Mount Dora Lawn Bowling News and Tributes
Al Maben reports bowling news as Clare travels. tributes honor Harry Soper who helped start Mount Dora lawn bowling in 1942 and remained active as a skip. Ed Johnson shines at Pinehurst with Montclair bowlers. visitors Garrison and partner Gary substituted for proxy Garrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayard Webbs
Clarencers
Harry Soper
Sopers
Mount Dora
Sanford
Patchogue
Long Island
Robert C. Thomases
Wilson H. Smith
Harry
Soper
Garrison
Ed Johnson
Gary
Montclair
Tony
Parrakeet
Neal
Tavares Wins At Home In Muddy Mount Dora Showdown
Umatilla hosts Mount Dora Thursday night as Mount Dora edges Umatilla 8 to 7 in a seven inning game. Tavares made 21 baserunners while Mount Dora had 11, in a contest marked by many baserunners and repaired lights and grandstand safety upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umatilla
Mount Dora
Leesburg
De-Land
Tavares
Semi Blamed For Auto Damage In Street Collision
Police say a big semi driven by William Hancock of Weirsdale turned onto Sanford Road too sharply on Monday at Highland and Sanford, damaging Lemon Richards of Crossville Tennessee car’s grill fender and headlight as the light changed.
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Highland and
Sanford Rd
James Orr
William Hancock
Weirsdale
Lemon Richards
Crossville
Tenn
Miami Scouts To Vacation Here
The Girl Scout Council of Dade County bought 160 acres of Lake County land near Paisley by Crows Bluff road adjoining Ocala National Forest. Lake Francis lies within the property sold by Loran V. Carlton and Lucille V. Carlton of DeLand. County Commissioner H. Lightfoot graded a road into the camp for immediate use after Miami schools close. It is described as one of Central Florida’s finest camp sites.
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Girls Scout Council of
Dade County
Lake County
Ocala National Forest
Paisley
Crows Bluff
Lake Francis
Loran V. Carlton
Lucille V. Carlton
DeLand
H. Lightfoot
Miami
Florida
Summer Veranda Tea Punch For Teens
A light simple supper idea for teens with a frosty iced tea punch recipe. Boil water steep tea leaves mix with lemon gelatin and juice then combine with tea and mint garnish. Serves six.
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Imay
Where Theyre From Counties by Auto Prefix Numbers
A list links Florida counties to license plate prefixes and county seats. It maps prefixes such as 5 to Polk Bartow and 11 to Alachua Gainesville, including many cities and seats like Orlando for 1 Orange and Miami for 1 Dade. The table also notes duplicates and errors in the original source.
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Dade
Miami
Duval
Jacksonville
Hillsborough
Tampa
Pinellas
Clearwater
Polk
Bartow
Palm Beach
W. Palm
Orange
Orlando
Volusia
DeLand
Suwannee
Live Oak
Escambia
Pensacola
Indian River
Vero Beach
Broward
Ft. Lauder
Santa Rosa
Milton
Alachua
Gainesville
de Soto
Arcadia
Lake—Tavares
Madison
Leon
Tallahassee
Walton
DeFuniak Springs
Marion
Ocala
Taylor
Manatee
Bradenton
Monroe
Key West
Sarasota
Levy—Bronson
Seminole—Sanford
Hernando
Brookaville
Lee
Fort Myers
Nassau
Fernandina
Brevard
Titusville
Uart
St. Johnse
St. Augustine
Okaloosa
Crestview
Gadsden
Quincy
Councilmanias and oddities at the city meeting
A late budget session yields humor and mishaps. Councilman Barnhart referenced a water line project by Tim Crook, prompting laughter as others misheard Crook as Croak. A bid for fire gear sparked a price comparison misfit, lights went out, and a lobster bill surfaced from a sanitation delivery gone awry. Patrolman Bennie Williamson then displayed a bizarre gun at Doc Lee’s Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Barnhart
Barnhart
Mr. Crook
Christie
Prinz
Tim Crook
Bill Stewart
Harold
Harold Overhiser
Stewart
Bennie
Doc Lee
Bennie Williamson
Bennie avoids a dangerous bullet misfire in a quirky scene
In a Tropical Topics item Bennie claims he stopped a bullet with his finger but Pat Wells and others doubt the claim. The segment also notes a Christian Science Sunday school class where a young pupil struggles with the Lord's Prayer pauses while reciting.
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Christian Science
Methodist Camp Projects Expand for 1955 Season
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce notes the Picciola Island camp near Leesburg, run by the Florida Methodist Conference Board of Education, has 48 buildings with 19 more under construction. Since 1948 the camp has $350,000 invested and operates year round. The 1955 summer term runs June 6 to September 8 serving 3,000 to 4,000 youths with leaders. current capacity grows from 250 to 450, with groups shifting in and out through the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Methodist Church
Picciola Island
Leesburg
Monitor subscription order from Boston reader
A reader at One Norway Street Boston Massachusetts requests delivery of The Christian Science Monitor for a one year period with payment terms of 166 dollars per year or 8 dollars per month plus an additional 40 dollar option.
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Christian Science Monitor
Norway Street
Boston
Mass
U.S.A
Local officials clash over school firings and contracts
Conway said he did not feel obliged to intervene with the district while Crowder pressed for a meeting after the firing. The board backed away from action, as discussions touched on race, contracts, and possible disruption to schools. At midnight, Lake County Veterans Council president Dick Eddy urged a probe into Floyd Jag gears’ firing and contract-law violations, prompting a adjournment and plans for a delegation to Gov. Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
Crowder
Roseborough
Mas
Dake
Platt
Thomas
Dick Eddy
Mount Dora
Lake County
Lake County Veterans Council
Floyd Jaggears
Vaughn
Eddy
Jaggears
LeRoy Collins
Shuffleboard Eagles Clash in County Red and Black Playoffs
Bluefield pair Spangler sit out for rest, while Earl Shorb leads a 52 line as 52 players line up for partners in the Red and Black event. Walter Peters and Jimmy Hughes defeat Mans on Miller 107 to 81 with high Black team scores around 241 to 249. Doc Kreyer Bert Peterman upset Walter Hall Jim Simonds 101 to 78. Jimmy Hughes Bill Stambaugh win 105 to 34 in playoffs.
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Bluefield
W. V
Spangler
Earl Shorb
Walter Peters
Jimmy Hughes
Manson Miller
Tom Hunter
Doc Kreyer
Bert Peterman
Walter Hall
Jim Simonds
Styg
Bill Stambaugh
John Bridgeman
Verna Legat
Neilson-Agerton
Earl
Home Demonstration Club Sews for Children’s Hospital
The Home Demonstration club met at Mrs. Walters’s Rock Springs road home to sew for the Harry Anna Chil dren's hospital. Eleven garments were finished by 14 workers. Dr. G O Wright left by plane from Mrs. Bert Pim’s winter home in Glen Falls New York. Guests from Whitestone New York visited the Parapiglia home. A telephone pay station was installed, a project of the Sorrentos Mt Plymouth Civic association.
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Home Demonstration Club
Walters
Rock Springs Rd
Harry Anna Children’s Hospital
G. O. Wright
Bert Pim
Glen Falls
N. Y
W. Lederhaus
Whitestone
Pierre Parapi
Youth is the Happiest Time of Life Said by Phelps
The quote by William Lyon Phelps warns that claiming youth as the brightest life phase carries intellectual consequences and should meet scrutiny. He emphasizes readiness to face those implications rather than making grand statements.
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William Lyon Phelps
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