Cattlemen News Two Florida Events Mark Beef Industry
Lake County cattlemen learn of two key events in 1938. Beef Cattle Day at the University of Florida Gainesville on March 18 begins at 2:00 p.m. and covers feeding, research, silage crops. Fat Stock Show in Jacksonville March 8-9 showcases top stock and encourages Florida breeders. 4 H Club boys send a judging team to Jacksonville and plan to sell improved registered calves and pigs. Soil conservation signs note 1000 payments certified with many checks due in March.
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Lake County
University of Florida
Gainesville
Oon
Jacksonville
Florida
Club
Signboards Placed To Promote Orange Blossom Trail
Orange Blossom Trail advertisers place aerated billboards along U S Highway 41 and in Florence South Carolina guiding motorists through Florida southward to Silver Springs Bok Tower Cypress Gardens and Highlands Hammock. A C Slaughter notes boards reach from Nashville to Florida with 50 000 color folders distributed to lure travelers along the Trail.
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Middle West
Florida
A. C. Slaughter
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Griffin
Brunswick
Anderson
S. C
Athens
Columbus
Nashville
Tenn
Florence
Silver Springs
Bok Tower
Cypress Gardens
Highlands Hammock
Hillbilly Comedy Swing Your Lady Opens at Princess Theatre
Movie is a Warner Bros production opening Sunday at the Princess Theatre. Stars Humphrey Bogart Penny Singleton Louise Fazenda Nat Pendleton Frank McHugh. Plot follows a big time wrestling outfit touring hillbilly Ozarks with hillbilly music and dances.
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Warner Bros
Princess Theatre
Humphrey Bogart
Penny Singleton
Louise Frazenda
Nat Pendleton
Frank McHugh
Jerome and Scholl
Bobby Connolly
First Annual Grammar School Music Festival At Rollins
Central Florida grammar school pupils from ten counties including Orange Osceola Lake Volusia and Seminole compete at Rollins College on March 31. Open to grades four to eight with orchestral and choral groups and awards for excellent ratings.
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Central Florida
Rollins College
Florida
Orange
Osceola
Lake
Volusia
Seminole
Flagler
Brevard
Marion
Polk and
Sumter
Rollins
State Road 42 work near Aucilla under construction
State Road No. 42 from Aucilla in Jefferson County to State Road No. 1 is under construction but not closed to traffic. Excess depots on the county road during rainy weather require caution where workers are present.
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Aucilla
Jefferson County
Post Office Service and Public Notices Update
A column notes proposed budget cuts and an accommodation service aiding banks and firms via early mail, plus a House confusion over office numbers. It also mentions Navy expansion, WPA project signings in Florida, and Civil Service exam announcements with contact details for applications.
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Post Office
Post Office Committee
Post Office Department
Congressman Elliott
California
Joe Starnes
Alabama
Mr. Starnes
Elliott
Mr. Elliott
Our Navy
Navy
Army
United States
Admiral Leahy
Naval Operations
Naval Affairs Committee
Mount Dora
Lake County
Florida
Volusia County
Civil Service
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Flower Show Experts to Address Lake County Exhibitors
Prof. L. Lord a leading Florida authority will speak to Lake County women at 3 pm Friday February 11 in the court room. Representatives from Women’s Clubs Garden Clubs and Home Demonstration Clubs will discuss plans for the annual Flower Show set for April 9 and 10 at the Court House. Mrs. Lucie K. Miller coordinates plans with the Lake County Council of Home Demonstration women.
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L. Lord
Florida
Lake County
Court House
Lord
County Home
Lucie K. Miller
Lake County Council of Home Demonstration
Man’s Credit in Borrowing Trouble
A terse aphorism notes that a person’s credit improves when he sets out to borrow trouble. The saying implies proactive risk or self-fulfilling challenges grant apparent confidence, suggesting viewpoint on bold precedents and consequences of bold actions.
Safety Cruiser Tour to Visit Wednesday Morning
The Safety Cruiser, a mobile highway safety exhibit, will appear Wednesday morning in town. Public official J. T. Porter of Standard Oil leads the educational journey, highlighting safety consciousness and touring with state highway and safety cooperation.
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Tiras
The
State Departments of Highway and Safety
Standard Oil Company
J. T. Porter
Kiwanis Interclub Meetings Planned in Lake County
Lake County six Kiwanis clubs plan two interclub events this spring. Clermont hosts a picnic with Rotary Lions and other clubs to honor James Mead of Buffalo. A March 23 Ladies Night at Mount Plymouth Hotel funds Kiwanis International leader C Harold Hippler with advance tickets sold to 300 attendees.
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Kiwanis
Lake County
Tavares
Karl Lehmann
Clermont Kiwanis Club
Rotary
Lions Clubs
Groveland Business Men's Club
Sanford
Winter Park
Orlando
Postal Colony
Clermont
James Mead
Buffalo
N. Y
Post Office and Post Roads Committee of Congress
Kiwanis Clubs Interclub Relations Committee
Mount Plymouth
Central Florida
C. Harold Hippler
Kiwanis International
4-H Clubs Launch Revolving Loan Fund in Lake County
Lake County 4-H boys start a revolving loan fund to back stock purchases. Hoyt Farmer buys the first pig, a Poland China, with loans to cover 75 percent of costs. Donations during February aim to raise 200 dollars minimum, with a projected 400 to 500 dollars turnover yearly.
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Lake County
Hoyt Farmer
Tavares
Lake
Florida
4-H Club Boys
Gedounty Council
Wilmer
Aeakannt
Court Hosue
Mayors and clerks listed for Lake County towns
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce report lists names for each town with mayor and clerk. Astatula J J Brenning and O W Smith. Clermont H C Brown and R F House. Fruitland Park George Briles. Groveland C J Weir and Horace D Rice. Lady Lake A J Tanel and G Herbet. Howey C M Pinkeron and R C Pinkeron. g J L Fahs and O Raymond Skiles. Mascotte D Udell and Mrs A W Watkins. Minneola John Ransom and Mrs Bertha E Thurmond. Montverde W R McQuaig and J M Mount Dora. M V Simpson and Wm J Johnson. Pecummers F C Sumner and W B Huntr. Umatilla Dr W L Ashton and H F Self.
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Lake County
G. Herbert Howey
C. M. Pinkeron
R. C. Pinkeron
J. L. Fahs
O. Raymond Skiles
Mascotte
D. Udell
A. W. Watkins
John Ransom
Bertha E. Thurmond
Montverde
W. R. McQuaig
J. M. Mount Dora
M. V. Simpson
Wm. J. Johnson
Parental Teachers Run Community Exchange Store in Lake County
The Parent-Teachers of Tavares operate a vacant storefront exchanging and selling donated and low cost worn apparel and goods for underprivileged children. The project funds feeding programs and provides clothing, shoes, and kitchen items at low prices. Demand grows, space may need expansion, and the store complements local businesses.
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D. H. Moore
Lake County
Tavares
Knocker or Booster Which Story Tells
A tale contrasts the devilish knocker with the benevolent booster. It describes the knocker as a fearful creation of jealousy and suspicion, while the booster embodies civic pride, justice, and optimistic brotherhood guiding mortal choices.
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Devil
New Groveland Family Plans Citrus Grove Base
J B Mattioda and family of Marseilles Illinois have bought the 40 acre Parker property at Groveland and will move to Lake County. The tract, sold by Charles Anderson, will be developed with citrus groves and vegetables.
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J. B. Mattioda
Marseilles, Ill
Parker
Groveland
Lake County
Charles Anderson
Mattioda
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State
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Elviry
Weaver
Ozarks
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Cicero
Central Florida Exposition
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Boy Scouts Canaries
Girl Scouts
Joe Hendricks
Aden
Alife
Mr. John Public
Wm. P. Wingler General Insurance
Gulf Insurance
J. N. Wilson
Mount Dora, Florida
Home Office
Jacksonville, Florida
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