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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
6
Venice reports community notes on birthdays and family life as Miss Marie Louise Higel turns one. Local industry shifts include branding calves by the Knight Brothers and a Manasota railway milestone. We learn mill management changes, new farming for weeds, and residents returning to Venice. A Navy enlistment is planned by J. Y. Harn. The piece notes rainfall needs, drought resilience, and war talk urging peace.
Englewood reports visitors from Bradenton and Sarasota with residents hosting summer guests. The Lemon Bay Mothers Club plans a June meeting at Mrs. Miller's, while the Howland family occupies the Buchan bungalow for the season. A Red Cross drive yields 126 dollars, and Rev. Stevens conducts a series of services with strong attendance and praise.
Sheriff Gates visits and finds four. Mrs Daniels of Laurel shops at Saunders emporium. Local nap of social visits includes Mr and Mrs Taylor and families. Peach culture touted, crops ripening, and garden notes amid regional chatter and a political jab about Cassius.
Mr and Mrs W E Kite celebrate a May 25 visit from the stork at 311 Eighth Street with an eight pound girl. Mother and baby are doing well. father wears a broad smile. Also report notes farmers plan fall wheat plantings to conserve grain for flour.
A fragment evokes a dire omen with imagery of briny eyes and teary sorrow. The lines suggest a doomed fate for seafaring figures, signaling imminent catastrophe.
The Manatee County Board of Commissioners met at Braden Town in 1918 to prepare ballot boxes for the June 5 primary election. After sealing, the clerk turned over the boxes to the sheriff for distribution to voting precincts. The session adjourned with no further business.
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