Card Game Tales From Lockup to Mount Dora
A veteran recounts decades of card play from WWII double deck pinochle on a destroyer to recent home games in Mount Dora with John Beckham and Shirley. The piece humorously notes the skewed hands, especially brides drawing fourteen aces per deal, ending with a vow to retire from pinochle.
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Miami Fire Department
States
Mount Dora
John Beckham
Shirley
Beckhams
John
Turkey
Uninvited Pussy Cat Visits Window In Quiet Urban Night
A diarist notes a formal white tie cat appearing at the window during evening bird feeding. The creature surveyed the yard with poise, later leaving after dinner was proposed, while birds and even squirrels vanish briefly then return, suggesting familiar animal behavior and seasonal bird watchers.
Mount Dora Shuffleboard Club Sees Busy Week Of Play And Cleanup
Betty Lepper reports a busy period at Mount Dora Shuffleboard Club with a big cleanup by members, 12 courts in Red and Black play, and multiple playoff matchups. Winners in Red and Black divisions included O Macomber and H Wheeler Cooney. plus bridge and 500 games drew crowds as Tom Parke and Frances Wyman are highlighted in league notes.
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Mount Dora
E. Hensley-Louise Wimberly
Shorb-M
Carlson
Lee Wimberly-W
Fike
Peterman J
Siebenhar
O, Macomber
Tom Parke
Am Hoen
Frances Wyman
Waterman
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Bora
Florida
THE
Candle House
Connelly Street
Sabatini
Lasagna
Bank of
Golden Triangle Shopping Center
Travel Service
Eustis First National Bank
N. Bay St
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