Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club Welcomes Members Back
Readers report a warm homecoming at Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club with Ned and Dorothy Fuller returning in improved health and many members reconnecting with friends. Harold Blake and Ruth Blake recount travels from New York to Washington and Oregon visiting family, while others like Catherine Randall and Bess Harrington return to duties and social events resume. The note also remembers the late DeGraff whose singing and bowling will be missed as the club plans a 7:30 p.m. card game on Oct 16.
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Mount Dora
He Lawl
Ned
Dorothy Fuller
Dorothy
Rolly Morse
Alice
Mrs. Livermore
Ed Wallaces
Harold
Ruth Blake
Canandaigua Lake
N. Y
Yaleuna
Wash
Chinook Pass
Seattle
Eugene
Ore
Bryce
Zion
Arizona
Marge
John Chesley
Carol
Edna
Billy Boyle
John Bennett
Edgerton
Lakeside
Crawford
Catherine Randall
Bess Harrington
Skoglands
Pratts
George
Ethel Hicks
Forrest DeGraff
Bess Cotterill Dies in Michigan
The Cotterill Sisters trio loses Bess Cotterill who died Sept. 21 in Iron Mountain Michigan. The pianist for the group born in Iron Mountain and educated at St Marys academy ONeill Neb Otis Art School Los Angeles and Chicago Musical college. She studied with Emiel Leibling and was an accomplished sculptor who ran an Iron Mountain art studio. Last rites were held in Escanaba Michigan.
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Cotterill
Lakeside Inn
Bess Cotterill
Iron Mountain
Mich
Florence
Alice
Bess
Mount Dora
St. Mary's Academy of O'Neill
Neb
Otis Art School of
Los Angeles
Chicago Musical College
Emiel Leibling
Frantz Leizt
Escanaba
Phenomenal Venus Crescent Moon Amazes Florida Skies
The writer recalls a striking Venus near the crescent moon and a serene dawn sky in Florida with silver clouds and cerise tones, followed by cool air and a peaceful morning rush. Weekend notes describe changing winds, a football game, and a calm, rainy Saturday leading to a restful evening. Sunday brings a golden sunrise, heat then a cool breeze, and a large young moon in a clear sky.
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Venus
Milady
Florida
Seartes
Rightful Aid for Chiang Letter Sparks Editorial Clash
A reader praises the editorial on Chiang Kai-shek and submits a Dulles letter urging caution over Formosa and a UN role. The note argues against Chiang becoming president of a proposed Asian Republic and cites U S aid patterns and isolationism. The piece also thanks locals for support of a polio march and coin drive contributions.
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Chiang
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Mount Dora Emergency March of Dimes Tops Goal
The Mount Dora community surpassed the $450 target, raising about $700 for the Emergency March of Dimes. The Fathers March added over $300, thanks to publicity and local supporters including Richard Denson of Red and White Super Market for the sound track and Wayne Moon and George Hall for siren assistance.
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Mount Dora
Richard Denson
Wayne Moon
George Hall
R. V. Parker
Parker
Forrest DeGraff Dies in New Jersey
F A DeGraff died Saturday night in Englewood New Jersey after a heart ailment. He taught at Stuyvesant High School in New York City before retirement and led the Leonia Episcopal church choir. Survived by wife Margaret son Wilmot and three grandchildren.
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W. E. Breckenridge
F. A. DeGraff
Englewood, N. J
Charles Norton joins Castle Heights varsity football team
Word from Castle Heights Military Academy Lebanon Tennessee reports Charles Norton son of Mr and Mrs H G Morse Sylvan Shores has made the academy's varsity football squad defending Mid-South champion with teams from Tennessee and Georgia.
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Castle Heights Military Academy
Lebanon, Tenn
Charles Norton
H. G. Morse
Sylvan Shores
Tennessee
Georgia
Mount Dora Thank You For March of Dimes Drive Support
Mrs. Stanley G. Tyre extends heartfelt thanks to all contributors who generously supported the March of Dimes drive in Mount Dora. The appeal praises donor generosity and community spirit.
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Mount Dora
Pat Wason
Jane Murray
IceHouse Players
Pythian Sisters
James B. Jackson
J. W. McCormick
Stanley G. Tyre
March of Dimes
Democracy Shall Survive Editorial Praise Letter
A reader from New York and Mount Dora commends a courageous editorial and its defence of truth and freedom of expression. The note stresses belief that democracy endures through honest convictions. Signed V. L. Sinisi.
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V. L. Sinisi
New York
Mount Dora
Birth of Kenneth Stark Turner at Waterman Memorial Hospital
A son named Kenneth Stark Turner, weighing 7 pounds, was born to Mr and Mrs Robert Turner on September 30 at Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis.
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Kenneth Stark
Robert Turner
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Shuffleboard weekend results bring smiles to players
Last week saw 40 players gather for the Red and Black shuffleboard at 7 p m. Mrs Anne Burress and Bill Neilson beat Keegan and Dodd 106 73 in Red and Black. Rev Kuhlman and Pete Weaver edged Maud Sharpe and Anna Beard 100 62. Beard Mills defeated Braden Nearpass 104 71. Friday Clermont hosted county club finals. rain forced an early end to the event.
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Anne Burress
Bill Neilson
Messers Keegan
Dodd
Kuhlman
Pete Weaver
Maud Sharpe
Anna Beard
Clermont
Mills
Beard
Death of J. J. Harrington Linked to Winter Resident
Word from Chicago reports the death of J. J. Harrington a Winter resident. He leaves wife Nancy two sons two daughters and seven grandchildren. Funeral services were held in Chicago and burial followed at Rosehill cemetery.
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Chicago
J. J. Harrington
Nancy
Rosehill Cemetery
Hughes Homecoming Follows Third Hospital Stay
Park Commissioner James Hughes returns home Wednesday after a third stay at Waterman Memorial hospital in Eustis. His condition is reported as considerably improved.
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James Hughes
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
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