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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1965
Page
8
Vernon Swartsel arrives at Ajouli outskirts in Punjab with 20 to 30 villagers greeting him. He maps his primitive new home near Asia's largest fertilizer plant and Bhakra Dam, then outlines early poultry consulting work and language hurdles.
Florida Gas Co. directors vote a 12 million issue of 5 percent cumulative preferred stock as the first step in a 135 million expansion plan for its 1500 mile natural gas pipeline. Sale to eight institutional investors will complete by December 1 with Bowen noting a 68 percent investment rise to 375 million over three years. The initial phase costs 42.7 million and adds 89 million cu ft daily. a second phase of 93 million is pending FPC approval to add 192 million cu ft daily for Florida Power & Light Co.
Vernon has offered his services as a history of English teacher at the modern higher secondary school 6 to 11 grades nearby. In the two months since he left the States he has seen many strange and wonderful things and will report more adventures to come.
The Pilot Club of Lake County launches a Memorial Christmas Tree in Donnelly Park with bulbs costing $1 each. Proceeds support the club’s community projects and honor donors will be listed on a plaque under the tree. The tree lights during Mount Dora’s Christmas parade.
A survey notes Mount Dora named after Lopiz Paro Tavares, Clermont for Clermont France, DeLand founded by Henry H. DeLand in 1876, Eustis named for Gen Abraham Eustis, Leesburg after Evender M. Lee, Sanford laid out by Gen Honor S. Sandford. Orlando lore recalls Orlando Reeves, a young sentinel killed near Lake Eola during the Seminole War. Government stockpiles total 13.1 billion dollars with 61 million carats of diamonds. storage costs 325 million. Florida land and buildings on farms exceed 4 billion. Titanium lubrication issues delayed engines. iodine-based lubricants offer a fix. The temporary help business surged to 250 million annually in two decades. Unemployment for 45+ is 22 percent lower than last year.
Delbert Copeland and Robert Furnas attended an informative session on the Higher Education Act of 1965. Federal officials explained how federal grants are available to schools and how to obtain them.
The Holly Emporium at the former Bank of Mount Dora location in the Shopping Center lists bargains such as white elephants burlap wall hangings bath salts and jewelry. Used books drop to 10 cents as Mrs T T Odom Circle president notes the circle raised over 700 dollars for civic beautification at a prior sale.
The term wild horses in the Western United States refers to descendants of domestic animals that reverted to wildness. Priebalsky's horse, a wild species from central Asia, appears in zoos but is not common in the wild.
Lake County Planning Zoning and Building Department reports 62 construction permits in November with total value about 255 605. Director Robert Webb notes 10 residential permits, 19 additions and alterations valued at 54 600, and 30 miscellaneous permits valued at 58 005. Yearly building valuation reaches 4 178 849.
A brief remembrance references Lahassee and the Sunrise Sheltered Workshop of Lake County. It emphasizes honoring memory to aid the living and support ongoing remembrance of loved ones.
An essay contrasts ancient Egyptian medicine with modern progress, noting embalming expertise but lack of pathology study, then shifts to a Mount Dora pharmacy offering personal service and drug needs at Sea Brook's Pharmacy, 639 North Donnelly Street, phone 383-4646. The page also includes a household hint about clearing soapsuds with table salt.
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