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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1961
Page
4
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The Mount Dora Fire Department led by Chief Ted Lane battled a dawn blaze at the Por-O-Por pottery plant on Grandview St. and 11th Ave. The councilman R O Grantham urged removal of inflammable storage, while Mark Peters managed the new radio system. The unit’s coordinated effort protected East Town and earned high local regard.
A ceremony on June 4 unveiled a bronze bust of Thomas Alva Edison, elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on the Bronx NYU campus. Edison, inventor of the electric light and phonograph, is noted for shaping modern electronics and national industry.
Barron’s Weekly argues the drug industry, despite critics, has greatly advanced U S health. Over the last two decades domestic makers produced more remedies for major diseases and cut death rates since 1945. It notes heavy investment in research and widespread life-saving products, while acknowledging substantial profits.
The Mount Dora City Council renews all insurance policies with current providers and raises employee health and surgical benefits from 8 to 12 dollars daily and from 200 to 300 dollars respectively. Major premiums run about 10 000 dollars yearly with employee contributions, while total premiums exceed 13 000 dollars. Nationwide Insurance contested the board’s authority, but the city attorney stated the advisory board merely assists and does not award contracts.
The speaker denounces inflation as a dangerous policy driven by left wing economists and liberal lawmakers. He contrasts deficit spending with postwar German growth, citing Walter W. Heller and urging restraint to protect retirees and fixed incomes. He argues inflation harms those least able to bear it and calls for rejecting inflationary programs.
A June 2 1961 letter from Zellwood Florida thanks the Topic team for allowing third and fourth graders to tour a newspaper plant. The note expresses gratitude for showing machines taking photographs and for writing a story about them in the Mount Dora Topic.
The Christian Science Monitor notes a historic Texas result as John G. Tower, a Republican, wins the Senate run-off, becoming the first statewide Republican in Congress since Reconstruction. The piece argues Texans backed a conservative Republican over a Democratic rival, signaling a two-party trend in the South.
Tax Collector Paul H. Reed announced 442 parcels in Lake County were sold for 1960 taxes not paid by June 1. Certificates totaling 16 802 dollars went to 35 bidders with liens on properties. Delinquents may redeem within two years. The 1960 tax roll was 3 134 956 dollars.
Southern pulp and paper mills run summer forestry training camps in nine states. Over 1,000 farm youngsters attend these camps each summer for ten years, surveying about 193 million acres of commercial forest land in the twelve southern states that supply more than half of the U S pulp and paper raw material.
The article outlines ultrasound as a powerful, still largely unknown tool with potential to heal or harm. It highlights research across laboratories, possible medical uses such as brain studies and dental drilling, and industrial applications from cleaning instruments to lenses.
Church listings show service times and pastors for Baptists Methodists Church of Christ Presbyterians Latter Day Saints Episcopal St Edward South Highland area including Bible School times Morning Worship and midweek meetings with pastors Rev David Coffield Rev James Jones Sam Ayers D B Rippberger Rev George L Kress Rev Lester C Doerr Joe Bellamy and other congregations with times starting June 4 at St Edwards 9 30 a m service and various weekday prayer meetings
Supply of Mount Dora and Umatilla adopts a new trademark "Bill Ding" as the cheerful symbol of quality lumber and building material dealers. Bill Ding will appear weekly in this paper offering living improvement ideas. Homeowners may bring home improvement problems to Bill Ding and his associates at Houston.
The Eustis First Church of Christ Scientist located at Lemon and Grove offers Sunday services and Sunday School at 11 00 a m and a Wednesday evening service at 8 00 p m
Sunday School begins at 10:00 A M with worship service at 11:00 A M led by Dr G J Schillerstrom minister in charge.
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