Florida Grapes Growers Gather for Orlando Meeting
Florida advances grape culture with successful trials showing early market fruit and rising production. The Florida Grape Growers Association meets July 13 to 14 at the San Juan hotel in Orlando with a grape show directed by H. G. Gardener and E. E. Truskett. Truskett, a pioneer with a large Montverde vineyard, plans to add 300 acres, signaling a major expansion. | The convention draws planners intent on expanding Florida acreage by thousands of acres this fall and winter, while several varieties already yield high quality, with strong market prospects and profit potential for the current year.
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Florida
Orlando
Florida Grape Growers’ Association
San Juan Hotel
H. G. Gardener
E. EE. Truskett
St Cloud Plans Community Colony Farms In Osceola County
The St. Cloud chamber selects 300 acres divided into ten acre plots to create St. Cloud Colony Farms managed by nonfinancial trustees. Deferred payments make it easy for dirt farmers to acquire land with county agent support. The project aims to prove how best to cultivate the land and may spark regional development.
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St. Cloud
Osceola County
Jacksonville
Chamber of Commerce
St. Cloud Colony
Florida
Jacksonville Journal
Norris Shoots Man in Fort Worth Sermon Draws Large Crowd
The Rev J Frank Norris pastor of a Fort Worth church shot and killed D E Chipps last Saturday. He preached on There is no condemnation to them that are in Jesus Christ to a crowd that morning. The article criticizes the clergyman for breaking the commandment and attending service with a large audience.
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Fort Worth
Texas
J. Frank Norris
D. E. Chipps
Norris
Jesus Christ
St. Swithin’s
Lake County Chamber report praised for achievements
The report of Secretary Franklin L Wood of the county chamber of commerce highlights a year of notable accomplishments that enhanced Lake County's prestige. The piece urges readers to recognize the work done and notes a tone of celebration across the community.
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County Chamber of Commerce
Wood
Lake County
The Girl Who Laughs Poem
A verse praising a girl who laughs and blesses herself with joy. It celebrates how her smile lifts from despair and brings light to others, noting how men love her and how she eases burdens with bright cheer.
Mount Dora Community Spirit Highlighted on Donnelly Street
The article praises Mount Dora for its strong communal goodwill. It contrasts thriving neighborhoods with others that view things pessimistically, noting cooperation and shared benefit when the community acts for the common good.
Mt. Dora Community Emphasizes Optimistic Health Spirit
The passage notes two contrasting responses to illness. Some abandon treatment and await death, while others declare they will live and fight illness with optimism. The author places Mt. Dora in the proactive, hopeful group.
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Mt. Dora
Mount Dora's Civic Spirit and Town Progress
The writer praises Mount Dora residents as principled, industrious and faithful, noting confidence in bank leaders and rapid construction. Anecdotes about alligators and weather superstitions are interwoven with reflections on local faith in progress and community strength.
Anecdote of Weeks Reveals Florida Roots and Roads
Tampa Tribune reports on Congressman Crane of Lakeland recounting stories of John W. Weeks former secretary of war. Weeks lived in Orlando surveyed land and as a cowboy before entering politics. He knew pioneers by name and worked across multiple Florida counties in early land work.
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Crane
Lakeland
Florida
Congress
John W. Weeks
Weeks
President Harding
Secrtary
Orlando
Jacob Summerlin
Lee, DeSoto, Polk
Hernando Pasco
Citrus
Sumter
Lake
Osceola
Orange
Seminole
Hillsborough Counties
Tampa Tribune
Secretary Weeks
Mount Dora
John P. Donnelly
Mount Dora's Heim Park Lauded For Baseball Venue Gift
Winter Park Herald lauds Mount Dora for its Heim Park baseball complex donated by L. R. Heim. The ground, grandstand seating for 500, amenities include refreshment stands toilets showers and dressing rooms. Heim, longtime Mount Dora booster, also develops Sylvan Shores subdivision. A flag-raising opened the program with a national emblem gift from Heim.
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Heim Park
Winter Park Herald
Mount Dora
L. R. Heim
Heim
Florida
Sylvan Shores
Peculiar Beliefs Spark Personal Pleasures and Comfort
A reflective note invites embracing individual quirks and beliefs as sources of pleasure and solace. It suggests pursuing what brings comfort without judgment. The tone encourages personal autonomy and tolerance in diverse viewpoints.
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Morgan H. Hoyt
Bush
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Dade City
Sarasota Times
Ella Cinders
W. J. Ash
Mr. Burns
Tampa_ Tribune
Cole
Lawa
Clermont
Clermont Press
Prince of Wale
Will Rogers
Saturday Evening Post
Richard Rees’ Whittemore
Baltimore
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Ever
Anow
Winter Park
Rhode Island Reds
James G. Grimes Paxton
Dixie Land
L. C. Smith
Mount Dora, Fla
First State Bank
Eustis, Florida
Fred McDowell
Bank of Mount Dora
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Pound
Belmont
Eustis Road
Florida Associated Engineers
West Central Avenue
Lake Franklin Park
J. W. Bousfield
Indiana Avenue
DeLand
Grey Hulett
Mount Dora Sales Company
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