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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1926
Page
10
Citrus growers should watch for rust mites now as expense and damage rise. Mites withdraw sap, reduce fruit size and color, and lower market value. control with lime sulfur spray or sulfur dust at low cost. Plant cover crops including legumes. bulb growing offers profit in Florida. Lake County has potential acreage for bulbs.
Winter Park beat Winter Garden 6 to 4 after ten hits each side in a Lake Orange league game. Key moments included two baggers by Black Newell and Leeds and a double play Minor to Grant to Sadler. Battery notes list Overstreet Minor Wilson and Hines Rodenbaugh with umpire Brantley.
Venice receives 3 000 Canary Island date palms for December street decorating. Lake Worth Chamber proposes a new bridge across Lake Worth. Lafayette county road project gets 275000 funding. Fort Pierce to build a 250000 theater. Palatka plans a new 200000 theater on Lemon Street. County Poultry Association to hold educational meetings every second Thursday at 8 00 PM at the Court House in Tavares. W JENKINS
D. H. Moore, county head of schools in Lake County, announces a county scholarship exam set for June 8 4 5 in his Tavares office. The winner earns a four year BA in education with $200 annual funds. Open to Lake County graduates this year. top girl and top boy win. Applicants must attend in person and after graduation teach two years in Florida public schools.
War Department invites public input on Florida State Road Department plans to build a concrete girder bridge over Dora Canal connecting Lakes Eustis and Dora. Hearing at 1 45 P M on Tuesday June 15 1926 in Tavares Court Room. Written statements welcome for record accuracy.
A hearing is set at 1 30 P M at the County Court House two miles west of Tavares to discuss the proposed Dead River drawbridge structure near Eustis and Harris and a large multipurpose plant project by DeLand Florida Light and Power Company nine miles from the city. Written statements may be submitted, and the meeting will cover location adequacy and changes deemed desirable for accuracy of the record.
In a curious shift, the sheiks of Arabia reportedly trade camels for cars signaling a modernization trend. Authorities and observers note growing interest in motor transport among desert rulers.
The Racing Sexagenarian Albert Schmidt aged 61 is described as the oldest automobile racing driver in the world. The piece notes his claim and details surrounding his status in early motor sports.
A profile notes a Denver garage mechanic who has not owned a car in 16 years. U.S. highway spending nears two billion dollars last year with about 40 thousand miles improved annually. Donegal town celebrates its first automobile with residents waving flags. In the nation 19 million cars yield one collision per 34 cars last year, often due to hand steering poor vision and smoking. Ocala church plans a $40,000 new edifice while Punnellon builds a hotel. Fort Myers approves a $983,000 school expansion bond. Lake Worth awards a contract of $765,775.90 for Lake Avenue Extension from A Street West.
Work for automotive scientists to solve traffic congestion. Automotive engineers are being urged to improve and perfect brakes and signal devices to ease urban travel and reduce delays.
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