Weeklong National Music Week Highlights Local Shows
Special music programs are listed for the week May 1 to 7 in cooperation with National Music Week organizers. The Wallace and Pallace theatres host daily features, with the High School Orchestra at the Wallace Tuesday evening and additional music during preview pictures. Ruth Harris Music Store offers 30 minute concerts daily from 4:00 to 4:30. Whitaker Radio Sales broadcasts daily on 245 from 2:30 to 3:30. The High School also presents chapel programs Wednesday and Friday. No local organ recitals or pupil recitals this year due to vacations and Braden ton recitals. Churches provided special music at Sunday services. Radio stations nationwide join in.
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Wallace
Herald
Whitaker Radio Sales Company
Bradenton
the Baptist
Westminster
First Presyterian
United States
Market Opens Mixed as Oils Rise and Industrials Decline
Stocks opened with reactionary gains in oils led by Standard Oil of California up a point while several industrials and rails faced early pressure. Du Pont and others rose modestly before turning mixed as the day progressed and week end orders absorbed. Foreign exchange opened firm with sterling around 4.85 and francs near 3.91 cents. Jacksonville market reports show steady demand and moderate supplies for vegetables with varied prices across beans cabbage celery and tomatoes.
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Wall Street
New York
Standard Oil
California
Baldwin
Mack Trucks
du Pont
American Can
Chicago
United States Steel Common
General Motom
General Electric
Missouri Pacific
Preferred
Rock Island
Wabash
Texas and Pacific
Chicago Great Western
Hudson
Manhattan
Jacksonville
Florida State Marketing Bureau
Florida
Toll Bill Passes Toll Bridge Bill Moves in Florida House
A local bill to permit a toll bridge across the Manatee river between Ellenton and Manatee, introduced by Representative Perry of Manatee, passed the Florida House and goes to the Senate. Perry said the bill could be recalled for a new measure. The text also notes Missouri is not the leading male state and Texas has 1,073,000 with Oklahoma second.
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Tallahassee
Manatee River
Ellenton
Manatee
Perry
House
Senate
Lea
Missouri
Texas
Oklahoma
Junior Chamber Meets To Advance Bradenton Group
Members of the junior chamber of commerce will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in the sun parlor of the Dixie Grande to further arrange and complete the organization.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Dixie Grande
Manatee county manufactory displays at First National Bank
Exhibits include fish frozen in ice from Cortez Fish Company employing 40 people with $250 000 annual output. Eggs from Silver Crest Poultry Farm run by C T Silver, annual egg and fryer output $2 034.05. Also showcased are hand painted pictures and bamboo vases by Mrs Mae Keheley with annual output $500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manatee County
First National Bank
Cortez Fish Company
Silver Crest Poultry Farm
C. T. Silver
MaeKeheley
Board Inspects New Manatee Grade School Building
After a brief session the county school board inspected the new grade school on Manatee avenue Manatee county, completed about a week ago, in preparation for taking over from the contractor.
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County School Board
Manatee, Avenue, Manatee
Lawson-Brooks VP Improves While at General Hospital
J. L. Brooks vice president of Lawson-Brooks Realty has been a patient at the General Hospital for two weeks and is reported improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Brooks
Lawson-Brooks Realty Company
General Hospital
Winter Visitors Return to Northern Homes
Dr and Mrs Hubbard who spent the winter here depart tomorrow for Houghton Michigan. Mr and Mrs Clark of Sixth Avenue also winter visitors leave today for Cincinnati Ohio.
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Mrs. Hubbard
Houghton, Mich
Mrs. Clark
Sixth Avenue
City
Cincinnati
Pratt New Manager of Palmetto Store
Co. S. Prate of Orlando is the new manager of the W. S. Swan and company store at Palmetto. He succeeds M. C. Lovett, transferred to Orlando.
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Pratt
Palmetto Store
Co. S. Prate
Orlando
W. S. Swan and Company
Palmetto
M. C. Lovett
Mrs Earl H Mason Recovers After Tampa Convention Injury
Mrs Earl H Mason of Palmetto is rapidly improving after spraining her ankle two weeks ago at the Order of the Eastern Star convention in Tampa.
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Earl H. Mason
Palmetto
Order of the Eastern Star
Tampa
Family to Make Their Home in Virginia
E. C. Floyd of Palmetto has gone to Newport News to join his family visiting there. They will make their home in Virginia.
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Virginia
E. C. Floyd
Palmetto
Newport News
Rawls Buys Wallace McCracken Barber Shop in Palmetto
L. C. Rawls has purchased the Wallace McCracken barber shop in Palmetto. The business was formerly known as Oi Tom's Barber Shop and will be renamed under the new ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Rawls
Wallace McCracken
Palmetto
Slaughter Opens Ice Cream Factory in Palmetto
H. C. Slaughter opens an ice cream factory and milk depot in the Thomas building Palmetto. He will be joined by J. J. Waller an expert ice cream maker from Montgomery Alabama.
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Slaughter
H. C. Slaughter
Thomas Building
Palmetto
J. J. Waller
Montgomery
Ala
Witness confronts cross examination in Snyder case
A courtroom transcript shows Ruth Snyder denying intent to kill Albert Snyder while discussing insurance and past poison suspicions. The defense questions motive and whether she lied in earlier confessions as Millard probes for inconsistent statements and alleged schemes with Judd Gray.
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Gray
Albert Snyde
Albert Snyder
Ruth Snyder
Albert Snyr
Estimates For Bridge Lights Are Requested
In a brief monthly session the county board authorized W. Ward to prepare estimates for white way lighting on the new bridge and for operating costs. Prominent citizens urged the project but no final decision was reached. The board voted to donate 1500 from the advertising fund to the county Boy Scout organization if funds are available, the same amount as last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
W. Ward
Boy Scout Organization
H. C. Stancliff
Cleark
J. Henry Taylor
Edisons to Return Home From Fort Myers
Thomas A. Edison and wife plan to depart Fort Myers on Thursday May 5 for West Orange New Jersey. Edison spent the winter here pursuing rubber production experiments seeking a plant suited to this latitude and explored water hyacinth as a potential cheap fertilizer. He made many local trips and extended his stay. Mrs. Edison worked on beautification projects and organized a local branch of the bird fruit and flower guild.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Thomas A. Edison
West Orange
N. J
Edison
Mr. Edison
Ruth Snyder Case Testimony Highlights Delays and Denials
Court hears grilling of Ruth Snyder as prosecutors press her about Gray and the murder of Albert Snyder. Questions probe timing of intent, attempts to protect her husband, and plans to frame a divorce with Judd Gray while denying several violent acts.
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New York
Gray
Albert Snyder
Waves as Shore Signals Warn Deep Sea Dwellers
The text describes how breaking waves along the shore emit sound signals that reach inhabitants of the deep, enabling them to steer clear of hazards and avoid running aground.
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Praised by Mrs Singletary
Mrs Maud Singletary of Tampa Florida says the tonic quieted her nerves and rebuilt her health after weakness and rundown days. She recommends asking a druggist for the Prescription or sending ten cents for a trial package to Dr Pierce s Inlaid Hotel Buffalo NY
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Tampa
Fla
Dr. Pierce
Inlaids
Buffalo
N. Y
Rotarians Hear Wee Jamie Clark at Bra denton Luncheon
Wee Jamie Clark, bagpipe artist and storyteller, featured at the Braden ton Rotary Club luncheon at the Hotel Dixie Grande. He entertained with stories and bagpipe selections as Bobby Brollier led the program. Past President George W. Denny discussed the Dillon bill on workmen's compensation and urged the club to oppose it as inappropriate for Florida.
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Wee Jamies Clark
Bradenton
Dixie Grande
Jamie
Bobby Brollier
George W. Denny
Dillon
Board of Directors
den Uged
New York State
Red Cross Mississippi Relief Fund Tops Five Million
The Red Cross Mississippi relief drive reached 5 040 000 in total contributions with 3 126 000 from the eastern states 1 393 000 from the middle west and 413 000 from the Pacific coast. The remainder comes from insular and foreign gifts and other Red Cross donations.
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Washington
Red Cross Mississippi Relief Fund
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Red Cross
Governor Signs Resolution Linking Democrats to 1928 Convention
Tallahassee reports a concurrent resolution passed by the legislature joining Democrats of the nation to their 1928 national convention at Miami. Governor Martin signed the measure today, formalizing the party unity.
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Tallahassee
Miami
Martin
Cinderella tale traced to Rhodopis sandal legend
The Cinderella story is rooted in an ancient tale of Rhodopis a girl whose sandal was blown to the feet of an Egyptian king who offered a reward for the owner and married her, bringing her to the palace.
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Cinderella
Rhodopis
Time measuring devices span ancient to modern clocks
The English Science Museum displays a range of timekeeping instruments from a 1400 B C waterclock vase to highly engineered contemporary clocks, illustrating the evolution of measurement and precision through millennia.
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English Science Museum
New Search Bill Placed Before House in Florida
A Florida House reopens with a bill adopting the Taft era federal search and seizure standards for motor vehicles carrying contraband liquor. Rep Ezell Callahan introduces the measure while Rep Carn of Ocala proposes a three member commission to study a state mental health sanitarium.
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Tallahassee
Stalnaker
United States Supreme Court
George Carroll
United States
Florida
Taft
Ezell Callahan
Carn
Ocala
Davis
Fuller
University of Florida
Boothe
St. Petersburg
State Board of Medical Examiners
State Board of Allopathic Medical Examiners
Manatee County High School Orchestra to Perform
The Manatee County High School orchestra under J Jones Stewart will give a concert tomorrow at the Palace theater. Arrangements were made by school officials and Palace manager Harry Botto. The 25 piece ensemble has received praise and will compete in a May 13 to 14 high school musical contest in Tampa. Ben Rees, Kathryn Silknitter and Jack Kramer will perform solos during the contest.
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Manatee County High School
J. Jones Stewart
Palace Theater
Harry Botto
Palace
C. J. Detrick
Tampa
Ben Rees
Kathryn Silknitter
Jack Kramer
Measure Defines Abstractors and Bonds Proposed by Scofield
A measure defining and prescribing abstractors and providing for bond requirements was presented by Representative Scofield of Inverness. Speaker Davis proposed a bill to standardize the law of conditional sales and to vest circuit courts acting as courts of chancery with jurisdiction to enact court decisions.
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Eclectic Medical Examiners
Homopathic Medical Examiners
Scofield
Inverness
Davis
Courts of Chancery
Red River Rampage Threatens Embankment Break
Alexandria Louisiana May 2. The Red River smashed through the levee at Vick and began a rampage early today. The flood was expected to relieve pressure on the big bend embankment to the south where a break was threatened.
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Red River
Alexandria
Vick
Big Bend
Child flood victim found in Greenville river wall
The body of seven year old Lela Clark was recovered today from the Steps Landing overflow area near Greenville Mississippi. The child had been swept away in the flooding and was found lodged against the city protection wall.
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Greenville
Miss
Lela Clark
Plan to Pay Palmetto U. K. Teachers via Bond Funds
The Palmetto Board approves a plan to raise funds to pay teachers by selling public bills backed by about $10,000 in leftover bond money from a new grade school. Delegations from the Palmetto Parent-Teachers Association and the Palmetto Woman's Club support the plan, led by Mrs. A. B Rowe and others.
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County Board of Public Instruction
Palmetto Board of Trustees
T. J. Mason
W Hunt
Palmetto Board
Palmett Parent-Teachers’ Association
Palmetto Woman's Club
A. B Rowe
J. C. McDugald
E. F Hayes
E. B. Harrison
Frey Kermode
E. G Grimes
A. D. Cox
H. W. Peterson
Woman's Club
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Toll
Judd Gray
Edisons
Mrs. Maud Singletary
Jamie Clark
Printing ‘Anting
Pers
Personality
Busi
Enauty
THE
Bradenton Herald
Bill
U. S
Palmetto U. K
Thomas’ Pharmacy
Mothers Day
Bove
Manatee Ave
Battle Creek
Penn Cash
Allan Sweat
Walker Rental Agency
12Th St
Florida Avenue
Jefferson Street
9Th Street
11Th Avenue
Florida Ave
Jefferson Sts
Standard Oil Company
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Standard Oi Company Ncorporad
Kfelntuck
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