Howey bridge to open by October in Lake county road plan
The Jacksonville Tampa cut off in Lake county’s seven million dollar road program will open to traffic by October 1. G S Mickle, county engineer, visited Howey to inspect the 7890 foot Howey bridge, planned as the state’s longest free span. Completion targets the start of the tourist season while surfacing progresses from Astor to Astatula for cross state travel.
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Jacksonville
Tampa
Lake County
G. S. Mickle
Howey
Astor
Astatula
Altoona
Eustis
Tavares
Mount Dora
Sanford
Cassia
Crows Bluff
Leesburg
Groveland
Mascotte
Clermont
Howey “Y
Little Lake Harris
Orange County
Orlando
Waterways touted as boon for Lake County growth
Developer Carl Dann says Lake County's 1400 named lakes create climate benefits and a natural drainage system. Construction advances include road improvements, a Leesburg canal linking Griffin and Harris, and plans to deepen waterways for larger boats. Extensions aim to reach Okeechobee and the Atlantic via Jacksonville to Miami.
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Carl Dann
Lake County
Dann
Apopka
Ocklawaha
Lake Harris
Lake Eustis
Lake Dora
Lake Griffin
Lady Lake
Great Lakes of Florida
Griffin
Harris
Leesburg
Lake Okeechobee
Atlantic
Jacksonville
Miami
Local Social News Highlights From Leesburg Area
A busy midweek social scene includes Emma Williams hosting the L D D club with gladioli decor and a strawberry ice cream reception. Mrs Hugh B Mattox gives a tea shower for bride Mrs Jack Battle with a towel keepsake and musical pleasures. Missionary groups from Leesburg Ocala Lady Lake and Okawaha gather at Barnes Beach for a day of meetings and a picnic lunch.
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Fifteenth Street
Emma Williams
Addine Pratt
Jane Williams
Mesdames
A. W. Swaverly
Co. C. Magruder
Orlando
Helen Alford
Bertha Davis
Ruth Allen
Isabel Bourlay
Louise Rogers
Hattie Miller
Fruitland Park
Hugh B. Mattox
Jack L. Battle
Mattox
J. D. Manly
J. L. Williams
A. H. Boone
C. J. Franklin
Hubert Boyd
Perry Butler
Joe Butler
W. P. Turnipseed
Paul Johnson
J. H. Butler
Methodist Missionaries Societies
Leesburg
Ocala
Lady Lake
Oklawaha
Barnes Beach
Lake Weir
W. W. Clyatt
Leesburg Society
Izaak
Eustis High School Commencement Finds Speaker Rev Shepherd
The commencement exercises closed Friday night with Rev J F Shepherd delivering the address to the graduating class. Post office receipts show a material gain over May 1925. The Eustis baseball team continues winning, Arcade building work progresses well, and the New England Restaurant grows popular attracting many automobile parties from surrounding areas for their meals.
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Rev
J. F. Shepherd
New England
Two Lives Lose Hope After Linden Train Collision
E R Jones of Winter Haven died after a car crash with a freight train at Linden. R A Roderick of Conover NC injured. they were carried to Trilby and then to a Dade City hospital. Jones died without regaining consciousness.
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E. R. Jones
Winter Haven
R. A. Roderick
Conover
N. C
Linden
Trilby
Dade City
Jones
Clermont minister Rev. Joe M. Branch visits brief return
Rev. Joe M. Branch, who three years ago led the Clermont Baptist church and then studied in Texas, returned with Mrs. Branch to preach to a packed house before departing by the next train to his Americus Georgia charge.
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Joe M. Branch
Clermont
Texas
Clermont City Council sworn in with H C Brown as president
The new Clermont city council was sworn in with H. C. Brown serving as president for a second year. Mrs. K. D. Chase acts as chamber secretary while Mrs. L. L. Chandler visits Greenwood, Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Keene attend a Tulsa meeting for Realty Boards. The Barrys travel to Cleveland and the Simondses to Newark for the summer.
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H. C. Brown
Mr. Brown
K. D. Chase
The
Chamber of Commerce
L. L. Chandler
Greenwood, Mass
H. C. Keene
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Clermont Realty Board
National Meeting of Realty Boards
Umatilla Editor Attends Kiwanis Convention in Montreal
Gilbert Leach of Umatilla attends the Kiwanis convention in Montreal. Mt and Mrs Herbert McCart left Sunday to visit Plains Georgia. The Commercial reports 113 new homes erected here since January 1.
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Gilbert Leach
Montreal
Herbert McCart
Plains, Ga
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Edge
State Road Department
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Postmaster Smith
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