Parathion safety warnings issued by Citrus Mutual and agent
Citrus Mutual and a county agent warn farmers about parathion dangers in groves and ornamentals. They cite laxity in handling and supervision, urge pre exposure and regular blood tests, protective gear, and wind oriented spraying. Officials urge posting warnings, keeping others away four days, and discarding and washing equipment daily.
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Citrus Mutual
Mount Dora
Charles R. Stearns, Jr
Florida Citrus Experiment Station
Stearns
Stearns Norris
Norris
Merchants Schedule Special Session on Customer Service Plan
The Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce calls a special meeting for Monday Aug 25 to study a proposed customer service project and possible cooperation with Mount Dora Planning Commission. J G Ray Jr new planning chairman will convene. Members pledge outreach to boost attendance and discuss fall initiatives.
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Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora
Planning Commission
Merchants Group
Merchants Organization
J. G. Ray, Jr
Commission
Dorothy Bach
of Commerce Office
Lake County Chamber sets annual meeting speakers
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting on November 11 in Leesburg. Featured speaker is D. R. "Bill" Matthews of Gainesville, congressman elect from Florida's new Eighth District. Also appearing will be Congressman A. S. "Syd" Herlong, Jr. of Lake County, representative of the Fifth District.
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Lake County
Mount Dora Graduate Frances Smith To Receive Nursing Degree
To Graduate Frances Smith a Mount Dora high school graduate in the Class of 1949 will receive her degree in nursing at Charity Hospital School of Nursing Aug 21. Her parents Mr and Mrs J M Smith and their son Larry leave Sunday for New Orleans to attend the graduation exercises and to spend a few days with their daughter before she begins her assignment on the hospital staff.
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Frances Smith
Mount Dora High School
Charity Hospital School of Nursing
J. M. Smith
Larry
New Orleans
Time-saving devices Among Americans Outpace Global Pace
The piece notes Americans acquire more time-saving devices than others but paradoxically have less free time than any people worldwide. It explores cultural and economic factors shaping modern schedules and perceived efficiency.
New Dora Industry Produces Promoters Of Happiness Love
A small Mount Dora venture opens on Clayton Street to raise parrakeets. Mrs Frances Peterson, wife of a Swift Woodcraft employee, started the aviary with 50 birds, 20 breeders, and the aim to bring happiness and companionship to homes. Her husband built the setup and she trains the birds to talk, keeping one as a pet.
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Mount Dora
Clayton St
Lake Jem
Frances Peterson
George
Swift Woodcraft Co
Tangerine
Green Cove Springs
Woodcraft
Fifty-Six Awards in Mount Dora Swim Program
The Lake Gertrude municipal beach hosted the Mount Dora swim program completion ceremony. A total of 56 certificates were awarded including a junior life saver badge to June Bowie and certificates for advanced, intermediate, and beginner swimmers among many named recipients.
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Mount Dora
Lake Gertrude
June Bowie
George Cox
Bess Davidson
Gloria Barber
Janis Cook
Catherine Daniels
Barbara Cox
Carol Simpson
Larry Smith
Barbara Brown
Dell Hill
Patricia Stovall
Shirley Wiley
Lee Edward McRee
Patsy Spear
Sandy Spear
Mary Ann Daniels
Sarah Bradshaw
John Hardin
Jackey McRee
Buddy Grantham
Janet Burchett
Carolyn Cheatham
Mary Helen Huett
Joe Huett
Lynn Rector
Glenn
David Cole
Bonnie Arrowsmith
Donna Jean Simpson
Judy, Vanzant
Ann Fortner
Pat Vason
Eddie Benwell
Dianne Jones
Dorothy Daniels
Gloria Vanzant
Parakeet Gains Fame in Mount Dora Household
In Mount Dora a parakeet owned by Attorney and Mrs. W. M. Kennedy has attracted attention for its wide vocabulary and playful chatter about people and its owners. The bird is noted for extolling Kennedy’s virtues in humorous conversations.
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Mount Dora
W. M. Kennedy
Citrus Nutrition Discussed At 19th Citrus Institute
The 19th Annual Citrus Institute opens at Camp McQuarrie in the Ocala National Forest with famed speakers addressing citrus nutrition disease and marketing. Noted participants include R. E. Norris institute manager, Karl Lehmann Lake County Chamber official, and experts from USDA Florida Citrus Mutual Citrus Experiment Station and University of Florida.
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Citrus Institute
Camp McQuarrie
Ocala National Forest
R. E
Bob” Norris
Karl Lehmann
Lake County
Stearns
Childs
Miller
R. M. Townsend
Florida Citrus Mutual
Florida Citrus Commission
L. F. Roper
Walter Reuther
USDA
Orlando
M. H. Muma
Citrus Experiment Station
Zach Savage
Agriculture Experiment Station
Gainesville
Luther C. Hammond
Florida College of Agriculture
Ivan Stewart
Chester B. Leonard
R. M. Pratt
Harry W. Ford
Willard M. Bele
Walter J. Matherly
Canane of Business Administration
University of Florida
John T. Lesley
Florida Citrus Exchange
J. Wayne Reitz
S. Jensen
New York City
J. R. Winston
Jack T. McCown
Morty Howell
Waverly Growers Coop
Peace Disturbers Get Eternal Peace
Mayor Lou L Heaton warns residents to curb early roosters and late night barking dogs. Police will continue tracing disturbances as about 10 households with backyard chickens silenced their roosters for Sunday meals. Stray dogs have been captured or impounded to keep streets quiet at night.
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Lou .L. Heaton
Community scholarship fund to aid Mount Dora student
Harold Gregg of Mount Dora will be the first official recipient of a Kiwanis sponsored Community Scholarship, with Stetson University pledging to match funds up to $500. The program becomes an annual effort to assist a Mount Dora High School student in entering a Florida college, with gifts payable to the Kiwanis Club Scholarship Fund.
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Harold Gregg
Mount Dora
Kiwanis Club
Mount Dora’s
Gregg
Stetson University
DeLand
Harold
First National Bank
Community Scholarship Fund
Nate
Lewis
Helen
Florida State University
Panhellenic Society
Central Florida
Key Club
Florida
Kiwanis
Stetson
Teachers Return For Planning In Mount Dora
Mount Dora teachers report back this week for a two week pre school planning period. Supervising Principal D D Rosenborough says the school opens Monday at 9 am for planning. Classes begin Tuesday Sept 2, with students arriving Aug 28.
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Mount Dora
D. D. Rosenborough
Kilkare Lodge Welcomes New Convalescent Home Managers
Nancy Meggs McWhinnie and William McWhinnie have taken charge of Kilkare lodge on Donnelly Street in Mount Dora, transforming it into a convalescent home for ambulatory patients. The couple, now permanent Mount Dora residents, bring a warm, community atmosphere to the Florida facility. Nancy, a Floridian trained nurse with decades of hospital work in Jacksonville, New York, and Alachua County, met William after his cataract operation left him blind in one eye.
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Nancy
William McWhinnie
Kilkare Lodge
Kildare Lodge
Donnelly St
Ninthay
Mount Doral
McWhinnies
al Bell
W. M. Kennedy
Mount Dora
Nancy Meggs
McWhinnie
Altho
Louth
Alachua
Tauind ‘Withnesse
York
Nancy Mole
R. H. Williams
Florida
Lake County
Nancy MacWhinnie
St. Luke's Hospital
Jacksonville
New York
New York Post Graduate Hospital
Cornell University
Alachua County
City Hospital
New York City
New York Eye and Ear Hospital
Seaman William McWhinnie Hero of WWII Torpedoed Ship
McWhinnie served with the Merchant Marines and the United States in World War II despite partial vision. His ship was torpedoed near Trinidad in June 1942, leaving the crew adrift 27 hours on life rafts before rescue. He later recovered in a Trinidad hospital from exposure and blood poisoning.
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United States
Trinidad
Andre
Equator
William McWhinnie
Residents Seek Action Over Snake Infestation On School Lot
Fourteen property owners on Eighth Avenue sent a petition to the Lake County Board of Public Instruction asking the school district to clear an unkept lot owned by the board which they claim harbors coral snakes. They cite a recent incident where Mrs. George Bissell killed a deadly snake near children at play and urge action to protect women and children.
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E. Eighth
Lake County
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New Dora
Mrs. Peterson
Korea
Army
Signal Corps
Seoul
Mabel Norris Reese
the McWhinnies
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