Lawn Bowling club: a cozy Florida pastime by the lake
All year members of the lawn bowling club enjoy casual afternoons at the Taylor memorial building. Visitors arrive by car to the air conditioned room as contract bridge dominates play and banter from both political sides colors the sessions. Partners are formed, strategies unfold, and long rubber matches test endurance in the sunny Florida weather.
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Lawn
Taylor Memorial
Ohio
Justiciar
Florida
Taylor
East Town School Projects Silent Improvement Plan
Milner Rosenwald academy, the East Town school, will receive facility improvements this year. Bids for a toilet building and plumbing work will open at the county superintendent's office on Monday, Aug. 11, during a school board meeting. architect Howell C. Hopson of Leesburg oversees the plans.
Anne Becomes Flight Crew on Transatlantic Mercy Run
The Mount Dora girl Anne begins as traffic specialist aboard a paratroop crew flying to Newfoundland then the Azores and on to Tripoli. She faces cold, weight checks, load balance, and flight paperwork while gaining experience on longer missions from Westover to Europe and North Africa.
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U. S
Westover
Mass
Massachusetts
Mount Dora
Anne
Newfoundland
Azores
Frankfort
Paris
Scotland
Morocco
Tripoli
Contemporary Bits Of Wisdom We Won The Last War
A WW II era quote attributed to General H. H. Arnold expresses that victory in atomic warfare is no longer possible and that if another war occurs, the nation may fail to win while the enemy would fail too.
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H. H. Arnold
U.S
Shuffleboard Contests Highlight Red and Black Teams
The Red and Black captains led five courts through 15 games with Reds 9 wins to Blacks 6 in last week’s shuffleboard clash. Blacks won the playoff 102 to 22, final Reds 9 Blacks 7. The Mount Dora playoff saw Blacks prevail 102 to 62, with high Reds and Blacks led by Herblin Place 251 and Green 242. A social supper at Gil bert Park drew 32 attendees for a repeat planned in two weeks amid perfect Mount Dora weather.
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Tom Hunter
Bert Peterman
Reds
Frank Pohlman
Sarge” Tucker
High Reds
Jimmie Hughes
Gilbert Park
Eustis
Mount Dora
Leon Herblin
Fred Place
Blah Fe Peis
W. Green
High Blacks
C. B. Peterman
Lot
Harry Ewing
Fluorine and Fluoride Risks Highlighted by Medical Texts
Medical authorities warn against commercial fluoride salts and urge chemically pure forms. They detail acute and chronic fluoride poisoning, dental mottling in animals, and uncertain enamel formation mechanisms, citing 1916 Black and McKay findings and potential public health concerns.
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Drs. Goodman and
Gilman
Black and McKay
Elementary Supervisor Bevis Resigns for Florida Post
James E. Bevis, supervisor of elementary education for Lake County schools, resigns after nine years to take a similar role in Brevard County. The Board of Public Instruction met Monday to accept his resignation and appoint Ellis Moore of Umatilla to serve temporarily until C. A. Vaughn assumes County Superintendent duties.
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James E. Bevis
Lake County
Brevard County
Board of Public Instruction
Ellis Moore
Umatilla
Supr
C. A. Vaughn
How to Kill Athletes Foot In One Hour
Advertisement promises rapid relief with Strong fungicide Greaseleaf that dries skin and exposes buried fungi. It claims immediate contact killing and offers a 40 cent money back guarantee if not pleased. Availability advertised at Mount Dora Pharmacy and other drug stores.
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Mount Dora
Catalpa Wood Best Native Trellis Posts For Fences
Extension forester Louis T. Nieland advised grape growers at the Eustis convention that catalpa wood is the best home grown native tree for fence and grape trellis posts. He noted catalpa grows fast and adapts to heavy soils, while warning against lightwood substitutes from high ground and urging farmers to grow their own posts.
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Catalpa
Louis T. Nieland
Eustis
Nieland
Community church services and revival plans in East Town
Last Sunday at Bethel F M Mt Olive A M E and St John P B churches included Sunday School and morning and evening preaching. The Interdenominational Union met at St Mary M B with Rev W M Neuman preaching and a $40 collection. A city wide revival begins next Monday at St Marys with seven churches. Funeral for Mrs Jennie Carter Thursday at St Marys with Hentz Funeral Home handling arrangements. Reporter T M Thomas.
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Bethel F M
Mt. Olive
A.M.E
St.ohn P. B
Interdenominational ‘Union and Federation of Churches
St. Mary M.B
McNair
T. M. Thomas
W. M. Neuman
S. P. Butler
Finance Committee
Federation
St. Mary — Church
Jennie Carter
St. Mary
Rev. Russell
Hentz Funeral Home
Wildwood, Fla
Reelecting Rogers as Soil District Chairman in Leesburg
J Carlisle Rogers of Leesburg was reelected chairman of the Soil Conservation District at a board meeting last week. R E Norris, county agent, was reelected secretary treasurer.
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J. Carlisle Rogers
Leesburg
The
Soil Conservation District
R. E. Norris
Board of Supervisors
Move Cattle Before Spraying
County Agent R E Bob Norris warns cattlemen grazing pasture grasses to watch for army worms in late summer. Florida Agricultural Experiment Station advises control by spraying or dusting. Sprays use 2 lb 50 percent wettable DDT or 2 lb 40 percent wettable Toxaphene per 100 gal water, per acre. dusting uses 25 lb per acre of 5 percent DDT or 10 percent Toxaphene. If spraying or dusting, move cattle off pasture for three weeks.
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R. E
Bob” Norris
Norris
Florida Agricultural Experiment Station
Pros Dig At Texas Counties Over Fluoridation Issue
Public health observers in Texas counties voice concern over fluoride in water after noting alarming dental defects. The U S Public Health Service pushes fluoridation using sodium fluoride salts as part of a nationwide campaign. Reports indicate steady requests from Florida and northern communities for details of Mount Dora citizens actions next Monday.
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Gry
Texas
United States Public Health Service
Florida
Mount Dora
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Sunoco Station
Jersey
Sunset Valley Dairy
Parker Bros
J. W. Willmott
Fluorine
Henry W. Longfellow
Brown's Hardware
Eustis, Fla
Make Brown's
East Town
John Alden Murray
Real Estate and
Sylvan Shores
Travelers
Hartford
Disraeli
Wise Boat Works Sales and Service
Quanity
Astor
el Monte Ft. Cocktail
Donald Duck
van Camp
Land O’sunshine Pure Creamery Butter
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