Circle of power and politics parley in Tallahassee session
A rambling Florida legislature report describes filibusters and stormy sessions with figures like Claude Pepper and Mr Landon. The piece mocks political theatrics, notes committee hearings at a hotel, and mentions Kissimmee and Coneville lobbying plots amid a carnival-tinged backdrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Landon
Fred Cone
Mr. It
Fred
Hoover
Tallahassee
Lizzards
Mac Christie
Ringland Bros. Circus Promises African Pigmy Elephants
The Ringland Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus announces a Orlando show on November 10 featuring African pigmy elephants the first of their kind in the continent plus miniature pongurs. The program includes diverse troupes and new imports from Europe and Asia, promising a premier, historic performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Ringland Bros
Barnum & Bailey
Africa
Tim McCoy
Ringland Bros. and
Orlando
Burma
Siam
Europe
Asia
Red Cross Poster Highlights Membership and Disaster Aid
The 1936 Red Cross poster proclaims the organization is of by and for the people. It emphasizes that membership funds finance the relief work and services offered to distressed citizens without regard to race color or creed. The annual Roll Call runs Armistice Day to Thanksgiving Day November 11 26. The poster is by Walter W Seaton renowned illustrator of film and radio stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Walter W. Seaton
Ring Bros Circus Exhibition Evokes Classic Columns
A vivid note recalls the Ring Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus as it travels, invoking grand columnar displays and nostalgic showmanship. The fragment hints at public spectacle and enduring entertainment history through a storied traveling troupe.
Virginia Stone from Old Airwell Offered for Lake County Celebration
Rev Randolph F Blackford notes in a Lake County Chamber letter that a brick from the old Airwell in Hanover County Virginia will accompany a flagpole for the Lake County semi centennial in 1837. The note describes Airwell as Berkeley family seat, bricks shipped from England, and the tale of the Silver of St Martin’s Parish burned when the house burned. Welcome tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Fla
Tavares
Lake County
Hanover County
Airwell
England
Tocco
Berkeleys
Berkeley
Queen Anne
St. Martin’s Parish
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Pepper
Lulu
Ezekill
Elsie
Claude Pepper
Annapolis
West Point
Bird
Kissimmee
Coneville
Hortense Wells
Ford Nordman
Jim Clements
Solvick
Sally Dress Shop
Cox Trcus
Villa Dora
Hotel
Mount Dora
Ring Bros
Grand View Hotel
Mount Dora, Florida
Lake Dora
Grand View
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