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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1948
Page
8
A reader questions a 1928 pickup noting a council vote to sell the local power system to Florida Public Service. The paper defends its reporting while promising files to prove the sale. later public pressure aims to keep Dora’s distribution stake. Nearby, Robert Hall chats with Wiley Clark about fishing.
In a Mount Dora spread of light, a night of fishing yields a big catch while a six inch fish prompts jokes about rod purchases. A boy reports a squirrel bite with no rabies, a valentine intrigues readers with a dripping heart symbol, and a postal mystery spoof pokes fun at a duplicate bill of lading. Local recollections link Ridgefield high school friends now living in Mount Dora, plus a fire prevention quip from C E Hames, and readers request past topics. Small world notes, humorous captions, and a deer habitat quip round out the column.
County Agent R. E. Norris cautions that applying a fresh leaf mulch to winter garden surfaces can cause more harm to dormant plants than no mulch at all. He warns of increased cold damage and advises caution in mulch application during cold periods.
Mount Dora Library announces newly acquired fiction non fiction and juvenile titles. Highlights include Doctor Kim Seed of the Serpent Within the Hollow Crown and Texas Cowman plus gift volumes such as The Indians of the Americas and Nine Mile Bridge.
East Town reports a successful annual rally with black and white attendees. Mrs J S Pinkney delivered an in depth talk linking spiritual life to education while Prof C Lott and East Town faculty receive praise for community work. Also notes St John AME church program by blind Gospel Singers of West Palm Beach and PTA and voter league meetings. Ida James thanks donors for late February Orange Memorial Hospital surgery support.
County Agent R. E. Norris advises that fat cows may lose 50 to 150 pounds over winter without air if not too poor. Cows in fair condition should maintain weight with sufficient feed. very thin cows should gain 100 to 150 pounds to offset calving losses.
The piece argues that professional drys push a March 4 campaign in Lake County to advance temperance and stricter control of alcohol. It cites Census Bureau data on alcoholism deaths and Florida crime and health outcomes under prohibition to support their position.
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