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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1939
Page
8
Joyce Thompson argues Mount Dora could be improved with simple, low cost efforts by homeowners and renters. Clean yards and walls deter litter, while moss on trees should be trimmed. streets need trash bins and nicer lakefront with maintained boat houses and flowers.
The Miami Herald featured a Lake County special article including photos and material from the Lake County Chamber of Commerce. Dr W F Thorkildson Agricultural Editor wrote the piece which cost a 3 cent stamp to mail. Frank W Stebbins, president of the chamber, says the publicity is effective and low cost.
County agents report many calls from swine producers about cholera. Prevention stresses early treatment, sanitation, and a mineral mix for pigs 8 to 10 weeks old. A Florida 4H Wildlife Camp near Astor Park hosts 100 club boys with foresters and naturalists guiding wildlife study. The camp opens weekdays with Sundays vacant. relatives are welcome.
Florida researchers report dried citrus pulp from peel and citrus refuse equals beet pulp in nutrition and can replace it in cow diets. Dr. Wayne M. Neal cites three years of Florida Agricultural Experiment Station work and potential major savings, with cows yielding slightly more milk on citrus pulp and it serving as a strong conditioner.
Word of the death of Mrs. Robert D. Tees is reported from Winchendon Massachusetts. She was found dead in her bed Tuesday morning July 18 after apparently passing away in sleep. Her husband Mr. Tees died April 7 of a heart attack at their Mount Dora Florida apartment. The couple spent many winter terms in Mount Dora and Mrs Tees mourns him.
A $2000 scholarship opportunity for Florida students entering the University of Florida this fall was announced by the U S Sugar Corporation. The fund, $500 a year for four years, honors Senator James D Westcott Jr and supports students with definite interest in agriculture. Applications are to be considered by the UF scholarships committee from Florida high school graduates with strong records.
Wilmer W. Bassett Lake County’s Assistant County Agent has won the Payne Fellowship from the U S Department of Agriculture. He will take a nine month leave to study USDA operations with focus on 4 H Club work, then attend a three month Maryland course to earn a Master’s in Agriculture. Bassett has led Lake County 4 H Club efforts for two years, elevating the program to a high level of efficiency.
The Dan's Review map ranks Florida second nationwide in business increase. Only Michigan and the Detroit area show higher gains, with Florida up 16.9 percent. Other Southern areas report smaller rises while Los Angeles gains five and San Francisco falls 7.4. Tampa Morning Tribune notes Florida outpaces all regions except Detroit.
Two more shipments of Lake County grapes from Fruitland Park vinedressers J. O. Church and C. C. Stearns were sent to the Florida Exhibit in New York. K. W. Loucks of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce arranged the display, marking the fourth convoy to New York and continuing for over two months to tell the county’s grape industry story.
Florida motorists will see next year’s license plates with white numerals on black for regular tags and black figures on white for official cars. State Motor Vehicle Commissioner D. W. Findley announced the plan, with 550,000 plates ordered to be produced at the State Prison and sold in the fall.
The Short hyacinth cutter, invented by two Clermont men and adopted by the Board of Army Engineers to clear weed growths from Florida streams, has ten units in Florida waters. An experimental machine has been sent north for testing in streams infested with water chestnuts. If successful, at least 10,000 more of these machines could be built for the effort.
Special color photographs of Frank Waterman’s Blue Lake Lodge at Eustis have been sent to Earl W Brown who heads the Florida Exhibit. The images on kodachrome film, shot with a Speed Graphic, will be part of a display showcasing Florida beauty spots at the World's Fair, promoting Lake County.
The town council of Mount Dora Florida adopts an ordinance restricting cooks nursemaids laundry operators and other service workers to practice only after presenting a certificate from a licensed physician confirming freedom from tuberculosis and infectious syphilis. The rule applies to both individuals and those employed in these businesses with penalties for violations. The town will provide physicians with certificates forms.
The Court in Lake County Florida issues notices to creditors of the estates of John W. Cody and Charles W. Keith. Creditors must file claims with the Lake County Judge within eight months from the first publication date. Warnings of claim baring follow if not filed in the prescribed manner.
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