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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1950
Page
3
A mycologist advises homemakers to keep clothes dry and clean to stop mold on fabrics. Ventilation, heat, and dry storage are recommended. use electric light bulbs to reduce humidity and dry spaces during rainy seasons. Leather goods stay dry and oiled. avoid drying near heat sources. Refrigeration protects foods and dry containers guard bread and cereals.
County officials report a staged daytime disturbance in Eustis as two women were abducted from a car by four men, beaten, and dumped back into another vehicle before the trio departed. Sheriff Willis McCall commented that witnesses did not provide license details.
Mount Dora's Defense Council organized a first aid refresher session led by Red Cross Safety Director William Jay Barker at the Community building. The event featured Betsy Kramer welfare worker and local officials including Mayor D Fletcher Crane and Councilman Ernie Mosteller learning head bandages and arm slings with Barker demonstrating techniques.
A biblical verse contrasts governance under the righteous bringing rejoicing to the people with rule by the wicked causing mourning. The saying from Proverbs 29 2 emphasizes moral leadership and social impact.
Mrs Frank Owens wife of the county chairman was struck by a No 6 shotgun blast while opening her car trunk for her maid in Eus tis colored town. The pellet grazed her head and the maid was also wounded. Investigators found no one willing to admit knowledge of the shooting and officers searched the area.
On opening day Mrs. M. O. Williams helps teachers as Bobby Atwood and friends Sam and Mark Williams watch Karl Ivy begin his first year at school. The scene shows mixed jitters and curiosity as families participate in registration.
David Blanchard reigns as Mount Dora's best racket-swinging night owl after winning the high school boys tournament sponsored by the Mount Dora Tennis Club. The event began Saturday at Donnelly Park, extended into Sunday, and ended with Blanchard defeating Byron Smith 6 4, -1 to take the title.
Eleven year old Billy Ivy will wait to start football lessons under a coach after suffering a broken collar bone in a rough schoolyard game. He wears a heavy cast on his right arm and a hat while convalescing. He is not yet eligible to join the Mount Dora Hurricanes scrub squad.
A Los Angeles woman testified that her millionaire husband’s adding machine noises while tallying assets kept her awake at night. The testimony contrasts her sleep disturbance with his focus on counting wealth.
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