetford Breckenridge and Morgan Edna Breckenridge Smathers

Rose growers warned on black spot control dangers

Rose growers are cautioned about indiscriminate use of sulfur dust to treat black spots on plants due to risk of burning. County Agent R E Norris notes one of the commercial copper compounds sold with usage directions as a safer alternative.

Pumice Stone Formed Deep in Earth Revealed

Pumice is a volcanic rock formed deep within the earth and brought to the surface by volcanic eruption.

Inter-Denominational Union Sermon at St. John PB

Bethel Free Methodist Mount Olive AME and St. John PB churches report a joyful Inter-Denominational Union service with a strong sermon. News notes include church visits by Rev. J Harris Rev McNair and families, a Mt. Carmel M B J Tangerine celebration, and updates on members and illness. Elizabeth Mills Green and family welcome twin girls Willie Mae and Willie Meanin.

Bethel Free Methodist Mount Olive Ame St. John PB J. Harris Bethel McNair Mason’s St Rev. Russell Patricia Hudson Lena Mae Williams Louisville B.T.U Barbara Ann Russell New York Lucindie Sauls Virgamae Mills Elizabeth Mills Green Willie Mae Willie Meanin Elizabeth Virgamae Elmore Mills Rebecca Banks Minnie P. Williams Jessie McClendon T. M. Thomas

Escape Costly for Ex-Deputy in Fla Fishing Case

Ray Cassells the ex deputy from Gainesville pleaded guilty after being found with a big seine in a boat near the Apopka canal. He received $300 fine and costs or six months in jail, while his companion Franklin Turner faced $150 fine and costs or six months.

Ray Cassells Gainesville Apopka Canal Ben Reeves Cassells Franklin Turner W. Troy Hall, Jr Turner

Weekly crossword puzzle clues summary for horizontal and vertical

Readable crossword clues list includes horizontal items such as pictured French historian and writer and various word meanings. Vertical clues encompass words like neither intense eject spoils mimic we grain frozen water stitch and others with abbreviations and short answers.

Shuffle Boarding Event Routes Wins and Club News

Eustis played Mount Dora on June 20 with Eustis 23 Mount Dora 13. High scorers were Eustis Arthur Powell and Osborn. Mount Dora’s Blumenstine and Barnhart. Kissimmee won the play off with Eustis set to meet Mount Dora Friday at 7 30 p m. Also reported is a bi monthly club dinner and news of Tom Hunter’s appendectomy in Leesburg.

Eustis Mount Dora Arthur Powell Mr. Osborn Bill Blumenstine Henry Barnhart Kissimmee W. Weidner Tom Hunter Holland Hospital Leesburg

How Did I Resist Drowning Em

Editor notes this piece by George Sims, winner in the Mount Dora Woman's club essay contest for the 1950 graduating class. He warns readers against counseling in a boys camp, recounting a summer of mischief, near drowning, and the stubborn resilience needed to survive. He reflects on the lure of money versus the rough realities.

George Sims Mount Dora Woman's Club

Deceit as Cure for Melancholia in Apes Sparks Debate

An introspective note blames a chaotic youth for teaching distrust and recalls a claim that psychologists advise deceit to cheer gorillas. The writer questions modern therapy and jokes about Gilbert and Sullivan as rivals in wit.

Woodshed

City Council Meets On July Fourth Despite Holiday

City Council members will hold their regular session next Tuesday despite Fourth of July holiday. Mayor D. Fletcher Crane announces the meeting proceeds as usual with no change to independence or schedule.

D. Fletcher Crane

Cauthen Grove Service and Farm Supplies Ad

Leesburg Florida grove business Cauthen Grove Service and Farm Supplies on Dixie Avenue promotes its role in supporting agriculture. The notice lauds management for experience, community progress, price reductions for growers, and public-spirited service as essential to regional normalcy and development.

Dixie Avenue Leesburg Florida Telephone Grove Grove Service Adv

Late June Good Time For Cotton Planting

County Agent R. E. Norris advises late June as a good time to plant cotton to improve lint quality. He attributes the higher quality to harvest after late summer rains and the hurricane season. Abandoned watermelon fields on the.

R. E. Norris

Seed programs and doctrine notes for cotton farming

Norris says finer soil improves cotton yields while farmers can buy seed from the Central Florida Long Staple Cotton association in Leesburg under manager George W Chain. The Monroe Doctrine is described as a belief that the Western Hemisphere should be free from external interference.

Norris Central Florida Long Staple Cotton Association Leesburg George W. Chain United States Western Hemisphere

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