Grapefruit Market Improves Shippers Agree on 60 Percent Shipments
Florida grapefruit outlook brightens as the Florida Growers' Clearing House and Citrus Exchange plus outside shippers meet to hold this week's shipments at 60 percent of January averages. They note wires delayed outside groups, expect steadier auction prices, and plan a cooperative advertising push to emphasize grapefruit value and health benefits.
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Citrus Exchange
Florida
Niow
Exchange
Clearing House
Clearing House and Exchange
Pratt
Mr. Pratt
Lincoln Honored by Colored Students Program
At eleven o clock Friday February 12th the colored school students will honor Lincoln with negro music a life highlights review and a tree planting. East Town citizens welcome the City Council grant of rights for recreation grounds and Rosenwald Memorial Fund contributions to the Colored Parent-Teachers Association or Henry E. Dent will aid school improvements.
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Colored School
America
Lincoln
East Town
Council
Rosenwald Memorial Fund
Colored Parent-Teachers Association
Henry E. Dent
Mount Dora theatre week features stage and screen hits
A gala lineup at Mount Dora theatre includes The Hatchet Man and The Honorable Mr Wong starring Edward G Robinson and Loretta Young Sunday and Monday. Rupert Hughes No One Man with Lombard Lukas and Cortez follows Tuesday and Wednesday. George the master magician headlines Thursday and Friday with Friends And Lovers starring Menjou Von Stroheim and Damita. Good Sport with John Boles and Linda Watkins on Saturday. Local strawberry shipments rise from 40 to 175 crates daily over 10 days.
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Mount Dora Theatre
Hatchet Man
Mr. Wong
Edward G. Robinson
Loretta Young
New York
Rupert. Hughes
Carol
Lombard
Paul Lukas
Ricardo Cortez
Cosmopolitan
George
England
Adolphe Menjou
Erich von Strohiem
Lily Damita
John Boles
Linda Watkins
Florida Children Home Tells 1931 Year End Results
The annual report by State Superintendent Marcus C. Fagg shows 2 129 homeless children under Florida society care in 1931 across West Florida Pensacola Lakeland and Miami branches. Despite a nearly 15 000 drop in income and an 8 000 deficit feared earlier the society ended the year without branch deficits and received 120 056 63 in total receipts.
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Florida
Jacksonville
Pensacola
Lakeland
Miami
Marcus C. Fagg
The
Home Society
West Florida
Polk County
Dade
Broward
Monroe
R. V. Covington
Home’ Society
Non-Sectarian Society Appeals for Continued Statewide Support
The Society pleads for ongoing backing of its yearlong nonsectarian efforts aided by clubs, schools, lodges, railroads and officials. It stresses the work is supported entirely by voluntary donations of money food and clothing and urges immediate aid.
Kiwanis Urges Full Time Charter for WDBO Radio
Kiwanis members in Washington press lawmakers and the Radio Commission to grant a full time charter to WDBO Orlando. Some replies arrive while Senator Park Trammell says the matter is with the Commission's Engineering Department for a week or ten days. Today's program features Dr. W H Wilson of the University of Florida on Kiwanis vocational guidance.
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Washington
Radio Commission
WDBO
Orlando
Park Trammell
W. H. Wilson
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Florida
Gainesville
Kiwanis Clubs
Theatres Cut Prices In Mount Dora And Eustis
The Eustis and Mount Dora theatres announce lower admission fees starting Sunday February 14. Children 12 and under pay 10 cents. matinees and Sundays 35 cents. Sundays and Monday nights 50 cents. other nights 40 cents. Saturday nights 35 cents. The move aims to boost attendance without lowering film quality.
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Eustis
Mount Dora
Golden Triangle
Cajaput Tree Favors Given At Central Florida meeting
Miss Louise Lane attended the Kissimmee breakfast for the Central Florida Council Chamber of Commerce Secretaries and Presidents. Seedling cajaput trees were given to guests with a card praising the tree’s drought and salt tolerance and decorative bark.
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Louise Lane
Chamber of Commerce
Kissimmee
Central Florida Council Chamber of Commerce
Auto Crash on Clayton Street Injures Two
Last Friday around 7 15 Misses Doris Camp and Twila Camp drove south on Clayton street and collided at Liberty street with a Chevrolet truck driven by W J Hall of Sanford who failed to stop. The sedan suffered extensive damage but both occupants escaped serious injury.
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Doris
Twila Camp
Clayton Street
Liberty Street
W. J. Hall
Sanford
End Of The Road One-Act Play In Eustis Contest
A one act play titled The End Of The Road was staged Tuesday night in Eustis City Hall with Groveland and Eustis participants. Cast included Spencer Trott Gould Sadler J Hanley Booth Robert Murray Imogene Montmorency Rhoda Simpson Josephine Maurita Bartholomew Henry Hicks John Pollard Mary Green and Helen Bartholomew. Judges were Mrs Ellis Moore Mr Henderson and Mrs D H Moore. Mount Dora won on the second ballot and will perform in Ocala February 20. Cast and Miss Hubbell also join Waldmann’s Strange Romance for the King’s Daughters next Tuesday.
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City Auditorium
Eustis
Groveland
Spencer Trott
Town Hall
Gould Sadler
J. Hanley Booth
Robert McMurray
Imogene Montmorency
Rhoda Simpson
Little Josephine
Maurita Bartholomew
Henry Hicks
John Pollard
Mary Green
Helen Bartholomew
Ellis Moore
Umatilla
Henderson
Leesburg
D. H. Moore
Tavares
Mount Dora
Ocala
Miss Hubbell
Saturday Boat Race Winners at Yacht Club
The Yacht Club hosted its weekly Saturday boat races with runabout heats won by Com. Frank Fowler and Com. MacKenzie, sailing saw Curtis Wise take first, and rowing featured Winslow Waaser with Milton Chapman in small boys doubles. Judges included Com. Fowler and Capt. Cronwalt.
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The
Yacht Club
Com
Needlework Guild to Be Established in Mount Dora
Plans are under way to form a Needlework Guild in Mount Dora. Membership requires donating two similar articles yearly, valuing from five cents up. Ten volunteer directors will collect items from ten people each, totaling about 220 articles for local charity and welfare work, with a March collection and possible exhibit.
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Mount Dora
Thomas Lashar
Truman Newberry
Detroit
Belleair
Fla
England
Over 200 Birds Entered In State 4-H Poultry Show
More than 200 birds will compete at the state 4-H club poultry show in DeLand tied to the Volusia County Fair February 16 20. Norman Mehrhof Florida Agricultural Extension Service poultry specialist and superintendent says an entire fair building will house the exhibits and prizes will be awarded in each class. The state 4-H judging contests occur on the final day.
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DeLand
Volusia County
Norman R. Mehrhof
Florida Agricultural Extension Service
Lakeside Arrivals List Notables and Guests
A list of arrivals includes Wm. D. Swan from Cambridge Massachusetts and Mrs. J N Saeger from Chattanooga Tennessee, George C McClintock from New Jersey, W Maxwell from Meredith New Hampshire, Ralph Hemenway and Kenneth Hemenway from Northampton Massachusetts, and other visitors from Rahway New Jersey Orlando Florida Jenkintown Pennsylvania Yonkers New York Philadelphia Detroit Patterson Paterson and more with Mrs W A Bunting and Brantley Buchanan among the names.
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Wm. D. Swan
Cambridge
Mass
J. N. Saeger
Chattan
Tenn
George C. McClintock
N. J
W. Maxwell
Meredith
N. H
Ralph Hemenway
Kenneth Hemenway
Northampton
Calvin Coolidge
H. B. Hooper
Detroit
Mich
W. A. Bunting
Jenkintown
M. C. van Ness
Patterson
Grant Sipp
Paterson, N. J
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Leesburg, Florida
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Lake View Pharmacy
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