Florida: Rediscovered land of growth and romance
Edward Emerine writes that Florida, long northern readers’ idea of a playground, is a growing commonwealth with rich history and modern industry. He details agriculture, livestock, citrus, naval stores, phosphate, paper mills, and expanding markets, noting development from Pensacola to Miami and prospects for postwar expansion.
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Edward Emerine Wiu
Florida
Palm Beach
Fuller’s
Key West
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Washington, D. C
Morida
United States
Peninsula St
Ary Lake
Everglades
Jupiter
Biscayne Bay
Gulf of Mexico
St. Augustine
America
Millard Fillmore Caldwell Returns to Farm Life in Leon County
Millard Fillmore Caldwell resigns from Congress to run his Leon County farm. He grows pecans and general crops, raises beef and dairy cattle, and previously practiced law in Tallahassee before serving as governor.
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Millard Fillmore Caldwell
Congress
Leon County
Tallahassee
Early Spanish Settlements Mark Western Florida History
The Gulf coast of western Florida housed early Spanish outposts at Tampa Bay Charlotte Harbor and Pensacola well before St Aline. By 10 to 30 years prior to St Aline’s founding Spaniards and French and Dons explored the interior and introduced oranges before any east coast fortifications.
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Florida
Gulf of Mexico
St. Aline
Tampa Bay
Charlotte Harbor
Pensacola
More Honorary Degrees For 1946 Voicks
The piece lists several figures receiving honorary degrees in 1946. Harriet Sue is noted as a secretary and runner up for a Yonkers award, with playful anecdotes about Bilge. James B. Clabby is praised as a sports writer, while Herman G. Wotta-man is teased for juvenile delinquency committee comments.
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Bilge
Clabby
James B
Harmony Hard To Come By In Short Supply
A speaker laments limited production and dwindling supplies of harmony and trust. He notes demand outstrips supply, with calls for patience, tolerance, and honesty while predicting continued scarcity. Also includes fading Americanisms and small ads about domestic needs and services.
Brewery worker sues after union denial over keg lift test
A brewery worker denied admission to a union for failing to lift a 192 pound keg from street to a six foot high platform sues. In a court test six union brewery members were summoned and only one could perform the stunt. The target may have been a "light beer" man.
Tobacco Trust Declared Violator Under Antitrust Laws
The three largest tobacco companies in the country have been ruled to operate as a trust violating antitrust laws. Citations indicate the order aims to curb monopolistic behavior and restore competitive markets. No further details about parties or penalties are provided in the excerpt.
New York Telephone at 50 A trip through nostalgia and quips
The piece reflects on aging institutions and humorous anecdotes from public life. It notes the New York Telephone Company turning fifty and profiles a Long Island doctor biking to calls. It also includes quips from Pfe Purkey and John Kieran, plus a seagull tale and Jimmy Durante on Information Please.
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New York Telephone Company
Long Island
Flattering summer frock pattern from Sewing Circle
Pattern No. 1527 offers a youthful dress with a flattering yoke and extended shoulders. Sizes 12 through 42, with fabric estimates for 14, color ideas include pink stripe or white eyelet, and a simple cozy youth dress option with brief cap sleeves.
Home Improvement Tips And Quick Household Tricks
Planning summer house painting advise drying first coat before second. Oyster shell in tea kettle prevents hard water scale. Casement window should open out with base above sink. Hide shelves with pull down shades and sign tablecloth guests. Embroider signatures after next dinner for keepsake.
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Florida Tidewater
Valparaiso
Camp Blanding
Orlando
Tampa
West Palm Beach
Miami
Rockledge
Fort Pierce
St. Petersburg
Okeechobee
Floridas
Alabama
Georgia
Stallawassee
ST Peterburg
Caldwell
Flo
Herman G
Pfe
Oscar Purkey
John Kieran
Jimmy Durante
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago 7
O'Sullivan
Comfort
Leston
Woot
Fleischmann
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