Mealin Bolita Trial Ends in Mistrial After Split Jury
Nellie Mae Mealin of 1655 86th St faced bolita possession charges in a county court trial that ended in a mistrial as the six member jury split three to three. Judge Gordon Hayes commended the panel for listening to the evidence amid confusion over the raid details and the tickets in question.
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Nellie Mae Mealin
86Th St
Gordon Hayes
Arcadia
Tom Stokes
Jack Royal
Nellie
Editor Urges Local Industry At Sarasota Chamber Lunch
Dayton Journal-Herald editor John Moore urged the Sarasota County Chamber of Commerce to seek light industry while in town for the Miss Florida Pageant. Gene Williams reported progress on improving the local business climate as the chamber inventories the situation. John Schaub urged probing the South Trail to Venice road project and questioned rights of way and early engineering, saying the chamber should confirm county action before the Collins administration ends.
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Dayton, Ohio
Journal-Herald
Sarasota County
John
Moore
Dayton
Sarasota
Chiles Coleman
Atlanta
Gene Williams
Industrial Committee
John Schaub
Chamber
Venice
Schaub
al Rogero
Clearwater
State Road Board
Collins
Yule Spirit Gets Boost Tomorrow
The Gulf Coast Kiwanis Club launches a 365 day Yule season project with a kickoff at Martine's luncheon. The song Christmas Every Day in the Year by Sara Soltan Allen Mandell will be performed with Dick Hamilton arranging and Harold Pinkerton singing. Speakers include Rev. Maurice Beery and A G Fernandez. Mason Baldwin discusses the song’s use in the Miss Florida pageant.
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Gulf Coast Kiwanis Club
Sarasotan
Mandell
Maurice Beery
The
Sarasota
Radio Station Study Slated By Planners
County planners will consider the Pine Craft area radio station proposal north of Bahia Vista Street west of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad at an 8 p.m. courthouse Planning Commission meeting following a nonopposition public hearing held last week.
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Pine Craft
Bahia Vista Street
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
County Planning Commission
Bulkhead line in Manatee County approved by NF Trustees
Internal Improvement Fund trustees in Tallahassee approved about 40 miles of Manatee County bulkhead line reversing the June 7 stand. The line set by the county commission was approved except for Sagamore Estates and Sunny Shores Trailer Park after a session with no objectors. County Commissioners Jack Jones and Tom Jennings and County Engineer John Benson attended. disputed sections were rejected. An assistant attorney general had recommended rejecting the entire line after an April hearing. The Manatee County Conservation Alliance and the local Isaak Walton League chapter led the opposition, while State Treasurer J Edwin Larson influenced Tallahassee with a supporting report.
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Bradenton
Manatee County
Internal Improvement Fund
Tallahassee
Sagamore Estates
Sunny Shores Trailer Park
Jack Jones
Tom Jennings
John Benson
Manatee
Sarasota High Graduates Enlist in Navy Program
Two Sarasota high school graduates enlist in the United States Navy through the high school program per the Sarasota Branch Navy Recruiting Office. Gary C. Brush of 1711 Billings St and Stanley F. Moltz of 3137 Courtland Jt have departed for recruit camp. Both are 1960 Sarasota High School alumni.
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Sarasota
United States Navy
Navy
Gary C. Brush
Billings St
Margaret C. Brown
Stanley F. Moltz
Courtland Jt
Lionel A.moltz
Sarasota High School
Breeden And Roth Lead No-Vel Post Labor Day Plans
Venice reports Labor Day celebration plans by American Legion No-Vel Post 159 with Ralph Breeden named chairman and Floyd Roth as co chair. The post was chosen as host for the 1961 department meet in Cocoa Beach and earned the state outstanding post plaque for the second year. District 8 officers include Breeden Wise and Paul Goldenstein. Delegates Allen Payne Gary Sanderson and Billy Ball left for Boys State. Trooper Charles Wise and First Sergeant Bob Glazier reported on patrol auxiliary activities.
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Venice
American Legion
Ralph Breeden
Floyd Roth
Cocoa Beach
District 8
Breeden
Kermit Wise
Veterans Training and Education
Paul
West Coast
Boys State
Allen Payne
Gary Sanderson
Billy Ball
Charles Wise
Florida Highway Patrol
Bob Glazier
Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary
Highway Patrol Auxiliary
Police Report From Sarasota Area Crashes and Citations
Deputy sheriff Jack Royal was in a car truck crash at Sarasota Bradenton Airport. Lawrence Baker backed into the deputy cruiser and was charged with improper backing. $80 damage to the county car. Clyde Wilson cited for speeding. Juvenile suspects referred to juvenile court for shoplifting and license violations. A 15 year old and another 15 year old faced charges involving driving without corrective glasses and brakes. Florence Siegel failed to stop at a red light, injuring no one in a collision with Albert Taylor. Tools valued at $60 reported stolen from E Gremli’s garage. Kinnaman released on $25 bond for following too close. Sorvine jailed on $200 bond for reckless driving. McClelland released on $25 bond for following too closely. Manasota Key Road described as one lane. Ray Tate and Mary Brown involved in a $650 crash on the blind curve. Dorothy Walsh cited for high potency tranquilizers and accident. damage $150 to her car.
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Jack Royal
Sarasota-Bradenton
Lawrence F. Baker
Bradenton
Clyde H. Wilson
el Verona
South Gate
North de Ave
Ing
Florence B. Siegel
Catalonia St
Albert W. Taylor
Waldemere
E. Gremli
Indian Beach Dr
Robert R. Kinnaman
Tice
Bernard B. Sorvine
Wilkerson Rd
Dorothy Walsh
Manatee County
Florida Highway Patrol
Gulf Drive
Th Avenue
A.J. Forsythe
Venice Esthers Plan Dessert Card Party
The Esthers auxiliary of the Venice Order of the Eastern Star will host a dessert card party at 1 30 p.m. tomorrow in the Masonic Temple. Table prizes and a door prize will be awarded. Co hosts are Mrs L P Scott and Mrs Harold Foreman.
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Venice
Esthers
The
Venice Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
L. P. Scott
Harold Foreman
Vacationer dies in Longboat Key car crash
Ned Carroll Fleece 15 of Fort Lauderdale died instantly on State Road 780 near the Buccaneer Inn when his speeding car failed to slow for a turn and rolled over. Passenger Katherine Berry 11 escaped with minor injuries. It was Manatee County's 14th traffic fatality of 1960.
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Ned Fleece
Columbia
S.C
C. H. Woodle
Florida Highway Patrol
Chuck Stowers
Ned Carroll Fleece
Longboat Key
Buccaneer Inn
Katherine Berry
Fleece
Fort Lauderdale
Highway Patrol
Young Fleece
Manatee County
Sarasota and nearby boys win offices at Florida Boys State
Nine Sarasota Bradenton Venice and Palmetto youths win mock city council and police chief posts at the 1960 American Legion Florida Boys State in Tallahassee. Allen Payne Venice. Roger Pettee Bill Armstrong Eddie Mulock Bradenton. Edward Fielding Palmetto. Jeff Hicks Steve Henderson Sarasota. Mayors chosen from 17 cities among 529 attendees as William Chappell of Ocala addresses session.
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Bradenton
Venice
Palmetto
Florida
Talahassee
Peter DiBiades
Frank Platt
Allen Payne
Roger Pettee
Bill G. Armstrong
Eddie Mulock
Edward Fielding
House
William Chappell
Ocala
Juror Eases Sentence For Bolita Suspect Annie Wilcox
A six month $500 sentence for Annie L. Wilcox on bolita ticket possession was reduced to three months after juror Al Ettinger questioned the severity. Judge Gordon Hayes cited concerns over punishment and noted fines are often paid by others.
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al Ettinger
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Edward M. Valentine
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Doan
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Boys
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Steve Hender
Annie L. Wilcox
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Brooks Electronics
S. Pineapple Ave
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George K. Page
J. R. Malone
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