City leaders urged to ease parking rules in Mount Dora
In a public letter the Aguira Dora Topic argues against a full time city judge and a downtown meter ban. It urges freeing meters in off season and asks officials to focus on friendly public relations, fearing shoppers will spend elsewhere if enforcement continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy C. Bliss
Merchants’ Association
Donnelly St
Aguira
Dora
Florida
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants’ Division
Mount Dora
Dorn St
Mt Dora
Rev Charles H Hay to lead St Edward's Episcopal Church duties
The Rev Charles H Hay will assume pastoral duties at St Edward's Episcopal Church in August. He trained at Sewanee 1956 1959 earning a Bachelor of Divinity in 1959. He has served as curate at St Pauls Winter Haven and was active in youth work and Cuban refugee resettlement. He holds an AB in History from the University of Florida 1956 and was active in Phi Gamma Delta Canterbury Club and Kiwanis Rotary scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Hay
St. Edward's Episcopal Church
University of the South
Sewanee, Tenn
St. Luke’s Society
St. Luke’s Journal of Theology
St. Paul
George Thomas Settle
Isaac Marion Dwight
English Speaking Union and
Red Ribbon Society
University
Hay
Portland
St. Petersburg
St. Bartholomew’s
William F. Moses
D. D
South Florida
St. Paul’s
Winter Haven
Henry I. Louttit
South
St. Petersburg Junior College
Rotary Club
New Places For Planting Roses In Pots And Gardens
Roses suited for pots window boxes and school plantings expand the miniature class. Dr. Sam McFadden notes two to three feet height in gardens in year two. potted plants stay smaller. Proper soil moisture light pruning and weekly fungicide help keep roses healthy. Substitute indoor care to avoid blackspot with dry foliage and water on leaves avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam McFadden
Florida Agricultural Experiment Stations
Southern Scholarship Foundation aids hundreds for college education
The Southern Scholarship and Research Foundation Inc started in 1955 under J Velma Keen aims to provide college access to needy, high achieving students. It owns six houses housing 136 students, awards 336 annual scholarships totaling 168000 dollars, and issued 103 short term loans. Students live rent free, contribute to food and utilities, and manage budgets and house duties. The program plans expansion to other institutions, aiming for a 2 million dollar four year funding goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Scholarship and Research Foundation, Inc
J. Velma Keen
Tallahassee
Florida Nuclear Development Commission
Keen
America
Florida State University
Florida
B. R. Fuller, Jr
Florida Development Commission
Demko Named Grape Grower Head At Florida Association
Charles W. Demko of Altoona was elected president of the Florida Grape Growers Association at its annual meeting held at the Skyline Restaurant in Silver Springs. Other officers named include George Nordmann as vice president R E Norris as secretary and Douglas Oswald as farm representative and vice president of a Ocala bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Demko
Altoona
Charles Demko
Florida Grape Growers Association
Skyline
Silver Springs
George Nordmann
DeLand Norberyman
R. E. Norris
Lake County
Douglas Oswald
Commercial Bank and Trust Company
Ocala
House Plants Need Careful Treatment
A University of Florida plant pathologist warns indoor plants often suffer from overwatering due to inadequate drainage. Dr. H N Miller recommends containers with bottom drainage or a crushed rock layer in non drainable planters to prevent root loss and leaf damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
University of Florida
H. N. Miller
Agricultural Experiment Stations
Miller
Scientists Forecast Debittered Grapefruit By-Products
An unnamed Florida scientist predicts enzymatically debittered grapefruit will remove bitterness from fruit and yield by products such as a beer enhancer and citrus by products. The report notes Florida Citrus Mutual's Bob Rutledge demonstrated grapefruit by products and compares to other potential uses including vitamins soil stabilizers and pharmaceuticals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeland
Florida
Florida Citrus Mutual
Bob Rutledge
Rutledge
Letter to the Editor on Mount Dora decline
A reader from Mount Dora expresses loss of faith in local government after a massacre and tax changes. They recount memories of "City Fathers" and local commerce, note merchants moving to nearby towns, and hope to salvage the town in the next election. The letter ends with a wish for a better place to live in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnelly St
Mount Dora
Citrus Mutual lends beef support at Winter Haven event
Florida Citrus Mutual promoted Florida beef by serving 1 500 pounds of filet mignon to about 3 000 attendees at its 13th annual meeting in Winter Haven. Some 7 500 filet mignons were eaten at 14 area meetings, with 15 cooks handling the grilling. The Beef Council, an arm of the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, promotes Florida beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kissimmee
Florida Citrus Mutual
Florida Beef Council
Florida Citrus
Winter Haven
Florida
Citrus Mutual
Florida Cattlemen’s Association
Local Church Schedules and Clergy Roster Published
A compact listing shows multiple denominations with their service times and pastors. Baptist Rev David Coffield on Sixth and Tremain. Methodist Rev James Jones on Fifth Ave. Church of Christ with Sam Ayers and Cletus Stutzman on Fifth Ave. Presbyterian Rev George L. Kress on Sixth Ave at Alexander. Latter Day Saints at 1117 Fifth Ave led by D B Rippberger. St Edward Episcopal Grandview St and Fifth Ave. Central Christian Mount Dora Eustis Rd led by Lester C Doerr. Community Chapel First Church of God 400 block South Highland St with Joe Bellamy. Also Bible School times and midweek services.
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Methodist Church
Fifth Ave
James Jones
Church OF Christ
Sam Ayers
Cletus Stutzman
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
U.S. A
Sixth Ave
Alexander
George L. Kress
Reorganized Church OF Jesus Christ
Latter Day Saints
D. B. Rippberger
Grandview St
Central Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Mount Dora-Eustis Road
Lester C. Doerr
Community Chapel
First Church OF God
South Highland St
Joe Bellamy
First Church of Christ Scientist Service Times
Sunday services and Sunday School are at 11 00 a m and a Wednesday evening service at 8 00. The church is located at the corner of Lemon and Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church OF Christ Scientist
Lemon & Grove
Presbyterian Church Sunday Schedule Given
Sunday School begins at 10 00 A M and Worship Service at 11 00 A M Dr G J Schillerstrom leads the service in this church notice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
G. J. Schillerstrom
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Episcopal Church
City
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Norris
Bob Norris
Order of Demolay
Boy Scouts of America
C. W. Demko
John
Central Florida
Florida Telephone Corporation
New York City
Baptist Church
Sixth and Tremain
David Coffield
Eustis
Sorrento
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