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Sarasota News

Location

Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1956

Page

2

Medfly Spray Planes Cover Two-County Area

Spraying of Manatee and Sarasota counties began at 7 30 am and continued until dark with two Stearman biplanes operating from Lowe Airport. Malathion bait spray covered Palmview Ellenton Bradenton and parts of Sarasota city, with future flights planned from Punta Gorda to finish Sarasota County. Plan includes three applications at ten day intervals and a fumigation facility for quarantined fruit shipments.

Manatee Sarapote Palmview Palmetto Ellenton Bradenton East Manatee Bethany Manatee County Bob Griffith Sarasota Sarasota County Griffith Lowe Circus Grounds Punta Gorda Miami Kenneth Hines West Coast Hines Sarasota-Manatee Kenneth Clark Stearman George Hickey Bob Bruggaman W. E. Lowe Department of Agriculture Elmore Road L. W. Glen Glen

Vital Statistics and Seminole Family Notices in Everglades

Vital Statistics lists Juanita Osceola aged 65, noted as mother to Henry Osceola, a Seminole chief, and wife of John Osceola, 82, a medicine man still living. They are tied to a camp on the Tamiami Trail near Monroe Station in Collier County with burial to follow tribal customs. The obituary mentions burial at a secluded Everglades site.

Henry Osceola Everglades John Osceola Tamiami Trail Monroe Station Collier County

Funeral services for Rosa Lee Butler at Bethlehem Church

Funeral services for Rosa Lee Butler of Apartment 30 New Town Project will be held at noon at Bethlehem Baptist Church with Rev R W Hughes officiating. Burial follows at Galilee Cemetery. Survived by husband and two sons Leonard Jr and Philip Allen, mother Frances Hayes, three men. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home.

Rosa Lee Butler Newtown Project Bethlehem Baptist Church R. W. Hughes Galilee Cemetery

Hospital Admissions and Discharges List

Admissions include Donald M. Anderson 1258 West Mrs Woodrow Jones 2413 13th Ave Bradenton James T. Jones 1108 29th Street nursing Fred R. Pacello 119 Grant Drive Irene C Prince 2061 Bath Street Shirley Y Richmond 6246 Beechwood Ave Bessie Ware 3326 Jolson Drive Discharges include Elizabeth Albritten RFD 1 Laura Kime 708 Avenda James A Pray P O Box 295 Osprey Blanche Raines 2264 2nd Street Elizabeth Rauscher 4608 Bay Shore Drive Annie Straughn 44 De Soto Road

Donald M. Anderson Woodrow K. Jones 13Th Ave Bradenton James T. Jones 29Th &T Fred R. Pacello Grant Dr Irene C. Prince Bth Shirley Y. Richmond Beechwood Ave Bessie Ware

School Addition Permits Reported For Phillippi Shores Elementary

A $48 107.02 building permit is issued to The Sarasota County Board of Public Instruction to enlarge Phillippi Shores Elementary School. The board recently awarded a contract to add two classrooms. Other permits list Orlando Hamilton on Ashton Road for an egg processing building at $500 and Arseen David on Grove Street for two residences at $14 000 and $11 800, plus Ralph Ray on Mill Terrace for a residence at $6 000.

Sarasota County

Electrician Plans To Become Pastor

Roy Miller a Sarasota electrician for years has been accepted as a candidate for ministry by Westminster Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church LL and has enrolled at King College for the summer session. He plans to attend Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur Georgia after college. The Millers with four children are Pine Shores Presbyterian Church members where he served as deacon Sunday School teacher and Friendship Group president. Mrs Miller chaired Church Extension of Women and held church roles. The family came to Sarasota from Pennsylvania.

Roy Miller Sarasota Electrician Westminster Presbytery The Presbyterian Church King College Miller Columbia Theological Seminary Decatur Millers Pine Shores Presbyterian Church Friendship Group Cochairman Sarasota Pennsylvania

Two-Car Crash Causes Minor Damage in Patrol Report

A Pineapple Avenue and State Street collision caused about 190 dollars in damage to two vehicles with no arrests. Vehicle rear ended a parked car driven by Jean E. Riviere 56 of Tampa. Several arrests followed unrelated domestic and assault incidents nearby.

Pineapple Avenue State Street Jean E. Riviere Tampa Winifred B. Haley Hillview St Walter Polukewich Franklin Delano Clemons Newtown Negro A. J. Ochs Jesse Katherine Spears 8Th Street Central Avenue Memorial Hospital John C. Wingate Vera Lee Henry Central Ave Sam Fox Sgt A. H. Platt John Rademaker Sheriff's Office

Young Man Seeks Registration at Norman Post Office

In Norman Oklahoma a young man approached the post office window and said he wished to register. Clerk Ray Green asked for his slip and learned he had just turned 18. Green directed him to the Selective Service office.

Norman, Okla Ray Green

GOP Setup Looks Bright Says Nelson

Gustin M. Nelson, GOP candidate, said the 7th District setup looks bright after a Lakeland conclave. Bernard Lamb announced Washington backing for the Sarasota Polk Manatee Highlands Hardee and Desoto district effort and reelect William Cramer. Nelson outlined an Organization for Victory to campaign precinct by precinct across the district.

GOP 7Th Congressional District Gustin M. Nelson Lakeland Nelson Bernard Lamb Republican Congressional Committee Washington Lamb Sarasota Polk, Manatee, Highlands, Hardee Desota Roger V. Flory

Congressman Seeks Spraying Plane for Mosquito Invasion

Rep William C Cramer declared Tampa Bay area mosquito plague an emergency and urged MacDill Air Force Base to obtain a special spraying plane. If MacDill cannot, he will pursue the request. Tampa and St Petersburg face the worst outbreak in years as salt water marsh breeding grounds spawn swarms.

Petersburg William C. Cramer Tampa Bay Area MacDill Air Force Base Tampa MacDill St Petersburg

Thompson files late to challenge Talmadge for Senate seat

Former Georgia governor M E Thompson qualified at the last hour yesterday to oppose former Gov Herman E Talmadge for the U S Senate seat being vacated by Walter F George.

Atlanta M. E. Thompson Herman E. Talmadge U.S. Senate Walter F. George

Court Postponed as Judge Hospitalized

Municipal court set for 9 a.m. at City Hall postponed due to Judge John R. Wood’s hospitalization at Memorial Hospital. Dr William Hart said diagnosis not complete but condition is fair. police report illness due to a slipped disk in his back.

City Hall John R. Wood Memorial Hospital Williams. Hart

First Synthetic Dye Mauve Discovered by Perkin in 1856

William Henry Perkin created the first synthetic dye, mauve, in 1856 marking a breakthrough in chemistry. This discovery opened new possibilities for synthetic colors and industrial dye production.

William Henry Perkin

Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller Call Off Immediate Wedding

Marilyn Monroe and playwright Arthur Miller will not wed within the next three days, representatives said yesterday. Lois Weber stated the couple have not decided when or where to marry, clarifying their wedding plans remain unsettled.

New York INS Marilyn Monroe Arthur Miller Lois Weber Marilyn Arthur

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Juanita Osceola H. B. Smith Trail Curtis C. Bass Green Drive Pawer Construction Company Andrea Pl Gordon W. Boyce Windward Avenue Victor Service Valencia Street Paver Construction Company Dorothy H. Roth Mango Pl Harry Bell Loretta Court Mobile City Venice Bernice Summers Stickney Point Rd Yoder Siesta Drive Mrs. Leonard Butler Weather Bureau Charleston Charlotte Chattanooga Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Jarkeoevie Li Rock Los Angeles Milwaukee Ganization For Victory Glenn Potter Gustin M. Theirry James Wood Jr Raymond Maloy Andrew Sandegren Arthur Blue State Committee I. Lee Potter Republican National Committee Polk County Cookie Animal Shelter Stickney Point Board OF County Commissioners Space-saver Carlton Teate Main General Electric Municipal Auditorium Manuel Sanchez Louisville Talmadge Harold Sherman Manco Thyea John Kicklighter Jack Halton
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