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SHAW - CLAYTON STATION- ERY CO (The), 509 Franklin, Tampa Fla (see side lines)
Undertakers and Embalmers
*ROGERS G D, e Jefferson TURNER A P, 219 Main (see side lines) Wakeman R H, 519 Main
Variety Stores
MCCRORY'S 5 & 10c STORE, 209 w Manatee av (see p 17)
Vegetable Packages
MANATEE CRATE CO, Main, Manatee Fla (see bottom lines)
Veterinarians
Foley Frank, 223 w Manatee av
WRECKING
Wilmer H W, 20712 w Manater av
Victrolas and Records
HARRIS RUTH BOOK & MU- SIC SHOP (The), New Single- tary Bldg, Pine st (see front cover)
Vulcanizing
Marble Chas C (r) 106 n Florida av
Sweat A J, Manatee av, Manatee Fla
-Water
BRACK WM R, Manatee av, 2 miles west Bradentown (see front cover)
Wire Bound Crates
MANATEE CRATE CO, Main, Manatee Fla (see bottom lines)
Wood
Curry & Turner, 230 e Adams *Dennifield R L, Central av, Man- atee Fla MANATEE CRATE CO, Main st, Manatee Fla (see bottom lines)
Wrecking-Auto
HIGGINS GARAGE, 136 Main, Palmetto Fla (see p 22)
The Miller Press : Printers : Binders
Asheville
North Carolina
Phone 2186
A. P. Turner, Undertaker and Embalmer
BALIS PHARMACY HEADQUARTERS FOR THE BEST
Phone No. 2
Cor. Manatee Ave. and Pine St.
219 Main-Phone 97 Green. Res. 408 E. Manatee Av-Phone 97 Blue. G. C. Turner, Asst .- Phone 166 Green
Monuments. Flowers For All Occasions.
Lady Assistant-Motor Equipment, Ambulance Service. Agent for all kinds Markers and
Miscellaneous Department BRADENTOWN, FLA.
City, County, United States, Local Government, Churches, Schools, Clubs, Secret Societies, and much other Useful Information.
NOTE-This is not a regular part of the Directory, but we desire to make it as complete as we can, therefore we wlil gladly insert any proper informa- tion funished us in time.
POST OFFICE
280
CITY GOV
POST OFFICE
Postmaster-Walter D Griffin
Asst Postmaster-Sterling C Phil- lips
Clerks-F W Fox, F M Maloy, F H Gould, F S Hefner
City Carriers-R M Keller, E L Kretschmer
Substitute Carrier-C E Harvey
Office Hours-Genl Delivery, 8 a m to 6 p m; Parcey Post 8 a m to 6 p m; Register Dept, 8 a m to 6 p m; Postal Savings, 8 a m to 6 p m; Money Order 8 a m to 6 pm
Post Offices in Manatee County
Anna Maria, Bradentown, Tallavast, Cortez, Edgeville (P O Miakka City); Ellenton, Long Beach, Manavista, Manatee, Miakka, Myakka City, Oneco, Palma Sola, Palmetto, Parmalee, Par- rish, Rye, Sneads Island, Terra Ceia, Verna
EDUCATIONAL City Schools (White)
Manatee County High School, Man- atee av bet Chestnut and Poplar; E L Beeson prin
Bradentown Elementary School, w Central av cor Myrtle, Mrs S C Stew- art prin Primary Dept, J C Hall prin Grammar
(Colored)
Bradentown-Manatee School, e Cen- tral av, B'town, K W Gibson prin
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, ETC.
Bradentown Board of Trade 438 Main; Whitney Curry pres, D H Tal- lant v-pres, W A Manning sec, M B Alderman treas
Manatee County Publicity Dept, 438 Main, W A Manning sec
Bradentown Golf and Country Club, s Florida av extd, A Cuthbert pres; H R Curry v-pres; J J Keating sec; J F Vanderipe treas
Manatee River Chapter American Red Cross; headquarters 414 Pine st, W E Mann chmn; Mrs N W Turner (Palmetto), chmn nursing committee; Mrs Josiah Varn; Robert Bentley sec; T A Howze, treas
Manatee County Fair Assn; Fair
Grounds, n Florida av extd; office, 501 Main; Lee S Day pres, M O Harrison (Palmetto) 1st v-pres, W R Whitaker (Manatee) 2d v-pres, John T Campbell 3d v-pres, O A Spencer sec-mngr
Woman's Club-Mrs Mary R Brown pres, Mrs J R Burris rec sec
Carnegie Library Assn-Mrs T J Bachman chairman, Mrs J A Graham sec
American Legion-John Myler ad- Jutant
The County Federation of Women's Clubs-Mrs R E Strong pres, Mrs C S Hubbell cor sec, Manatee; Mrs O K Reaves, rec sec, Friday literary; Mrs James Armstrong, treas, Terra Cela
CEMETERIES
Fogartyville Cemetery, end of River- view Blvd
CHURCHES (White)
Christ Church (Episcopal), Park cor Fairview av; Rev W A Williams rec- tor; Claude Hiday S S supt
Christian Church, Leonard cor Lo- cust; Rev J W Grant minister
First Baptist, Manatee av cor Pine; Rev E H Jennings pastor, E. P Green S S supt
First Church of Christ Scientist, 209 Prospect av; Mrs F A Birney 1st reader
First Presbyterian, Manatee av cor Prospect av, Rev Duncan Thomas pastor
Fogartyville Episcopal, Sarasota cor Myrtle, W A Widen pastor
Methodist Episcopal (South), Wash- ington cor Court; Rev Smith Hardin pastor; W U Lathrop S S supt
Primitive Baptist, Van Buren st St Joseph Catholic, 316 e Washing- ton; Rev Father Dane, pastor (Colored)
Gethsemane Baptist, Delaware cor Central av; Jno C Daniels pastor
Ward Temple (A M E), Delaware av cor Church
CITY GOVERNMENT City Hall-Pine cor Park Mayor-E P Green
CITY GOV
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LODGES, ETC
Clerk and Tax Collector-L L Hine Deputy Clk-Miss Jayne Edmonson City Marshal-W S Young Night Police-S R Bennett Motorcycle Police-M M Byington Mosquito Control-G C Miller
Attorney-G P Smythe Physician-Dr S G Hollingsworth
Fire Dept Headquarters
Pine cor Park Volunteer Fire Dept
Chief-A W Harris
Water Works Dept-Office City Hall Plant and City Stand Pipe S A L Ry nr Florida av Supt-Geo M Gaines
City Councilmen-H L Land, R G Roberts, R M Beall, L L Harvey, O L Stuart, H F Tabor City Council second meets and fourth Friday afternoon at 7:30 pm, at City Hall
MANATEE COUNTY GOVERNMENT (Bradentown County Seat)
Court House and Jail-Main cor Manatee av
State's Attorney, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, W T Harrison Judge
County Seat-Bradentown Fla
County Judge-Cary B Fish, Judge Eighteenth Judicial Circuit (Braden- town)
Sheriff-Leon G Wingate
Chief Deputy-Dermott R Brown Office Depty-W R Wadsworth
Deputy Sheriffs-D R Brown (Brad- entown), J W Hamilton (Ellenton), J E Bowdoin (Palmetto), T S Wishart (Myakka City), A Z Tyler (Braden- town), A M Pope (Manatee R D)
Office Deputy Sheriff-W R Wads- worth (Bradentown)
Tax Collector-Geo C Putten Deputy Tax Collector-Ralph B Johnson
Supt of Public Instruction-B D Gul- lett
Tax Assessor-Henry S Clark
Physician-T M McDuffee (Mana- tee)
Circuit Court Clerk-R H Roesch; Deputy, S A Hemphill
States Attorney-G B Knowles
County Attorney-Wallace Tervin Surveyor-None
County Engineer-Frank J Webb Manatee County Farm Demonstra- tion Agent-Wynfred L Briggs
Manatee County Home Demonstra- tion Agent-Miss Margaret Cobb County Clerk-R H Roesch Deputy County Clerk and Auditor- H C Standiff Court Reporter-None
Manatee County Hospital (Manatee) Benj L Maynard (Bradentown) Supt Manatee County Commissioners-Meet
1st Monday in each month, W P Frier, chairman (Parrish) ; M O Harrison (Palmetto); W I Kirkhuff (Braden- town); A C Pope ( Manatce) O How- ard (Myakka City) Clerk
Robt H Roesch; A C Stancliff dep clk
Manatee County School Board
Meets 1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in each month at Court House
Dr T M McDuffie, chairman (Mana- tee) ; P M Johnson (Myakka City) ; A H Flower (Palmetto)
LODGES, ETC.
Tancred Commandery U D K T- Meets in Masonic Hall Pine st, E P Hubbell E C, B G Arnold Rec
Manatee River Chapter No 18, R A, second and fourth Tuesday nights in Masonic Hall Pine st, H W Phelps H P. E P Hubbell sec
Bradentown Lodge No 99, F & A M, first and third Tuesday nights in Ma- sonic Hall, Pine st, Gordon Stanford W M, J C Rothrock sec
Eastern Star, Chapter No 87, 2d and 4th Thursday nights, in Masonic Hall Pine st, Mrs Martha Crockett W M; Anne T Hampton, sec
Odd Fellows, Bradentown Lodge No 16, meets every Monday night; E L Foxworth N G; H C Crandall sec
Rebekah Lodge, Aurora No 29, 2d and 4th Tuesday nights in Odd Fel- lows Hall; Mrs E L Foxworth N G; Mrs Nora Strong sec
Manatee River Encampment No 11, meets 2d and 4th Friday nights in Odd Fellows Hall, Geo W Dillon C P
Bradentown Council No 9, R & S M, meets 5th Tuesday night in each quarter in Masonic Hall Pine st, F W Shultz I M, C P Fish rec
Woodmen of the World, meets Thursday nights in Odd Fellows Hall, C S Smith sec
Sago Tribe No 52, I O R M, inactive
Pocahontas, Minnehaha Council No 9, Degree of Pocahontas I O R M, in- active
Bradentown Lodge No 1520 (L O O M), inactive
Daughters of the Confederacy, Mrs Nellie E Crichlow pres
Confederate Veterans, Camp Perry, Manatee county, Saml Curry, com; W C Hayman adj; meets third Satur- days in March, June, Sept and Dec
W CT U of Manatee county, mects at homes of members; Mrs L F Cul- liam pres, Mrs W E Parsons treas, Mrs T R Easterly sec Modern Woodmen, Bradentown Camp No 16298, C F Armstrong clk, inactive
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CENSUS OF CITIES AND TOWNS IN FLORIDA, 500 POPULATION AND OVER Giving County in Which City or Town is Located and Comparing 1920 U. S. Consus With That of United States, 1910
U.S.
U.S.
U.S.
U.S.
Town or City
County
1920
1910
Town or City
County
1920
1910
Alachua
Alachua
788
610
Lake Wales
Polk
796
Apalachicola
Franklin
3066
3065
Lake Worth
P Beach
1106
Apopka
Orange
796
410
Largo
. Pinellas
699
291
Arcadia
.DeSoto
3479
1700
Leesburg
Lake
1835
991
Auburndale
Polk
715
Live Oak
Suwannee
3103
3450
Avon Park
DeSoto
890
125
Lynn Haven
Bay
874
Bartow
Polk
4203
2662
Madison
.Madison
1952
1560
Blountstown
Calhoun
863
546
Manatee
Manatee
1076
988
Bonifay
Holmes
1230
630
Marianna
Jackson
2499
1915
Bowling Green
DeSoto
692
422
May
Lafayette
581
575
Bradentown
Manatee
3868
1883
Melbourne
Brevard
533
157
Branford
Suwanee
708
262
Miami
Dade
29571
5471
Brooksville
Hernando
101.1
979
Micanopy
Alachua
546
613
Callahan
Nassau
511
390
Millville
Bay
1867
Carabelle
Franklin
1055
900
Milton
S'ta Rosa
1594
831
Cedar Key
Levy
695
861
Monticello
Jefferson
1704
1829
Center Hill
Sumter
574
299
Moore Haven
Glades
623
Chipley
Wash'ton
1806
1099
Mount Dora
Lake
725
371
Clearwater
Pinellas
2427
1171
Mulberry
.Polk
1499
1418
Cocoanut Grove
Dade
1396
850
New Smyrna
. Volusia
2007
1121
Coleman
Sumter
640
387
Noma
.Holmes
847
806
Crescent City
Putnam
838
677
Ocala
Marion
4914
4370
Crestview
Okaloosa
500
100
Okeechobee
.Ok'chobee
900
Crystal River
. Citrus
944
663
Orlando
Orange
9282
3894
Dade City
Pasco
1296
1066
Ormond
.. Volusia
.Putnam
5102
3779
Daytona
Volusia
5445
3082
Palatka Heights
Putnam
749
367
Daytona Beach
Volusia
825
331
Palm Beach
.P Beach
1135
150
DeFuniak Springs
. Walton
2097
2017
Palmetto
Manatee
2046
773
De Land
Volusia
3324
2812
Panama
Bay
1722
422
Delray
P'Im B'ch 1051
89
Pensacola
Esc'mbia
81035 22982
Dunedin
Pinellas
642
256
Perry
. Taylor
1956
1012
Dunellon
Marion
1185
1227
Plant City
. H'Isb'r'gh
3729
2481
Eau Galle
Brevard
507
329
Pompano
. Broward
636
296
Ellenton
Manatee
668
250
Port Tampa
H'lsb'r'gh
1030
1343
Eustis
Lake
1193
910
Punta Gorda
. Charlotte
1295
1012
Fernandina
Nassau
5457
3482
Quincy
.Gadsden
3118
8204
Ft. Lauderdale
.Broward
2065
125
St. Andrews
. Bay
1310
675
Ft. Meade
Polk
2029
1165
St. Augustine
.St. Johns
6192
5494
Ft. Myers
Lee
3678
2463
St. Cloud
Osceola
2011
St. Petersburg
. Pinellas
14237
4127
Gainesville
Alachua
6860
6183
Sanford
.Seminole
5580
3570
Graceville
Jackson
840
734
Sarasota
Sarasota
2149
840
Green Cove Springs. Clay
2093
1310
Seabreeze
. Volusia
571
808
Haines City
Polk
651
Sebring
Highlands
812
Hastings
St Johns
761
399
Starke
Bradford
1023
1135
High Springs
Alachua
1719
1468
Stuart
. P'lm B'ch
778
500
Hilliard
Nassau
512
200
Holt
Okaloosa
522
40
Tarpon Springs
. Pinellas
2105
2212
Homestead
Dade
1307
10
Titusville
. Brevard
1361
868
Inverness
Citrus
1132
350
Umatilla
. Lake
640
283
Jacksonville
Duval
91558 57699
Jasper
Hamilton
1260
1730
Jennings
Hamilton
628
480
Key West
Monroe
18749 19945
West Tampa
. H'lsb'r'gh
8463
8258
Kissimmee
Osceola
2732
2157
White Springs
.. Hamilton
984
1177
Lake Butler
Bradford
756
685
Winter Garden .. Orange
1021
351
Lake City
Columbia
3341
5032
Winter Haven ... Polk
1597
375
Lake Helen
Volusia
978
649
Winter Park
. Orange
1078
570
Lakeland
Polk
7062
3719
Zephyrhills
Pasco
577
1147
Hawthorne
Alachua
543
324
Tallahassee
Leon
5637
5018
Tampa
H'lsb'rgh 51608 37782
Vero
. St Lucie
793
Waldo
Alachua
571
540
Wauchula
Hardee
2081
1099
West Palm Beach P'lm B'ch 8659
Williston
Levy
823
371
Ft. Pierce
St. Lucie
2115
1333
Newberry
Alachua
917
816
Cocoa
Brevard
1445
618
Dania
Broward
762
269
Palatka
1292
780
South Jacksonvill Duval
2775
1743
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PERFECTION BAKE-RITE COMPANY
Perfection Bread-BAKE-RITE-It's Delicious "Fresh From Our Ovens Every Hour" 211 Manatee Avenue Telephone 414 Bradentown, Fla.
The Palmetto Bakery E. H. MASON, Propr. PALMETTO BREAD "Everything in The Bakery Line" Main St. Palmetto, Fla. Phone 580
M. A. Spencer
Automobile Tops and Curtains, Awnings of All Descriptions.
Telephone 86
Osprey Ave.
Sarasota, Fla.
The Ruth Harris Book and Music Shop
Books and Stationery, Office Supplies and Type- writers. The LARGEST and most COMPLETE line of VICTROLAS AND RECORDS in Manatee County.
Pine Street Bradentown, Fla.
When Writing Advertisers, Please Mention the Directory
G. D. ROGERS TAILORING COMPANY
MAHERS OF CLOTHES THAT FILEOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN CLEANING, PRESSIR vn, Fla.
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 3 1262 09763 9230
J. C. WALDEN
GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR CABINET WORK OF ALL KINDS
Shop Phone 265 Corner Adams St. and Fairview Ave. Residence Phone 368-Red 10 Prospect Ave. BRADENTOWN, FLA.
Robert C. Trimble
Harry L. Land
D. H. Tallant
TRIMBLE, LAND & TALLANT
Builders' Hardware, Paints, Oils, Varnishes and Farmers' Supplies, Fishing Tackle and Sporting Goods
BRADENTOWN, FLORIDA
Moyse Holmes Harry Land
Holmes and Land
Fire Insurance, Bonds and Liabilities Phone 735 217 Manatee Ave. Office in Industrial Loans & Savings Bank
THE RUTH HARRIS BOOK & MUSIC SHOP BOOKS AND STATIONERY
Office Supplies and Typewriters. The Largest and Most Complete Line of Victrolas and Records in Manatee County. PINE STREET BRADENTOWN, FLA.
Hawkins' Studio
Portrait and Commer- cial Photographs. Phone 324-Blue BRADENTOWN
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The Grocertoria
THE PENN CASH GROCERY
PHONE 143
GROCERIES AND FEEDS-PHONE 790
Penn Cash Warehouse
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