Lake County civic drive boosts citrus and youth journalism
Lake County promotes sun ripened grapefruit and citrus fruits with an influenza treatment folder, amid a Florida Orange Festival preview in Winter Haven. Public works via CWA pumps half a million dollars into Leesburg Eustis Clermont and Groveland projects, spurring job gains and business activity. Local high school papers display budding journalists in Clermont Mount Dora Groveland and Leesburg with notable student editors and efforts. Fire vine displays flourish in Lake County and Mrs. Louisa Bartlett verifies cow ownership by voice in a rural Leesburg scene.
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Lake County
W. A. MacKenzie
CWA
Lady Lake
Leesburg
Eustis
D. T. Johnson
H. F. Isted
N. B. Kinser
L. A. Morris
Clermont
SE .Tt. Bowman
Groveland
Gladstone
N. C
L. A. McLeod
San Juan
Porto Rico
Grand View
Clyde N. Shults
Norwell
N. Y
Elizabeth Vogel
New York
W. E. Valentine
Tarantum
J. R. Wagner
Akron
Ohio
J. P. Brabazon
India
P. K. Whitny
Bethlehem
B. T. Herron
Berwyn
C. T. Taylor
William Gilmore
Oak Park
Clerola
Somes Rapa Castrary Citizen
Guilford
Lake
Mount Dora
Hi Points
Peggy Champ
Groveland Graphic
Lake Echo
Marguerite Gano
Lake Breezes
Leesburg Ledger
Doris Marrell
Cox
Tavares
Theft-Proof Tags Spark Lighthearted Debate
A humorous column discusses car tags and theft proofs amid public concern over time limits and school funding. It notes motorists delay purchases, jokes about theft-proof design, and defends George Wilder from critics while lampooning legalities of theft-proof devices.
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George
Wolf
Irving Cobb
Jim Lee
Comptroller’s Office
Jim
George Wilder
Wilder
Two Bad Accidents Wednesday Morning
Two crashes occurred in the early hours after a neighboring town dance. Mr. Welsh driving a truck from Atlanta with produce was hit on Fifth Avenue near Alexander Street when a southbound car turned east at high speed. The impact wrecked the car and damaged the truck’s drive shaft. young Ferran and a companion were reportedly not seriously hurt.
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Welsh
Atlanta
Town
Fifth Avenue
Alexander Street
Fifth
Herbert Ferran
Eustis
Ferran
Apopka
Florida Citrus Products Week Promoted Across State
Governor Shultz proclaims January 22 through 27 as Florida Citrus Products Week. The campaign unites newspapers radio stations advertisers schools and others to highlight the health and food value of oranges and grapefruit. WRUF Gainesville will air a 30 minute citrus program daily at 5 30 PM with nutritionists and experts. Extension Service broadcasts midday and morning slots plus farm flashes on four stations to boost citrus use among Florida households and winter visitors. Citizens are urged to support the effort alongside the Florida Organe Festival.
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Shultz
Florida
Florida Foods
State Marketing Bureau
Agricultural Extension Service
WRUF
Gainesville
WJAX
Jacksonville
WCOA
Pensacola
WDBO
Orlando
WQAM
Miami
Vis
Local Citrus Insights Influence Home Growing Practices
Brief notes show readers discussing citrus cultivation strategies and adapting tips for use in private gardens. Community members exchange ideas on how to maximize fruit yield while managing costs and resources at home.
Taylor County Woods Burner Given Sixty Days
John Parnell of Perry was sentenced to sixty days in the county jail after pleading guilty to intentionally setting fire to forest land. District Forester B Koontz of the Florida Forest Service said burning wild forest land by nonowners is punishable by fine up to one thousand dollars or imprisonment up to one year or both.
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John Parnell
Perry
L. W. Blanton
B. Koontz
Florida Forest Service
Parnell
Chamber Membership Drive Begins Today in Mount Dora
The Chamber of Commerce launches a membership drive starting today. Members are urged to be ready for calls from committee members and to join to support Mount Dora’s growth as a civic duty.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mount Dora
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Mount Dora Publishing Co
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Pathfinder
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