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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1961
Page
3
A long row of pageant entrants is listed with hometowns and performances from Venice to Orlando. Notable acts include dramatic monologues, vocal numbers, interpretive dance, and specialty dances across 35 contestants.
Two contestants in the Miss Florida Pageant will present talent via films rather than live acts. Sue Wilson of Winter Haven will show a horsemanship film featuring her horse Rock Candy and may add a Charleston dance. Barbara Cooper, 17, Miss Lakeland, will showcase water skiing and diving skills, plus golf, in a film presentation.
About 35 contestants compete for Miss Florida with events across Sarasota from a Monday registration at Colony Beach Club to a Tuesday parade along Municipal Auditorium and Palm Main streets. A press session at Lido Beach Casino precedes Thursday and Saturday prelims and finals at Municipal Auditorium.
The Epis copalian, the church’s new official monthly, marks its first anniversary by reporting a 90 000 circulation, the largest in Episcopal history.
A three feature program at Asolo Theater includes The Men who Tread on the Tiger's Tail, a 1945 Kurosawa parody with Kenichi Enomoto, plus two shorts Metal Dimensions and The Seven Wives of Bahram Gur. English subtitles accompany the Japanese feature. Running time about 90 minutes.
Workers at St Joseph Hospital in Memphis wear a large X on their clothing to symbolize courtesy. Sister Alfreda, the hospital administrator, says the X stands for courtesy and reflects genuine understanding, sympathy, concern and love for patients.
The Cabpian Bible School opens Monday at 8 30 a m for ten days with sessions for ages 3 to 16. Activities include Bible study mission study character stories recreation singing handwork and a planned picnic. The church invites all men to bring a boy and notes nurseries for under 4.
At Vandenberg Air Force Base six trained German shepherds guard top secret areas as part of 22 dogs patrolling only at night. Volunteers with their dogs undergo an eight week Lackland AFB program then continue at their home base. Dogs remain bonded to handlers and are not rehabilitated as pets.
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