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Newspaper
Bradenton Herald
Location
Bradenton, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1927
Page
37
A heavily distorted OCR page shows subscription rates and ad text for a newspaper. It mentions daily and weekly rates, a telephone line, and printing terms. The fragment includes references to the Associated Press and article dispatches but lacks coherent details or a clear news item.
Plans target Bradenton population of 24 000 by 1939 and 20 000 farm population in 1930. Proposals include complete modernization of Bradenton fire and police, installation of electric fire alarm, expansion of trade area, widening and repaving Manatee Avenue, whiteway extension, elimination of Jacques Creek health menace, construction of a union depot, rail trackage consolidation, improved street lighting and pavement repairs, bridges for fishing, sidewalks uniform lighting and beautification extending to Sarasota county line.
Fragments show religious quotes, sports quips, local names, and public notices from Bradenton era. Items reference Confederate veterans, a bridge celebration, Life Saving Cirts, and civic candidacies. reports include a cooking mishap, a fishing boom, Rotary convention, and odd crime vignettes.
The Herald appeals for immediate school funding as the legislature stalls on measures to finance common schools. Proposals include a one cent per gallon gasoline tax or a luxury tax on cigarettes cigars cosmetics and advertising items. The paper notes opposition to taxes funding highways and calls for public pressure on local representatives and the governor to act now.
Sarasota and Manatee counties move to complete a scenic Gulf Drive bridgeLinking Longboat Key to the mainland via a bond of 250000. Three and a half miles remain to connect the sub division road to the bridge as Sara and Manatee counties finish their sections. The project promises future growth and a valuable highway for the region.
Kansas City locomotive engineer Steve J. Standart has over fifty years on the rails and notes that old days required tougher, less safe handling of brakes and hand levers. He argues modern comfort masks the toll on workers and stresses the heavy responsibility carried by engineers and train crews.
Two men face indictment in New York on charges they swindled American women out of six figures yearly with chorus anti fat preparations. The products had no value and made the defendants rich. The piece urges consulting a regular physician rather than mail order cures.
Jesse Sharp a long-term prisoner who escaped from the Ohio penitentiary returns voluntarily. The strain of constant fear and evading police damaged his health and enjoyment of freedom, leading him to surrender. The piece argues crime carries unseen punishments beyond prison.
A narrative blends superstition with a critique of reliance on charms, arguing a better belief is needed before discarding old supports. It then shifts to Florida's development, noting one tenth of land improved and claims of rising population and wealth, with Alfred I. du Pont backing highways and Florida Loop projects, and assurances from business leaders about continued growth in utilities and industry.
Stone & Webster Inc's report to Manufacturers Record credits Florida's continued development after the boom. They note gains in Florida motor lines, electric power use, and rising light and power customers, with increases in Jacksonville passenger traffic and overall climate appeal. Other leaders including A Heckscher, Warfield, Pelley, and Barron Collier affirm Florida's strong prospects, diverse industries, and sound land value as the state moves toward leadership in multiple sectors.
Broadway actors confess fear of first nights while stars sink or soar with audience reaction. Descriptions of nerves, superstitions, and anxious rituals surround premieres, with anecdotes about Louise Brooks and Clara Bow failing to click in Hollywood after Broadway fame.
A lyrical fragment describes fiddles and dancing couples on a floor. The speaker recalls converse and dancing, a kiss, and vivid night imagery with hawthorn bloom and distant meadow sounds.
Tele grams to the Manufacturers Record convey strong support for Florida and its prospects, including statements from executives like President Warfield of the Seaboard Air Line defending the state's future against baseless speculation. Lily Rash is described as a skin eruption from contact with narcissi hyacinths daffodils and tulip stems.
Lee county splits into three counties with Collier and Hendry. John Conkie builds a 12 room house on Syamore Street. Manatee Growers Association sells a car of tomatoes for 1704 dollars. Morris Levine of Oneco hurt in auto collision. Greater Palmetto Improvement backs consolidation of the tri cities. Ballard school crowded and in the Landings area. Four more rooms to be built at Oneco school.
Ammon McClellan, student manager, says the University of Florida Freshman boxing team would meet any southern school. The team recently defeated the University of Miami in Coral Gables. The piece also compares motor vehicle ratios worldwide and in the United States.
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