Local residents head to football games in Atlanta and Montgomery
Dr. 8 C Colley leaves Thursday for Alabama to visit his mother and attend games in Montgomery and Atlanta before returning to Tavares. Leonard Barker will go to Atlanta for the football game. Mr and Mrs H C Duncan with daughters travel to Atlanta to watch the game and visit Gainesville.
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8. C. Colley
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Atlanta
Tavares
Leonard Barker
H. C. Duncan
Laughters
Harry Duncan
Riverside Military Academy
Gainesville
Florida This Week warns on hunting laws and Sabbath shows
Florida This Week reports state game commissioner C C Woodward warning that violations of game laws will not be tolerated as Florida sees increased game. a mass meeting in Orlando forms to oppose Sabbath motion pictures led by Dr T T Martin calling for traditional Sunday observance. The item notes the death of William J Conners in Buffalo, a man who rose to prominence in business.
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Florida
C. C. Woodward
Orlando
T.T. Martin, Evangelist
William J. Conners
Buffalo
Mr. Conners
Empress of Canada Returns To Regular Route After Record
New York hosted the Empress of Canada, flagship of the White Empresses of the Pacific, after she set transatlantic and Pacific records. The vessel, nearly 22,000 gross tons, recently retrimmed in Glasgow, has improved the Quebec Southampton run by 4 hours 35 minutes, beating the 1924 Empress of France record. She will stay on the Pacific while Empress of France resumes the Atlantic service. The sister Empress of France will sail February 13 1930 to the Mediterranean. During WWI the ship served as flagship of the 10th British Auxiliary Cruiser Squadron under Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair.
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New York
Canada
Southampton
Vancouver
B. C
Panama Canal
Yokohama
Victoria
Glasgow
Feather
Quebec
Seven Seas
Japan
Clyde
Pacific
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Dudley de Chair
Transit News Covers Road Projects and Events
The piece notes the Robert G Lassiter Co has completed over three miles of concrete paving on road ten south of Tallahassee with crews advancing to finish the city end. It also lists the Tallahassee Democrat reporting progress and previews an October South Florida Press Association convention with speakers. Additionally, organizers confirm plans for the Sumama orange festival at Makrina on November 14 to 16.
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Tallahassee
Leon County
Robert G. Lassiter Company
Capitol
South Florida Press Association
Melbourne
Karl Lehmann
Orlando
W. R .O’neal
Bob Sweger
Quincy
Ivy Clough Johnson
Leesburg
Satsuma
Makarina
Civil Service Posts Open for Fifteenth Census Jobs
Applications are invited for temporary clerks, calculating and tabulating machine operators tied to the fifteenth census. Submissions are due by November 2 at the Civil Service office.
Examinations Open for Junior Computing Positions
The United States Civil Service Commission announced openings for junior calculating machine operator junior tabulating machine operator and under card punch operator with annual salaries of 1440 1260 respectively. Open to all US citizens men and women who meet requirements.
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United States
Death toll rises among Civil War veterans on pensions
Civil War veterans on the Federal pension rolls are dying at about 5 000 per month. Lt. Col. W L Hazard of the Federal Bureau of Pensions noted the Sept 30 1900 list shows 57 483 veterans drawing pensions, with over 2 000 deaths since. Widows far outnumber veterans on pension and the last Mexican War widow died in September.
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W. L. Hazard
Federal Bureau of Pensions
Hazard
Bureau of Pension
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H. P. Dinson
St.Petersburg
Virginia Duncan
Mary Helen Sims
Carolyn Kennedy
Sylvan Shores
Ross Swartsell
Lake Wales
J. B. Kline
H. B. Hewett
Clermont
Ed. Gardner
Live Oak
Frank Smith
Lyman Ange
C. G. Magruder
Orllando
B. A. Williams
Mrs. Lockie
Chicago
A. S. Frederickson
Miami
Frank Sumner
Hame
Danville
R. M. Hall
Winter Garden
M. E. Pace
Harold Thomas
Ocala
Empress of
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YouoHama Rapper
A. M. Taylor
St. Aug
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Lake County Pub. Co
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Mount Dora
Federal
Department of Agriculture
State of
First National Bank
Resources
Oward
Federal Reserve Bank
State of Florida
County of Lake
Isee McCown
J. M. McCown
Louis R. Tremain
Alfred Rehbaum
Robt
W. Dickson
A. J. Waltz
Sidel’s Market
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