Sarasota County Roads Survey Underpins $409,090 Bond Plan
Civic groups, the Chamber of Commerce and the Board of County Commissioners completed negotiations for a comprehensive fifty six mile road survey. Engineer Mason will prepare cost sheets and profiles for new construction from Fruitville to Englewood, including the Indian Beach Road and Whitaker Bayou bridge. The $25 per mile survey cost, with the Tamiami Trail surveyed at five dollars per mile, aims to back a $409,090 highway bond issue and spur county development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Chamber of Commerce
Board of County Commissioners
Mason
Fruitville
Miakka
Miakka - Tor Yerna
Native Coquina Clam Broth Goes Marketward
Sarasota Fruit Products Co introduces canned coquina clam broth under the Soto brand. Manager Lyles promotes it as appetizing and suitable for invalids with a sanatorium in the North prescribing it. Gulf region coquina beds are described as inexhaustible with rising mail orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota Fruit Products Co
Soto
Sarasota
Lyles
The
Fruit Products Co
Gulf
Sarasota County
New Saw Mill at Osprey to Begin Operations Soon
Osprey June 27. A E Springstead of Palmetto reports a 53s saw mill recently moved to Osprey will be ready to operate within the next few days. Springstead is clearing 100 acres south of town for citrus planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osprey
A. E. Spring‘stead
Palmetto
Human chain saves life at Venice Beach
Steve Roe, 26, of Ft. Greene, nearly drowned at Venice Beach due to a strong undertow. Twenty six rescuers formed a rope aided chain to pull him to shore exhausted but alive. Dr. Joseph Halton of Sarasota arrived with a pulmoter but it was not used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Roe
Ft. Greene
Venice Beach
Joseph Halton
Sarasota
Osprey- Venice
Homer T. Welch, Jr
Rochester
Buffalo
Osprey School District Votes 8 Mills Tax Tuesday
Osprey held an election to elect a board of trustees and approve an eight mill tax for schools. A. B. Hand Rev. Charles W. Webb and T. L. McAulay were chosen trustees. The eight mill levy replaces three mills to fund new building and to establish a sinking fund to pay inherited indebtedness from the former Manatee county alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Osprey
A. B. Hand
Charles W. Webb
T. L. McAulay
Manatee County Alliance
Atlanta Engineer Bets New Office in Sarasota Move
Civil engineer Robert P. Bethea of Atlanta has resigned as Swift & Co oil mill manager and moved to Sarasota to make it his permanent home. He is Graham Easterling’s brother in law and cites his wife’s Manatee county roots and bay region appeal. Bethea intends to devote his time to related activities in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Robert P. Bethea
Swift & Co
Sarasota
Graham Easterling
Bethea
Manatee County
Bay
Tampa Man Lets City Use Nine Acres For Auto Camp Site
A nine acre parcel offered by E A Smith of the Sarasota Development Co to the city has been sold to a Tampa man who plans to open an auto camp ground this winter off Osprey avenue on the site of the old experimental farm. The plan may reuse the land as a camp ground to serve motorists during the season. The city currently lacks an auto camp ground, risking drivers seeking lodging elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Smith
Sarasota Develpment Co
Tampa
Osprey Avenue
Sectech Colony
Peninsular Telephone Co to Invest $75,000 in Sarasota Exchange
The Peninsular Telephone Co plans a new structure on Mira-Mar Court with an investment exceeding $75,000. M. L. Wread is contracted to have the building ready by September 7 and will house an automatic telephone exchange for Sarasota County. The exchange, costing about $35,900, will be split between offices and the switchboard, with underground conduits for all lines. L. A. Fort of Tampa is architect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motit
Sarasowags
Peninsular Telephone Co
Mira-Mar Court
M. L. Wread
Sarasota
Telephone Company
Telephone Exchange
L. A. Fort of
Tampa
Atlantic Coast Line Completes Its Right Of Way Into Sarasota
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co has finished its right of way extensions from Bradenton or Manatee to Sarasota and a new city depot on the water front. Trains are expected to run into the city and depot by Christmas Day 1923, with roadbed work to follow toward Fruitville. Tarpon fishing peaks at Boca Grande, with a 150 pound prize tarpon caught by C A Skipper and A P Hollingsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Coast Line
Sarasota
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co
Bradentown
Manatee
Water Front
Fruitville
Manatee County
Pearce Sawgrass
Times
Mira- Mar
Andrew McecAnsh
Punta Gorda
Boca Grande
C. A. Skipper
A. P. Hollingsworth
Arcadia
Miss Dimmick Is Honor Guest At Reception
Mrs. F. W. Schultz hosted a June 27 reception in Sarasota Heights for bride elect Miss Hazel Dimmick. Guests enjoyed pink and white decor, bridge and 500, and gifts presented to the honoree as she prepares to wed John C. French of Washington, D. C. and Sarasota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Schultz
Baha Vista Street
Sarasota Heights
Hazel Dimmick
Miss Dimmick
John C. French
Washington, D. C
Sarasota
Beryl Knighton
Jack Halton
A. M. Wolfshiel
Thean
Julia Yates
Lucile Harris
Hazel
Alice Howard
Anna Buchan- House
Annie Bright
Frances Graham
Mamie Ross
Louise Higel
The
Mesdames
Joe Gill
E. A. Smith
A. L. Joiner
C. O. Teate
Lee Hatch
George Matheny
Leon Pickett
C. O. Teate, Jr
Charles Knighton
Russell Thompson
S. Davis Boylston
Charles Gaskill
C. C. McCleod
Byron Olson
Ernest Bright
James Halton
Claude Hebb
Martha G. Dimmick
Fred Swain
A. M. Wolfskiel
Contractor Herrick leaves for Morrisville Vermont
Contractor J. C. Herrick, active in local residence construction, just completed homes for Dr. Morton of St. Albans on Bungalow Hill, the Calhoun residence, Mr. Levey on Laurel, and Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Davis of Jackson Center Ohio on Strawberry Avenue. He will stay in Morrisville Vermont with his family until September first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Herrick
Dr. Morton
St. Albans
Bungalow Hill
Calhoun
Levey
Laurel
F. C. Davis
Jackson Center
Ohio
Strawberry Avenue
Morrisville
Vermont
Arcadia Men Acquire Owens Citrus Grove in $30000 Deal
J L Dishong of Arcadia and C P Durrance of Wauchula closed a purchase with Ross and Kennedy to own the Owens citrus grove. The 39 acre tract includes a 32 acre young bearing grove with about 5000 boxes of fruit this season. They now own over 100 acres of groves in DeSoto and Hardee counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Dishong
Arcadia
C. P. Durranece
Wauchula
Ross & Kennedy
Owens
Messrs
Dishong
DeSoto
Hardee Counties
Mrs Helen Brooks Smith Returns to Indianola Park
Mrs Helen Brooks Smith of Pasadena on the Gulf has returned to Indianola Park to remain over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Brooks Smith
Pasadena-on-the- Gulf
Indianola Park
Archibald's Bathhouse Hosts July Fourth Sports Program
All roads lead to Archibald's Bathhouse in Sarasota Beach for a big July Fourth sports program featuring auto and motorcycle races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald
Sarasota Beach
Sunday Dinner at Sarasota Restaurant 65c
A Sunday advertisement invites readers to treat their wives with a special meal at the Sarasota Restaurant. The note promises All American cooking and a relaxed dining option, highlighting a 65 cent Sunday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Tragic drowning ends Sarasota boy’s day at Philippi Creek
E N Ezekiel Newton Hall the Sarasota baseball club mascot and son of Frank Dillinger from Orange avenue died after the ladder on which he and Roland Davis climbed broke at Philippi Creek. Despite swift aid and divers, Hall could not be saved as he sank after falling into the water. Charles French recovered the body after a lengthy dive, and friends honored Hall with floral tributes and a moving memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Philippi Creek
E. N
Ezekiel Newton Hall
Frank Dillinger
Orange Avenue
Sarasota Baseball Club
Roland Davis
Brooks Boy
FE. N
Charles French
KE. N
Sarasota hotel project begins with $350000 contract
A Sarasota hotel project starts with an excavation contract led by O S Ellis. Bids were opened with Carman of Sarasota and Tampa negotiating in Chicago. The project plans to start within days and will employ about 500 skilled workers for five and a half months. The Casino Natatorium cost about $85000 and should be ready by January 1. The payroll is expected to boost local business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Andrew McAnsh
O. S. Ellis
Carman
Tampa
Chicago
Chief of Disabled Veterans Bureau Tours Sarasota
Major Monck chief of the disabled veterans bureau visited the Sarasota district on Wednesday to inspect and locate veterans not yet receiving disability compensation and to bring good news to a gas attack survivor from front line service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Monck
Disabled Veterans’ Bureau
Disabled Veterans’ Department
Sarasota Restaurant Offers Five Dollar Meal Ticket
A Sarasota eatery advertises a meal ticket valued at $5.59 for five dollars. The notice emphasizes home cooking, 100 percent American fare, and mentions LA CUBA CIGARS priced at ten cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
LA Cuba Cigars
Also Mentioned on This Page
Venice
M. D
LA Cubia
Ompany Y Sesion
Harbor
Atic Petayer
Zéa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!