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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1967
Page
3
Lake County round robin at Clermont saw five Mount Dora teams win 11 of 15 games. Fred Garbe and Alice Wood placed second. they lost 104 to 77 in a playoff to Eldon Ford and wife of Eustis.
The Lake County Safety Council met in Leesburg to discuss working capital for the next fiscal year. Bill Martin presented a treasurer's report and a resume of the drivers' survival program. Vice chairman R Klar noted county officials' interest in running a traffic safety school open to violators and the public, and a safety clinic for motorcyclists at the Lucky Norris Gambo Raceway near Lisbon was planned.
A local column notes a Smith-Pier team win 102 to 47 and lists second high scorers Red and Black teams with 235 and 181 points. Umpires and scorekeepers are named. a Mrs Howland letter reports John Howland improving after surgery and hopes to visit Mount Dora in fall. Also profiles Navy Airman Beilman at Sangley Point Philippines and Army Lt Lent from Ft Belvoir. Practical tip on removing perspiration stains via salted water or baking soda paste per Florida Extension.
A Florida lawn care guide discusses turf types sowing methods sod plugs and sprigs with centers for different grasses. It covers mowing fertilizing watering and soil conditions to avoid disease and achieve a lush yard in a single growing season. It ends with a note on a 28 pound red snapper caught at New Smyrna Beach and Mount Dora visit.
DeLand will host an All American Afternoon next Tuesday August 1 honoring the London Symphony Orchestra now playing in Daytona. A 5 p.m cook out in Earl Brown Park features hot dogs hamburgers baked beans and trimmings. Tickets are $1 from the Stetson University Public Relations office. A Johnson Field softball game concludes the festivities with public invited.
The article explains methods for loosening soil when brick hard ground blocks digging and suggests tools or hiring help. It then details ideal mowing heights for bermuda and zoysia at % to 1 inch, common bermuda at 1 inch, St Augustine around 2 inches, centipede and carpet grasses at 1 to 2 inches, and notes mowing frequency is as crucial as height with some advice not to cut more than % inch per pass.
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission and the U S Army Corps of Engineers extend the hyacinth weed control program. Funding cuts may shrink spraying next year or two, with plans to meet in Tampa to outline reduced scope. Col R P Tabb will aid research into mechanical harvesting and usage of hyacinths to lower costs.
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