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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1965
Page
4
The United States condemns hooliganism outside its embassies in Moscow and Jakarta and demands respect for diplomatic premises. It urges Moscow to honor the 1961 Vienna Convention and protect missions against intrusion and damage.
A woman clung to a submerged car and cried for help as onlookers watched. The piece urges Americans to learn to swim and to use reaching rescues or floating devices to prevent drownings, highlighting Red Cross classes and water safety.
Mount Dora Golf Club creates a memorial fund to honor Willard Wadsworth, founder and first president, celebrating the golf course’s 20th anniversary on May 18, 1965. Trustees will channel gifts to capital improvements via the Mount Dora Golf Association board.
Quote attributed to John Ray states a good conscience brings comfort and ease. The remark contrasts moral integrity with personal ease, implying inner peace arises from ethical behavior.
Army Bandsman Sergeant Kenneth L. Henry will interview and audition high school graduates or seniors in Orlando. He will be at Colonial High School 8 30 to 11 00 a m and Edgewater High School 1 00 to 3 30 p m on March 17. No appointment needed. Bring instrument and transportation. Letters of acceptance issued for enlistment into a Florida Georgia Alabama Tennessee Mississippi North or South Carolina band. High school band directors contacted for details.
The American Legion Post 35 holds its regular meeting at 8 p.m. Friday at the Post Home on Highland Avenue. Cmdr. Bill Paul urges all members to attend and welcomes visiting Legionnaires.
Ladies of the Mount Dora Yacht Club are reminded of the annual bridge luncheon scheduled for Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. at the Club.
Frederic Babcock will address Mount Dora Rotary Club at the Ladies Night dinner on Thursday March 18 at 6 30 p m in the Mount Dora Community Building His talk titled You Meet Such Funny People draws on his career as author critic lecturer and world traveler The speaker has worked for the Lincoln State Journal and the Chicago Tribune among other outlets and has served as a Pulitzer fiction judge and broadcaster
The City Council approved a branch library for Black residents last fall. The Library Committee of the Woman's Club oversaw the project and a Sunday opening drew over 150 attendees of both races. Hundreds of books and furnishings were donated by white and Black supporters, with about 700 books now on shelves including Webster’s Unabridged and 1963 Americana Encyclopedia. Contributors include Lions, Rotary, and Ne-Plus-Ultra Social Club plus landscaping by the club.
Florida farmers warn that labor scarcity could push consumer prices up for fresh produce as harvests loom. Citrus and tree fruit growers face long investment cycles, while bankers temper lending and imports rise to fill gaps. Industry debates peanut butter identity standards and new product ideas emerge amid supply concerns.
The public may attend rehearsals at Lake Silver Amphitheatre Winter Haven starting Sunday. Dress rehearsal is Wednesday at 8 am and the show tapes Thursday March 18 with Jimmy Dean Rowlf Kay Starr Eddy Arnold Norm Crosby and the Village Stompers. No tickets or admission charged.
Poetic line by Mary Baker Eddy highlighting Spirit as nature's origin and birthright. Reflects transcendental view of divine order and human relation to divine Mind.
World War I Barracks 3227 of Mount Dora will hold a potluck supper Wednesday March 17 at 6 30 p m or at the edge Members aikkea bears a covered dish and table service Meat and coffee will be furnished by the Barracks Roy Christopher Cityee and one time service officer the local American Legion test will speak on Veteran s Pension Laws and settlement of estates of persons of World War I age Comdr C D Owen invites any World War I veterans who are wintering in Mount Dora to attend even if not Barracks members Reservations with Quartermaster Charles Cooper by Friday March 12 Albert Nailor Leesburg 6th District Commander Bill Paul Mount Dora American Legion Post and Charles Gore of Tavares County service officer are invited guests
M. T. Dixon of the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs explains that the aid and attendance allowance was payable only to veterans at the maximum compensation rate who meet set requirements. Wartime veterans at $525 or peacetime at $420 qualify for an additional $200 or $160 respectively.
John W. Evans, president of the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association, warned at a Orlando board meeting that a shortage of qualified field labor is harming citrus, sugar cane and truck crops. He said the shortage could imperil the livelihoods of about 500000 Floridians dependent on agriculture.
The line declares that to oneself one is law and denies any external or imposed rule. It presents a solitary authority where personal will supersedes external law and governance.
A health department X ray unit will be at the Lake County fair entrance in Eustis from March 15 to March 20 with daily hours 1 to 5 p m and 6 to 8 p m. Volunteers assisting include Guy Beardsley Millard Reid and Roland Cooper. The spring county wide X ray survey will be held in November or December. Dr J B Hall urges health card holders to get X rays during the six fair days.
Dixon advises veterans with service connected disabilities to contact their local Veteran Service Officer or write him at P O Box 1437 St Petersburg for attendance allowance guidance and aid.
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