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Newspaper

Sarasota News

Location

Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1962

Page

3

Demos Face Bypass Too in Venice City Council Session

Venice City Council President VENICE-E S. Raymond warned that if U.S. 41 is rebuilt with a bypass, many Democrats will be bypassed. He questioned where the state road department would gain right of way and noted county officials lack funds for a bypass. He urged caution and suggested political motives behind the plan.

Venice E. S. Raymond Smyth Brohard U.S. 41 Raymond Cason State Road Department

Venice Faces New Battle Over U.S. 41 Bypass Plan

Venice residents confront a proposed four lane U.S. 41 bypass that would reroute the Tamiami Trail away from the city core. State Road Board member Warren Cason says the bypass will not pass through Venice, shifting the highway east of Nokomis toward North Port Charlotte and Laurel, with the Inland Waterway expected to cut the highway near Venice-South Venice. Construction of the stretch from Stickney Point Road to Blackburn Road is reported five per cent ahead of schedule.

Venice Sarasota Warren Cason Cason State Road Board Tampa Stickney Point Road Blackburn Road Ralph Erickson

SHS Teacher Plans Summer Scholarships

Sarasota High School biology teacher Edward G. Kreppert will attend a nine week summer session at the University of New Mexico Albuquerque on radiation biology electronics and atomic physics. He then travels to Cambridge Massachusetts to study at Harvard University Institute for Teachers of Science and Mathematics.

Edward G. Kreppert Sarasota University of New Mexico Albuquerque Kreppert Cambridge Mass Institute For Teachers of Science and Mathematics Harvard University

Barrel on Big Pass beach found to hold water not explosive

A 55 gallon drum washed ashore in Big Pass near Gulfmead Drive was opened and found to contain water. Coast Guard and MacDill Air Force Base demolition experts arrived and decided the drum posed no immediate danger. Two local boys said they heard holes punched in it while it drifted for days.

Dallas Dort Gulfmead Drive Big Pass William Rauch MacDill Air Force Base Tampa Coast Guard St. Petersburg Rauch Tommy Chapman David O'Neill Navy Sarasota Siesta Key Trex Beagle Beagles Boat Yard

Police report arrests in Sarasota county area

Joseph Claypool Reynolds 61 of 3813 Prudence Drive was arrested and charged with running a red light and released on a municipal court summons. Calvin Andrew Lewis 23 of 2619 Hyde Park and Donald Lloyd Lippincott 30 of 2646 19th St each faced careless driving charges. Don Lee Norris 26 of Osprey was arrested on a warrant for open profanity. Minnie Jordan Eddleman 49 of Farm Road Venice was jailed on a contempt bench warrant for failing to appear. Yes Haymond Moses 24 of 1550 28th St faced contempt on nonpayment of court-ordered support. bond posted noted as owed.

Joseph Claypool Reynolds Prudence Drive Sarasota Calvin Andrew Lewis Hyde Park Donald Lloyd Lippincott 19Th St James Thames Don Lee Norris Osprey John D. Young Young Justice of the Peace George S. Foster Norris Sunset Drive Haymond Moses 28Th St Graham Moses

Recital Showcases Pupils From Ruth De Luca Music Studio

Young musicians perform Saturday at 7 45 p m in Symphony Rehearsal Hall featuring piano solos duets and ensembles across classical romantic and contemporary works. Ten year olds Haydn Kinder Concerto with Nanette Bishopric and Sharon Jones. Alice T Jones 13 plays Beethoven and a violin solo. list of other performers includes Chapman Ludwig Ludwig Chutz Carr and others.

Ruth de Luca Symphony Rehearsal Nanette Bishopric Sharon Jones Alice T. Jones Pamela Chapman Doreen Sandra Ludwig

Training Session Set For Girl Scout Delegates

A training session for delegates to the International Girl Scout Round-up in Button Bay Vermont will be held at Camp Honi Hanta from Saturday through Tuesday. Sarasota delegates Mary Hines and Carol Letson, with alternates Kay Goodman and Fay Hebeler, join others from Fort Myers Venice and Bradenton. The group departs July 16 for the 14 day round-up, accompanied by Mrs. Clarence Barnett chosen as official hostess by the national Girl Scout organization.

Button Bay Camp Honi Hanta Sarasota Mary Hines Carol Letson Kay Goodman Fay Hebeler Fort Myers Venice Bradenton Vermont Clarence Barnett National Girl Scout Organization

Deadline Near For Disabled Work Claims

Sarasota district manager George T. Banks says workers severely disabled for years must file disability insurance claims by June 30. Filing before then establishes benefits from the onset date, crucial for calculating benefits. contact Sarasota Social Security at 1401 Second St. or call 955-4164 for more information.

George T. Banks Sarasota Banks Sarasota Social Security Office Second St

South Trail Firemen Put Out Grass Fire

South Trail area volunteers extinguished a grass fire Wednesday afternoon at 4502 Worcester on property owned by R Zieger. The blaze started from a trash fire and burned about half an acre before firefighters under Chief James Sorenson brought it under control.

South Trail Area Worchester R. Zieger James Sorenson

Comeau Family Daughters Celebrate Circus Careers Across 101 Years

A 101 year old Comeau recounts a life full of danger and history. Daughters Antoinette Concello and Mickey King rose to fame as circus flyers with the Flying Wards and Ringling Bros respectively, while Toussaint Comeau survived lightning strikes and gunpowder mishaps. Mickey performed high on a web up to 125 ft without a net, and Antoinette earned a place in the Show-Biz Hall of Fame. The family, living in Holyoke and later Detroit, remains close as Mickey cares for her father at 3236 Seventh St.

Dorothy Staunch News Comeau Toussaint Comeau Antoinette Concello Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Circus Mickey King Flying Wards Mickey Commani England Sally Rand Billboard Magazine Circus Fans of America Sister Antoinette Antoinette Vermont Detroit The St. Paul Minn Mother Father Comeau Dad Fruitville Seventh St Right Sarasota

Clerks Converge For Florida Convention At Azure Tides

Florida county clerks gather at the Azure Tides Hotel in Sarasota for the annual convention with about 150 attendees. State leaders chair sessions on service charge law changes and clerks office operations while reports from various counties outline the agenda. Ed Price Jr. is slated as banquet speaker.

Florida Azure Tides Lido Key Ed H. Price Jr Bradenton Senate Ernest Stephens State Association of Court Clerks John O. Binns Sarasota W. A. Wynne Sarasota County Union County Robert Driggers The State Association Duval County Morgan Slaughter Sumter County Burton Marsh Putnam County Arthur Nichols Orange County Arthur Newell Resolutions Committee Charlotte County J. T. Lawhorne

Prehistoric Bones Found Near Venice

A Fresh water spring near Venice yields skeletal remains of several prehistoric men. Discovered by James V. Massingill a Manatee Junior College freshman of Tuscaloosa Alabama over two months of skin diving. The bones include long leg and arm bones suggesting six foot six inch statues. Remains lie 39 feet below the spring surface in silts. Similar finds by Dr Eugenie Clark of Cape Haze Marine Laboratory date 7 000 to 10 000 years old. Massingill has given parts to MJC biology and the rest to the University of Alabama for marine geology study.

Venice Manatee Junior College James V. Massingill Tuscaloosa Ala Massingill Eugenie Clark Cape Haze Marine Laboratory MJC Biology Department University of Alabama

DeSoto Club Plans All-Day Jamboree at DeSoto Lakes

DeSoto Lakes Golf and Country Club in Bradenton schedules a Wednesday June 13 jamboree for Manatee Countys Conquistadores. Tom Wallace says the day includes golf swimming a 45-minute promotional film and a roast beef buffet for a $5 entry. Continuous film showings cover the All Star Golf match and DeSoto Celebra tion scenes.

Bradenton Manatee County Conquistadores DeSoto Lakes Golf and Country Club Tom Wallace Wallace DeSoto Lakes Art Wall Jr DeSoto

Solomon Outlines Art Principles To Sarasota Teachers

Sarasota artist Syd Solomon spoke to about 100 people at the South Trail offices of Sarasota Federal Savings and Loan, presenting 100 slides covering art principles and his 20 years as an artist. Research chemist Guy Paschal provided a brief biography, with Parry Dolle and Joy Drury works shown in the community gallery afterward.

Sarasota Syd Solomon South Trail Guy Paschal Solomon Parry Dolle Joy Drury Ringling Art School Southside

Local Group Helps Set Up School Post

Sarasota County TB and Health Association donates 1000 to Florida TB and Health Association Fund for Medical Education and Research to establish the Christmas Seal Associations Chair of Pulmonary Diseases at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Five year funding totals 50000 with 10000 first year and decreasing amounts each subsequent year.

Sarasota County TB and Health Association Florida TB Health Association Fund For Medical Education University of Florida College of Medicine George P Pat’ McClurkin Florida TB and Health Association Florida TB & Health Association Miami Beach McClurkin Sarasota

Commissioners Set Conference With Former FDC Worker

Sarasota County commissioners will meet Monday with Charles Bougher, a former Florida Development Commission worker, brought by developer San de Roche to discuss the area's industrial potential. The 1:30 p.m. meeting will occur in the County Commission room.

Sarasota County Florida Development Commission Charles Bougher Sande Roche Boogher County Commission

Health Dept. Forum to Explore Sarasota County Functions

The Sarasota County Information Forum will host a discussion at 8 pm on Wednesday about the Sarasota County Health Department and its functions. A five member panel will be introduced by Mrs. Helene Morris and feature leaders from public health and related agencies.

Sarasota County County Health Department Lillian Craige Florida Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program Pensacola

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