Librarian Heads to Convention for Library Association Panel
Mrs. Frank C. Hoersting, librarian at the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota since 1968, will travel to Miami for a three day American Library Association convention. She will join a panel on acquisition of books slides and catalogs and tour Miami University’s Joe and Emily Lowe Art Gallery and Vizcaya Museum. She will attend a general meeting led by Lee Ash of Yale University Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Hoersting
Ringling Munsem of Art
Sarasota
Miami
American Library Association
Hoersting
Joe and
Emily Lowe
Miami University
Dade County
Vizcaya Museum
Lee Ash
Yale University Library
Two Sarasota Women Granted Citizenship
Evelyn Guill and Evelyn Guill of Sarasota were granted American citizenship in Tampa. The Berlin natives married twins Ronald and Donald Guill in 1958 while serving with U S forces in Germany. The families live on Ferguson Street in Sarasota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Guill
Sarasota
Tampa
Berlin
Germany
Ronald
Donald Guill
U. S
Donald J. Guill
Ferguson
Ronald J. Quill
Summer School Sessions Slated Across Sarasota County
Hundreds of Sarasota County children will attend summer sessions opening this week with registration Monday. Programs at various centers include academic courses at Alta Vista and Riverview High School plus enrichment in music math science dramatics and more with a $2 registration and $25 tuition plus fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota County
Alta Vista
Louise Fahrney
Bay Haven
Ralph Street
Booker
Sam Lewis
Brentwood
Mary Kruse
Brookside
James Carey
Englewood
Albert Budner
Fruitville
James Block
North Nokomis
Bernice McGreen
Osprey
Riverview High School
Sarasota
Four-Generation Zacchini Cannoneers Train for World Tour
Emanuel Zacchini Sr leads a family legacy of human cannons dating to 1922 on Malta. His 18-year-old son Emanuel Jr. trains for the act, while 16-year-old Marcia Upton learns landing nets. The family plans a world tour next year, building a new double barreled cannon costing 40 000 to 45 000 dollars, and seeks recruits aged 17 to 27 with the right height and weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Guthrie
Emanuel Zacchini
Sarasota
Malta
Cape Canaveral
Emanuel Jr
Sarasota High School
Zachinni
Marcia Upton
Pattison
Marcia
Zacchini
12Th St
Emanuel Zacchini SR
Police report roundup yields arrests and thefts in Tarpon Point
William Devaney 57 of Tarpon Point arrested on drunkenness and assault and battery in two warrants. bond set at 535 dollars. Hugh Twiggs 31 of 5027 South Trail held on 2000 dollar bond for aggravated assault per wife Nell Twiggs. Report of vandalism on Main Street. a palm tree uprooted and left in gutter. investigation ongoing. Stolen car trunk cash and stocks from Fay Co. Command car. 194 dollars and 100 shares non negotiable stocks taken. Town n Country store reports merchandise theft valued 16.90. William Eugene Martin AWOL from Fort Meade and wanted in Baltimore. held for traffic and other charges. TV store reports theft of a television set valued at 148. Three individuals cited for running red lights. names F P Mitchell, Charlie Everett Williams, Albert Cleveland Bristol. Wendell Arthur King charged with stop sign violation. John George Stenglein charged with speeding 42 in 25 zone. Paul Benjamin Eckert cited for improper mufflers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Devaney
Tarpon Point
Margaret Devaney
Hugh Twiggs
South Trail
Nell Twiggs
Main Street
Raymond Wimbish
14Th St. S
St. Petersburg
Donald L. Larson
Francis I. duPont Company
50 North Trail
Fay Co. Command
Marvin V. Weiss
Town ’N Country
Main St
William Eugene Martin
Charles A. Martin
Highland Street
Martin
Fort Meade
Baltimore
Billy Jackson
Stanley TV
F. P. Mitchell
35Th St
Charlie Everett Williams
Bayshore Road
Albert Cleveland Bristol
21St St
Wendell Arthur King
Golden Gate Point
Donald Elie
John George Stenglein
Desoto Road
Paul Benjamin Eckert
Terra Ceia
D. W. Beede
New Vocational School Classes Start Next Week
Sarasota Vocational School announces new courses in general clothing making upholstery and beginning bookkeeping starting next week. Classes run six to ten weeks with daytime and evening options and a $1 registration fee. All sessions meet at 1001 Washington Blvd Sarasota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Sarasota Vocational School
Washington Blvd
Small Car Destroyed By Flames
A small foreign car owned by Willie Collins at 2953 N. Orange was a total loss after a fire engulfed the vehicle. City firemen reported three trucks responded to 1956 Lloyd after an alarm at 5:45 this morning. The blaze apparently started from a wiring short in the parked car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Collins
N. Orange
Lloyd
Bee Ridge Community Meeting Plans Potluck Supper
The Bee Ridge women’s group will hold a 6 30 p m potluck supper at the Bee Ridge Women’s clubhouse on Andrew Avenue. A Walt Disney film will be shown and further plans for Bee Ridge Community Park will be discussed. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee Ridge Group
Ridge Succamine” Investation
Bee Ridge Women’s
Andrew Avenue
Bee Ridge Community Park
Sarasota Health Budget Meeting Set For Monday
A Sarasota County special budget committee will meet at 9 30 a m Monday with health department chiefs to review the health budget which totaled about 200000 last year and to seek economies for the coming year The session may influence operations and a permanent director may be appointed to replace the interim chief Dr S Preston Clement serves as medical consultant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota County
Lottie Oliver
Public Health Nurses Division
Charles W. Holmes
W. L. Wright
S. Preston Clement
Sarasota
SAR Award Presented to Local Sarasota SAR Chapter
An Americanism program award was presented Friday in Sarasota to Col. M A Hatch, president of the Sarasota Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Col Hatch accepted on behalf of the chapter, with Col H C Roberts and Horace Y Kitchell in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Col
M. A. Hatch
The
Sons of the American Revolution
Col. Hatch
H. C. Roberts
Florida Society of the Sar
Col. Roberts
Horace Y. Kitchell
Greenwood
Miss
Auditors and Comptrollers Meet in Sarasota
The West Coast Branch National Association of Bank Auditors and Comptrollers held its annual all day session in Sarasota with about 100 attendees. New officers Dean McCann, James Roberts, William Payne, and George Novac led the luncheon and business meeting at Far Horizons on Longboat Key. A luau planned for 6:30 p.m. capped the day as wives joined for afternoon and evening social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Cast
National Association of Bank Auditors and
Comprollers
Sarasota
Far Horizons
Longboat Key
Dean McCann
Pinellas Central Bank & Trust Co
Largo
James Roberts
Hillsborough Bank
Plant City
William Payne
Venice-Nokomis Bank
Venice
George Novac
Sarasota Banks& Trust Co
West Central
Brooksville
Fort Myers
Florida Tuberculosis Workers Conference Opens at Colony Beach Club
About 60 professional staff members from TB associations statewide gather for the Florida Conference of Tuberculosis Workers at the Colony Beach Club Longboat Key starting June 25. Sarasota County TB and Health Association hosts with talks by out-of-state officials to guide TB control and public health programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Florida State Board of Health
Tecm
Florida
Colony Beach Club
Longboat Key
Sarasota County
Meeting on Marine Facilities Scheduled in Sarasota County
A meeting for all interested in Sarasota County marine facilities is set for 7 30 p m Thursday at the Greater Sarasota Homebuilders Association. The Sarasota Marine Development Council seeks suitable zoned sites to attract marine industries, with a Bayfront Center style facility proposed downtown. John R Mowe notes the association aims to broaden the county economy via marine facilities, tied to a broader light industry push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota County
Greater
Sarasota
Rain Plagues Drivers and Officers in City Crashes
Police report multiple accidents with several drivers charged for offenses. Roma Tac tacchione, 45, faces failure to stop for a stop sign after colliding with Barbara McCourtney, 14, with $500 damage. Sara Jane Matthews follows too closely after Bowdoin Circle crash causing $350 damage. Other incidents involve Main Street Osprey Avenue, Myrtle and Osprey, and State Road 45, with various drivers cited and total damages listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roma Z. Mattacchione
North Trail
Barbara K. McCourtney
Bellvue St
Sara Jane Matthews
John Ringling
Bowdoin Circle
P. McAvoy
Bradenton Widow Earns Stetson Law Degree After Long Toll Road
Mrs. Roberta Knowles, 41, widow of Gordon B. Knowles Jr., earned a law degree from Stetson Law School in St. Petersburg on June 2 after commuting daily from Bradenton. She estimates 30,000 miles and over $1,000 in tolls on the Sunshine Skyway. She balanced housework and two children while pursuing law and plans to take the bar exams this August with the goal of practicing law. The Knowles family is prominent in Bradenton, with ties to local politics and law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradenton
Roberta Knowles
Gordon B. Knowles Jr
Stetson Law School
St. Petersburg
Knowles
G. B. Knowles Sr
Robert Knowles
Manatee County
University of Florida
State Alumni Associato
Lake Butler
Florida State University
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St.marth
St. Martha’s School
Great Smokey National Park
Bill McGurk
PIAGE
Sarasota, Florida
Comptrollers
Nathaniel Hall
Palmadelia
Osprey Avenue
Roger Lampton
Leroy James Darling
Frederick Paul Miansolf
Third St
Arthur Louis Gibson
Norma Luella Rife
Osborne Drive
Julia D. Hogan
Neptune Ave
Robert Corsi
R. C. Towsley
Jack Woodridge
Towsley
Woodridge
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