County Board Debates Bidding On Garbage Contracts
County Commissioner Gernhard warns against giving a blank check for garbage contract renewals without bidding processes. Commissioner Haigh presents postcard survey results favoring current collectors. The board also orders a Myakka River dock ownership survey and refers a zoning petition for Venice Gardens to a committee.
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Boyd R. Gernhard
Fred Haigh
Haigh
Plamore
Myakka River
W. J. Bair
Gernhard
Warren Henderson
J.E. Porte
Venice Gardens
Center Road
William Quillin
Leroy C. Trexler
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Reorganization Urged for County GOP Powers
Florida Republican leaders lose powers until the state executive committee reassembles within 30 days after the May 29 primary. Rep. Ralph Erickson urged chairman G Harod Alexander to hold the meeting in Sarasota, noting strong GOP presence and 21 Republicans elected since 1960 in the area.
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Florida
State Executive Committee
Ralph A. Erickson
Ance
Erickson
GOP
G. Harod Alexander
Fort Myers
Sarasota
Alexander
Executive Committee
Traffic Violators Targeted In Police Campaign
Police report a Monday drive against traffic violators with 22 arrests for speeding red lights stop signs and other offenses. Individuals named include Wade Thomas Jr. Irwin Hirsh and Neal Griffin among nine speeding arrests and six stop sign charges.
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Wade Thomas Jr
Gillespie Ave
Louise Herron
Dixie Ave
Irwin H. Hirsh
Foster Lane
William E. Snyder
Arlington St
Charles A. Knowles
Colorado St
Francis L. Kindsvogel
Camphor Ave
Willard Emery
Point of Rocks
Robert C. McConnell
24Th St
William Albert Burns
Tangelo
Maxine Elsie Elkins
Lahani Drive
Annie Pearl Robinson
21St St
Edna
29Th St
Arne Pettersson
Gulf Beach Hotel
Isabel Williams Fisher
Tyler Drive
Monica Lochman Cannon
North Shore Drive
Outboard Races Proposed for Sarasota Stir City Leaders
A plan to host National Outboard Association races in August 1963 drew mixed reactions from Sarasota city officials at an Lido Casino luncheon. John Schaub outlined dredging costs and a 13000 purse while seeking quick city input, with officials warning about noise, traffic and higher city costs. Mayor Binns and several commissioners urged study, noting potential congestion from 250000 attendees seen in Minneapolis last year.
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Sarasota
Lido Casino
John Schaub
Sarasota County
Schaub
National
Bayfront Drive
Kenneth Thompson
Minneapolis
Herschel Haye
John Binns
David Cohen
Robert Anson
Guidance Center President Speaks at Children’s Haven Council
Dr. Robert Chable of the Manatee Sarasota Guidance Center told the Children’s Haven Parents Council that time money and physical effort define life’s fullness. The talk capped the council’s final session for summer at Zinn’s Restaurant. Ralph Teel led the meeting and introduced the speaker. A brief business session preceded dinner.
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Robert Chable
Manatee - Sarasota
Sesson
First Federal Opens New Venice Branch
Venice officials join First Federal Savings and Loan Association for a sidewalk ceremony at the Pub lix Shopping Center to dedicate the new Venice branch. Mayor Smyth D. Brochard presents the city business license as executives and local dignitaries, including bankers and chamber reps, observe. First depositors include Mrs. Jesse W. Thomas and her mother Mrs. Nettie F. Thomas.
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Venice
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Publix
Smyth D. Brochard
George K. Page
Federal
First Federal
Venice Area
Shopping Center Merchants’ Association
The
Savings and Loan Institution
Jesse W. Thomas
Nettie F. Thomas
South County
D Day Remembers 18 Years Later With Veteran Whitman
E P Whitman of Sarasota reflects on D Day June 6 1944 aboard a Normandy coast ship. He recalls dawn landings and the fear as comrades fell while veterans like him stay active in Veterans of Foreign Wars and local life.
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E. P. Whitman
Sarasota
Normandy
France
Normandy Beach
D-Day
Whitman
Main Street
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans’ Affairs
Church Class Opening Set For June 11
Pine Shores Presbyterian Church announces the start of Daily Vacation Church School from June 11 to 22, 9 to 11:30 a.m. for children ages four to 12 with registration at 8:30 to 9 a.m. Junior High conferences run 7 to 9 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The Bible guides all departments. Staff includes multiple listed volunteers across kindergarten to junior high, plus the recreation supervisor, music director, pianist, and kitchen chair.
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Pine Shores Presbyterian Church
Crestwood Ave
Fellowship Hall
Howard Leming
Edgar Mikronis
Keigh French
Jerry Hall
Donna Branson
B. T. Longino Jr
Fred McHenry
Milo Robbins
Robert Chesnut
Arnold Poole
Peace Justice Court dismisses rape case rising from Edmondson Street claim
Ray Clemmons 21 of Pinecraft had his rape case dismissed without prejudice by Judge Robert K. Becker. Curtis Plowden 36 had his assault and battery case bound over to county court. Judge Foster reduced bonds for Lee Porter 21 and John Washington Suppie New town. Cases dismissed by Judge Foster included Walter B. Tesh 59 Old Bradenton Road.
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Ray Clemmons
P.O. Box
Pinecraft
Edmondson Street
Robert K. Becker
Curtis Plowden
George S. Foster
Foster
Lee Porter
John Washington Suppie
Newtown
Walter B. Tesh
Old
Bradenton Road
Sarasota School Board To Get Bids On Supplies
The Sarasota County Board of Public Instruction will consider bids on custodial supplies library books and equipment lunch room equipment school bus bodies and physical education supplies tonight. It will hear reports on Tuttle Elementary School and the McIntosh Student Center slated to open in the fall.
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Sarasota County
Volunteers Sought For LIC Council Renewal And Jobs
The article urges Sarasota County leaders to recruit nine new members for the Light Industry Council. It details a plan to broaden employer contacts, streamline data for investors, and expand industrial job opportunities while reducing tax impact on residents.
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Florida
LIC
Wil
Sarasota County
County Commission
Light Industry Council
Sarasota Councl
Newtown Beer License Approved by City Commission
City Commission grants beer licenses after city manager states state law prevents refusal. Protests by churches prompt review, but regulators say distance rules for wine apply only to wine venues. Other actions include parking studies, rezoning hearing set, fence height ordinance adjustment, and several development permits.
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Newtown
Kenneth Thompson
Thompson
Rabid Cat Contact Suspects Impounded in Sarasota
Sarasota County Animal Control impounded three dogs and one cat after suspected contact with a rabid cat in Sarasota Springs. Impounded animals will be held 14 days for owner claim or adoption if unclaimed.
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Sarasota Springs
Sarasota County
Animal Control Office
William Sullivan
Grass Fire Halts Short of Homes Near Nurseries
South Trail area firefighters saved two houses behind Webster and Young Nurseries from a Monday afternoon grass fire on Leychee Drive. Fire crews said the blaze was extinguished before it could damage the dwellings.
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South Trail Area
Webster and Young Nurseries
Leychee Drive
Births At Sarasota Memorial Hospital Ason Turnbow
A son born June 3 1962 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Robert Turnbow of 103 Fletcher Ave.
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Sarasota Memorial Hopital Ason
Robert Turnbow
Fletcher Ave
Sarasotan Honored as Fort Lee Soldier of the Month
Cpl. Clarence W. Spivey Jr of Sarasota named Fort Lee Soldier of the Month for April at Fort Lee Virginia. ceremony led by Maj. Gen. Hugh Mackintosh. winner gains a three day pass and 50 dollars. Spivey serves as battalion instructor and pipeline staff writer.
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Fort Lee
Clarence W. Spivey
Mia
Karen Spivey
Aloha Trailer Park
Hugh Mackintosh
Cpl
Spivey
Manatee County High School
Florida State University
Clarence W. Spivey Jr
5Th Street
Aloha
Sarasota
Quartermaster Training Command
149Th Quartermaster Company
Manatee County
Bradenton
Theta Chi
Sears Roebuck
Belle Glade
Wheeler To Talk On Bayfront Plan
Arch Wheeler president of Citizens Bank will discuss Sarasota Bayfront Development at the Sarasota Junior Chamber of Commerce dinner meeting. The event at the Sarasota Terrace Hotel starts 7:30 p.m. with a social hour from 6:30 to 7:30. Open to men aged 21 to 35 joining the Jaycees.
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Sarasota Bayfront
Arch Wheeler
Citizens Bank
Sarasota
Three Area Men Earn Boston University Degrees
Three area men were among 2,454 graduates at Boston University’s combined baccalaureate and commencement in the Boston Garden. U. S. Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson gave the main address and received an honorary degree. Richard S. Kahlenberg, Patrick G. Wolfe, and Kent B. Pelot were conferred degrees, with Kahlenberg earning an M S in Public Relations and Communications, Wolfe a B S in Sacred Theology, and Pelot an M S in Communications.
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Boston University
Boston Garden
U. S
United Nations
Adlai E. Stevenson
Richard S. Kahlenberg
Arlington St
Patrick G. Wolfe
Oneco
School of Theology
Kent B. Pelot
2Nd Ave. E
Bradenton
Power Squadron Holds Fifth Educational Conference in Orlando
About 72 members from 13 District 22 squadrons gathered in Orlando for the fifth educational conference with Florida and Georgia officials. Speakers included District 22 officers and national education director Lansing L. Ikwood who urged extensive piloting training and safety, noting 8 to 11 million boats in U.S. waters.
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United States Power Squadron
District 22
Orlando
Florida
Georgia
Sarasota
Lansing L. Kwood
Education
United States
John R. Armstrong
Circus Zone Hearing Set Thursday in Sarasota County
Zoning officials will hold a public hearing Thursday night before the County Planning Commission to discuss circus performances in the Sarasota area. The 8 p.m. session at the courthouse chambers invites circus owners performers and interested show business people to share opinions on off season operations and living quarters. One planning member Henry Danny Chapman is a former circus performer.
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Sarasota
County Planning Commission
County Commission
Planning Commission
Henry
Danny”’ Chapman
Water And Sewer Rate Increase Passed
The City Commission on second reading approved an ordinance raising water and sewer rates by about 11 percent. The higher charges take effect September 1.
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City Commission
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Toledo
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Holton Sutherland
Harry Zimmerman
Sidney Farlinger
William Allen
Diane Sutherland
Louie Buzby
James Gray
Jack Wier
Richard Cavill
Bette Kath
Sue Hill
Harley Carriker
Fred Reigel
Charles Knittle
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Don Collins
Walter Seebach
Robert Dodd
Charles Willis
Judi Zeis
George Brown
Earl Robison
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Burney Wood
Lynn Morey Jr
Thomas Lafferty
Homer Cole
Caroline Dunham
Peace Justice Court
Newtown Area
Downtown Merchants Association
John Scheb
R. W. Pavitt
Myrtle St
U.S. 41
Sarasota - Bradenton
DeSoto Road
Old Bradenton Road
Planning Board
Daughters of the American Revolution
12Th St
Gilbert Leacock
Parks and Recreation
Board of Adjustment
James Cook
Seven Steers Restaurant
Midrfle Ave
North Trail
Ralph Lawrence
Ohio Place
Peter Vera
J. H. Elkins
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