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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1963
Page
8
A wry remark notes that a minor medical procedure can cost a large sum, contrasting it with earlier times when household care and support were more self sufficient. The author reflects on economic strains and childcare norms.
Mount Dora schools begin their summer program on Monday June 17 continuing through Friday July 26. Morning activities include AAU swimming beginners and advanced sessions from 8 to 11, quiet games, and gym activities. Afternoon slots feature Little Minor League Baseball pony league and recreational swimming plus extra baseball teams with evening gym activities.
The Golden Gem Growers board authorized 50 cents a box extra to 1961 62 Valencia Pool participants, raising returns to 47 cents per pound of solids with about 28 cents more expected soon. Total per box could reach about $4.50 for six pounds of solids, aided by patronage dividends and by product profits as Golden Gem owns facilities and shares profits. Inventory and pro rata factors limited slight gains. Also noted are scheduled recreational swimming times and a US Defense grant program supporting Florida University projects totaling 2 million 55 thousand three hundred forty five dollars.
The Mount Dora City Council awarded the tennis court contract to Lindsley Paving Co. for about $2,150 including nets and reels. Lindsley bid $1,567 for construction, with an actual bid of $1,464 excluding equipment, beating Superior Asphalt Co. at $1,480. Backstops cost around $600, to be supplied by an Orlando fence contractor.
The Merchants Association shifts its regular meeting from June 11 to Tuesday June 18. It will be at the Garden Gate at 9 a.m. Coffee and doughnuts will be served. Members are asked to reserve by calling the Chamber of Commerce.
The Lake County Health Department urges year round mosquito control across 10 central Florida counties Alachua Marion Sumter Lake Orange Polk Hillsborough Pinellas Manatee Sarasota. Culex mosquitoes breed in acid swamps pools and containers. officials warn warm rain will boost risk and stress citizen action.
Mount Dora police officer Grady L Pait pursued a new hobby flying 80 feet above a speedboat with a large kite. A downdraft over Eus tis Lake caused a 55 foot plunge during a water show. He survived with minor bruises and scrapes and resumed flying at a later show. The kite was built by Stan Wright of Lake Joanna and mirrors a Cypress Gardens water ski kite.
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