Editorial insight on industrial funding and local growth
An Orlando Morning Sentinel editorial echoes the need to study other cities before pursuing costly experiments. It cites Mount Dora and Ed Overholser of Oklahoma City's Chamber of Commerce, detailing a three-step policy: support local investors, lease facilities with five year terms, and back solid, profitable ventures with public and private capital.
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Ed Overholser
Oklahoma City
Chamber of Commerce
Teaching Investment Facts at a Western University
The extension division of a large western university announces a course on the stock exchange covering its scope and functions. It will teach the evolution of modern capitalism brokers money and credit and the exchange’s relation to the public.
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Western University
Stock Exchange
Pro Bono Publicus
Local Industry Drive Aims at Steady Growth
Community boasts 15 000 to 25 000 new residents annually and building permits exceeding 1 000 000 monthly over 24 months. Last three months reach 2 000 000 monthly. District reports place the town on the Nation's Business Map for 18 months. The board pledges no stock sales or bonuses for seven years and urges investment in proven external organizations.
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Federal Reserve District
Municipal ownership fails as cities quit electric plants
The National Electric Light Association reports 1440 cities and towns with populations around 3 million have shed municipal electric plants. 489 municipal systems serving about 1.6 million people have also switched to private wholesale power. The shift follows the rise of central station networks which municipal setups cannot match in efficiency, economy, and reach.
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National Electric Light Association
Edison Legacy Highlighted On Half Century Of Light
America pauses to honor Thomas A. Edison for fifty years since he began electric lamp experiments. The achievement is praised as transforming civilization and a landmark in progress.
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America
Thomas A. Edison
Morning Verse Sparks Gentle Start to Day
A reader shares a reflective verse about adding love, gladness, sweetness, and song to daily work to ease toil. The piece notes a credited author for good morning sentiment is uncertain but the message stands for repeated reading.
Mount Dora Prepares Festive Lighting to Attract Tourists
The town booms with colored lights and new amenities including parks hotels and games. Locals claim the lively display will draw tourists this winter and boost Mount Dora’s prosperity, despite some objections to color choices.
Beautification sign credited to local workshop crew
The article credits the Service Garage for a tasteful building sign with actual work by Gip Galloway and I. B. Merry, aided vocally by Bill Wingler, Wallace Pike, George Bullard, Wendell Perry, and others. Carl Graves offered a space filling suggestion after hearing his poem. E. V. Dickman wrote a poem about Florida weather and climate.
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Gip Galloway
I. B. Merry
Bill Wingler
Wallace Pike
George Bullard
Wendell Perry
Topics in Grief F H H and Public Service
A reflective column notes public servants return to duty depends on public interest. It mentions northern coal and snow shovel season and household clangs. A fire department lad dies while duty calls. Chicago faces 104 bombings this year amid ongoing season of such incidents.
Red Green and White Lighting Proposal Sparks Town Debate
A letter criticizes the new corner lighting plan favoring red, green and white based on extensive usage. The author warns of forest fire risks from careless behavior and urges enforcement at a busy Eleventh and Donnelly stoplight after noting drivers ignore signals.
Street dance teased by Believers in Mount Dora
The Believers plan a Saturday night street dance with Monday business for the Mount Dora Shoe Shop. The narrator notes the entertainment has endless possibilities and jokes about naming pairs of people who might be involved, warning that revealing names could seem like running the whole show.
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Mount Dora
Dooley Seen Boling in Sylvan Shores with Pup
Observers note C. C. Dooley roaming Sylvan Shores at night with a small dog. They speculate the activity is practice for a future hunting trip. Residents also remark on a recent influx of attractive cars into town resembling a New York show display.
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C. C. Dooley
Sylvan Shores
New York
Quixley Realty Visit Sparks Odd Home Concept Ideas
A visitor to Quixley Realty sought timely topics from Fred MacMahon who suggested mustard plasters, while Fletcher Crane’s quirky notion of home unfolds in a vacant store window laid out as a living room. Magazines, cigar ashes, and chewing gum wrappers decorate the scene as the couple’s remarks trail off.
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Quixley Realty
Fred MacMahon
Fletcher Crane
Og Auees
MacDonald Accepts Honorary Degree From Washington University
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald accepted an honorary Doctor of Laws from George Washington University at a fall convocation on October 9. He declined offers from Princeton and other large universities citing Washington’s non sectarian, evening accessible courses for working students. He praised labor and the value of education earned by daily effort, urging graduates to value time and opportunity.
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Princeton
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
George Washington University
Cloyd Heck Marvin
Diplomatic Corps
Memorial Continental Hall
MacDonald
George Washington
Education as sincere character and moral advantage
The speaker urges valuing education beyond outward ornaments, arguing real education shapes conscience, temper, and adaptability. He reflects on a varied life and notes that honors bring responsibility, sacrifice, and burdens to bear.
Wonders: Seven Modern Wonders That Define Our Age
Grovernor Dawe laments that schoolchildren recall ancient wonders while seven modern achievements shape civilization. He lists control of pain, disease prevention, atomic-scale mastery, chemistry of life, vast and tiny universal knowledge, and control of sound and light waves as our era’s defining feats.
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Grovernor Dawe
Pyramids
Egypt
Babylon
Diana
Jupiter Olympus
Mausolus
Pharos
Alexandria
Rhodes
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