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Newspaper
Sarasota County Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
2
Spokane celebrates Father's Day as introduced in 1910 with strong church support and civic enthusiasm. The article highlights the rose as the father’s emblem, urges sermons and acts of appreciation, and includes a nostalgic poem about a son calling his father. Sarasota County Times, $2.00 per year.
Kenneth Higel begins work with Howard-Cole Lumber at Manasota. Nokomis and Venice residents enjoy visits, fishing, and chapel services. Nokomis plans a bath house funded by public subscription. Local photographers, road projects, and a Siesta bridge petition are noted. Turtle hunters report tracks. wedding bells may ring soon. Community events include showers, gardening, and neighborhood gatherings.
Bee Ridge items report residents visiting Tampa and Jacksonville, travel plans for summer, church and Sunday activities, a recent spike in arrests for gambling in Sarasota, and several illnesses and accidents including a foot injury from dipping cattle. The piece mentions teachers, evangelists, and out-of-town visitors from Miami Verna Tatum Ridge and East End.
A heavy rain Sunday spurs garden planting efforts in Osprey. Be A Johnson expands land for sweet potatoes while W Webb adds to a cottage. Mr Henry Gordy of Lake Wales visited daughter Mrs T L McAulay during the week. Mr and Mrs A B Hand and
Community notes report crowded Manasota Hotel and visits by Mrs. W C Gathright to Virginia while Mr J W Mann and W C Gathright travel to Sarasota. Socials include Mrs J W Mann hosting with Mrs Nathan Gold and Mrs Clyde Anderson. O K Cole visits Los Angeles and Chicago with Mrs Cole. Ben Lennox of Pineale visits Ashman Park. Mill work advances under Superintendent Stockstate and Ashman Park melon expert Holland claims melons weigh forty to fifty pounds. Gulf Coast Railway caboose note.
Kerosene traces found on a locomotive led to its shutdown for the night and several days while a new cab is prepared. Mrs. J. W. Mann hosted a Second Avenue gathering for daughter Gladys fifth birthday with ten children and several local ladies in attendance.
Englewood residents host a mix of visitors including Mr and Mrs W C Whitman heading to Arcadia for a few days. J W Mann and daughter Gladys of Manasota join relatives in Englewood. Knight and Wall partners Frank Cooper and Edgar Wall pass through en route to Punta Gorda. John King of Arcadia fished nearby after bringing his boat from Boca Grande for tarpon season. S D Whidden of Grove City and family stay in Arcadia as their young son is ill under Dr McSwain care. Charles Giebkin and May Reynolds enjoy a Miakka river fishing day catching red fish trout sheephead and a 7 pound grouper. Mrs C E Schell and Sanford visitors depart via Tampa toward Sanford after brief Arcadia visit with Buchans.
A busy Laurel scene includes Joseph Wanless visiting Sarasota, A F Wrede and family from Komis, Ed Stephens building a new house, Z O Turner selling fishing beat and taking up farming, M L Townsend finishing a cottage near the Tamiami Trail, Jerome Martin visiting Bee Ridge with Hand family, S S Blackburn adding a windmill and fence, Silvertooth of Sarasota Ford selling a car to W L Stephens, Blackburns and Herbert heading to summer in Tiger Ga, Andrew Hand visiting from Osprey, W A Power of Jacksonville visiting, Claude Ragan named to Sarasota county board of public instruction, Governor Hardee appointing him, and Warren's speed boat at Laurel bay with Treasure Island nearby.
From our Corry correspondent the piece notes a proposed Sa'asota tree day and mentions Mr J E Byowden and family visiting on Sunday along with Mrs Helen Brooks Smith and Mrs.
J. H. Lord traveled to Palmetto on Friday. Miss Mary Halton Welch and her guest Miss Alice Halton visited the club over the weekend. Mrs. Smith, with years of tropical tree culture experience, oversees large contracts. The Hardy Prolific Hiachian cocoa nut tree is a very rare variety.
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