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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1949
Page
8
Jack Keller, a Florida resident, shuns grapefruit until illness and doctor pills leave him weak. His wife suggests grapefruit juice and he drinks it, quickly recovering within two days. He dismisses medicines, embraces citrus, and praises its healing effect.
Sadler groves Buck notes many ancient groves share a sunken fate after frost. Growers face acres, shade needs, and fruit yields. Mrs Rose on Eustis road finally calls, delivering twins Don Garry and Jon Larry. Eudell Sutley, Mount Dora teacher, reflects on exams and a puzzling paper.
A fragmented excerpt recalls Buck Sadler and Dr. Orin Sadler linked to a tale about a California disaster. The text hints at connections with Mount Dora and Florida references, noting parody cartoons and a single tree image amid the muddled memory.
A local flower show judges who explained why entrants did not win. Scores of arrangements were on display Monday night as judges weighed design over sheer beauty. A remark noted a rosy bouquet failed to clinch first prize due to lacking a certain quality.
County Agent R. E. Norris recommends Neotran or DN to control purple mite infestations in citrus groves, noting higher levels of infestation this season due to weather.
The W S C S met with Mrs Ethel Ware in Orlando on Sunday. Local attendees included Mrs T Newton and others as Zellwood prepares a community booth for the Central Exposition next month chaired by Lester B Vincent with committees for vegetables fruits canned goods flowers and more. Visitors include Mrs Bessie White and Mrs Church of Waynestring Penna meeting notes also mention the Young Adult class at the M E church and local residents Willard Forsythe Gerald Nutter and others.
A Florida diary entry chronicles a January week in Mount Dora and surrounding Lake County. It notes days with temperatures near 80, bright sun, oceanlike citrus scenes, local visits with Miami guests, and a National Citrus Week sunset over Dora as rain possibilities linger.
Surnames McGowan Jones Nutter Rice and Osborn appear in a regional social column detailing visits among families in West Virginia South Carolina Indiana and Illinois Also Bethany Goldsmith of the All American Girls Baseball League plans an exhibition tour in South and Central America set to depart soon.
Amos Adams of 957 Gorham Street remains stationed in Alaska after a career in the Navy begun July 1948. He spent years in Florida and California before the Alaska assignment.
Dora girls basketball defeated Lyman 37 to 27 on Dora’s home court. Lippman scored 19 points, Shipes added 16, Pfeiffer 14 for Lyman, Carter 9. Walker led the visiting team with 12 points while Dora’s Sim contributed 9 points. The win marks Dora’s continued success this season.
A quote attributed to Robert Hall argues that patriotism must rest on understanding the blessings to secure and the privileges to defend rather than on blind impulse. It frames informed devotion as essential to true national loyalty.
The DAR holds a regular meeting next Thursday at the Umatilla Community Building. Daughters are invited to attend.
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