Lawn Bowling Notes From Week of Community Events
Readers are updated on local lawn bowling club happenings including new club writers and post trip reflections from New England, Minnesota and Ohio. The column mentions improvements at Evans Park, new park commissioner Jim Harris, ownership changes at the old ice house camp, July 4 potluck plans, and recovering members Olin Eckley and Bill Morrison.
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New England
Kate Ensign
Cambridge
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Mabel Semler
American Association of University Women
Charles
Harold
Gladys
Newark
Ohio
Edith
Grand Marais
Minn
Col. Jedlicka
Dot
Tom Shipes
Evans Park
Gilbert Park
Jim Harris
Arthur Hartley
Olin Eckley
Bill Morrison
Citrus Commission presses three year plan after post freeze survey
Florida Citrus Commission outlines findings from a market survey showing four million fewer families bought frozen orange concentrate in April and a 40 percent drop in juice purchases from last year. Homer Hooks says ads and merchandising will restore demand and defend the Florida citrus franchise against cheaper substitutes. The note ends with a startling line about the dwindling whooping crane population.
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Florida Citrus Commission
Florida Citrus
Commission
William E. Black
Dr. Black
Homer E. Hooks
Hooks
Rose expert speaks at Mount Dora Garden Club meeting
McTureous of Umatilla addresses 60 plus members on roses grafted to Rosa Fortuniana rootstock. He argues disease resistant stock eliminates yearly replanting, outlines bed prep, sun exposure and spacing for six foot roses, with samples and a color slide show to close.
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Mount Dora
McTureous
Umatilla
Florida
Harry W. Fogg
Patrol Predicts Holiday Deaths
The Florida Highway Patrol predicts 19 people will die in traffic crashes during the July 4 holiday weekend from 6 p.m. July 3 to midnight July 7. The 102 hour period is 72 hours longer than the 1962 holiday when two deaths occurred. The Patrol also reports 130 May traffic fatalities across 36 of Florida’s 67 counties.
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Florida Highway Patrol
Duplicate Winners in Howell Movement at Golden Triangle
In a five table Howell movement on Thursday at the Golden Triangle Duplicate Bridge Club, winners were Col and Mrs J Bornman first, Mrs J J Matche and Eugene Richey second, Mrs Robert Montgomery and Steve Johnson third, and Mrs Kenneth Hill with Mrs Paul Johnson fourth.
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Golden Triangle
Col
J. Bornman
J. J. Matche
Eugene Richey
Robert Montgomery
Steve Johnson
Kenneth Hill
Paul Johnson
Mount Dora News Roundup Highlights People and Events
Mary White plans fall return to Mount Dora. Victory garden tomatoes shine from L R Treman’s yard. Five Methodist youth fellowship members join Pastor Clayton Doggett at the High School Institute. Navy recruiter to visit for 17 year olds. Annie Turrentine fund nears two hundred dollars. Mel Wagner elected Mount Dora Lions Club president. Lake County parks serve 45 090 monthly visitors on 2 457 acres. Col and Mrs Forest Braden celebrate 50th anniversary. Mount Dora Hotel to close for summer. Senate discusses world disarmament and development.
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Mary White
Mount Dora
Victory Gardens
L. R. Treman
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Clayton Doggett
Methodist High School
Navy
Annie Turrentine
Mel Wagner
Mount Dora Welcomes New Pet Raccoon Neighbor
A raccoon arrives as a new pet friend in Mount Dora, attracting local attention and sparking neighborhood curiosity about care, safety, and integration with residents and wildlife.
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Mount Dora
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