80 Pets Stage Mutt Classic
Duke the 90 pound Doberman wins the fourth annual Jaycees Matt Derby at the Sarasota Kennel Club in Bradenton with a bicycle and a $25 cash prize. Duchess Zodie Sparky and others place in show and heats as the event entertains 2,500 fans.
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Duke
Gary Larsen
Shore Acres
Bradenton
Sarasota Kennel Club
Sarasota
Frank Larsen
Duchess
Cathie Malcolm
Cortez
Zodie
Robert Hardee
Shade Ave
Sparky
Bob Fulford
1St St
West
Tippy
Joy Cone
Bunny
Curbstone Setters
Susie
Bobby Hinden
Acacia
Dick Miller
Shore Acres Dr
Palms to Replace Oaks on Main Street Plan Approved
City Commission adopted a resolution requiring property owners on Main Street to replace removed oaks with palm trees. Palms will be planted between new street lights as sidewalks are completed, with five to six foot openings left for each tree. The move aims for uniform planting from Orange Avenue to the ACL railroad station amid Memorial Oaks support and ongoing pruning funded at 1500 dollars.
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Main Street
Main
Orange Avenue
ACL
John O
Binns
Jack Teale
Sarasota City approves IA zone for light industry
The Sarasota City Commission unanimously passed an IA industrial zone ordinance guiding high end light industry while protecting nearby motels and apartments. Public remarks centered on rezoning along Highway 301 from 10th to 27th Street with calls to extend to 28th Street and concerns about setbacks for a 301 landowner.
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Sarasota
Kenneth Thompson
Rt. 301
10Th Street
27Th Street
Bert C. Cohn
Highway 301 Assn
301
J. Irving Walden
28Th Street
Victor Kostecos
John B. Kicklighter
W. O. Summers
Clark Warns Of Papaya Fruit Fly Confusion In Sarasota
County Agent Ken Clark cautions residents that a papaya fruit fly is common in Sarasota County this spring and can be mistaken for the Mediterranean fruit fly. He notes papaya fly larvae differ in size, urges monitoring, and recommends bagging papayas to protect fruit while advising to report any larvae to his office.
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Ken Clark
Sarasota County
Clark
Sarasota Methodists Attend Regional Assignment Conference
Six representatives from Sarasota Methodist churches join about 400 delegates from 36 churches at the annual Methodist ministers assignment conference in Lakeland starting at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Sarasota figures include Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Keboch and Rev. A. A. Koestline from First Methodist, plus W E Robinson. Trinity Church sends Mrs. Eugene Payne and Rev. James W. Powell. new year assignments to be announced at noon Sunday by Bishop John W. Branscomb.
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Sarasota
Trinity Methodist Church
Eugene Payne
James W. Powell
Palmetto
Everglades
Albert Dale Hagier
John W. Branscomb
Jacksonville
Florida
Cuba
Bride Quits Politics Cupid Provides Another Term For Miss Charlie
Miss Charlie Hagerman wins an uncontested bid for county tax collector next November. Her Republican opponent Mrs. Claudelle Huff Lee withdrew after marriage changed her name, leaving Hagerman as the Democratic nominee for reelection to a fourth term.
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Cupid
Charlie Hagerman
Charlie
Claudelle Huff Lee
Lee
Miss Huff
Co. V. Lee
Water Shortage Worries Sarasota County crowd
The Sarasota County Water Problems Committee met to inventory local water issues and propose studies for state review. They discussed tapping deep water, drainage from subdivisions, and the proposal to impound Gulf waters while emphasizing local solutions and a 1957 legislative plan.
County plans open house for new jail wing
The Board of County Commissioners announces an open house at the new county jail wing of the courthouse. Commissioner A. D. Carson will set the date and time for the event with guided tours for the public. after inspection access will be restricted to select guests of the law.
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Board of County Commissioners
A. D. Carson
County Halts Paving Petitions After June 30
The county imposes a temporary ban on new street paving petitions after June 30 to clear a backlog in the road and bridge department. Petitions are processed in order received with improvements funded by abutting property owners. Other actions include delaying creekfront work until Highway 41 plans are set, steel decking arrival for Stickney Point Bridge, and vacating old Canale de la Plata right of way on Siesta Key without closing the canal.
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Road and Bridge Department
John Grout
Smalley, Wellford and Scott
State Road Department
Phillippi Creek
Grout
Stickney Point
Lafe Road
Canale de la Plata
Siesta Key
Sarasota seeks A1 rating for 600000 storm sewer bonds
R W Spragins, financial agent for Sarasota, left for New York to obtain an A1 rating for the 600000 storm sewer improvement bonds set to sale June 21. City commissioners approved the sale by resolution after a special April election. Spragins praised Sarasota’s finances, noting growth will retire all general tax bonds totaling 3760000 within 18 years without raising taxes and leave a substantial surplus for future projects.
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R. W. Spragins
Sarasota
New York
Spragins
R. W. Spragins & Co
Memphis
Tallahassee Bound Five Sarasota Boys to Attend Boys State
Five Sarasota boys will attend the 1956 Florida Boys State in Tallahassee June 17 to 23. Don Burquest Bobby Hager Chuck Lovingood Sonny Sears and Elmer Cowley will be sponsored by Bay Post No 30 Elks Club and Rotary Club respectively. The program forms the 49th State and teaches state government duties and citizen responsibilities.
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Sarasota
Florida
Tallahassee
John D. Justice
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