Citrus Exchange to Provide Spray Free for Citrus Campaign
Florida Citrus Exchange will distribute copper carbonate spray free to all growers in counties joining the campaign. The plan, endorsed by the Federal Fruit Fly Board and Florida Extension, aims to coordinate eradication work statewide with county units and to fund most costs from the Clearing House. Florida must bear the bulk of eradication expenses, while federal funds cover inspection and emergencies.
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Nly
Arthur M. Hyde
Hyde
Florida
Clearing House
Orlando
Board of County Commissioners
Clearing House Committee
Federal Fruit Fly Board
State Extension Division
Department of Agriculture
W. C. O’kane
Citrus
State Plant Board of Florida
Mount Dora Youth Recreation Nights Announced
The town invites youths ages 12 to 16 to Donnelly Park for Thursday outdoor games under the supervision of Mrs. Evans and Mr. J. G. Kirby. Parents and adults are urged to attend as the Mayor W. E. Lackey and local sponsors promote wholesome recreation and citizen responsibility.
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Mount Dora
Donnelly Park
Evans
J. G. Kirby
Park Commission
First Conference For Soldiers Home Lakeland July 10
The Florida State Chamber of Commerce sponsors a statewide conference in Lakeland on July 10 to coordinate bids and sites for a National Soldiers Home branch in the South. Invitations have gone to state officers of military and civic groups to participate, with Florida urged to present unified proposals to federal authorities for approval.
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Grassfield
Hoover
National Soldiers Home
South
Florida
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Lakeland
Clearing House plan aims to form county committees network
The Clearing House proposes county units led by Clearing House Committee of Fifty to secure county commissioners approval and act as an unofficial Plant Board. Districts would distribute spray materials with local packing houses aiding. Officials expect strong statewide backing to press federal quarantine changes and eradicate the fly. The plan stresses public effort and inspection funding uncertainties. She You told me before we were married that you was well off. He I was but I didn't know it.
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Clearing House
Clearing House Committee
A. M. Tilden
The
Hyde
Florida
Mount Dora Takes Multiple Honors at Watermelon Festival
At Leesburg events tied to the Watermelon Festival Mount Dora swimmers and sprinters earned several podium finishes. Jesse Dooley took second in the 100 yard dash and second in the 50 yard dash for boys. Oliver Pray was third in the 100 yard dash. Abby Simpson finished third in girls high diving and second in girls diving. Robert Tuttle won first in the 100 yard dash for boys under 14. C Dooley placed second in the 50 yard dash for boys under 14.
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Leesburg
Mount Dora
Jesse Dooley
Oliver Pray
Abby Simpson
Abby
Robert Tuttle
C. C. Dooley
Free periwinkle plants offered for quick pickup
A notice reads you can take large pink periwinkle plants at the southeast corner of Liberty and Clayton within ten days. Plants are in the grove’s southwest corner and owners won’t be bothered. owners will retrieve for any requesting lady, plants must be removed in ten days.
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Liberty and
Clayton
Grove
Colored youth drowns while fishing near McDonald home
Grady Wallace a sixteen year old colored boy drowned last Tuesday in Lake Dora while fishing with women in a boat. He attempted to recover his line after losing fish, but fell overboard and could not be saved. He was visiting from Orlando with his uncle John Wallace.
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Grady Wallace
Lake Dora
McDonald
Lake Shore
Orlando
John Wallace
Opportunity School Proving Successful In Due West
In Due West South Carolina the tenth summer session of an Opportunity School using idle college facilities gains national attention. The Education Department observes results to see if similar plants nationwide could educate ambitious workers. Erskine College in Oconee County hosts this coeducational program with capacity for 1000 students.
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Due West
South Carolina
Office of Education
Department of the Interior
Erskine College
Oconee County
Former Mount Dora Postmaster Furnished Long Service Record
David S. Simpson began as Mount Dora postmaster on July 3 1911 under Hitchcock and later received commissions from Burleson Hays and New. His 19 years of continuous service ranks him among Florida postmasters with the longest terms. He built a two story office and later expanded to accommodate growth.
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David S. Simpson
Mount Dora
General Hitchcock
Taft
Simpson
R. C. Tremain
Louis Tremain
Mr. Simpson
A. S. Burleson
Wilson
Will H. Hays
Harding
Harry S. New
Coolidge
State of
Florida
M. V. Simpson
Princess Theatre
Fifth Avenue
Donnell Street
Benefit Game Ends In Shutout For Eustis Club
A charity baseball event at Heim Field drew a bigger crowd than Mount Dora has seen this season as Eustis shut out the home nine. Mayor Lackey praised the beautification efforts of the Knights of Pythias and thanked attendees for supporting the fundraiser.
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Mount Dora
Heim Field
Eustis
Lackey
Knights of Pythias
Knights’ of Pythias
Youngblood
D. Eckholdt
Newnham
Ray
Dooley
Hale
Pennington
Cooley
With Byrd at the South Pole memory map of Byrd expedition
The article outlines a dramatic map of Byrd’s South Pole voyage detailing Little America on the Bay of Whales as headquarters, the City of New York ship, radio towers for contact, the lifesaving beacon for explorers, the Rockefeller mountains where men endured a blizzard, a perilous gorge, Scott’s doomed expedition nearby, and the ice barrier docking Byrd’s ships.
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Byrd
South Pole
Little America
Bay of Whales
City of
New York
Rockefeller Mountains
Scott
Pole
Soldiers Home Branch Site Sought in Southern States
Lake County Chamber of Commerce learns the National Soldiers' Home board may select a southern site for a new branch after Hoover's approval. Residents with land of at least 100 acres are asked to submit descriptions to Lake County Chamber for consideration and recognition. Other states, including Florida, compete for the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Soldiers’ Home
Dayton
Ohio
United States Congress
Hoover
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Duncan A. Fletcher
Herbert J. Crane
Fletcher
Board of Managers
Lake County
Pulchritude Pageant Promises Colorful Daytona Beach Display
Daytona Beach hosts the fourth Pulchritude Pageant on July Fourth with over 100 entrants from the south. Juniors and seniors compete for gold prizes as models in beach costumes parade along the broadwalk with Peacock Alley access and backstage dressing rooms.
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Daytona Beach
J. B. Keith
South
Volusia Frolic
South Beach Street
Beach Broadwalk
Boardwalk
Pier
Eddie Crane
Florida Theatre Manager
Injunction Granted Against High Palm Beach County Taxes
A injunction granted at Daytona Beach by Judge Marion G. Rowe prevents Palm Beach County from collecting about two thirds of its total tax roll. The petition claimed the county’s tax roll was excessive. Petitioners include Harjim, Inc. and others of West Palm Beach.
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Palm Beach County
Daytona Beach
Marion G. Rowe
Seventh Judicial Circuit
Harjim, Inc
West Palm Beach
Florida Game Sanctuary Plan Moves Forward in Ocala Forest
President Hoover signed a bill authorizing the erection of a game sanctuary in Ocala National Forest on Monday. The action designates protective measures for wildlife habitat and public recreation within the designated forest area in Florida.
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Florida
Hoover
Ocala National Forest
Mount Dorans at Municipalities Meet in Florida Conference
The League of Florida Municipalities held its annual convention in St. Petersburg with delegates from nearly every city, including Mount Dora. The meeting urged strict economies, bond debt relief, and new tax measures, including a sales tax and intangibles tax, to stabilize municipal finances and fund debt payments.
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League of Florida Municipalities
Mount Dora
St. Petersburg
Howler
Committee of Finance and Taxation
West Palm Beach
Florida
State Highway Department
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Lakel
Opportunity School
R. Hve
PONG
Man
Earth
County Chamber
Soldiers’ Home Project
Mount Dorans
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