Weather and social notes from a rainy bowling week
The week brings cool windy wet weather per Farmers Almanac while lawn shrubbery and citrus groves receive needed rain. Bridge regulars endure rain with keen competition. lower rinks resemble a swimming pool under heavy rain as travel notes describe Iron Curtain borders and cheerful, though altered, travels with reflections on food and facilities.
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Jewells
Hanover
Berlin
Austria
Hungary
England
Russia
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Helsinki
Florentce Haly
Holland
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Ths
Veruc
Rome
Switzerland
Frc
Poland
Moscow
Scandinavia
Walter Towe
Inn
Buck Hill Falls
Frances
Mount Dora
Jim Jackson
Frances Towe
Laird Dinsmore
Towes
Cape Cod
Charles
Semler
Mabel
Statewide Civil Service Exams Set For Nov 9
The Florida Merit System lists statewide exams for November 9 1963. Local offices provide training and experience requirements. Tests cover roles from account clerk to social worker and include engineering aides draftsman sanitarian civil engineer and more. Applications must be submitted by October 24 and are available from the Doyle E Carlton Building in Tallahassee.
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Florida
Merit Ewes Doyle E Carlton
Tallahassee
Florida Outdoor Writers to Hold Spring Convention in Mount Dora
The Florida Outdoor Writers Association has been invited to Mount Dora for its spring convention. In the past the group has held several meetings there, and the 1964 dates will align with the Annual Regatta on the first weekend in April.
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Florida Outdoor Writers Association
Mount Dora
Mount Dora Lodge 238 F and A M Holds Meeting
Mount Dora Lodge 238 F and A M to meet tonight at 52 with District Grand Master making official visit. Refreshments to follow as members and masons are invited to attend.
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F&am Lodge
Mount Dora
F&am
Cenvty
al Masons
World Series Battle Of Wits Between Team Managers
The World Series opens with the Yankees and Dodgers closely matched in offense and defense. New York leads in runs scored 714 to 640 while Los Angeles allows 550 to the Yankees 547. Yankees edge in one run wins 36 to 33 and both clubs chip in errors. Dodgers risk more miscues but boast faster baserunners. Berry notes nearly identical records shift Series fate to managerial decisions.
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Yankees
Dodgers
al Berry
Berry
New York
Minnesota
Chicago
Baltimore
Detroit
Boston
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Kansas City
Washington
St. Louis
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Houston
Alfred P
ICAN
Mount Dora
Florida
Pedestrian Fatalities Highlight Traffic Dangers In Florida
Florida Highway Patrol notes August saw nearly a quarter of traffic deaths be pedestrians with 29 of 125 killed on foot. Winter nights may raise risk as pedestrians confront poorly lit, sidewalkless areas. Safety tips urge crossing only at intersections and staying visible to drivers.
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Florida Highway Patrol
Roschwsy
Kicks Warm Up Amid School Session Delays
A fragmented report notes warming trends and braking concerns during a school session disruption. Officials advised cautious travel as weather and schedule issues affected activities and attendance.
Dickinson To Head Annual Dimes Drive
Former Florida state senator Fred O Bud Dickinson of West Palm Beach will chair the March of Dimes 1964 campaign. He will oversee thousands of volunteers during January 2 31 to raise funds for birth defect and arthritis care and for related research.
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Fred O
Bud” Dickinson
West Palm Beach
Florida
Dickinson
People and Places Roundup From Mount Dora Community
Twenty years ago D L Sellers visited Tampa. Dr and Mrs W A Chisholm arrived by train from Antigonish Nova Scotia. Gordon Folger family returned from Nantucket with hotel The Gordon Folder facing staffing shortages. Navy Lt Stuart T Sadler received commendation aboard the SS New Jersey. Local library gained books from Ralph W Sargent. Bess Whelcher visiting from Miami. Fred Sleight and Susan spent summer in New Mexico and Arizona for Navajo Indians research. City Council planned to end parking meters downtown and presented a 391 356 budget for 1962 63 with action due in two weeks.
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D. L. Sellers
Tampa
I. L. Sellers
W. A. Chisholm
Antigonish
Nova Scotia
Gordon Folger
Nantucket
Mass
Gordon Folder
Ruth Williams
Ada Williamson
Chiefs Club
Navy
Stuart T. Sadler
S. S. Sadler
New Jersey
Ralph W. Sargent
Bess Whelcher
Miami
Pearl Downs
Frederick Sleight
Susan
New Mexico
Arizona
Sleight
Mount Dora
Lake-Sumter JC Joins National Junior College Group
Lake-Sumter Junior College has been accepted for membership in the American Association of Junior Colleges. The 1921 established group has long spoken for junior college interests.
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Lake-Sumter Junior College
American Association of Junior Colleges
WW I Veterans Meet Wednesday at American Legion Home
The Veterans of World War I Barracks 3227 will hold a meeting Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the American Legion Home, with the Ladies Auxiliary meeting in another section. Commander C. D. Owen will lead a discussion on pending pension legislation, and new members joining in the last three months will be considered paid up for 1964. Dues are five dollars, with one dollar to the Blood Bank, granting hospital blood at five dollars. Thirty six members were charter members and the charter is being issued.
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American Legion Home
Ladies Auxiliary
C. D. Owen
Eogress
A. Nailer
Leesburg
Amnas
Owen
To Accept Good Advice Increases One's Ability
A concise reflection notes that embracing sound guidance expands personal capability and skill. It emphasizes self-improvement through listening, learning, and applying wiser counsel for better results.
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OTAU
AM International Daily Newspaper
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Bu Palace
St. Paul’s Cathedral
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Florence
Riviera of the Flowers
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Larry Hughes, Inc
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