Donahue Defends Art Loans Amid Ringling Case
Museum director Kenneth Donahue argues reciprocal exchanges with other major institutions enhance service and learning. Court ruling limits out of city loans but may allow safeguarded exchanges. quotes from Boston MFA, St. Louis City Museum, Los Angeles County Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art support lending as a shared obligation.
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Ringling Museum of Art
Kenneth Donahue
Donahue
Ringling Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
Feeder air service proposal eyed for Sarasota Bradenton area
A joint recommendation by Sarasota County and Bradenton chambers favors Gulf Coast Airways for a new feeder service at Sarasota-Bradenton Airport. The plan, to be considered June 18 by the Airport Authority, would start with four daily flights linking Sarasota, St Petersburg, Tampa and Cocoa, with introductory fares and schedules outlined by Gulf Coast officials.
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Sarasota-Bradenton
Sarasota County
Bradenton
Lyle C. Lindbloom
Holmes Beach
Lindbloom
C. T
al) Hansen
A. E. Blackstone Jr
Blackstone & Hansen
Sarasota
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Cocoa
Air Service
Hugh Davison
S. E
Art) Sloan
Venice Women Arrested In City Drug Scene
Two Venice women detained by Deputy Bill Black burn are held on $100 bonds. Nettie Strickland 17 faces a contribut ing to the dependency of minor children warrant while Elsie May Skinner 34 is charged with operating a motor vehicle with an improper tag. Billy Thomas 33 held for investigation of a Perry non support charge. Robert Whitfield 52 freed on $35 bond after a motor vehicle with improper tag arrest. Two accidents yesterd ay produced no serious injuries and minor damages.
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Venice
Bill Blackburn
Nettie Strickland
Elsie May Skinner
Perry
Billy Thomas
Thomas
Robert Whitfield
Vote Books To Open In Englewood Venice
Voter registration books will open in Englewood on June 24 at the Lemon Bay Woman's Club and on June 25 at the Venice Civic Center. Supervisor of registration Mrs. Virginia Meade said hours are 9 30 a m to noon and 1 to 5 30 p m on both days.
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Englewood
Lemon Bay
Florence Manor Aqualane Estates road district vote set
Voter registration deadline is Thursday for a June 27 special election to form a road and bridge district in Florence Manor and part of Aqualane Estates. Freeholders vote on a district creation and road paving bonds not exceeding 50 000. Polling at Phillippi Shores Elementary Precinct 15.
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Florence Manor
Aqualane Estates
Phillippi Shores Elementary School
Meadowood Street
County lacks funds curtailing officials convention plans
County leaders including Judge Russell Thomas and Juvenile Counselor Gus Bischoff face deferral of requests to attend state juvenile court convention and training due to tight finances. Travel money for Planning Commission and Zoning Board members also stalled, with a mid week budget review set to decide if funds exist. Rezoning actions for Pinecraft School maintenance shops and a county health center bid sit for tomorrow’s agenda along with South Trail zoning proposals sent back to the planning commission for further review.
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Russell Thomas
Gus Bischoff
Thomas
Bischoff
County Planning Commission
Zoning Board of Appeals
University of Florida
Glenn E. Potter
James D. Neville
Pinecraft
County Eyes Land Swap Over Pinecraft Maintenance Site
County Commissioner G M Nelson pitches a swap of Bee Ridge land for the Pinecraft school site to resolve the dispute over locating road maintenance shops. The plan prompts protests from nearby residents and the Pinecraft Community Association as officials prepare for a mid week commissioners meeting.
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Tuttle Avenue
Pinecraft
G. M. Nelson
Bee Ridge
State Road Department
Nelson
Carl C. Strode
Planners To Brief Architect Group At DSI Session
A Sara sota Association of Architects special committee will be briefed by city planning officials at 8 p.m. tomorrow in Downtown Sarasota Inc. office. Architects John Crowell Bill Rupp E J Seibert Beth Waters and Jack West attend with guests R W Pavitt and Osgood planning assistant. The group studies existing planning activity as a first step in their long range downtown program.
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Sarasota Assn. of
Downtown
Sarasota Inc
John Crowell
Bill Rupp
E. J. Seibert
Beth Waters
Jack West
R. W. Pavitt
Miss Sarasota To Act In Summer Comedy
Barbara Stockwell of Miss Sarasota is rehearsing in Malden Bridge New York for the summer comedy A Visit To A Small Planet. Joan Hale directs the play scheduled to open June 24.
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Miss Sarasota
Sarasota
Barbara Stockwell
Malden Bridge
N. Y
Joan Hale
Hiss Home Spotlighted in House and Garden Feature
House and Garden's spring 1958 Book of Building spotlights the Philip Hiss residence on Lido Shores as Hallmark House Number 2 and a modern classic. Designer Hiss explains aims for a dramatic yet disciplined environment where architecture supports daily life. Also featured is the Samuel Herron Jr. residence in Sarasota County by Victor Lundy, praised for bold interplay of forms.
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House and Garden
Sarasota
Philip Hiss
Lido Shores
Hiss
Samuel Herron Jr
Sarasota County
Herron
Victor Lundy
Sears Sets 1957 Advertising Spending Records
Sears Roebuck and Co reports a 1957 record 46 472 000 invested in newspaper ads. Local manager Clyde Butler notes 12th straight year of record ad outlays, 78.1 percent of total retail advertising. Retail media expense hits 59 510 000, up 3 percent from 1956. radio TV circulars and direct mail reach 13 038 000. Sears’ 1957 retail sales total 3 600 882 122, highest in 71 years, with seven new stores bringing total to 724 as of June 31, 1958.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
Clyde Butler
Buller
Sears
Butler
Sears Group
Tax Hearings Open July 7
County Board of Equalization will begin sessions July 7 after county commission approval. First session at 1 30 p m. Commissioners urged property owners with tax complaints to file in writing before sessions and by township range and section. Preliminary budget meetings with department heads start June 17 as the board reviews the tax assessment roll from County Assessor Glover Ash.
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County Board of Equalization
County Commission
Equalization Board
Glover Ashby
Bond Issue Discussion At City Manager Meeting
City Manager Kenneth Thompson will explain what the bond issue projects mean to the community and the building industry at the Sarasota General Contractors Assn monthly dinner at Carr's Sherwood Inn at 6 30 p m. He will outline the timetable for floating the bonds and the construction of ten projects authorized by taxpayers. President John Burgstiner reports three new firms joining bringing total to 107: H Jahn roofing contractor Prew Ludden Insurance and Griggs Inc Bradenton air conditioning contractor.
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Kenneth Thompson
Sarasota General Contractors Assn
Carr's Sherwood Inn
Thompson
John Burgstiner
H. Jahn
Prew & Ludden
Insurance
Griggs Inc
Bradenton
Recreation Plan Suffers Setback In City Bond Push
Sarasota's City Commission rejected a plan to hire Ernst and Ernst for a month long study of Lido Beach Casino Bobby Jones Golf Club and Course and the Mobile Home Park to determine if operations can cover a 300000 to 500000 bond issue for recreational facilities Mayor Frank L Hoersting cast the deciding vote arguing internal reports suffice Opponents questioned cash handling and true costs while Turner pressed for an outside audit to reveal whether city owned facilities can become money makers
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Sarasota
Lido Beach
Bobby Jones Golf Club
VALS
Turner
Lido
Hoersting
Ernst
Denis
John O. Binns
M. E. Marable
R. T. Peltier
Ernst and Ernst
Atlanta
Dennis
City Island
Peitier
Anffort
Lido Casino
Bobby Jones
Mobile Home
Peltier
Binne
Binns
Marable
Charles Pickett
Ringling Bros Circus appoints new board in shakeup
In New York the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus named a new seven member board excluding Henry Ringling North. Henry's leave of absence follows his marriage plans in Portofino while a minority group including Mrs Hester Ringling Sanford and Stuart Gage Lancaster challenge management in a pending suit seeking a 10 year asset accounting.
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New York
Ringling Bros and
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Henry Ringling North
John Ringling North
Ringling
Henry
Portofino
Italy
Sarasota
John
Hester Ringling Sanford
Stuart Gage Lancaster
Lancaster
Sanford
Charles Ringling
Circus
Charles Lancaster
Stuart
North
Stuart Lancaster
Rudy Bundy
James C. Ringling
Charles
Edith Ringling
Robert Ringling
Mrs. Sanford
Arthur M. Concello
Edward F. Kelly
Irene Ringling Bon Seigneur
Evansville
Ind
Theodore D. Buhl
Grosse Point
Mich
Bon Seigneur
Accuser Detained 20 Hours in County Jail for Contempt
Sarasotans studying Tom Woosley's case note he is in the county jail after withdrawing petty larceny charges against Robert E. Anderson. He was jailed 20 hours by Justice of the Peace George S. Foster for contempt after failing to pay court costs. Other magistrate cases include Frank C. Harris on open profanity and dismissals for several defendants.
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Sarasotans
Tom Woosley
Woosley
Robert E. Anderson
Justice of the Peace
George S. Foster
Frank C. Harris
Albury Place
Frank Harris
Alton Terry
Earnest Labonte
Con al Underwood
Siesta Key paving costs told owners
Siesta Key's paving assessment roll shows costs far below county estimates with final figures set. A public hearing on the north half of Sarasota Beach subdivision will be June 23 at 10 a.m. The cost per front foot is 1.78 for homes and 1.62 for vacant lots. anticipated was 2.25. Grout praised by county commissioners for economical, rapid work and notes potential Canal Road paving.
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Siesta Key
John Grout
Sarasota Beach
Grout
Canal Road
Avenida del Mare
Coun
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Jim Fisher
John D. Justice
U.S
James A. Haley
Verman Kimbrough
Ringling School of Art
Tallahassee
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston
Mass
City Art Museum of St
Los Angeles County
Calif
Bordeaux
France
Wadsworth Atheneum
Hartford
Florida State Museum
Gainesville
Cesnola
Department of Art
Florida State University
Norton Gallery
School of Art
West Palm Beach
Executive Mansion
Mion
John Ringling
Reinhardt Galleries
F. Kleinberger Galleries Inc
van Diemen Galleries
Detroit Institute of Arts
Art Institute of Chicago
San Francisco
Schaeffer
Leries
Eva Swain Volmer
Quail Dr
Main Street
James Ira Ragland
Raleigh
N.C
17Th St
Cocoanut Ave
Carl A. Schindier
Jack Hayden
Bee Ridge Road
C. L. Gehring
Schindler
South Gate
Laura Lemons Searcy
Negro
Charlotte Ann Landrum
Nokomis
Walter P. Dolle
Valencia Dr
Jack Lever
10Th Street
Cocoanut and
Central Avenues
Joseph W. Couture
3Rd St
James Devon Holland
6Th St
Sarasota Springs
South
Mason Baldwin
Center
Carol Goolsby
Miss Brandon
Bill Keikes
South Trail
North Creek
F. Y. Klock
Pinecraft Community Assn
Board of County Commissioners
DSI
Sarasota, Florida
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