Young Men Entrained for War Camp from Manatee County
White selects from Manatee and Sarasota left for camp last Tuesday while colored selects departed Friday. Nine Sarasota men joined the colored contingent. Among the white group were Charles M Hawkins and Morgan Hannack from Venice, Percy Clinton Morris of Sarasota, and others. Alexander Snead of the negro selects died the day they were entrained. In Bradenton each select received a Red Cross comfort kit.
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Manatee County
War Department
Sarasota
Vicinity
Alexander Snead
Eoual
Chas. M. Hawkins
Fruitville
Robi. Robino
Morgan Hannack
Venice
Rissel E. Dryman
Cates
Braxton Joseph Lowe
Nokomis
Percy Clinton Morris
Claude I
The
Red Cross
Florida Shell Fish Commissioner interview aboard Sea foam
A Times interview with Shell Fish Commissioner J Asakiah Williams aboard the yacht Sea foam covers his coastal census of pelicans around Florida waters. He cites lower pelican numbers than reports and promotes fishery uses from menhaden canning to shark and porpoise by products. The cruise continues to Punta Gorda and Fort Myers before returning to Tampa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Shell
J. Asakiah Williams
Seafoam
Williams
Florida
Pearson
Audubon Society
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Shell Fish Commissioner
Jacksonville
Mr. Williams
St. Petersburg
Sarasota
United States
Punta Gorda
Fort Myers
Tampa
Tarpon Fishing Draws Large Crowds Off the Bay
Tarpon fishermen have been plentiful for the past week with six to twelve boats leaving the bay at dusk. The rising tide and a full moon allow night fishing in calm water, with many enjoying the sport more than any recent outing. One aviator landed a tarpon, while others went out for shark and tarpon with largely favorable luck.
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Tarpon
Elmer Whittle
the Times
Mr W Y Perry Speaks On War Savings Stamps at Virginian
Mr W Y Perry led a Four Minute Men talk at the Virginian Theatre on Monday night urging support for the government through War Savings and Thrift Stamps purchases.
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W. Y. Perry
Virginian Theatre
Bradenton Boy Scouts Tour En Route to Siesta Island
A Bradenton troop led by Rev. J Lawton Moon passed through the city on Monday en route to Siesta for a four day outing. Sarasota Scouts were invited but deferred due to the Bradenton troop’s recent organization.
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Bradentown
Siesta
Sarasota
Lbs
J. Lawton Moon
First Methodist Church
War Savings Campaign Ends With Friday Mass Meeting
Sarasota prepares for a Friday 2 PM mass meeting at the school house to close the War Savings Stamp drive. Franklin P. Dean and Major Chas Browne lead a program with Flying Corps officers from Arcadia to urge public cooperation and stamp subscriptions to meet a $48,000 district quota. Proclamation shuts stores 12:30 to 5 PM.
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Franklin P. Dean
War Savings Committee
R. I. Kennedy
A. B. Edwards
Frank A. Walpole
Chas. A. Browne
Wheeler
Arcadia
Europe
Sarasota
Italians Drive Off Austrians In Piave Counteroffensive
Italian forces report a major counteroffensive across the Piave with 45000 prisoners and vast war booty. Italian advances push across Montello Della Della Madonna Nerve sa sectors while American air units and Allied troops press on other fronts. Baron Seydler’s government crisis in Austria. Kerensky arrives in London signaling Russian developments.
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Washington
Piave
Rome
Sardona
Young
Chateau- Thierry
French War Office
Alexander Kerensky
Russia
London
United States
Monte Grappa
Brenta
Big Meeting at Palmetto for 4-H Club Members
County agents Caswell and McGriff call all Manatee county Boys Corn Clubs and Girls Canning Clubs members to a June 29 meeting at Palmetto High School Auditorium. Prof. Herrington of the University of Florida will speak on the clubs role in wartime effort. All youths 10 to 18 and interested residents urged to attend and learn how to support the clubs.
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O. W. Caswell
Eloise McGriff
Manatee County
Palmetto
G. L. Herrington
University of Florida
Shark Hide Leather Idea Spurs Local War Effort
City business leaders discuss turning shark hides into leather as a patriotic war effort. They cite expert reports on tannin from regional palmetto and urge funding for experiments to establish a local plant with government support, referencing Gainesville’s castor oil plant as precedent.
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Gainesville
Premises Cleanup Urged by Mayor and Council
The mayor and council call for immediate premises cleanup across the district. Officials stress public safety, sanitation, and orderly appearance as top priorities for community restoration.
City Urged to Clean Up Sanitation for War Site Hopes
Dr. A C Hamblin of the State Board of Health met with Sarasota officials to push a general clean up to win designated war activity sites. Plans include removing tin cans, draining depressions, spraying unreclaimable areas, screening stables, daily fly control, closing open closets with L R S septic tanks, and a city council action to implement.
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A. C. Hamblin
State Board of Health
South Florida
Arcadia
Sarasota
Hamblin
Why a Birth Certificate Should Always Be Provided
A historical note listing ten reasons for issuing birth certificates. It argues identity, legitimacy, school entry, child labor rights, inheritance, liability for duties and exemptions, voting, real estate rights, public office, and marriage age, all in line with Florida law.
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State of
Florida
Holden Reassumes Charge of Sarasota Auto Supply
Mr James A Holden returns to run the Sarasota Auto Supply Company after C H Collins recent enlistment. Holden has hired expert workmen to maintain the shop’s enviable trade and restore his friendly ties with local customers.
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Sarasota Auto Supply Company
Jas. A. Holden
Collins
C. H. Collins
James A. Holden
Holden
Eitw
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BOY Scouts
W.S.S
Palma Sola
Manatee
Oneco
Mill Creek O
Philippi
Bee Ridge
Bethany
Myakka
Roberts Chapel
Sandy
Laurel
Midway
Cortez
Duette
Albritton
Antioch
Montello
Della Della
Madonna and
Nervesa
Maserada
Sardina
Austria
Kaiser
Baron von Seydler
Baron Bahnhais
von Seydler
Crown Council
Charles
Kerensky
MR. Holden
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