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Newspaper
Bradenton Herald
Location
Bradenton, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1927
Page
6
A garbled transcript notes a radio broadcast with coughing and abrupt sign offs. It shifts to street scenes and debates over local sale of a plant, slogans, and political talk about markets, taxes, and public sentiment. Mentions of Chicago like conditions, a library, and regional figures appear amid scattered phrases.
The Herald reports Bradenton citizens promote planting flowering cleaners along the Tamiami Trail and Fourteenth Avenue to beautify the city. Proponent Savy suggests rapid rootable cuttings, planted now to take hold before rains, with palms interspersed for visual relief along major arteries.
The Manufacturers Record cites Caldwell and Company noting higher demand for Southern securities driven by New York and Eastern capital. High grade Southern bonds attract investors, with four months sales at record highs and a broadening market for municipal, industrial, railroad and first mortgage issues. Bradenton plans to issue bonds to fund a new sewer system, signaling rising investment activity in the region.
B C Forbes in his magazine argues now is the time for cautious movement to Florida. He notes inflation has cooled Banks in West Palm Beach faced runs and some real estate projects may fail but improvement has begun. He predicts steady, widespread gains in property value over the coming years with selective investments advised.
Dr Edward A Fitzpatrick dean of Marquette Universitys graduate school argues all men are self made regardless of education He says education is a process of self development and each experience shapes a mans fate He says men arbitrate their own destiny and that holds true in and out of school Also mentions Rogers Hornsby and Cardinals season context but remains focused on the self made concept.
A farmer and his son in a wheat field discuss cutting the crop and bringing friends to help. The mother lark warns the young ones that danger may be near, but the farmer ultimately acts on his own. The text argues U S farmers should unite, study crops, and organize cooperatives rather than depend on Congress, citing Denmark and California as examples.
Four years ago A Dye became attorney for the board of county commissioners succeeding W T Harrison elected judge of the eighteenth judicial district by the governor. George Williams bought three Jefferson street lots from J H Humphries and plans houses. Smoky Sherll, Virginia southpaw, joined the Growers. Thirty six churches attended the Tampa district Methodist conference in Manatee. W A Manning will attend the Eustis convention of Florida commercial secretaries. One year ago Peninsular Telephone sought a rate hike to be heard in a railroad commission meeting at the Dixie Grande. W L Shepherd of Montgomery Iowa visited Pradenton as president of the Florida Beatles and property owner. Mrs Fannie C Strickland dies at 38 in Gillette. Dr A H Howell from Washington DC visits to collect material for a department bulletin.
A Washington social column recounts a Milare fiesta attempt in which Senor Don Padilla y Bell and Senora Dona Padilla were initially slated as guests of honor. The plan shifted after a French themed miscue and the ambassador M Inoe was enlisted as guest of honor while real Spanish culture was pursued amid diplomatic humor.
Report from New York notes confusion over a French ambassador as guests arrive amid Spanish costumes and Carnival mood. The exact reaction or words exchanged remain undisclosed.
Governor John W. Martin outlines a tenable Everglades drainage program backed by $20,000,000 in bonds. Legislation would preserve the current drainage board and direct revenue from the district and land sales toward debt retirement, with a school fund reserve from land proceeds and protections against statewide taxation for the project.
New York’s Chinatown enjoys a festive air after On Leong and Hip Sing tongs bury their hatchet. White flag peace markers rise on Pell and Mott streets while residents read an armistice notice, music and rice wine fill the streets, and a calm settles over the district.
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