Venice Nokomis Boat Club adopts nonprofit status
A special Venice-Nokomis area Outboard Motor Club meeting at the Civic Center saw members decide to incorporate as a nonprofit. By-laws were changed for alternate Monday meetings. July 1 will nominate and elect new officers and board members, with a MacArthur Hotel dinner for members at installation. Commodore Kenneth Van Ness urged participation.
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Venice
Venice-Nokomis Area
Outboard Motor Club
Civic
E. G
Dan) Boone
MacArthur Hotel
Commodore Kenneth van Ness
Connecticut Man Owning 20-Unit Warm Mineral Springs Motel
George H. Wheeler of Shelton Connecticut will own the Warm Mineral Spring Inn a 20 unit motel under construction by Spear Inc of Nokomis. It sits at the northwest corner of U S 41 and Ortiz Blvd and aims to open by December. Wheeler and his wife plan to move to the area by July 15 with their daughter and have invested in local telephone service. The development covers about 1000 acres with more than half cleared.
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Warm Mineral Springs
George H. Wheeler
Shelton
Bonds Sold For Venice High Field Progress Report
Venice High School Athletic Assn secretary treasurer Masel Huston announced $7 580 in bonds sold and nearly 300 members joined the association. Permanent east side bleachers to be completed before fall games, with temporary west side bleachers and lights nearly ready within 10 days. The board will expand to 25 members to boost fundraising. current director roster is listed and nine more directors will be named.
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Masel Huston
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Bill
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Venice Attorney Forms Partnership With A. Bradford Smith
Venice attorney Dan Boone announces a new law partnership with A. Bradford Smith to begin July 1. Smith, currently practicing in Gainesville, will relocate to 829 Nokomis St with his wife and 18 month old daughter. The firm will be named Boone and Smith and Smith is a Stetson University graduate.
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E.G
Dan) Boone
A. Bradford Smith
Gainesville
Bradford
Nokomis St
Boone and
Smith
Stetson University
Supreme Court Ruling Clouds Communist Prosecution
The Supreme Court overturned 14 Communist convictions on organizational charges under the Smith Act, creating possible drops or retrials for 45 others. The ruling hinges on a three year statute of limitations from 1945, affecting cases tried after 1951 and limiting charges of organizing with advocating.
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Associated Press News
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Supreme Court
Communist Party
Political Action Assn
Elk Discontinues Bi Monthly Meets in July and August
Venice reports the Elk organization has discontinued bi monthly meetings for July and August. The next meeting is scheduled for July 25. New members initiated include Mrs Force Mrs W L Surls and Mary Jo Miles.
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Elk Does
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Mrs. Force
W. L. Surls
Mary Jo Miles
Longboat Key council seeks active study on bridge breakwater
Discontent over Gov. Le Roy Collins reply prompts the Longboat Key council to ask for an active state study of a breakwater for erosion control. The erosion committee reviews air photos of channels near the island, while the council orders additional photo copies and progress pictures.
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Anna ‘Maria Island
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Expect Something For Nothing Educator Says College Students Spoiled
New York writer HAL BOYLE profiles Dr. John R. Bertrand head of Berry Schools and College near Rome Georgia. Bertrand notes students are spoiled by easy living and describes the strict self supporting, work heavy regimen at the 100 year old campus with 100 buildings and 30 000 acre grounds.
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Berry Schools and College
Rome
Texas
Southwest Pacific
United States
Berry Schools
Southern Highlands
Standardized freight cars aim to ease rail cost crunch
The railroads face rising freight rates and higher service expectations as freight car use, automation and standardization reshape industry. Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing reports 110000 standardized cars since 1946, with 10000th covered hopper delivered to Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad in Butler, Pennsylvania, boosting efficiency across shipping. President A W Schroeder says uniform hoppers let roads share price and timings, aiding cement plants and rail service.
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Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co
Pullman, Inc
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Pullman
Butler, Pa
A. W. Schroeder
Egyptians Profit On Farouk Items Auction Boosts Treasury
Cairo officials said the five day Farouk items auction yielded 82 000 pounds about 234 000 dollars and surpassed the articles original value. The sale of 1 016 items ranged from goggles to emeralds and diamond encrusted cups and ended yesterday.
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Cairo
Farouk
Wets Win Whisky Sale Referendum in Americus
In Americus Georgia voters approved a whiskey sale measure by 66 votes after 18 years of attempts. The special referendum passed ending repeated drives to legalize liquor sales in the city.
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Americus, Ga
Wets
Missing money triggers fatal shock in Tokyo dealer
A 70 year old Tokyo kimo no dealer died of shock after attempting to pay for a new material supply and discovering his 200000 yen roll missing. The morgue later located the money inside the old man’s trousers, having slipped through a hole in his pocket.
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