Leesburg approves 52000 bond for school needs
Leesburg district voters authorize bonds totaling 52000 by 112 to 43 to retire 20000 in debt for liens and repairs and to furnish the new senior and junior high school building. A new Leesburg Lumber Company forms from Me Cormick Hannah Inc and Leesburg Lumber & Supply. Officers include J L Wilson president, J R Letton VP, J D Letton sec-treas. A Singer store will open in Leesburg mid July under Orlando supervision. Bank deposits rise over 500000 while loans fall 50000 in six months to June 30. Web ster breaks ground on a 25000 Atlantic Coast Line station to be brick veneer. Leesburg citrus plant expansion adds six carloads daily. new Seaboard site at Third Street for 1928-29 shipping. Rebekah officers installed in Alberta district with Abbie Fowles as Noble Grand and Lillian D. Vickers-Smith chaplain.
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Leesburg
Webster
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
U. S
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Third Street
Leesburg melon fields show increased acres for 1929 season
Leesburg district leasing of watermelon lands for 1929 signals a larger acreage, with surveys forecasting 14 000 to 15 000 acres versus about 12 000 this year. Some growers fear oversupply if yields normalize, while others note past years' output remained below carload expectations per two acres and diseases continue to reduce yields.
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Leesburg
Chamber of Commerce
Florida crop losses rise from wilt blight and thracnose
Government figures estimate the 1928 Florida crop losses due to wilt gummy stem blight and thracnose run up to $500000, with over 25 percent in the Leesburg district. Advises say watermelon planting will rise next spring across south Florida, though southern production may not disrupt Leesburg marketing, per growers and shippers studying the market.
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Florida
Leesburg
South
Florida Chamber Warns On Heat Prostrations
The Florida State Chamber of Commerce urges chamber secretaries to stop denying heat prostrations. It cites 48 deaths from 1917 to 1927 per state health records and argues Florida statistics are widely available. The bulletin notes northern communities report many heat deaths in a single day.
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Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Florida
State Chamber
State Board of Health
Chamber Bulletin
Mount Dora to Broadcast on Two Radio Stations
Mount Dora will air again next fall from WBBM Chicago and KOIL Council Bluffs Iowa. WBBM will describe a train journey through Central Florida while KOIL features a motor tour of Florida hills. National Geographic plans a lavish Florida trip article with Mount Dora photos. State chamber statistics show Mount Dora attracts more winter tourists than any other city.
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WBBM
Chicago
KOIL
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Florida
Florida Hills
National Geographic Magazine
Community
State Chamber
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Leesburg Lumber & Supply Company
Leesburg Lumber Company
J. L. Wilson
J. R. Letton
J. D. Letton
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Mote
South Fifth Street
Orlando
Alberta
Leesburg Rebekahs
C. OF C. Activities
Mt. Dora Lumber Company
Sidel’s
Rehbaum & Co
TERRO
Senoret Chemical CO
ST. Louis
U.S. A
MT. Dora
Essex Minors
Essex
F. O. B. Detroit
C. C. Dooley
Fila
Service and Advice
First National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
United States
Tampa
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Benton Harbor
Boston
Montreal
New York
Niagara Falls
Philadelphia
Portland
Port Huron
Quebec
Hell Gate Bridge
N. Y
Grand Central Station
Detroit
P. W
Bps
McCormick & CO
BEE Brand
Consolidated Warehouse Dock
Jacksonville
Astor
L. & J. Line
Leesburg State Bank
Strap
W. E. Lackey—Jeweler
Florida Eastman Films Developing and Printing
Just
Kiddie Koops
Lake County Publishing Co
Mount. Dora
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