Foiled Courage and Trains of News From The Week
The column notes Gladys and Ted Foley anxious over their son CDR Foley Jr. aboard the U S S Forrestal after a fire and later learns he is safe. It also mentions Royal news, travel plans of Art and Marjorie Jewell, Joe Morrison's heart attack, rain, bowling, and social chatter as well as June 1967 cigarette tax receipts and local shoe advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S.S. Forrestal
Gladys
Ted Foley
Cdr. S. R. Foley, Jr
Us.n
Bob
Ted
Queen Elizabeth
Plymouth
England
Len Davis
Sir Francis Drake
San Jose
Calif
Redwood
Frank
Thelma Bedinger
Yosemite
Art
Marjorie Jewell
New York
Lisbon
Portugal
Marjorie
Joe Morrison
Waterman
Frances
Alex
Miami Beach
Breakthrough in Railroading Goes Computerized Nationwide
The Association of American Railroads announces a first of its kind computerized system to track the country’s 1.8 million freight cars. It will provide location and flow reports to rail gateways, enable better asset utilization, and save hundreds of millions of dollars. A 10 percent turn around boost could add 150,000 cars to Class 1 line supply, aiding inflation struggles across major industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial News Review
Association of American Railroads
Veterans Liability Release Under GI Home Loans
M T Dixon of the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs outlines how a veteran may be released from liability when selling a home financed with a GI loan if the loan is current the purchaser assumes liability and the VA remains liable on the guaranty. The veteran’s loan entitlement is not restored by this release and restoration occurs only when the VA is no longer liable to the lender and the veteran meets eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. T. Dixon
Fla. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Dixon
Time Capsule To Be Opened 2000 A D
Mount Dora High School students from the 1967 council placed a time capsule in 1966 to be opened in January 2000 A D. The capsule contains items illuminating life in 1967 and is linked to the Victory Bell introduced by the 1967 senior class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.D
Mount Dora High School
Vemit Siuc Gynce Gorey Wee Zens
MDHS
Lloyd M. Atkins
Carol H. Flavell
W. A. Keen
Ernest C. Hobdy
War on Poverty Aids Florida State Efforts Grow
In two years the War on Poverty aided Florida with 457 199 recipients and 36 465 in Head Start. Neighborhood Youth Corps served 26 734 Floridians while nationwide reaches 900 000. Job Corps trained 1 534 Floridians locally. Work Experience Program aided 7 365 Floridians. Forest work by Job Corpsmen included 106 675 hours and 126 821 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Frank K. Sloan
Office of Economic Opportunity
Atlanta
VISTA
Census Bureau to survey smoking habits this August
The Census Bureau will interview residents the week of August 14 about smoking habits for a national survey. The study also collects labor force data for the Bureau of Labor Statistics to help set August employment figures. All data are confidential and used only for statistics. Local interviewer Mrs. Marion Avery of Tavares begins August 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. McWhirter
Census Bureau
Atlanta
U. S. Public Health Service
U. S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U. S
Marion Avery
Tavares
Prizes Awarded At Beekeeper Institute Show
Ernest Hausler of Gainesville won the grand prize gold trophy for his honey peanut brittle at the 11th Annual Beekeepers Institute. Other winners from Dade City, Lake Butler, and Homestead were honored in categories including honey baked products honey and fruit and new honey products. Dr Gunther Vorwohl explained pollen analysis aids identification of honey sources and regional origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Hausler
Gainesville
Beekeepers’ Institute
Lino Bonacorsi
Dade City
Janet Smith
Meta Givens
Barbara Reed
Ada Vinton
Fort Pierce
L. T. Dyer
Lake Butler
John Bolton
Benny Hampson
Homestead
Ray Bailey
Tavares
Ester Smith
Suzy Connery
DeLand
Henry Randall
Umatilla
Gunther Vorwohl
The
Agricultural College
Stuttgart-Hohenheim
Federal Republic of Germany
Vorwohl
Shuffleboard Round Robin Faces Rain Delays and Scores
Lake County round robin play in Leesburg was rained out on Monday July 31. On August 1 Arch Gant supervised nine courts where Red Patch Rohm led 256 and Black Sachs Thompson led 250. Patch-Rohm won 101 to 55. Wheeler-McCauley won 101 to 44 in Red, with Brauneis Meyers second. Friday August 4 Red Black play was rained out and Saturday play canceled. Letters from members report health progress and plans to visit Mount Dora and Michigan, with hopes to return in October or November. A roast beef dinner drew 94 members, and Florida Podiatry guidance suggests high top shoes until age two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Leesburg
Arch Gant
Carroll Patch
Pete Rohm
John Sachs
Frank Thompson
Patch-Rohm
Harland Wheeler
Clyde McCauley
Walter Brauneis
Gertrude Meyers
Wheeler
Gibbs
Lottie Edwards
Charles Geer
East Hartland
Conn
Michigan
Mount Dora
Andrew Simcheck
the Hill
Mary
Albert Boysen
Howland
John
Boysen
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Lex
Don D. Meiklejohn
State Beverage Dept
Veterans News
Pan
War On
USA
Beekeeper’s Institute
Gravely
Ogers Automotive Service
By Fred Steele
Florida Podiatry Association
RCA
Highland Phone
Icee
Old Milwaukee
Vate
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