Economy Becomes Key Focus For Next Legislature
As the 1939 session nears, governors and analysts predict a strong emphasis on economy in state government. Governor Cone advocates reducing expenditures and opposing new taxes, citing large cuts in his office and major departments. The Florida Tax Revision League notes a 66 percent drop in his office costs from 1936 to 1938 and a 30 percent cut in combined expenses of his office and six departments. The Road Department has also eliminated a deficit and moved to pay-as-you-go operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cone
Will Memely
Lake City
Florida Tax Revision League
State Road Department
There’s That Woman Again at Princess Theatre
Melvyn Douglas and Virginia Bruce star in a comedy sequel showing Sunday and Monday at the Princess Theatre. Mr and Mrs Bill Reardon, the slap happy sleuths, return with a new Mrs Reardon as jewelry thefts swirl plot and counter plots. Margaret Lindsay heads the supporting cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvyn Douglas
Virginia Bruce
Princess Theatre
Bill Reardon
Reardon
Douglas
S . Renee
Bruce
Margaret Lindsay
Gordon
Oliver
Stabley Ridges
Tom Dugan
Jonathan Hale
Pierre’ Watkin
Lake County exhibits for three Florida fairs announced
Lake County will display at the Orange Festival in Winter Haven January 23 to 28 cooperating with citrus shippers and county agents. At the Central Florida Exposition in Orlando February 27 to March 4 an elaborate exhibit will tell of Lake’s diversified production and shipments. The board approved related plans and noted 713 memberships already turned in for 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
R. E. Norris
Orlando
Lake
Kenneth Loucks
Lees
M. D. Reybold
Howey
O. W. Smith
Astatula
T. M. Kramer
Mount Dora
W. L. Ashton
Umatilla
A. S. Herlong, Jr
U. S
Andrews
Hendricks
Cone
Central Florida
Lake County Fair Builds New Halls for February Event
The Lake County Fair at Eustis runs February 20 to 25 with two new commodious buildings nearing completion. P H Hetheox chairs the fair association with A S Clark as manager and W R McQuaig as assistant manager. Nine communities will display including Groveland Eustis Montverde Altoona Lady Lake Fruitland Park Leesburg Umatilla and Tavares. The 4 H exhibit is largest yet and World's Wonder Shows bring 14 rides 14 shows and famous free acts including a Chicago World's Fair sensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustis
P. H. Hethcox
Fair. Association
Florida
Lake County Fair
W. R. McQuaig
Montverde
P. H. Hetheox
Stan Haselton
Groveland
Altoona
Lady Lake
Fruitland
Park
Leesburg
Umatilla
Tavares
Childbirth Deaths Decline Sharply Since 1900
U S Census Bureau reports show deaths from childbirth in the United States have fallen by 29 percent since 1900, reflecting improving maternal health and medical advances.
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United States
U. S. Census Bureau
Aircraft production in the United States climbs in late 1930s
Preliminary U S Census Bureau reports show 3 100 planes completed in 1937, up from 1 365 in 1935, with 2 196 of the total being single engine cabin airplanes.
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United States
U. S. Census Bureau
Statewide meeting to discuss future Florida road system
A Tampa conference on January 7 will review a three year survey of Florida's road network and needs. The effort, led by the State Road Department and U S Bureau of Roads, informs the Legislature's long term plans for roads and economic development. Karl Lehmann says citizen involvement is vital to solve transportation problems without favoring any single road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Ape
Salea
Tampa
Citize
Florida
Karl Lehmann
Ough
Lehmann
County First Aid and Life Saving Committee Report
At the county Red Cross meeting Clayton L. Perreault was elected chairman for the ensuing term. Plans cover high school Junior First Aid courses in Leesburg and expansion to Ta vares Mount Dora and Eustis with trained students in charge. A Life Saving Corps for Lake County will form, and roadside First Aid stations are hoped. Budget will fund equipment and instructor training. Attendees included Barrett Weiskopf Bassett Smith Hamrick and Perreault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Aid and Water Safety Committee
The
American Red Cross
Clayton L. Perreault
Leesburg
Rebecca Jones
W. J. Weiskopf
Tavares
Mount Dora
Eustis
Lake County
Lake County Volunteer Life Saving Corps
Claude. I. Barrett
Wilmer. Bassett
Martha Smith
Mosquito Control Tour Visited by Regional Experts in Florida
Twenty five entomologists engineers and doctors from New Jersey New York and Delaware tour Florida to inspect salt marsh mosquito control work and visit local research laboratories. The delegation announced at Florida State Board of Health in Jacksonville by Russell Broughman. They plan to visit Volusia St Lucie Broward Dade Sarasota Manatee Hillsborough Pinellas Orange and Duval counties. Last year they visited the Panama Canal Zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
New York
Delaware
Florida
Florida State Board of Health
Jacksonville
Russell Broughman
Florida Anti- Mosquito Association
Florida Anti-Mosquito
Volusia
St. Lucie
Broward
Dade
Sarasota
Manatee
Hillsborough
Pinellas
Orange
Duval
Panama Canal Zone
Tavares Still Leads Membership Drive In County Chamber
Tavares continues to lead Lake County in the Lake County Chamber of Commerce membership, with 131 memberships on a 115 quota. Over 700 memberships had been received by Thursday night, making Lake County’s chamber the largest in the state. Leesch is second with 111 memberships, Clermont 104, and Eustis 92. The article lists sustaining memberships totaling 14 paid at $12.50 and 45 contributing memberships, with three classes of membership: sustaining, contributing, and regular.
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Tavares
Lake County
Rhe
Lake One
Montremo i
Sylvan Shores
Mount Dora
Lake Coat
Oe Press
Lake Ayhe Wa
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Lake County Groups Plan Busy Thursday Night
Lake County real estate leaders meet at Leesburg Lakeview Hotel for annual dinner and installation of H. B. Harrell as president. Clermont hosts Central Florida Council Boy Scouts annual meeting with supper and Court of Honor to follow. Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce holds annual meeting with supper and speaker L. F. Chapman of Raiford. advance tickets required.
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Lake County
Leesburg
Lake County Real Estate Board
Lakeview
H. B. Harrell
Lake County Board
Clermont
Central Florida Council of Boy Scouts
Mount Dora
Cecil Theus Named Chairman of District Welfare Board
Cecil Theus of Leesburg was elected chairman of District 11 Welfare Board at a Wednesday meeting, succeeding W F Robinson who resigned to serve in the 1939 legislature. The board commended Robinson for his service. Routine business included approving 156 Old Age Assistance cases and 41 Aid to Dependent Children cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Theus
Leesburg
District 11
W. F. Robinson
Robinson
Lake County
Welfare Board
Theus
Page and Company
Grace Stewart
State Welfare Board
Hairpin Production Reaches 2.5 Million Dollar Benchmark
Preliminary U S Census Bureau figures show hairpin manufacturing in the United States valued near 2 500 000 dollars in 1987.
Florida Artists Build Transparent Maps for World Fair
Florida National Exhibits artists work on large transparent maps of Florida for the New York World's Fair. A newly completed map marks points of interest in the state and is painted on ground glass with transparent paint, creating a Tiffany stained glass effect.
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Florida
Tiffany
Heart of the North at Princess Theatre
Warner Bros. Technicolor tale features Royal Canadian Mounted Police and stars Gloria Dickson Gale Page and Janet Chapman. The film screens Friday and Saturday and aims to correct misconceptions about Mounties while delivering frontier adventure.
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Royal Canadian ,Mounted Police
Freday
Princess Theatre
North
Warner Bros
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Florida to Install World’s Largest Carillon at Fair
The Florida building at the New York World's Fair will house the largest carillon, The Voice of Florida, with 75 tubular bells. Purchased by the Florida Stephen Foster Memorial Corporation, it will be loaned to the Florida Exhibit and later housed at White Springs on the Suwannee River for daily concerts. An automatic electric playing device and a piano-like keyboard will operate the bells, with a Westminster Chiming device marking every quarter hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Voice of Florida
Earl W. Brown
Florida National Exhibits
J. C. Deagan Company
Chicago
Florida Stephen Foster Memorial Corporation
Suwannee River
White Springs
Montverde to Honor Four Octogenarians at Supper
The Montverde Chamber of Commerce plans a fellowship supper Monday January 30 at 8:00 in the Community Building to honor four local octogenarians totaling 347 years. Guests include J A Lowry 94 who shares a birthday with President Roosevelt, Olivia Mekwalg 80, W M Sheppard 83, and Mrs JB Carpenter 84, mother of Montverde School head H P Carpenter. Ralph Arey serves as chamber president with C F Evans as secretary and committee chair Mrs C F Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
J. Newton Lummus
Miami
Eustis
Hugh
Betty Jane Bates
Newt
Mark Smith
Simeon Doyle
Newt Lummus
Kiwanians
Alton Myers
Earl Myers
The
Eustis Club
Bobby Bronson
G. M Bronson
Bobby Skiff
E. G. Skiff
Jack Hippler
Montverde
Olivia Mekwalg
W. M. Sheppard
JB. Carpenter
Pres. H. P. Carpnter
Notables to Be Honored by Lake County Commission
Lake County Commission plans recognize men who aided county development. A representative committee from each district, including J. W. Hunter, G. G. Ware, W. L. Ashton, L. D. Edge, Douglas Igan, Eusis, and Karl Lehmann, will unveil portraits starting with W. H. Richey, a 20 year board member. Portraits will be uniform in size with matching markings.
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Board of County Commissioners
Lake County
Onan
J. W. Hunter
Tavares
G. G. Ware
Leesburg
W. L. Ashton
Umatilla
L. D. Edge
Groveland
Douglas ‘Igon
Eusis
Karl Lehmann
W. H. Richey
Bowman to Speak on The Appeal of Florida
S H Bowman of Clermont president of the Florida Association of Real Estate Boards will broadcast on WRUF Gainesville this Saturday January 21 speaking on The Appeal of Florida. He has long led Lake County realtors and helped organize the state board serving as treasurer before recently being installed as president of the state association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Bowman
Clermont
Florida Association of Real Estate Boards
WRUF
Gainesville
Florida
Bowman
Lake County
Sea Island Cotton Meeting Planned at Court House
An invitation urges all interested in planting Sea Island cotton in 1939 to attend a 10 a m meeting at the Court House in Tavares on Thursday Jan 26. Experts from the USDA Agricultural Experiment Station and the Agricultural Extension Service will discuss fertilization boll weevil control and other cultural practices for growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Island
State Agricultural Extension Service
Court House Tavares
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural Extension Service
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Simpson Fruit Company
County Chamber
Dist. Welfare Board
Cotton Meeting
Weiman al Mal
Wwir
P. Phillips CO
GULF
Insurance
Es Company
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