The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1. No. 9, June 20, 1930
Oviedo (Fla.)
Volume 1, number 9 of <em>The Central Florida Press</em>, published on June 20, 1930. <em>The Central Florida Press</em> was a weekly newspaper published in Oviedo, Florida. At the time that this issue was printed, C. J. Broom was the editor. Topics discussed in various articles include a missing 19-year-old names Charles W. Summersill; plans for a new bank in Sanford, the primary election for Florida Attorney General, floods along St. Johns River and Lake Monroe, public opinion on a new luxury tax, the decision to keep a railroad station in Geneva open, a <em>Ripley's Believe It or Not!</em> program featuring a quail that hatched a hen in Oviedo, the Sanford Atlantic National Bank's declaration of a dividend, Reverend C. W. Mathison's sermon on righteousness, statewide construction of hotels and other types of housing, Florida's standing in administrative salaries in the Florida Department of Education, a Gold Star Mother's return to Orlando, a legal decision requiring men to call a doctor if a family member falls ill, C. W. Mathison's trip to West Palm Beach, renovations on Oviedo Masonic Lodge No. 243, A. L. Medcalf's sermon at the First Baptist Church of Oviedo, predictions for 1940, automobile accident deaths in 1929, the types of religions, packing houses in Fort Pierce and Avon Park, a logrolling convention hosted by the Central Florida Log Rollers' Association, the minutes for an Oviedo Boy Scouts meeting, local news for towns around Oviedo (Longwood, Slavia, Chuluota, and Geneva), and a reception in honor of Allen Thompson and his bride. This issue also includes a number of advertisements feature local businesses, as well as a column called "Oviedo Mirror."
Original 4-page newspaper edition: <em>The Central Florida Press</em>, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930: <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
<em>The Central Florida Press</em>
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First United Methodist Church, Oviedo, Florida
Oviedo Masonic Lodge No. 243, Oviedo, Florida
First Baptist Church of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida
Geneva, Florida
Chuluota, Florida
First National Bank No. 2, Sanford, Florida
Lake Monroe, Sanford, Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida
Sanford Atlantic National Bank, Sanford, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, Belleau, France
Longwood, Florida
Slavia, Florida
Fort Pierce Growers' Association, Fort Pierce, Florida
Avon Park, Florida
Country Store Night Friday at the Milane
Sanford (Fla.)
Buildings--Florida
Theaters--Florida
Merchants--Florida
Newspaper article listing the prizes donated by various merchants for the Milane Theatre's Country Store Night. Merchants included J. M. Gillon, Baumel's Specialty Shop, W. H. White, Ball Hardware Company, T. J. Miller & Son, P. Weinberg, the Sanford Steam Pressery, <em>The Sanford Daily Herald</em>, McMullen's Barber Shop, R. C. Bower, Churchwell's, and the Lloyd Shoe Store.<br /><br />The Milane Theatre was built at 203 South Magnolia Avenue in Sanford, the former location of the Star Theatre, an abandoned movie house. Scroggs and Ewing, architects from Georgia, prepared the plans for the Milane. The name of the new theater was derived from the combination of the presidents of the Milane Amusement Company president and vice president: Frank L. Miller and Edward F. Lane. The Milane opened in July of 1923 and seated 823 patrons. In 1933, the Milane was sold to Frank and Stella Evans, investors from Lake Mary, Florida. The new owners renamed their business the Ritz Theater and held the property until the 1990s. However, the Ritz struggled financially in the 1960s and closed in 1978 due to failure to compete with the new multiplex theaters. The building remained vacant until 1984, when it reopened as the Showtime Cantina. The Showtime Cantina closed in 1988 and remained vacant and in decay. In the mid-1990s, Ritz Community Theater Projects, Inc. acquired the property and began rehabilitation in 1998. On May 6, 2000, the theater reopened as the Helen Stairs Theatre in honor of the citizen who led the restoration project, Helen Stairs. The following year, the location was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2008, additional renovations were completed at the theater was renamed the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in honor of the Wayne Densch Charitable Trust Fund for contributing to the renovations fund.
<p>Photocopy of original newspaper article, August 23, 1923: Milane Theater Collection, <a href="http://www.sanfordfl.gov/index.aspx?page=456" target="_blank">Sanford Museum</a>, Sanford, Florida.</p>
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Sanford, Florida