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Newspaper
Bradenton Herald
Location
Bradenton, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1927
Page
10
A fragmented note describes Boy Scouts organizing a clothing drive across several towns. It requests donations to supply depots, with targets and instructions scattered through garbled text. The message cites a fund or fee structure and mentions a delivery of clothing and depots for distribution.
The item surveys curious social shifts including vegetable adornments replacing traditional boutonnieres and a college dress code crackdown on co-eds. It mentions husbands deserting families, evolving wedding customs, and regional fashion curiosities while noting playful culinary notes and symbolic accessories.
Dispositions in Chanty court yesterday include Bird charged with ge optometry and related counts, Estreature set aside, Vey died not guilty, Rose Reszeil with obtaining and lodgia with intent to defraud bond set at 822. Carrie Barker case continued for selling intoxicants. W T Caener case continued for selling moonshine. Carl Henley and Will White charged with operating a still found guilty. Weekes charged with a worthless check.
May 12 report states James H. Baker faces coroner’s jury in the killing of a telegraph operator in the county jail charged with second degree murder. Baker shot the victim last Friday night at his home. E Roebuck’s verdict led to Baker’s arrest today as he traveled from Char to a court hearing. Off to New York flight coverage notes Lindbergh’s second leg toward San Diego at 8 12 a.m. field completion.
Low visibility and intermittent showers hindered the search by the naval group for Captain MNunge ser and Colt near Los Angeles. Commander Charles senbach said he would resume later if weather improved and visibility grew reasonable. French fliers were involved.
Harry R. Hall of Brun ing Jackson and Company was suspended six months by New York Stock Exchange officials for violation of regulations. The charge stems from April 7 as he acted on an Erie railroad stock order to sell 500 shares at the market and then bought 200 shares for himself without notifying his firm or using a broker.
Roeland A. McCready president of the defunct Brotherhood Savings and Trust, Charles A. Knapp bond salesman, and three others were acquitted of conspiracy to defraud linked to a bond deal that wrecked the bank. John L. Nelson and William J. Kelly, bank officers, Frank T. Redman broker, were named in the case. Knapp had pleaded guilty to larceny and was sentenced. he vanished after McCready paid him 320000 to close the deal but was later captured and most funds recovered. About 308 of Brotherhood bank funds were involved in the pool.
Five name of secretary announces fifty thousand dollars in relief aid will be sent from Cuba to Mississippi flood regions. Embassy officials say the aid is to be distributed among the affected families and relief centers in the disaster area.
The item notes Pola Negri’s rumored romance with Serge Medivani in Paris. It hints at sensational detail about her emotional display and camera attention while posing, reflecting tabloid tone and public interest in celebrity life.
Wall Street opened higher with Nickel Plate up 2 1 2 points near year highs as oil shares rally on production curbs and Phillips Petroleum and Houston Oil gain. Case Threshing Machine Coca Cola and Chrysler show strength while Amber shares slip. overall money seeking investments supports early gains.
Wholesale market report from Jacksonville shows demand increasing for miscellaneous vegetables while overall conditions stay steady. Florida beans and cabbage show no demand. tomatoes priced at 150 to 173 per dozen. fresh white eggs listed at 25 cents per dozen. Crocheted straw purses in new summer shades offered.
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