Adjourned City Council Meets Over Pier Plans
The council adjourned Monday night to hold a mass meeting Tuesday June 20 in the court room, seeking public opinion on pier reconstruction details. Mrs Thoms and Mrs Lyle urged a recreation pier with safeguards, while city health officials consider typhoid cases and water safety measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Thoms
Lyle
F. H. Meyer
State Board of Health
Wilson
Sarasota
Moody
Edout
Gill
Court Roote
Recreation Pier
James C Brown to Build Winter Home on Sarasota Bay
James C Brown, who bought the Faubel home, will erect a $25,000 winter residence on a bayfront site. The grounds feature a shell drive, cabbage palms, and a view of the bay and Gulf. A dredged channel 1,000 feet long will connect a private boat basin to deep water, with fill deposited in front of the home. Work is expected to finish in two weeks and Brown plans to arrive soon to finalize arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Brown
Faubel
Sarasota Bay
E. O. Burns
Gulf
Brown
Filling Completed on Carman and Stanton Lots
Filling along Carman and Stanton lots between Pineapple and Palm avenues on Williams street is finished by Burns Dredging Company. The leveled area will become one of the city’s most desirable spots and remove a mosquito breeding site. Material was pumped from the bay through 1200 feet of pipe line. the project was once deemed impractical by a dredging firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carman
Stanton
Palm
Williams Street
Burns Dreeging Company
Burns Dredging Company
Sumter County Visitors Inspect Hyde Park Drainage Work
A Sumter county group including F E McCuchen M W Bates F L Rutland and L A Morris visited Sumter city to review the Hyde Park Drainage District works contracted to Edgar Chapman. They noted plans to reclaim about 20 000 acres for trucking crops citrus development and a projected over one million dollars in local improvements in the coming year. Dr A J Beck and contractor Chapman guided the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Sumter County
Hyde Park
Edgar Chapman
Party of Visitors
Chapman
A. J. Beck
Vacancy on state road department post sparks regional backing
Following the death of W. W. Clark the vacant post draws support from eleven county boards of trade in the district. The Tampa Tribune backs J. Ed Bryan while the Tampa Times backs Perry G. Wall. Candidates include Arcadia Fort Meade Bradenton and Frank A Walpole of Sarasota County with county chambers backing the latter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Road Department
W. W. Clark
Tampa Tribune
Tampa Times
Hillsborough County
the Tribune
J. Ed Bryan
the Times
Perry G. Wall
Arcadia
Fort Meade
Bradentown
Frank A Walpole
Sarasota County
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Myers
Frank Walpole
Clark
Tarnon Springs
Eight Counties Still Pending in Florida Primary Returns
With eight counties missing from official returns Alachua Bradford Dade Escambia Monroe Okaloosa Okeechobee and Sarasota Eaton leads Campbell for railroad commissioner by 783 votes according to tabulations in the Secretary of State office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Alachua
Bradford
Dade
Escambia
Monroe
Okaloosa
Okeechobee
Sarasota
Secretary of State
Eaton
Campbell
Florida Citrus Canker Aid Proposal Debated in Congress
Washington, June 14, a bill by Representative Smithwick Democrat Florida proposes a $150000 appropriation for immediate emergency use in eradicating citrus canker in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Florida
Smithwick
City to hold mass meeting on pier plans June 20
Sarasota city officials schedule a mass meeting under the chamber of commerce to discuss reconstruction of the recreation pier. The meeting aims to gauge citizen support for proposed plans and tie bond funding to July elections and bids.
Albritton and Clarke Form New Law Firm in City
Paul C. Albritton returns after passing the Federal bar in Jacksonville and, with Arthur Clarke a Stetson law student set to graduate soon, will open Albritton and Clarke for general practice in the city around July 1. Both men are long-time county residents with broad local support and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul C. Albritton
Jacksonville
Law Department
John B. Stetson University
Albritton
Arthur Clarke
Stetson
Albritton and
Promotion booklet highlights Sarasota Manatee celery growers
J. M. Clark, local agent for E. A. Strout Farm Agency, has received a new booklet edition for Sarasota and Manatee counties. The publication, aimed at clients locally and abroad, showcases attractive city scenes and concrete production figures from successful celery and other vegetable growers, promising beneficial publicity for regional development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Clark
E. A. Strout Farm Agency
Sarasota
Manatee
Florida Exhibit Plan At Legion Convention In New Orleans
The Sarasota Board of Governors met with strong turnout to discuss unfinished business and new items. Dr. Jack Halton proposed a Florida exhibit at the American Legion convention in New Orleans highlighting fishing industry and SARASOTA’s natural resources with tarpon mounts and native shells. The group endorsed appointing chamber reps for a state road vacancy and debated funding for a seawall bond issue while scheduling a mass meeting for June 20 to promote the bond and sanitation improvements in schools and water systems.
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Board of Governors
Jack Halton
Florida
The
American Legion
New Orleans
United States
Sarasota
Las OT Sarasota
R. Thompson
West Tampa
Thacker
Joiner
Hutchines
Corry Rudd Recovers From Serious Dredge Accident
Corry Rudd in charge of the Mud Hen dredge was badly injured Monday June 5 when caught in an auxiliary pump belt. He received surgical treatment at Dr Joseph Halton's hospital with six stitches and a torn leg, but is recovering well with no bones broken aside from a splinter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Rudd
Rudd
Joseph Halton
County approves $25 reward for liquor law violators
At a special county commission meeting a resolution was passed to pay $25 to the sheriff for the arrest and conviction of persons illegally manufacturing or selling intoxicating liquors. Other business included widow’s exemption approval for M E Murphy, voucher payments, game warden salary request for James Wallace, and Siesta bridge condition review with repairs to follow. Adjournment set for June 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Walpole
F. J. Hayden
P. E. Buchan
W. F. Hancock
M. E. Murphy
Poe National Bank
Tampa Tribune
Sarasota
James Wallace
Wallace
Siesta Bridge
Congressman Drane Visits Sarasota and Plans Tampa Trip
Congressman Herbert J. Drane spent Wednesday in Sarasota, registering at the Hotel Watrous and leaving for Tampa on the Jessie B. Adams. A six guest party attended a Pompano dinner at Crescent Beach in his honor, as locals showed Sarasota county’s beauty and discussed the ongoing channel project between Sarasota and Tampa Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert J. Drane
City
Watrous
Tampa
Jessie B. Adams
Drane
Sarasota County
A. B. Edwards
Crescent Beach
Tampa Bay
Tax Assessments to Be Reviewed Monday in Sarasota
County commissioners issue a legal notice that the tax assessor will meet with the board on Monday, July 3 to complete and perfect the Sarasota county tax rolls. The session will review valuations placed on real and personal property for purposes of equalizing assessments.
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the Times
Sarasota County
County Court Clears Docket and Adjours September Session
County court met Monday to clear its docket under Judge W Y Perry with Frank Redd prosecuting and O E Roesch clerk. A jury was empaneled. several cases were disposed of including guilty pleas for intoxicated liquor and reckless driving, and civil verdicts favoring plaintiffs in two cases. The term adjourned sine die Wednesday. next term September 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Y. Perry
Frank Redd
O. E. Roesch
B. D. Levi
Geo. F. Lawson
D. E. Hildreth
Geo. A. Willis
H. G. Gocio
G. C. Koons
M. J Ae FE
John Boatwright
State of Florida
Geo. Boatwright
A. T. Gordrum
Charlie Gilmore
Board Bill
Val Litt
J. L. Hall
Costae
Sarasota County School Census Authorized by Board
At an adjourned board meeting Superintendent T W Yarbrough was authorized to hire staff to conduct a county wide school census as required by compulsory attendance law. The budget for next year is in review and the current year will end with the board debt free except interest owed to Manatee County on inherited debt. A further adjourned meeting is set for Friday June 16 to plan the year ahead. The just closed year is praised as highly successful due to frugal, professional school management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Instruction
T. W Yarbrough
Kriday
Geo. B. Prime
Lucia Johnston
Sarasota County
Manatee County
Baseball at Crescent Beach Ellenton Meets Sarasota
This afternoon at Crescent Beach Ellenton and Sarasota will play a baseball game. The local team has trained for the event and the beach diamond is in good shape with a large crowd expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent Beach
Ellenton
Sarasota
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FE. McCuchen
Center Hill
M. W. Bates
F. L. Rutland
Sumterville
L. A. Morris
Bushnell
Wile
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Levere CoeNry
Orry Rudd
Congressman Drane
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