Florida Exhibit Details At Mount Dora Meeting
Earl W Brown DeLand mayor and Chamber secretary discussed the Century of Progress Expo planned for Chicago 1933. Florida will spend about 13.5 million with 7.0 million contracted. Hall of States spaces and Avenue of Palms featured. horticultural displays and travelogues planned.
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Mount Dora
DeLand
Earl W. Brown
Chamber of Commerce
Brown
Helen
Ida E. Cook
Whistler
Florida
Cook
R. N. White
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Hall of States
Plaza of States
Avenue of Palms
Rosenwald Leaves Over Ten Million to Philanthropy
Julius Rosenwald bequeathed more than half of his twenty million dollar estate to ongoing philanthropy. He had previously funded the National Advisory Committee on Education with one hundred thousand dollars, enabling a timely federal education survey. Support for a federal Department of Education and Cabinet Secretary was urged, financed by Rosenwald’s philanthropy.
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Julius. Rosenwald
Hoover
National Advisory Committee On
Rosenwald
National Advisory Committee On Education
Congress
Department of Education
Influence of mindset at the card table in auction bidding
The piece contrasts winning players with losers at the card table, highlighting how confidence and self talk affect outcomes. It notes the power of self belief, warns against sharing bad luck, and suggests autosuggestion to improve luck and popularity during games.
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Jonah
Cone
Bid Analysis in Contract Bridge Hand No. 2
The article argues four diamonds is a weak bid when spades offer better game chances. Y should return to the major suit with equal support, preferring four spades if partner bid two suits and strength is balanced. Z’s four diamond bid and Y’s pass led to a failed contract. perpetual play for game is advised.
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Bie
Han
Z Pertaee
Hand No 3 Y A six by Zz hearts a k q ten seven six five two
Aces out, if possible, spade bid by opponents. It is an example of a shutout bid. Z as dealer should bid four no trump if possible. the text notes a four eee A eins out.
Best Fungicide For Controlling Rose Diseases
Dr. W B Shippy of the Florida Experiment Station Leesburg says sulphur is the best all purpose fungicide for rose diseases including black spot brown canker and powdery mildew. Finely ground dusts and lime sulphur liquid forms offer protection with dusts less visible on foliage. Copper lime and Bordeaux mixtures help against most diseases but not powdery mildew. Do not plant diseased roses and destroy fallen leaves to limit spread. apply a light even coating before rains and during cooler parts of the day.
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W. B. Shippy
Florida Experiment Station Laboratory
Leesburg
New Jersey
New York
Shippy
Last Heath Hen Believed Dead appears on Martha's Vineyard again
The lone heath hen on Martha's Vineyard was sighted near the West Tisbury farm of James Green on February 9 after nine months with no sightings. Dr. Alfred O. Gross of Bowdoin College confirms the bird, last survivor since 1928, returned to its scrub oak habitat as spring nears, though it has not boomed recently as in 1929.
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Martha’s Vineyard Island
Massachusetts
American Game Association
Alfred O. Gross
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Maine
New England
James Green
West Tisbury
Green
Fruit Juice Cookies and Grapefruit Salad Recipe Tips
Hints to housewives present a recipe collection for fruit juice cookies lemon orange toast and grapefruit salad. Instructions cover ingredients amounts mixing methods chilling baking times and serving with mayonnaise dressing.
Plans for extending Daytona Beach fishing pier into ocean
Officials perfected plans to extend the Daytona Beach fishing pier further into the Atlantic. The project envisions adding additional supports and a longer promenade to accommodate more anglers and visitors along the coast.
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Daytona Beach
How We Spent Some of Our Money in 1928
The piece reports 1928 spending by category, noting $2.14 billion on tobacco related goods and $4.82 billion overall for luxuries versus $2.45 billion for public school education. It compares luxury spending to education funding under the Curtis Reed bills in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Education
Curtis- Reed
Reed
Everglades Park Measure Moves to House Calendar
Senate Bill S.475 to establish a national park in Florida's Everglades sec tion passes the Senate on Jan. 19 supporting protection of regional wildlife. Sponsored by Senator Duncan A. Fletcher, it heads to the House after a favorable committee report on Jan. 12 with Rep. Ruth Bryan Owen as sponsor.
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Senate
Everglades Secion
Florida
Duncan A. Fletcher
House Committee On Public Lands
House
Ruth Bryan Owen
Bladder Laxer Advertisement Promises Relief
A vintage ad advises using BU KETS tablets to cleanse the bladder and relieve nighttime urination burning and backache. It promotes a 25 cent test box and urges a four day trial with a money back offer.
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Durham
Mosteller Bros
Mt. Dora
America
S. Ms
Hoyle, Jr
Iand
C.ece
Everglades Park
Lake County
Silver Lake Golf Club
Leesburg, Florida
Beauty
Lakeside Inn
C. E. Moorhead
Nelly Strext
McDonald St
H. P. Johnson Motor
C. V. Schuyler
Villa Dora Hotel
Sylvan Shores
G. A. Pierce
Eustis, Fla
R Sale—Johnson
Dr. C. L. Me
E. Central
S. Clayton St
C. H. Leonard
Copeland
Orlando
Golden Rule Nash
Jim Foster
Thomas McGraw
Zellwood, A
Singer Sewing
New Electric
Rehbaum & Crane
A. J. Abel
Magnolia Ave
Eustis
Fla
W .C. Watts
Tremain St
Riggs
W. G. Thatcher
Lake View Pharmacy
Riggs Medicated Tooth Powder Co
Orlando, Fis
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