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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1963
Page
4
Mount Dora publishs weekly in Florida by Mount Dora Publishing Company. The paper is mailed as second class matter from the Mount Dora Post Office under the 1879 act.
In a reflective essay Paul Bronson urges Mount Dora to adopt a permanent, representative civic committee to craft long range plans. He argues for goals in beautification downtown renewal and cultural improvement, stressing 20/20 vision and action to avoid stagnation, with a decisive target for the town’s future.
In Tavares seven table Mitchell play, North-South winners were Mrs. Frank Boli and Mrs. C J Sparks of Tavares. Second went to Mrs. E J Rhein of Leesburg with Mrs. E A Nimnicht of Mount Dora. East-West top pair were Mrs. J S Allen of Umatilla and Mrs. B J McCabe of Mount Dora.
Members of the Tangerine Garden Club will tour the Florida State Headquarters Building in Winter Park on February 19 at 10 30 a.m. Headquarters chairman Mrs. Vernon L. Conner will lead and speak.
Mount Dora will receive 4730 as its December share of state cigarette tax collections. The total tax payments by state smokers amount to 2980749 dollars, with 751080 dollars going to the state general revenue fund and 2229713 dollars distributed to qualified municipalities.
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A Mount Dora reader questions the origin of a 450 pound bear photo circulated locally. The writer jokes about circus escapes and bedtime tales while hoping bears are gone by spring. The letter seeks clarification and signs off with a request to print the author’s name if identified.
The annual New York State picnic will be held Saturday at Rock Springs State Park. Attendees are invited to bring lunch drinks and table service. Lunch starts at noon followed by a brief meeting and program. The event goes rain or shine with an expected turnout around 500 according to President Ray Phenger of DeLand.
Thirty five of the American Legion will hold its regular meeting tonight at 8 p.m. at the Legion Home. All members and visiting Legionnaires are urged to attend.
Jose R Duarte, a Cuban mason, told a Miami audience that Cuba endures harsh communist rule with widespread fear and rationing. He condemned confiscations, exodus of professionals, and the use of parades and training camps, urging U S and Latin American action to curb the spread of the regime.
Freeze conditions altered crop prospects with watermelon plantings rebounding to an estimated 2500 acres in Lake County for 1963 after a decade of decline from wartime highs of about 10000 acres. Tomato production in the Okahumpka Center Hill area also shows a sharp uptick.
Nearly 80 carloads of oranges from Israel are expected to be imported into the United States this year. The move marks a rise from last year and follows freezes in Florida and California. Israel first entered the U S market last year, with shipments to New York Detroit Boston and Chicago.
Public invited to third Consumer Information Day on February 20 from 9 30 a m to 2 30 p m at the Agricultural Center in Tavares. Theme Fabric Magic features Lois Fowler Maytag Senior Economist teaching fabric knowledge. Afternoon session presents professional fabric care updates by Richard Pearson Florida Institute of Laundering and Cleaning executive director.
Florida drivers saw a drop in January fatalities from 122 in 1962 to 90 in the latest month. The Florida Highway Patrol reports zero traffic deaths in Lake County for January, reflecting a regional improvement this period.
A reader muses on poor telephone etiquette and phone scams in Mount Dora. The piece recalls prank calls and on hooking lines, with humor about sales calls and magazine offers. It also cites a Moscow AP report about Vasily Ukhano killing a bear with a rifle barrel and a hatchet, praising local bear-hunting prowess.
Mount Dora patients at Waterman Memorial Hospital this week include Mrs Rowena Pair Mrs Josephine Allen Wilford Gelinas Mrs Grace Hower Mrs May Fenton Master Tommy Overhieser Miss Martha Schutte William Baxter William Lott Mrs Abbie Gretzler Theodore Kelly Mrs Lillie Barks Mrs Frances Williamson and Glenn Jenkins.
The Golden Triangle Square and Compass Club will hold a regular luncheon on February 21 at 12 noon in the Legion Hall, Eustis. George Arnold, secretary, urges Master Masons to make reservations early.
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