Bradenton City moves to remove poles on bridge approaches
City Electrical Engineer CHAS. W. WARD reports Florida Power and Light will relocate five poles and one guy pole on the southern approach to the new Green bridge. E. W. Rice of FPL agrees to underground service wires to improve aesthetics. City Council will confirm the order at the next meeting. Dr Irving Rose to raze a noncompliant garage in the first district.
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Brollier
Chas. W. Ward
Rice
Florida Power and Light Company
New State Bridge
Ward
E. W. Rice
Bradenton
Iving Rose
Florida House Advances 30 New Bills in Quick Action Session
Senate committees have regular meetings but no measures reported back yet. President Anderson urges swift action on less important bills while several local items may pass today.
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Florida
House
Anderson
Citrus quality and quantity topics dominate hort society
About 300 delegates attend the state horticultural society meeting to discuss factors affecting citrus fruit quality and yield. Bragdon of Winter Haven and Gunn of Kissimmee cover crops, Prof M R Ensign speaks on Tables and Sun Spots from Gainesville Experiment Station, with Dr A F Camp addressing circus tree protectors and cold protection.
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State Horticultural Society
K. E. Bragdon
Winter Haven
J. R. Gunn
Kissimmee
M. R. Ensign
Gainesville
A. F. Camp
Tornado tolls and relief appeals sweep Texas and Oklahoma
Reports describe devastation from a two mile wide tornado path in Rocksprings and surrounding areas with few foundations left. Red Cross appeals to Texas chapters for funds and deploys doctors and nurses from San Antonio and Kerrville to aid the affected zones. Oklahoma floods threaten more damage as multiple tornadoes cross borders into Arkansas with several deaths and many buildings destroyed.
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RED Cross
Washington
National Red Cross
Texas
San Antonio
Kerrville
Arthur Shaw
Wil
Anoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Hase
Leflore
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Caddo County
Tulsa
Arkansas River
City and Reed Agree Joint Use of sidetrack at plant
The contract grants joint and perpetual use of the sidetrack at the plant by the City and John A. Reed. The second party must repair any street or paving damaged by work on the plant or gas system under city supervision and comply with current or future ordinances.
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Bradenton
Florida
Sentemen
John A. Reed
Key West Lighthouse Keeper William Bethel Honored
A recent Caters Digest note confirms William A. Bethel, longtime Key West lighthouse keeper for 35 years, was placed on the government honor roll after his death from exposure while checking the beacon during illumination.
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Key West
Caters Digest
William A. Bethel
Bethel
City Teams Take Honors in Five-Entrant Meet
West Palm Beach hosted a track meet with five entrants. Stuart finished third while Lauderdale placed second and Palm Beach and Dania also competed. Lauderdale scored 31 points, Lauderdale led with 31, Stuart had 25, and City carried off honors with 29 points.
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Stuart
Lemon City
West Palm Beach
Lauderdale
Evacuating City Shanghat Rumor in Civil War News
Cantonese troops move to evacuate Chinkiang on the Yangtze river about 45 miles northeast of Nanking. Reports say most of the Cantonese have left Chiangking and the Chinese Z has been hauled down from the customs house as authorities withdraw.
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Shanghat
Chinkiang Yangtse River
Nanking
Chiangking
Th Custom House
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