Diploma Day On Key Montiors Blocked Offices Plan
About 40 members of the Lido Key Association and St. Armands Key Association protested two development requests at the city board of adjustment meeting in Sarasota. The Sea Grape Cottages office request was denied for lack of hardship, while the Ben Franklin Drive stores in an AG residential area faced a public hearing set for June 28. The ceremony followed with 348 Sarasota High seniors graduating in a historic class, receiving many awards as the ceremony proceeded in the Municipal Auditorium.
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St. Armands Key
Lido Key Assn
Martin R. Harkavy
Col. Boyce James
Larry Devitt
William M. Kreag
K. O. Bryant
Collidge Drive
Twain
Rain Delays Storm Drain Installation on 10th Street
City Engineer Max Sturm reports rain has slowed work on a storm drain at 10th Street and the North Trail. An elliptical pipe, about six feet in diameter, is in place with an $86,000 cost toward the $600,000 storm sewer bond project. Completion aimed for Monday if weather allows, tying into a new North Trail box culvert draining to Payne Terminal and connecting to Central Avenue near Green's Fuel Co. and The Players.
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10Th Street
North Trail
Max Sturm
Sturm
Payne Terminal
Central Avenue
Green’s Fuel Co
Forgers Get Jail Terms in Local Circuit Court
Four African American men linked to a forgery ring admitted guilty in circuit court. Edward Collier Gibson, 22, of New Town, labeled ringleader, received three years in state prison after Judge John D. Justice considered the stolen checkwriting machine from Sarasota Tent and Awning Co. as a factor in sentencing.
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Edward Collier Gibson
Newtown
John D. Justice
Gibson
Sarasota
William H. Stockham
Venice Man's Auto Flips on Trail South of Osprey
Murrell Leon Farley of Venice damaged his 1948 Chevrolet sedan by about 150 dollars two miles south of Osprey while en route to Sarasota. Trooper Jerry Earp investigated and said the crash occurred when Farley attempted to pass another car, slid on a berm, and rolled over. Farley was unhurt and no charges were filed.
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Venice
Murrell
Leon Farley
Osprey
Sarasota
Jerry Earp
Farley
Mother Sobs As Teenager Gets New Life Sentence
In Sarasota County Juvenile Court Judge Russell Thomas sentenced 16 year old E. J. Harrison to Marianna after a hearing on the May 18 robbery of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin C. Clark. Harrison and accomplice Gunther Bachmann faced possible circuits court transfer or placement in the boys industrial school for education opportunities. Bachmann, a German citizen, could face deportation if convicted.
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Sarasota
Russell Thomas
Marianna
E. J. Harrison
Gunther Bachmann
Benjamin C. Clark
Clark
Third Street
Clarks
Harrison
Small
Bachmann
Thomas
Yesterdday
Circuit Court
Mariana
Boys’ Industrial School
Raiford
Tampa
Plant High School
Bradenton
Kinsey to Receive State FFA Farm Award at Daytona Beach
Sarasota High School senior George Kinsey will be awarded the State Farmer degree at the 29th annual state FFA convention in Daytona Beach for outstanding service in FFA. He operates a 43 acre Old Myakka farm with his parents, specializing in cattle, vegetables, and bees with last year’s income at 4300.10. Teammates Wendell Cooper and Scotty Whidden also attend, aiming for second place for raising 300 chickens among 28 South Florida high schools.
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George Kinsey
Sarasota
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Daytona Beach
Kinsey
Vocational Agriculture Department
Sarasota High School
Old Myakka
J. T. Kinsey
Wendell Cooper
Scotty Whidden
Dempsey L. Thomas
Florida
Injured Mother and Baby In Venice Train Car Crash
Venice Memorial Hospital reports Margaret Giddens in critical condition and her 2 year old daughter Elaine in fair condition after a Seaboard Air Line train struck their car at the Venice Byway Crossing. The Nokomis woman had just left Venice Nokomis High School, returning home for their newborn baby.
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Venice
Venice Memorial Hospital
Margaret Giddens
Elaine
Seaboard Air Line
Venice Byway Crossing
Nokomis
Venice-Nokomis High School
Giddens
Grads Join Coast Navy Recruit Company
Eight new high school graduates have applied to the Gulf Coast Navy Recruit Company. They include Clarence Guest David Nimitz Chester Vickers Joseph Zimmerman William Howard Stuart Warren Ivan Davies and Jackson Farabee. They will depart July 7 for Jacksonville to begin processing then proceed to Great Lakes for basic training and receive 14 days leave afterward. Applicants are from Tampa Sarasota St Petersburg and Lakeland recruiting stations.
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Gulf Coast Navy Recruit Company
Tom Glaze
Sarasota
Clarence Guest
David Nimitz
Chester Vickers
Joseph Zimmerman
William Howard
Stuart Warren
Ivan Davies
Fort Myers
Jackson Farabee
la Belle
Jacksonville
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Lakeland
Manatee
DeSoto
Charlotte, Lee
Collier
Navy
Hump Span Repairs Begun With Lowered Cost Estimate
City crews began fixing the Hump span with an estimated cost around 2500 dollars down from a prior 10000 dollar estimate. Crews are replacing caps stringers and decking, with residents reporting noise from loose beams as cars pass.
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Fogoes Besgan
Intruders Nabpair for Break-Ins After Cap Clue
Constable Ed Perpente spotted a cap left by intruders in the home of Mrs. Wanda Lowe. Police arrested Martin L. Smith and Francis C. Sapier for entering Lowe’s residence at Pineapple Avenue. Mrs. Lowe woke at 3 05 a m to find two men in her bedroom and one hit her. they fled with a $27 pocketbook.
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Ed. Perpente
Wanda Lowe
Martin L. Smith
Temple St
Francis C. Sapier
Lowe House
Pineapple Ave
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Allen Sheppard
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Charlotte Terhune
Association of Former
Sandy Scaffidi
Elks Club
Lloyd Kannenberg
Robbie Hager Jr
Sarasota High
PTA
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Charles Lovingood
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Women’s Hospital Auxiliary
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Kay Loose
Somers Business Colleg
Kenneth Etterman
Future Teachers Club
Don Hanson
Coast Guard Academy
Soroptimist
Curtis Genders
University of Florida
Joyce Nuckolls
Ellis
John Buell
Miami University
Sandra Jean Baty
Grady Memorial Hospital
Florida Federation of Art
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Sandy
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J. R. Wood
Forrest Clark News
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FFA Farm Awards
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MY Fair Lady
Elaine Levy
Cecelia T. Levy Co
Main St
Main Street
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Sam Mutnick
Main Scott Inc
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