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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1958
Page
2
The assembly urged members to oppose all forms of gambling as immoral, backed Sunday rest for families, and promoted respect for teachers. It also urged action against sensual cinema viewed by teens, racial harmony programs, and cooperation with the United Nations. A World Peace resolution was affirmed.
Registration for summer programs at South Side Elementary and Brookside Junior High runs Wednesday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Grades 1–6 meet 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at South Side. grades 7–12 meet 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Brookside.
Warm Mineral Springs south of Venice posted a new monthly attendance record for the third straight month with a 150 percent increase, per traction president Sam Herron. The April peak rose 300 percent, aided by boosted publicity and advertising by the Warm Mineral Springs health group. Periodic parking surveys show Florida plates bringing more visitors to the Fountain of Youth.
Funeral services for Leland Sanford French 68 of City Mobile Park will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Teale Brothers Downtown with Sarasota Lodge No 17 AF and AM officiating. He died Friday at Sarasota Memorial Hospital and was a former U S attorney for Agriculture, with roots in Bridgeport Connecticut and Milwaukee Wisconsin. Survivors include his wife two daughters a son and nine grandchildren.
Robert C. Alexander has been named vice president of W. P. Cooper Co. Inc. He will oversee promotion and sales of Sherwood Lake Estates. Alexander, Bowdoin College graduate, has lived in Sarasota for six years and has extensive promotional PR experience. Sherwood Lake Estates is a restricted subdivision with home sites of at least one quarter acre. Details to be released soon.
Englewood Baptist Church begins Vacation Bible School with a preparation day on Saturday at 9 a.m. and a two week program. Regular sessions run Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. with four age groups Nursery Beginners Primaries Juniors and a large enrollment expected.
George Wheeler Jr., owner of Warm Mineral Springs Inn, was named to the Venice Area Hotel Motel Apartment Assn board replacing Ralph Hume of the MacArthur Beach Hotel. Richard Satava, association president, reminded delinquent members they will not be listed in the 1958 brochure under preparation.
Members of the Sarasota Bradenton Retired Officers Club will meet Wednesday at the Holiday House for a joint noon lunch. This will be the Sarasota club’s last gathering until October 1st, signaling the wind up of the season.
Sheriff’s report says deputies arrested Clarence Love and Elijah Perry after observing shooting dice at the Dehixe Drive Inn late Friday. Love posted a $50 bond and Perry remained jailed Saturday. A Newtown club patron, Harry Mc Crae, was treated for facial injuries after being knocked from a barstool.
A fish fry is scheduled Saturday at Fruitville Community Park starting at 5 p.m. Glen Peters Post No. 266 American Legion and the auxiliary sponsor the event. Proceeds fund expenses on the post's new building under construction. Recent legion officers are listed with names and titles, along with auxiliary officers.
Last minute information shows Jeannette Pugsley achieved a four point average for her high school work comparable to a straight A average, per Howard Sherman Sarasota High School principal. A transcript from an out of state high school clarified the record during the final days of school. The achievement was acknowledged at Friday night commencement at Municipal Auditorium.
The beach party planned for July by the Paver Park Estates Civic Association is postponed to fall. President John E. Tyler announced the change after a survey by event chairman T. Don Batson showed many residents would be away on vacation.
Downtown Sarasota Inc sponsors Down town Sarasota’s Luckiest Father with more than $500 in prizes for the top three winners. Display of awards at Badger Drugs Five Points. Fathers may be nominated via box in 50 downtown stores. Drawings next Saturday at 5 30 p.m. Prize details include gift certificates apparel and sporting goods. Prize winners present receive a $25 bond.
A two week vacation Bible school begins Monday at 9 30 a.m. at the Bayshore Mennonite Church for children aged 4 to 16. Classes run two hours daily.
Siesta Key pianist Richard Fabre announces summer piano lessons by appointment. He recently completed a two year Fulbright in Paris and studies in New York with the same instructor who guided Van Cliburn. He performed with the Florida West Coast Symphony this past season.
Miss Anna M. Amos of Bridgeport Connecticut was cleared of a speeding charge after she told a judge she would swear to her innocence on not one but three Bibles. The incident was reported by United Press.
Deputies report two trucks at Keyser Brothers Packing House Fruitville had about 25 gallons of gasoline and a battery stolen Friday night or early Saturday. Deputy Anthony Montagnesi said the gas was siphoned from the trucks and deputies Russell Mize and Montagnesi investigated the theft.
Clemon King a 37 year old Negro professor who advocated segregation was ordered to the state mental hospital after attempting to enroll at the all white University of Mississippi in Oxford. Troopers shadowed his trip and he was moved to a patrol headquarters cell and then to Whitfield Hospital for psychiatric examination. The NAACP defended his mentality and condemned plans to imprison him for seeking admission.
Two brothers Belden and Murray Whitted were exonerated Friday night in a fence dispute with a neighbor. Belden faced assault charges and Murray faced an accessory to assault charge. Judge George 8. Foster dismissed the cases citing discrepancies in testimony from A. J. Yarborough and his wife, the complainants. Alice Harrison, charged with jumping bail, had her case bound over to circuit court.
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