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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1948
Page
4
The piece contrasts Volusia County with a fire control unit for forest protection against Lake County where no unit exists. It notes Lake County’s 305,300 acres lack levy funds, urging petitions to place a ballot measure for a three cent per acre levy to fund fire protection. It cites low signatures and calls groves to support protection.
A six year old from New Smyrna State, Mike Downs, earns a playful nod as the fisher of the week after a tense tug on a sea bass that nearly pulled him into the water. His parents Lem and Carolyn Downs, and Christine Keney, laugh at the family’s misadventures with catfish and a wary granddad as Bob Greene recalls a St. Johns river trip.
A coastal lake diary recounts a hot week with sun and sudden rain, moonlit nights, and a lake versus ocean reflection. The writer notes temperate shifts from 90s to 68 as breezes, clouds, and tides shape daily lake life at Dora, East Crooked, and New Smyrna Beach, with crabbing, fishing, and moonlit swims.
A reader writes from a hot, humid July, praising the Moss at landmarks visited on Fifth Avenue and recalling Mount Dora. They reminisce about the moss, hope for its preservation, mention traveling temperatures around 90 with 70 percent humidity, and express homesickness and a wish to visit again in winter.
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