Local notes recap tarpon trip and bereavement in St. Lucie County
Frank W. Getchell returned to Chicago after a week of tarpon fishing here. He was one of three who arrived by car last Saturday. Mrs. Sue Miller died June 13 at nephew Ralph Caples’ home in Fostoria Ohio at age 82 after a long illness. Merchants D Broadway and wife of Sarasota visited Fort Pierce after motor tour through North Carolina and the East Coast, praising the Gulf Coast area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Getchell
Chicago
Mr. Getchell
Sue Miller
Ralph C. Caples
Fostoria
Broadway
Sarasota
Gulf Coast City
Fort Pierce
Asheville
North Carolina
Florida
St. Lucie County
Local notes cite visits and sales at Spot Cash Grocery
Tampa visitors and frequent shoppers fill the copy with notices of business trips, purchases, and promotions. Spot Cash Grocery highlights bargains like fifty pound lard for 6.00 and three cans of Van Camp Pork and Beans for 23c while Kennedy's promotes bed spreads and Mosquito nets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spot Cash Grocery
Spot Cash
Mr and Mrs Mason Hunt Return From Wedding Trip
Mr and Mrs Mason B Hunt arrive home Sunday night and are at Seo Smith cottage on Bungalow Hill after their honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Mason B. Hunt
Seo Smith
Bungalow Hill
Orange Blossoms From Sarasota Wedding Today in Newcastle
Miss Christine Houston daughter of Mr and Mrs Joel P Houston will wed Mr Dodge today at noon in Newcastle Maine. The couple met during Christine and her parents Sarasota visit last March and the wedding will feature orange buds shipped from a Sarasota grove to mark the Florida connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Houston
Joel P. Houston
Dodge
W. W. Dodge
Newcastle
Maine
Christine
Sarasota
New England
New England Club
Little Sarasota Bay
W. W. Savage
Florida
Mrs Hart visits Sarasota as Chicago car team heads home
Mrs Julia E Hart mother of Mrs Frank A Walpole arrived in Sarasota from Trenton New Jersey for the first time after a year away. Chicago automobilists began a record run to Sarasota Monday and aim to complete the return trip in five days signaling a rapid journey back to their starting point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia E. Hart
Frank A. Walpole
Trenton
N. J
Sarasota
Mrs. Hart
Chicago
Mrs Ella J Brooks Returns From Visit
Mrs Ella J Brooks ends a two week stay with her aunt Mrs Alice B Willis on Eighth Street and returns to her home in Swampscott Massachusetts on Wednesday morning.
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Ella J. Brooks
Alice B. Willis
Eighth-street
Swampscott
Mass
Birmingham Men Leave Sarasota After Tarpon Trip
Messrs. George Eubanks and J. K. Warren of Birmingham Alabama have completed ten days in Sarasota fishing tarpon and have returned home.
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Messrs
George Eubanks
J. K. Warren
Birmingham
Ala
Sarasota
Councilman Bacon's Wife Improves. Plans August Return
Councilman E. J. Bacon reports his wife, who traveled to Cleveland weeks ago, is feeling much better and hopes to return by the middle of August.
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E. J. Bacon
Cleveland
Major Browne Family Dwellings in Lewis Bungalow Near Bay
Major Charles A. Browne with his wife and daughter Miss Christine reside in the Lewis bungalow by the bay. They arrived Saturday evening from their Birmingham Alabama home and the jovial major is unusually happy about the visit.
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Chas. A. Browne
Christine
Lewis
The
Bay
Birmingham
Ala
Noted Michigan Couple Invest in 20 Acre Bee Ridge Land
Mr and Mrs Hans Tiedke of Saginaw Michigan spent a week at Bee Ridge and bought a 20 acre tract with plans to clear it and build a new house this fall. Val Dombaugh of the Sarasota Venice firm arranged the purchase due to his knowledge of the local soils. The couple will return to Northern home in the fall to supervise construction.
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Hans Tiedke
Sagiaw
Mich
Bee Ridge
Val Dombaugh
Sarasota-Venice
Party on the Katherine boat sails to New Pass beach
Mr A J Perkins owner of the Katherine led a Sunday boat excursion with friends then rode to the gulf for a swim. Captain Jay Rudd oversaw the trip and all aboard reported they were well and pleased with the outing at New Pass.
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A. J. Perkins
Katherine
Gulf
New Pass
Jay Rudd
Children’s Day Program at Methodist Church Draws Crowd
The Children’s Day service at the Methodist Church drew a good attendance. The program featured prayers, an anthem by the choir, and multiple recitations and songs including How They Grow Forget Me Not The Father’s Care Birds and Butterflies Outside the Garden The World Children and Doxology performed by a group of young participants led by Thelma Hull and Mildred Bright with Clyde Wilson Julian Calhoun and Bernice Harvey among the readers.
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King’s Garden
Thelma Hull
Cradle Rollers
Butterfly Flowers
Fred Miller
Margaret Longacre
Mildred Bright
Ludwig Named Director of Public Utilities in St Petersburg
R E Ludwig, manager of Sarasota's electric and ice plant, has been appointed director of public utilities by St Petersburg city commissioners. The Tampa Times correspondent notes Ludwig's extensive experience with major local and state utility firms and his strong educational background. The appointment is praised as securing an eminently efficient and competent leader for the important office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
R. E. Ludwig
Sarasota
Tampa Times
Public Utilities
Ludwig
Luncheon Honors Miss Mary Pearce At Graves Home
Last Thursday a pink and white luncheon was held at Mrs. Cyrus Graves home in honor of Miss Mary Pearce. Ten placed for a five course meal at twelve o'clock. Guests included Misses Josephine Pearce Alice Howard Lucile Harris Viola Jones Elizabeth Taylor Olive Oleson Beryl Knighton Kate Eunice Graves.
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Mary Pearce
Cyrus Graves
C. W. Latham
Lucile Harris
Will Bradburn
New Orleans
Josephine Pearce
Alice Howard
Viola Jones
Elizabeth Taylor
Olive Oleson
Beryl Knighton
Kate
Eunice Graves
At Home Cards Charity Social in Sarasota
One of the season’s social highlights, Mrs. and Dr. Kartack hosted a Five Hundred evening on June 15 for sixty prominent Sarasota families. Prizes went to Mrs. Purdy Miss Batchelor and Mrs. Caven in the ladies class, and to G B Ross Guenther and Will Ross in the gentlemen’s. A dainty collation followed served by Miss May House Emma Gene Smith and Edith Halton.
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Villa
Dr. Kartack
Sarasota
Karrack
G. B. Ross
Mr. Guenther
Will Ross
May House
Emma Gene Smith
Edith Halton
Animale Double Sight Hares Horses Giraffes See Behind
The text notes that hares horses and giraffes have superior ability to detect objects behind them without turning their heads. It compares these quadrupeds to others, suggesting heightened rearward vision across species.
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AB. Edwards
Walter Bryan
Tampa
J. Elwood Moore
T. A. Jones
Claude Hebb
Long Beach
Kennedy
Dick Spang
Kennedy’s
S. E. Olson
J. W. Ponder
Citrus Exchange
Turner’s
Edson Keith
Denver
Colo
R. E. Gibson
James Carter
Joseph Haggerty
Tampa Friends
E. B. Camp
Bradentown
J. R. Blackman
Plant City
W. B. Surls
Venice
Todler
Kennedys
Burton Allen
Clearwater
J. H. Krehbiel
Waycross
Harry A. Brandner
Rich
Holmes
Mr. Geo. B. Prime
Mrs. Addie Higel
Fred West
Jacksonville
Cora Green
Alex Monroe
T. F. Livermore
Wm. M. Taylor
Hi Mi ‘Taylor
Madison
J. T. Stewart
Burns Building
Charles Ducknall
Ted Morgan
East Main Street
Badger Pharmacy
Adv
Lela Spillman
Kokomo
Ind
Spillman
Carolyn Bright
Clyde Wilson
Bernice Harvey
Lillian Clark
Julian Calhoun
Bride
Ladies Aid Society
Saraso
Presbyterian Church
Rosa de Montana
Miss Pearce
California Fruits
Highsmith & Bright
the Grocers OF
New York
P. H. Levy
A. B. Edwards Real Estate and
Sarasota Bay
Manatee County
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