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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
2
The Sarasota Council approves a $20 monthly Base Ball Club stipend from the Advertising Fund. passes tax collection actions. orders paving bids for Main Street Alley. introduces Ordinance 104. approves Arcade building purchase from Hover Brothers for $39,581.34 less half 1917 taxes. pays numerous city bills.
Ordinance No 105 introduced by Mr Bacon placed on first reading. A second reading was approved with rules suspended. Hebb moved adoption as read with Hover seconding. Debates on dock property deed transfer referred to Special Meeting June 8 1917. Luton Bridge Co letter read. Browne president. action to file. Higel outline for settlement with Luton Bridge Co.
Council adjourned to June 9 1917 at 7 30 p m with Mayor Higel presiding. Roberts Hebb and Bacon attended. A petition on Golf Links was read and filed for future reference. A $50 payment to R C Bruce for February services was approved. Board of Trade pole plan at Five Points passed with circular curb platform. Higel objected, preferring pole at a Five Point site.
In a June 11 1917 council session Mayor Higel presided with Hebb and Bacon present. The council approved investing 6000 of the city sinking fund in United States Liberty Bonds at 3 percent interest and split the purchase between First National Bank and Bank of Sarasota.
Ernest Amos announces a 1917 reform raising Confederate widows pension from 12.50 to 15 dollars monthly, while soldiers’ pensions stay the same. The new monthly plan starts August 1 for July, requiring pensioners to provide permanent post office addresses and mail vouchers promptly to the state comptroller.
The Philadelphia Bourse agency is supplying workers for farmers, arranging labor for harvest season. The service facilitates placement of daily laborers to farms requiring seasonal help and supports wage arrangements with employers.
The Florida Citrus Exchange plans next season's advertising via Thomas Advertising Service in Jacksonville and Tampa. The group foresees a short crop but will maintain ads that promote Florida fruit in northern markets. They expand marketing to vegetables and extend shipping rights to nonmembers to boost efficiency and sales.
A birthday picnic will be held at the Bennett Hotel near Fruitville on Thursday July 5 to honor Mrs. Harvey Tatum and her eldest son H H Rawls. Mrs. Tatum has twelve children and forty one grandchildren. Rawls has seven children and one grandchild. The event invites all other sons and daughters to join in celebrating their shared birthdays.
Pinellas county enforces a new law restricting trucks to under two tons on country roads to protect brick highways. The measure aims to curb heavy truck damage and preserve road surfaces.
Secretary of War Newton D Baker announces a nation wide Recruiting Week beginning today to raise 70000 volunteers for the Regular Army. He calls on newspapers to cooperate with the Recruiting Service to boost war strength during the week. Sacramento bars German songs in public schools.
The poem expresses a dream of joy and leisure shared by the speaker and a Little Boy. It envisions singing birds toys violets blue bells and winds bringing comfort and blessing as they walk through grass and shadows with gentle rain and Happy images.
President Wilson designates June 28 to June 30 as recruitment week for the Regular Army. He calls upon unmarried men aged 18 to 40 with no dependents and not in essential occupations to present themselves for enlistment during the week, aiming for 70 000 new soldiers.
A. H. Gleason of New York City fished Gulf waters with Captain Paul Noble from the city dock at 3:00 AM and boated two tarpon. Eleven strikes yielded a 100 plus pound fish and a 65 pounder, the former taking 25 minutes to land and photographed at the Belle Haven Inn.
A Tampa Times remark notes public confusion over registration rules as a Texan states he is not supporting a wife but living with her. The item highlights how some white men may also conceal domestic arrangements under respectability.
A. J. Bates of Dennisville New Jersey reports that he recently caught a 250 pound sturgeon.
Hartford subscribes $100000 to fund the restoration of the old state house. Sarasota Times sets annual subscription at $1.50.
Mme Petrova stars in The Undying Flame a Lasky Paramount drama about reincarnation and fate. A modern English girl discovers a mystic scarab and awaits her other half while gypsy legends frame the twist. The Virginian theatre presents the feature next Thursday.
The institution mobilizes four hundred student volunteers for active duty, reflecting war effort support from a major city college. Officials confirm the number and emphasize student patriotism and service.
Florida has shipped thirty five thousand car loads of produce since September to Northern and Eastern markets to help satisfy world hunger. The Milton Gazette notes Florida’s efforts showcase regional food aid despite domestic shortages.
The U S Department of Agriculture urges sheep owners to save ewe lambs for breeding. County agents and state agricultural colleges can help find a breeding market. Experts expect high prices now but warn steady demand for wool and mutton with moderate production.
The city announces the deadline for tax book closure is June 30 1917. Taxpayers are urged to file accounts and settle assessments before the date to avoid penalties.
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