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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1950
Page
2
A terse memo discusses mite control in orchards during a dry period. It notes limited effectiveness of certain sprays, mentions sulfur and parathion use under specific temperatures, and cautions about egg stages and fruit risk in early varieties and Purple Martins areas.
The item mixes lawn bowling remarks with a House committee report. It mentions figures named Been and Desay discussing bowling court and duties, plus names like Laure Dumet and Meien Kovlings. Scores from a lawn bowling match show 18-5 with players Lang Ba and Nelson as skip.
A fragmented 15th century style account recalls a woman visiting a man in his office and the complexities of duties and social roles. The text hints at a community’s evolving norms and a legal or clerical setting with figures cited across decades, ending with an unfinished note and a promise of continuation next week.
The schedule includes a nine minute sand event and planned competitions for boys and girls in singles and doubles. Entry details show boys and girls enter numbers and a softball tournament follows. The afternoon features a swimming meet and a county wide opening at 5 pm with evening events continuing.
CAP members plan to purchase two planes for civil defense use. Leke county Civil Aly Petrol increases meetings to coordinate the effort and awaits delivery from Jacksonville as the project progresses.
Nine courts played at Pustis last week with Black winning 251 to Red 110 in the final mix. A large gallery cheered the spirited play as prizes were awarded. Additional events at Kissimmee featured Kissimmee and St. Cloud beating Eustis and Mount Dora 21 to 15, with winners named Hogran Brown Horning and Hunter.
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