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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1949
Page
7
A narrator recounts a beach outing hunting periwinkles and creating broth, warning that the tiny shells proved deadly to sunburned, overextended bodies. The piece ends with an invitation to visit and taste the broth.
Sunday services under new regulations included a pastor from congress sharing information and a sermon by Rev. G D Harris of Jacksonville. Rev. R M Robinson preached at 3 pm and the Lord's Supper was administered. The N A A C P plans a July 10 program at St Mary M E with Harmonette Gospel Singers and state officials will attend. White residents provided ball park reservations at Heim Field for upcoming games.
Classified items include a bungalow for sale near downtown with acres listed, realty firm contact, an Orlando mail notice, desk blotters, an unencumbered elderly housing offer, used furniture wanted, ribbons for adding machines, a good mechanic at Bojano's, a pricing offer for a 39 week Life publication, a power mower service, radio technician ad, child tap shoes for sale, and other small ads in Florida Times Union style. Local businesses cited include LaDue Lashar Realty, Bojano's Service Station, Mount Dora Pharmacy, Topic store, and East Town Mount Dora.
Mount Dora Fish Camp records show many visitors return with their daily limits. Shellcrackers dominate the catches, but bass limits show up too. Dr. J. J. Lee regularly brings in his limit, and Lyle Hecker along with a companion reported forty fish on both Sunday and Monday. The piece ends with a playful note about abandoning the typewriter for fishing.
A field near Sanford’s airport was converted into a full farm in a single day by soil scientists using off the shelf equipment. The April 7 demonstration drew about 35 000 spectators and is touted to influence Florida agricultural planning according to LaMonte Gran of Orlando, chair of the State Chamber agricultural division. In the United States petroleum is first produced commercially in
Rates for classified ads shown with cash with order terms. Display ads cost ten cents per line. Card of thanks fees set at seventy five cents. All classified copy must be in by 4 p.m. Tuesday. Subsequent insertions priced at twenty five cents per word for up to fifteen words and ten cents per line for display.
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