Citrus Growers Urged to Support Cooperative Marketing
A Florida citrus article urges growers to join a cooperative marketing system to improve fruit prices. It cites examples of offers rejected in favor of coop guidance and calls on bankers and businessmen to study citrus markets and back cooperative marketing as the industry’s only salvation. It notes multiple marketing groups exist, but only the cooperative is trusted by Florida growers. It also reports on local basketball games and financial strains of Mount Dora teams.
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Polis
Florida
Dean
Kirby
Cadman
Boydbanks Harvey, Carter and Patch
Finkston
Bradner
Martin
Royal, Burton
Cornish
Brown—Gorman
Crane
Irefone
E. Wells
Simpson
Thrantley
Helms—Altizer
Galloway
Banks
Wil Teinson
S Rat Grower
Rollins
Orlando
Memorial High School
Rah Rah Gang
Mount Dora
Plant Board Boys
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Lake County
United States Department of Agriculture
Mount Dora and Orlando Bowlers Prepare Winter Competition
Orlando and Mount Dora teams vie in a three rink match on Saturday with two men’s crews and one women’s team from Orlando. Previous invasion saw Mount Dora triumph in two tight games. Mount Dora travels to DeLand January 24 for a new series. A nominating committee was requested to elect a new president, succeeding Mrs. O L Callahan. The meeting adjourned to February 3 after handling minor items.
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Eee
Mount Dora
Orlando
DeLand
Tennis stars set for Thursday Donnelly Stadium clash
Miss Marguerite Attebury of Orlando and Arlene Kruse of Eustis meet in a special singles match on the Donnelly stadium court, with doubles featuring C W Hockey C L Warner Walter Lee H P Pomeroy and Ted Williams. The event was moved to rain postponed Wednesday night, part of the Columidge day program. Sebring Highlands County Bank to open soon.
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Marguerite Attebury
Orlando
Florida
Arlene Kruse
Eustis
Donnelly Stadium
Frank H. Heath
C.W. Hockey
C. L. Warner
Walter Lee
Mount Dora Debating League Sets State Question Contests
Mount Dora High School will send two teams to a triangular debate on February 7 at the Tour ist Club. The question from the Florida league asks if installment buying of personal property is socially and economically desirable. Coaches Miss Nana Taylor. six students participate. University of Florida Extension Division sponsors with medals and plaques.
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Det Dora ‘High School
Mount Dora
Florida
United States
Mount Dora High School
Nana Taylor
General Extension Division
University of Florida
Eustis
Leesburg
Telling Time by the Stars
Time is set by reliable timepieces, with radio signals from the Naval Observatory guiding clocks in Washington. The observatory maintains three master clocks underground with strict conditions, ensuring stable sideral time as the standard. This precise system supports ongoing efforts to grow a local timekeeping business in Florida.
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Naval Observatory
Washington
Conte
Florida
Mrs Coffin Appointed to Lake County Welfare Committee
A Mount Dora Woman's Club meeting appointed Mrs Coffin, Welfare Committee chair, to represent the club on the Lake County Welfare Committee. The group noted merged health societies and that about $600 was raised countywide from Christmas seals, with roughly 55 percent to be spent locally.
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Woman’s Club
Ways and Means
Cricket Tea Room
Wasser
Coffin
Florida Health League
Florida Anti-Tuberculosis Society
Mount Dora
Lake County
Art Exhibit at Flower Shop by Mrs. Frank W. Davidson
The Flower Shop hosts a new attraction featuring paintings by Mount Dora artist Mrs. Frank W. Davidson. Davidson's work is gaining wider recognition as patrons visit to view the exhibit.
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Frank W. Davidson
Mount Dora
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Business Men’s League
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Miller Wells
Tre
Truskett
Turner
Morris
Wali Hy
Edwards
Battle
Crossell Betger
Victor
Adams
Powers
Cetter
Sadler
Atkins
OE Helm
al Carter
Hale
Jémaine
Townsend
Bowie
Pson
Curtis
Dooley
Jesse Dooley
Archett
Adkins
Thayer
U. S
Orlando High
Orlando’ Memorial High School
Dean Pinkston
Lake Worth
College Park
Fort Myers
Lee County
Georgia
Valdosta
Lake City
Ocala
Sebring
Highlands County Bank
Hi School
Sidel’s Market
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal
First National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
Firestone Tires
Exide Batteries
Mosteller Bros
Mt. Dora
The
R. G. Coffman Gap, Inc
W. Pine St
Lake Dora
Indus
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