Rev J L Gerdine Named Sarasota Pastor In Florida Meeting
The annual Florida Methodist Episcopal Conference closed in Tallahassee with Bishop Candler reading the year’s appointments. Rev J L Gerdine was named pastor of the Sarasota church, while Rev W A McCall moves to Perry. The Tampa district assignments and finance quotas were announced, and efforts for lay activities education and missionary work were endorsed. The conference praised for its enjoyment and progress, noting nine superannuate homes and new homes in Orlando and Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Florida
Tallahassee
W. A. Candler
J. L. Gerdine
Sarasota
W. A. McCall
Perry
McCall
Epworth League
Perry Methodists
Tampa
Sagasota
T. J. Nixon
Braientown
Smith Hardin
Brandon Mission
J. C. West
Ellenton
W. H. Newkirk
Manatee
W. J. Nease
Miakka
T. W. Carleton
Palmetto
K. Hollister
Parrish
Wimauma
Plant City
John A. Hendry
Port Tampa
S. G. Meadows
Supplly
Seffner Mission
J. E. Gault
Highland Avenue
City Mission
W. C. Fountain
Hyde Park
Bayshore
L. M. Broyles
Nebraska Avenue
Fred B. Langford
Tampa Heights
Palmetto Beach
F. E. Steinmeyer
BK. Thrower
Ira H. Patterson
J. D. Lewis
Key West
la Trinidad
Cato
Sunday School Board
Southern College
Junaluska
Wesley
St. Petersburg
J. H. Therrell
Lola Lawler
Preachers’ Relief Fund
Orlando
Miami
Rev. B. K. Thrower
Commission On Finance
Bartow
Gainesville
Jacksonville
Miliami
Ocala
Indianola Christmas Tree Gift Drive Planned
Parents are urged to send presents to Indianola for a community Christmas event. Santa will distribute at least one gift per child between 2 and 6 PM with parents present. Mrs Helen Brooks Smith coordinates an old time celebration including an orchestra and oyster roast for adults after the children's distribution.
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Santa Claus
Indianola
Helen Brooks Smith
Hubbard Arrives as Sarasota welcomes new season booster
H K Hubbard editor of the Bellefontaine Daily Examiner arrives in Sarasota after a state tour. He has visited every season for eight years and boosted the city through his paper with advertising and stories. He is kin to Kin Hubbard the Abe Martin cartoonist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
H. K. Hubbard
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Daily Examiner
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mr. Hubbard
Kin Hubbard
Abe Martin
New Sea Wall Nears Completion Along Sarasota Bay
The concrete sea wall from Strawberry avenue to Mound street is close to finishing with Skene’s crews in front of Cummer property. A 100 foot section remains at the end to link to the old wall, likely by next week. Burns Dredging Co. has started channel dredging and parkway filling, with funds from Gulf Stream avenue property owners to beautify the waterfront and curb driftweed. The plan includes a parallel channel from the railroad dock area to deep water for pleasure boats, making Sarasota’s waterfront premier in the state.
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Strawberry Avenue
Mound Street
Skene
Seawall
Gulf Stream Avenue
Bay Front
Railroad Dock
Sarasota
Bay View Restaurant Gets New Proprietors
Mr and Mrs W R Polk of Pearce acquire Bay View Restaurant from Mr and Mrs Broersma. The Polks and their three daughters Mary Lillie and Mary Howell arrived earlier this week and take over the lease including upstairs living quarters. Broersma couple to return to New Port Richey Saturday with thanks for patronage. The new owners pledge to uphold high standards and improve service.
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W. R. Polk
Pearce
Bay View
M. Broersma
Polk
Mary
Lillie
Mary Howell
Broersma
Downey Buys Turner Building in Prominent City Block
Joseph Downey has negotiated the purchase of the Turner building which houses the Turner Company and the Red Cross Pharmacy. He plans substantial improvements after current leases expire, noting the location as one of the most valuable business sites in the city now occupied by two progressive firms.
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Joseph Downey
Turner
Turner Company
Red Cross Pharmacy
Pictures and Lecture Postponed in Sarasota
The pictures and lecture on the Puritan Influence in the New World, billed for Sarasota Theatre Monday afternoon, are indefinitely postponed after a telegram to Mrs. Guenther said they could not be sent in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New World
Sarasota Theatre
West Coast Winter League Reopens With Sarasota Tourists
The West Coast Winter Baseball League is revived with Sarasota forming its Tourists under president M B Roth and manager Lewis Combs. Tampa St Petersburg and Tarpon Springs back the plan for a sixty game winter season with opening action in Sarasota on Monday and a full schedule announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Dr. Morefield
Sarasota
R. C. Caples
Mike Roth
Ford
M.B. Roth
Lewis Combs
Mike Burke
Nashville Southern League
Tarpon Springs
Steenth
Florida
H. M. Lowe
Frank F. Pulver
J. R. Durrance
Rube Allyn
Gilbert Freeman
Sara
Sota
Bob DeHaney
Washington
Harry Manusch
Toledo
Matt’ Wilson
George Quinn
Wilson
Nick” Carter
Chicago Cubs
America
Pepper” Crouch
Lacey
Boston Nationals
Zip” King
King
Crow
Jim Moore
Tourists
Cox
Chamber of Commerce Governors Seek 500 Members
Sarasota chamber leaders met at the Arcade building with President H. S. Smith and members pledging a membership drive aiming for 500 dues paying associates. They discussed dissolving a donor pledge, honoring the Woman’s Club support, and pushing for strong exhibits at the South Florida and County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber OF Commerce
WANT
Board of Governors
Arcade
H. S. Smith
W. N. Ford
J. H. Lord
J. H. Gillespie
G. B. Prime
W. N. Tuttle
J. E. Battle
C. E. Hitchings
A. L. Joiner
A. B. Edwards
C. V. S. Wilson
Mr. Caples
Sarasota
Mr. Lord
Smith
Woman’s Club
Caples
Wewitt
South Florida
Manatee County
Lord
Lieut Arthur Clarke Returns From Long Trip
Lieut. Arthur Clarke flew from Key West to San Francisco via the Panama Canal, commanding an Eagle boat used at tar get practice. He praises Panama, calls California The Lands of Sunshine but notes a closer truth in its name, and says he is glad to return to Sarasota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut
Arthur Clarke
Key West
San Francisco
California
Panama Canal
Clarke
Panama
Florida
Lieut. Clarke
Sarasota
Visitors endure peril in Gulf drift to Sarasota
Lieutenant Kavanaugh and Mr H S Calvine of Brooklyn were stranded in an open boat after an engine failure while returning from fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. They drifted all Saturday night, rescued by a passing fish boat Sunday morning, then warmed with hot coffee and a meal back in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf of Mexico
Kavanaugh
H. S. Calvine
Brooklyn
N. Y
Watrous
Gulf
Sarasota
Primary Department Presents Christmas Program at Sarasota School
Miss Helseth leads the Sarasota school primary department in a Friday Christmas program in the primary building. The lineup includes Bible verses prayers stories carols recitations songs and pantomimes by various grades and kindergarten with performances such as Holy Night December Jingle Jingle Santa Claus Is Coming and Christmas Bells among others. Parents and friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helseth
Sarasota School
Ferna McKittrick
Eloise Archibald
Merza Browdens
Santa Claus
Ruth Starke
Harold Mason
Belle Haven Inn Opens Dining Room For Season
The Belle Haven Inn opened its dining room this season with twenty guests on opening days. Owner Mr. Whittle reports deluxe rooms with private baths and other improvements to handle more guests this year, expecting to be taxed to capacity soon after Christmas as reservations rise after the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Haven Inn
Whittle
Belle Haven
Benefit Play Draws Large Sarasota Crowd
A large audience at the Sarasota Theatre Monday night enjoyed Nothing But the Truth in a charity benefit for the Welfare Committee of the Woman's Club. The cast, led by Hazel Dimmick, delivered strong performances with an orchestra enhancing the show. Receipts totaled 275 dollars for welfare work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota Theatre
Woman’s Club
Hazel L. Dimmick
Clarence van Dusen
George Landon
E. M. Ralston
Harry Logan
Bishop Doran
Claude Turner
Richard Donelly
Francis Frazier
Robert Bennett
Richard Halton
Hazel Dimmick
Ethel
Dorothy Longmire
Gwen
Louise Higel
Mabel
Dorothy Halton
Sabel
Cora Ludwig
Martha
E. L. Beeson
Guy V. Knighton
Herbert Broersma
Sidney Smith
The
Times
Admiral Ragan and Navy Guests to Dinner
The American Legion post plans a holiday dinner for Claude Ragan and his Osprey Navy during Christmas week in Indianola. Buddie Ragan named to arrange it, and the Admiral is presumed to accept the Post's plans and menu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Claude Ragan
Indianola
Buddie Ragan
Ragan
New Year's Ball Moved to Friday at Sarasota Golf Club
The Sarasota Golf Club directs that the annual New Year’s ball occur on Friday, December 31, instead of Saturday, January 1. The change aims to avoid extending festivities into Sunday morning. The club’s balls have long been a premier social event of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
First quart of strawberries brings $1 in Bee Ridge
Mrs. Sherman of Bee Ridge delivered the season’s first quart of strawberries to Central Market and Grocery last week. The fruit sold for a dollar and neighbors report a strong berry crop in the Be Ridge area, with steady supplies expected for the local market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Be Ridge
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A. C. McCall
Methodist
Parkway
BAY View Restaurant
MR. Downey
Turner Building
Bradentown
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