Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club Members Share News
Former member Willard M. Bryant recalls a winter visit and playing with longtime altdimers. Jane F. Wolfert notes early records and new benches and 250 members. Dr. Nelson S. Mayo reports Mrs. Mayo wheelchair bound. Ralph H. Edwards and Nellie MacLachlan share Mount Dora news and new members. Walter Kreutz in ill health. condolences to George H. Davis. Jesse Smith reports extended tour. his father and mother celebrated 64th anniversary. Fred Wheeler sends a final note from East Longmeadow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant
Jane F. Wolfert
Portland
Ore
Jack Converse
Louis Tremain
Dan Bishop
Mount Dora
Nelson S. Mayo
Mulberry Place
Highland Park
Mayo
Mayos
Villa Dora
Ralph H. Edwards
Norwalk
Nellie MacLachlan
Ralph
Walter Kreutz
South Natick
Mass
Florida
New England
George H. Davis
Brookline
George
Helen
Lakeside Inn
Jesse Smith
Jesse
George B. Smith
Hannibal
Fred Wheeler
East Longmeadow
Lake Dora Ramp Expanded Despite Low Water
Lake Dora’s dry period prompts Gilbert Park cove ramp extension. Council authorizes Bill Prinz to spend about 100 dollars to lay 20 feet of concrete and add landing mats to aid boaters and prevent damage as boaters increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Dora
Gilbert Park Cove
Council
Bill Prinz
Northbound travels and garden flourish in brisk season
The note mentions a trip north and a large garden with 16 kinds of vegetables and abundant flowers. The Alphonzo Porters split time between Booth Bay Harbor Maine and Minneapolis, focusing on painting. They won't return to the Sunshine State until January. Arthur and Bess Nelson departed Sunday for their annual trip north to visit their children and the Eardley Wilmots depart Wednesday for Stratford Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonzo Porters
Booth Bay Harbor
Minneapolis
Sunshine State
Arthur
Bess Nelson
Eardley Wilmots
Stratford
Conn
G W Schwert Dies Suddenly at Mount Dora Home
George W. Schwert 66 a former Texas Oil Co industrial relations manager died of a heart attack Monday in Mount Dora after retiring from New York office last year. Survived by wife a son George Jr two sisters and two grandchildren. funeral at St Mary of the Lakes Eus tis. Interment Pine Forest cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Schwert
Oil Company
Mount Dora
Schwert
Texas Oil Co
New York
Overlooker
Rehbaum
Pine Forest Cemetery
McCree Assigned to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Roy J. McCree airman second class and son of Mr and Mrs Howard McCree of Mount Dora has been assigned to duty at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson Arizona. He joined the force in November 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy J. McCree
Howard McCree
Mount Dora
Davis Montham Air Force Base
Tuscon, Ariz
Air Force
Force
Citrus Growers Mark Sixth Year of Florida Mutual
Florida Citrus Mutual celebrates six years as J Ed Fortner of Mount Dora notes anticipated growth in membership. From a 1948 downturn when prices fell and bankruptcies rose, the mutual expanded to aid growers with price outlooks and legislative representation, while annual membership drives see few withdrawals and many new enrollments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Citrus Mutual
J. Ed Fortner
Mount Dora
Mutual
Florida Bankers Association
Florida Citrus
Dog Named Defendant In Traffic Accident
A big gray dog was named the defendant in a traffic accident that damaged Frank Haas Jr.’s car by 37 dollars. A 13 year old cyclist, Kirk Williamson Sr., riding Sixth Avenue, prompted the incident when the dog leapt toward him and clipped the bike into Haas’s car. No formal charges were filed against either the boy or the dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Haas, Jr
Kirk Williamson, Johns Sr
Shuffleboard Scores and Socials Round Mount Dora Visit
Shuffleboard reports from Mount Dora and Leesburg feature match results among local clubs. Reds led by Dodd and Legat post 243 and 240 point plays, with playoffs won by the Reds while blacks suffer a 102 to 70 defeat. Nearby members plan a trip to New York City aboard a tramp steamer to Panama and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. H. Kuhlman
Ufflers
Hunter
Dora
Caer
Mount Dora
Eustis
Burg
Tilla
Ermont
Leerevenant
the _Squires
Reds
Mrs. West Mie
Rodin Lin
Leesburg
Cowley Kiss
Umatili
Nielson
Prentice
Defea
Rown
Engler
Dodd
Legat
Phillips
Hughes
Dad
Simandl
Brown
Nieson
Erdman
Ben Birchard
New York City
Panama
Central American
Mount Dora Little League Dominates Opening Game
Mount Dora Little League opened with a 19 to 4 win as Neal Durden Sonny Hughes and Danny Dake led a strong pitching and hitting effort. Pickren caught while Durden pitched two innings and Hughes finished the six inning win. The team, coached by Ronald Aldrich, heads to Umatilla today and plans a home game next Monday against Tavares with players Moorhead McDonald Flavell Lane Lynch Burchett Tanner Vogeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Umatilla
M. Pickten
Claude Padgett
Danny Dake
Neal Durden
Barry Graves
Billy Shivers
Durden
Sonny Hughes
Pickren
Ronald Aldrich
Tavares
Burton Moorhead
Jack McDonald
Herbert Flavell
Stephen Lane
John Lynch
Charles Burchett
Larry Tanner
Skipper Vogeler
Woodworth Wins Lewis Scholarship For Florida Law Study
Buster Brown declines the Lewis scholarship, leaving Glenn Woodworth to accept the award and enroll at the University of Florida to study law. The $400 annual scholarship requires teaching in a Florida school after graduation or repayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster Brown
Lewis
Glenn Woodworth
University of Florida
Glenn Brown
Florida
Chord in Every Heart Inspired by Ouida Quote
A reflective line notes that every heart contains a chord and a sigh when touched by the right hand, attributed to Ouida, suggesting a poetic view of human emotion. The remark echoes themes of sensitivity and resonance in art and life.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Willard M. Bryant
West Hartford
Aldtimers
WLCO
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Lake County
Russ Williams
University of Miami
The
Lake Scottish Rite Club
Ladies of the Lake Auxiliary
Williams
A. J. Thomas
Bahia Temple
Orlando
J. Toms Dover
Scottish Rite Club
Marion F. Brinker
Burt Rutledge
N. Orange Orlando
Tland Cement Association
North Main Street
G. W. Schwert
Tuscon
Little League
Wise Boat Works
Croxton Leather Shop
A. W. Peterson
Moun Dora
Suse
Chrysler
America
Eustis Auto Inn, Inc
Bay & Orange Ave
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