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Newspaper

Sarasota Times

Location

Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1923

Page

6

Subscription Rates and Advertising Terms

Rates for one year two dollars six months one twenty five three months in advance Remittances by check money order or registered letter Stamps accepted for small amounts Change of address requires old and new addresses Discontinued subscriptions require written notice Advertising rates display 35 cents per single column inch Classified 16 cents per line Legal rates set by law Cards of thanks notices 75 cents Notices of entertainments with charges and money making articles at regular rates Make remittances payable to Sarasota Publishing Company not to individuals

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Gratitude From Senior Class Of 1923 To School Staff

The seniors thank the Board of Education local business supporters and especially Mr. McGill and Mr. Hughes for guidance and support. They credit McGill with fostering honor and confidence and praise Hughes for athletic leadership and for directing the senior play. The class expresses deep appreciation for all faculty efforts shaping their final year. De Lova Stansell.

Board of Education McGill Hughes Sara Satus de Lova Stansell

Booster letter praises Sarasota Times changes and growth

C. C. Mansfield of Indianapolis sends a two dollar money order for a one year subscription and praises the newspaper as larger and more newsy. He offers to promote the Sarasota Times locally and requests extra copies and city literature for advertising. He plans a visit in about sixty days.

Sarasota P. O Miami Manasota Sinasota Board of Trade

Subcriber sends renewal and praise from Florida

The writer encloses a two dollar check to renew the Sarasota Times subscription and compliments the paper for its information. He notes plans to return to Sarasota for another winter starting the first week of December and mentions his wife Mrs Wellman eagerly consuming the news each week.

Sarasota

Miss Katherine McClellan Beats to Saranac Lake Cottage Stay

Miss Katherine McClellan of McClellan Park Sarasota has arrived at Saranac Lake New York and is occupying her summer cottage in the mountains. She will stay until late October or early November.

Katherine McClellan McClellan Park Sarasota Saranac Lake N. Y

Tarpon Enthusiast Purchases Phelps Home at Indian Beach

Jos H Kock of Savannah Georgia a jeweler has bought the Phelps home at Indian Beach from C O Teates agency He will stay for the tarpon season and return this winter to make his home there.

Jos. H. Kock Savannah Phelps Indian Beach C. O. Teate

Florida Motor Sales Carload From Detroit Reported

The Florida Motor Sales Co has a carload of Gray motor cars en route from the Detroit factory. The firm plans to publish details on this car and its business policies in the next Times issue.

Florida Motor Sales Co Gray Motor Cars Detroit The Times

Anglers Reel Big Tarpon at Sarasota Stopover

W McKinney of Chattanooga and Geo F Schoen of Atlanta staying at Belle Haven Inn caught tarpon weighing 102, 103, and 105 pounds. Captain Paul Noble led the party and they praised Sarasota. Two of the fish were mounted by Ferguson.

W. McKinney Chattanooga Tenn Geo. F. Schoen Atlanta Belle Haven Inn Paul Noble Sarasota Ferguson

Anson Mitchell Plans Sarasota Visit After Health Gain

Anson J. Mitchell of New York, who bought a valuable tract of land north of town on Sarasota Bay, south of Sidney E. Clarke and north of B. Miffin Hood, writes that if his health improves as quickly as last week he will visit Sarasota late this month.

Anson J. Mitchell New York Sarasota Bay Sidney E. Clarke B. Miffin Hood Sarasota

Dunan Lumber Co. Opens Local Office at Times Building

Sam Sawyer, local manager for Dunan Lumber Co., opens an office in The Times Building for local trade. Building activity shows a 65 percent year to date volume increase and more than 150 percent rise over the prior fiscal year.

Sam Sawyer Dunan Lumber Co Times Dunan Co

Richardson family to spend summer near Leominster Massachusetts

L L Richardson and family plan three months at their large farm near Leominster MA and will return in October. Kenardson is a Sarasota County Fair Association director and local land owner. W K Wolfe and wife head to Charlotte NC for the summer until October. Wolfe helped bring North Carolinians and sold land to residents there. Knights of Pythias members in Sarasota seek to revive the local lodge and improve social activity with regular meetings. about forty to fifty members exist in the city.

L. L. Richardson Leominister Mass Kenardson Sarasota County W. K. Wolfe Tamiami Trail Charlotte North Carolina Wolfe Old North State Knights of Pythias Sarasota Pythian Lodge Order America

Tarpon trip brings Florida branch manager to Sarasota Bay

Lewis H. Mercer, manager of the Florida branch of the Peruvian Guano Co. of New York and Maples fertilizers with headquarters in Jacksonville, is spending a few days in Sarasota on his annual tarpon fishing trip. He is stopping at the Hotel Watrous and calls these excursions thrillers.

Lewis H. Mercer Florida Peruvian Guano Co New York Maples Fertilizers Jacksonville Sarasota Bay Watrous Mercer

Local Readers Plan Trips For Study And Work

Mrs Bertha D Keppler of the Beauty Shop left Tuesday for Chicago to study modern beauty culture methods and will return to her patrons in the fall. Wylie Jamison of Mound Street plans to leave Monday for New York then Colorado and finally Berkeley California where he has accepted a professorship at the University of California.

Bertha D. Keppler Chicago Wylie Jamison Mound Street New York Colorado Berkeley California University of California

Hughes Family Visiting In Sarasota Social Season

Mrs R C Hughes of Little Rock Arkansas and her daughter Miss Lillian visit Mrs J B Chapline on Palm Avenue. The Hughes family are prominent in Little Rock with ties to a former governor and chief justice. They plan Sarasota as their future home and will be welcomed socially this winter as activities resume.

R. C. Hughes Little Rock Arkansas Lillian Ann J. B. Chapline Palm Avenue Hughes See Rock Supreme Court Sarasota

Bee Ridge Social Notes Highlight Community Life

Bee Ridge items report a new tennis court at Golden Acres owned by T. L. Livermore and a weekend house party hosted by Mrs. M. W. Robie. Ed Brown’s June 9 wedding to Lucille McTire drew a celebration with locals and community leaders including Judge Cary B. Fish. The Ladies' Aid cleared 15 dollars at an ice cream social for the piano fund while the Bee Ridge Woman's Club held its June meeting on Daughters’ Day with music then adjourned for summer. A Gillespie school meeting is planned for June 19 with speakers including Mr. Yarbrough to discuss school matters.

M. W. Robie George McLean Beth McLean James Ellis Christian Endeavor Charles Mills Ed. Brown Lucille McTire New Pearce Cary B. Fish Bradentown W. S. Harris W. Harris Moore Haven Reneva Bay Roads Jackson Georgia Bee Ridge F. L. Zeigier Edith MacKintosh Velma Frye Yarbrough

Canton Crepes Closing Out Sizes At La Mode

Closing out Canton Crepes line in dark shades offered by La Mode. Prices range from 10.00 to 16.50 with sizes 16 to 40 available.

Osprey Visitors and Travel Notices In Local Reminiscence

Sulphur Springs residents Mr. and Mrs. Harley Holland visit with Mrs. Holland's sister Mrs. V A Saunders. Elwood Taylor and family drive to Cortez to see relatives. A B Hand heads to Florida as a Dan Greene Felt Shoe Co salesman. Webb family settles on a new home site as Hamlin of Sarasota works with Webb. Local residents host relatives from Titusville and Lake Wales, while Elder C W Webb conducts services at the Osprey schoolhouse.

Harley Holland Sulphur Springs Harley V. A. Saunders Elwood Taylor Cortez A. B. Hand St. Petersburg Clearwater Gainesville Daytona Florida Ford Daniel Greene Felt Shoe Co W. B. Webb Geo. Hamlin Sarasota Mr. Webb Herman Benecker Castellie Crawford Titusville T. L. McAulay Lake Wales C. W. Webb Osprey School House

La Mode Uses Bright Colors For Low Price Bathing Suits

The store promotes bright color bathing suits at very low prices. The appeal centers on style and affordability.

la Mode

Fourth of July Celebration at Crescent Beach

The J. J. Kinsman Bath House and Pavilion invite the public to Crescent Beach on July 4 for a fish fry and a day of motor cycle races and various sports with prizes in each event.

Crescent Beach J. J. Kinsman

Northern arrivals shape Sarasota coastal development at Siesta Key

Henry Case of Cleveland, a long time guest of the Weida, leaves for the North to settle his affairs and make Sarasota his home. He bought a 300 by 50 foot strip on Nettie Bayou facing Little Sarasota Bay to build a modest winter cottage. A growing group of northerners purchased Siesta Key property near the Higel development this summer, boosting property values and county taxes.

Henry Case Cleveland Weida Sarasota Case Siesta Key Nettie Bayou Sarasota Bay Harry Higel

Moving pictures draw large crowd at Radio hall

A large Monday night attendance enjoyed moving pictures at the Radio hall with many visitors from Venice and Englewood. Moving pictures will be shown every Monday night. Church services and Sunday school are as usual. Major Welles of Arcadia visited town Saturday. Mrs. Coffee and Mrs. Debus left recently for the summer. Best wishes.

Radio Hall Venice Englewood Major Welles Arcadia Coffee Debus

Englewood Social News and Local visits this week

Englewood residents share a flurry of visits and arrivals. P E Buchan returned from Tampa with daughter Margaret. Arcadia couple Tom and Mrs Wyatt guests at The Hermitage. S C Kelly improves under Dr Nabona in Sarasota. Charles Gibson assists at the Hermitage. G C Miller and family returned from Kissimmee with Hazel Miller joining them. Irvin Bierseth busy painting P E Buchan’s house. Punta Gorda guests host a house party at Stump Pass with multiple Chadwicks and Howlands visiting Englewood.

P. E. Buchan Tampa Margaret Tom Wyatt Arcadia Whitman Hermitage S. C. Kelly Nabona Sarasota Cadia First National Bank of Ar- Charles Stump Pass de Loasch Lucille Blakley John Roundtree Rae Chadwick Iris Chadwick Walter Howland Punta Gorda Englewood

Nokomis Social Notes Mention Local Visits

Nokomis resident Miss Mina Bear of Bradentown visited friends Saturday. Mrs Frank Curry and Mrs Charles Curry drove to Bradentown on business Tuesday. Mrs O L Downey Mrs Malvern Wells Miss Louise Coffin and Mrs F J Hayden visited friends in Bradentown Friday. Hugh Deal expects to move into a new home near Knights Chapel early this week.

Mina Bear Bradentown Nokomis Frank Curry Charles Curry O. L. Downey Malvern Wells Louise Coffin F. J. Hayden Hugh Deal Knight’s Chapel

Sarasota County Seeks Rock Crusher Bid for County Roads

The Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners invites sealed bids for a portable rock crusher setup including 75 to 100 yard capacity, 8 inch tires, 24 foot elevator, 30x12 foot screen, 3 foot dust jacket, 25 HP engine with friction clutch and a 60 foot by 9 inch drive belt. Bid deadline 10:00 am July 2, 1923 with $200 bid security. FCC reserves right to reject all bids.

Board of County ‘Commissioners Sarasota County State of Florida Board of County Commissioners Sarasota Florida F. O A. D Board F County Commissioners Court House

Sarasota County Tax Assessor to Hear Complaints on Property Values

The Tax Assessor of Sarasota County Florida will meet with the Board of ty in Sarasota on July 1923 date at 9:00 AM. They will hear complaints and testimony about property values and review the 1925 assessment roll. Clerk C E Roesch notes the notices dated June 14 21 28 51.

Sarasota County Florida Board of County Commissioners Sarasota Board of County Commissioners

Hyde Park Drainage District Landowners Meeting Called

Notice to Hyde Park Drainage District landowners in Sarasota County announces the annual meeting to be held July 6 1928 at 10:00 am in the Circuit Court Room. The notice calls all landowners to attend and participate in district affairs.

Hyde Park Sarasota County Florida

Election of Drainage District Supervisor In Sarasota

Court House in Sarasota Florida announces election of a Drainage District Supervisor for a three year term following the contention date. A J Beck serves as secretary with dates June 14 21 28 31.

Sarasota County to vote on Special Road and Bridge District

Sarasota County Florida Board adopts resolution calling an election on July 17 1923 to decide forming a Special Road and Bridge District covering an area described in the June 8 1928 adjourned meeting. Election to be held at regular polling places where last general election was held.

Board of County Commissioners Sarasota County Florida Sarasota Gulf of Mexico State of I. O. E. Boesch Said A. D O.E. Roesch

Sarasota County approves road district election July 21 1923

The Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners sets a special July 21 1923 election for a Special Road and Bridge District to fund and construct roads and bridges. Inspectors and clerks are named for Manasota 8 and Englewood 9 precincts. The plan calls for hard surfacing on State Road Five from the district line to the Miakka River, with bridges and culverts of concrete iron or steel and twenty four foot road width. The project would raise seventy five thousand dollars via bonds, with publication for thirty days prior.

Board of County Commissioners Manasota S.anderson Virginia Freese P. E. Buchan Venice Englewood Sarasota County Florida Sarasota Board of County Commissioners Said County A. J

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