Mount Dora Bowling Club Notes And Arrivals
The Mount Dora bowling column covers club events, committee reports, and social highlights. It notes the vegetable special strike, construction of a new club addition funded by Frank Taylor, and plans for an Eastern Division tournament in August. New members Tom Spencer and Orlando club bookings are mentioned alongside a gift painting by Mrs. Stephen Gregor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Board
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Governors
Florida
Great Brotherhood of Bowlers
Hari-Kari
Mount Dora
Rehm
Pulis
Heaton
Grant
Art Nelson
Frank Taylor
Massachusetts
Mable Swift
House
Harry Matthews
Jim Nelson
Taylor
Harry the Swift
Harry
New York City
Frank Bridgman
Bridgy
Jimmie James
Tremain
Nelson
Maben
Marsh
James
Oldsters
Harry Soper
Alan Grant
Tom Spencer
Orlando
Orlando Club
Mary Frances
Blackburn
Ada Nelson
Jim
Judy Heaton
Steve
Lotta Gregor
Stephen Gregor
Last Rites Held For Miss Flora E. Woodward
Miss Flora E. Woodward 86 died after a long illness and was buried in Franklin Massachusetts. She taught school in Long Island New York and Medway Massachusetts before moving to Mount Dora. She leaves a niece Mrs Robert Carlson of Franklin and a nephew Wright Patnes of Medway. Mr H J Akehurst and his wife hosted her home and accompanied the remains to Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Mass
Flora E. Woodward
Mount Dora
Miss Woodward
Long Island
N. Y
Medway
Robert Carlson
Wright Patnes
Mount Dore
H. J. Akehurst
Akehurst
Briggs Heads to Washington A Lone Freelance Bureaucrat Dream
A humorous piece follows Mr. Briggs as he contemplates a trip to Washington, D. C. to join the bureaucratic ranks. He jokes about the perks of a life without elections, the salary based on spending, and relies on a network of connections to break in. He references Syd Herlong and a Mayflower Hotel elevator operator as part of his imagined path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Leesburg
U. S
Green Pastures
Army Air Force
Mayflower
Syd Herlong
Syd
Bailiwick
St John P B and Bethel F M Church Services Highlight Local Week
East Town notices praise at St John P B and Bethel F M churches with sermons by Rev Morton and remarks on St John's Day origins. Local residents travel plans, visitors from New York and Georgia are noted, plus a reminder about concealed weapons penalties.
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St. John P.B
Bethel F.M
Mason Brothers
Leesburg Umatilla
East Town
Masonic Hall
T. D. Williams
Rev. Morton
Eustis
A.M.E
Mable Price
Rosie
Ruby Anderson
Mt. Olive A.mle
St. Mary MB. Church
A. L. Russell
Florida
St. Mary, Mount Dora
Gethsemane M. B
T. M. Thomas
Remembering Hands Over Faces Says Margaret Dravo
A fragment quotes Margaret Dravo reflecting on memory and trust, noting she recalls hands more clearly than faces and trusts their speech over spoken words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Dravo
Fishermen Score Big Bass Hauls at Lake Dora
C E Abbott shows off a 9½ pound whopper and several large catches while Dr J J Lee also nets five bass Tuesday and five more Wednesday. Mount Dora Fish Camp notes many fish being landed as Lake Dora remains productive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Abbott
Donnelly
Lake Dora
J. J. Lee
Mount Dora
Sutleys Move To Jacksonville
Gene Sutley and Ruth Shipes Sutley relocate from Mount Dora to Jacksonville. He joins the International Harvester Co. as an accountant after graduating from Stetson University this spring. she previously worked for Dr. Robert Wason. Frank A. Vanderlip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Eugene Sutley
Ruth Shipes
Jacksonville
Sutley
The
International Harvester Co
Stetson University
Robert Wason
Schools as Front for Pork Barrel Claims in Florida
The Florida Taxpayers association in Tampa charges that public schools are used as a respectable front for propaganda to push a special legislative session and a pork barrel for city county and state politicians. They argue schools could have funded modest increases via small luxury taxes, but sales tax lobbyists blocked that, using schools to justify a large grab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Florida Taxpayers Association
Tampa
League of Municipalities
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur Nelsons
Muriel
Frank the Bridgman
Brooklynese
Flatbush Avenue
A. Granberry Grant
Mable Reese
Harry Briggs
Bob Decker
Elizabeth
New Jersey
Paul B. Brown
Eustis, Fla
Make Brown’s
Your Shopping Center
First Federal Savings & Loan Association of
Lake County
W. Main ST
Leesburg, Fla
Baby
Uty
Vas
Mr. Briggs
Briggs
Milwaukee
Fes
Victor McLaglen
Slate Brewing CO
Milwauker, Wis
Eustis Road
Gene Sutleys
Frank A. Vanderlip
Markwell
J. G. Ray, JR
Rexall
Jimmie
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