Commissioners Are Busy Men in Manatee County Roads
Manatee County Board of Commissioners meets in Bradentown in June 1918. They approve May road and bridge district estimates for Sarasota Venice Englewood and Palmetto, publish equalization notices, approve contract assignments, bonds, and insurance, and plan drain projects with bids due July 1. The session adjourns to June 4 and then June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Ponder
W. P. Frier
Sarasota-Venice
Englewood
D. M. Courtney
Palmetto Special Road and Bridge
Oneco
Vic Ponder
Chas. S. Hill
Charles A. Browne
C. E
Sarasota
Fla
Wm. M. Taylor
Manatee County
National Surety Company
State of New York
R. A. Miller
Palmetto Special Road
F. P. Dean
Chas. G. Strohmeyer
A. B. Edwards
F. B. Anthony
I. R. Burns
Board of County Commissioners
Florida
Bradentown
M. G. Rushton
W. I. Kirkhoff
J. O. Gates
F. A. Howze
Range Line
East Palmetto and Railroad Special
M. E. Tinkham
Chas. Dennett
Palmetto Special
Palmetto State Bank
Palmetto, Fla
Said
Alfred B. Kinsman
St. Catherine
Ontario
Canada
Malley M. May
Tampa
Errol J. Steer
Moore Haven
Chas
M. Hawkins
Fruitville
Robt
Robino
A. Fogarty
Luther Bryant
Oak Knoll
John Gover Tait
Palmetto
George C. Albritton
Verna
Wm. C. Rucker
Pompano
Cary Lee Sweat
Plant City
Rissel E. Dryman
Cates City
Braxton Joseph Lowe
Venice
Nokomis
Alan E. Simmons
Frank S. Foy
Philadelphia
Terrell A. Meredith
Roy V. Clough
James A. Etter
James W. McCarty
Lester C. Anger
George E. Betts
Parmalee
Percy Clinton Morris
Claude W. Jenkins
Manatee
Leon C. Chambers
Brooksville
Joe Smith
Red Level
Ala
Gordon Carlton
Myakka City
Eber R. Goddard
Terra Ceia
Olin A. Gresham
C. M. Betts
Ambrosia P. Corcho
Earl Call
Chas. S. Wentworth
E. Tellervy
James E. Kemmer
A. F. McNeil
A. Drymon
Dozier Altman
S. D. Gaines
Ft. Pierce
Orlando
Nile R. Leon
Geo. W. Bishop
Tacoma Park
D. C
Claude I. Hebb
Roy A. Bradley
Pine Level
F. R. Richardson
Arcadia
Joel W. Johnson
Reason Green
Rye
John E. Hunt
Carson City
Nev
Henry H. Peavy
W. M. Martin
Martinsburg
W. Va
John J. Glenn
Jacksonville
Millard C.reeves
Sarasota Earns Accredited Senior High School Status
Sarasota joins 33 Florida schools as an accredited senior high with criteria including 160 day terms, 150 average attendance, 30 plus pupils per four grades, 3 teachers with Florida certificates, a Florida certified principal, 45 minute recitation periods, four academic subjects per pupil, eight rooms, and $200 value in lab and library equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
T. W. Yarbrough
Polk County
Volusia
DeSoto
Manatee
Hillsborough
Pinellas County
Tarpon Springs
Resolution for John Parrish in Manatee County
The Manatee County Board of Trade records its high appreciation of John Parrish as an active member and pioneer farmer. It expresses sympathy to his family and asks for publication of the resolution in county papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Parrish
Manatee
German Offensive Near Mondidier Stalls as French Counterattacks Hold
War reports indicate German efforts to break French lines between Mondidier and the Oise stalled on the third day. French counterattacks regain ground on the western front while center and right center defences resist renewed German attempts. A fresh French push southeast of the Aisne and Marne threatens German gains north of the Oise potentially creating a pocket between the Matz and Oise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mondidier
The
Oise
Aisne
Marne
Soissons
Dommiers
Curry
Amblony
Matz
Florida Governor Proclaims Flag Day Observance
June 14 1918 marked a historic Flag Day as the national emblem flies over a European battlefield for the first time and American troops fight on foreign soil. Governor Sidney J Catts urges statewide ceremonies and spirited singing of the Star Spangled Banner to honor the flag and the nation’s sacrifices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catts
America
National Security League
Continental Congress
Sidney J. Catts
Florida
Tallahassee
A. D
First National Bank Directors Meet on Satisfactory Report
At a Monday night directors meeting the bank reported a highly satisfactory year. The institution joined the Witham System of Bankers Trust Company of Atlanta and directors voted to continue the connection indefinitely due to the improved facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Witham System
Bankers Trust Company
Atlanta
Negro Men To Camp Dix In Move To Army Service
Local draft board lists negro volunteers bound for Camp Dix New Jersey between the 19th and 22nd for naval aeronautics and other corps. White volunteers head to Camp Jackson South Carolina about the 24th. George Washington Robertson of Manatee to the University of Florida Gainesville for training. total Florida call includes 283 men with many named volunteers from Manatee Sarasota Bradenton and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Robertson
Manatee
University of Florida
Gainesville
Florida
Military Aeronautics
Milton F. Rushton
Henry O. Reilly
Dade City
O. E. Blackburn
Sarasota
Oregon
Aeronautics Department
Kean
Manatee County
National Army
Camp Jackson
Columbia
S. C
Camp Dix
Wrightstown
N. J
Sarasota Boy Scouts Build Up Troop and Plans
Sarasota's new Boy Scouts group met at the school house to organize and review constitution by laws. A committee was named to draft rules, aiming to pass Tenderfoot exams at tonight's meeting. Bradenton and Palmetto troops plan a campground invite. Major Browne leads efforts to boost membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Bradentown
Palmetto
Major Browne
Eager Crowds Witness Solar Eclipse Last Saturday
A large audience gathered at multiple vantage points to view a near total solar eclipse. The sky stayed mostly clear with few clouds as spectators observed Old Sol hide briefly, the event ending as the shadow swept away just before sunset. Smoked glass was in high demand during the viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Sol
Five Thousand Dollar Fine For Violating Explosion Rules
The United States Bureau of Mines has issued strict fireworks regulations for Fourth of July use. Parents must hold a license to purchase and supervise explosives given to children, with penalties up to 5000 dollars or one year in jail. Licenses cost 25 cents from the circuit court clerk, and details come from Clarence E. Woods U S Inspector of Explosives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of the Interior
Bureau of Mines
Clarence E. Woods
United States
Eustis
Department of the Interior
Washington, D. C
U. S
Fla
F. S. Peabody
Circuit Court
U.S
Mr Lord Returns From Western Trip To Promote Florida Cattle
Mr J H Lord returned last Friday from several weeks in the North and West. He spoke to Sarasota Cattle Company and said people are keen on Florida prospects for larger and improved livestock production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Lord
Sarasota Cattle Company
Missionary Society Meeting Hears Report on Council
The regular meeting of the Missionary Society of the Methodist church featured a report by Mrs. Alice B. Willis, delegate to the Woman's Missionary Council. Members urged Mayor Franklin to proclaim daily a moment of homage to the flag and prayer for soldiers, with a whistle signal. The next Liberty Bond social is set for Friday afternoon June 21 with venue to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Alice B. Willis
Woman’s Missionary Council
Enterprise
Franklin
Liberty Bond
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Portant Business
Palmetto District
Orient Insurance Company
Hartford, Conn
W. P. Frice
Sarasota School
Battlefield
H. Clay Crawford
First National Bank Directors’ Meeting
Jackson
Howard Johnson
Ellenton
Ernest Washington
Robert Johnson
Manavista
Calvin Haddock
Parrish
Loney Martin
Robi
Singleton
Ben Green
Henry Smith
Willie Williams
Burley Jacobs
John Tillery
Tony White
Walter Williams
Crystal River
Henry Larson
John King
Palatka
Alonzo Lea
Edward J. Carmichael
Moses Gadsden
Jim Wiley
Nelson Finley
Simon Stevens
Guy Butler
Judge Brown
Nathaniel Reaves
Marcellos
Punta Gorda
John Foster
Freddie Roundtree
Murray Burroughs
Will Fletcher
Claude Marquez
Eugene Singleton
Shelton Jenkins
Hezekiah Levison
Pete Simmons
Alachua
Peter Days
Troy Britt
Lige Chandler
Snead
S Island
Charlie Baker
Clearwater
Will Howard
Luther F. Hickson
Alexander Snead
Jesse L. Green
Lugoff
Robert Macon
Neil Phillips
Major Coney
O. B. Robinson
Wallace Brantly
David Andress
Clarence Wells
Lennus Barnes
Samuel Robinson
James Lee
Gardner
Rufus J. Nelson
Wilmington
Del
Manor Joseph
Bailey
Kish Godbold
Rollie Montgomery
Thomas Harris
John Fullifer
John H. C. Colson
Daniel Webster
Pierce
David George
Sanford
Ben Livingston
L. M. Goodley
Osprey
Walter Gibbs
Adolphus Howard
Fred Cameron
BOY Scouts
Woods
MR. Lord
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