Lake County Florida in the North with Pines and Biscuits
A reminiscence piece recalls a fall visit to a hilltop farmstead near Brevard North Carolina. The hosts praise Lake County Florida while serving homemade biscuits and berry jam. A separate note recalls Dr. R W Dickson’s Grand Canyon memory of a cold night and early morning rise.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Ieee
Florida
Lake County
Uma
Heaven
Harty
Walter E
Lake
County
Piries
Brevard
N. C
R. W. Dickson
Grand Canyon
Doc
Colorado
Lake County Tennis Tourney Opens In Lake County
Mount Dora youths coached by Dr Hugo Curry will lead nearly 30 players in a Lake County Tennis tournament at Eustis starting 3 p.m. Lake teams from Tavares Leesburg will send 15 players each as four Mount Dora youth teams compete and counties plan later matches in Leesburg Tavares and Mount Dora.
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Mount Dora
Lake County
Eustis
Hugo Curry
Tavares
Leesburg
Lees
Early Bird Heist and Angled News From Mount Dora
A man discovers four twenty dollar bills missing from his pocket after an evening on rocks where a guide spoke. The money reappears as dawn reveals the spot where it fell. The column then notes Donald O Thompson in England and a St Petersburg visitor driving to Mount Dora, imagining a home there and bowls on Dora's courts.
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Deee
Doc
Donald O. Thompson
Doran
28Th Air Weather Squadron
U. S. Army
England
COFC
P. R
St. Petersburg
St. Pete
Mount Dora
Cleveland
Dora
Appreciation Funds For Helen Wages Education
Citizens rallied to create a scholarship in honor of Helen Wages at Mount Dora High School. A donor sent fifty dollars to support her continued studies at Florida State University, praising her kindness and pluck as a senior. Another check for five dollars arrived.
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Helen
Florida State University
Mount Dora High School
Fishing the Mount Dora Fish Camp Art of Patient Practice
The piece argues fishing is an art learned through continuous practice, contrasting the all out C N type fisherman Clarence Norris with mediocre dabblers. It recalls backlashes, patience, and ongoing effort required to win tournament prizes or simply catch fish.
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Mount Dora
Clarence Norris
Mabel Norris
Reese
Clarence
Lila Mabry
C. N
Ice cream aid sparks college dream for Mount Dora student
A Leesburg Indiana couple and Mount Dora winter visitors praised Helen after she helped Mrs. Hensley during flu. A $50 gift from Mrs. W. L. Hensley funds her college education as she works at Doc Lees Pharmacy and later as a salad girl at a New York inn, aided by C. E. Hames of Mount Dora.
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Julia
Dan Sullivan
Leesburg
Ind
Mount Dore
Doc Lee
W. L. Hensley
Samekeeandes Inarai
D. Roseborough
Supervis Principa
Mount Dora
Grand View Hotel
Florida County Agents Recommend Spray and Fertilizer Tips
Agricultural notes advise using a 2 percent high grade oil emulsion spray for scale on plants, plus arsenate of lead or lindane for pests. Prune infected looms, remove and burn camellia leaf galls, then spray with Bordeaux 6-2-100. Apply late June and late August fertilizer steps to harden plants for winter.Ensure weekly watering in dry weather.
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Florida Agricultural Experiment Station
Gardenia care and propagation tips for pests and root-knot
Gardenias need acidic soil and similar fertilization as camellias and azaleas. Water to saturation, monitor burrow activity, and mulch heavily to guard against root-knot. Treat iron deficiency with iron sulphate spray, and use root-knot suppressants before planting in infected soil. Take late season cuttings with hormone base and proper rooting media.
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