Firestone program features Firestone as radio voice
Firestone Tire executive Henry Ford Firestone Jr steps into a regular radio schedule titled The Voice of Firestone. The Mondays program highlights his rise in the rubber industry and Liberia venture, with noted radio stars James Melton Gladys Rice and conductor William Merrigan Daly featuring in the broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firestone
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Nee
William Merrigan Daly
Walter Damrosch
America
Deems Taylor
George Gershwin
Alois Havrilla
Mohair Furniture Contest Draws 3000 Entries
Mrs. Anna P. Ronsheim of this town awaits results in a nationwide contest for chairs and a sofa aged Mohair hides long wear test by the Household Science Institute. Entry prizes total 250 dollars with old pieces shown at Chicago Progress exhibit among nearly 3000 submissions from across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna P. Ronsheim
Household Science Institute
Chicago
Sanford Mills
Maine
George B. Goodall
Mr. Goodall
Florida Charters Granted Sunset Security Co. Mount Dora
The secretary of state issues charters for Sunset Security Company of Mount Dora with real estate valued at 5000 dollars, 50 shares at 100 dollars par, directors J. H. Neville L. N. Neville and J. B. Neville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
Sunset Security Company
Mount Dora
J. H. Neville
L. N. Neville
J. B. Neville
Old Folks Concert at Mt Olive A M E Church
The Mt. Olive A M E Church colored section announces a Monday night concert to entertain attendees. The event promises joy for all and highlights a community gathering at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Olive A. M. ‘E. Church
Dickson-Ives to Stage Living Model Revue in Orlando
Dickson-Ives of Orlando inaugurates fall fashion with a living model revue next Friday October 2 at 8 00 p m on the store's second floor. A children’s showing will feature well dressed autumn wear. The following day October 3 marks fall opening as the Orlando store debuts summer changes including moved thrift frocks new hosiery and shoe space and redesigned second floor interiors. Officials expect a busy season and invite Mount Dora residents to the opening events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickson-Ives
Orlando
Mount Dora
Air Mail Routes and Schedules For Mount Dora Area
Air Mail dispatch notes Mount Dora has no direct air link via Orland and Jacksonville. It lists Orlando and Jacksonville schedules for north and southbound planes and train connections through Mount Dora with times and transfers, noting no Daytona Beach routing.
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Mount Dora
Orlando
Jacksonville
Florida
Orlando Air Port
Jacksonville Air Port
Jackson
N. B
Sea Mount
Dora
Daytona Beach
Fla. Et
Florida Citrus Inspection Stamps To Regulate Maturity
Florida enacts fruit inspection from August 31 to December 1 with tangerine exemption after November 16. Packing houses must be approved and pay 20 cents per box. Over 150 inspectors operate under J K Lawton and Ezra Rausch with O G Strauss directing state and federal efforts to prevent unripe fruit from entering markets.
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J. K. Lawton
Tallahassee
Ezra Rausch
J. M. Keen
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United State Department of Agriculture
O. G. Strauss
Florida
E. N. Turnbull
State Department of Agriculture
Birds Around Lake Wales Count 33 Species Seen by Visitors
Dr and Mrs John Van Schaaick Jr of Boston Florida winter visitors recorded 33 bird species near the Highland Park clubhouse over two days. The list includes towhee blue jay grackle palm warbler robin mockingbird egret heron cardinal grosbeak and many others. Mount Dora shares the same list plus additional species such as hummingbird martin swallows jenny wren crane bluebird eagle wild turkey and ducks.
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Highland Park
John van Schaaick, Jr
Boston
Florida
van Schaaick
Tampa Tribune
Mount Dora
Lake Wales
Don’t Shoot the Hawks in quail hunting lore
The article argues most quail hunters are hawk killers yet hawks like red tailed red shouldered broad winged and marsh hawks mainly prey on rats snakes and small mammals. It distinguishes destructive Cooper s and Sharpskinned hawks known as blue darters and urges hunters to avoid indiscriminate shooting to protect quail and balance prey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Montverde News Highlights Local Arts and People
The Young Pédpine Club of Montverde presented The Green Shirt to a crowded audience at the auditorium. Willie the hired man drew the spotlight with Charles Butterworth in the lead, alongside Flora Hirong and others. Annie Belle Veges and J. T. Morgan wed in Tampa Monday. Montverde School reports strong enrollment and a robust faculty. Local 4-H and home demonstration clubs form under Mary Allen with officers named. Families return from summer travels, noting pleasant weather and recent relocations within Montverde.
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Pédpine Club
Montverde
Apy
Charles Butter Weles
Willie
Flora Hirong Thelma»Cox
Mary Louise Morrison
Louise Cox
Pollie Sheppard
Frank Butler
Mack Morrison
Mary English
Wallace Arey
Tampa
Annie Belleveges
J. T. Morgan
Miss Starrs
Mr. Morgan
Mary Allen
Lake County
J. W. Hunziker
As Bull
J. T. Hard
Vias
Karl Lehmann
Allen
Montverde School
In Defense of the Alligator
Florida Times-Union reports on George L. Bird's Nature Magazine article defending alligators as protectable. He links rising turtle numbers and falling fish to reduced alligator predation on turtles, arguing that conserving alligators supports game fish populations and overall swamp ecology.
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George L. Bird
Izaak Walton
Mr. Bird
Nature Magazine
Sears Records Show Florida Spending in 1930 Jubilees
Sears Roebuck and Co reported Florida expenditures of 580 858 for 1930 as part of its 45th birthday figures. A major share, 170 942, went to merchandise purchases from 14 factories, across nearly all Florida departments, with details provided to Orlando’s C S Purcell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Florida
C. S. Purcell
Orlando
Purcell Links Florida Stores to 1930 Purchases and Birthday Campaign
Purcell, manager of the firm, notes 1930 rent taxes and incidentals total 69 463 in Florida across five retail stores. The company bought merchandise from 14 sources, with factories in seven towns statewide benefiting. He credits heavy newspaper advertising and outlines a September birthday celebration to build local ties and goodwill in each operating town, inviting residents to visit Central Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Uck and Company
Purcell
Nursery School Opens October 5th by Miss Lewis
Miss Margaret Lewis will open her nursery school on Monday October 5 for children aged 3 to 5 at 728 McDonald Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Lewis
McDonald Street
Feisty incident noted in obscure clipping
Readable fragment shows a feisty scene described with limited context and no clear names. The brief hints at tension or conflict without concrete details, leaving the main subject and outcome unclear.
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Harvey S. Firestone, Jr
AIR Mail Dispatch
Litsiiie
H. P. Carpenter
Leora Stoops
Umatilla
Dorothy Folsom
Leesburg
Mrs. Arey
Wallace
New England
Fred Jones
Dorothy
Kentucky
Dean
A R. McCaulin
Betty
Jack
Pennsylvania
First National Bank
Federal Reserve Ners
United States
Georgia
Valdosta
Tallamas
Gainesville
Ocala
Jacksonh
Lake City
Palatka
Mt. Dora
Miami
Isaak Walton
Chamber OF Commerce
Mount Dora, Florida
Fort Myers
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Donnelly Street
Ninth Avenue
Raymond Labreck
Mt Dora Hardware Company
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