Lawn bowling sets and matches vary by time and rule
A club tracks morning and evening sessions with Courts four and five in the morning and two and three in the evening while Court one remains for practice. A shipment of new Henselite bowls arrives and members may request replacements from Garrison or Breck. The article details Oct 20 to Oct 26 results, coaching for novices, and the importance of technique and team roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison
Breck
Spencer, Garrison, Kellogg
Reateu Wuapuvieuie
Omeary Wypyt
Fuller
Heaton
Tremain
Spencer
Maben
Chapdelaine
Smith
Niles
Kellogg
A. Nelson
Carrel
Rehm
Skoglund
Pulis
Soper
Gary
J. Nelson
Wallace
Kerr
James
Sheldon
Randall
McMillen
Denbroeder
Guillaume
Hi al
Jimmy
Lou
Tom
Pollywogs Dominate Junior Football Schedule Again
Mount Dora’s Pollywogs edged Umatilla 27 to 7 as they press toward the end of the junior football season. Jerry Dake scored twice with Keller adding one TD and Freddie Roseborough kicking the extra point. Umatilla’s lone score came on a quarterback sneak, the first against the Pollywogs this year. Clermont game set for Thursday November 9 under Assistant Coach Bob Vincent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Follywogs
Umatilla
Bob Vincent
Clermont
Pollywogs
Jerry Dake
Keller
Freddie Roseborough
Mount Dora Public Library Welcomes New Book List
Ernest Hemingway's Across the River and Into the Trees leads a new arrival batch at Mount Dora Public Library. Other newly received titles include Bells on Their Toes, The City in the Dawn, The Hungry Spider, Cat and Mouse, The Spanish Gardener, The Proud and the Free, Eagles in the Night, Follow the Seventh Man, Reunion at Chattanooga, Son of a Hundred Kings, Brimstone in the Garden, Christopher and His Turtle, Amelia Earhart Kansas Girl, Kon-Tiki, and Compulsory Medical Care and the Prince State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Hemingway
Mount Dora
Gilbreth and Carey
Hervey Allen
Selwyn Jepson
Christiana Brand
A. J. Cronin
Topic Cited Among Florida's Weeklies
Paul H. Reese publisher of the Topic will attend the Florida Press association Fall meeting in Tampa to accept honorable mention for general excellence among Florida’s 148 weekly newspapers. The award was announced by George R Hilty and will be presented at the banquet. Mrs. Reese will miss the convention due to Mount Dora Days opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul H. Reese
Florida Press Association
Tampa
George R.hilty
Florida Newspaper Award Committee
Mount Dora
Reese
Lions raise funds for Mount Dora circus trip
Mount Dora Lions Club builds a fund to send every public school child in the city to see Ringling Bros. circus in Orlando on November 16. Contributions range from 1 to 50 dollars as members select the number of children to sponsor and plan a police-escorted transport caravan to the matinee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Lions Club
Big Ringling Bros
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Orlando
Dora
Milner-Rosenwald Academy
al Rehbaum, Jr
Frank Cooper
George Hawkins
Tom
Alberta
Beauty Shop
Arnold Haynes
J. D. Fease
Sally Dress Shop
R. H. Turner
Mount Dora Considers Gas Pipeline and City Manager Plan
Planning Board discusses joining Florida cities to obtain natural gas with potential two year build time for lines from Louisiana. Mayor Crane reports in Orlando and the Commission endorses the plan. A separate proposal from Mrs. Crane would switch Mount Dora to a city manager form of government with a study committee appointed for the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Florida
D. Fletcher Crane
Orlando
Louisiana
Crane
Mount Dora Shuffleboard Club Update and Visiting Teams
Mount Dora hosted a Shuffleboard event on Oct 25 with three 75 point games, Red and Black teams tallying high scores. Captain Baker and Earl Smith led Red with 250 points, while Tom Carroll and Mrs Hattie Parker led Black with 249 points. The final 100 point game saw Baker and Smith victorious. The club reports growing spectator interest and welcomes new member Mrs Blanche Markert along with returning Houstons and Mr Shepherd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Fustis
Eustis
Baker
Earl Smith
Tom Carroll
Hattie Parker
Henry LaGier
Earl Dodd
Red
Speas
John Bukey
Black
Mr. Bukey
Orlando Shuffleboard Club
City Island
Daytona Beach
Tavares
Blanche Markert
Houstons
Shepherd
Soldier’s letter from Korea on pity and pride aboard USS George Clymer
Horace L. Adams son of Mr and Mrs A A Adams recounts viewing U S medics tending wounded North Koreans at sea near Inchon and Seoul after serving since July aboard the USS George Clymer. He writes of a typhoon encounter and pride in American mercy during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace L. Adams
Korea
Adams
A. A. Adams
Inchon
Seoul
U. S
America
George Clymer
Miller to lead Florida Demonstration Agents to Chicago convention
Lucie K. Miller of Lake county attends the statewide convention as newly elected president of the Florida Demonstration Agents and will represent the county at the national gathering in Chicago from November 25 to December 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucie K. Miller
Lake County
State of Florida
Cive
Chicago
Mission from Japan Leaves Sailor Reeling and Speechless
An unnamed sailor recounts a harrowing incident during a mission from Japan, saying the experience left him badly shaken and vowing never to endure another similar ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
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FICO
Aposka
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Planning Board
Ee Sahel
A3 Arts
Eo Onste
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Orange & Wall Sts
Orlando, Fla
Doran
Rigdon
Senan Oee
General Electric
Crane Furniture CO
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