Tropical Topics and Tall Tales From a Sunshine Town
A杂 mix of local color pieces recounts Broward watching a Florida trial from a Gainesville hotel lobby while his grandfather debates in court, a Lake County legislator's letter moment on the House floor, a humorous veterinary fish tale, and a judge rescuing a baby raccoon found in Dora river, all set in Mount Dora and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonttorney
Eustis d
Edward Porter, Jr
Marion County
Gainesville
Broward
Lake County
Jesse
Grandpop
Sam Bowie
Syd Herlong
Herlong
Which Do You Read From the Independent Woman
An excerpt from the Independent Woman, nationwide Business and Professional Women publication, discusses reading habits and the role of periodicals in shaping professional women’s perspectives. The text reflects ongoing debates about literacy, influence, and gender stereotypes in media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Woman
the Business and Professional Women
Poison ivy warnings for itching season from county agent
County Agent R. E. Norris warns that poison ivy with three leaflets peaks now and can grow on rocks trees fences and posts. Botanist Erdman West notes contact through skin or indirect means can cause itching and recommends washing with laundry soap and lather repeat washing. seek a doctor if itching worsens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Norris
Ives
Erdman West
Agricultural Experiment Station
Norris
Readers of A B C Debate Guns and Peace in Verse
A poem by Helen Gorin Sutin contrasts timorous, confident, and dispassionate readers of newspapers A B and C. The verses hint at divides over defense spending, weapons, and Peace, ending with the poet’s lament for a reader caught between viewpoints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Gorin Sutin
America
Newspaper
Dreams Help a Boy Wish For Fishing With His Dad
Nine year old Tommy Woodward wakes early to greet his dad and friend Cliff for a fishing trip. A dream of a giant bass and whispering footsteps fuels his hopeful mood as he waits on the dawn curb for the boat. He eyes a big catch and a proud fishing team awaits back on the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Woodward
Tommy
Tom Woodward
Dumas
Cliff
Banyan Tree Roots Grow From Trunk Into New Trunks
The banyan tree sends out branches that drop hanging roots. These roots lengthen until they touch the ground, root, and form new stems or trunks, expanding the tree's structure.
Winter Garden routs Mount Dora in high-scoring game
In a Thursday at Heim Field, Winter Garden beat Mount Dora 12 to 4 after a strong relief effort by Doc Walker. Spears starred on the mound with a wide curve, while Pinkney Turner started and allowed one run in the first inning before being relieved. Mount Dora travels to Umatilla next. The article also notes the tea plant grows as a four foot evergreen when trimmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.R
Walker
Field
Mosteller
McCormack
Apopka
Liberty Street
Henry
Mount Dora
Winter Garden
Heim Field
Pinkney Turner
Invaders
Doc Walker
Doc
Dorans
Pinkney
Spears
Charles
Oaks For Mount Dora Metro Streets Opinion
A reader urges Mount Dora City Council to plant oaks along newer streets to preserve the city’s “City of the Oaks” charm. The writer recalls abandoned highway plan airs and suggests flame vines on lakefront walls and oaks between Fifth Avenue and the highway split beyond Sylvan Shores with landowner permission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Orlando
Sylvan Shores
Lake Front
the Oaks
Brotherhood OF the Green Thumb
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John Willmott
Lake Beauclaire
Dora River
Charles Rich
Cortland’s
Jersey
Sunset Valley Dairy
Parker Bros
Rice’s Barber Shop
A. D. Fouraker Barker
Mortga
First Federal Savings & Loan Association OF
MAIN
Florida
Frigidaire Refrigereurs
Aaaea
TNA Ag
For All
Rehbaums Hardware
Newspaper Bros
Kale
G. Robert Walker
Sixth Ave
East Main St
Triangle Motors Company
Leesburg, ‘Florida
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