Peaks of Enjoyment for 1954 55 SHS Social Events
Four standout dances capped the Sara sota High School year 1954 55 the Gabie Hawkins Dance Homecoming Queen and King Jaybee Coronation Ball and the Junior Senior Prom. Seniors Pat Malseeda Leonard Dorsey and Janet Swain John Seago Mary Catherine Roe led royal courts alongside a wide field of court members.
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Gabie Hawkins
Sarasota
Hawkins
Iirs
Pat Malseeda
Leonard Dorsey
James G. Tench
Sue Dunn
Monarchs
SHS
Bryant Meeks
Patty Lowe
Cara Smith
Sandy Godwin
Helen Kreedler
Ken Barker
Joel Wertman
Dale Patterson
Sally Pollock
Jim DuBois
Bob Logan
Gary Young
Ed Smith
Sara de Sota
Jaybee
Municipal Auditorium
Princess Janet
House of Swain
Prince John
House of Seago
Pete
Ann McDufffie
Sandra
Sue Hicks
Norman Quaas
Bu 'Proffer
Bill Bell
Grantam
Harry Newhall
John R. Doe
Mary Catherine Roe
Richard Kahlenberg
Donna Stipp
John Seago
Bill Troffer
Neil LaHard
Tommy di Bacco
Gary Fiarbarther
John Saba
Noel Ruppert
John Kocur
Joey Parker
Sarasota High School
Parent-Teacher Association
Lions den
Lido Pool
Lido Casino
Janet Swain
New Sarasota DJ Chuck Sharman Debuts On WSPB Hour Sharm
Chuck Sharman joins WSPB in Sarasota with The Hour Sharm a late evening program from 11 15 p m to midnight daily. A recent Sarasota arrival from Selma Alabama he brings a varied background including naval service cartooning and travel across the U S and Mexico. He designed the show without a format preferring chats and humor between records while balancing family life with two sons Billy and Mitch both in Southside Elementary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSPB
Chuck Sharman
Sharm
Sarasota
Church Sharman
Selma
Ala
Craig Field
Chuck
Tacoma
Wash
United States Navy
California
USS8
Portland
Pearl Harbor
Guadalcanal
Marines
Navy
States
University of Washington
Mexico
San Miguel de Allende
New York
Washington
Siesta Key Trailer Park Expansion Denied by County Board
John McMahon sought to expand his Siesta Key park from 27 to 100 trailers near Stickney Point Bridge. The county board of adjustment denied the request, giving two weeks to resubmit on hardship grounds, with opposition from Siesta Key Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siesta Key
County Board of Adjustment
John McMahon
Stickney Pt
McMahon
Siesta Key Association
Durrett Defies Tradition Choosing Mother as Color Girl
USC Naval ROTC commander Jack Durrett of Company A, age 21, from Whittier, selected his mother Mrs. E. H. Durrett as the color girl for a dress parade, calling her an inspiration and help during his college years.
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Los Angeles
Jack Durrett
E. H. Durrett
Whittier
Jack
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
University of Southern California
Mother
Textile mills in New England still employ 170000 workers
Despite a sharp decline in mills, remaining plants in New England sustain about 170000 jobs. The figure reflects ongoing operations across the region's textile sector and belongs to the era’s industrial labor landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Hollywood Buzz Sparks Stir Over Joans and Bette In Interview
Hollywood chatter centers on Sterling Hayden naming Bette Davis as his preferred co star and Joan Crawford as his least favored. The piece notes other gossip about Bing Crosby tea breaks, Purdom and Linda Christian plans in Spain, Jane Withers Texas tie ins, and Abbott and Costello exiting Universal after 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
INS
Sterling Hayden
Bette Davis
Joan Crawford
Joan
Sterling
Bing Crosby
Bing
Tim Hovey
Benson
Richard Burton
Claire Bloom
Fredric March
Abbott and Costello
Universal-International Studios
Australia
Lengthy Docket Delays Verdict In Key Statue Case
A municipal judge postponed a verdict in the Donald J. Walsh statue case in Harding Circle, St. Armands Key. The docket lists numerous speeding and traffic offenses, petty larceny dismissals, and other charges with varied fines, estreatures, and suspensions ongoing through the session.
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Donald J. Walsh
Rowe Place
Harding Circle
St. Armands Key
John R. Wood
Calvin Williams
Billie W. McClendon
Jeremiah E. Zullinger
Lee Roy Scott
Winnie Mae Brantley
William R. Hill
Mabel C. Hodge
John Hughes
Bernard E. Blanton
Joseph Robinson
Samuel T. Breedon
Steve M. Freeman
Louise F. Monroe
Tommy Holmes
Eight local men enlist in Navy training program
Eight men from Punta Gorda Alva Bradenton and Sarasotans Davis Powell from Sarasota enlisted through the local Navy recruiting office in May. They will report to Great Lakes Naval Training Center and Roberts and Fisher will attend a Navy school under the high school graduate program. The rest face sea billets or school assignments per Chief Glaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Thomas Glaze
QMC
Walker D. McCraw Jr
William J. Norris
Ivey M. Norris
James P. Harkin
Morris J. Fisher
Frank A. Roberts
Buetford L. Davis
Cleveland E. Powell
Davis
Powell
Sarasotans
Punta Gorda
Alva
Bradenton
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Roberts
Fisher
Glaze
Driver Loses Race With Police
Siesta Key man Julian W. Jordan 33 of Siesta Key Road dueled with Highway Patrolman Erby Cheatham in a police chase after a collision on SR 45 near Stickney Point Road. Jordan and Edward M. Shields 60 both drove north when their vehicles collided. Jordan fled to his home as Cheatham closed in. Bond set at 300 dollars. vehicle damage estimated at 175 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siesta Key
Erby Cheatham
Julian W. Jordan
Siesta Key Rd
Cheatham
Jordan
Edward M. Shields
S.R. 45
Stickney Point Rd
French Star Rates U S Men High
Hollywood a French actress Nicole Maurey says American men are more courtly and attentive than Frenchmen. She notes Americans open doors and pamper women, while Frenchmen excel in politeness when pursuing intimacy. She doubts settling in the U S for an acting career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Hollywood
Nicole Maurey
America
France
Nicole
Spanky MacFarland Resumes Acting Career in Hollywood
Spanky MacFarland, the missing Our Gang member, returns to Hollywood after years away. He grew up in Dallas, served in the Air Force, worked in aircraft and oil, and now aims to restart his acting career, seeking roles on George Gobel’s show and possibly Stevens' Giant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Spanky MacFarland
Our Gang
Little Rascals
Spanky
Fairbanks
Alaska
Barstow
Calif
Mischief Makers
Hal Roach
Dallas
Roach
George
Bob McGowan
Gang
Texas
MacFarland
Air Force
Chance-Vought Aircraft
Point Mugu
Greg
George Gobel
Stevens
Bird ring found on Pacific gull draws FWS inquiry
Japanese fishermen captured a large gull like bird about 50 miles off Japan over the weekend. A metal ring on its leg bore the inscription Notify Fish and Wildlife Service Washington D C. Prof Masaki chi Hatanaka of Tohoku University wonders how far the bird traveled from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sendai
Japan
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington
Pacific
Fish & Wildlife Service
Washington,d.c
Masakichi Hatanaka
Tohoku University
United States
Phone Tieup Leads to Suit in Houston
A Houston firm claiming its six telephone lines were tied up all day obtained a temporary restraining order against a nationwide credit clothing firm. Horton & Horton the shell and sand dealer filed a petition alleging Lane's credit clothiers tied up lines while pursuing a debt from a Horton employee. Horton seeks a permanent injunction to stop harassment and $15,000 in damages for business losses on May 31.
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Houston (P
Houston
Cote
Horton & Horton, Shell and Sand
Lane
Horton
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Pat Malseed
Pat Hayden
Bonnie Cardy
Barbara Bowers
Dougie Oliver
Billy
Mitch
Southside Elementary
Avesd
Alary
Rae
Board
Shriners
Bette
Hayden
Edmund Purdom
Linda Christian
Spain
Jane Withers
Janie
Bill Moss
Jeanmarre
Moira Shearer
Mamie van Doren
Ray Anthony
Mamie
Bill Stead
Sheree North
Sheree
Martha Raye
Nick Condos
Melodie
Sam Goldwyn
University of California At Los Angeles
Sam Darling
Clifford Jones
Ora L. Edwards
Edward M. Powell Jr
Clifford G. Clark
John J. Molloy Jr
Garry L. Young
Faris E. Moyer
Louis E. Runyon
Arthur Brodeur
Don Sellas
Marvin 8
Haber
Elsa
Wich
John W. Reed
Robert L. Winters
John §. Hall Jr
Cornelius Hardy
Wilson C. Hall
Jack Brown
Walter Peterson
THE
Sarasota Florida
Ritz
Treasure Island
Glenn Miller
Saskatchewan
Tb Casa Canestrelli
Circus Quarters
Norton
Main ST
James Stewart
June Allyson
Alee
Europe
Shelley Winters
Alan Ladd
Universal-International
Technicolor
Trail Drive-In
GOD Food
BIG Clear
Tonite & Thurs
Aah
Burt Lancaster Srar Gare
Fred Astaire
Leslie Caron
Bae Neutilonaac
Khyber Patrol
Dillinger
Azar's
Sarasota Co
Osprey Ave
Strategic Air Pee
Ma Vantin Davies
Beboe Lap
Tees
Mac Dill Field
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