Dollar Spot Detracts From Lawns In The Sunshine State
Gardening expert Hervey Sharpe explains dollar spot fungus harming bermuda and zoysia lawns, how to diagnose it by dollar-sized patches and dew, and recommends a nitrogen boost or a cadmium-containing fungicide. Also covers air layering for shrubs and trees, hedge pruning tips, and timely flower sowing choices with guidance on raised beds and gladioli planting for color in 80 to 90 days.
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Mount Dora Library Open House Attracts Many
Scores of Mount Dora residents visited the library Wednesday for an open house and tea hosted by the Library Board. Hostesses were Mesdames Frederick Sleight, Albert Crone, L. B. Keith, Eardley Wilmot and Joseph C. Kircher. New displays include the Cherokee Rose by Emma Seras Marsh loaned by the Lakes and Hills Garden Club and a Botticelli print of Adoration of the Magi donated by Mrs. Mable Wild.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora Library
Frederick Sleight
Albert Crone
L. B. Keith
Eardley Wilmot
Joseph C. Kircher
Emma Seras Marsh
The
Mable Wild
Edith Fairfax Davenport
Mount Dora City Hall
Winston Churchill V for Victory symbol history
The V for Victory sign traces to Churchill’s wartime morale boost. First used July 20 1941 in a speech to Europe, signalling unfettered will against Nazi tyranny. It became a storied emblem of resistance during England’s darkest hours.
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Tennis Finals Set After Weekend Contests
April results determined finalists Phillip Marvin edged Johnny Coffield 6-4 3-6 6-4 to reach the finals on Saturday. Chip Lee advanced after Eddie Jones did not show, defeating Phillip Marvin 6-2 6-1 6-2 in a three set affair. Karen Adams won the girls final 6-2 6-2 over Karen Ober.
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Phillip Marvin
Johnny Coffield
Phillip
Chip Lee
Ed Jones
Eddie
Chip
Chris Lee
Martin Morgan
Buddy Atkins
Bebo Stewart
Karen Adams
Karen Ober
Chris
Buddy
Miss Adams
Harned
Memoiric Nazi Rise Highlighted in Award TV Portrait
Hitler to a standstill. His dramatic memoirs of those war years helped win him a Nobel prize for literature. The stirring adventures are the basis for the award-winning TV documentary series, "Wins ton Churchill -The Valiant Years" seen Sundays at 10:30 PM EST on ABC-TV, sponsored by Edward Dalton Co., makers of Metrecal. See your local paper for time and channel.
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Edward Dalton Co
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Time
State Farmers Use Less Land But Are Getting Big Crops
Florida farmers boost crop yields on smaller land bases, aided by mechanization, quality control, fertilizers, and pest management. The Florida State Chamber credits extensive state research programs as key, noting 1959 census figures show 45,100 farms and 12.1 million acres in crop and pasture, with five year averages of 8.34 million tons of crops and higher livestock production.
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Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Concert Group To Name Officers In Meeting Monday
The annual meeting of the Golden Triangle Mutual Concert Association will be held Monday at 8 p.m. in the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce office. All members are invited. A financial report of the past season will be read and new officers and directors for the coming season will be elected.
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Golden Triangle Mutual Concert Association
Mount Dora
Population density rise and urban land use in Florida
The report notes gradual gains in yields and growth in city and highway land use. It states urban encroachment will take years to threaten farm land. Florida’s population density increased from 51 to 91 persons per square mile between 1950 and 1960, with under 1.5 million acres of 34.7 million total acres currently urbanized.
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Florida AAA Fights Toll Turnpike Financing Shift
Florida AAA motor clubs push a 1961 program to bar state financing or delaying freeways for turnpikes. They urged lawmakers and Gov. Bryant to prohibit commitments conflicting with highway and bridge construction. The plan, discussed by Peninsula and St Petersburg clubs, also seeks county traffic courts in all 67 counties and timing on the temporary gasoline tax expiration.
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AAA Motor Clubs of
Florida
Florida Conference of Aaa Motor Clubs
Farris Bryant
Peninsula Motor Club
Tampa
Miami
St. Petersburg
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