Traffic Crash Leads to Charges at Oak and Osprey
Morning collision at Oak Street and Osprey Avenue left two drivers uninjured but one facing a failing to grant right of way charge. William Louis Woods, 32, of Lime Avenue, was arrested by Patrolman Robb and released on a court summons after the crash with Rose Rupp Demuth of Temperance Michigan. Damages approx 500 dollars. Also in custody, J. H. Geiger, 61, Philadelphia, on reckless driving with 150 dollar bond after arrest by State Trooper Fox. Ronnie Kruppa, 17, of Pelican Drive, held in city jail on 150 bond for trespassing and lacking ID. A theft at Modern Builder's Supply on 17th Street and near the Atlantic Coast Line tracks involved a stolen truck radiator and fan valued at 60 dollars.
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Oak St
Osprey Ave
William Louis Woods
Lime Ave
Rose Rupp Demuth
Temperance
Mich
Woods
Robb
J. H. Geiger
Philadelphia
Warren
Eeee
Ronnie F. Kruppa
S. Pelican
Kruppa
A. H. Platt
James Seay
D.W. Winkel
Modern Builder's Supply Inc
17Th Street
Atlantic Coast Line
Beneva Road Grout Plan Pushes NorthSouth Route
John Grout Sarasota County road supervisor urges extending Beneva Road from Clark Road to the South Trail to address the county’s critical need for a north south traffic corridor. The project has lingered in the right of way stage as planning continues.
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John Grout
Sarasota County
Beneva Road
Clark Road
Grout
State Road Department
U. S. 301
Nokomis
Bahia Vista
Reneva
State Post Won By Mrs. Preece and DAV Auxiliary Leaders
Mrs Evelyn Preece of Sarasota was elected junior vice commander of the Florida Disabled American Veterans auxiliary. Charles L Preece was named deputy chief of staff and B J Corrigan publicity chairman. The local chapter received a citation for its publicity scrapbook. Next DAV meeting is Thursday at the chapter home on Fruitville Road.
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Evelyn Preece
Sarasota
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
Florida
Charles L. Preece
DAV
Sarasotan
B. J. Corrigan
Fruitville Road
4-H Boys Leave For Lake Placid Camp
A group of 25 4-H boys from Sarasota clubs depart for Cloverleaf 4-H Camp at Lake Placid for a week of recreation, handicraft, and education. They travel with Hal Hopson, assistant county agent, as about 150 4-H members from Sarasota Pinellas Hernando DeSoto and Dade counties participate in the program sponsored by the Florida Agricultural Extension Service of the University of Florida.
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Sarasota County
Camp Cloverleaf
Lake Placid
Hal Hopson
Sarasota
Ae Guay
Pinellas
Hernando
DeSoto
Dade
The
Florida Agricultural Extension Service
University of Florida
Juvenile Court Run By One Judge During Vacation
Juvenile Judge Russell Thomas will operate the juvenile court alone while Gus Bischoff takes a week off starting July 1. No replacement will be hired, with Thomas noting past operation without a full time counselor. He plans to request funds for a full time secretary at budget time.
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Gus Bischoff
Russell Thomas
Thomas
Bischoff
Sarasota Policeman Attends FSU Class
Sarasota patrolman Jack Lever with 17 years on the force attends a four week juvenile delinquency course at Florida State University in Tallahassee. He will return to duty in Sarasota on July 20.
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Florida State University
Sarasota
Jack Lever
Lever
Tallahassee
Long Range Plans For Downtown Sarasota Inc Meeting
Downtown Sarasota Inc meets Thursday at 6 30 pm at the Plaza Restaurant to discuss downtown trends and revitalization projects. A report on studies by the architectural group, a review of past activities, and introductions of new members are included. New members listed: Mary Jane Shoes Tropical Men's Shop National Car Rental Brown Parking Co Don Boomhower Real Estate McCulley Real Estate Florida Theaters Orange Blossom and Sarasota Hotels.
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Downtown Sarasota Inc
Plaza
Mary Jane Shoes
Tropical Men’s Shop
National Car Rental-Brown Parking Co
Don Boomhower Real Estate
McCulley Real Estate
Florida Theaters
Orange Blossom and
Sarasota Hotels
Lt Scott Nears Captaincy After LeGette Suit
Police Lt Francis Lewis Scott, 43, with 17 years on the force, is close to the captaincy after Circuit Judge John D. Justice denied Lt Luther LeGette a writ of mandamus to be promoted. Chief Robert Wilson plans to appoint Scott once the legal matter clears. Scott has held executive officer duties since the start of the year.
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Francis Lewis Scott
John D. Justice
Luther LeGette
Police Department
Scott
Robert Wilson
le Gette
Wilson
LeGette
Ed Garner
Witness Affidavit Needed for Judge Wiersteiner Re-arrest
Police plan to re arrest C J Wiersteiner the small claims court judge on a driving while intoxicated charge after a witness affidavit in the Oak Street accident. The 53 year old has not yet surrendered on a previously posted 800 bond and faces a municipal court warrant from Judge Wood. Edwin Kennedy previously won an acquittal for him on the same charge.
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C. J. Wiersteiner
Small Claims Court
Wiersteiner
John Wood
Oak Street
Wood
Dolphin Street
Edwin Kennedy
Francis Scott
Francis Millican
County Court Divides on Trials With Mix of Guilty and Freed
The county court resumed with an even split as two defendants were freed and two convicted. Cleveland Reno received $50 fine or 20 days for proper brakes, John J. Prendaville $35 or 10 days for improper passing. Freeman Payton and William H. McDonald were freed on respective charges of possession of bonta tickets and improper brakes. Morton Whitney forfeited bond for no trailer tag. Walter Reid got $60 fine or 30 days for reckless driving. Marie M. Schaden trial continued for DUI and resisting arrest. Billy J. Lenihan speeding case also continued.
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Cleveland Reno
John J. Prendaville
Freeman Payton
William H. McDonald
Morton Whitney
Walter Reid
Marie M. Schaden
Sarasota Boys On Music Staff At Chimney Rock Camp
Paul Cooper son of the Rev and Mrs Floyd Cooper and Richard Blackwell son of Mr and Mrs R R Blackwell serve on the music staff of Chimney Rock Boys Camp in North Carolina. They work during the camping period June 19 to August 13. Both from Sarasota High School with scholarships. Blackwell is a pianist and Cooper a drummer.
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Paul Cooper
Floyd Cooper
Richard Blackwell
8. R. Blackwell
Chimney Rock
N.C
Cooper
Sarasota High School
Blackweil
Navy Recruiters Meet June Quota
Eleven men from Sarasota Manatee and Lee counties enlisted in the Navy this month via the local recruiting office in the courthouse. The Sarasota station completes its quota for June. Recruits include Gary Knuckles, Robert Moreau, Thomas Keefe Jr., James McDermott, David Underwood, Thomas Hollis, Burton DeZarn, Gary Simcox, Ernest Gordon, William Clark, and George Clemons Jr.
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Sarasota
Manatee
Lee Counties
Navy
M.S. Burns
Gary M. Knuckles
19Th St
Robert M. Moreau
Brookdale Dr
Thomas J. Keefe Jr
Magnolia St
James J. McDermott
Tulip St
David R. Underwood
Thomas E. Hollis
Burton R. DeZarn
Fort Myers
Gary L. Simcox
Bradenton
Ernest W. Gordon
Oneco
William E. Clark
George G. Clemons Jr
Boca Grande
New Batch Of '58 Tags Sent To Courthouse
There is no chance of the year being included. About 43 000 tags have been sold this year by the auto tag office and nearly 1 000 were sold last month.
Asolo Theater Screens French Satire Bizarre Bizarre
The Ringling Museum Asolo Theater presents the 1937 French satire Bizarre Bizarre tomorrow with showings at 2:30 7 and 9 p.m. Directed by Marcel Carne the film features Louis Jouvet Michel Simon Francoise Rosay Jean-Louis Barrault and Jean Pierre Aumont, based on J Storer Clouston's A Lunatic at Large. The plot follows a daffy reader lured by a perfect crime who threatens the author before a hanging.
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England
Ringling Museum
Asolo
Marcel Carne
Louis Jouvet
Michel Simon
Francoise Rosay
Jean-Louis Barrault
Jean Pierre Aumont
J. Storer Clouston
Hiss Attends Florida Sanitation Conference
Philip Hiss, chairman of the Sarasota County Board of Public Instruction and a member of the governor's school sanitation committee, will attend a two day state school conference on sanitation in Miami this week. He departs tomorrow with other state officials to study Florida schools' sanitation challenges.
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Philip Hiss
Sarasota County
Dalbir Singh Detained After Teasing At Ludhiana College
Police arrest Dalbir Singh for harassing students at Ludhiana Women's College and he is paraded before giggling girls who paint his face black before releasing him.
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New Delhi
UPI
Romeo
Dalbir Singh
Ludhiana Women's College
Guard Units Set for Summer Camp at Fort Stewart
The advance party of the 712th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion departs Sarasota at 5 30 a m for Ft Stewart Ga with main convoy following 7 00 a m Saturday for two weeks of field training The unit returns to Sarasota on July 13 Lt Col A A Moore of Tampa commands the battalion which has firing batteries in Fort Myers Arcadia Avon Park and Lake Wales.
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National Guard
712Th
Sarasota
Ft. Stewart
Stewart
Savannah
AAA
3Rd Army
Fort Myers
Arcadia
Avon Park
Lake Wales
A. A. Moore
Tampa
Top Calf Ropers Vie For Cash At Weekend Show
Florida’s top calf ropers expected Saturday and Sunday at Buddy Johnson arena on County Line Road. Events start 2 p.m. daily with cash prizes for the top five calves average and fastest single calf. About 20 to 25 ropers anticipated. three calves run Saturday and two for the five‑calf average on Sunday.
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Florida
Buddy Johnson
County Line Road
Charter Meeting For Manasota Lions Club
The Manasota Lions Club will close for a charter meeting at 6 45 p m Thursday at the Mecca Restaurant. President Arch R LaMontagne urged all prospective members to attend as 25 charter members have signed up so far.
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Manasota Lions Club
Mecca
Arch R. LaMontagne
Judge Opens Sarasota Bay to Private Net Fishermen
City Judge John Wood dismissed charges against six fishermen in municipal court and ruled that Sarasota Bay within city limits may be fished with cast or small nets by non commercial fishers. The ordinance aimed to bar commercial activity, protecting bayfront property owners and curbing boat noise.
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John Wood
Sarasota Bay
Wood
O. S. Causey
40Th St
R. M. Cauesy
Cocoanut Ave
Charles E
Officials Attend UF Short Course in St Petersburg
Robert Pavitt chief city building inspector George Martin assistant and city Board of Adjustment members take a UF course in St. Petersburg for board of adjustment and planning board education.
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Robert Pavitt
George Martin
City Board of Adjustment
St. Petersburg
University of Florida
Board of Adjustment and Planning Board
Scout Troops Attend Camp Flying Eagle Camp
Several Boy Scout units from the Sunny Land Council visit Camp Flying Eagle near Bradenton for the annual inspection Thursday by Health and Safety and Camping committees with National Council delegates present. An Sunny Land Council meeting and officer elections follow, with a campfire program for visitors Thursday evening.
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First Presbyterian Church
Bay Haven
Venice
Bradenton
Naples
Council
National Council
Boy Scouts of America
Sunny Land Council
Scouts
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University of Louisville
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Mississippi
Lillie Mre Scott
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Julia Ct
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J.C. Roland
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M. S. Burns
Ralph H. Mays
MMI
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U.S.S. Fitch
France
Billy J. Lenihan
Sarasota Boys
Hiss
Manasota Lions
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Florida West Coast Symphony
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Arnold C. Tackett
FWCS
Walter Rowe Thompson
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