"Group Seeks Holders of Limona Land Shares" February 21, 1960, The Tampa Tribune, p. 15-E
"Brandon Optometrist Slain In Argument While Buying Motel at Bradenton Beach", by Norma Jean Hill, Tribune Staff Writer, July 1, 1962, The Tampa Tribune, p. A1:
- "William Boggess, well known Bradenton Beach physical culture enthusiast, was held for investigation of murder following the fatal shooting here yesterday of Dr. Lamar Morgan Richards, 29, a Brandon optometrist."
- other keywords: Gulf to Bay Motel, Mrs. Lee Warren (witness), Deputy Chuck Wood, Sheriff Ken Gross, Chief Deputy Clyde Gill, Det. Lt. Robert Noller, Identification Officer Mike Prieto, Detective Jack Key, Deputy W. D. Fort, Deputy Jim Martin, Chief Investigator J. Z. Stanley, State Attorney Frank Schaub, Eric Richards (brother), June 13, 1961 (date of plane crash involving the brothers)
*note: includes photo of Dr. Richards on p. A1 and additional photos on p. A12
"Limona Ground Breaking Friday" May 26, 1971, The Brandon News
"Limona School Start is Community Affair" May 27, 1971, The Tampa Tribune
"Land turned for school" May 28, 1971, The Tampa Tribune
- "A dozen school children and some Limona old-timers thrust shovels into the sand today and overturned land for the new Limona Elementary School on Telfair Road."
- other keywords: Marjorie Barnett (principal of Gibsonton Elementary), Judge J. G. Knapp, Hugo Schmidt (school board chairman), Raymond Shelton (schools superintendent)
*note: includes photo of Mrs. Barnett and students Jennifer Phillips and Chris Mook breaking ground at the site
"Limona school - a remembrance" January 7, 1972, The Tampa-Times
"Brandon area schools nearing finish" January 28, 1972, The Tampa-Times, p.5-D
- "One or two new public schools under construction in this central Hillsborough community is nearing completion and already is occupied by two of its administrators. At the new Limona Elementary School..."
- other keywords: Marjorie Barnett (principal), Carol Bishop (secretary), Ben T. Higgins (director of new school construction), Kingswood Elementary, Mango Elementary, Seffner Elementary, Yates Elementary, Mrs. Pat Palinkas (Yates faculty member and "first woman entry into Florida pro football when she was a place kick holder for the Orlando Panthers in 1970"), Brandon High School, Horace Mann Junior High School, DeSoto Elementary, Gibsonton Elementary, Brandon Comprehensive High School, Victoria Street, Knights Avenue, E. F. McLane Junior High School
*note: includes photo of Mrs. Bishop and Mrs. Barnett at construction site and an aerial artists rendering of the school
"Improvement association lives up to its title" April 30, 1974, The Tampa-Times, p. 2-B
- "The Limona Improvement Association is living up to its title these days by rejuvenating its building and increasing its membership..."
- other keywords: Grounds Day (May 4), Don Meline (president), Jim Loos (vice president), Roy Simpson (treasurer), Gil Boisenault (secretary), Bob Garrison (director), Stewart Maxted (director), Mike Osteen (director), Lou Stevens (director), Roy Strom (director), Dave Kirk (director), Paul Morrison (director)
"Limona Road extension urged" September 23, 1975, The Tampa-Times
"Students at Limona Bury Time Capsule" April 15, 1976, The East-Hillsborough Tribune (Tampa Tribune)
"Years Pass By" March 30, 1977, The Brandon News
- "The growth and prosperity of a church is often reflected in the building that houses its congregation. The line drawing at the top shows the beautiful Limona Village Chapel. The second illustration, a 1959 photograph, shows the Chapel when it was older. It was the second church at that site. The bottom photograph is of the church as it looks today. The photo was taken in the summer of 1968."
*note: includes a line drawing and two photos, as described above
"Lemon, Lime, $1 Here, 50 Cents There: 'the Limona Improvement Assoc.'" May 2, 1977, The East-Hillsborough Tribune (Tampa Tribune), p. 3-E
- "Stepping across the threshold of the Limona Improvement Association Building is like moving back 50 years in time...about five years ago many residents has lost interest in the association, and many of the old-timers were either no longer alive or gone...nowadays the association brings in money through annual dues..."
- other keywords: Limona Road, Elsie Bailey, Carmelite Skjellet, James R. Hay, Cora W. Bates-Rockett, E. J. Benson, Pat Odiorne, North West Brandon Association, Brandon Fire Advisory Board, Paul Morrison
*note: includes a photo of Brandon Junior Women's Club members Sue Hunziker, Sherry Kersey, Peggy Griffin and Shirley Latimer having a meeting in the building
"Parks Suffer From Lack of Rain" by Tom Denham, Tribune Staff Writer, December 3, 1977, The East-Hillsborough Tribune (Tampa Tribune)
- "It all looks quite natural at Limona Park. Large oaks limbs hang overhead and the scenery is beautiful - except for the large hole which covers about half the park. The massive hole used to be filled with water. However, how only about a foot of stagnant water remains at the bottom."
- other keywords: Buck Burnett (supervisor for Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation Department), Eureka Springs Park, Tampa Bypass Canal, Roger Chewning (project manager), Edward Medard Park and Reservoir, Lithia Springs
*note: includes a photo of the pond and the nearby old, twisted oak tree in Limona Park
"Home improvement group becoming a victim of apathy" December 19, 1979, The Tampa-Times
- "Most of the longtime members are dead or have given up, the electric bill is three months overdue and the building is showing its age. But the president of the Limona Home Improvement Association says if residents let the organization die they will be losing their last direct link with county government."
- other keywords: Pat Odiorne, Limona Road, Victoria Street, Taylor Road Civic Association, Bloomingdale Civic Association, Sydney Mine, Parsons, Kings Avenue, Lake Gornto, Brandon
*note: includes one photo of Pat Odiorne looking through old Association memorabilia and one contemporary photo of the building
"Limona Elementary Students Create Prehistoric Creature" March 12, 1981, The East-Hillsborough Tribune (Tampa Tribune)
*note: includes a photo of April Kucinskos sitting at foot of the Limonasaurus and looking up at it
"Slap of Paint Awaits Paper Limonasauruses" March 19, 1981, The East-Hillsborough Tribune (Tampa Tribune)
*note: includes photo of children Rod Kelley, Alex Haselmeyer, Mitchell Floyd and Stacy Robinson posing with their four paper-mache Limonasauruses
"Overcast Skies Cast Few Shadows On Fun At Limona Carnival" March 29, 1982, The East-Hillsborough Tribune (Tampa Tribune), p. 2-EH
*note: includes three photos: one of a boy David Silas, one of four children searching for hidden treasure in a pile of hay, and one of a boy lifting a rifle while two other boys watch
"The Mighty Limonasaurus Walks Again" April 6, 1981, The East-Hillsborough Tribune (Tampa Tribune), p. 3-EH
"Recalling life in Limona: Former community lives in memories" November 6, 1989, The St. Petersburg Times
- "LIMONA - Bears, foxes and panthers prowled the neighborhood when Carmolete Mook Skjellet first came to Limona in December 1923. Now automobiles travel the same trails, and wild animals are seen only occasionally at night. 'I believe it was 1960 when they closed the post office,' Mrs. Skjellet said. 'Limona was 91 years old when they closed it to conserve money.' Her folks moved to Limona from Tampa when she was 9, the oldest of four daughters. The other girls were named Sadie, Velma and Evelyn. A son - Philip - was born to the Mook family after the move. He was the only child born in a hospital."
- other keywords: Six Mile Creek, Old Hopewell Road, Lakewood Drive, Meade Street, Brandon School, McLane Junior High, Lithia Springs, Robinson's swimming pool in Plant City, Donna Allen, United Brethren Church, Limona Village Chapel
*note: includes photos of Carmolete Mook Skjellet in front of Limona Improvement Assoc. building, the old Limona general store, railroad station, map locating Limona
"Limona una communidad con Historia" by Marta Mul�n Romero, March 18, 1999, Community Connection, p. 3