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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1921
Page
7
Foreign advertising rates are listed by The American Press Association with one year subscriptions at two dollars in advance and six months at one dollar twenty five cents. Three months cost seventy five cents with foreign subscriptions at two dollars fifty cents per year. Entered at Sarasota Florida as second class matter.
A man accepted money to secure pardons for convicts while the state chief executive led the four year term. The piece calls for a full investigation and says other pardoning board members, including three current state officials, may be implicated and should share in punishment if found guilty.
The measure seeks to raise or lower county assessments at the tax equalizer’s discretion and allows appeals to the governor and two cabinet officers forming a review board. While imperfect, its fair administration could double the tax rolls and cut millage.
The legislature approved a budget system for Florida to prepare expense accounts in advance by the governor and cabinet. The plan aims to present a ready budget for the next session, improving fiscal oversight of state institutions and reducing last minute increases.
W R Dobson of the Star Advocate in Titusville proposed a statewide capital plan as a tax payer free project. He suggested selecting a ten mile square site with the capitol at center and roads radiating outward, selling surrounding lots to fund building costs and creating a model city within a year.
A local editorial argues that dividing Sarasota County is essential for better rural schools and overall prosperity. It asserts taxes may rise but greater spending will improve education, roads, and land development, urging readers to vote for county division on June 15 to aid the bay area and key districts.
The county division committee reports many property owners back county creation and urges active civic effort. It highlights committee service as voluntary, stresses personal responsibility, unity, and backing from members and the community to advance the project.
Twenty ladies from Chicago who spent the winter in Sarasota gathered June 1 at the Woman’s Athletic Club in Chicago for a reunion hosted by Mrs. Leonard. Guests included Mr. Chas. Moses and Mrs. D. A. K. Steele. A three course lunch preceded bridge, 500, and prizes won by Mrs Klein, Mrs. Steele, and Miss Dempsey.
A dispatch from the Colored Library Imp. Assn. warns against misrepresentation by solicitors. It states the only authorized solicitors are the blind man Johnson and Mills, each with certified statements, and urges signatures only from them or their servants. Donors to other parties are not credited. future contact should use P. O. Box 302.
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