Swift’s woodware firm in Florida grows with clever waste use
The Orlando Sentinel reports on Swift’s woodcraft business. He emphasizes native cypress wood, bold marketing, and cost cutting to boost output. The firm runs ten machines, designs new items, and plans to double production with more workers while selling by catalogue and via New York Los Angeles and Honolulu reps.
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St. Peter’s Cathedral
New York
Los Angeles
Honolulu
Orlando Sentinel
Woodworker Leaves Airline to Build Mount Dora Novelty Co
Joe Swift quit Eastern Air Lines two years ago to settle in Mount Dora and run Swift Novelty Co. He designs and produces native wood gifts sold wholesale nationwide and abroad, with a scientific process from idea to jig design and small-batch production to ensure profitability.
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Swift Novelty Co
Mount Dora
Joe Swift
Swift
Eastern Air Lines
Fall River
Mass
Orlando
Lake Ola
Tome
Maryland
Eastern Air
Atlanta
Res
Lake County Chamber Cautions on Charity Promotions
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce urges residents to seek information before donating or buying tickets to promotions. It cites fly by night promoters and a Tampa Tribune editorial warning against high pressure telephone solicitations and phony fundraisers. Citizens should refuse contributions by phone and verify every solicitation to ensure funds go to legitimate charities.
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The
Tampa Tribune
Miami
Fair Practice Bureau
Tampa
So-and-So
Christian Endeavor District Rally in Orlando Event
The Central District of the Florida Christian Endeavor Union will hold its last rally of the year on Sunday November 19 at 5 30 PM at the First Presbyterian Church in Orlando. The program features a ten C E program by Du Bose Academy an evening address by Billy Matthews UF young peoples director and class officers. Topic want ads bring results.
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Florida Christian Endeavor Union
Orlando
First Presbyterian Church
DuBose Academy
Billy” Matthews
University of Florida
4 H Clubs Mean Much To Youth of County
Margaret Parker of the Umatilla 4 H Club won a trip to the National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago for a well rounded program focused on bread baking and judging. Lake County 4 H members also earned trips to Chicago and to the International Live Stock Show, with Joe Busby Henry Swanson and Billy Lorenz named on the Florida poultry judging team.
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Margaret Parker
Umatilla
Chicago
Lake County
Florida
Joe Busby
Henry Swanson
Eustis
Billy Lorenz
Mohawk
Lake County Club
State Bankers Association
Brads Collins
Claxon Parker
Altoona
Milton Mingonet
Lucie K. Miller
G. T. Huggins
Huggins
Wilmer Bassett
Memory Martin
Eusfis High School
Sponge Bed Survey Funding Sought for Tarpon Springs Rehab
Dr. Paul S. Galtsoff of the Bureau of Fisheries requests Budget Bureau funds to finance a general survey of sponge beds at Tarpon Springs to aid rehabilitation work at Key West where sponge beds suffer from disease. Roy Schroder, state WPA director, has promised funds for labor.
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Budget Bureau
Tarpon Springs
Key West
Paul S. Galtsoff
Bureau of Fisheries
Roy Schroder
WPA
Unlawful to Burn Florida Woods or Other Wild Lands
Florida law bans wilful or careless burning of forests grass or wildlands not owned or controlled without notice to adjoining owners. Violators face up to 200 fine or three months in jail or both. The statute requires notices or fire protections and lists penalties and civil liability.
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Florida
Lake County
Mina Cnase
Engraved Stationery and Invitations Offered
Classified notice promoting engraved stationery informals cards and wedding invitations with four days service. Call Topic office to see samples. Fifty Christmas cards with your name imprinted for $1.00.
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Topic Office
Twig Girdler Damage Warns Yard Owners In State
Local readers report a twig girdler insect attacking various trees in yards. It girdles twigs near the end and drops them, with eggs laid under the bark. Control hinges on removing girdled twigs promptly and burning them to destroy eggs before hatching. Also notes about gin industry in Louisiana and mystery wreckage in Jupiter Florida with a German lifeboat plate.
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Jupiter
Florida
Davy
Jones’ Locker
Berufsgenossenschaft
Expert to Demonstrate Zoetic Shield at Angebilt Hotel
RUPTURE expert H. M. Shevnan of Chicago will appear at the Angebilt Hotel Orlando on Thursday November 23 from 9 A M to 6 P M to demonstrate the Zoetic Shield. He claims it offers immediate rupture control, increases circulation and closes openings in about ten days without straps or medicines.
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H. M. Shevnan
Chicago
Angebilt
Orlando
Shevnan
Richmond
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