Bert Keech Suffering Illness Raises Bowler Hearts
The Mount Dora community notes with sadness the illness of Bert Keech, a famed British lawn bowler aged about 310 pounds. Reports from Bob Laing of Alloa trace his 1947 Mount Dora visit and a life of international bowling, singing, and humor as peers send best wishes for his recovery.
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Bert Keech
Mount Dora
Bert
Bob Laing
Alloa
Scotland
Bob
Frank Bridgman
Eo Ling
Ginna Hie Wiest
Florida
British Bowls
Wally Guiver
English Bowling Association
British Lawn Tennis Ltd
Cleveland
Epping
H. Clinton
Conn
Rollie Morses
Rollie
New England
East Town Religious Services and Meetings Report
East Town churches including Beth el F.M. Mt. Olive A.M.E. St. John P.B. and Triumph Brotherhood held Bible schools last Sunday. The Inter-Den Den Council met at St John P.B. with President McNair. Pallbearers Union to meet at St Mary M.B. after morning service. City-wide mission starts 3:30. St John congregation moves into new building.
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East Town
Bethel F.M
Mt. Olive A.M.E
St. John P.B
Triumph Brotherhood
McNair
Pallbearer’s Union
St. Mary M.B
Mt. Olive A.mle
St. John
T. M. Thomas
Contemporary Bits Of Wisdom From Schweitzer
If men revolt against the spirit of thoughtlessness and become personalities strong enough to radiate ethical progress, an activity of the spirit will arise to evoke a new mental and spiritual disposition in mankind.
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Albert Schweitzer
Moving Days and Summer Skies Through Mount Dora
A diary-like account recounts a week of hot Florida days and moving into a new home. The entries describe sunlit mornings near Mount Dorathus and City Hall, breezes over Lake Dora, afternoon thunderstorms, a calming sunset rainbow, and the intensities of packing and organizing for a move with a playful puppy in the mix.
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Denver
Cole
Madge Neptune
Loveland Pass
Wichita
Kan
Bess Nelson
Marge Chesley
Nottingham
N. H
Eardley Wilmots
Eardley
Ipswich
E. Wolfboro
Chesleys
Mount Dora
Mrs. See
Alexander St
Local Church Schedules In Mount Dora And Surrounding
Array of church services across Mount Dora and nearby towns listing times for Bible schools morning worship and evening services. Churches include Mount Dora Baptist Fifth Avenue Methodist Church Church of Christ Presbyterian and others with weekday choir rehearsals prayer meetings and catechism offerings.
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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
Daughters Meet of The King's Daughters Gather Monday
The King's Daughters will hold a regular meeting Monday at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Esther Maglathlan in Tangerine.
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Esther Maglathlan
Kissimmee Kiwanis Guests Attend Mount Dora Meeting
Kissimmee Kiwanis club will be guests at the Mount Dora Kiwanis meeting at noon today and will present the program. Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth, Washington.
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Kissimmee Kiwanis Club
Mount Dora
Liberty
Washington
Rush Boggs and the Dandelion Dilemma in Boyhood
A humorous reminiscence about Rush Boggs, Hoosier native and shuffleboard club president, recalling a boyhood prank involving dandelion greens and a ceiling, teased by peers. The piece playfuly notes youth mischief, family dynamics, and gang style storytelling without harsh judgments.
Pure Heart Nears God Warns Against Self Torture
Rev H Mauriece Felton told First Methodist congregation that early Christians sought God's favor through pain but true peace comes to those with pure hearts. He warned sinners cannot understand joy and hope, citing the biblical phrase their eyes are holden. The speaker urged facing trouble rather than fleeing.
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Rev
H. Mauriece Felton
Magnitude Springs Highlight Florida Water Flows
Alexander Springs in Lake County is listed as a first magnitude spring in a Florida handbook edited by Allen Morris. It flows 117 cubic feet per second with water at 74 degrees, and Florida hosts 17 of the nation’s 75 first magnitude springs. The text notes that a single cubic foot per second could fill a one-acre plot in 24 hours or supply water for a 6,000-person city, and Florida also has about 50 springs of second magnitude with flows between 10 and 100 second-feet.
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Alexander
Lake County
Florida
Allen Morris
United States
Lake Board Sets September 23 Meeting at Court House
County Channel of Commerce board directors will meet at 2 30 in the courthouse office on Thursday September 23 to finalize plans for the annual meeting and view an illustrated description of a proposed citrus tower to be built in Clermont. President C B Treadway urges full attendance.
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Lake Board
County Channel of Commerce
Court House
Clermont
C. B. Treadway
Make money your god and it will plague you like the devil Fielding
A terse quote attributed to Fielding warns that worship of money becomes a personal devout pursuit. The line frames money as a corrosive force guiding behavior and fate.
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Fielding
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South Africa
Australia
Canada
Stewart Brown
Montreal
Worcester
Boston
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
New York
Taylor
A.S.B.A
Hammock
Tavares
Mount Dorathus
Fifth Av
City Hall
Lake Dora
Presbyterian Church
Masonic Hall
Charles A. Carrier
D.D
Eustis
First Church OF Christ Scientist
Lemon and Grove
Faith Lutheran Church
Synod — Library
Phillip Schlessmann
ST. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
NEW YO Cincinn
Chicag
Miami
Don Greyhound
Ude U
Greyhound
By Morris Deering
Rush Boggs
Rush
Jimmy
Peewee
Pop
Wise Boat Works
Mundell & Hill
Sylvan Shores
The
Smiths
Green Lantern Restaurant
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