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Mount Dora Topic

Location

Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1947

Page

8

Mount Golf Club to vote on clubhouse financing Saturday

Subscribers to the Mount Golf Club will meet at 3 p m on Saturday, November 29, at the course off S day to discuss financing a new clubhouse. If weather blocks outdoor plans, the meeting moves to the Chamber of Commerce rooms.

Mount Golf Club S. Day Chamber of Commerce Jack Groves Frank Stebbins Grits Rice E. K. Hannah Arnold Ha Colonel Lester Captain Dish Joe Swift Bud Marino Arnold Haynes Roy Christopher Arnold Re Frank Srey Frank Stockwell Harold Overhiser Willard Wadsworth Clayton Tremaine E. K. Hahnah J. M. Turner Jim Vincent Pete Trenham

Local Churches Report Good Services and Baby Contest Win

Last Sunday services at Bethel F M and Mt Olive A M E churches were praised. A Baptist baby named Shiller Cooks, daughter of Mrs. Dazell Cooks, won the baby contest among four infants. Gospel singers from Plant City performed well at the A M E church. The East Florida Primitive Baptist association closed a fine Jacksonville meeting with a large state delegation and Georgia visitors. Thanksgiving plans include high hopes by Masonic groups with services at St Marys Baptist church and a community meal.

Bethel F.M. Church Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church F.M. Church Little Shiller Cooks Dazell Gospel Singers Plant City A.M.E East Florida Primitive Baptist Association Jacksonville Fla Emmanuel Russell Georgia Masonic Blue Lodge Royal Arch East Town Mount Dora Eustis Leesburg Royal Sanford St. Mary’s Baptist Church Dubie Luster Mattie Gamble Lela James Pallbearers Union Plymouth M. Thomas

Onion Native to Ancient Egypt Celebrated as Early Crop

A fragment notes that onions were honored by ancient Egyptians and depicted on monuments. It states the vegetable is among the earliest cultivated plants with a long history of cultivation spanning millennia.

Ocean coverage contrasts hemispheres

The article states 71 percent of Earth's surface is water. It notes 61 percent of the Northern Hemisphere area is ocean versus 81 percent in the Southern Hemisphere, highlighting hemispheric water distribution.

Hydroplane Opal Changes Clarity With Water Saturation

A rare opal variety hydroplane is nearly opaque when dry but almost transparent when fully saturated with water, illustrating how porosity alters its appearance.

Local Residents Gather for Thanksgiving Week Visits

Canton visitors Carol Zeelwood Mereae and family tour A R King home during the holiday. New York residents Mr and Mrs Alvin Smith wintering with Mrs O B Goolsby. Kingwood couple E S Brown and Mr Mrs Evans staying with Mrs Julia McDonald. Sunday school party hosted by Mrs Leon Osborne with many guests. King and Fly families honored at buffet by Miss Estelle King and Mrs Marian King. Washington DC visitors B F Wicker Nell Wicker and Linda Leigh at Mary Vincent home.

Mereaeter Carol Canton A. R. King Dolring Alvin*Smith New York State O. B. Goolsby E. S. Brown Evans Kingwood W. Va Julia McDonald S. Sergt Dale Cross California Leon Osborne Sunnday Joy Vincent Becky Vincent Cath Wiggul Eloise Laird Iris Mary Jo Ryals Ira Byers Gary Potter Bobby Green Butch Gardner Tommy Ryals Edward Laird George Uptagraft Jackie Parker Shelly Freiderick Kenneth Bryant Estelle King Marian King King and Fly Joe King B. F. Wicker Nell Wicker Linda Leigh Washington, D. C Mary Vincent

Bird Calls Indicate Primitive Language in Birds

The Encyclopedia Britannica notes that birds such as jays and plovers use alarm calls to communicate. These calls are often intelligible to other creatures, suggesting a rudimentary form of language among birds.

Karl Lehmann and Lake County in Bass Claim Debates

A New York correspondent debates bass weights with Karl Lehmann secretary of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and Phil Taylor of the state department of agriculture. The exchange centers on the 17 pound 4 ounce Lake Harris bass and Lake County as a bass fishing hub. Golf offer noted at Mount Dora nine holes for a dollar all day a dollar fifty.

New York State Florida Karl Lehmann Lake County New York Lehmann Karl Taylor New Yorker America Mount Dora

Sorrento Church Notices and World War II Veteran Spotlight

The Sorren to church reports Saturday activities including Bible Study at 10 15 and worship at 11 led by Rev E O Sutherland. Members Nellie Ford and another 90th birthday honorees receive flowers. a missionary meeting is noted. Robert J Godwin, World War II veteran, is profiled for his service from 1944 to 1946, earning the Bronze Star and multiple ribbons.

Sorrento Lakeland Earl Jack Raulerson Herman E. Godwin Ahen Lucius Charles Hee The Presbyterian Church E. O. Sutherland Nellie Ford Robert J. Godwin United States Army Camp Stewart Georgia Camp Howze Texas England France Belgium Germany Australia Switzerland States R. J

Jean Nicolet First White Explorer Of Lake Michigan

Britannica credits Jean Nicolet as the first white explorer to navigate Lake Michigan. He sailed a birch canoe through the Straits of Mackinac and reached Michigan in the summer of 1634 during an exploratory voyage.

Jean Nicolet Lake Michigan Les Straits of Mackinac Michigan

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Leonard Barker Orange Ave Orlando Dobbs Carolina Court R. P. Hamlin Tavares, Fla Witlard’s 7 Zeelwood K. A. Depew Materials CO HOTEL Virginia Eld Elis V. R. Dibble & Son Sylvan Shores Washington Exeter By Rosalie Pochettino Women’s Society of the Zellwood Inn U.S. 441 Zellwood Apopka Aluminum Lake County Supply CO Tavares CIENT PORT J. E. Forter Citrus Culture Corporation William C. Stewart A .i University of Florida Id Artillery Esd Rehbaum Hardware Alfred Rehbaum, Jr Mount Dora Lions Club R. C. Bardwell Lillian Christie Lake County Fuel Company Onal Dora Lions Club Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce Turner’s Paint & Body Shop Mount Dora Post American Legion Mount Dora Golf Club King Daughters of Mount Dora Emma Carr Burkart Mount Dora Park Commission Lake Front Businessmen and Progressive Citizens Committee F. W. Matteson
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