Honeybee losses linked to malathion aerial spray reported
Two incidents in the Miami area and Haines City show minor honeybee losses from aerial malathion spray. Inspectors note one hundred deaths in Miami colonies and about a pint per hive in five Haines City colonies, with overall Florida summer losses considered unlikely to rise.
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Miami
Haines City
Roger A. Morse
State Plant Board
South Florida
Florida
State Plant Board Apiary
Government role as stated in a public discourse
The text asserts that the office of government is not to confer happiness but to provide men with the opportunity to work out happiness, framing governance as enabling personal effort rather than guaranteeing well being. The idea emphasizes potential and responsibility within civic structure.
Surveyors Line Traces Proposed Highway Route
The description notes a State Road department survey for Highway 441 relocation. A line cuts through palmetto scrub toward a small East Town home near the city dump, then crosses a valley near the clay pit before turning toward Pinecrest. A second swath runs along the opposite hillside.
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State Road Department
East Town
Pine Forest Cemetery
Pinecrest
Surveyors Line Extends Through Pinecrest Subdivision
The surveyors’ line in the Pinecrest hills begins at Hilltop Drive and crosses the subdivision away from homes until Overlook Drive where it runs through the property owned by Mr. and Mrs. George W. Schwert. Nearby are the George Bissell and Jack Groves residences. The line then enters an unimproved lot and heads toward Lake Gertrude Point.
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Pinecrest
Hilltop Dr
Overlook Dr
George W. Schwert
George Bissells
Jack Groves
Lake Gertrude Point
Aims at Point On Lake Gertrude Narrow Point
The eastern point of Lake Gertrude features spring fed water and finger like land extensions. A survey line for a new highway may emerge to the left of the picture and could affect the Jim Cooper home on the lake’s eastern shore.
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Lake Gertrude
Jim Coopers
Doran Donates Library to Leesburg Amid Sober Dedication
Col. Paul Bronson, Leesburg bookshop owner, provides about 3000 non fiction volumes valued at up to 9000 dollars, citing Leesburg's shift from a two room library to a full facility with a librarian and assistant. He notes the gift for the town's library, not Mount Dora's, and retains some volumes for personal use or future gifts. The Bronsons live with Mrs Cornwall, who is ill.
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Paul Bronson
Leesburg
Colonel Bronson
Mount Dora
Bronsons
Doctor H Todd Fenn Remains Critical After Illness
The long time Mount Dora physician Dr. H Todd Fenn, practicing for 37 years, is in critical condition at Orange Memorial Hospital after a three week stay.
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H. Todd Fenn
Mount Dora
Fenn
Orange Memorial Hospital
Bridgman Fills In Mass Politicos at Senate Meeting
Frank Bridgman, noted bowler-historian observer, entered a Massachusetts Senate meeting and, after brief remarks on Florida Legislature procedures, quipped that if Florida lawmakers moved to New England, most would become Republicans within three years. The moment drew cheers from Democrats and a wry nod from Republicans.
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Frank Bridgman
The
Times
Massachusetts
Bridgman
Doran
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Senate
Florida
Fisherman Claims Gator Snatched Bass at Lake Dora
J M Cranie spotted an alligator on the western shore of Lake Dora. The reptile lunged into the water, swallowing a seven and a half pound bass held in its jaws. Cranie later showed the bass in Tavares last Friday bearing the gator’s tooth marks.
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Lake Dora
J. M. Cranie
Tavares
Mum Growing Advice For Gardeners In Mount Plymouth
Ames W Geddes advises slightly acidic soil and ample water for chrysanthemums. He warns against overwatering and notes mums tolerate various soils. Plant natives from China Japan Korea now. use peat or manure to aerate and retain moisture, apply five pounds of super phosphate per 100 square feet, space seven to eight inches, spray and feed every 10 days, and use ground tobacco or castor pumice to deter insects. Frank Petura announces the club joins Florida State Horticulture Society and adds society publications to the library.
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Ames W. Geddes
Mount Plyton
Clu
China
Japan
Korea
Frank Petura
Florida State Horticulture Society
Native of Lake county Joins Mount Dora Dental Practice
Dr. John F. Whitt, a Lake County native born at Yalaha and a Leesburg High School graduate of 1945, begins work as a dentist in Mount Dora this week. He earned a dentistry degree from Emory University and served as a Navy dental technician until August 1946, and will practice with Dr. Robert Wason.
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Lake County
Mount Dora
John F. Whitt
Yalaha
Leesburg High School
Emory University
School of Dentistry
Robert Wason
John Quincy Adams Mistakenly Slowed by Speeding Buick
A man named John Quincy Adams recounts being ticketed for speeding in Mount Dora while driving a friend's Buick instead of his usual Ford. Officer Bill Ward issued the citation and Adams forfeited a $15 bond for non appearance in police court.
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John Quincy Adams
Mgr. Adams
Mount Dora
Orlando
Bill Ward
Television service ad from Gray & Lugeros
From watching his defective TV set Keep your TV set in top operating condition by getting it serviced at Gray and Lugeros.
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Gray & Lugeros
Itchy Skin Relief Ad from Mount Dora Pharmacy
A Mount Dora Pharmacy advertises ITCH ME NOT to ease itchy skin in 15 minutes. The product targets eczema ringworm insect bites foot itch and other external ITCH conditions with a money back guarantee.
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Mount Dora
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