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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1961
Page
8
A friendly beagle wandered onto Highland property belonging to Councilman R O Grantham recently. The owner should contact the councilman to reclaim the dog before he decides to keep it or finds it a new home.
Horsley Jewelers brings Bulova 21 jewel timers to Mount Dora for the District Jr Olympics on July 28 and 29. The precision hand timers, used in the 1956 Olympic Trials, feature red black numerals on white dials, two finish timing, and in-race fractional timing capabilities.
DeWitt C. Supplee, executive director of Goodwill Industries of Central Florida, spoke to the Mount Dora Kiwanis Club about Goodwill's effort aiding physically handicapped workers. He noted 32,000 trainees in 127 U.S. cities, earning $22 million in wages last year, and urged funding for Orlando’s 129 W Church St operation including TV testing equipment and a subsidized workshop.
Public notices in Lake County Florida announce the filing of final returns and petition for distribution and discharge by The First State Bank and Trust Company of Eustis as administrator C T A for Henrietta G. Hames. A divorce complaint Joe Wiggins vs Rossie Wiggins requires response by August 7 1961 or a decree pro confesso will be entered.
In a tight title chase Kiwanis holds a slim lead over JayCees as three teams contend. Kiwanis record stands 13-6 with JayCees 11-6 and Rotary 9-8. Three games remain and a playoff among leaders is possible to finish before Friday’s All-Star event.
Stetson University Rollins College and Barry College are among Florida institutions showing willingness to use or already using an advanced placement program announced by the U S Office of Education. The program gives high achieving students college credit for prior course work, potentially shortening time to graduation. Commissioner Sterling M McMurrin says it aims to tailor education to individual capacity and lets qualifying students skip college courses adequately covered in high school.
Florida's car tourist volume rose by more than 300000 visitors and 58 million dollars through May 1961 compared with the same period in 1960. Wendell Jarrard of the Florida Development Commission cites a 10 percent rise in car visitors and notes boosted promotion and inter-agency cooperation as the main factors.
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