Beverly Phillips Captures State 4-H Home Improvement Award
Beverly Phillips daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Phillips Mount Dora wins state 4 H Home Improvement award. She will represent the state at the National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago after devoting 160 hours to renovating 17 rooms and related projects. Other 4 H winners named include Gayle Snowberger Aldeen Ogden Lee Conelly Sue Straight Anne Potsko Rebecca Noblitt Priscilla Marvin Ann Whittington Dorothy Sherwood and Karen Cole with various dairy foods, home economics and leadership honors.
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Beverly Phillips
Leonard Phillips
Mount Dora
Beverly
Chicago
Danforth
Orlando
Gayle Snowberger
Edward Straight
Anne Potsko
Paul Potsko
Rebecca Ann Noblitt
J. C. Noblitt
Priscilla Marvin
Alberta Marvin
Ann Whittington
Richard Whittington
Dorothy Sherwood
E. C. Sherwood
Karen Cole
Albert Cole
White Ratio Gains in Florida Population
The Florida State Chamber of Commerce reports eighty one percent of the state's population are white residents, with the share rising steadily over several years.
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Florida
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Nell Rankin to Headline Golden Triangle Concert March 4
Opera star Nell Rankin, mezzo-soprano of the Metropolitan Opera, appears at Mount Dora Community Building on Saturday March 4 as part of the Golden Triangle Concert association season. Association officers plan a drive to bring additional attractions, with a kick-off dinner October 27 at the same venue.
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Nell Rankin
Golden Triangle
Golden Triangle Mutual Concert Association
Metropolitan Opera Company
Carmen
Amneris
Azucena
Ortend
Ws Wee
Metropolitan
Milan
la Scala
Vienna
City
J. W. Shaw
Mount Dora Community Building
Sunshine Skyway Toll Deadline Set by Florida Panel
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge spanning lower Tampa Bay must be paid for by 1968, per the Florida Development Commission. The 15 mile route opened in 1954 at a cost near $22 million.
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Tampa Bay
Florida Development Commission
Poor Conditions Cause Leaf Spots in Citrus
Plant leaf spots often arise from poor growing conditions rather than pests. Waterlogged soils, high water tables, or deep planting can trigger symptoms. Florida extension agent Jack T. McCown advised four precautions for citrus chemical use including FDA approvals, not exceeding labeled amounts, waiting periods after sprays, and keeping detailed application records.
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Pure Food and Drug Administration
Jack T. McCown
Florida Agricultural Extension Service
Groveland Citrus School
Pure Food and Drug
Organize Cub Dens Seek Den Leaders and Meeting Times
Parents of boys of Cub scout age invited to a meeting Sunday at 1 30 p.m. in the new school cafetorium on Highland Street M O Buster Williams to organize Webelo Dens Weekly meetings at 3 30 p.m. each Monday at 631 Third Ave Den mothers needed
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Highland St
M. O
Buster” Williams
Williams
Third Ave
Citrus spray and dust costs rise over decades
County records show citrus spray and dust costs have climbed sharply over 20 years with a 495 percent rise from 1931-36 to 1951-56. Today spray materials account for about half of insect and disease control costs, with application costs making up the other half. During 1957-58 the share of spray materials in grove costs ranged from 12 percent to 45 percent.
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Tavares
Zach Savage
Florida Experiment Station
Grove
Route 441 Leads Florida Highways In Traffic
The heaviest traveled highway in Florida is U S 441 carrying an average 21 580 vehicles. The next busiest is state road A1A on the MacArthur Causeway in Miami with 14 464 vehicles.
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Florida
State Road Department, Transportation
MacArthur Causeway
Miami
Nation's Largest Scholarships Awarded to Florida Students
Florida State Pharmaceutical Association awarded the nation’s largest scholarships. Ronald W. Quinn of Winter Haven and William W. Ward of Fort Myers received the awards last week. The scholarships cover two years of pre professional study and three years of professional pharmacy education.
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Gainesville
Perry Foote
Florida State Pharmaceutical Association
Ronald W. Quinn
Winter Haven
William W. Ward
Ft. Myers
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J. G. Ray, Jr
Skyway Pays
Bob Norris
Lake County
N. Grandview
Mount Dora Publishing CO
Donnelly Street
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