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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1960
Page
4
Kiplinger Magazine forecasts a record two months of pre Christmas sales for the nation’s retailers. Mount Dora merchants are urged to advertise and promote aggressively as customers will not hunt stores, with emphasis on appliances as good buys and limited discounts on apparel.
About 12.5 million Americans own stock and the number grows by nearly a million yearly. Most are not wealthy, with average family income around 7000 dollars, yet the market affects widespread employment, income, and spending power through major listed companies.
The article discusses a national debate on growth rates and argues tax reform as the key to more rapid expansion. Secretary of Commerce Mullers advocates drastic revision to sharpen incentives widen savings and remove barriers to investment to boost business activity and jobs.
The Mount Dora Golf Club hosts a Stag Party on Wednesday November 16 from 12 30. Howard Simpson chairs the day with Mel Ashton handling reservations. Foursomes can be arranged among players. There will be golf dinner and prizes.
A Mount Dora Topic letter notes disappointment among older citizens as no American flag was flown at the local high school during the campaign period. The editor urges patriotic display ahead of today’s national elections.
Gainesville space research advances include University of Florida testing a full scale leading edge model in a lab after simulating a seven flight around earth. The article also notes other local items such as Homecoming parade and youth movement appeals amid flag display concerns and patriotism reflections.
The American Legion Auxiliary hosts a card party on Tuesday at Legion Hall at 1 p.m. Tickets cost 50 cents per person and are available at the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce.
A reflective line argues silence surpasses constant chatter and the spread of harmful or misleading statements. It emphasizes restraint over amplifying negative or worthless talk.
A 1960 Florida News Service report introduces the Henney Kilowatt an all electric car built on Renault Dauphine chassis. It runs 32 to 35 mph with about 50 miles per full charge and costs roughly one and a quarter cents per mile. Battery care and avoiding gasoline are emphasized as key benefits.
Florida's pulpwood production topped two million cords for the first time in 1959 with 2,113,421 cords harvested, a 15 percent rise from 1958. Florida led the South in mill capacity and consumption, while Georgia and Alabama remained dominant producers.
A study on newspaper reading reveals sustained reader interest in local merchant advertising. It notes median readership by women is 94 percent and by men 74 percent across the year.
A medical expert outlines fever as a defense that helps fight infection by boosting immune response and metabolism. It notes fever signals illness, advises rest and fluids, warns against unnecessary fever-reducing drugs, and cites tolerance ranges up to about 107 degrees with guidance to seek medical advice for temperatures around 104 degrees or higher.
Gainesville gears up for an estimated 60,000 visitors during the Florida homecoming weekend November 11 and 12. Prominent figures Senator George Smathers Congressman Billy Mathews and Governor LeRoy Collins are listed in plans for the two day celebration highlighted by a Southeastern Conference football clash between the Fightin Gators and Tulane Green Wave.
A new mill project announced would utilize hardwood for pulp production. The plan emphasizes efficient processing and increased local employment opportunities, with potential ties to regional timber resources and manufacturing firms.
The quote from Oscar Wilde asserts that repeated reading sustains value and pleasure. It argues that absence of repeated enjoyment undermines the purpose of reading. The statement emphasizes enduring engagement with literature.
A reflective note imagines a serene old age spent in the countryside near favorite books. The writer cherishes rereading and annotating treasured volumes in a peaceful, simple life.
A local church directory lists denominations and pastors with service times. Churches named include Baptist at Sixth and Tremain, Methodist on Fifth Ave, Church of Christ on Fifth Ave, Presbyterian on Sixth Ave at Alexander, Latter Day Saints on Fifth Ave, St. Edwards Episcopal on Grandview and Fifth, Central Christian on Mount Dora Eustis Road, Community Church at Seventh and Donnelly.
The Eustis First Church of Christ Scientist posts its Sunday services and Sunday School at 11:00 a.m. and a Wednesday evening service at 8 o clock. The notice gives location and times for parish activities.
H. Jack Ponce is pastor. Sunday School at 9 30 a.m. Morning Worship at 10 30 a.m. Training Union 7 p.m. Evening Worship 8 p.m. Mid week Prayer Service 7 30 p.m.
Sunday School begins at 10 00 A M followed by Worship Service at 11 00 A M Dr G J Schillerstrom serves as minister in this church notice
Rev Louis Johnston leads Sunday service at 11:00 a.m. at Tangerine Community Church. Parishioners are invited to attend worship, prayer, and singing features.
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