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Mount Dora Topic

Location

Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1954

Page

2

Local Lawn Bowling Season Opens at Club

Morning bowling began as members prefer daylight games amid cooler weather. New secretary Charles Skoglund replaces Ralph Harrington who died last summer. Various members and visitors arrive seasonal, with scores: 15 12 in a two-rink match. First Saturday card party hosted five bridge tables and a canasta table.

A. M. Garrison Charles Skoglund Ralph Harrington W. F Root Bridget Old Orchard Main Lewis Old Eustisrd Columbus Ohio Reed Helen Fisk Wisconsin Mount Dora Clarence Alma McKenzie Burr Irwin Manitowish Wis Washington, D. C Nellie McLachan Forrest DeGraff Moss Inger Rogers Pulis Soper Hicks M. Bennett Bomke Dr. Bennett Randall L. Skoglund Spencer C. Skoglund Kearsley Rogers

How to tell if a person is insane joke

A witty exchange between a psychiatrist and a mayor follows a conference in a small town. The professor uses a tricky question about Captain Cook to illustrate a point about normal questions. The mayor humorously deflects asking about explorations. The piece ends with a quip about adult education and children.

Capt. Cook Cook

Bits Of Wisdom Contends With The Communist And Western World

A collection of Broad moral reflections contrasts communism’s perceived failure to abolish God with the western world s materialist vision. It argues that true strength comes from education that builds moral and physical resilience and freedom. Mary Baker Eddy is cited along with University of San Francisco remarks.

University of San Francisco

Screenless Windows Plague Mount Dora Schools

A gnats scourge in Mount Dora's new school buildings leaves first and second graders absent for days. Teachers blame the design lacking window screens and half walls that invite vandalism, while cooler weather and insecticide failed to curb the problem.

Mount Dora East Town Saeniae J. B. Hall

Garden to Aid Mosquito Control On City Streets

Bill Lassiter asked the city to allow planting a garden in a street right of way from Highland to Lake Doral Cove, hoping to curb mosquito breeding. Building Inspector A J Waltz told council an inspection found the area overgrown with weeds and alleys with mosquitoes.

Bay Head Highland Lake Doral Cove Bill Lassiter Oak St A. J. Waltz Council Waltz

Tangerine Community Notes Highlight Family Visits and Church Project

Tangerine residents share travel updates as Mrs. M. B. Swift returns home after visits to Vermont Massachusetts and Connecticut. Hubbard Seward visits with grandparents in Tangerine and Wilmington Vermont. Mrs. Maude Whitcomb and Mrs. Maynard Church also appear in the notes. Under John De Jong the church addition progresses as a community project inviting volunteers.

F. D. Hubbard Hubbard Seward N. J Wilmington M. B. Swift Lake Ola Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut Robert Bryant Springfield Blanche Bryant Robert Briggs C. H. Estey Maude Whitcomb Maynard Church Windsor Conn Janet Smith John de Jong de Jong

Beatitudes Give Key to Happiness

Dr. Robert R. Reed urged the Community church Sunday that the Beatitudes offer happiness. He cited the pursuit of happiness in the Declaration of Independence and quoted a theologian praising Christianity as encouraging joyous and free of life’s burdens.

Robert R. Reed Community Church Jesus Reed

Local Church Schedule Listings for Several Denominations

Church services and choir schedules across multiple congregations listed. Includes Baptists at Sixth and Tremain, Community Church at Seventh Ave and Donnelly, Methodist at Fifth Ave, Church of Christ at Fifth Ave, Presbyterian on Sixth Ave, Latter Day Saints at 1117 Fifth Ave, and other faith groups with service times and adult and children programs. Service times range from morning 8:30 to evening 9:00, with Sunday School and midweek activities noted.

Baptist Church Sixth and Tremain David Coffield Methodist Church H. Mauriece Felton Church OF Christ Roy Burgess General Assembly Reorganized Church OF Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints H. P. Kelly First Church OF Christ Scientist Lemon and Grove

Leesburg Shuffleboard Club Scores Tight Finals

In a county league evening on the Leesburg courts 12 teams competed with a total of 13 wins as Red and Black divisions produced sharp scores. Lena Gibbs and Ben Birchard led with 237 for first high Black while Judge Willmott and Ray Dooley posted 230 for second high Red.

Fred Legat Lena Gibbs Ben Bircherd Lena Ben Hunter Bill Willmott Ray Dooley Maud Sharpe A. E. Young John Phillips Manson Miller W. L. Gray Pete Weaver E. M. Remley Bill Hall Bill Sharpe A. R. Kinsey Bill Nelson

Frosting Tip From Home Economists for Cranberry Cake

A home economist tip from the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association describes softening one package of cream cheese with four tablespoons of cranberry jelly then beating in one pound of sugar to create a smooth frosting for a nine inch layered cake.

Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association

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