Social column notes from a breezy Florida gathering
The piece reports scattered social results from Peabody and DeLand matches, illness among members, and a Southeastern Division meeting where Al Berry was reelected president. It covers a Board of Governors meeting, a Gainesville trip by Ed McKay, a Friday bridge party with high scorers, flu cases in the Camp family, hospital stays for Grace Hower and Myra Fisk, and visits from Mrs Hadley Freeman and friends on the way to Fort Lauderdale. It also mentions an Old Grads reunion, and a humorous anonymous bowler tale about Hiram Cheaply and General MacArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody
DeLand
al Berry
Winnie
Charlie Semler
Rufus Howe
A.S.B.A
Board of Governors
Ed McKay
Gainesville
Helen
Mabel
Semler
Ewing Mason
Winifred
Bill Camp
Bill
Grace Hower
Myra Fisk
Orlando
Myra
Hadley Freeman
New Hope
Art
Marjorie Jewell
Semlers
Oliver Lawrence
Benton Harbor
Mich
Fort Lauderdale
Bill Warner
Myrtle
Robert Tiels
Riviera Beach
L. D. Schermerhorns
Largo
New York State
Union College
Schenectady
N. Y
Hiram
General MacArthur
Sorrento Woman Hannah Norlin Dies at 77
Funeral arrangements pend for Hannah Norlin 77 a Sorrento resident for ten years formerly of Iron River Wisconsin died at a Eustis hospital Tuesday She was a member of the Sorrento Presbyterian Church Survived by three sons Edwin Chicago Walter Washburn Wis Herbert Superior Wis and one grandchild Rehbaum Funeral Home Mount Dora handles arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Norlin
Eustis Hospital
Sorrento
Iron River
Wis
Triangle Bridge Winners Shine in Four-Table Howell
The Golden Triangle Duplicate Bridge Club met at First Federal Lounge for weekly play. In a four table Howell movement, top team was Mrs Paul Johnson and Steve Johnson of Eustis, followed by Mrs C H Hawthorne and Mrs Tryone Parker of Mount Dora, then Mr and Mrs Jack Groves, also of Mount Dora, and finally Mrs William Clifton with Dr R H Montgomery of Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Triangle Duplicate Bridge Club
First Federal Lounge
Paul Johnson
Mount Dora
Steve Johnson
Eustis
C. H. Hawthorne
Tryone Parker
Jack Groves
William Clifton
R. H. Montgomery
Tangerine Water Plant Adds High Capacity 25 H P Pump
Tangerine Water Company installs a 25 HP turbine pump in well number two replacing a troublesome 10 HP submersible unit. The new pump delivers 350 gallons per minute at 40 pounds pressure, over triple the old pump, and a five hour test showed stable pressure and flow. The 124 local families will rely on the number two pump for full supply with the old unit kept for emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tangerine Water Company
Amaryllis Gardening Tips and Plant Care Guide
Garden article covers amaryllis care from planting to flowering in six to eight weeks. It explains bed preparation with low analysis fertilizer, bulb division hints, seed propagation, forcing indoors, disease prevention including red blotch and root rot, and pest control using toxaphene or chlordane sprays.
Florida unveils first marine welcome station
The Florida Development Commission opened the states first marine welcome station off Fernandina Beach. The teepee shaped octagon cost 225000 dollars and will greet visitors entering Florida by the Intracoastal Waterway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fernandina Beach
Florida Development Commission
Florida
Shuffleboard Results and Club News From February Meeting
On Wednesday February 27 Red and Black teams played across sixteen courts led by Ernest Morris. Top Red were Al Becher and Mrs Ethel Wood with 245 while top Black were Charles Havlik and Mr Therrien with 254. Becher Wood won the playoff 101 to 39. Second Red were Carroll Patch and Mr Kinsman 243. Second Black Jim Thetford and Mr Ruckes 25. Patch Kinsman won 105 to 75. Officials: referees George Vaughn and Harvey Osterland. umpires Andy Hvolbek and Ernest Morris. scorers Mrs Smith and Mrs French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Morris
al” Becher
Ethel Wood
Charles Havlik
Mr. Therrien
Becher- Wood
Carroll Patch
Mr. Kinsman
Jim Thetford
Mr. Ruckes
Patch-Kinsman
George Vaughn
Harvey Osterland
Andy Hvolbek
Smith
French
Mount Dora
DeLand
Bridge Winners at Lake County Club MITCHELL movement results
The Lake County Duplicate Bridge Club held a seven-table Mitchell session at the Tavares Bank Building. In North-South a three way tie for first included Madge Gardner Eus tis Bill Turner Ocala Ed Elting Ruth Cooper Mount Dora and Frank Boll G Caldwell Tavares. East-West winners were first Paul Gerding Umatilla and Wesley Elston Leesburg with second Gladys Remy Mount Dora and G R Caldwell Tavares and third H D Hufford Leesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Wesley Elston
Leesburg
Gladys Remy
Mount Dora
G. R. Caldwell
Tavares
H. D. Hufford
Club Meeting and Officer Election Announced
The annual club meeting and election of officers will be held at the Community Building.
Excuses in modern life weed out true friends
A look at how excuses shape friendships in today’s world shows that frequent avoidance erodes trust and intimacy. Quick apologies or empty rationales fail to sustain support networks, while honest accountability helps restore connections and mutual regard.
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the Reporting Committee
C. E. Poling
Kenneth Maglathlin
Cora Morton
George Woodward
Norwood
Alabama
Winter Park
Maglathin
Harry Davis
W. R. Sayrs
Miss Morton
Davis
Sayrs
Tangerine Improvement Society
Cecil Bothwell
Albert Wilson
College Park
Lincoln
Sergeant McMillan
Sheriff's Department of
Orange County
the White House
David Martin
Mryon Robinson
Oceola Hospital
Kissimmee
Nat Ward
Durand
Harold Plummer
Plummer
E. C. Patten
Edgar Mathews
Marrietta, O
Mary Stewart
Mount Plymouth
Curtis Poling
Sunshine State
Hervey Sharpe
Farm Extension’ Service
Robert Bissell
Palm Beach
Miami
Milo Harris
Huntington
Ind
Alva Myers
Dorell Whinery
S. M. .Whinery
Ruth
Mt. Plymouth
Lee Wheelen
Abbie Tucker
Scott Street
Frank van Winkle
Carl Eaken
Lakeland
Cora Blosser
Frank Petura
Edward F. Czerny
Racine, Wis
James S. Laird
Minorville
Long Island
George Teevan
Brooklyn
Teevan
Daytona
Book Club
S. N. Whinery
George Washington
White House
Fred. Steele
Rudolf Vontobel
Walter Peter
Earl Dodd
Ture Anderson
Mount Dora Motor Lodge
Donnelly
Donald Shaw
New England
MR. Howard Sheets
Kiwanis Club
Lake County Fair
Game, Fish and Forestry
Ages County
U.S. Navy
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