Lawn trouble control tips from Dr. Kelsheimer
Entomologist Dr. E G Kelsheimer outlines the worst lawn pests and practical controls for St Augustine Centipede and Bermuda grasses. He notes chinch bugs sod webworms fall armyworms leafhoppers and grubs including rhinoceros beetle larvae and moles feeding on grubs. Symptoms include yellowed patches dead spots and brown turf with signs such as rolled turf and birds or dragonflies as indicators.
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E. G. Kelsheimer
Bradenton
R. E
Bob” Norris
St. Augustine
Centipede
Bermuda
Mount Dora Tennis Club Seeks Public Backing for National Drive
Roy Christopher secretary of Lakeside Tennis Club leads a Mount Dora push for a national effort by the United States Lawn Tennis Association to boost junior tennis via public schools and recreation departments. Backed by the Florida Lawn Tennis Association the plan calls for ongoing junior tournaments inter city matches and instruction clinics to promote youth play. Christopher urges residents to petition city officials to weave tennis into the local recreation program so Mount Dora leads Lake County clubs.
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Roy Christopher
Lakeside Tennis Club
Mount Dora
Christopher
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Florida Lawn Tennis Association
Lake County
Insect and Fluoridation Concerns Outdoors and Health
The piece discusses grubs and rhinoceros beetles damaging lawns with control methods using DDT dust or spray. It also reports on fluoridation debates, citing fears of mottled teeth, dental decay, and ethical issues raised by experts and the American Medical Association literature.
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St. David, Arit
H.F. Strongin
North Adams
Mass
McKenzie
Strongin
Chemical and Engineering News
J. Gerald Cox
Paul Manning
Springfield
American Medical Association
S. Journal of
Cigaret Tax Funds Modern Florida TB Hospital
A 500 bed Southwest Florida Tuberculosis Hospital in Tampa highlights how cigarette tax pennies fuel modern facilities. The five story reinforced building serves 14 counties with segregated yet equal care, extensive fire safety, private staff quarters, and a kitchen capable of 3,000 hot meals daily in vacuum-sealed packs.
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Southwest Florida
Drew [Field
Tampa
Florida
Santana
Orlando
Tallahassee
Marianna
Hillsborough
Cattle Experiment Tour Set for Range Station Field Day
Mount Dora area cattle raisers are invited to the seventh field day of the Range Cattle Experiment station. County Agent R. E. Norris announces talks by J. M. Eleazer of South Carolina Extension and H. G. Clayton of Florida Extension. A 12:30 barbecue is to be served by Hardee County Cattlemen's Association at Lake County Courthouse details from Norris.
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Mount Dora
Range Cattle Experiment Station
R. E
Bob” Norris
J. M. Eleazer
South Carolina Extension Service
H.G. Clayton
Florida Agricultural Extension Service
Hardee County Cattlemen’s Association
Norris
Lake County
Hospital Shifts to Cheerful Pastel Rooms
A visitor notes a Florida hospital using pastel color schemes instead of traditional white. The wards exude brightness and comfort, making the facility feel more like a modern resort or hotel than a typical hospital, with meals kept hot and served when ready.
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Sion
Florida
Gold Coast
Program to End Cow Menace in Southeast Upland Regions
County agent R E Norris explains a U S Department of Agriculture plan to use radiation sterilized screw worm flies. The method releases lab bred sterilized males to prevent offspring, aiming to curb screw worm damage to cattle in the southeast.
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Lake County
Florida
R. E
Bob”. Norris
Bureau of Entomology
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Norris
Mount Dora Golf Course All Day Play Price
Mount Dora Golf Course offers unlimited all day play for 1.50 dollars. The rate applies to golfers paying for a full day on the links. The listing highlights a simple price point and the course location in Mount Dora.
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Mount Dora Golf Course
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