Mount Dora Chamber Supports Band and Farm Drive
The Mount Dora Chamber funds a municipal band with 30 businessmen contributing $2 monthly, aiding residents and visitors. Veterans leader Charles Boone praised Florida’s central counties while Crawford Bickford outlined Orange County’s plan to add 1,000 farmers in five years and promote the Central Florida Exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rehbaum
White
Charles Boone
Miami
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Boone
Mount Dora
Chamber of Commerce
Crawford Bickford
Orange County
Bickford
Florida
Orange
Lake
Seminole
Volusia
Osceola
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida should exploit tourist boom to attract new industry
Roger W. Babson argues tourism is Florida’s key economic asset, worth six times citrus revenue. He calls for expanding climate, recreation, and sportsman appeal to attract capital, absorb millions of winter and summer visitors, and keep Florida prominent as cycles of prosperity return. Florida must stay in the public eye and ready its resources for future growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger W. Babson
Florida
Chicago
Forest Education Work Intensified by Florida Service
Two fully equipped trucks with motion picture gear are prepared for road use by the Florida Forest Service. State forester Harry Lee Baker announced the forestry educational program aims to show citizens that forest land is a valuable natural resource. The units include their own generators, screen, films, and projectors. A new Florida film titled Burnin Bill portrays local conditions in a story form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Forest Service
Harry Lee Baker
State Board of Forestry
Florida
Temes Faces Miller In Leesburg Boxing Show
Temes and Kid Miller clash as Leesburg hosts a big boxing event with a promising undercard. Battling Bob Thomas faces Andy Ferguson in a 145 pound rematch while Orlando contenders Ross and Glenn meet again at 155 pounds. Clifton Thompson battles Tony Flowers in a paperweight bout and a five-man battle royal closes the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Temes
Leesburg
Kid Miller
Central Florida
Temnes
Miller
Bob Thomas
Andy Ferguson
Ferguson
Thomas
Orlando
Charles Ross
Johnny Glenn
Paisley
Ross
Glenn
Clifton Thompson
Altoona
Tony Flowers
Flowers
Thompson
Local Home Program Delights Audience With Music And Humor
Performers including Mrs Hathaway Nettie Lee McCausland Nina Cadman Florence Gilbert Hanscom and Mary Sears Mary Bundy Betsy Bachett May Lewis and Easter Armstrong showcased singing whistling and readings. Nina Cadman blamed delays on her husband and Old Sal the nag while the group enjoyed encore numbers and a playful set of limericks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Hathaway
Nettie Lee McCausland
Mocking Bird
Robin Calls
Nina Cadman
Old Sal
Kiwanis Marks Seventeenth Anniversary with Talk
Kiwanis members observed the seventeenth anniversary of organizing the club with Harold Hippler of Eustis giving an inspiring talk on the group’s history and aims. The program included the Keystone Jubilee Singers from Bartow and guest E J Tompkins of Rockledge, with George Bundy to speak next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Kiwanis
Harold Hippler
Eustis
Hippler
Keystone Jubilee Singers
Bartow
E. J. Tompkins
Rockledge
Mount Dora
Tompkins
East Coast Yachting Association
Indian River
George Bundy
Norwood, O
Community Hall openings and social events noted in town
The Improvement Society arranged Tuesday and Friday hall access with a rotating committee. A Ladies Aid supper, a benefit card party at Mrs LeRoy Smith’s, and a bird event with nine tables were held. Local alumni visits and a dedicatory service for a new colored school building are also described with multiple local residents and nearby towns mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Improvement Society
Ben Fit
Ladies Aid Society
C. H. Estey
A. R. Key
H. H. Chamberlain
Harriett Parkhurst
LeRoy Smith
Lake Ola
Eran Sen Ete Gras
Zellwood Strawberries Prosper as Local Growers Expand
Zellwood area strawberry harvest remains strong for over a month amid dry weather boosting bee health. R W Vincent plans to enlarge his one quarter acre plot while experimenting with a new North Carolina variety. O L Hutson adds two acres of watermelons. Local gatherings include a birthday dinner for Mrs J D Wilkins and a Sunday church service by Rev T W Carlton. Families from Zellwood and Montverde took lunches to Rock Springs after services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zellwood
R. W. Vincent
North Carolina
Montverde
T W. Carlton
Methodist Church
Allen
Eustis
Rock Springs
T. Pugh
C . Bell
T. D. McGraw
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Washington
United States
Bicentennial Commission
Tampa
J. W. Brown
Auburn
Alabama
J. W. Jepson
Brown
College At
Winter Park
University Club
J. S Jepson
Claud Ferrell
Elinor C. Barton
Winchester
Mass
Jack Barton
Saint Cloud
H. H. ‘Chamberlain
Mrs. Morse
St. Petersburg
Bradenton
West
Ward Estey
Jacksonville
O. L. Hutson
Lilla Breedlove
Jaine Stipes
le Moine Strossnider
J. D. Wilkins
J. W. Jernigan
Philadelphia
Wil
Bernard Wilkins
John Harding
Bertha Warburton
Oscar Jernigan
Norton Wilkins
Jernigan
Pine Summit
T. J. Gudgeon
Fla
P. O. Box
New Electric
Rehbaum & Crane
A. J. Abel
Magnolia Ave
Arthur Nash
McGraw, Zellwood, Fla
Galloway
Call
Lake View Pharmacy
Tremain St
Eath Avenue
Grandview
P. O
Frank Baien
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!