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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1926
Page
8
Florida Weekly itemizes municipal investments from Jacksonville to Palm Beach. Projects include new sewers in Tavares and St. Augustine, a $1,000,000 hotel in West Palm Beach, a $30,000 paving effort in Orlando, and a $5,000,000 Ocean Boulevard plan in Palm Beach. Multiple cities note street improvements, school and bridge work, and utilities upgrades.
A sweeping list shows multiple Florida towns starting or advancing infrastructure. Projects include paving 30 Bradenton streets, a $2.9 million bond for Dade County bridges and roads, a new $5 million Miami Tampa highway plan, a $1.466 million 44 mile Pensacola Elamaton paved highway nearing completion, and various bridge, sewer, and utility upgrades across St. Augustine, Fort Myers, Venice, Dunellon, Dunnellon, and Tarpon Springs.
Sebring reports bids opened for a 10 mile boulevard around Lake Jackson with an estimated cost of 940000. Sebastian Construction started a new 40000 school in the area.
Milledgeville prison superintendent B H Dunaway plans to ask the prison commission to move executions from the early afternoon to after midnight. He cites needing power supply from Milledgeville electric utilities and larger morbid crowds in the afternoon.
Tallahassee reports all craft of the state shell fish department escaped the hurricane that struck Florida. Boats stationed in multiple sections were moved to safety following daily warnings. Commissioner T R Hodges noted continued force postings with help from the Jacksonville Weather Bureau.
Miss Crossley of England broke her own record with a time of 5 minutes 10 seconds in the 1000 meter walk at the Women's Olympic Games in Gothenburg Sweden, establishing a new world mark.
Edison, winter resident in Fort Myers, is testing a Madagascar rubber vine on a five acre tract near his home. A new harvesting and pressing system is planned to extract crude rubber once vines mature, with Edison aiming for a fine grade. The effort follows his inspection of Henry Ford's rubber trees near La Belle last winter.
Report states Harvey Firestone, a tire maker and Edison friend, promised to mold a tire from rubber from Edison’s vines if they mature this winter. The note reflects close collaboration between industry and inventor in advancing natural rubber supply.
The Associated General Contractors of America says U.S. building volume will reach about eight billion dollars this year barring unforeseen setbacks. The report notes that the first seven months show higher activity than the same period last year.
The text notes that while current data may hint at a new record, the larger impact lies in the ongoing rise in contracts awarded and building permits issued. It emphasizes growing activity as a key indicator, suggesting sustained momentum in the sector.
Navy and Notre Dame announced a two year home and home football agreement for 1927 and 1928 with games set for October 15. Navy will host at Baltimore Stadium while Notre Dame will play at Soldiers Field in Chicago.
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