Florida editorials mix weather, politics and people
Babson Park Florida March 22 1939 editorial notes spring in Iowa and contrasts climates across the United States. It covers crop reports from Plant City Florida strawberry shipments to 1 781 875 dollars, orange juice shortages, grape fruit price fights, citrus prospects, and local personalities including Dab Darling and Secretary Hull. It ends with a look at Florida politics and a drunken driving accident on the Vero Beach road.
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Plant City
Florida
Ding” Darling
Des Moines
Caloosahatchee
Edison School
Fort Meyers
Darling
Babson Park
S. L. Kelley
Kissemmee
Vero Beach Road
Lake Wales
D. d
Come and Get It Social Welfare Fund Allocation Critique
The notice criticizes Pottawatomie officials for spending 590 in officers salaries to distribute social welfare funds last month. It suggests a cheaper method would be to pile the money in the courthouse yard and invite citizens to collect it themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottawatomie
Court House
Two Houses Fail To Agree On Road Bills
Senate and House debate secondary road funding and primary road divisions. Donohue and Gillette amendments clash over county shares and primary fund diversions. Conference committees remain deadlocked as the 75th legislative day nears adjournment with broad budget concerns still unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Donohue
General Treasury
Beer Laws Are Stringent By Lehman C J Rovn
After three and a half days of debate the House passed the beer bill 88 to 16. Class C permits were eliminated and Class B permits reduced. dancing space for beer bars set at 1000 square feet. Possession of a federal retail liquor stamp becomes prima facie evidence of bootlegging and permit revocation. The measure is seen as ineffective against city evils and will reduce state revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Board of Control
Stewart
Fayette
Iowa
Lehman C.J. Rovn
Emmet
State Tax Commission
Board of Assessment and Review
Special County Commission
Board of Supervisors
Frank Woolworth Rising from Povery to Retail Empire
A brief biographical sketch traces Frank W Woolworth from a barefoot farm boy near Watertown New York to a pioneering nickel store founder. It notes early struggles in Carthage Utica and Utica flagship failures, cautious expansion, and eventual wealth with a cash paid skyscraper, a pipe organ, and Napoleon relics. It laments a motherly encouragement fueling lasting ambition.
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Frank W. Woolworth
Watertown
New York
Carthage
Frank Woolworth
Woolworth
Frank
Utica
America
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