Bradenton Faces Referendum On Two City Charter Proposals
Voters in Bradenton will decide in a referendum whether to adopt one of two city charter proposals from the state legislature. One charter, backed by the chamber of commerce and city council, would allow dis-annexation and a city manager alderman form with four wards. The other opposes the manager system and favors a comptroller. A separate measure would create a state farm experiment station with $100,000 funding.
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Tallahassee
Bradenton
Wallace Tervin
Senate
Chamber of Commerce
City Council
Trade Board
Belle Meade
Rosedale
Rosedale Manor
Elkhart
Manatee County
Tervin
Representative Tervin
House
Soldier Dies As Big Army Plane Crashes Near Columbus
A Langley Field XLB-5 bomber fell a thousand feet near Columbus after a wing failure. Private Daniel Leroy Yeager died aboard, others parachuted to safety. Pilot Bridges suffered injuries, and Maj L. H. Brereton led the crew. two crew members landed uninjured.
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Columbus
Langly Field
Here
Daniel Leroy Yeager
Yeager
Bridges
L. H. Brereton
Fred P. Miller
Clyde M. Taylor
Reed predicts $300 million tax cut by next Congress
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania forecasting a $30 000 000 cut in taxes by the next Congress urged President Coolidge to pursue tax relief. He argued a corporation tax and income tax reduction would occur as the government ends the fiscal year with a surplus and highlights a broader plan to ease the tax burden on income above 5 000 and variations in rates.
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Washington
Reed
Pennsylvania
Senate Finance Committee
Coolidge
Samoset Man Falls From Tree Dead
James Thomas 76 died Friday afternoon after suffering a heart attack while pruning an orange tree at a Samoset trove. His fall was cushioned by tree limbs. coworkers rushed to aid. An inquest was not necessary. Body prepared by Wakeman Funeral Home and sent to Carmi Illinois for interment with son William D. Thomas.
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James Thomas
Samoset
Wakeman Funeral Home
Atlantic Coast Line
Carmi
Til
William D. Thomas
Poppies Sold Benefit Veterans Across Manatee County
In Manatee County communities Bradenton Palmetto and Ellenton volunteers raised funds by selling artificial poppies. Over 30 girls hand out pins, prizes awarded for top sellers, with totals reaching hundreds in multiple towns and a final local bank tally of 312.34 in Bradenton and 64.03 in Manatee. Proceeds aid disabled veterans and widows and orphans of the war.
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Manatee County
Bradenton
Manatee
Palmetto
Ellenton
Irma Lathrop
Flanders Field
America
American Legion Auxiliary
Marion Rutt
Willie Mae Connell
Vivian Barber
Virginia Herrin
Lathrop
Vanesee
May 30 Declared National Memorial Day in Florida
A bill signed by Governor Martin declares May 30 each year a legal holiday in Florida called national memorial day. The measure passed both legislative branches with support from American Legion and Spanish War veterans and faced no opposition.
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Florida
Martin
Baby Dies in Pratteville Sleep Disease Tragedy
Pratteville Alabama May 28 AP Little Cook two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs K W Cook died after a three month battle with sleeping sickness. The death closes a brief family tragedy in a rural community.
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Pratteville, Ala
Little Cook
K. W. Cook
Five Parishes Flooded as Atchafalaya Rises in Louisiana
In the Atchafalaya basin floodwaters advance on both riverbanks with McCrea crevasse spilling more than 300 square miles east of the river. Levees fail to hold, towns near Pointe Coupee and Iberville face inundation while residents cling to homes and await safer transport as Louisiana braces for slow recession and fresh rains.
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New Orleans
Atchafalaya Basin
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Atchafalaya
McCrea
Mississippi
Pointe Coupee Parish
Torres
Old River
Grossetete
Sugar Bowl
Iberville
West Baton Rouge
Bayou Grossetete
Grand Lake
Iberia
Terre Bonne
St. Mary
New Jeans Weather Bureau
Movement Unexplainable Marines May Move to Tientsin
Reports from London cited by The Associated Press suggested a possible U S move of Marines from Shanghai and the Philippines to Tientsin. State Department info indicated the Olongapo force was sent to protect Americans at Tientsin and that Admiral Williams and Brigadier General Butler could relocate Marines at their discretion.
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Washington
London
Tientsin
Shanghai
Philippines
State Department
Olongapo
Admiral Williams
China
Butler
Man Shot to Death in Waynesboro
L. O. Russell, 40, was shot to death in Waynesboro after an argument about cattle. Ivey Mock surrendered to the sheriff and is jailed in Burke County on a murder charge.
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Waynesboro
Russell
Ivey Mock
Mock
Burke County
Reed makes second payment on Bradenton gas plant sale
John A. Reed of Cedar Rapids Iowa has paid 42500 toward a 250000 price for Bradenton’s municipal gas plant. The Bradenton Bank and Trust acts as trustee. Final 200000 due by July 19 with deed and transfer after payment. Reed’s Southern Gas and Electric Company expands gas sales locally.
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John A. Reed
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Bradenton Bank and Trust Company
Reed
Bradenton
L. E. Womack
Southern Gas and Electric Company
J. Lawlor
Twelfth Street
Womack
Sarasota
Bradenton Man In Auto Collision Hospitalized
W C Swinington of Bradenton is in a Tampa hospital with facial cuts and body bruises after his sedan collided with another on Mango between Tampa and Seffner. His wife Olivine and their daughter sustained injuries. the family home is in Bradenton. The crash occurred near a bridge on wet pavement and both cars were demolished.
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W. C. Swinington
Bradenton
Tampa
Olivine
Swinington
Cooper
Mango
Seffner
Gainesville
Carey Swinington
University of Ig
Flood recedes in Baton Rouge area after heavy week
Lieutenant Dixie Kiefer reports from a flight over the upper Teche basin that floodwaters are subsiding in the disas trous region. The May flood previously inundated luxuriant fields and crops as residents await further assessment of damage and aid needs.
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Baton Rouge
Upper Teche
Dixie Kiefer
Full Salaries For Teachers Assured By County Board
D R Roof says Manatee County High school funds for teachers’ salaries are assured through a bankers committee financing plan. Vouchers will be ready by June 1, covering May salaries, as the board hopes for rapid relief of the schools’ financial situation.
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Palmetto
Manatee County
Lucian Redd
Theodore Sawyer
Bradenton
Rotary Club
Herald
Florida Senate passes general appropriations bill in swift session
In Tallahassee on May 28 the Florida Senate approved the two year general appropriations bill after four and a half hours of debate. The measure aligns with budget committee reports and the joint appropriations compromises. Amendments largely added clerical salary increases. one proposal to raise the road department head’s salary to 9000 faced opposition.
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Tallahasse
Florida
Senate
Joint Appropriations Committees
Singellary
Marianna
State Road Department
Hodges
Tallahassee
Appropriations Committee
Jennings
Okeechobee
Whitaker
Tampa
Etheredge
Desoto City
Bell
Acadia
House
Davis
Supreme Court
Lee
Avon Park
Bridge opening for Manatee river bridgeBradenton Manatee set this week
The $1,000,000 Manatee river bridge linking Bradenton and Manatee is to open to traffic this week though an exact date awaits gravel delivery for paving. A large celebration was postponed until Governor Martin can attend, with date to be set after his reply.
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Manatee River
Bradenton
Manatee
Herald
John W. Martin
Manatee County
Martin
Lindbergh welcomed by Belgian king and crowds in Brussels
Captain Charles Lindbergh arrives in Brussels after his Atlantic conquest. King Albert knights him with the Order of Leopold and Belgians award the Royal Aero Club gold medal. He tours the city, visits national monuments, and speaks from a balcony before a dinner hosted by the American club. He vows to return.
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Brussels
Charles Lindbergh
Paris
Es of
St. Louis
Albert
Atlantic
Order of Leopold
Royal Area Club
Lindbergh
Belgium
la Bour
le Bourget
France
Hail Storm Sends Dozens To Hospitals In St Louis Area
More than a score of people were hospitalized after a severe hail storm struck St Louis and nearby areas. Six were treated in St Louis hospitals for scalp wounds, while the rest were in East St Louis hospitals. none suffered serious injuries.
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ST. Louis
East St. Louis
Professor Abel Receives William Gibbs Medal in Chicago
Professor John J. Abel of Johns Hopkins University, nearing seventy, was awarded the William Gibbs medal by the Chicago section of the American Chemical Society for promoting human life. His noted work includes isolating adrenaline and ongoing analysis of an insulin crystal to aid diabetes treatment.
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Chicago
John J. Abel
Johns Hopkins University
Abel
William Gibbs
American Chemical Society
Society
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Council
W. C. Swinnington
D. R. Roof
Royal Aero Club
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