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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1964
Page
4
Mount Dora urges extreme caution on streets and highways during the holiday season of 1965. Officials promote defensive driving and heightened law enforcement to preserve a five year record without a traffic fatality while warning of dangerous periods ahead.
An eminent neuropsychiatrist studied over 500 alcoholics and reports distinct patterns. Gin drinkers keep marriages, wine drinkers tend to become bums with high divorce, beer drinkers feel light headed and heavy in the stomach, whisky causes notable physical damage and driving risk. The doctor concludes alcohol is here to stay.
The report notes Florida facing pork shortfalls while poultry and eggs show limited improvement. Egg output is rising toward self sufficiency though prices face pressure. Dairy farms may decline, yet milk production per cow grows as population climbs. Ornamental horticulture also expands with cash values expected above 100 million by 1973. Florida ranks high in farm income in the region.
Rex Farrall of Canton Ohio writes praising Mount Dora and asks why the town signs focus on hotels and restaurants. He urges signage to highlight the hills lakes and “New England in Florida” charm to attract tourists.
Mount Dora's Hurricanes will resume basketball after a 10 day layoff as they travel to Groveland for a Mid Lakes Conference outing. Coach Ed Hansel's squad, 2-2, held workouts yesterday and today in preparation for next week's action. Next home game against Eustis on Friday January 8 at 7 p.m. junior varsity and 8 19 p.m. varsity.
Mrs. Eugene Richey and Charles Geer, Mrs. Francis London and Mrs. Charles Gray, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Breeden were Tuesday night winners at Shirley's Bridge Studio. Next duplicate games will be at 7 45 p m Tuesday with all players invited to take part.
A columnist argues that the vast investment in colleges yields poor returns as students worldwide disrupt and defy authority. He claims trained communists influence campuses and urges selective admission to preserve serious learners and national interests.
The Tavares Junior Woman's Club hosts a New Year’s Eve Ball at the Eustis Armory starting 9 p.m. Tickets are $4 per couple. The Blue Chords of Orlando and a featured singer perform. Proceeds aid needy children.
Officers seize game and fish under game laws and allocate them to hospitals and charitable institutions. The Oil Fuel Institute of Florida announces a new efficient sanitary oil fired incinerator for home use.
Lake-Sumter Junior College President Dr. Paul P. Williams and Mrs. Williams will be platform guests at Hayden Burns inauguration as governor in Tallahassee. Florida junior college presidents, all invited, mark a first in inaugural recognition. The invitation came from State Senator Wilson Carraway, chair.
M. T. Dixon of the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs says the Veterans Administration now recognizes a new home ownership concept with GI loans in planned unit developments. Homeowners take title to their house and share land, with a Homeowners' Association managing open areas and recreation.
The program covers the augural ceremony in the Capitol rotunda a public reception at the governor’s mansion and the inaugural ball in Tallahassee with platform guests noted for the event.
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