The Lad Finds Purpose in a Florida School of Boys
A boy from Lake County tours the Florida Industrial School for Boys in Marianna. He learns printing in the Boys Bank and Linotype shop, reads The Yellow Jacket, and writes an editorial titled Running Away Isn’t the Answer. His discovery of printing spurs his growth toward independence and ongoing effort.
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Florida
Boys Bank
Marianna
Lake County
Yellow Jacket
White Department
Linotype
Roosevelt Cottage
Trial sparks debate over Lake county jury system and race relations
The Lake county case escalates tensions between North and South as the Pepper-Smathers fight, jury registration changes, and media coverage shape public opinion. A July assault left a husband dead, a wife raped, and three Black defendants sentenced to death while a 16 year old received mercy, stirring debate on justice and race.
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Irvin
Lake County
Pepper-Smathers
Jesse W. Hunter
Claude Pepper
Pepper
Lake
Heywood Broun
Florida
South
Willis V. McCall
Shepherd
Charles Greenlee
Poisonous Plants in Florida Bulletin Issued for Cattlemen
The Florida Agricultural Experiment Station released a bulletin titled Some Poisonous Plants in Florida authored by West and M W Emmet. It details Florida flora toxic to livestock and will aid cattlemen. copies available at the county agent's office in Tavares.
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Florida
Florida Agricultural Experiment Station
West
M. W. Emmet
Tavares
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Uurvenna
J. G. Ray, JR
Puilder
Jersey
Sunset Valley Dairy
Parker Bros
Mount Dora
Democratic Committee
Chicago
Lucile Tally
William Boyle, Jr
India Edwards
Democratic National Committee
Winston K. Fendleton, Tavares
Democratic National Committee For
John Alden
Murray
Sylvan Shores
the Travelers
Hartford
Oldsmobile
America
General Motors
Central Florida
Henry Stein
Sylvan Shores Hotel
Hurl Nahl
Aires
Florida Power
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