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Newspaper
Bradenton Herald
Location
Bradenton, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1927
Page
9
A fire in Ocala destroyed three Wildwood structures, including a two story frame house a one story brick building and a vulcanizing shop. Total loss listed at over 000. Authorities note unknown origin and continue investigation.
AP reports Mayor John Berryman issued a proclamation for public funeral services for tornado victims in Poplar Bluff Missouri. The service will be held at the courthouse square Friday morning with city ministers attending. The death toll reached 103 with several unaccounted for and additional bodies recovered from the Riverside hotel ruins. Clarence Gregory died at a local hospital. two unidentified bodies were removed from the hotel wreckage.
For a few cents you can improve comfort and appearance with bath salts talcums cold creams toilet waters dusty powders and skin lotions sold at Thomas' Pharmacy located on Manatee Ave at 13th St.
P T Streicher, general manager, announces the next fair will run January 1 to February 11. A directors meeting will outline definite plans. Twenty seven counties exhibited this year with a goal to reach 35 next year. Premium lists will be available in August.
E P Hubbell, long time Braden ton resident and former secretary of local Masonic bodies, has been elected secretary of the newly formed Holyrood Masonic lodge in Tampa. The lodge begins with 46 charter members and will meet the second and fourth Mondays at the Scottish Rite cathedral.
Thursday afternoon half holiday closing was observed today by banks, stores, courthouse and other places of business. The beaches and picture houses were well patronized.
J C Albritton delivers an appropriate talk at the closing exercises of the Myakka City schools. An audience that taxed the capacity of the auditorium attended the event, marking the end of the term.
Albritton of the county board delivered the address and presented the diplomas. The ceremony featured recitations and music. B JD Gullett the county school superintendent attended. Julius Goodman, a trader from New York, will depart tonight on the Sexpard Air Line for New York after several days in Palmetto.
Wil Carter, a Black man, was arrested on a charge of racing a car on the rims and will face an additional charge of driving a car without a proper license. Arresting officers state there were three wheels on his car.
Thel Pierce and Jewel Cox were arrested on the north side of the river on a charge of open profanity. Stanley Crews will face a possession charge. Open profanity and disorderly conduct are charged against Alton Cain.
At the Venice office on Twelfth street a 46 1-2 pound watermelon sits on display alongside tomatoes eye plants and peppers, illustrating the productivity of the Venice farms tract.
Alfred Tallant, a well known citizen of Bradenton, underwent an operation several days ago at a local hospital and is reported to be rapidly improving.
W. O. Tripp and W. A. Tripp, who have been visiting in Braderston, will depart tonight by Seaboard Air Line to return to their home in Catskill New York.
Warfield credits Governor Martin and financiers for the sale of 10 million in Everglades drainage bonds to Dillon Reed and Eldridge of New York. He says prompt action will benefit Florida's people and investors, signaling a new era of prosperity financially and otherwise.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway extends its lines across Florida connecting Coast to Coast routes and serving East and West coasts with trunk facilities. Dillion Read and Company and Eldridge & Company purchase bonds with a wide sales network, aiding Florida credit stabilization and reclamation plans for four million acres, as the state asserts its growing Southern Empire strength.
Paris reports dwindling hope for Captain Nungesser and Coli missing since their Sunday flight to New York. Some airmen retain belief they may still be heard from while others doubt survival after the White Bird tragedy.
State extension agent R. S. Wilson warned of an impending levee break in Louisiana while discussing securing seed. The fragment notes a local warning and agricultural advisory context.
Greenwood based leaders report flood damage limits planting. Seer Oil mills have seed and Reed donations from volunteers while bridges and highways hinder access. If planting begins by early June they expect a large crop harvest with soybeans and cowpeas for winter feed. A new Mississippi financing corporation will loan funds to rehab the delta crop, taking liens as collateral.
The body of Peter W. Maguire, Bradenton resident, died after a long illness and was shipped to New York for funeral rites. Dr B E Vaughan, Palmetto physician, died in a Tampa hospital and will have funeral services at the Palmetto Methodist church with Legion honor guards and a firing salute at Palmetto Cemetery. Wakeman Funeral Home handles arrangements.
Reports from New York May 12 say France's White Bird may have been forced down in Newfoundland. The note rekindles hope for the safety of Captains Nungesser and Colt, recalling Hinton and two crew who vanished in 1920 and later surfaced in a Canadian outpost after a northern storm.
Washington May 12 complete reorganization of the farm loan board was completed with the appointment of Eugene Mewer Jr recently made a member of the board as farm loan commissioner. Mr Mewer formerly was managing director of the war finance corporation.
The American Legion this noon discussed financing improvements to the American Section Hall at Thirteenth Street and Sixth Avenue during a session at the Hotel Dixie Grande. Prize contest results included Dr Lloyd Harlaw winning first with a shaving outfit and Jack Ward second for five gallons of Texaco pos at Parker Filling Station. Members paid tribute to deceased Legionnaire Dr R V Vaughan and planned a funeral turnout in Palmetto Friday with a firing squad salute.
Jacksonville report states the U S Government will begin a preliminary survey of a proposed cross state canal from Fernandina or Cumberland Sound to St Andrews Bay on the Gulf coast if Florida lawmakers approve a $10 000 state survey appropriation. Local engineers and chambers will provide data while state findings await Washington recommendations.
Louisiana flood relief authorities warn of growing danger to residents along Bayou des Grasses and the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers as widespread rain worsens flood conditions.
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