Card Center founder Sterling Artemus of Sarasota long in greeting cards
Sterling Artemus, who moved from New Jersey 22 years ago, built a large greeting card selection at the Card Barn on Main Street Sarasota. Former pharmacist turned card dealer, he earned Rust Craft’s Quarter Century Club award and operates the Card Center after a 1953 start, with a five and a half foot orange tree at home and a passion for roses.
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Sterling Artemus
Sarasota
Main Street
Florida
Trenton
N.J
Sterling
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Artemus
Wrehin
New Jersey
Siesta Key
Patricia Ann
Packard Sarasota Co. i
Card Center
Rust Craft Cards
Quarter Century Club
Rust Craft
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
England
New York
Philadelphia
New England
Altemus
Midway Groves
Harbor Acres
Aquaproof Roofing Wins Jones Auditorium Contract
BRADENTON The Aquaproof Roofing Co. received the reroofing contract for the A.R. Jones auditorium with a low bid of 803. The painting contract went to Joseph Peden at 965.
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Bradenton
Aquaproof Roofing Co
A.R. Jones
Joseph Peden
Negro Held In South Trail Auto Death
Eddie Lee Davis a 35 year old Boca Grande Negro is jailed pending investigation into the traffic death of Donald D Brownfield 70 of Verona PA. Brownfield died after a crash on U S 41 a mile south of Stickney Point Rd during a heavy rainstorm. Davis says he lost control while passing a line of cars. Five others injured remain in Memorial Hospital U S 41 was the crash scene.
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Eddie Lee Davis
Boca Grande
Stickney Point Rd
U.S. 41
Davis
Brownfield
Sheriff's
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital
Bradenton Approves 30 Year Quarry Lease in City Landfill
Bradenton City Council voted 3 2 to sign a 30 year lease for rock quarrying in the landfill area four miles east of the city. The lease requires at least 2400 dollars yearly rent with city royalties estimated at 9000 to 10000 dollars annually. Opponents Nelson Downes Wilbur Smith and Red Chryst criticized the deal as improper and a potential defrauding of residents. others warn of headaches and benefits from the money.
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Bradenton
Wilbur Smith
Red Chryst
Nelson E. Downes
Downes
Smith
J. J. Pratt
Art Center Plans Waterfront Building at Wa terfront Park
Royal S. Kelley announces start of construction on the new art center at Waterfront Park after securing financing. The 107 by 70 foot building will bring new developments within days.
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Bradenton
Art Center
Waterfront Park
Royal S. Kelley
League
Peace Officers Conference Barbecue Draws 100 Attendees
More than 100 peace officers and their wives attended a one day Seventh District Florida Peace Officers meeting ending with a barbecue at the Palmetto Trailer Park Auditorium. The pistol shoot at the Bradenton range opened the day, with E Ray Byers winning, followed by Bill Eller and O F McVay. John H Lupton gave a firearms demonstration and officials urged public cooperation with law enforcement.
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Bradenton
Palmetto Trailer Park
Seventh District
Florida
Alan
New Bradenton
South 27Th St
E. Ray Byers
Sarasota
FBI
Bill Eller
Winter Haven
O. F. McVay
Palmetto
A. L. Redman
Warren Tresca
A. Sterling Hall
Charles E. Weeks
Miami
Youngberg Named to Red Tide Study Committee
Rep. George E. Youngberg Sr. of Venice Saraso ta County has been named to a House study panel on the Red Tide problem. The group will work with Sen. Joe Bill of Bradenton and a Senate committee to investigate Gulf of Mexico fish kills and report to the 1957 session of the State Legislature.
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Tallahassee
George E. Youngberg Sr
Venice
Sarasota County
House
Senate
Sen
Joe Bill
Road of
Bradenton
Gulf of Mexico
Bradenton Weighs Library Expansion and Carnegie Funds
Bradenton considers a new library or addition after a Library Board request to the City Council. A letter described the current facility as inadequate and urged exploring funding from the Carnegie Foundation.
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Bradenton
Library Board
Carnegie Foundation
Two Drivers Fined In County Court
A county court jury found Lewis D. Williams and James W. Manning guilty of reckless driving and fined them $30 each. Manning acted as his own attorney. Four Negroes were found not guilty of affray after a Newtown fight. others were freed on related charges. Forrest Johnson faced assault and battery charges but the case was nol pressed due to absence of the complainant.
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Lewis D. Williams
James W. Manning
John Justice
Newtown
Cleveland Black
Lena Belle Watson
Howard Robinson
Cleveland Green
Forrest Johnson
Sawdust Dump Declared Fire Hazard in Bradenton
City Council orders Fire Chief A W Harris to notify Zoller Lumber Co about a hazardous sawdust dump at 10th Street and 12th Avenue East. Fire Department has responded five times in four days, using 100 hours and 2,000,000 gallons of water to combat blazes in recent years.
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Bradenton
10Th St
12Th Ave
A. W. Harris
Zoller Lumber Co
City Seeks SRD Help on School Crossing Safety
City Manager Kenneth Thompson asked H E Lewis chief SRD engineer for assistance with safely crossing the widened South Trail near Sarasota High School. Al Rogero State Road Board member warned against dumping bayfront drive traffic at the high school and suggested a median strip may be needed. Officials say no action has been taken yet and Thompson described his inquiry to the SRD.
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State Road Department
South Trail
Kenneth Thompson
H. E. Lewis
SRD
Thompson
Bayfront Drive
Mound
Sarasota High School
al Rogero
Bayfront
Rogero
Lewis
Retirement of School Bonds Approved by Manatee Board
The Manatee School Board approved retirement of 10000 in district bonds with 5000 owed by Palmetto and 5000 by Manatee District. The plan keeps the junior high athletic program with games ending by 9 30 p m and supports a year more. Architect Norman F Six will be paid 4388 for supervision of South Manatee Junior High. Resignations of 18 teachers accepted and 22 new teachers approved for next fall.
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Bradenton
Manatee
Palmetto
Hartley Blackburn
Abel
Norman F. Six
South Manatee
Ithe Board
Attorneys plea to commute murderer's death sentence
Two court appointed lawyers Thomas Waller and John T. Graham ask the Pardon Board in Tallahassee to commute Chester Dyer 20 to life imprisonment for the 1954 stabbing death of trucker Robert H. Jones. Dyer has been confined since his conviction by a Circuit Court jury and the death penalty imposed by Judge van Gerald.
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Chester Dyer
Tallahas
Thomas Waller
John T. Graham
Dyer
Rob Rt H. Jones
Jones
van Gerald
Bridge Plan Presented to City Council With No Action
Bradenton officials reviewed a coordinated bridge plan by city county and State Road Department led by Dr Alfons Bacon to reroute traffic on Manatee and 6th Avenues and bypass a costlier cloverleaf. Mayor A Sterling Hall said the city cannot act, but support was noted. The council also approved filling potholes on 9th Avenue east of 15th Street per local civic requests.
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Bradenton
A. Sterling Hall
Manatee
6Th Aves
1St St
Bacon
Manatee Civic Association
East Bradenton
9Th Ave
15Th St
Beautification Plan On Board Agenda For Main Street
The City Planning Board will discuss H. Milton Link's proposal to beautify Main St. in Fort Lauderdale. His plan suggests heterogeneous groups of trees and plants placed between the street and sidewalk to enhance the corridor.
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City Planning Board
H. Milton Link
Fort Lauderdale
Main St
Link
Florida Flag Day Ceremony Highlights History of Six Flags
Sarasota honors Flag Day with a program at Municipal Auditorium led by Dr. J Moody McNair and Azalia Oberg detailing Florida’s history under Spanish French British Confederate and U S flags. Elks members and scouts led the pledge as various organizations participated in a nationwide Flag Day observance begun in 1908.
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Florida
J. Moody McNair
First Presbyterian Church
Sarasota
Azalia Oberg
Col
John A. Fite
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Confederate States of America
Louisiana
United States
Buhlers Plains
Republic
Spain
Oberg
Grand Lodge of the Order
Dallas
Tex
Elks
Beezley
England
United States Navy
Air Force
National Guard
Boy Scouts
Dr. McNair
McNair
Henry
Sarasota Council For Patriotic
John Saba
D. A. Beezley, Jr
Municipal Auditorium
Dick Miller
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Sterling Altmus
S. Trail
Bradenton Oks
William A. Shannon
Mac Harmon Jr
Shannon
Barbara Beardsley
John H. Lupton
Youngberg
City
Alfons Bacon
Securcer Bridge
Manatee Ave
6Th Ave
Mayor Hall
By Eddie Hamilton
Daughters of Confederacy
Boy Scouts of America
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sara de Soto
Daughters of the American Revolution
Military Order of the World Wars
Optimist, Club
Navy Mothers
Sons of the American Revolution
Bpoe Lodge
Retired Officers Association
Disabled American Veterans
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
Fruitville
American Legion
SaraBay
SaraBay Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Military Order of Couties
United States Naval Reserve
United States Army
Florida National Guard
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