100 Million Boxes of Oranges Under Discussion
Mr. Conner projects the nation may need 100 million boxes of oranges to match per capita fruit use as population grows about 11 percent in coming years. He notes new uses boost demand, marketing will determine growers' success, while California Arizona and Texas face water and freeze-related declines.
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Florida
Conner
Mr. Conner
California
Arizona
Texas
Alaska
Eustis Society Votes Novel Gift
The Women’s Missionary Society of the First Church of God in Eustis elected a nominating committee led by Mrs. Fred Foust with assistors. Members agreed to donate Top Value Savings stamp books to equip the church kitchen and honored Mrs. Avery Hughes with a Stork shower.
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First Church of God
Eustis
Fred Foust
Loyal Gram
Huston Hales
Shirley Davis
Avery Hughes
Fourth Annual Open Pair Bridge Tourney in Leesburg
The Lake County Duplicate Bridge club hosts the fourth Open Pair Tournament at the Leesburg Elks club on Saturday March 21 at 1 30 p m Defending champions are James Hillegass and Herman Jackson of Jacksonville Mrs William Clifton directs with Mrs Slater Cox serving as tournament chairwoman.
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Lake County
Indian Missionaries Carry On Sioux Navajo Indian Work
Rev. David W. Clark and Mrs. Clark conclude 40 years in mission fields and head west from Mount Dora to continue ministry among Sioux in the Dakotas and Navajo in Arizona and New Mexico. The couple, with two children, emphasize education, cultural preservation, and white understanding.
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David W. Clark
Mount Dora
Florida
Mr. Clark
New York State
Aaron B. Clark
Dakotas
Episcopal Church
High
Nebraska
Trinity College
Hartford
Minneapolis
Wickieigs
Ity
Episcopal Council
Arizona
New Mexico
Clark
Mato Catka
Clarks
Robert Rosenthal
Lexington
Mass
Association of American Indian Affairs
David, Jr
New Haven
Conn
Mount Dora Bridge Winners at Lake County Duplicate
Mount Dora players dominated the Lake County Duplicate club event on Monday. North–South winners were Kenneth Hill and Ed Elting, with second place to Mrs. Roland Cooper and Merritt Reeve, and third to Mrs. Roland Cooper and Merritt Reeve. East–West winners were Mrs. E. A. Nimnicht, first to Merritt Reeve and Mrs. James D. Peters placed third.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Duplicate — Club
N-S
Kenneth Hill
Ed Elting
Roland Cooper
Merritt Reeve
E-W
E. A. Nimnicht
James D. Peters
Saving for a Rainy Day Misleads About Future Weather
The saying warns that many people who save money expect only a brief downturn. It notes that financial prudence may fail to cover prolonged or severe hardships, urging preparation for broader risk. The phrase implies optimism bias in personal finance.
Mount Dora Student Reaches National Merit Finals in 1958 59
Mount Dora high school senior James Wheeler McDonald has advanced to the Finals of the National Merit Scholarship competition and received a Certificate of Merit. About six tenths of one percent of 478,000 tested students per state advance, with 10,000 finalists and 700 Merit Scholars to be chosen by judges based on grades leadership and extracurriculars. The 700 Merit Scholars will be announced around May 1 1959, sharing in 3.5 million dollars in scholarship funds from over 80 sponsors.
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James Wheeler McDonald
Mount Dora High School
Ronald E. Aldrich
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Ford Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Girl Scout Cookie Sale Starts Saturday in Mount Dora
The annual sale begins Saturday in Mount Dora with two weeks of cookie selling led by Mrs. Frank Stewart. Each 40 cent box yields five cents for the troop treasury for outdoor programs, with the rest funding equipment for all troops. Cookies offered include chocolate, vanilla cremes, and chocolate covered mints.
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Mount Dora
Frank Stewart
Louise Clairmonts Dies at 85 Funeral Held by Rev Mangrum
Louise Ruth Clairmonts 85 died Sunday at Waterman Memorial Hospital. Funeral services led by Rev John F Mangrum were held at Rehbaum Funeral Home Tuesday. She resided here recently and leaves three sons Russell Teaneck NY Donald New York City Harold California a daughter Mrs O W Thorp Fairfield Conn and three great grandchildren. Interment followed at Pine Forest cemetery.
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John F. Mangrum
Rehbaum Funeral Home
Louise Ruth Clairmonts
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Russell
Teaneck
N. Y
Donald
New York City
Harold
California
O. W. Thorp
Fairfield
Social Security Official to Visit Mount Dora City Hall
A representative from the Social Security Administration district office in Orlando will be at Mount Dora City Hall on Thursday March 19 1959 from 9 to 11 a.m. to assist applicants with old age and survivors insurance benefits social security numbers and information about the program.
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Social Security Administration
Orlando
Mount Dora
Scottish Bards Honored by Speaker at Kiwanis Meeting
Dr John Nicol Mark retired Unitarian minister spoke to the Mount Bora Kiwanis Club praising Thomas Carlyle Robert Burns and Robert Louis Stevenson. He credited Carlyle with shaping civilization and labor dignity and noted Burns 200th anniversary and themes of goodwill echoed by the UN.
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John Nicol Mark
Mir
Mount Bora Kiwanis Club
Thomas Carlyle
Robert Burns
Robert Louis Stevenson
Mark
British Empire
America
United Nations
Robert
County Sectional Maps Available in Lake County
The State Road department releases a revised Lake County sectional map showing highways and lakes. Available at the Lake County Chamber of Commerce building in Tavares in two sizes, 36 cents and 1.15 dollars. The chamber also offers a soil survey map in two sections with a descriptive book, priced at 52 cents. Limited copies are at the chamber office, Karl Lehmann announces.
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State Road Department
Lake County
Exiled Writer Louis Stevenson Praised by Dr Mark
Dr Mark extols Louis Stevenson as a fervent exile who lived on a sick bed yet inspired with lines about a glorious morning. He urges Americans to greet each day as a new light and embrace the nation’s vast opportunities for service with hopeful realism.
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Louis Stevenson
Mark
Chevrolet Impalas and Bel Airs Offer Wider Comfort and New Features
The catalog touts roomier interiors with more luggage space and a Fisher Body built for soundness, plus mirror finish that shines for up to three years. It highlights bigger brakes, safety plate glass, hi thrift mileage, V8 options, full coil suspension, and a range of Impala Bel Air Biscayne models, including station wagons and a new test drive invitation.
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Fisher
Biscaynes
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