File #44292: "Frank McMillan 1929-1930 Diary 51.pdf"

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and like a pink Watermelon inside. some of them shaped like pears and some more round they called them Shaddocks they use the outside for peel and the inside for salads. They certainly had a nice crop of oranges & grape fruit and the best tasted of any we have had. Then on 5 miles farther to Tarpon Springs saw the docks with the Sponge boats tied up. streets very narrow down by the docks. and the men all seemed to be Greeks Got a room at the Stratford Hotel got. two connecting rooms $5 00. They are having a Rebecca Banquet and the place full of them. a hundred of them they had roast chicken too Had our supper at a Greek Cafe. cost $1.30 walked around town all quiet got two films 60¢ Candy 10¢ Back to Hotel. Rebecca's still going strong, speeches & music. Expenses today {$7.00?} Mileage 131. Feby 18th. Left Hotel about 8am Breakfast. mostly toast 90¢ and punk too. took snaps of the open air theatre and city dock. Left 8.45 stopped at Palm Harbor took snap of the Packing house Back to Clearwater to Belleair. where we took a snap of the
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