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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1965
Page
3
Indignant reader asks how to curb rude drivers and avoid horn honks. Cautious reader worries about a wife’s quiet mother-in-law behavior. Perplexed reader seeks a peaceful fix for a dog sleeping issue. Abner offers humorous, opinion-based shortcuts and cautions about reader privacy.
Florida U sought a SEC tilt by November as coach Ray Graves guided a 28-6 Homecoming win over North Carolina State. The piece notes looming tests at Auburn and upcoming showdowns with Georgia, Florida State, Tulane, and Miami, plus comments from NC State coach Earle Edwards about UF passing records. It also records notes on decorations, Gator Growl, and local figures at events.
The Florida Hearing Aid Center at 639 N Donnelly St opposite Mount Dora Post Office provides service on all makes. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily with no waiting for appointments. They feature batteries custom ear molds and Zenith hearing aids with no charge for audiometric testing or demonstration of the IN-THE-EAR Zenith model. Phone 383-3246.
Lake Sumter Junior College announces plans for Spring Term II of the Adult Evening Division. A survey asks prospective students what courses they want offered, with Horace Jones inviting interested individuals to share suggestions or information requests by October 26.
The item notes the 185 mile length of the canal with five locks and 150 foot width, plus 12 foot depth. It mentions Florida gaining 285 additional miles of shoreline once completed. It also reports steel mill product imports from France Italy and the Netherlands exceeding Florida’s total for 1964, and cites historical notes on Yellowstone and Yosemite conservation leaders. It discusses Florida’s road network and a September sales tax rise, plus a physics fact about drawing gold into a long wire and spider silk strength, and ends with a note on the Beatles album Help.
The College Affairs Committee at Lake-Sumter Junior College begins a series with The Savage Eye and a panel discussion on The Sick Society at 4 p.m. on the Silver Lake campus teaching auditorium. Panelists include Dr. Dixie Jean Allen, Dr. James P. Brahaney, Dr. Harold D. Alford, and Dr. Angell Mathewson. The second film The Quiet One will be shown November 10 with time to be announced.
The British based company The Electrical and Musical Industries reports a record profit of 13.6 million dollars for the year ending June 30 on sales of 280.6 million dollars.
The chamber of commerce advertising committee was authorized to order 50 000 four color folders pending mock up approval. Several pictures will be added and swapped. The folders should be ready for distribution early in December. The committee is chaired by George J. White.
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