Shuffleboard Notes from Mount Dora
The column records winter visitors Mr and Mrs Mervin Fairbanks of Dixfield Maine returning for their annual stay in Mount Dora. Life Member Herbert L Kinsman celebrated his 94th birthday on Sept 30. Mrs Martha Evans remains sick at Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis. Fred Harris was discharged from Orange Memorial Hospital in Orlando and must avoid visitors for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mervin Fairbanks
Dixfield
Maine
Mount Dora
Myra Dora
Herbert L. Kinsman
Martha Evans
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Fred Harris
Orange Memorial Hospital
Orlando
Edna
Navy officer earns commendation for Royal Thai Navy Air Squadron work
Lieutenant Commander James E. Wetz U S Navy son of Mrs Mary H Wetz of Lake Jem received the Navy Commendation Medal for meritorious service as Aviation Advisor to the Navy Advisory Group U S Military Assistance Command and joint U S Military Advisory Group Thailand His efforts aided establishment organization and development of the Royal Thai Navy Air Squadron and improved its operational readiness and combat effectiveness Also mentioned are Airman First Class Samuel E Bagwell Jr son of Mr and Mrs Samuel E Bagwell of Rt 1 Mt Dora who graduated from a U S Air Force technical school at Lowry AFB Colorado trained as a missile instrumentation mechanic and assigned to an Eglin AFB unit plus John Graves son of Mr and Mrs Carl Graves who will enter the U S Navy Officer Candidate School at Newport Rhode Island in October and earlier Williams High School graduate ell er returns to Mount Dora after a summer trip to the Orient and Pacific areas including Australia and New Zealand with their snow report The Lake County Round Robins at Umatilla on Sept 30 saw Mount Dora teams win nine of 13 games with Buxton and Sutliff winning the high playoff The Oct 7 makeup games are set for Eustis and Oct 14 Mount Dora hosts the Jamboree The Red and Black play on Oct 1 with eleven courts under Fred Steele in charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Wetz
U.S. Navy
Mary H. Wetz
Lake Jem
Cmdr. Wetz
Navy Advisory Group
U.S. Military Assistance Command
Joint
U.S. Military Advisory Group
Thailand
Royal Thai Navy Air Squadron
Samuel E. Bagwell Jr
Samuel E. Bagwell
Rt. 1
Mt. Dora
U.S. Air Force Technical School
Lowry Afb
Col
Aic
Bagwell
Air Force . Systems Command
Eglin Afb
Fla
AIC Bagwell
Mr. Dora High School
Patricia Ann Parks
John Graves
Carl Graves
Villa Dora
U. S. Navy
Newport
R. I
John
Williams
Eller
Mount Thetford
Mount Dora
Orient
Pacific Isles
Australia
New Zealand
Lake County
Umatilla
Jack Buxton
Jennie Sutliff
Eustis
Fred Steele
Lawn Bowling Notes and Reunion Plans at DeLand Club
Bill Whitefield hospitalized for ear procedure but expected short recovery. DeLand Bowing Club repairs rink nine back boards and bench tops. eight new rinks planned within months with DeLand bowlers welcome to use our rinks in the meantime. October 17 potluck reunion already over forty signups, Friday bridge winners Harold Cook and Mary Chain, who needs help with hosting and cookie bakers. Ed recalls wheel greasing mishap as metaphor for progress, urging lubrication of human relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Whitefield
Monroe Dickinson
Harold Peterson
DeLand
Harold Cook
Mary Chain
Mary
A Bridge Word To The Wise
Grace Clifton recalls a bridge lesson from the past about defense overtricks and courage. She explains how discarding on an opponent's Jack of Hearts can defeat an ironclad contract and how ducking when the dummy holds a singleton can demoralize opponents and save a contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Clifton
Sorrento Mt Plymouth FCA Grad Killed In Vietnam
Florida Central Academy mourns 1967 graduate Cpl. David B. Freed U.S.M.C. of Merritt Island killed in Vietnam. He lettered in baseball, football and basketball at FCA from 1964 to 1967 and was among FCA’s top basketball players. Services at Farmington Military Cemetery Long Island NY. Survivors include his parents and sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorrento
Mt. Plymouth Fca
Vietnam
Florida Central Academy
Cpl
David B. Freed
U.sm.c
Merrit Island
F.C.A
Marines
Cpl. Freed
George D. Freed
Farmington Military Cemetery
Long Island
N.Y
Sorrento-Mt. Plymouth
Civic Assn
Tenell Family Returns From Mountain Summer
EAST TOWN Mr and Mrs Robert Tenell Jr report a wonderful summer in the mountains and their neighbors extend cordial welcomes. Mr and Mrs Bobbie Lee Grind left for Georgia to visit his ailing father who is improving. The St Mary B Church group prepares for the Mt Bethel missionary educational association at Mt Calvary B Church in Sanford on Oct 22. The Mt Dora Jaycees and community volunteers are praised for their help and encouragement as the town continues its work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Tenell Jr
Tenell
Bobbie Lee Grind
Georgia
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BY Fred Steele
Sarge
Lex
By Bill Paul
Legionnaires
Legion Home
Wm. Tomilson
Plymouth
Wm. Joysey
Birmingham
Michigan
Joyseys
Florida
East Town
Joe Boles
St. Mary B. Church
Mt. Bethel
Mt. Calvary B. Church
Sanford
Ate
Jaycees
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