Jacksonville Wins Reserve Branch Flag in State News
Over the state notes Jacksonville awarded a Federal Reserve branch. W C Thomas of Tampa reelected president of the Southern Hardware Jobbers Association. Submarine warnings issued for Gulf waters off Florida. A Florida boy dies from a rattlesnake bite in Dade City. Kissimmee plans a recreation pier on East Lake Tohopekaliga for bathers and dancers. A Tampa man shoots his brother after an attack on his four year old son. A fire in Tampa damages fourteen buildings. Cigar workers vote to settle a strike and return to work. Ruth Bourlay of Leesburg becomes Florida’s first woman bank cashier. The government buys the Florida Industrial Corporation plant near Gainesville to convert castor beans for army airplane oil. D C Gillett named to run the plant. A jail escape near Kissimmee ends with the suspect returned after a roadside visit for identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Industrial Corporation
Gainesville
Mississippi
D. C. Gillett
Tampa
Florida Produce for 1918 and County Farm Notes
A May 24 report to the New York Packer outlines 1918 Florida produce shipments despite freight car shortages. Oranges, grapefruit, melons, celery, cabbage, and tomatoes show weekly and period totals with year over year comparisons, plus improvements in crop outlook. County notes mention Hampshire pigs in Jefferson and hog sales in Levy, plus Hillsboro Farmers Day supporting the Red Cross drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jefferson County
Hampshire
Hillsboro County
Red Cross
Baby Week Urges Better Babies and Registered Births
The piece urges Florida to join Baby Week efforts to save infant lives, noting high infant mortality in the first year and stressing birth registration. It highlights the role of the Women's Council of National Defense and physicians, the need for early defect detection, and the slogan better babies better care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Women’s Council of National Defense
Florida State Health Department
Grocery Moves to New Quarters in Iverson Building
The W. E. Foreman Grocery Company moved into its new quarters in the Iverson building last Thursday. Manager Mr. Lundy states the move was due to growing patronage and will allow better service to the trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Foreman Grocery Company
Iverson
Lundy
Canning Factory Sends 455000 Tomatoes to Military Aid
Dade County operates five canning factories in a season that produced 455000 tomato cans. Of these, 96000 went to the American army in France. Two years ago all ripe tomatoes were wasted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dade County
Miami
France
Lake County Market Reports Early Watermelons And Castor Beans
Lake County reports the first watermelons marketed and of good quality while castor beans show a favorable start. The brief notes indicate readiness of produce for sale and growing interest in castor bean crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Notice to Creditors and Final Discharge Notices
Legal advertising papers alert creditors and claimants to the estate of Charles N. Thompson in Manatee County Florida with a two year claims period. Executors Mary Louise Thompson Joseph Bachman and Russell Thompson are named. A second notice states that Anna Jones Administratrix will seek final discharge and approval of accounts for the Thomas A. Jones estate in Manatee County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles N. Thompson
Manatee County
Florida
Mary Louise Thompson
Joseph Bachman
Russell Thompson
State of Florida
Thomas A. Jones
Cary B. Fish
Anna Jones
Sarasota Poultry Company Incorporation Notice 1918
Notice lists applicants C W Chapman Fannie Chapman John F Burker to apply for letters patent to form Sarasota Poultry Company in Sarasota Manatee Florida. It includes Articles of Incorporation detailing name location purpose stock and officers and shows notary acknowledgments dated May 28 1918. Additional notices cover Sarasota Golf Holding Company Sarasota Cattle Company and Sarasota Beach Company with their capital stock purposes and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Florida
Tallahassee
Sarasota Poultry Company
C. W. Chapman
Fannie Chapman
John F. Burker
Sarasotta Poultry Company
Sarasota
Manatee County
A. D
County of Manatee
John F. Burket
Sarasyte Golf Holding Company
Manatee
W. Y. Perry
Owen Burns
O. Burns
Sarasota Golf Holding Company
Sarasotan Golf Holding Company
State of Florida
J. H. Lord
F. W. Lord
Sarasota Cattle Company
Notice of Final Decree Sale in Manatee County Florida
Special Master in Chancery W Y Perry will sell at public auction to the highest bidder cash the west half of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 28 township 36 south range 18 east containing five acres more or less in Manatee County Florida. Sale set for July 1 1918 at the Bradenton court house to satisfy the May 29 1918 decree in the case E W Trask v Sarasota Strawberry Growers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court of
Sixth Judicial Circuit of
Florida
Manatee County
E. W. Trask
Sarasota Strawberry Growers Association
Court House
Bradentown
W. Y. Perry
Publication Order in Blakely v Bert in Manatee Circuit Court
In Manatee County Florida Blakely files bill to remove cloud against nonresident defendant Thomas A Bert with last known Sarasota address and unknown whereabouts The order requires Bert to appear by July 1 1918 or bill alterations will be confessed The order to be published weekly for four weeks in the Sarasota Times and posted at the county courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vo Thomas A. Bert
W. Y. Perry
United States
Florida
Sarasota
Thomas A. Bert
Court House
Manatee County
I . Wm. M. 7Lerk
Chaftee County
Notice of Hearing in Tallahassee Florida
The undersigned of Florida at Tallahassee the capital gives notice that on June 25 1918 or as soon thereafter as they can be heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Tallahassee
Sarasota Cattle Company
A. D
J. H. Lord
F. W. Lord
W. Y. Perry
Beach Company
Tincorporation
State of
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Jacksonville
Federal Reserve Bank
W. C. Thomas
Southern Hardware Jobbers Association
Atlantic
Gulf Waters
Frederick Reimer
William Reimer
Dade City
Kissimmee
Tohopekaliga
R. B. Turner
Tampa Dock Company
Thursday
E. E. Cone
Marion and
Ashley Streets
Ruth Bourlay
Leesburg
Bourlay
First National Bank of
Sanford
Levy County
Morristown
O. M. Dean
Perry Owen Burns
United States of America
Board of Directors
E. O. Burns
W. Y. Perry Sarasota
Owen Burns Sarasota
E. O. Burns Sarasota
F W. Lord
JI. H. Tord Sarrsota
F. W. T.ord
E. Hitchings
Asota Beach Company
Busine
W. L. Ashby
L. E. Poteet
J. H. Faubel
L. E. Pottet
Charleston
W. Va
Fla
Eretenion
Tron Ross
CIE
Ewel T. Blakely
Bill
of Manatee
Wm. M. Taylor
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