New rubico lawn bowling marks first week of September 1963
The town reports evening lawn bowling using new rubico rinks with several in use nightly. Players remark on uniform surface and delivery impact while enjoying the pastime. Visitors Gladys and Wink Park and others return to join sessions as new scoreboards by Art Francis and Dave Britton await fall season.
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Gladys
Wink Park
Winnie
Alf Berry
Jennie
Jeff Davis
Louise
Charles Skoglund
Ted Foley
Bill Bomke
Jack Eager
Marion
Willard Walker
Hazel
John Hall
Spalding Inn
Whitefield
N. H
Tee Ine
Buck Hill Falls
Cape Out
Art Francis
Dave Britton
Ecklund Named General Sales Manager at The American Home
Alan R. Ecklund, son in law of Mr and Mrs Paul A Heinze Sylvan Shores, appointed general sales manager of The American Home magazine. Ecklund has served on the staff since 1958 and lives in Darien Connecticut with his wife Dorothy Heinze and their three children.
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Alan R. Ecklund
Paul A. Heinze
Sylvan Shores
American Home Magazine
Ecklund
Dorothy Heinze
Darien
Conn
Samuel Johnson on Excellence and Single Pursuit
A concise reflection notes that true excellence is rarely earned through easy terms and tends to come from devoting life to one demanding pursuit. Johnson argues sustained focus yields remarkable achievement rather than scattered effort.
Mount Dora Shuffleboard Round Robin Results Reach Far
Mount Dora Club shuffleboard events spanned Sept 9 to Sept 10 11 with Leesburg and Clermont hosts. Teams from Mount Dora led by Mr and Mrs Joseph Smith posted 13 8 in Leesburg playoff. Dooley Taylor and Wheeler led Red and Black on Sept 10 with wins 112 101 and 104 80.
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Lake County
Leesburg
Mount Dora
Joseph Smith
Iles and Skinner
Clermont
Harland Wheeler
Mr. Kinsman
Prentice
Fuust
Earl Taylor
Tom
Oakley Matteson
Mary Klein
Ray Dooley
Mrs. Taylor
Dooley-Taylor
Philip Schriftgeisser
Frank Legat
Mrs. Thetford
Harvey Osterland
Selmer Nilsen
Bert Owen
Harry Prentice
Fred Steele
Ted Beckhold
Ernest Morris
Brown
Legat
Wheeler
Miller Tyson
Anderson
Charles Havlik
Clyde McCauley
Havlik- McCauley
Mrs. Wheeler
Ray Elliott
Mrs. Prentice
Local Notes From Townspeople And Events
Twenty years ago residents report moved furniture new shop opens Sally Dress Shop with Mrs Ruby Chapman and Joyce Lane Thompson in charge Mrs Schmittauer visits from San Diego to see her parents Mr and Mrs George White Mr and Mrs Tanner return from Rising Sun Md Willie Kate Grantham marries Edward Benwell of Jacksonville George Van Voorhis visits relatives at Lakeland Lois vacationing Coronado Beach L C Jerne and Lois weekend at the beach One year ago Community Bowl unveiled first game Mount Dora versus Tavares Rev Kenneth W Book installed at First Presbyterian Church
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Mary H. Burr
New York
A. L. Brown
Grandview
Sally Dress
Ruby Chapman
Joyce Lane Thompson
Robert A. Schmittauer
San Diego
Calif
George J. White
A. A. Tanner
Rising Sun
Sharon Farm
Health and Welfare Council
Mount Dora
Tavares
Kenneth W. Book
First Presbyterian Church
Funeral Services For William Hand In Georgia
William D. Hand, 68, died at home Sunday morning. Born January 5, 1895 in Hazelhurst Georgia he lived in Mount Dora 12 years and worked for the city. He leaves wife Mamie three daughters Eva Cox Jeannette Hughes Elizabeth Walker and three sons William Joseph Willie Marvin two brothers 20 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral and interment were in Hazelhurst with Layton Harden Funeral Home of Eustis in charge.
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William D. Hand
Hazelhurst
Mount Dora
Hand
Golden Triangle
Two Kinds of Secrets Highlight Moral Dilemma
The speaker contrasts secrets worth sharing and those held too precious to reveal, implying a tension between honesty and discretion. The line suggests a philosophical view on trust, value, and confidentiality in relationships.
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Martha
Economos back and local family updates from Connecticut
The note reports Economos returning home after a pleasant Connecticut visit. Mr. and Mrs. William Sharpe return to Sylvan Shores from Ohio. Bell spent time in Ohio hospitalized and is improving. Mr. and Mrs. David Cook return from a northern visit. President Andy Hoelbeck left Pow nal camp in Vermont and moved to Glen Head New York.
RPM Motor Oils Promise Clean Engine, Friction Reduced
Standard Oil Company (Kentucky) promotes RPM Supreme Special and Custom motor oils with a detergent additive that reduces friction and wear. The ads claim major fuel savings up to one gallon per eight purchased and highlight three high detergent oil varieties.
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RPM
RPM Supreme
RPM Special
RPM Motor Oil
Standard Oil Company
Kentucky
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Bill
Drew’s Coin Laundry
Samuel Johnson
AIG League
Akither
Eudora
Golden Triangle Shopping Center
F. E. Kreyer
Kreyer
Mildred Nelson
Waynesville
N. C
Fred Greenstreet
Michigan
William Hand
Georgia
New Donnelly Plaza
Winn-Dixie
Tennant
N. Donnelly Street
Seventh Ave
John H. Quinn
N. Magnolia
Orlando
Winter Park
Matsche
S. Bay St
Eustis
Nal
Glen Head
Long Island
N. Y
Triangle Moving and Storage
U. S. van Lines
J. G. Ray, Jr
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The
Wall Street Journal
Christian Science Monitor
A. Lowell Hunt
Lawn Bowling Association
Chamber of Commerce
Tel
J. B. Kennedy
Eustis, Florida
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