Lake County notes on veterans memorials and local events
Memorial Day ceremonies at Lone Oak Cemetery Leesburg will honor Confederate veterans with graves decorated and civic groups participating. The Lake County Camp of Confederate Veterans and U D C will lead the events. The article also warns of a bogus Biblical lily pitch and highlights a Mount Dora golf tournament and local celebrations in Sebring and Tangerine.
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Lake Co
Eral T. K. Hall
Oto
Vares
Lone Oak Cemetery
Leesburg
Confederate Grey Chapter
Lake County
David
Solomon
Mount Dora
Peggy Keickhefer Dies at 15 in Milwaukee Scarlet Fever
Friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs Hazel Wood mourn the death of their granddaughter Miss Peggy Keickhefer at her home 2221 Terrace Avenue Milwaukee Wisconsin on April 7 from scarlet fever aged 15. She had attended Providence Rhode Island and was home for Easter vacation in good health before the illness.
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Hazelwood
Peggy Keickhefer
Terrace Avenue
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Providence
Rhode
Cap Dailey Veteran Sailor Dies at 88 in Michigan
Cap George Dailey of St Louis Michigan former Mount Dora resident with partial paralysis died Sunday April 1 at age 88 Funeral services were held April 8 and body sent to Toledo Ohio for interment He was born March 2 1846 in Sera chet Harbor Barracks N Y and served in the Union Army before later sailing the Great He is survived by his wife Ellen two daughters Minnie Simmons and Madge Sha of Los Angeles a stepson Fred Thurlow of Saginaw and a step grandson.
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George Dailey
St. Louis
Michigan
Mount
Toledo
Ohio
Serachet Harbor Barracks
N. Y
Marine Navy
East Gulf
Florida
Tampa Bay
Key West
Cedar Keys
Jennie Slater
Dailey
Mount Dora
Sixth Avenue
Baker Street
Ellen Goodenough Thurlow
Ellen Dailey
Minnie Simmons
Madge Sha
Los Angeles
California
Fred Thurlow
Saginaw, Mich
It Takes Better Business to Build a City
The piece argues that cities must attract industry and invest in parks playgrounds and civic centers to improve health and appearance while curb spending and debt. It quotes Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard on the difference between good behavior and true service and urges united strong methods for the common good.
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John Garland Pollard
Virginia
State Primaries Set With Voter Registration Rules
Secretary of State Robert A. Gray issues instructions for the two June primaries. Voters will elect one U.S. senator, five congress members, two railroad commissioners, two supreme court justices, 21 state senators, 95 representatives, and county officials. Polls open 8 am to sunset on June 5 and June 26. Registration ends May 1 and poll taxes due May 19. Candidates pay a 5 percent fee of the first year’s salary. unopposed Democratic nominees will be elected if Republicans don’t field state candidates. Names of certain incumbents and candidates are listed.
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Robert A. Gray
United States Senate
Congress
Supreme Court
Apalachicola River
Circuit Court
Rosing
Gray
James R. Kelly
Madison
Mamie Eaton Green
State Railroad Commission
J. M. Mitchell
Pasco County
H. F. Mohr
Orlando
Seventeenth Circuit
Faithful Mother Dog Delivers Pups to New Homes
A farm dog, a mongrel shepherd collie, sheltered her five pups from a drunken master and, after her wife died, carried each puppy to different homes across the community overnight. The loyal mother traveled about twenty miles and returned to her cruel master, embodying faithfulness reported by the Christian Science Monitor.
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Constable
N. Y
The
Christian Science Monitor
Sunday Baseball Protests From Mount Dora Church
The First Baptist Church of Mount Dora Florida protests a movement to hold baseball games on Sundays. The resolution urges church members to abstain from attending or supporting Sunday games and asks the city to withdraw park use for such events. Dated 15th day of 1934, signed by Z D. Yostelien, Clerk.
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Baseball League
Mount Dora
Pi Baeons
Mount Doraony
Basebona Enna
First Baptist Church
Florida
Z D. Y Mostelien
Rural Residents Favor Modern Conveniences and Home Beauty
A Florida survey of eight counties questioned families on how they'd spend 500 for home improvements. Interior walls and ceilings led with 37 percent, exterior walls 27 percent, roofs water systems and windows about 26 percent, bath rooms 23 percent, and other items lower.
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Florida
Candidate pledges Democratic bid for State Representative Group 1
A candidate announces intent to seek the Democratic nomination for Representative in the Legislature Group 1 and asks voters for support. The message asserts dedication to public service and owes gratitude for past confidence. The text references U.S. farm population estimates as context for rural focus.
Mount Dora 1934 Assessment Roll Hearing Notice
Notice is given that the assessment roll of Mount Dora for 1934 is on file and open for inspection on April 27, 1934, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 to 4:30 p.m., to hear complaints regarding the roll.
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Mount Dora
Swap Shop Tiny Houses Offer Bargain Sparks Interest
A brief feature promotes economical housing options with small 10 by 12 foot structures priced at 12 dollars and 50 cents, arguing even modest savings can fund more purchases and enable feeding birds and swallows.
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