Florida News Briefs From Tampa St. Petersburg And Key West
The Tampa Bay Hotel opened for the winter season. A potato chip plant started in Tampa. Jacksonville chosen as Florida Methodist Conference meeting site. A 10 percent pound sheepshead caught off St. Petersburg. Crystal Springs face seed land issues. Braxton ham to appoint county food admins. Florida laws on net fishing suspend efforts ongoing. Peninsular Telephone rates raised by state railroad commission. Residents seek transportation for moving food. David Lang former naval adjutant and Civil War hero dies in Tallahassee. Ocala Valley railroad halts service. commission seeks order to restore. End of good roads bond issue in county. Tampa area offers 1000 to train for camp. Leon Stroud of Arcadia fined after altercation with Dr. Simmons in drug store. Francis J. Lowe of New York fined in Key West. Polk Citrus Exchange ships oranges to Camp Wheeler. Rotary Club pays transport. War era insurance executive in Miami indicted for forgery returns and pleads guilty. Hereward schooner sinks near Tarpon Springs. cargo horses valued $75 each, crew survives in open boats.
Strawberries Marketed in Plant City and Other News
Strawberries are now on the market at Plant City with shipping beginning Tuesday. The Brevard County Fair will be held in Eau Gallie February 12 to 16. The 1918 Farmers National Congress convention will be in Jacksonville next December. Ten and a half million Tampa cigars were manufactured last week, a record. Bell Telephone operators in Jacksonville have formed a union and struck. Reverend Jnc B Ley, 60, long a Florida Methodist minister, died in Orlando December 10. Reuben North, 9, of Sebring, drowned in Lake Jackson while swimming from an abandoned boat. Prohibition liquor seized in Florida will be turned over to the government for war redistillation upon War Department request. Brigadier General Albert H Bland ing, of Bartow, moved from Camp Wheeler to command an infantry brigade at Camp Logan in Houston. Mayme L Provost of St Petersburg, an American Red Cross nurse, has orders to report at an Atlantic seaport for embarkation to France.
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Mayme L. Provost
St. Petersburg
Atlantic
France
Florida Deputy Sheriff Acquitted in Murder Case
Deputy Sheriff E. F. Turner of St. Augustine was found not guilty by a jury of murder. The case stemmed from Turner's shooting of a 17 year old youth he had under arrest as the youth attempted to flee.
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E. F. Turner
St. Augustine
Turner
St Petersburg Sunday Picture Theatres Referendum Dropped
Thornton Parker manager of two St Petersburg picture theatres withdraws his petition for a referendum on repealing the Sunday theatre ban. No election will be held as a result.
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St. Petersburg
Thornton Parker
Florida State Fair Exposition opens in Jacksonville
The premium catalogue for the Florida State Fair and Exposition lists over 15000 dollars in cash prizes along with silver bowls bronze cups and diplomas for winners.
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Jacksonville
Florida University trains radio operator cadets for army drafts
The University of Florida Gainesville has arranged courses to train radio operators. The program is limited to conscripted men expecting to enter the army in the second or later drafts.
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University of Florida At
Gainesville
The Course of a Dollar
The text argues that dollars saved from waste finance war effort through government bonds. Money loaned to the government funds soldiers’ food clothing and ammunition, keeping fighting strength strong. Savings at home yield interest for individuals and benefit the nation.
Bradenton Boy Wins Gainesville Short Course Pig Club Prize
John W. Collins of Oneco recounts his award in the Florida Boys Pig Club contest held during the Gainesville Short Course. He describes his Duroc Jersey pig Oneco Queen, the judging process by H. S. McLendon, and the weeklong program with lectures by university professors, a field visit to the Experiment Station Farm, and a closing diploma banquet.
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Bradentown
Gainesville
S. Y. Thornton
Blackwater
Missouri
H. S. McLendon
University of Florida
G. L. Herrington
Murphee
Rolfs
Cox
McQuarrie
A. P. Spencer
Tullington
Willoughby
Scott
Watson
Logan
Minnie Floyd
State Poultry Club
Floyd
Spencer
Duroc
Berkshire
Chester White
Florida Boys’ Pig Club
John W. Collins
Oneco, Fla
Red Cross Seals Drive Aims For Record Florida Sales
Florida anti tuberculosis efforts launch a state wide drive to sell seals at least one per person with many aiming for three each. Dr John B Leeds state secretary says seals feature a Christmas tree replacing Santa Claus and are promoted through every movie theater showing a slide of the seals to boost public health support.
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Red Cross
Florida
John B. Leeds
Florida Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Santa Claus
Seals for Soldiers Fund Drives Local School Effort
The drive to send seals to soldiers through Dr. Whitford and Dr. Leeds has raised about $95 so far. School children sell seals at one cent each, with ten seals per dollar, and medal pins awarded for sales. The campaign ends after Christmas, overseen by Chairman Katherine E. McClellan.
Our Courage and Resources in Wartime Resolve
The Nation possesses abundant courage and resources and can win the war if properly organized and used. The economy and finances are strong, and American spirit is aroused to steadily pursue the great task ahead despite sacrifices.
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America
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