Lakeside Inn remodeling under way in Mount Dora
Building activity at Lakeside Inn proceeds with plans approved by the Florida Hotel Commissioner and city permits. Master builder L. C. Jerue directs crews from Mount Dora as excavations advance and materials arrive for a forty room hotel arranged around a hollow square with a modern pool and lakeside white sand beach.
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Charles Edgerton
Lakeside Inn
Mount Dora
Carl Risley
J. G. Ray
Joe Detten
Frank Harding
R. G. Shipes
A. J.waltz
Frank Rehbaum
Sherman
A. C. Quixley
E. B. Ferson
E. E. Truskett
Fred Wentworth
Patterson,n. J
Archie Hurlburt
A. E. Hurlburt
Florida
Wealh
Mayor Walker to Greet Mount Dora Boys in New York
Frank H. Heath reports from Milwaukie that Mayor Jimmy Walker of New York City invited Mount Dora Eagle Scouts Harry A. Clark and Frank P. Morley to notify their arrival in New York for a royal greeting. A New York governor’s office invite to Albany followed, while boating magazines request news coverage of the 2500 mile cruise. Heath will attend the Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association race at Peoria on July 4.
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Frank H. Heath
Mount Dora
Heath
New York
Roosevelt
Albany
Motor Boating
Death claims Mrs Brantley at Sanford hospital
Mrs Mor gan Brantley died suddenly at Sanford hospital early Saturday after twelve days of illness and an operation. Born in Staten Island as Corinne Reading, she married Mr Bransley in 1907 and lived in Mount Dora where her children Rosalie and Ray were born. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church with burial at Mount Dora cemetery and the Pythian Sisters assisting.
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Morgan Brantley
Sanford Hospital
Brantley
Staten Island
N. Y
Corinne Reading
Bransley
Mount Dora
Rosalie
Ray
Pythian Sisters
Order
Rosalie Brantley
Tavares
Methodist
D. B. Spenvane
J. He
May succeed Edison selection for Florida scholarship argued
James Shackelford of Gilresville named to represent Florida in the Edison scholarship award contest announced by W S Cawthon state superintendent of public instruction. Charles Whitcomb of Umatilla named alternate. Shackelford will compete with high school students from every state in a four year honor.
County Officials To File Monthly Expenditure Reports
Legislature enacted a law signed by Governor Doyle Carlton requiring all county officers paid by fees to file semi annual sworn itemized statements. Reports detail fees commissions salaries sources expenses and names of all personnel and entities paid from county funds with dates and amounts.</s>
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Doyle Carlton
Board of County Commissioners
Orange County Officials to Cut Salaries
The Orange County Commission voted to cut salaries of all employees under its supervision effective October 1 1929. Salaries 1200 to 1800 drop 5 percent while those above 1800 drop 10 percent. Roads departments juvenile court social service agencies and the traffic department are affected. No new hires or raises without board approval.
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Orange County
Board of Commissioners
Department of
County Traffic Department
Juvenile Court and Social Service Department
County Commission
Mount Dora Council Passes Fly Inhibition and Building Edicts
At the July 2 council meeting in Mt. Dora ordinances were adopted including measures against the Mediterranean fruit fly and updates to Building Plumbing and Electrical Inspection codes. Protests were read regarding the closing of Coliseum Way and the council authorized a roadway survey. The Clerk was instructed to file a claim against Bank of Mount Dora for 40 percent deposit loss from its 1926 closing, based on a recent Supreme Court ruling. Inspectors for the July 23 community building bonds election were selected.
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Mt. Dora
Coliseum Way
Sherman
Johnson
Bank of Mount Dora
Supreme Court
Miss. Newhall
Evans
Rollin Javens
Robun Battle
Fern Growers Meet Signals State Marketing Association Progress
At Orlando on Saturday the state fern growers committee reported the fern growers marketing association now forming has 61 percent of 70 percent of the state average in Volusia Putnam and surrounding counties. Officials expect by August 1 to reach the required 70 percent acreage to gain campaign status.
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Fern Rowe
Orlando
Fern Growers Marketing Association
Ele
Volusia
Putnam
Cempeninasli
Public utility group to split into public corporation in Florida
Stone and Webster Inc a Boston based utility firm announces a major structural change and capital increase of 57 million dollars much of which will be spent in Florida The move creates a 100 million dollar public corporation while maintaining current Florida management led by George G Morse Charles A Stone and Edwin B Webster
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Florida
Stone and Webster, Inc
Boston
George G. Morse
Florida Motor Lines
Stone and Webster
Morse
Charles A. Stone
Edwin 8. Webster
Fort Myers Competes In Inter-Chamber Health Contest
Fort Myers will enter an Inter-chamber Health Conservation contest among more than 500 cities of similar size. The plan comes from the Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce board of governors with sponsorship by the U S chamber, aided by the American Public Health Association, rating cities on a percentage basis.
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Fort Myers
Board of Governors
Gasoline tax hike funds schools and roads in Florida
Tallahassee reports no county or Lake budget before July 8 when Governor Carlton will submit relief figures under new tax measures. The sixth cent gasoline tax is in effect to fund schools and higher learning, while the five cent portion supports roads and county road bond liquidation. State dollars from the tax are projected to top three and a half million for the upcoming term.
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Lake
Carlton
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Florida
State Department of Public Instruction
Mary Anne Tasty Shop Opens In Mount Dora
Mount Dora gains a new sandwich and salad shop opened by Mrs. M A Duval of Evansville Indiana. She rents space in the Ingram building and offers light refreshments at reasonable prices.伴
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Mount Dora
M. A. Duval
Evansville
Ind
Ingram
Tourists Fail To Cooperate With Offic ers
Florida National Guard patrols enforce quarantine rules at highways, yet a small percentage attempt to smuggle farm produce. A daily record shows contraband such as peaches, pumpkins, and other fruits carried past guards in passings.
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Florida National Guard
Preston Ayers
National
Rollins awards $2400 Bush Scholarship to Oscar I Peacon
President Hamilton Holt announced that the Irving T. Bush Scholarship, a four year award of $600 yearly, has been given to Oscar I Peacon of Miami. Peacon, valedictorian of Florida Military Academy class of 1925, will enter Rollins College as a freshman on September 30 and must maintain high grades and active campus participation to keep the scholarship.
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Hamilton Holt
Rollins College
Irving T. Bush
Bush Terminal
New York City
Florida
Oscar I Peacon
W. O. Peacon
Miami
Peacon
Florida Military Academy
Bush
G N Kimball Dies at Home in Mount Dora
George N Kimball a longtime Mount Dora resident born January 21 1862 in Waterville New York died at home Tuesday after several weeks of illness He married Carrie Brown in Clinton New York October 20 1886 They had two children Florence who died in infancy and Ruth May now wife of Carl Risley He is survived by his wife a daughter and two granddaughters Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 PM from the Clayton Street home conducted by Rev D H Elder
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Mount Dora
George N. Kimball
Mr. Kimball
Alexander Kimball
Waterville
N. Y
Carrie’ Brown
Clinton
Florence Louise
Ruth May
Carl Risley
Deansboro
Kimball
Clayton Street
Season Is Closed Grapes Shipment Ends June 30
The final date for shipping grapes from Florida under federal fine regulations is June 30, marking the end of the season. Authorities enforce penalties for shipments after this deadline.
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Florida
Sheriff Says He Killed a Self Defense Shooting
Deputies report Homer Jenkins killed during alleged arrest in Tavares after Stephens claims Jenkins attacked with a knife. The deputy returned to Sanford then to Tavares with Jenkins’s wife and Bonnie Holland, jail pending hearings on July 16. Coroner’s inquest held with no clear verdict yet.
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Tavares
Homer Jenkins
Fort Pierce
Lake Eustis
Jenkins
Yares
Mount Dora
Alfred Rebbaum
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Lakeside
Mayor Walker
Mrs. Brantley
Edison
Council
Tallahas
Tavor
G. N. Kimball
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