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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1954
Page
2
About 50 members from Mount Dora traveled to Orlando for a friendly bowling match with eight teams taking part. The Mount Dora crew won two games and tied one. all attendees enjoyed the day.
4 H clubs across Lake County launch a countywide fundraiser this week with a clean car wash campaign. Motorists in Mount Dora can donate by visiting Hartenstein's Sunoco at Fifth and Baker to have their cars washed.
A reflective quote from Nathaniel Parker Willis honors gratitude as memory and heartful homage to God, emphasizing appreciation for divine goodness.
Mrs. Jack White Jr of Live Oak will lecture and demonstrate flower arranging at the Mount Dora Community building at 10 30 a m next Tuesday. The event is open to all homemakers and features native plants with Christmas themes. Proceeds benefit the Lake County Council beautification of Alexander Springs buildings. A snack luncheon is served at noon.
Readings underway for the Junior IceHouse Players first seasonal show titled Rehearsal. Playwright Christopher Morely’s work will be staged December 20 at the Ice House Theatre.
Miss Hover, pro at the Montclair recreation program, resumes tennis lessons at a youth venue. A dozen youths attended Saturday including Susie Bardwell and Ann Feldman. Lessons are Tuesdays 7:30 to 8:30 and Saturdays 9 to 10. A round robin for all ages is set for Tuesday, Dec 28, with a scorekeeping and serving eligibility rule. A Christmas season film showing will feature the 1953 Davis Cup matches in Australia.
A boy born November 13 to Mr and Mrs M J Connor and a girl born November 15 to Mr and Mrs L V Durden at Durham Young hospital Leesburg mark new Mount Dora arrivals.
Local church listings show multiple congregations with service times and ministers. Baptist Church at Sixth and Tremain led by Rev. David Coffield offers Bible School at 9:45 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m.
Eustis area churches listed with service times and locations. First Church of Christ Scientist corner Lemon and Grove holds 11 a.m. services and 11 a.m. Sunday School. Faith Lutheran Mo Synod Library Basement offers 8:30 a.m. service and 9:45 a.m. Sunday School. St Thomas Episcopal Lemon and Mary Streets offers 8 a.m. Holy Communion and 9:30 a.m. Family Service with 11 a.m. Mass on other Sundays. Weekday prayers at 9 a.m. and first Sundays penitence 7-8 p.m.
The Sunday service at Tangerine Community Church begins at 11 a.m. led by Rev. Roscoe Graham and Rev. Louis Johnston alternating during the session.
The Ocala shuffleboard scene celebrated new arrivals Mr and Mrs Bill Fink Miss Iva Buck and others with a warm welcome. Earl Shorb and Earl Dodd took first in the main doubles while Bill Neilson and Tom Hunter won the consolation. Reds beat Blacks 23 to 15 in 39 games with high scores including a 107 by John Waters and John fashion.
Bob Bowers of Mount Dora, Morganthaler Linotype Florida rep, receives a company‑wide honor for sales leadership. The Atlanta plan to surprise him involved his wife Marie guiding him to Atlanta where he was to close a final order. The ruse succeeded as the couple completed the tribute and the event went off smoothly.
Bob and Marie, honored and joyful, returned to Mount Dora after a banquet and checked into a hotel room to find they had been given the bridal suite. The couple, married 27 years, laughed at the festive mix up as flowers adorned their room and staff grinned at their familiar celebration.
Floyd Jaggears of Lake County Adult Education plans a Spanish class in Mount Dora pending public response. Two Spanish classes are already underway in Leesburg led by Eudell Sutley. interested residents should contact the school to enroll if the Mount Dora course forms.
During an Ohio farm visit a Japanese guest studies the operation. The farmer explains 167 acres support himself, his wife, her sister, and an occasional hired hand. The guest, Dr. Lewis, muses on the math, noting 167 divided by two and imagining 84 families supported in Japan.
The Lydia Circle of the W.S.C.S. will gather December 2 at the Methodist Church fellowship hall at 2 p.m. Members are urged to attend and discuss upcoming charity events.
Mrs. Ralph Sheldon and Miss Nellee stayed with Mrs. Hazel Cowart while Captain John C. Funk and family arrived from Paterson Field Ohio on leave. Mrs. J L High Sr returned for the holidays as did Mr and Mrs J L High Jr from Anniston Alabama. H T Sammons and guests Wal Brown Jr of Forest Hills New York visited.
A brief office joke centers on a fired employee reading an ambiguous letter. The inside states you are fired while the outside says return in five days, prompting the employee to appear as instructed. The punchline hinges on misread instructions and irony.
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