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Newspaper
Bradenton Herald
Location
Bradenton, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1927
Page
6
A newspaper feature highlights Child Health Day events in Florida, urging families to seek preventive care and education. It notes ongoing public health campaigns, with focus on maternal and child health, vaccination, and community support programs across counties.
A Chamber of Commerce charter committee and Bradenton city council draft a new city charter to modernize governing rules. Citizens are urged to read and discuss the proposal at a Monday Chamber meeting before it goes to the Legislature.
The piece notes Republican National Committee members deny opposition to a third term for Calvin Coolidge while acknowledging underlying doubts. It compares Roosevelt’s terms and party factions, warning Democrats can exploit fear of perpetual presidents as an election issue.
The Bradenton community shows urgent generosity to aid flood sufferers, with local funds rapidly raised and contributions flowing from residents. The editorial praises rapid, united action and calls for continued civic cohesion to sustain relief efforts and regional leadership.
The Herald marks the second year of its Sunday magazine section as Lake Wales Highlander notes its aim to entertain and inform readers. Editor questions whether Martin's Everglades drain bill will create jobs for investors, while criticizing the Palmetto oil well boring progress and predicting coupon clipping for decades.
A narrator returns to the city after six weeks away and finds schools, churches, and civic life continue smoothly without him. He observes smiling people, laughter, and routine progress, concluding that no one is indispensable and the world goes on without a single person.
A scientist argues the X ray is no longer an unknown quantity yet admits science cannot explain its origin. He questions what defines any thing, comparing dog instinct to human inquiry as he raises broader questions about knowledge and purpose.
City operates under its new charter with zoning now permitted. Obituaries note Mrs. E E Herbron of Williamsville and Mr. Alexander Sr. 52 dies in Canatee. Mrs Trene Lingo passes away at Gillette. Legion begins class of 350. Dredge of H W Horton returns, nesting anew. A quiz ponders nature and intelligence behind growth and season.
Bartholomew Dowling’s poem from The Revel East India evokes a somber drinking vigil for the dead. Laments mix with a dark foreboding as companions toast the departed while facing death and impending doom through a stormy, ritual view of memory and mortality.
In Oneco the school plans to stage The Fascinating Fanny Brown. B D Gulletti returns from Gainesville convention of county superintendents. W R Vossbury of Tampa, a state hotel commission member, is visiting the city. A local company sinks in 20 feet of water at Cortez.
In Hackensack New Jersey Miss Lucy Cris deafness improved by 25 percent during a 7000 foot airplane flight according to her physician Dr Paul Winslow. The altitude change benefited her hearing while the pilot experienced slight deafness.
J T Green of West Palmetto attacks city spending after a five dollar fine and suggests the mayor clerk and officer profit from costs. He cites a local practice and calls it immoral and harmful to Palmetto. The letter accompanies a note about Princess Elizabeth preferring pearls for teething.
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