Lawn Bowling Notes Celebrate Local Talent and Transitions
A rambling local column highlights lawn bowling figures from Massachusetts to Florida. It praises George, a poet singer and horseman, and mentions Bedford and Mount Dora bowlers, Williams of Friendship, Me., and the Terrible Ten crew. It notes Davy Crockett’s hospital progress and Boca Raton hosting plans for Gordon Folger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgman
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Tobin
Massachusetts
Clarence Me
Bedford
Mass
Mount Dora
George
Bob Decker
George Ray
Fred Booth
Lakeside Inn
Goshen
N. Y
Williams
Juliet Williams
Frank Crockett
Davy
Eustis Hospital
Jessie Gould
Frank Bridgman
Louis Denbroeder
Eddie Jones
June Taylor
Hiram Bradner
William Patterson
Larry Smith
Livermore
Walter Ferguson
Stubbs
George Church
Gordon
Folger
Boca Raton Club
Mrs Hanscom Attends Melbourne May Day Breakfast
Mrs Florence G Hanscom visits Melbourne for a few days to attend the annual May Day Breakfast at Melbourne Congregational Church which she originated in 1926 with her late husband Dr George L Hanscom serving as minister. She planned a visit to McKee Jungle Gardens before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence G. Hanscom
Melbourne
Melbourne Congregational Church
George L. Hanscom
Church Invites All to Joyous Day Without War Talk
Baptist church invites wives or sweethearts as special guests at morning service with no war discussion. Pastor to preach an old fashioned gospel sermon. Dinner provided by church. members not to bring food. In rain, served in church basement. Evening service at 7 30 is informal and evangelistic. Final Victory Offering for Pastorium fund urged.
Methodist Church Plans Sunday Services And Meetings
The First First Methodist Church schedules a 11:00 a.m. Sunday sermon on Why America May Fail by Rev. George Gibson with vesper and chancel choirs. Evening worship at 7:30 p.m. features a song service and the theme Is Life Really Good. Sunday School begins at 9:45 a.m. and Youth Fellowship meets at 6:30 p.m. The Pastor's Study Class opens with Enriching the Spiritual Life. Official Board meets Monday at 8 p.m. Women’s Society meets Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. Fourth Quarterly Conference is Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. A covered dish Congregational Supper is planned for May 15 at 7 p.m. at Community Hall.
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America
First Methodist
George Gibson
Gibson
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Robert C. Holmes
Women Association Meeting at Wo man’s Church Parlor
The Women’s Association met in the church parlor Friday afternoon with Miss Elmina Lodor presiding. Mrs. Belle Hamilton led devotional, and Lodor reviewed a book by Mbonu Ojjike. A pleasant social hour followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Association
Missionary Committee
Elmira Lodor
Belle Hamilton
Mbonu Ojjike
Africa
Miss Lodor
Vocational Guidance Tests At First Methodist Church
Tests to reveal personality strengths and weaknesses will be offered at the First Methodist Church Parish House Saturday afternoon from 2 to 5 o clock. Mrs Beatrice Cahill of Boston University and Rollins College will direct the sessions with private interviews available. The program aims at local youth but is open to community young people, with a $5 fee per participant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Beatrice Cahill
Boston University
Rollins College
Cahill
Lions Enjoyable Ladies Night At Club Meeting
The Lions held a pleasant Ladies Night last Friday but adjourned early for those attending the district 35N governor candidate talk. Lion A A DeLage donated a miniature Winter Garden Lion bronze to the club. George Rast, district governor 35N, attended briefly and offered remarks. Mount Dora and Eustis clubs planned an interclub gathering replacing this Friday’s regular meeting.
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George
Mount Dora
Eustis Club
Clothing for Holland parcel drive thanked by Arnhem relief
Mrs. Whiting and her family extend thanks for eighteen parcel post boxes of clothing sent to Arnhem amid postwar shortages. The letter from Arnhem notes delayed parcels yet to arrive, recalls machines stolen by Germans, and highlights ongoing need as 100,000 evacuees reestablish life while factories restart. Names of contributors are listed with warm gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Mount Dora
Arnhem
McDonald
Hathaway
Central Florida Chamber Council Meeting Draws 41 Delegates
The Central Florida Council of Chambers of Commerce gathered 41 representatives from Cocoa to Gainesville for a breakfast at Floridan Hotel. George J. White welcomed attendees with Sam Horn replying for Gainesville and the Florida Commercial Secretaries Association. Dodge Taylor cited regional development from the Howey Company and Floridan Hotel while Major Harry Webster and UlIe Tallman discussed radar work at Leesburg Field Laboratory and planned station visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Florida
Ana Ulle Tallman
Hie Hemline
Honor Roll for Second Period Semester '46
Honor roll list for second period semester of 1946 including students across 8th through 12th grades. Names appear by grade with multiple entries such as Jene Schaff Helen 8th grade and 12th grade members Bob Allen Ashton Brown Jack Burr Joyce Duggan Opal Hutcheson.
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Jene Schaff
White
Helen
Ce Eerie Boon
Betty Ruth Schwartz
Mary Mn
Herbert Trenham
Alise ‘Allen
Froos
Betty Jo McDonald
Orton
Tim ~Boulton
Barbara Shipes
Sally Strites
Jo Burr
Ross Dutton
Roy
Frank Keller
Anne Pike
Swort
Juanita van Deroef
Sue Bond
Dorothy Eckholdt
Maryanne Hadlock
Doris Harding
Lila Rhodes
Lucile Minkley
Bob Allen
Ashton Brown
Jack Burr
Joyce Duggan
Opal Hutcheson
Lois Rhodes
Jackie Ober
Lake Orange Baseball League Opens 1946 Season
Baseball News notes the Lake Orange League 1946 season opening on May 5 in Mount Dora with Mount Dora facing Zellwood. All games start at 3 30 p m and opening home game is next Wednesday as the circuit predicts strong teams and good baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Orange Baseball League
Mount Dora Dora Playma PS Cekecad
Mount
Zellwood
Mount Dora
Retailers Face Lake Sumter Price Control Actions
Ten grocers appeared before the Lake Sumter Price Control panel last Tuesday nine received suspended sentences one paid a 50 dollar settlement. Violations were for canned fruits and vegetables marked above the ceiling price from the April survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake-Sumter
United States
Retailers Meeting Called by Price Specialist in Leesburg
Louise W. Lowerre a price specialist on clothing will address Leesburg wearing apparel retailers at city hall auditorium at 2 30 p m on May 8. Col H W Hardman chairman of the Lake Sumter area price control board urges all merchants to attend this important meeting. Mrs Lowerree will be available for individual problems in the Office of Price Administration rooms at the First National Bank building Leesburg from 11 00 a m until 2 30 on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise W. Lowerre
Lake and Sumter Counties
City Hall
Leesburg
Col
H. W. Hardman
Lake Sumter Area
Price Control Board
PTA Meeting Next Tuesday With Tap Dance Entertainment
The next PTA meeting is set for May 7 at 8 o clock in the Community Building. It will be the last meeting of the season and all parents should attend. Mrs Johnson will present her tap dancing class, described as enjoyable. New officers will be installed.
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Johnson
Kiwanis Club Meeting Notes From Mount Dora
Kiwanis members and guests gathered in a hotel room with decorated tables for an evening meeting described as a success. The next gathering is set for the Community Building with luncheon provided by Mount Dora High School domestic science students. Speaker Walter Patton will recount his service in the Philippines during the Spanish American War under General MacArthur’s father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dies
Gen
Ventriloquest
James
Mount Dora High School
Walter Patton
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Prominent Ontario Doctor Campbell Dies in Florida
Dr. Duncan Alexander Campbell, physician and WWI veteran, died April 28 at Orange General Hospital Orlando after a short illness. A winter resident of Mount Dora, he practiced in Ontario and served three years overseas as surgeon. Survived by wife Dorothy Gatelius Campbell and daughter Anne, with sister Mrs. Frank A. Blatchford. Body forwarded to North Bay Ontario.
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Duncan Alexander Campbell
Ontario
Canada
Mount Dora
Orange General Hospital
Orlando
Campbell
Dorothy Gatelius Campbell
Anne
Frank A. Blatchford
Port William
North Bay
Anne £. Gutelius
Walter A Cook veteran engineer dies in Vermont
Walter A Cook longtime Ludlow resident and consulting engineer for the Raymond Pulverizer Co. dies at his Ludlow home on April 12 after a long illness. Born September 26, 1865 in Ludlow, he spent 42 years with the Raymond Pulverizer division and traveled widely. He married Orrie Slack in 1888, celebrating a golden wedding in 1938, and had three children. His widow is Martha C. Perkins, and among survivors are Harold S. Cook Clyde E Cook Patricia A Cook and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Cook
Mount Dora
Ludlow
Mr. Cook
Raymond Pulvinzer Co
Combustion Engineering Co
United States
Harold S. Cook
Harry H. Hildwein
Fla
Clyde E. Cook
Massena
N. Y
Cook
Martha C. Perkins
Woodstock
Franklin E. Atwater
San Diego
Calif
Patricia A. Cook
Clyde E.cook
Robert
League ball man to be shaved next Wednesday
A league ball man is scheduled for a shave next Wednesday according to the brief note.
Lake County Chamber Hosts Press Night at Floridan Hotel
Lake County leaders and journalists gathered at the Floridan Hotel for an entertainment evening hosted with the Lake County Chamber of Commerce. Attendees included Mr. Walker, R. H. Berg, C. A. Lawrence, and district officials who praised local newspaper acquisitions and development efforts. Dancers from the Orlando Academy performed with Miss Eunice Beasley directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Virginia
Eustis Lake
Clem Brossier
Dick Cooper
Orlando Morning Sentinel
Martin Andersen
Frank E. Owens
Eustis
Board of
A. M. Davis
Groveland
Board of Public Instruction
Harry P. Johnson
Tavares
Keller
Brossier
Orlando
Dodge Taylor
W. J. Howey Company
Orlando Academy of Music and Dance
Eunice Beasley
Tap Dancing Pupils Present P T A Closing Program
Tap dancing pupils from TAP DANCING PUPILS PRESENT P T A CLOSING PROGRAM, featuring senior to primary classes, soloists, and dramatic skits. The event at the Community Building on Tuesday May 7 includes a brief business meeting, installation of officers by County Superintendent Frank Banning, and a closing ceremony with the wedding of the Wooden Soldier and the China Doll.
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P. T.A
Dane
Frank Banning
Paul Johnson
Stardust
Aroha Brock
Jackie Ober
Ladies In Waiting
Betty Jane Pollard
Sara Jo Land
Patricia Johnson
Lestina Larsen
Betty Jo Eckholdt
Linda Raulerson
Rosemary Huff
Mary Anna Kelly
Martha Simpson
Sue Scott
Evelyn Brock
Patricia Dean
Lorna Jacobs
Anne Tremain
Daisy Earon
Barbara Moore
Patsy Conrad
Meredith Folger
Betty Stockton
Hilda Vanzant
Gail Lundy
Old King Cole
Frank Hall
Jessie Lee Dresser
Charles Norton
Johnny Groves
Alfred Rehbaum
ITI
Ripley Plans Inland Florida River Navigation Adventure
Bob Ripley aims to pilot a fifty foot Chinese junk through the St Johns Ocklawaha and Silver Rivers with the ship anchored in Jacksonville Harbor. He has hired an expert pilot and seeks a visit with friends Carl Ray and Shorty Davidson at Ausley to chart the inland cruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Ripley
St. Johns
Ocklawaha
Silver
Jacksonville
Ripley
Carl Ray
Shorty Davidson
Ausley
St. Augustine
Navieate
Florida
Mr. Ripley
National Home Demonstration Week Observed in Florida
The article traces the history of home demonstration work in Florida, highlighting county agents, school fairs, and club activities from 1913 onward. It notes multiple agents, 41 counties with programs, and current enrollment of over twenty five thousand women and girls, plus a window display by the Mount Dora club and canning efforts for hungry populations.
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Court House
County Commissioners and School Board
Tal
Clarine Hoyt
Ora Odum Edmunds
Marie King
Christine McFerrin
Allen
Lucie K. Miller
Florida
Mount Dora
Crane
Roy Smith Joins Brother in Local Plumbing Business
Roy Smith formerly of the Triangle Gas Company for 16 years joins his brother Barton Smith to operate the Lake County Plumbing and Appliance Co in the Post Office building at Eustis. He invites Mount Dora friends to him for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Smith
Triangle Gas Company
Mount Dora
Barton Smith
Lake County Plumbing and Appliance Co
Eustis
Candidates Engage Voters In Town Meeting
Lex Green former congressman and gubernatorial candidate spoke Monday in town in support of his run. Henry Bate and Dick from Palm Beach attended as fellow contenders. Wobbine remains in the race for Florida Railroad Commission Group One.
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Lex Green
Henry Bate
Henry
Palm’s Beach
Florida Railroad Commission
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Lawn Bowling News
Hanscom
Bob Norris
R. E. Norris
Gulf Citrus Growers
Brooksville
Hernando County
Clermont
Lions 3 News
Holland
C. OF
C. Council
Baseball News
Gene Downs
Lake-Sumter Area
Price Control News
RMPR
Retailers’ Meeting
Kiwanis News
Duncan A. Campbell
Lake County Press
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