Lawn Bowling Notes Chronicle Local Club Parley
The club publicity chairman expresses appreciation for Al Maben keeping absent bowlers informed. Commentary covers Bill MacLachan’s return, upcoming singles, and anticipated arrivals like Miles Hadsall. Reports mention delays and humorous quips about officials, players, and train travel affecting club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Maben
Charlie Weeks
Milwaukee
Florida
Jones-MacLachlan- Maben
Chisholm-Moss-Bridgman
Thomas
Mayo
Charles
Furber
Ralph Edwards
Fred Wheeler
Sheldon
Ocala
Leesburg
Eustis
Thomases
Jacksonville
Community Thanksgiving Service Planned at Community Church
A community Thanksgiving service will be held Thursday morning November 30 at 11 o clock in the Community Church. Rev James M Sutley of the First Baptist Church will preach the Thanksgiving sermon. The service is sponsored by the Baptist Congregational and Methodist churches with a cordial invitation to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Sutley
First Bapist
Baptist
Congregational
Memorandum on Handling Storm Injured Groves
Citrus Experiment Station Lake Alfred releases a memorandum on storm effects and recovery for groves. It covers after effects, fertilization recommendations including difops fertilizer, irrigation in the grove, spraying storm injured trees, and overall management guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citrus Experiment Station
Lake Alfred
Thanksgiving Plans Highlight Mount Dora Cards and Snacks
Service Men's Club thanks Mrs. Wison Smith for hand painted Mount Dora scenes on Christmas cards sent to stationed batteries. Turner's Bakery provides cakes and cookies. Veterans like Marine Mobley Phay Ingram attend from distant places. MP's on road duty visit the snack bar. The club plans a Thanksgiving afternoon and night of events for November twenty third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wison Smith
Mount Dora
Turner
Marine
Mobley
Phay
Ingram
Dr. John W. Stover Purchases Mount Dora Home
Dr. John W. Stover of the Orlando Corporation of Michigan buys the Robert Goodman residence on Jackson Street in Mount Dora to make it his home. He will establish a research laboratory in Mount Dora and is accompanied by his son Robert Stover of Detroit for an extended rest and acclimation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
John W. Stover
Orlando Corporation of Michigan
Mount Clemens
Robert Goodman
Jackson Sreet
Robert Stover
Detroit
Mich
Stover
Florida
Lakeland
Orlando
Stover Laboratories, Inc
Michigan
Practice bombs cause concussions across central Florida
Concussions that rattled houses around Orlando Tuesday at 11:45 a m were explained by AAFTAC as effects of practice with heavy calibre bombs. Maj. Gen. E F J House said the demonstrations are part of a course for high ranking officers at the tactical center. The blast came from a block buster in the Ocala forest area, with work centered between Orlando and Pinecastle bases and a bombing reserve in the Ocala forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaftac
Orlando
Tactical Center
EF. J. House
Ocala Forest
Twice Weekly Garbage Collections Resume
Starting this week garbage will be collected twice a week on Monday and Thursday. The Thursday collection was paused for storm damage cleanup. Place cans at the curb before collection mornings.
Navy Recruiter Visits Orlando Station Chief
A. B. Chitty Jr., chief recruiter of the Orlando Navy Recruiting Station, was a visitor last week to discuss recruitment plans and outreach efforts with local officials and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAVY
A. B. Chitty, Jr
Orlando
Community Church Plans Thanksgiving Union Service
The Methodist Baptist and Congregational churches unite for an 11 oclock Thanksgiving Day service at Community Church in Florida. Rev Sure Church delivers the sermon titled The Bonds of Gratitude as choirs combine for a consolidated concert.
Israel in Egypt Central Theme of Sunday Lesson
The Community Church Bible Class will study Old Testament history from Abraham to the Birth of Jesus, tracing the five hundred year Exodus arc and the rise of a spiritual renaissance. Next Sunday at ten o'clock the lesson titled Israel in Egypt will guide the discussion as scholars frame ancient events and the church’s role in renewing faith.
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Community Church Bible
Abraham
B. C
Jesus
New Israel
God
Egypt
Moses
Joshua
Judges
Solomon
Israel
Homer Morris service station to close Sundays all day
Homer Morris on Highway 441 will close his service station on Sundays starting December 1. He also plans to shift his weekday closing from Thursday, the former baseball day, to a half day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Morris
Highway 441
Notes About Our Men In Service
Military notes from Mount Dora items on servicemen including William C. Kennedy training in San Diego and serving at sea, Albert A. Peterson in Bainbridge training, Captain Chester W. Morse reported missing but alive as a POW, R L Hubbard visiting family after France duty, Captain Harry J. Hopcraft awarded Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster with Silver Star for leading assault in France, and a letter from Lt. William H. Victor in Belgium describing life in Europe and longing to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Kennedy
Brugs
Marines
San Diego
Calif
Diego
Treasure Island
Pacific Theatre of Opera
Albert A. Peterson
Jacksonville
Navy
Bainbridge
Harry J. Hopcraft
France
Hopcraft
L. S. Hobbs
U. S. Army
Mount Dora Woman's Club Notes November Meeting
Mount Dora Woman's Club met November 15 at the Community Building with President Mrs Pratt presiding. Members reported yarn donations for soldier sweaters due January 1 and 26 new or reinstated members, bringing total to over 200. December 6 will feature a Christmas program and a gift drive for veterans hospitals. December 20 plans include a bridge party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Frank W. Stebbins
Eustis
Florida
H. H. Hippler
Tallahassee
Stebbins
Bradley
Roland Morse
Post Office To Be Closed For Thanksgiving Observance
The Post Office will be closed all day Thursday November 30 for Thanksgiving. Window service and delivery will be suspended while incoming mail goes to boxes. On Wednesday the 29th the office opens until 6 pm with an afternoon closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dooley
Church of Christ to Construct New Building in Mount Dora
The Church of Christ of Mount Dora begins construction of a new concrete block church on East Fifth Avenue opposite the public school. Excavation is finished, materials are arriving, and a basement with classrooms, library, and study plus an auditorium for about 500 will cost about 8000 dollars. If no unforeseen problems occur, completion is expected within ninety days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ of Mount Dora
East Fifth Avenue
John Coffin Tapped for National Honor Society
John Coffin is among sixteen Miami Senior High School students tapped for National Honor Society membership. Eligibility requires an 85 scholastic average and 90 citizenship. The chapter, formed in 1928, plans no scholarship this year but aims to leave a lasting school contribution with 31 of over 2,060 pupils currently members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Coffin
Miami
Miami High
Labelle Bodgman
Prominent Visitors Mr and Mrs Past Wheeler Stop at Villa Dora
Mr and Mrs Past Wheeler, friends of Colonel and Mrs Henry Page, are visiting and staying at the Villa Dora Hotel. Mr Wheeler, a diplomat and author, served as acting ambassador in London and spent seven years in Japan, also serving as minister to Paraguay and other South American nations. His latest book India is cited as authoritative. Mrs Wheeler, an author writing as Erminie Rives, is well known for best selling works abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Past Wheeler
Henry Page
Villa Dora
Wheeler
Thanksgiving theme at Baptist Church services Sunday
The Baptist Church will hold a morning service with Pastor Sutley on the subject Giving us and an evening Music program led by Mrs. Hanscom and the choir. The program features hymns, solos, a story of a hymn, and a closing anthem plus an 8 o'clock start. The Women’s Missionary Society meets Friday at Mrs. Hanscom’s home to discuss How to Pray with lunch served. Forty-nine young men from the church serve in the armed forces and a new forty-nine star silk flag will be displayed in the auditorium.
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Sutley
Rena Bouterse
Nickel
Warren
America
America the Beautiful
Father
Gounod
Heaven
Sauvage
Raymond LaBreck
Jesus
MacDonald
Faye
Ruth Shipes
Gaeng
E. H. VanVoorhis
Cone
Hanscom
God
Spe
Handel
Florence Gilbert Hanscom
Delphia Norman
Faye Shipes
Twila Camp
Doris Camp
Barbara
Shipes
Mary Ethel Stone
Dorothy Greener
Lota Newton
J. M. McCown
Eudell Sutley
C. B. White
Jimmy Johnston
Woman’s Missionary Society
J. N. Sutley
Baptist Church
Navy
Christmas Eve Vesper Service at Methodist Church
The Methodist Church will hold a Christmas Eve vesper service at 5 p.m. on December 24 replacing the normal Sunday worship. Congregation gifts to Crusade for Christ total $448 with a goal of $180 set for postwar relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
C. M. Brown
Crusade For Christ
Doggett
South America
United States
Pers
To Close Thanksgiving Day At The Green Lantern
The Green Lantern on Highland Avenue will be closed all day Thursday November 30 in observance of Thanksgiving Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Avenue
Kiwanis Meeting Shifts to 12:30 At Villa Dora Hotel
Kiwanis will meet at the Villa Dora Hotel this week at 12:30 instead of 12:15. Dr J E Guy will discuss the Sullivan Law and the movement to restrict firearms. Last week Major Joseph J Marsh AAFTAC Orlando spoke on Military Police duties and answered audience questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Villa Dora
J. E. Guy
Joseph J. Marsh
Aaftac
Orlando
Mount Dora Salvage Drive Appeals for Community Curbside Efforts
The Mount Dora Salvage Committee urges residents to recycle paper grease and tin cans for wartime needs following General Eisenhower's call. Deliverables include newspapers magazines cartons and waste paper to 336 South Donnelly with a new tin can bin at Fourth Avenue. Collections may be organized by Boy Scouts when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Eisenhower
Germany
South Donnelly
Fourth Avenue
E. E. Nutter
J. S. Banks
Frank W. Pohlman
J. G. LaDue
Ellis
Newsroom Deadline Notice for Thanksgiving Week
Early next week the office will close mail delivery on Thanksgiving Day. The Topic must publish by Wednesday afternoon and all news items and ads must be at the office by noon Tuesday. Please submit earlier if possible and cooperate with the schedule.
Radio links eyed for postwar intercity buses
The National Association of Motor Bus Operators seeks FCC approval of 15 radio wave bands to wire intercity buses with headquarters and en route stations. FCC hearings heard that direct bus communications could boost passenger convenience and safety, reduce delays, and speed up repairs as wartime controls end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Motor Bus Operators
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Washington
Indivi Lines
Junior Class Play Presents Brother Goose Comedy
On December 15 at the Community Building the junior class will stage a three act comedy directed by Miss Cassady titled Brother Goose by William Davidson. The cast includes Carol Adams Faye Shipes Hyacinth Adams Ruth Shipes Wes Adams Tommy Kelly Jeff Adams Bob Allen Helen Christine Snell Peggy Juanita Morris Eve Opal Hutcherson Sarah Lavonni Les nore Joyce Duggan Mrs Trimmer Jackie Ober and a truck driver. casting details reflect a large student ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cassady
Brother Goose
William Davidson
Carol Adams
Faye Shipes
Hyacinth Adams
Ruth Shipes
Wes Adams
Tommy Kelly
Jeff Adams
Bob Allen
Helen
Christine Snell
Peggy
Juanita Morris
Eve
Opal Hutcheson
Sarah
Lavonni
Lesnore
Joyce Duggan
Trimmer
Jackie Ober
Caan
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Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morganthau, Jr
G. G. Ware
Florida War Finance Committee
W. W. McEachern
Lawn Bowling News
Service Men’s Club
Sure
James Austin Richards
Richards
God Father
Woman’s Auxiliary
Madeleine Milner
George H. Peabody
H. Stiles Bradley
George F. Cary
Wilmington
Delaware
Cary
Community Church
Harold G. Morse
Chester W. Morse
Morse
Medical Corps
General Patton
R. L. Hubbard
The
Seabees
Clarence Gudgeon
William H. Victor
Belgium
Ruth
Clarence
Europe
England
U.S. A
Church OF Christ
National Honor Society
Kiwanis News
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