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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1966
Page
8
The article reports studies on fluoridation showing a 60 percent lower cavity rate in fluoridated communities and a two thirds reduction in decay overall. Grand Rapids first to fluoridate in 1945 saw 54 percent decline in six year olds and 60 percent in others. Evanston’s program saved 30,000 teeth and $242,000 in dental bills.
Veterans of World War I and the Auxiliary hold a regular meeting at 2 p.m. October 12 1966 at the American Legion Hall. Nomination of officers for 1967 and other business will be addressed. 1967 dues may be paid.
Interior department officials say deer and other wildlife within Everglades National Park in Florida are in good condition despite elevated water levels.
Broadway play Picnic opens at IceHouse Theatre with a new cast led by Mike Mullins in the Hal Carter role and Elaine Carter as Madge Owens. Newcomers Chrissey Abbney Boots Van Arsdale Jane Haneman lead a balanced ensemble in a warmly praised production directed by Bill Dunnagan.
Howey-in-the Hills private coeducational college prep school opens its second decade with 276 students in the fall term begun Sept 11. Headmaster Dr. C A Vaughn Jr notes 36 are foreign students from Australia Bermuda Dominican Republic Guatemala Great Britain Honduras Nassau Peru Venezuela and the Virgin Isles. Local enrollees include Deborah and Gregory Sorlinga and Virginia Tankersley from Mount Dora area.
The piece recalls Florida as an early U S cattle state with stock brought by Ponce de Leon in 1520. It notes later reverses from the cattle fever tick and reports that the fever tick was eliminated in 1950, securing the industry’s future.
Boy Scout Troop 144 held a Court of Honor on Oct. 1 at Buster Williams property State Road 46. Six Tenderfoot badges were awarded Hank Scott Brad Orr Alan Stewart Joey Shipes Douglas Eller and William Fowler. First Class badges went to Michael Bryie David Bryie Jeff Fowler Erick Kaufman Dennis Bryan. Star Scout awards to Wayne Gale Danny Jackson Thomas Shipes DeJean Melancon. Life Scout badges earned by Mark Pasill Bruce Stewart and Gary Miller.
Hibiscus Circle of Lakes and Hills Garden Club will meet at 2 p.m. Friday Oct 7 in the First Federal Savings & Loan lounge. Harry Fogg will discuss flowering trees and shrubs. Mrs P B Cordner the new president will greet members.
Kiwanis Club of Mount Dora plans a fifth annual Travelogue and Adventure Series at the Community Building from November to March. The program includes a February 20, 1967 Florida Symphony Orchestra performance, with brochures circulated by Orlando Sentinel and Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars announces top three scholarship winners in a statewide program open to private parochial and public school students. Applicants complete an ae includ questionnaire on citizenship and community values. Local units collect entries by March 15 1967 with state winners advancing to national judging for 1000 500 and 250 prizes plus gold medals and 10 honorable mentions. National winners to be named at the 1967 New Orleans convention.
Public training program by Lake County Civil Defense Training Center at 115 Texas Ave starting Tuesday Oct 11 at 7 p m. The course covers emergency medical problems and survival methods including radioactive fallout emergency childbirth infant and child care nursing the sick and fractures.
Clark quotes a Courier columnist asserting individual responsibility for community progress. He frames residents as the driving force behind local conditions and governance, pledging personal accountability until they relocate.
Florida paid over $87,000 in pensions to widows of Confederate Civil War veterans in the last fiscal year. As of July 1, 1965, 52 widows were listed and 45 remain. Each widow receives 150 dollars monthly under state pension rules. The program began in 1885 with eight dollars per month, with 1915 total pension rolls at 5134 people. The last veteran, William Lundy, known as Uncle Bill, died in 1957 at age 109.
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