Lake County Chamber Directors Hold July Meeting in Tavares
Lake County Chamber of Commerce officers and directors met in Tavares to review economic conditions and the winter outlook. They discussed forming a local finance company, auditor H W Sheppard praised the books, and three constitutional amendments were adopted to adjust meeting timing residency and fee powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Kiwanis
Atlantic City
H. W. Sheppard
Groveland
Tampa
Orlando
Sheppard
Tavares
Harber
A Corner on Ads Comment on Colgate Palmolive figures
Colgate and Palmolive say five cents of each advertising dollar goes to gaining new customers while ninety five cents is spent on retaining existing ones. The piece suggests readers rethink advertising as more than just new business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colgate and Palmolive
Montverde Clerk, 60, Dies After Illness in Florida
Montverde clerk and missionary Henry Butler aged 60 died after months of illness linked to a lung growth. Born May 7, 1870 in Conyers Georgia, he served Central American missions since 1901 and moved to Montverde seven years ago with his family. Funeral in Montverde, conducted by Karl Lehmann, with Rev McDuffie assisting and Grace Allen singing. He is survived by wife and eight children. interment in Montverde cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando
Mr. Butler
Conyers
Guatemala
Carey Hand
Montverde
Karl Lehmann
Butler
McDuffie
Minneola
Grace Allen
Old Rugged Cross
Butlers
Central America
Conyer and Decatur
Columbia Theological Seminary
Columbia
S. C
Anna Ruth Hundley
Grace Smith
John Thomas, Jr
Atlanta
James Nilton
Esther
Jessie Mae
Frank
Charles
Early grapefruit to northern markets from Fort Myers
About 60 days before the usual shipping season, three carloads of grapefruit totaling 1080 boxes left Fort Myers for Waycross Georgia to reach northern markets. Two cars priced at 5.50 per box f o b Fort Myers. other prices undecided. Porto Rican fruit fetches 7 per box or 1520 per car.
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Lee County
Fort Myers
Waycross
Georgia
F. O. B. Fort Myers
Accident at Baker and Seventh Scene Report
Chief Palmer reported a late yesterday auto crash at the corner of Baker street and Seventh Avenue. C E Perkins drove east on Seventh Avenue when W Williams approached from Baker Street. Both cars were slightly damaged and no injuries occurred.
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Chief Palmer
Baker Street
Seventh Avenue
C.E. Perkins
W. Williams
County meeting discusses airport plan and veterans home site
The report covers efforts to secure Florida as the national home for disabled soldiers, urges directors and citizens to consider a county airport and landing field, and confirms census data against district records. Thirteen officers and directors were present including H. C. Brown and W. B. Gibson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
H. C .Brown
W. B. Gibson
E. C. Huey
B. F. Hargis
O. W. Smith
S. H. Bowman
H. W. Sheppart
Iliff Conger
Alfred Rehbaum
William Snodgrass
L. M. Johnson
C. M. Brown
American Legion And Auxiliary Joint Picnic At Risley Home
More than 60 members and families from the Eustis American Legion and Auxiliary gathered Monday evening at Mr. and Mrs. Carl Risley’s Mount Dora home for a picnic. A buffet supper followed, cafeteria style, with hamburgers, salad, cake, and coffee. An impromptu program featured banjo solos by Pete Ibex, talks by Colonels Sanborn and Hazelwood and Mr. Hackett, plus a recitation by Luke Baylor. War songs closed the gathering as thanks were extended to the Risleys for their hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Risley
Mount Dora
Eustis
Pete Ibex
Colonel Sanborn
Hazelwood
Mr. Hackett
Legion
Luke Baylor
Post Adjt
Umatilla
France
Legion and Auxiliary
Fourth Class Postmaster Examination Announcement
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination to fill a fourth class postmaster vacancy at Tangerine Florida with possible other office openings. Applications due by August 22 1930. Candidates must be US citizens 21 to 64 residing within the post office area. Compensation last year was 729 dollars. Forms and info from the local postmaster or Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Mt. Dora
Fla
Tangerine
United.States
Washington, D.C
Miss Lewis to Open Nursery School on McDonald Street
Miss Margaret Lewis will conduct a nursery school this coming winter at her home on McDonald street. Children aged three to five will attend only in the mornings. The room is prepared with complete equipment and will open on October first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Lewis
McDonald Street
Poor prices blamed on poor product not demand
The article argues that weak prices stem from subpar product quality rather than insufficient demand. It emphasizes production issues and suggests improvements in design and materials to raise market value and consumer interest.
Road resurfacing to begin between East Point and Carrabelle
Work on rebuilding and surfacing a stretch of road between East Point and Carrabelle will start soon. The project aims to improve transportation access and drive conditions along the corridor. Local authorities have not set a precise start date.
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East Point
Carrabelle
Gorrie
Apalachicola Bay
Apalachicola
Mount Dora Temple Names Youngest M E C
Miss Doris Parker twenty years old is the youngest Most Excellent Chief of Mount Dora Temple No 12 Pythian Sisters in Florida and possibly the entire domain. She came from Truene Virginia ten years ago with her parents and has lived at Franklin Park since. She graduated Mount Dora High School two years ago and has served as an assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Parker
Mount Dora
Parker Elevated in Mount Dora Pythian Sisters
Miss Parker and her mother are noted Pythian Sisters in Mount Dora with rapid advancement to the first station and a January installation as presiding officer. Her precise memory of passages and devoted work earn praise from fellow members who support her leadership to help the order prosper locally and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lamoreux
Miss Parker
Pythian Sisters
Mount Dora Pythian Sisters
Dooley Home Damaged By Fire In Sylvan Shores
A fire damaged the C. C. Dooley residence in Sylvan Shores yesterday morning. No one was home as Mrs. Dooley and two children were in Atlanta and Mr. Dooley was away in South Florida. Firemen extinguished flames quickly after an electric heater or wiring short caused the closet fire.
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C. C. Dooley
Sylvan Shores
Basketball And Tennis Two Nights A Week In Park
The Park Board grants use of City Park to Mount Dora youths aged 12 to 17 for two weekly nights. Basketball is allowed Monday and tennis Thursday. The program aims to develop local players for tournaments with nearby towns.
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Mount Dora
Sheriff Cassady Targets Game Law Violators
Sheriff Cassady with deputies and aides launches county-wide checks on illegal fishing activities. Citizens report nets and shooting fish. a deputy uses a boat with a kicker at night to disrupt bream poaching. authorities pledge firm arrests to protect the fish supply.
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Cassady
Mount Dora Pythian Sisters Visit Gleaners Temple
Mount Dora Temple No. 12 Pythian Sisters visited Gleaners Temple of Orlando last evening in Sister Bill Wingler's car. The visit celebrated the Grand Chief of the Pythian Sisters of Florida coming to Orlando. Attending were Flora Wingler Ruby Haygood Sellers Ruth Williamson Jessie Pike and Stella Orton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Pythian
Gleaners Temple of
Orlando
Bill Wingler
The
Pythian Sisters of Florida
Orlando Temple
Flora Wingler
Ruby Haygood
Sellers
Ruth Williamson
Jessie Pike
Stella Orton
Vacancies in Scholarships Announced in Florida
The article notes 266 state scholarships yearly across the University of Florida and the Florida State College for Women, with 133 unassigned this year. Examinations are August 12 at county seats, two scholarship kinds county and senatorial, with allocations per representative and senator to each institution. Lake County holds one county vacancy for the University of Florida.
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University of Florida
Florida State College For Women
Lake County
Homes Entered By Sneak Thieves In Two Homes
Thieves entered the homes of A. J. Miles and E. G. Youngblood about 3 a.m. Wednesday. Barefoot tracks and cut garden hose suggest use as a weapon. Back screens were propped for quick exits. no valuable items taken. John Lawrence woke, lighting revealed intruders who fled. police alerted, arrests expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Miles
E. G. Youngblood
Community Rooms Gain 15 Gallon Coffee Urn In Mount Dora
Mount Dora community social rooms receive a 15 gallon coffee urn after Arthur Lewis of Winter Park bought it in Orlando for 25 dollars. The urn, cheaper than its 146 dollar list price, will supply hot coffee for future functions, with thanks also to Mr. Johnson for transporting and installing it.
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Mount Dora
Arthur Lewis
Winter Park
Katherine Lewis
Orlando
Mr. Lewis
Mr. Johnson
Winter’ Park
Captain O. N. Bie Dies in Tampa Pioneer Port Engineer
Captain O N Bie longtime harbor and river engineer died in Tampa Florida at age 71 He helped develop Florida harbors along the west coast for about fifty years After arriving from Grimstad Norway in 1882 he sailed Atlantic routes before settling in Jacksonville and later Tampa to shape river and harbor work until his death Tuesday July 15.
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Florida
O. N. Bie
Tampa
Bie
Seven Seas
Grimstad
Norway
Jacksonville
Heat Locks Bridge in Washington Drawbridge
Engineers from the District of Columbia highway department report a heat expansion locked the eastern branch Potomac River drawbridge one day this week. Boats queued as the iron expanded until sunset when cooling allowed the bridge to contract and separate.
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District of Columbia Highway Department
Potomac River
Mount Dora Citrus Group Aims Full Acreage Bait Spraying
The Mount Dora Citrus Growers Association plans to spray every citrus acre in the district with government ordered poison bait. By midweek over 2000 acres had received the first spray in a five mile radius around Mount Dora, with work led by C C Moorehead and a four man crew. The program uses sandspray with five gallon backs, repeating every three weeks, funded by the Florida Clearing House Association and $0.25 per acre per application.
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Mount Dora
Orlando
C C. Moorehead
Florida Clearing House Association
Citrus Growers Association
Swat
Automobile Collision at Alexander and Tavares Road Corner
Mrs. George Keller traveling south on Alexander Street collided with a car driven east on Tavares Road, the Jensen son at fault zinc. Both vehicles suffered only minor damage and no injuries were reported. shrubs at the corner hindered visibility. Keller slowed and checked both ways before entering intersection. Jensen claimed speeds between 35 and 80 mph and swerved too late to avoid crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Keller
Alexander ‘Street
T.C. Jensen
Tavares Road
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lake Chamber
Leesburg
Trade and Industry Committee
John Thomas Butler
American Legion and Auxiliary
M.E.C
Gleaners
Miles
Heat Locks Bridge
Washington
Alexander and
Weather Report
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