Past Presidents Help Lake County Chamber Reflect on Leaders
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce lists former presidents dating from 1920 including G. G. Ware of Leesburg, H. C. Duncan of Tavares, L. D. Edge of Groveland, and C. O. Roe of Clermont. It notes Ware’s long service, Roe’s continued civic ties, and the ongoing contribution of past presidents to the chamber’s growth as Florida’s largest commercial organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergiee Igon
Florida
Chamber Commerce
Gilbert Leach
Leesburg
Pian
G. G. Ware
Folloy
Tavares
Igon
Duncan
L. D. Edge
Groveland
Lake County
R. P. Burton
Emeralda
Edge
Burton
Florida Citrus Exchange
Florida Citrus
C. O. Roe
Clermont
George E. Hosmer
Eustis Lake
Ft. Myers
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
B. F. Hargis
Umatilla
P. Johnson
County Chamber of Commerce
Lake County Chamber of Commercce
Florida offering farms to drought stricken families
P Cone, Democratic nominee, proposes Florida house sites for thousands of drought victims. The plan includes federal transportation to Florida and use of idle land to rebuild agricultural livelihoods, enabling a fresh start for destitute families. Florida would match the effort with its extensive idle lands to aid their recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Roosevelt
Drouth
P. Cone
Cone
Grouth
Economists Study Cost of Getting Citrus to Market
State Agricultural Extension Service and Agricultural Adjustment Administration study the full cost for Florida citrus producers from harvest to market. Led by Dr. H. G. Hamilton with D. E. Timmons assisting, the project analyzes harvesting packing shipping by truck rail and boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
State Agricultural Extension Service
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
H. G. Hamilton
D. E. Timmons
Extension Service
Everglades Among Nations New Park Land Additions
Three new areas join Nat’s park system as Everglades stands unique among parks. Dr R H Saelee notes the Everglades as primeval, with mangrove forests, manatee and abundant tropical birds. Big Bend and Isle Royale offer isolation and arid to subalpine landscapes with cross border park collaboration discussed.
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Everglades
R. H. Saeee
Brazil
Congo
Florida Everglades
Ten Thousand Islands
Gulf of Mexico
Izaak Walton
Tamiami Trail
Key West
Everglades National Park
Isle Royale
Lake Superior
Keweewaw Peninsula
Michigan
Big Bend
Texas
Rio Grande
Chisos
Chicoc
Florida writers featured in Saturday Evening Post
Three South Florida writers are represented in a recent issue of the Saturday Evening Post. Price Day of Fort Lauderdale contributes a story titled Somewhere the Sun is Shining. Marjory Stoneman Douglas supplies a story named Out of the Terror of the Night and The Big Flying Boats by Murney Mintzer of Miami explores aviation under Pan American Airways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Florida
Saturday Evening Post
Florida
Price Day
Fort Lauderdale
Marjory Stoneman Douglass
Pan- American Airways
Murney Mintzer
Miami
Montverde School Reports Doubled Reservation List
Montverde School announces a growing enrollment as it begins its service year from third grade through high school. The non profit aims to provide affordable Bible based education and practical training, with no discrimination. The twenty fifth anniversary will be marked in April during the annual track meet with details to follow. Dr. and Mrs. H P Carpenter remain as principal and lady principal, returning September first to finalize plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montverde School
H. P. Carpenter
North Carolina
Montverde
Florida Citrus Industry Stabilized Says Gentile in Orlando
Lawrence Gentile, a leading Florida citrus grower, credits editors and a united press for ending discord in the state’s citrus leadership. He highlights a Florida Citrus Commission, Federal Marketing Agreement, anti green fruit law, advertising fund, rail freight rate relief, proration flexibility, grade standards, and a statewide press coalition as key outcomes. Gentile urges making these emergency laws permanent to safeguard the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Lawrence Gentile
Orlando
Florida Citrus Commission
Gentile
Commission
Press of
John Alsop to Speak at Lake County Chamber Annual Meeting
Jacksonville mayor John T. Alsop Jr. will address the Lake County Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting on Thursday October 14. The event, held at the Lake County Recreational Center between Mount Dora Eustis and Tavares, reflects Alsop known as The Mayor of Florida for his service to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Alsop, Jr
Jacksonville
Lake County
Florida
Alsop
Abundant Laws Spar Over Useful Rules
A reflective note on the abundance of laws highlights public frustration with overregulation and the sense that many statutes fail to address practical needs, prompting calls for reform.
Mosquito Flight Durations Mentioned in Folklore
An old remark claims a mosquito can fly fourteen hours straight while most mosquitoes supposedly pause after about forty hours of activity. The figures reflect local saying rather than scientific data and are not supported by entomology.
Inheritance Tax Prophecy For Future Generations
The remark suggests future generations will worry less about hereditary tax rates and more about the taxes they themselves inherit. It contrasts concerns over legacy levies with impending fiscal burdens seen as inheritable by descendants.
Those Kicking About the New Deal Share Prosperity
The remark notes that critics of the New Deal are among its strongest beneficiaries, implying shared prosperity across supporters and detractors as reforms take effect.
Florida National Forests pay $81594 to U S Treasury
A total of 81594 was paid into the Treasury from Florida National Forests for grazing trespass settlements and special uses during the year ended June 30 1936. Of this sum 28557 goes back to Florida counties for schools and roads plus 10 percent for state road building. Osceola unit yields 66165.68 from timber sales, 81 percent of Florida total.
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Treasury
United States
National Forests of
Florida
Frank A. Albert
Forest Service
Albert
Choctawhatchee
Okaloosa
Santa Rosa
Walton
Apalachicola
Franklin
Liberty
Ocala
Lake
Marion
Putman
Osceola
Baker
Columbia
Garden chores for warm weather in Florida gardens
Florida horticulturist John V. Watkins outlines late summer steps for chrysanthemums marigolds torenias and other annuals. He advises staking to protect plants watering and bi weekly fertilizing controlling leaf spot with copper compounds and dusting pests with arsenate of lead or tobacco dust. He also notes sowing marigolds and starting cuttings to extend color into autumn and mentions a humorous closing remark on government lotteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John V. Watkins
University of Florida College of Agriculture
Watkins
Harmony
Wife agrees husband remained a fool after marriage
A man admitted to his wife that he was a fool when they wed and she agreed, saying he had not changed at all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus van Tambel
Jane
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Mount Dora
Sylvan Shores
Lake Gertrude
Walter H. Drake
Nat’s Park System
R. Winters
Florida Citrus News
Florida News Service
John Alsop
Gor Vs
Rotary
Ribault
Laudonniere
New World
Philip of Spain
Menendez
Fort Caroline
Maitland
United States Army
Lauderdale
Scotland
Jane van Tambel
Chicago
Bill Denison
Frank H. Spearman
U. S
Fla. Nat’s Forests
Andre Maurois
Osceola Ee
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