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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1926
Page
8
An essay argues women should adopt masculine business methods for home management. It claims cannery systems and modern science improve canning, sanitation, and efficiency, saving time and labor. It contrasts outdated home methods with industrial practices and cautions against false economy.
The Winter Haven region reports rail bridge construction over a canal by the Seaboard Air Line. Leesburg notes 1 600 car loads of watermelon shipments worth 750000 dollars. Dade City breaks ground for a new community hotel. Fort Myers lists a new road to Bay Shore. Canal Point starts an USDA cane testing station lab. Frostproof road improvements planned. Sarasota to build a 1500000 dollar cold storage warehouse and a 250000 theater on 17th street. Tampa advances two schools and paving contracts. Green Cove Springs to erect a 1000000 dollar Shands bridge. Olympia widens Dixie Highway. Mount Dora issues 100000 bonds to improve water and expands Lakeside Inn. St Augustine starts Mantanzas river bridge, Gainesville sees a 300000 Hotel Kelley under construction. Tampa builds an avenue bridge and drains 13000 acres for 2000000. Palmetto to Tampa rail link opens. Osprey school bids and other Sarasota projects advance.
The list details multiple public works and economic developments across Florida. Projects include Bay Island to mainland bridge construction, Atlantic Coast Line railroad shop repairs, Orlando power plant expansion, strawberry grower funding in Plant City, Newport Company plant reopening in Pensacola, a new community hotel in New Port Richey, State Road 2 resurfacing between Gainesville and Micanopy, Circle Arcade Building in Hollywood, ACL rail yard improvements in Palatka, a grapefruit cannery in Bartow, Nassau County junior college in Sebring, hard surfacing State Road 1 from Lake City to Live Oak, road widening on Anclose Road Tarpon Springs, a new Clearwater weekly magazine, Manatee County Gulf Highway construction, and an $800000 school improvement bond in West Palm Beach.
Dade City and Clermont advance construction of a new community hotel while Howey hosts a $350000 building program. New West Bradenton school building nears completion. Gas consumption across twelve counties rises with Dade County leading at 38,515,641 gallons. Fort Pierce voters reconsider a $500000 deep water inlet bond. Mrs Rodenbury Jr. returns from Milledgeville Georgia.
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