Tourists Meet to Plan Season at Sarasota Club
The Sarasota Tourist Club held its first season meeting in the city pier reading room. President G M Brunson led a program and discussed officer nominations for the year. Members approved dues at 35 cents and favored membership buttons. Captain Perry shared Alaska experiences and Dr Eben Thompson spoke on weather and shells, noting Sarasota weather records kept for ten years. Col Forsyth announced a boat trip to Sarasota Pass for visitors. Many attendees joined for the year, with high hopes for a record membership.
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Sarasota
We. Ludwig
Commons
Sprouse
Rosier
Napier
Tges
Iso
Captain Perry
Revenue Service
Alaska
Eben Thompson
Col. Forsyth
Sarasota Pass
Prominent Baltimore Man Buys Home Here
J S Cosden of Baltimore Md has purchased the W H Blodgett residence on Palm Avenue as part of Sarasota real estate activity tied to winter baseball. Cosden plans to winter in Sarasota after reading about the West Coast Winter League and may rent Blodgett’s home for the season while considering a new winter residence for next summer.
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W. H. Blodgett
Palm Avenue
J. S. Cosden
Baltimore
Cosden
Sarasota
Miami
Baltimore Sun
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Tarpon Springs
Cos‘en Oil Company
Tin Can Tourists Observe Christmas in Palmer Park
Nearly 200 winter visitors nicknamed Tin Can Tourists gathered at Palmer Park for a Christmas program. The event featured songs recitations and a tree for tin can kids with local officials and campers expressing gratitude for Sarasota hospitality and camp-ground efforts to improve facilities.
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Tin
Palmer Park
Weber
Belvedere
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Miss Anderson
Oscar Seeburg
Marion Townsend
Boyne City
Mich
Elizabeth Purchase
Merza Browdues
Gladys Weber
Gale Weber
Joe Snyder
Greenville
Ohio
Gustaf Seeburg
South Bend
Ind
Martinsville
Ill
Durward Deal
Raymond Frost
Maine
New York
Wyoming
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Missouri
Oklahoma
Tennessee
H. S. Smith
Commercial Club
Sarasota
Smith
Seeburg
Elizabeth Anderson
Miss Iona Fowls Visits Sarasota Bee Company
Miss Iona Fowls assistant editor of Gleanings in Bee Culture Medina Ohio visited the Sarasota Bee Company town apiary with her father mother and sister. She is noted as well informed on bee culture and plans to attend the Braden town meeting on January 6th, welcomed by local beekeepers.
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Iona Fowls
Medina
Ohio
Sarasota Bee Company
Miss Fowls
United States
Bradentown
Strawberries Proving a Profitable Crop in Sarasota
Dr. H. A. Sherman of Bee Ridge reports a half-acre of strawberries yielding six boxes daily, selling at 75 cents a quart, while Fletcher Rigby in Sarasota Heights picked ten boxes on December 28 to sell at one dollar per quart. Strong local demand and shipping potential suggest strawberries could become a key industry in the Sarasota Bay district.
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H. A. Sherman
Bee Ridge
Sarasota
Sherman
Fletcher Rigby
Sarasota Heights
Sarasota Bay District
Mrs Grate Hosts Presbyterian Ladies Auxiliary Meeting
Mrs W A Grate with Miss Josephine Pearce hosted the Presbyterian church Ladies Auxiliary on Palm Avenue. A large attendance including tourists enjoyed a Christmas program led by Mrs M E Bundy with papers on Christmas in other lands and songs.
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W. A. Grate
Josephine Pearce
The
Presbyterian Church
Palm Avenue
M. E. Bundy
Mesdames Caven
Guenther
Payne
Brunson
Hazen
Duckwall
New Year 1921 I Resolve to Serve a Higher Purpose
A New Year resolution vows to discern personal mission through Divine Providence. The pledge commits to self improvement, broader knowledge, charitable effort for town, county, state and nation, and to face obstacles with optimism while striving to be a man of faith and duty.
G W Robinson to Build Major Sarasota Apartment on Mango Corner
G W Robinson buys a corner lot at Mango avenue and Eighth street from J W Madison in Sarasota and plans a two story apartment building occupying the full 100 foot frontage. The site near the bay depot and business district is praised for location and fire limits compliance. Robinson, resident three years, hints at using California housing ideas to shape the project.
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Sarasota
G. W. Robinson
Mango Avenue
Eighth Street
J. W. Madison
Robinson
The
Times
Rob
Inson
Main Street
California
Winter visitors bag plentiful quail near city limits
Messrs H H Smith and J D Garner, winter visitors, stayed at the Hotel Watrous and spent last Friday quail shooting. They returned to the city with a full bag, surprised by the abundance of quail just outside the city limits.
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Messrs
H. H. Smith
J. D. Gardner
Watrous
Bee Keepers Meet in Bradenton January Sixth
The Manatee County Bee Keepers Association schedules a January 6 meeting at Bradenton Board of Trade room starting at 2 p m. Speakers include J J Wilder of Waycross Georgia and Miss Iona Fowls of Medina Ohio with others addressing topics of interest to bee keepers. Attendance urged.
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Manatee County Bee Keepers Association
Bradentown
Citrus Growers to Attend Important Meeting in Jacksonville
Manatee County Citrus Sub Exchange representatives W S Kirkhoff J W Ponc er and H G Gumprecht will attend a Jacksonville meeting with railway officials from southern eastern and western lines. They will discuss new reconsignment and diversion charges on Florida perishables recently permitted by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The potential $3 to $20 per car cost could hinder Florida growers reaching northern markets. Florida Citrus Exchange aims for relief through negotiation.
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Messrs. W. S. Kirkhoff
J. W. Poncer
H. G. Gumprecht
Manatee County
Florida
Gumprecht
Princess Cantacuzene to Speak on Russia at Club Meeting
The Woman's Club presents Princess Cantacuzene on Monday evening January 3 at 8 o'clock. The speaker, renowned for Russia focused writings in the Saturday Evening Post, discusses Russian refugees and will take an offering for their relief. A short Russian music program precedes the address. Admission is limited to members husbands and their guests.
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Princess Cantacuzene
Russia
Saturday Evening Post
Sarasota
Frederick Dent Grant
B. L. Honore
OU Tourists Drop to Third Place on Lack of Luck
The Tourists slipped to third after losing two of three against the Saints on the local diamond last week and face a tough test as they meet the Saints again this week. Fans praise the high quality play seen in Sarasota with visiting crowds and locals alike enjoying the action. The three game tally on the local field this week ends with the score line not yet stated.
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Saints
Sarasota
Christmas at McClellan Park Party Dinner
Christmas at McClellan Park brightens the club house with evergreens holly and bells as guests gather for a turkey dinner Saturday served by Miss Mc Clellan and helpers. Notable attendees include Dr. O A Morton and family Captain Savarese Miss Sprague Miss Goodrich Mrs Miller and Miss Truesdell Mrs Geiske Mr and Mrs Hardy Geiske with two children of Baltimore Miss Wright Mrs Atwater of Lockport New York and Mrs Hidden of Greensboro Virginia.
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McClellan Park
Miss McClellan
O. A. Morton
Capt. i
Savarese
Sprague
Goodrich
Miller
Truesdell
Geiske
Hardy Geiske
Sarasota Tampa New Year’s Day baseball double header
Baseball fans in Sarasota plan a Tampa New Year’s Day double header with a party leaving Five Points at 9 30 a m. Those with autos are asked to contact W M Ford secretary of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Sarasota
Tampa
W. M. Ford
Chamber of Commerce
Sarasota Enjoys A Pleasant Christmas In 1920
Sarasota reports a peaceful Christmas with strong holiday trade and generous gift giving. Churches and schools held Christmas trees and exercises, fireworks saw limited use with no accidents, and the Indianola community tree brought joy to many children. Business experts anticipate a smoother transition to peacetime in January 1921.
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Sarasota
Indianola
Woman's Guild to Meet Tuesday at McClellan Park
The Woman's Guild of the Episcopal church will hold a meeting on Tuesday January 4 at 2 30 p m at McClellan Park. All members and visitors interested in church work are invited to attend.
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Woman’s Guild of the Episcopal Church
McClellan ‘Fark
Joint Installation Planned for Woodmen Groups
All members of the Woodmen of the World and Woodman Circle are requested to attend the joint installation of officers on Tuesday night, January 4, at the Woodman Hall.
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Woodmen of the World
Woodman Circle
Wcedman Hall
Children Meet Santa at Indianola Christmas Event
About two hundred people attended the Indianola Christmas afternoon event from 3 to 6 o'clock. Children heard Santa call their names and received presents from the Christmas tree as Admiral Ragan and his Osprey Navy performed drills in full uniform. Adults enjoyed an oyster roast and tours of Manatee county estate beauty spots while Dr. F B Nash opened with a speech about Christ birth and moral duty.
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Indianola
Ragan
Osprey Navy
F. B. Nash
Christopher
Manatee County
Baptists Protracted Meeting Begins Sunday
Members of the First Baptist church plan a protracted meeting starting this Sunday at the church. They hope it will be one of the most successful gatherings ever held.
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First Baptist Church
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