Communication Builds Our Community
Communication Builds Our Community
The Lake Wales Highlander of 100 years ago reveals much about the history of our community. Each week the Lake Wales News will publish a front-page image of the former Lake Wales Highlander from 100 years earlier, tracking the growth of the community a century ago, when Florida was in the midst of a great land price boom and rapid population growth.
A heated exchange between members of the Lake Wales Woman's Club and the town's attorney included a charge by the the attorney that someone had illegally modified county land records by adding a letter to the deed on the land that contained the club's meeting room.
The Woman's Club of Lake Wales had stepped into the lead in efforts to beautify and landscape Lake Wales in 1924. The club purchased a full-page advertisement in The Highlander to promote their "Plant a Palm Day" and encourage other residents to buy and plant the palms throughout the city.
A new toll road being privately constructed by W. J. Conners from Palm Beach to Okeechobee was on many n=minds, as it would help open up traffic to the interior of teh state and the new State Road 8, today's Scenic Highway.
Controversies including the sudden cancellation of a road bond election by the county commission and a charge that someone illegally added a letter to a bill of deed highlighted local news in early February, 1924. The Lake Wales Highlander faithfully reported on those issues and others affecting the fast-growing community of Lake Wales.
Meanwhile, the Lake Wales Woman's Club was conducting their second "Plant a Palm Day" tag sale to help beautify the city.
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