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Newspaper
Bradenton Herald
Location
Bradenton, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1927
Page
6
A collage of curiosities and local notes from Florida. Mentions of gasoline price shifts in mid 1920s terms, Tallahassee egg industry legislation, a Wallace theatre show, and a Tampa Tribune question box. References to Tampa Bay travel, a Clearwater beer tester, and social chatter about bridge and sports figures.
The Florida Chamber of Commerce at a Parish House meeting urged support for a bill requiring egg sellers to mark cartons with true origin and type. The measure aims to protect growers from misrepresented eggs, whether fresh country, cold storage, or yard eggs, and to ensure buyers receive value.
Massachusetts jewelers propose men wear engagement rings and help women choose. The girl would pay for the stone, a point likely to deter many young brides. the plan may fail, not from men but practicality.
A measure to rename the Green Bridge across the Manatee River to Manatee County Bridge passed the Florida House amid local backlash. Citizens oppose altering the tribute to E P Green, Sr., praising his highway work and warning the move could sully Manatee’s reputation. The Braden ton Chamber of Commerce and residents urge Senator Harrison to oppose final approval in the Senate.
The Times-Union urges home grounds policing as essential to cleanliness and civic virtue. It argues mothers or fathers should assign duties, notes the social value of tidy yards, and compares domestic upkeep to military camp discipline.
A Colorado county is debated as Billy Sunday weighs a deal that could affect Florida prospects. The discussion centers on preserving sunshine and avoiding Fitzgerald’s odds of securing another $7,000 from Tamps.
New York reports on cabaret icons Texas Guinan and Mayor Jimmy Walker shaping Manhattan nightlife. The piece notes Guinan's new West 48th Street club, Walker's public image, rising gardenia prices, and a streetwise guide to subduing drunks, plus an amidships glimpse of a gray‑haired romance in the spotlight and a floating private club planned for the Hudson. The article also warns of liquor‑line practices and the evolving fashion of nightlife as warm weather nears.
A fragment from a Dutch field narrative describes Wynken Blynken and Nod voyaging in a wooden shoe along a river of crystal light and dew. They seek the ring fish with nets of silver and gold as the moon and stars witness their voyage.
Ciyvde Amlong of Oneco brings a 48 pound watermelon to town. G W Simons of the state board of health is to speak here on mosquitoes. Palmetto chamber plans a full time secretary. Capt W W Carnes leaves for Washington to attend Shriners Convention. L K Amlong laid up with a bad hand from piercing it with a fish bone. ONE YEAR AGO L K Day re elected president of the fair association. W T Perry and son buy the McMullen grocery on Graham avenue Manatee. Anna Maria Community club holds its last business meeting of the season. Lions favor a Bradenton Palmetto county meeting. L H Wilson begins organizing a county dairymen association. A Hindu artist plans a world tour writing on grains of rice. He can write 400 letters on a single grain in four
The Aztec writing used hieroglyphic symbols that resemble those of ancient Egypt in form and function. The system combined pictorial signs with conventional signs to convey ideas, events, and names within their historical context.
A historical note explains that the first corduroy was silk and worn only by French royalty, giving the fabric its name Cord du Roy.
A Gainesville Sun opinion arguing against secession and local splitting. It recalls colonial and Civil War history, warns division as fear mongering, notes debates over Alachua County and a North Gainesville municipality, and urges solving issues through unity and arbitration rather than separation.
An American army officer disputes the idea that Moscow aims to communistize China. He argues Russia uses flexible foreign policy, sees rural China as less susceptible to propaganda, and seeks friendship with a rising nation of over four hundred million. The piece also notes American West Point presence and anecdotes from Shanghai and Tientsin.
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