Mount Dora Topic publisher and staff list
Mount Dora Topic is published weekly in Mount Dora Florida by Mount Dora Publishing Company. The issue lists staff members including David A Rawley Jr, Valerie Johns, Billie King, Jerry Phillips, James E Ryan and notes roles such as editor publisher managing editor item advertising and plant superintendent.
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Mount Dora
Florida
Mount Dora Publishing Company
David A. Rawley JR
Valerie Johns
Billie King
Jerry Phillians
James E. Ryan
Gubernatorial race urged as voters urged to cast ballot
A Florida editorial urges all eligible residents to vote in the November 8 election. It endorses Claude Kirk for governor, Broward Williams for State Treasurer, Earl Faircloth for Attorney General, and Bill Reedy for State House, stressing civic duty and Reedy’s county seniority.
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Florida
Robert King High
Claude Kirk
Kirk
Little Mount Dora
High
Broward Williams
Earl Faircloth
House of Representatives
Charles Beals
W. H
Bill” Reedy
Tallahassee
Bill Reedy
House
Valerie Johnson
Grassroots Opinion rails at free news pulls
In Tomah Wisconsin the writer argues that governments use “news” duties to obtain free publicity from rural newspapers. He laments publishers bear the cost while copywriters stenographers printers and publicists profit, and cites widespread junk mail requests as evidence of the press being exploited.
Florida farmers urged to rely on frost forecasts and market guides
The Florida Agricultural Weather Service will issue three daily bulletins from Lakeland from November through March, warning growers of frost and rainfall areas. The University of Florida guide notes 1966–67 prices depend on production prospects and harvesting distribution, with Mexico driving most winter vegetable imports. USDA plans to buy Florida orange concentrate for school lunches, boosting citrus prospects, while hog cholera eradication moves toward a 1972 goal with 583 outbreaks in the latest year.
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Florida
Federal State Agricultural Weather Service
Lakeland
Gainesvile
Daytona Beach
Ft. Myers
Homestead
Texas
Weather Bureau
Mexico
University of Florida
Vegetable Crops Department
United States
U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Florida Citrus Commission
Fluoridation Debate Highlights Mount Dora Tensions
A city fluoridation clash in Mount Dora continues with name calling and admonishments from officials. The issue, tied to a 1950s ordinance and costs, sparked civil rights arguments as opponents urge a public referendum and proponents cite children’s rights.
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Turner
Mount Dora
Florida
R. C. Bardwell
Lakeland
Woman's Club of
C. J. McKenzie
Mount Dorans
Washable Wool Fabrics Guide for Home Sewers
Lake County Extension Agent emphasizes machine washable woolens as a long standing option now available in ready to wear and fabrics for home sewers. Read labels for shrinkage. pre shrink if over two to three percent. Washable fabrics vary in quality and tailoring may be affected. dry cleaners remain useful.
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Lake County Extension
Citywide Fluoride Referendum Results Spark Loud Protest
On August 7, 1952, residents voted 732 against and 238 for fluoride retention in the water with 979 total ballots, the largest city vote on any issue. The referendum turnout reflected strong sentiment as citizens voiced opposition to water fluoridation.
Florida Citrus Top Advertiser in Network Radio
The Florida Citrus Commission spent 1,082,000 on radio ads, placing third among the nation’s top 100 network radio advertisers for the first half of 1966 and second in the first quarter. It aired 1,766 commercials across 445 CBS NBC stations, promoting orange juice grapefruit oranges and related products.
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Florida
Florida Citrus Commission
Advertising Age
CBS
NBC
United States
East Coast Survey to Map Indian River and Nearby Hazards
Coast Survey crews aboard a 20 foot barge and a 16 foot craft will survey the Indian River area from Eau Gallie to Port Canaveral for two to three months. They will verify nautical charts, measure tides, and document dredging spoil areas wrecks shoaling and new facilities not shown on current maps. Six men operate a small launch along the coast with ESSA involvement from the U S Department of Commerce.
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Florida
Care tips for woolen garments washing at home
The guide explains machine washing woolen fabrics like drip dry. Use low heat on warm or cool settings with mild soap as directed. After washing, hang on a rust proof hanger to drip dry and iron lightly on the wrong side if needed with a cool iron.
Florida Author In New Book
Dr. Robert S. Chauvin of Stetson University contributes to the New Book of Knowledge writing on Algebra and Florida. The encyclopedia for children, nine years in development, reflects librarian and educator input and aims to meet mid-sixties curriculum needs.
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Robert S. Chauvin
Stetson University
Fred Rosen Associates
New York
Chauvin
Florida
Big Bands To Get Bag Pipe Welcome In Florida
Jackie Gleason charters National Airlines to fly major band leaders and their orchestras from New York to Miami on November 4 for a November 5 show. Duke Ellington Sammy Kaye Guy Lombardo Freddy Martin Les Elgart Elgart Count Basie and Buddy De Franco plus Glenn Miller will perform. Vice Mayor Harold A. Greene will greet them and present keys to the county. a bagpiper will serenade arriving musicians with Highland bagpipe tunes.
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Jackie Gleason
National Airlines
New York
Miami
Duke Ellington
Sammy Kaye
Guy Lombardo
Freddy Martin
Les
Larry Elgart
Count Basie
Buddy de Franco
Glenn Miller
Dade County
Harold A. Greene
Orange Juice Welcome at Florida Welcome Stations
The Florida Welcome Stations served 263 575 people in July 1966 and dispensed 10 958 gallons of orange juice. Among visitors, 697 listed Lake County as their destination including Leesburg 280 Eustis 134 Mount Dora 89 Tavares 88 Clermont 50 Umatilla 38 and Groveland 18. Lake County folders were displayed inviting visitors to the Hill and Lake Region of Central Florida.
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Florida
Border
Lake County
Leesburg
Eustis
Mount Dora
Tavares
Clermont
Umatilla
Groveland
Lake
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