Three die by drowning and six killed in Florida weekend
The Associated Press reports Florida saw as many drownings as highway deaths in a weekend. Victims include 5 year old Charles Lester Price in the Kissimmee River, 51 year old Bert Evans in a phosphate pit, and 29 year old William C Graves Jr at Fort Lauderdale Beach, among others.
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Associated Press Hall
Florida
Charles Lester Price
Lester N. Price
Sarasota
Kissimmee
Fort Bassinger
Bert Evans
Plant City
William C. Graves Jr
Hialeah
Fort Lauderdale Beach
Graves
David Monroe Higginbotham
Maxville
Duval County
Harold W. Garrett
Pel
Limited Access Roads Need Public Education
Florida officials push limited access expressways as safer roads and urge public support. Mel A. Conner on WFLA-TV said such highways are two to five times safer than four lane roads. He cited funding gaps and stated Florida is a decade behind the nation, needing federal aid to accelerate progress.
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Mel A. Conner
Wfla-Tv
Conner
Florida
Funtime Fete Set July 4-8
Florida's winter tourist hotspot plans a July festival Week of events including an international music festival a starlight symphony in Williams Park and a treasure hunt with over 1000 dollars in cash prizes Other attractions include water sports tennis golf motorboat races and dances drawing thousands previously and aiming to spotlight summer draws.
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Petersburg
Florida
St. Petersburg
Williams Park
Bradenton Man Hurt In Accident On 58th Street
A Bradenton man ran his car into an eight foot ditch on 58th Street near Manatee Avenue and sustained possible leg and hip injuries. State Trooper O A Savage charged 56 year old Roger Kalfus Ingram with driving while intoxicated after he failed to straighten wheels while turning on 59th Street. Damage to the car was about 300 dollars.
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Bradenton
58Th Street
Manatee Avenue
O. A. Savage
Roger Kalfus Ingram
Ingram
59Th Street
Schmid Chosen Eagles Father of the Year
Charles F. Schmid of 2434 N. Lockwood Ridge Road named Eagles Father of the Year at the seventh annual Father’s Day picnic by Sarasota Lodge No. 2726 Fraternal Order of Eagles held at the Manatee Game and Fish Association near Oneco. About 350 attendees enjoyed a barbecue directed by Bradley Dixon with auxiliary help and various family games.
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Charles F. Schmid
Lockwood Ridge Road
Eaglies
Sarasota Lodge
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Nuner
Manatee
Eagles
Highway Parking Causes Accident Near Oneco
Wilmer Holland of Sarasota Bradenton Airport was arrested on a highway parking charge after his car, parked on the southbound lane two miles south of Oneco on Highway 301, was struck from behind by Lester Beers of Oneco. Total damage estimated at about $40. State Trooper William D. Moore investigated.
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Wilmer Holland
Sarasota
Bradenton
Oneco
Holland
Lester Beers
William D. Moore
Nationwide library network urged by American Library Assn
At the 75th annual ALA conference a committee urged tying public libraries nationwide into a cooperative network to equalize access and share resources. The plan calls for formal or informal systems benefiting small communities while maintaining local funding. Twenty one libraries earned Dana awards with honorable mention including Miami, Florida.
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Miami
John Cotton Dana
Miami, Fla
Monaco Jeweler and Monaco Council in Wedding Gift Fiasco
Paris jeweler Arnauld Clerc accuses Monaco's national council of withholding payment for a 37 million franc four piece diamond and platinum set meant for Princess Grace. The dispute follows inspections and a switch to a Cartier collar, with the original jewels unpaid and stored in a government safe.
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Paris
INS
Grace of
Monaco
Riviera
Commission
Monaco National Council
Arnauld Clerc
National Council
Clerc
Rainier
Cartier
Clerce
Four Hundred Gardeners Gather in Gainesville Course
Four hundred amateur gardeners from across the state expected in Gainesville for a three day short course for garden clubs at the University of Florida. Edith McBride Cameron heads the extension division women activities department and coordinates the event.
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Gainesville
University of Florida
Edith McBride Cameron
Civil Defense Disaster Institute Opened by Sarasota Red Cross
The Sarasota Chapter offers a two day Disaster Institute to train personnel in disaster handling. The American Red Cross opens at 9 30 a m tomorrow in the parish house of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer with daytime and night classes led by Jack Gibson. Brig Gen Frank A Henning invites Civil Defense members and county and city staff to attend.
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Sarasota
American Red Cross
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Jack Gibson
Red Cross
Frank A. Henning
17 Year Old Carrier Dies In Auto Crash
Ormond Beach report states Jimmie Livingston age about 17 of Daytona Beach, a News Journal carrier, was killed in an automobile wreck early today in Ormond Beach.
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Ormond Beach
Jimmie Livingston
Daytona Beach
News-Journal
Federation Elects Heads for 1957 Jacksonville Convention
The Florida Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs closes its 1956 meeting with Mrs. Lila Mae Durgan of Miami named president and Mrs. Mimi Southwick of Lake Worth chosen nominations chair for 1957. Southwick also receives endorsement for national federation vice presidency as the biennial convention opens in Miami on July 1.
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Lakeland P
Florida Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Jacksonville
Federation
Lila Mae Durgan
Miami
Mimi Southwick
Lake Worth
Southwick
National Federation
Warrants Expected After Lake Mangonia Shooting
Police expect warrants today for at least two white adults and a juvenile over a Lake Mangonia shooting Saturday night. Victims include a 12 year old Negro boy LeRoy Harper hit by a .22 caliber bullet and two men of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent. Tension followed discoveries of swimmers with two white girls on a restricted lakeside area near West Palm Beach.
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West Palm Beach
Lake Mangonia
Charles A. Nugent
Nugent
LeRoy Harper
Carlos Francisco Cortez
Concepcion Rodreguez
Planes Spray Wide Areas In South Florida
The first of three aerial sprayings to combat the Mediterranean fruit fly will finish today in Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale areas weather permitting. Planes will also spray Boca Raton South Broward and other zones 10 days apart. A quarantine remains south of Klosterman Road in Pinellas County with fumigation rules for host plants and fruit.
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Miami
Palm Beach County
Fort Lauderdale
Boca Raton
Broward County
Wauchula
Zolfo Springs
Hardee County
Lake Placid
Hicora
Highlands County
Pinellas County
Clearwater
Dunedin
Gulfport
Florida
West Palm Beach
Delray Beach
Klosterman
U.S. Department of Agriculture
South Florida
Officers Sworn At Longboat Key
A Longboat Key Town Council special meeting at the firehouse certified the election of candidates. Mayor Wilfred Lepage swore them in. The session reviewed the new zoning ordinance and discussed alleged inequalities before final action. Major J. B. Holt presented a gavel carved from Australian pine with an oak handle and used to call the meeting to order.
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Longboat Key
Wilfred Lepage
J. B. Holt
Inspector Replies Wollam Protests Ouster Before Commission
Bradenton reports that Wollam, one of two building inspectors ousted by Manatee County Commissioners, is to appear before the commission to defend himself against charges raised by Commissioner Ralph S. Clark Jr. Clark says contractor complaints spurred the dismissal move. Wollam denies prior notice. Rich and Howze replaced them, with Howze later disqualified under the Southern Building Code provisions from 1955 requiring just cause or a hearing for discharge.
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Board of County Commissioners
Sarasota County
Florida
Commissioners
Adee
W. A. Wynne
Bradenton
Don Wollam
Manatee County
Court House
Ralph S. Clark Jr
Clark
Wollam
William Kendall
County Commission
Kendall
Fred Rich
Douglas Howze
Howze
Nokomis Sees First Steel Frame House Under Construction
Nokomis on Magnolia Street in Bay Point hosts the area s first steel frame house. built by W T Pettit of Youngstown Ohio for his own use. the two bedroom residence features brick veneer and interior plaster and wood paneling. Pettit says it is his experimental design and it will resist hurricane force gales and termites. He is an officer of W T Pettit and Sons Company and plans a Florida distribution branch on East Venice Avenue.
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Nokomis
Magnolia Street
Bay Point
W. T. Pettit
Youngstown
Ohio
St. Augustine Street
Venice
Pettit
W. T. Pettit and Sons Company
Florida Distribution
Venice Avenue
Efficient Thieves Loot Department Store Safe
In Owensboro Kentucky thieves using water cooled drills and a boy scout flashlight escaped with seven thousand dollars from a department store safe. The heist occurred last night with the robbers fleeing the scene before police arrival.
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Owensboro
Girl Scouts Earn Red Cross Life Saving Badges
Venice area reports Louis Suter, Red Cross instructor, certifies several Girl Scouts in life saving. Junior badges awarded to Laurel Ann Driscoll Kit Chard Claire Suter. Senior life saving and advanced swimmers certificates earned by Sue Young Joanne Hurt Patty Adorjan Paula Roberts.
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Venice
American Red Cross
Louis Suter
Laurel Ann Driscoll
Kit Chard
Claire Suter
Sue Young
Joanne Hurt
Patty Adorjan
Paula Roberts
Fathers Day Program At Friendship Church
A Fathers Day program was held at Friendship Baptist Church in Fruitville yesterday. The Rev H N Robsin, pastor, presided. W F Hanson received a prize as the oldest father present and Harry Pennington and Benjamin Longworthy were honored for having the most children in attendance, each with five offspring.
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Fruitville
Friendship Baptist Church
H. N. Robsin
W. F. Hanson
Harry Pennington
Benjamin Longworthy
Youth Program At Longboat Key Underway
LONGBOAT KEY The summer recreation program runs daily with swimming and diving classes from 10 to 11:30 a.m. five residents qualified as Red Cross water safety instructors, and intermediate and advanced swimming taught. Five water safety prams are in use, with five more to be added.
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Red Cross
Snook Research Program Continues In Miami Area
A snook conservation program launched last fall by the Marine Laboratory of Miami University continues. Alfred Volpe reports over 640 snook tagged with the program through cooperation of anglers. Anglers should return metal tags to the University of Miami Marine Laboratory with catch details and fish measurements.
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Venice
Marine Laboratory of Miami University
Alfred Volpe
University of Miami Marine Laboratory
University Marine Laboratory
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