Palmer executive visits Sarasota County with vast orange project
H L Hollis chief executive of Palmer interests visits Sarasota to inspect soil drainage and reclamation work. Palmer has planted 65000 orange trees across ten acre plots, mainly Parson Brown Pineapple and Valencies, selling units before planting and oversizing recent sections to meet demand. The Hyde Park area shows unprecedented land clearing results and Palmer eyes large acreage for citrus cultivation, potentially drawing hundreds of new residents to settle in the county.
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Sarasota
H. L. Hollis
Palmer Interests
Chicago
United States
Sarasota County
Palmer
America
Hyde Park
Hollis
Land Transfers Show Increase In City And County
Land transfers filed in the county clerk's office for the week ending January 25 include transfers from Louis J. Miller to Ella J. Knighton Oscar H. Stoughton to Gertrude H. Holliston Adrian C. Honore to William and Mary Barton Mary E. Robinson to F. Ethelene Jones Mary S. Robinson to Benjamin Robinson Mary S. Robinson to Clara Robinson Mary S. Robinson to Charles Rob Frank F. Knapp to Reuben M. Strother I. G. Archibald to O. S. Ellis Oscar H. Stoughton to Clarence E. Hitchings Adrian C. Honcre to Miss Hattie Walker Charles M. Jefferson to J. E. Jones Sarasota Improvement Co. to Norman V. Lamb Frank M. Tyler to Mary Florence Larsen Rosa Joyner to Ella Monroe Andrew W. Asp to J. C. Betts White Beach Fruit Co. to Citizens Bank and Trust Co. G. W. Franklin to Mason B. Hunt George A. Cushing to Necelia Hildreth Frank P. Miller to Robert S. Duffield Claire Elliott McKee to Minnie B. Heintz W. H. Calhoun to Ella Bendleton Calhoun.
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Louis J. Miller
Ella J. Knighton
Oscar H. Stoughton
Gertrude H. Holliston
Adrian C. Honore
William and
Mary Barton
Mary E. Robinson
F. Ethelene Jones
Mary S. Robinson
Benjamin Robinson
Clara 8. Robinson
Charles Robinson
Frank F. Knapp
Reuben M. Strother
I. G. Archibald
O. S. Ellis
Clarence E. Hitchings
Adrian C. Honcre
Hattie Walker
Charles M. Jefferson
J. E. Jones
Sarasota Improvement Co
Norman V. Lamb
Frank M. Tyler
Mary Florence Larsen
Rosa Joyner
Ella Monroe
Andrew W. Asp
J. C. Betts
White Beach Fruit Co
Citizens Bank and Trust Co
G. W. Franklin
Mason B. Hunt
George A. Cushing
Necelia Hildreth
Frank P. Miller
Robert S. Duffield
Claire Elliott McKee
Minnie B. Heintz
W. H. Calhoun
Ella Bendleton Calhoun
Sarasota Poultry Show Set for Feb 23 and 24
Sarasota County hosts a two day poultry show at the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce rooms with entries requested. Graham East Erling serves as secretary handling registrations and details.
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Sarasota County
Sarasota
Warrens Host To Many Visitors At Treasure Island
Mr and Mrs Edward Warren entertained visitors Sunday at Treasure Island Sarasota including Senator Tom Campbell C M Sizemore Eva Wolfe Bliss Thelma Cabaret Leila Drake and Mrs Harry Patton The Warren hospitality contrasted with Treasure Island's hidden wealth awaiting modern improvement to become a year round resort.
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Edward Warren
Treasure Island
Tom Campbell
Palm Beach
C. M. Sizemore
Chicago
Eva Wolfe
Bliss
Thelma
Cabaret
New York
Leila Drake
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Harry Patton
Atlanta
Warren’s
Stevenson
Sarasota
Vermonter Delighted With First Visit to Sunshine State
J. L. Hazen of Norwich Vermont spent six weeks with Dr. Bowles on Hudson avenue Sarasota County Florida. He extended his visit two weeks due to the climate fishing and scenery. Mrs. Hazen improved suffering with asthma. Dr. and Mrs. Bowles and friends will attend the South Florida Fair at Tampa next week.
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Bowles
Messenger
Miss Loveland
Mrs. Hazen
Tampa
Swain Recital Attracts Growing Sarasota Interest
Edwin Swain, a renowned tenor, will perform Thursday evening February 8 under the Woman's Club of Sarasota with accompanist Mrs. Bessie Pamplin. He appears in Orlando tonight and Miami Saturday, with further engagements planned in several towns. the club fears seating will be limited by the venue’s small capacity.
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Edwin Swain
Karine
Seresota
Swain
Woman’s Club of
Sarasota
Bessie Pamplin
Orlando
Miami
Fichila
Florida League of Women Voters delegates visit St Petersburg
Miss Katherine McClellan spent last week in St Petersburg at the Florida State Convention representing the local League of Women Voters. She was accompanied by four delegates Mrs Frank Nash Mrs Penton Thoms Mrs Helen Brooks Smith and Mrs Nellie Johnson. The local league will hold an important meeting soon to consider legislative matters and will report details after the delegates return.
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Katherine McClellan
St. Petersburg
Florida
League of Women Voters
Miss McClellan
Frank Nash
Penton Thoms
Helen Brooks Smith
Nellie Johnson
VAC-CLEANER $1.00 PER DAY Archibald Howe Co
Archibald Howe Co offers vacuum cleaner rental at 1.00 per day with phone contact available. The ad highlights affordable cleaning equipment for local customers seeking home services.
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Archibald Howe, CO
Pioneering Farmer Shows Rich Pick On Sarasota Land
W. K. Wolfe, former Charlotte businessman, proves the value of Sarasota county lands with a first crop of strawberries from newly cleared acreage north of town. He brought in forty five berries to prove the raw land’s potential and has attracted several North Carolinians to the area, all prospering.
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W. K. Wolfe
Charlotte
North Carolina
Sarasota County
Times Ofice
Florida
Snow Bank Photos Show Snow Reach Awnings In Maine Towns
A. L. Shaw of Philippi Creek Maine received two photographs taken in Damariscotta and Bath in the week of January 15 showing snow banks up to awnings and a tunnel through the pile in front of the old Maine Hotel and Bath warehouse.
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A. L. Shaw
Maine
Philippi Creek
Damariscotta
Old Maine
Bath Warage
Mr. Shaw
Mrs Edson Keith Plans European Tour Abroad
Mrs Edson Keith of Phillip Creek south of Sarasota will depart Sunday evening with Miss Carson for New York. They sail on the Carenia to Monaco and proceed to Monte Carlo, remaining until late March before touring Italy in April and Paris in May. Local friends regret her departure at the height of the season. Bon voyage.
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Edson Keicha
Edson Keith
Phillip Creek
Sarasota
New York
Miss Carson
Keith
Carenia
Monaco
Monte Carlo
Italy
Paris
Sarasota Gains Chicago Rail Ad Boost For Florida Tourism
Sarasota receives prominent rail advertising in Chicago papers thanks to Ralph Caples and the Remington Advertising Co. The Illinois Central promotes the Floridan and Seminole Limited trains with direct Jacksonville connections to Sarasota. The vivid tarpon fishing illustration and tropical Bay setting boost Sarasota’s image to millions of readers. Caples’ efforts are praised as timely civic improvement work.
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Cone
Illinois Central
Seminole Limited
Jacksonville
Sarasota
Saassota Bay
The
Mr. Caples
Wenersus
Wolfi
Yankeeland
Caples
Sarasota Bay
Hoosier Arrivals Increase Florida Settlement
A new Indiana delegation arrives in Florida, labeled the garden spot of America, boosting local numbers. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller and Mrs. Eleanor Barr of Parsons Kansas visit Mr. and Mrs. E Geiger on Adelia street. Mrs. Miller is Mrs. Geiger's sister and this is her first Florida visit after five years.
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America
Indiana
Frank Miller
Mrl
Eleanor Barr
Parsons, Kans
E. Geiger
Adelia Street
Death of Sarasota Pioneer John Wallace Madison
John Wallace Madison a Sarasota pioneer aged 69 died Wednesday at his Seventh Street home after an operation exhaustion. He came from St. Louis twenty years ago and built the first bungalow in Sarasota. He left two sons John L. and Frank and a brother Joseph Madison of Los Angeles. Funeral plans await relatives’ contact.
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John Wallace Madison
Sarasota
Seventh Street
John L
Frank
Joseph Madison
Los Angeles
Cal
St. Louis
Madison
Sarasota Band Heads to Tampa Fair in City Parade
The Sarasota Band of twenty five in new uniforms will represent Sarasota at the South Florida Fair in Tampa Monday. Supported by Chicago capitalist Andrew McAnsh and Kiwanis donors, the band will carry banners in the parade while public-spirited residents donate autos for transport. Dr Jack Haiton coordinates car offers as Kiwanis weighs attending the fair as a group.
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Sarasota
Andrew McAnsh
Tampa
Sarasota-On the
Jack Haiton
Kiwanis Club
Used furniture store opens new Sarasota branch
C Ford Edwards and J N Scott, operators of a Bradentown second hand furniture shop, will open a branch in Sarasota at the corner of Seventh and Lemon. Sarasota gets them sooner or later.
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C. Ford Edwards
J. N. Scott
Bradentown
Sarasota
Seventh and Lemon
Bond Issue For $50 000 Is Assured
The forthcoming $50 000 bond issue for Payne terminal and waterfront facilities near Sarasota was thought doomed but Kiwanis members pledged to ensure voters settle it. By Saturday 150 men had paid poll taxes and qualified to vote, boosting hopes of a three to one victory and a linked $100,000 pledge for a new hotel project. Government aid for deep water channels hinges on passing this bond.
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Payne Terminal
Kiwanis of
Sarasota
Greater Sarasota
Payne
A. B. Edwards
Youth Caught While Robbing Worths Grocery
An eighteen year old Posey living in Miakki district was caught by Patrolman Gillet trying to burglarize Worths grocery. The youth fled several hundred feet before being stopped after shots were fired in the air. He was held on a $500 bond for the next higher court term.
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Posey
Worth
Gillet
Miakki
Chicago Capitalist Returns Here With Architect
Andrew MecAnsh, Chicago capitalist and builder of the Mira-Mar apartments, returns with his architect to discuss a proposed new million dollar hotel. Ralph Caples, Sarasota booster and developer, also arrived from Chicago. MecAnsh plans time here to pursue activities and reports strong investor interest in Sarasota's future.
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Andrew MecAnsh
Chicago
Mira-Mar
Ralph Caples
Sarasota
MecAnsh
McAnsh
Toledo Manufacturer Pleased With Sarasota
Mr and Mrs Haskell of Toledo Ohio arrive for the winter season and take a Mira Mar apartment. They are so pleased with the resort and its enchanting bay region that they will send for the rest of the family. Mr Haskell is a manufacturer in Toledo.
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Haskell
Toledo
Ohio
Mira- Mar
Bay
Mr. Haskell
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