Plans for 100 room Lake Island apartment house
Plans completed for a 100 room apartment building on Lake Morton in Lake Wales. Poultry raisers ship breeding stock to Havana Cuba. Fort Meade businessmen plan to rebuild property destroyed by fire. Vo lusia county toll bridges to be operated as trees bridges after county takeover. John W. Martin, Jacksonville mayor, announces candidacy for governor in three years. J Frank Stubbs indicted for perjury in Hillsborough county grand jury.
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Lakejland
Lake Morton
Fort Meade
J. Frank Stubbs
Tampa
Hillsborough County Grand Jury
Fort Myers considers city manager plan amid 29 applications
The city prepares to switch to a commission-manager government as 29 applicants compete for the post of city manager. In other news, claims surface of kaolin deposits near Orlando and that Orange County clay surpasses all Florida finds.
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Fort Myers
Orlando
Orange County
Florida
Petition for recall of St Petersburg mayor fails
A petition seeking a recall election for Mayor Mitchell of St Petersburg did not gather enough signatures. A special term of circuit court will convene in Seminole county on Monday June 27 to resolve several cases not reached by the prior jury term.
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Mitchell
St. Petersburg
Seminole County
Judge Wm. A. Blount Heads American Bar Association
Judge Wm. A. Blount of Pensacola serves as president of the American Bar Association in a notable leadership role highlighting his stature in legal circles. The article notes his election and ongoing influence within the national legal community.
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Wm. A. Blount
Pensacola
The
American Bar Asso
Noted US Jurist Dies at Johns Hopkins Hospital
A prominent jurist, widely respected in the United States, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital on Wednesday of last week. The death removes a leading legal mind whose work influenced American jurisprudence.
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Ciation
United States
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fire destroys Winter Park ice factory and water works
Last week a blaze wiped out the Winter Park ice factory and water works. Orion’s ice supply continues with a single emergency water station providing limited water to residents.
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Winter Park
Orlando
Citizens urge Pinellas County to hire renowned landscape gardener
A petition circulating in Pinellas County asks county commissioners to employ a nationally reputed landscape gardener and to conduct a countywide survey assessing local needs and development potential.
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Pinellas County
Wauchula to Pave 3.3 Miles With Brick or Concrete
The Wauchula council decided last week to advertise for bids on three and three tenths miles of brick or concrete paving to be built in the near future. The project aims to improve streets and infrastructure for the city.
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Wauchula
Florida Coast Line Canal Purchase Sought by Western Syndicate
A western syndicate holds an option to buy the Florida Coast Line canal from Jacksonville to Biscayne Bay at Miami. If the deal is completed, buyers plan to invest about one million dollars in improvements.
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Jacksonville
Biscayne Bay
Miami
Proposed Sarasota Palmetto Bradenton Ellenton League
W. C. Sparkman of Palmetto proposes a local baseball league with teams from Sarasota Palmetto Bradenton and Ellenton. The plan is meeting with considerable encouragement for formation and support from the communities.
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Sarasota
Palmetto
Bradentown
Ellenton
W. C. Sparkman
Tampa man named collector of customs for Florida
Matt B. McFarlane of Tampa was appointed collector of customs for Florida, succeeding J. F. C. Griggs. McFarlane will assume the duties on July 1 while Griggs expects to move from Appalachicola to Tampa.
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Matt B. McFarlane
Tampa
Florida
J. F. C. Griggs
Mr. Griggs
Appalachicola
Levy County Man Challenges Gasoline Tax Law validity
S J Gunn of Levy county moves to strike the gasoline tax law as invalid alleging it was not signed by the speaker of the house and the president of the senate until after the legislature had adjourned.
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S. J. Gunn
Levy County
House
Senate
Grave Indian mound image unearthed on Mr Millars farm
Mr M A Millar of near Venus reports a rare graven image found while digging in an Indian mound on his farm. The image and accompanying pottery fragments were sent to the Smithsonian Institute as a rare antique specimen.
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M. A. Millar
Venus
Smithsonian Institute
Tampa lumber firm lands giant rail ties order
A Tampa lumber concern received an order for 4,000,000 cross ties, switch ties and bridge timbers to be shipped from Gulf ports to Tampico, Mexico. It marks the first large shipment in years and signals a steadier government situation and brighter commerce prospects.
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Tampa
Tampico
Mexico
Gulf Ports
Agriculture course added at Lakeland High School plan
The Department of Agriculture will establish a program at Lakeland High School with a graduate of the Agricultural College as instructor. The program, under federal supervision, requires 150 hours per term and spans the four year course, covering all farming branches including mechanics and accounting.
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Department of Agriculture
Lakeland High School
The
Agricultural College
Flying Squadron Official Robbed and County Attack Probed
B. B. Lane secretary of the Flying Squadron State Teachers Examiners was sandbagged and robbed at Quincy after grading papers. Two armed assailants struck him and he regained consciousness an hour later to report the crime. Five Marion county men are held on $500 bond for allegedly flogging W. H. Milton and driving him from the county. Milton was found in the woods and later returned to press charges. He says he recognizes several suspects.
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B. B. Lane
Quincy
Lane
Marion County
W. H. Milton
Milton
Georgia
Prizes Totaling Over 4000 Dollars For Florida Boys Clubs
State club leader R. W. Blacklock announces at the Jacksonville state fair this fall that more than 4000 dollars in cash and trips will be awarded to Florida boys agricultural club members. Funds come from bankers merchants packers clubs and private citizens and from firms and individuals across the state.
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Boys’ Agricultural Clubs of
Florida
Jacksonville
R. W. Blacklock
Florida youths club efforts praised for prizes and scholarships
The article extols the impact of progressive firms and individuals supporting Florida youth club work. It notes state club prize funds plus extensive county contests, with hundreds and thousands of dollars already given and more to come, reflecting broad citizen support and growing interest from new supporters.
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Florida
Florida selects 1921 club judging team for Atlanta contest
Four Florida boys Marvin Brooker Brown Hawthorne Percy King Inverness Albert Miller Lake Butler Bradford County were chosen from seventeen-campus trials at the University of Florida June 6 11 to represent the state in the international club judging contest in Atlanta next fall. If they win they earn a free trip to the Royal Stock Show in England. The team will undergo further state wide training and summer demonstrations to polish judging skills.
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Florida
Atlanta
Marvin Brooker
Bell
Alachua County
Brnan Fraser
Hawthorne
Percey King
Inverness
Citrus County
Albert Miller
Lake Butler
Bradford
Union
University of Florida
England
Atlas Powder Co Announces Sugar Refining Substitute
Wilmington news notes a discovery by the Atlas Powder Company of a substitute for bone black used in decolorizing sugar and syrups. The substance reportedly proved 25 to 60 times as efficient and enables white granulated sugar to be made directly at the raw sugar mill after extensive commercial tests.
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Wilmington
Dela
Atlas Powder Company
Powder Company
Fly Prevention for Livestock Spray Formulas
A Florida Experiment Station entomologist presents three fly repellent formulas for domestic animals. Formula 1 uses laundry soap water crude petroleum and naphthalene. formula 2 combines fish oil tar and carbolic acid. formula 3 mixes laurel oil with linseed oil. No. 1 should be emulsified and sprayed on the animals.
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Bossy
J. R. Watson
Florida Experiment Station
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