This week in West Orange County history: July 13, 2023
OLD TIMES 90 years ago Members of the Winter Garden Chamber of Commerce were working on obtaining deeds from property owners over whose lands the n...
OLD TIMES 90 years ago Members of the Winter Garden Chamber of Commerce were working on obtaining deeds from property owners over whose lands the new route of the state Highway 22 would run. The new road was needed to eliminate the two dangerous right-angle curves at Tildenville, and the highway would be turned to lead directly into town instead of around it. Harold E. Hall, president of the Hall Fertilizer Company, was inducted as new president of the Winter Garden Rotary Club. George S. Merchant was staging his annual mid-season clearance sale, and some of the featured items were as follows: Toyo Panama hats, 79 cents; wash trousers, $1.