Venice Council weighs land swap for inland waterway
Venice faces a special meeting as Mayor Kiernan presents a proposed swap with the West Coast Inland Navigation District. The deal would trade 60 acres for 7 acres needed for the waterway project and possibly cover appraiser costs for 15 extra acres. The council and district discuss funding, and negotiations on the six of seven parcels in a related condemnation suit continue.
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Venice
West Coast Inland Navigation District
James Kiernan
District Commission
Army Corps of Engineers
Navigation Commission
City of Venice
Kiernan
Tarpon Springs
Fort Myers
Commission
Bradenton
Florida
Dewey Dye Jr
U S D A Sets Florida Orange Crop At 89.5 Million Boxes
The 1956 57 Florida orange crop is now estimated by the U S Department of Agriculture at 89.5 million boxes, down 0.2 million from May. Early and midseason totals are 48.7 million, Valencia 38 million, Temples 2.8 million, with about 3.13 million boxes remaining to be picked. Grapefruit 39 million and tangerines 4.6 million unchanged.
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Lakeland
Florida
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Valencia
Venice Hospital Auxiliary Volunteers Reelect Officers
Mrs. Frank R. Raeburn was reelected president at a Venice luncheon for the Hospital Auxiliary Volunteers. Most officers were retained, with Mrs. Russel Narramore named recording secretary replacing Mrs. Magee. Six new members joined as 58 members attended at the Venice Nokomis Woman's Clubhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Frank R. Raeburn
Hospital Auxiliary Volunteers
Christopher Magee
Russel Narramore
Raeburn
Vincent Dixon
T. Dunham
Louis Jacobs
John E. Fraser
Venice-Nokomis Woman’s Club
George Grassle
James P. Kiernan
Fred May
Charles Roberts
Collins Man In Miami To Assist Jury
Gunther Stephenson arrived in Miami to assist the Dade County grand jury probing two circuit judges. A Winter Haven resident and longtime state attorney of the 11th Judicial Circuit since 1953, he travels on Gov. Collins’s orders to serve the grand jury for about five months. He does not know the status of attorney S. D. Weissbach, adviser to the previous grand jury criticizing Judges Holt and Prunty and others over the Dowling estate.
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Miami
Gunther Stephenson
Dade County Grand Jury
Stephenson
Winter Haven
11Th Judicial Circuit
Collins
S. D. Weissbach
George E. Holt
John W. Prunty
Daniel Neal Heller
John W. Wright
Dowling Estate
Y Leader Discusses An Alternative To War At Church Fellowship
Carl E Scofield former YMCA secretary will address the Christian Men’s Fellowship of the First Christian Church on “An Alternative To War.” The 8 p m meeting in church social rooms will be led by Lyle Blanchard with Evan McKeehan as secretary Frank Myer treasurer and Embrey Howson program chairman. Scofield a Oberlin and Columbia graduate, has served with the American YMCA in China India and North Burma.
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Christian Men's Fellowship
First Christian Church
Carl E. Scofield
1765 Morrill Sr
International Committee
American Ymca
Lyle Blanchard
Said
Oberlin College
Columbia University
Scofield
China
India
Burma
Evan McKeehan
Frank Myer
Embrey Howson
Venice Chamber Opposes Neon Sign Plan
A Venice Area Chamber of Commerce poll shows two to one against adding 4x10 foot neon signs atop the chamber sign. Directors authorize a summer ad program starting June 21 with WHOO radio spot and a 11 week four column ad in local papers. Carnival planning and a possible business directory project are discussed.
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Venice
Venice Area
George Gibbs
Wesley Buchanan
Chamber
WHOO
Orlando
Orlando Sentinel
Tampa Tribune
Lester Thompson
Chamber Opposes Closing Manatee River Span and Supports Delta Service
Bradenton officials oppose closing the Manatee River railroad draw bridge to most hours citing the river as a community asset. They urge Army Corps of Engineers to deny the 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. closure while backing traffic relief measures for the Green Bridge. The chamber also supports Delta Airlines entry to Florida with regional service proposals.
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Bradenton
Chamber of Commerce
Manatee
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Army Corps of Engineers
Jacksonville
Green Bridge
Palmetto
Bradenton and
Sarasota
Delta Airlines
Florida
National Airlines
Eastern Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Delta
Eastern
National
Twelve Florida land tracts set for auction June 21
The Interior Department will sell twelve public land tracts totaling 660 acres in Florida with an $18 490 appraisal. Tracts lie in Madison Suwannee Levy Sumter Volusia St Johns Brevard and Clay counties. An 80 acre Merritt Island tract is valued at 2400 and a 36 acre Suwannee River adjacent tract at 1200.
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Washington ‘m
Florida
Interior Department
Madison
Suwannee
Levy, Sumter
Volusia
St. Johns
Brevard
Clay Counties
Merritt Island
Suwannee River
Funds Asked For Fly Spray In State Session
A Florida legislator says a mid July special session may seek 314 million dollars in general revenue funds to finance a fruit fly battle. Senator Merrill P. Barber of Vero Beach notes USDA representatives indicated the federal government would share the roughly seven million dollar costs with the state.
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Tallahasseep
Merrill P. Barber
Vero Beach
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Venice families plan travels and education pursuits
Mrs Ellen Slater of 801 Myrtle Street heads to Gainesville with her children Kay and James as she pursues a bachelor’s degree in education at the University of Florida. The Slaters will stay a year while she studies and works as a substitute teacher in Venice schools.
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Venice
Ellen Slater
Myrtle Street
Kay
James
Gainesville
Slaters
Mrs. Slater
Quentin R. Burke
Cape Cod
Mass
Luther Ball
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Mr. Ball
W. M. Ball
Dayton
Clarence Foster
Hamilton
N. Y
Dulaney Foster
Colgate University
Bethany Beach
Del
Kate Barker
Thomas E. Barker
Decatur
Ala
Thomas E. Barker III
Marilyn Anderson
University of Indiana
Bloomington
Ind
Marilyn
Ralph Anderson
Pensacola Road
University
James A. Smith
Brownsville
Texas
Lillian A. Duncan
Herndon, Va
George. .R. Simms
Y Riviera Street
Special Election at Longboat Key Runoff
Voters in Longboat Key cast ballots in a second run off for councilman at large. Polls at the clerk office close at 7 tonight. Candidates include Mrs. Lucille Lindblad who led last week's first primary with 84 of 174 votes and Walter Franks an electrical contractor. A total of 211 voters are eligible.
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Longboat Key
Lucille Lindblad
Riva
Walter Franks
Venice Building Booms As May Permits Hit 110100
Venice issued $110 100 in city building permits in May as the year to date through June 6 climbs to $528 400. April permits totaled $86 000, with ongoing construction activity highlighted by strong permits.
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Venice
City of
Florida cattlemen open state convention in Bradenton
About 300 cattlemen gather at the Manatee River Hotel for the Florida Cattlemen’s Association convention. The 3 p.m. opening includes a directors meeting and a Dutch treat supper, with sessions through Thursday on marketing, feed lots, and screw worm eradication. Speakers include Ed Karlin Maurice Hollins Paul Thompson and Dr C L Smith.
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Bradenton
Florida Cattlemen's Association
Manatee River
Ed Karlin
Medora
S. D
National Beef Council
Maurice L. Hollins
St. Petersburg
Florida Beef Council
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Ellsworth Simmons
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George E. Whiting
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Main
HAL Warren & CO
Golf St
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Chrysler
BEN Hopkins Motors
Golf and
S. Orange
Post Office
Venice-Nokomis Drive-In
Victor A. Lundy
Venice Chamber
Quentin Heya
Vee
George Youngberg Jr
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L. D. Long
Nokomis
Pauline May
Detroit
Mich
Florida Cattlemen
Don McLeod
Florida Sheriff's Bureau
Manatee County
Loewe Optical Opticians Guild Company
Main Street
Midas Muffler CO
FORD
Cadillac
Ringling Blvd
Perfection Water CO
Fourth Street
Southern Gas & Electric Corp
Cummer Arcade
Gas Engineering Serv
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Richmond
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Coast Line Railroad
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