Florida Chamber Reports State Tax Stand and Public Works
The Florida State Chamber of Commerce outlines Florida’s battle against the federal inheritance tax and appeals to the Supreme Court to challenge constitutionality. It cites state efforts at Palm Beach, Jacksonville and other cities pushing for local control, while noting traffic law changes, cleanup drives by Daytona Beach Ad Club, and shifts in Florida license tag design and display. It also highlights Palmetto’s five thousand plus carload agricultural shipments valued at over six million dollars from Manatee County.
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Florida
American Taxpayers League
American Bankers League
United States
Congress
Commonwealths
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Commonwealth of Florida
Palm Beach
Association of Chambers of Commerce
East Coast
Daytona Beach
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Ad. Club
Chamber
Belleview
Lake Weir
Marion County
Ad Club
Ernest Amos
H. C. Case
St. Petersburg
Lake County Public Health Nursing Report 1925 26
Lake County reports detail school health work with 380 rooms visited and 2210 children inspected by nurse or doctor in the period September 1925 to July 1926. Of these, 918 were defec...
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Lake County Public Health Nursing
Lake County
State Board of Health
Health Work Report From County Program
The report notes medical efforts including tonsil operations, hookworm treatment, and vision correction. In 1902, 1088 children were weighed and February brought Mrs. Gunn’s home visits and prenatal feeding conferences totaling 1125 participants. School visits reached 127 with 1371 inspections. 896 children weighed. Tourist camp visits numbered 22 and Inspector Holloway closed one unsanitary camp. Vaccination by Dr Duffin covered 144 white and 174 colored children. 180 dressings were needed. Rockefeller Foundation doctor Bridges visited six schools leaving 595 hookworm containers, 369 returned. Mary Carruthers, state nurse, led 16 conferences for infants and prenatal care.
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Gunn
Holloway
Duffin
Dr. Bridges
Rockefeller Foundation
Mary Carruthers
Community health program and service report highlights
Attendance figures, correction needs, and the push to finish a health program before school start. Juveniles from four high schools taught home hygiene and care of the sick while Girl Scouts received home nurse and first aid training. Mrs Gunn logged 5116 miles in five months, another driver 8226 in ten months. Two feeble minded youths were placed in school. County and state social work events, Red Cross drives, and visits to the orthopedic department are noted. Continued on page twelve.
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Ared
Red Cross
Junior Red Cross
Lake City Hospital
Ocala
Jacksonville
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Martin
Fort Pierce
DeLand
Jupiter
Dixie Highway
Billig
McCormick & Co
Baltimore, Md
Florida Associated Engineers
O. W. Sadler, Jr
Lake County Representative Bus Terminal
West Central Avenue
Orlando
Mount Dora Theatre
Raymond Griffith
Helene Costello
Paramount Picture
Harry Langdon
Charleston
Peter the Great “the Silent Accuser
Casey
Coast Guard’ Pathe
Uncle Sam
Jones
Reginald Denny
Chase and Sanborn
Royal
New York
Lake Franklin Park
Mount Dora
J. W. Bousfield Realtor
Indiacene DeLand
Grey Hulett
Mount Dora Sales Company
W. W. Thompson
Magnolia Ave
Eustis, Fla
Lake Advertising
Tavares, Florida
Mt. Dora Hardware Co
Marion
Tuesday Davies
Beverly of
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