Lawn Bowling Anecdotes and Club News From Winter Park
A local bowling note recounts a humorous school tale about chicken thieves told by Mr Q, and offers bowling tips from Arthur Hartley. It also reports a social session at Lake Dora with 12 rinks, Mount Dora topping Orlando 227 to 177, and mentions plans for a Winter Park lawn bowling club with rinks planned in a new development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hartley
Orlando
Mount Dora
F. Corriden
R.( Ward
R. Wiliam
F.sears
R. Howe
M. Garrison
C. Applegate
L. Goddu
W. Walker
Lake Dora
Julia Caldwell
Gertrude Miller
Nina Tyson
Agnes Dickinson
Emily Currie
Kate Ensign
Gladys Foley
Winter Park
Bermuda Paradise for Your Vacation in the Sun
Bermuda offers sun pink sands and calypso rhythms with upscale shopping in Hamilton. Honeymoon packages at Elbow Beach Surf Club include eight days seven nights with private beaches and moonlit garden strolls. Families enjoy bicycles tennis and golf nearby plus fine dining and service.
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Bermuda
Hamilton
Mark Twain
Elbow Beach
Paget Parish
Shuffleboard Results and Socials at Community Center
On Tue Nov 17 Red and Black teams played on 16 courts led by Clyde McCauley. Greenstreet-Smith won 104 to 18. Taylor-French won 103 to 77 with 243 and 244 top Black scores by Fred Greenstreet and Mrs Bethel Smith, and by Earl Taylor and Mrs Jessie French. Officials listed. A prior Friday Red and Black round had 16 courts and Bill Nolet in charge, top Red A D Owen and Mrs Astrid Anderson with 240. top Black Earl Taylor and Pete Rohm at the Community Center. Also, nine bridge tables hosted Nov 20 with cookie night postponed to Dec 4 due to Thanksgiving. humorous quips noted. Taylor-Rohm won 103-94. Nolet-Smith 101-22. an added low-score playoff: Loyall Wagner and Mrs Nina Tyson beat Ture Anderson and Mrs Verna Legat 76-59. Game Night Nov 18 drew about 50. another dinner Nov 20 saw ~100 attend a roast turkey meal at the Community Building. Sick list includes Earl Dodenter at Waterman Memorial Hospital and W. A. Rucker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde McCauley
Gus Harvey
Earl Dangler
Fred Greenstreet
Bethel Smith
Greenstreet-Smith
Eveara
Joe Smith
Clarence Owen
Earl Taylor
Jessie French
Andy Hvolbek
Harland Wheeler
Fred Steele
John Sachs
Mary Simchock
Mary Klein
Bill Nolet
A. D. Owen
Astrid Anderson
Pete Rohm
Taylor-Rohm
Nolet-Smith
Selmer Nilson
Loyall Wagner
Nina Tyson
Ture Anderson
Verna Legat
Howard Rupright
Bill Stambaugh
Oakley Matteson
Fred Beckhold
Dottie Nolet
Lena Pier
Earl Dodd
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
W. A. Rucker
Visitors Urged to Sign Up With Chamber in Mount Dora
Winter visitors to Mount Dora are urged to register at the Chamber of Commerce on arrival. Many travelers stop to locate friends or visit, and registration aids this. The Chamber office is on winter schedule, open Monday through Saturday 9 am to 5 pm, on the main floor of City Hall.
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Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Deora
Chamber
Protect Citrus Trees From Blazes And Cold
Article discusses fire and cold protection for citrus groves and young trees. It cites research by Doctor Frank Gardner and George Horanic of the USDA ARS Orlando station showing large nursery stock does not guarantee larger mature trees. Florida’s honey production is noted with 20 million pounds from 294000 colonies and stock up 20 percent. It also mentions new publications on Oklawaha Blackberry and Dasun Peach from Florida Agricultural Experiment Station.
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Frank Gardner
George Horanic
US Department of Agriculture Ars
Orlando
Florida
Minnesota
California
Florida Crop Reporting Service
Oklawaha
Florida Agricultural Experiment Station
Hospital Visit and Town Returnees Reported
Mrs. Bertha Cook entered Waterman Memorial Hospital last Friday for treatment. A number of members returned to Mount Dora this past week including Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wood Mr. and Mrs. Louis Siebenhar Mr. and Mrs. James Swager William Fink and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Olson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Bertha Cook
Mount Dora
Ray Wood
Louis Siebenhar
James Swager
William Fink
Alfred Olson
Snellen Chart History and Visual Acuity Standards
The Snellen Chart, created by Dutch ophthalmologist Hermann Snellen, established the 20 foot testing standard for visual acuity. It defines 20/20 as normal vision and explains how letter size and distance determine acuity levels.
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Hermann Snellen
Snellen
Tangerine Club Charities Plan Christmas Trees for Community
Members of the Tangerine Garden Club vote to give a Christmas tree and lights to the colored community of Tangerine and to Tangerine itself. The meeting at the Garden Barn featured Reba Harrison speaking on Angels in Your Garden. Unusual Christmas cards by Winter Park artists were on display. Visitors included Mrs. Billings MacArthur and W. G. Smith of Winter Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangerine Garden Club
Garden Barn
Reba Harrison
Winter Park
van Marker
G. Serrin Bills
Billings MacArthur
W. G. Smith
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Bill
Pao
Mount Dora, Fla
Thurs
Connie Francis
Miami Beach
Blood ON the Arrow
McHale’s Navy
Ernest Borgnine
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Birint Beach
Brown’s Hardware
Orange Ave
Eustis, Fie
Tommy Houser
Houser
Methodist Church
Methodist Men’s Club
City Council
Pol. Pol. Adv
Vera Kimberly
George Caldwell
R. E. Norris
Lake County
Doctor of Medicine
Medical Society
The
Florida Medical Association
Aay
Watoe Builders Ute
Hiwas
Jimmy’s
W. Fifth Ave
Hotpoint Appliances
Bryant Heating and Air Conditioning
Foundation For Happiness
First Fed
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