Florida waterways bill pushed by Crane in Congress
Representative Crane introduces a bill for intracoastal canal and a Florida waterway survey linking Pensacola Bay to the Caloosahatchee and an Atlantic intracoastal route to the Gulf. The measure awaits Rivers and Harbors Committee action as Florida Inland and Coastal Ways Association plans mass meetings to rally support, with leaders from Jacksonville Kissimmee Orange Lake and Cedar Key.
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Lawer Congress
H. Drar
Florida
A. F. Is
Yankeetown
Florida Inland and Coastal Tea Association
Pensacola Bay
Calooshatcheeper
Theic Ocean
Gulf of Ice
Bay
Caloosahatchee River
Rivers and Harors Committee
House of Natives
Knotts
Florida Inland and Coastal Sways Association
D. B. McKay
Onlg
George W. Parkhill
George 'H. Baldwin
Jacksonville
W. J. Howey
Jefferson Thomas
Lake County
S. S. Sadler
V . C. Lawson
Orange County
F. J. Stroup
Pat Johnson
Kissimmee
W. R. Hodges
Cedar Key
Advertising spend guidelines from research bureaus
Research bureaus show recommended advertising expenditure as a share of gross sales for various store types. Department stores 1.9 to 3.1 percent, grocery stores 0.4 to 3.3 percent, women's rent shops 3.1 percent, furniture 6.3 percent, general merchandise 1.5 percent, drug stores 3.3 percent, electric shops 2.7 percent. The figures come from Harvard Bureau of Business Research and Northwestern University Bureau of Business Research.
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Harvard Bureau of Business Research
Northwestern University Bureau of Business Arch
Ten unusual news stories of 1929 named by AP chief
Kent Cooper lists ten events for 1929 including Italy Vatican accord, Foch death, Cleveland hospital disaster, Graf Zeppelin world flight, San Francisco crash, Ramsay MacDonald Hoover meeting, Canon City prison riot, New York market collapse, Byrd Antarctic flight, and Chicago gang war daughter tragedy.
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New York
Kent Cooper
Associated Press
Italy
Vatican
Chicago
Marshal Foch
Cleveland
San Francisco
Mount Taylor
Ramsay MacDonald
Hoover
Canon City
Colo
New York Exchange
Byrd
South Pole
Cleanup Sparks Mount Dora Preparations for Coolidge Visit
Mount Dora begins early spring cleanup as Chamber of Commerce and Park Commission rally residents to ready yards parks and streets for anticipated influx when Calvin Coolidge and family visit after January 10. Hotels restaurants urged to prepare for record crowds with expanded floral services and telegraph flower delivery. Local real estate firms are active as plans unfold.
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Mount Dora
Calvin Coolidge
Chamber of Commerce and Park Commission
Lakeside Inn
Chamber of Commerce
Frank E. Weidman
Coolidge
Tampa editor advertises airpart flighting job
A Tampa editor posts an advertisement seeking candidates for an airpart flighting position. The notice outlines job duties, expected qualifications, and contact instructions for applicants.
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Tampa
LeRoy Smith Installed Kiwanis Leader Urges Scout Support
Leroy C. Smith was installed as Kiwanis leader for 1930 at the January 2 meeting in Mount Dora. He urged strong fundraising for the Boy Scouts, emphasized aiding underprivileged children, and called Kiwanis to advance local agriculture, roads, and inland waterways, urging prompt, thoughtful action for the year.
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Kiwanis
Leroy C. Smith
Mount Dora
Boy Scouts of America
Committee On Finance
Grandview Hotel Hosts Busy Regatta Season
Reports from the Grandview Hotel indicate near full occupancy for coming months with manager Hal Cloyes busily arranging beds and services during regatta days. New Year's Eve tables were filled and many guests attended a New Year dance, with guests arriving from Orlando and Leesburg for special dinners and ongoing dining from surrounding cities.
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Grandview Hotel
Hal Cloyes
Orlando
Leesburg
Grand View
Coolidge Week in Mount Dora Highlights
Mount Dora hosts a busy program including a basketball clash with the U S Plant Board, a Lakeside Inn band concert, Coolidge’s formal opening, swimming events, a presidential dinner, and multiple public entertainments. Strong entities include Mount Dora, Lakeside Inn, Donnelly Park, Reporter-Star band, and Eustis Boys Band.
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Eustis Boys Band
Lakeside Inn
Calvin Coolidge
Lakeside
Star Band of
Orlando
Plaza of Hotel
Donnelly Park
Odd Fellows Lodge to Be Organized in Mount Dora
F. Wilson Kahler visited Mount Dora last Thursday to promote forming an Odd Fellows Lodge in the town. Kahler, a longtime Florida journalist, has written sketches of historical sites to be published soon. Local residents interested in organizing are urged to appear.
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ODD Fellows
F. Wilson Kahler
Mount Dora
Dr. O L Callahan and Wife Die in Florida Auto Crash
Dr. O L Callahan and his wife Rose A Callahan were killed when their car collided with a deer or animal on the Gro Bluff Sorrento road near Mount Dora Florida on January 5. The doctor, 62, was taken to Orange General Hospital in Orlando where he died after being conscious briefly. Both were Ohio natives with deep local ties and World War I service.
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Oal
Mount Dora
Mount Dir
Gro Bluff
Sorrento
Mo Dora
Isytona
Cal
Florida
Ange
Han
Callahan
Orange General
Orlando
Ohio
W ‘Ford
Rose A. MacNeal
Chattanooga
Tenn
Key West
U.S Hospital
Mount Dorage
Eam
Wants
American Legion
Pep
Coolidge Visit Highlights Lake Side Inn Opening Festivities
Mount Dora hosts former President Calvin Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge for the Lakeside Inn opening on January 15 with a star lineup, public bands, aquatic events, and a banquet attendees including state mayors and national figures. The ex-president is expected to rest and not attend multiple appearances.
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Lakeside Inn
Calvin
Mr. Coolidge
Lake Dora
Reporter- Star Newsboys
Orlando
Edgar Ball
Mount Dora
Coolidge
Donnelly Park Stadium
Dave Wright
Chambers of Commerce
Mount Dora Chamber Busy Responding to Mail Inquiries
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce is working overtime to answer inquiries received by mail and in person. Interest surged after news that Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge would spend the winter in the area, drawing thousands who traced their winter stop on Florida maps.
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Mount: Dora
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