Montverde News highlights school events and council bond plan
Montverde discusses new faculty S sobre teachers from Bowling Green and Virginia and adds to junior high staff. Football losses to Kissimmee 20 0 and St Cloud 14 0. Three tennis courts under construction. Women’s Club hosts faculty reception with praise for four teen years of school growth. Local business changes include Miss Barbara Walsh joining Massey Business College and Mr Feinberg purchasing Brewster dry goods. Notices cover Tyler Carroll’s death and a $60 000 water sewer bond election set for Nov 16 with registration through Nov 11.
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Tavares
Meade
Groveland
Jordan
Skinner
Clermont
Sebastian
George Brome
E. Spillman
Bowling Green
Compton
Virginia
Montverde
Kissimmee
St. Cloud
Odell Hall
Montverde School
R. G. Brewster
J T Johnson
H. P. Carpenter
J. L. Feinberg
Leesburg
Feinberg
Barbara Walsh
Massey Business College of
Jacksonville
Viola Huntley
G. D. Smith
Morningside Park
E. B. Flaherty
Tyler Carroll
C. S. Carroll
Orlando
Officials of counties may get call down
Persistent errors by county officials who file with Governor Martin prompted Attorney General Johnson to draft a letter for the governor’s office. The aim is to correct mistakes and delays in filing requisitions and applications.
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Tallahassee
Martin
Géveral Johnson
Mandamus Issued Over Rail Line Bridge Permit
Tallahassee Oct 14 A writ of mandamus was issued by the supreme court on Oct 5 against the Seaboard All Florida railroad for failing to meet permit conditions to erect a temporary bridge across the Miami Canal. The Everglades Drainage District commissioners filed the petition and the return date is Oct 15.
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Tallahassee
Supreme Court
Seaboard All-Florida Railroad
Miami Canal
Bord of Commissioners of
Everglades
Seek Change in Acceptance of Fla Vegetables
Gov. Martin and railroad commissioners wired C Barhan of the Southern Freight Association in Atlanta to oppose a rule barring Florida vegetables from south Atlantic ports and Mississippi Valley points under the order notify bill of lading. A similar opposition occurred last year.
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Tallahassee
Insurance Licenses Issued To State Agents and Firms
The Insurance division of the State Treasurer's office is mailing new year licenses to agents and companies that filed fees. Several firms previously operating in the state have not yet applied for the new license, affecting the upcoming year.
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Tallahassee
State Treasurer’s Office
Martin Seeks Funds To Pay For Hog Serum
John W. Martin reports he has written to Attorney General Johnson seeking guidance on how to raise money for continuing free distribution of hog cholera virus and serum. The state veterinarian announced early this week that despite raising the fund to 25 000 dollars, it remains insufficient and is completely depleted.
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Tallahassee
John W. Martin
Johnson
Opening Five More Banks In State In Week
Five banks that closed in summer were permitted to reopen last week. They include Stuart Bank & Trust in Stuart and People's Bank & Trust Co. in St. Petersburg, Bank of Oakland in Oakland, Palatka Bank & Trust Co. in Palatka, and Bank of Uma titla. G. A. Peed was appointed receiver of Bank of St. Cloud. Delray Bank & Trust Co. expected to open shortly after a Delray visit by R. M. Evans.
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Tallahassee
Comptroller’s Office
Stuart Bank & Trust Company
Stuart
People’s Bank & Trust Company of
St. Petersburg
Bank of Oakland
Oakland
Fla
Palatka Bank & Trust Company
Palatka
Bank of Umatilla
G. A. Peed
Bank of St
Validity of Title Law Is Under Attack
In Tallahassee on October 14 the Supreme Court heard oral arguments from October 5 in a case challenging the retained title law. The law makes it a crime to dispose of articles purchased under retained title without the holder's consent. The contention is the statute effectively imposes imprisonment for debt and violates the constitution.
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Tallahassee
Supreme Court
Farmers Consume Large Fertilizer Total in September
Florida farmers purchased and used more fertilizer last month than in recent months, per J Hinton Pledger of the Department of Agriculture. Tonnage reached 17 683 3 tons, up about 74 percent from August. Seminole County led with 3 671 tons.
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Tallahassee
Florida
J. Hinton Pledger
Department of Agriculture
Seminole County
Avon Park Wauchula Road Rebuild Soon
Avon Park in Highlands county will begin rebuilding a short gap in the Avon Park Wauchula road once water is drained. County Commissioner W A Marshall says work will start as soon as conditions allow after the commissioners set plans.
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Avon Park
Wauchula
W. A. Marshall
Florida Rail Line in Supreme Court Tax Fight
A suit affecting every special tax district in the state traversed by the Atlantic Coast Line railroad is pending in the Supreme Court and now involves 37 Florida counties. The railroad seeks to enjoin Comptroller Ernest Amos from collecting about $85,000 in taxes assessed in 1924 for district purposes including schools roads and drainage.
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Tallahassee
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court
Florida
Ernest Amos
Lions Feed Chickens in Storm Area West Palm Beach
In the Moore Haven disaster zone near Lake Okeechobee, the Lions Club feeds 1000+ displaced chickens sheltering in a deserted house amid cypress thickets. Red Cross and relief workers aided residents, while cattle and hogs wandered after the storm. owners may reclaim livestock once located.
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West Palm Beach
American Red Cross
Cypress Thickets
Here
Lions Club
Lake Okeechobee
Moore Haven
J. H. Allen
Highway Link to Bradenton Wauchula Route Formed
The bond issue allocates forty thousand dollars to raise the grade and lay a sixteen foot asphalt highway for about two miles. This closes the gap between here and Wauchula and paves the way for the Bradenton and Sarasota connection once the Bradenton Wauchula road is finished.
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Here
Wauchula
Bradenton
Sarasota
Former Girl Preacher Mrs Sommers in Hospital
St Petersburg Oct 14 Mrs Rheda Crawford Sommers famed Broadway Angel of the Salvation Army underwent a serious operation this morning at a local hospital but is reported to be improving and out of danger. She once preached on Broadway in New York and drew police attention as meetings blocked traffic. Now married to a local editor she has preached little and left the Salvation Army, where her father held a senior post.
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ST. Petersburg
Rheda Crawford Sommers
Broadway
The
Salvation Army
Madison Fair Set to Highlight Livestock Show
Madison Oct 14 The Madison county fair in this city November 9 to 13 will stage a larger livestock display than ever. The state demonstration department has urged county agents to attend. Madison hosts the state’s largest pig and calf clubs whose entries will go to Jacksonville after the local exhibit. Four communities plan to exhibit with more possible, and the boys clubs along with cotton peanuts corn and potato work will have extensive displays.
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Madison
State Demonstration Department
Jacksonville
War and state of war noted by royal decree in Spain
The Louisville Times contrasts war and a state of war noting Spain’s royal decree annulling a state of war. The remark underscores distinctions between declared conflict and a suspended hostilities status.
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Spain
Louisville Times
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