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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1967
Page
4
A reflection on Thanksgiving as a time to recall heritage and gratitude for blessings. The article notes the origin at Plymouth in 1621, Lincoln's 1864 proclamation, and debates about moving national holidays to Mondays. It warns that shifting Thanksgiving could undermine its meaning and family customs.
The seven US manufactured timber beams weighing 35 000 pounds each will span the Hamp ton Institute physical education building in Virginia with no interior supports. Inflation and business leadership discussions frame opinions on the nation’s economy with comments from Humble Oil and the NYSE chief executive. The Arizona Farm Bureau cites a value rise in farm real estate and land, while private US landowners expand tree farming, reforesting 900 762 acres last year.
A reader letter from Mount Dora prompts local readers to weigh in on town topics. The brief note signals ongoing civic interest and invokes community discussion without detailing specific proposals or responses.
A narrator recalls a healthy youth and a family medicine chest filled with remedies from castor oil to sulphur molasses. He contrasts a carefree era with later worries about health, noting the lure of radio age ads and the promise of instant relief from myriad drugstore products.
A reader asks how to prove age without a birth certificate, noting Federal Census as a records option. Medicare covers most doctor administered shots but not home prescription medicines. Eligibility for the late Medicare Part B late enrollment period is limited to October 1 to December 31, 1967. A widow cannot draw benefits before age 60 unless remarriage occurs, and disability benefits require work credits on the beneficiary’s own Social Security number.
Eurasian watermilfoil, a submerged aquatic plant, has been found in the Crystal-Homosassa River Basin and Lake Seminole areas on Florida's west coast. It has spread over 3,000 acres from Withlacoochee River to Weeki Wachee Springs and could threaten fishing boating tourism and drainage channels across the state.
The American Cancer Society Florida Division mails a booklet to physicians detailing unproven cancer methods. It lists the Frost Method, Grape Diet, Hoxsey therapy, and drugs like Krebiozen and Laetrile, plus devices and proponent organizations seeking funds. Physicians are asked to report incidents of unproven treatments.
Annuals planted now bloom through winter and beyond with F-1 hybrids that do not seed. Florida nurserymen and Growers Association President Richard C. Johnson notes budget gardeners can find affordable, well established annuals at nurseries. Gardeners can transplant easily and choose from petunia varieties ranging from tall upright types to tiny six to eight inch dwarfs.
A local effort urges residents to share methods used in their communities so records can be kept current. The initiative invites participation from organizations and individuals to help maintain updated practice lists and solutions.
Reminder to renew licenses expiring in November birth months with only a few days left to complete the renewal process. The notice urges timely action to avoid lapses in driving privileges.
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