Pioneer Sarasota surveyor 86 still works in land surveys
Charles Johnson 86, a veteran civil engineer and surveyor, remains active surveying land in Sarasota. Born 1872 in Boston, he traveled worldwide with early voyages around the Horn and served in Haiti and Guantanamo before settling back in Sarasota in 1932. Johnson helped design City Pier in 1922 and laid out streets in Sarasota Heights.
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Horn
San Francisco
Haiti
Sikorsky
the Horn
Charles Johnson
Red Rock Lane
Sarasota
Johnson
City Pier
Srasota
Sarasota Heights
John L. Early
Longboat Key Charter Sparks Town Commission Debate
Longboat Key officials clashed over Mayor Lucille Lundblad’s charter revision committee. Dorothy LePage defended the original six‑month study, while Town Atty. Glenn Berry cited hundreds of hours of work. The charter, approved by voters last year, remains unresolved as zoning and sign rules come under review.
Southeastern Proposes 2 Daily Trips Shuttle At Sarasota Airport
Southeastern Airways seeks to add two daily round trips to St. Petersburg and Tampa from Sarasota-Braden ton Airport. The firm plans to grow from one to five planes, with a new $550,000 terminal, and a feeder service discussed by local chambers.
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Southeastern Airways
Sarasota-Manatee
Matt Pilcher
John Crowell
Southeastern
Sarasota
Peter Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Smith
Pilcher
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Cocoa
Theft at Modern Builder's Supply detail clocked
Police tallies show thieves struck Modern Builder's Supply Co at 17th Street near the Atlantic Coast Line tracks stealing a jack hammer valued 100 dollars a gas pump and motor 150 dollars a track radiator 55 dollars and an electric fan 55 dollars. Deputy Mize ordered a recheck confirming all items missing.
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Modern Builder's Supply Co
17Th St
Atlantic Coast Line
Russell Mize
County Jury Convicts Man of Drunk Driving
Guy P. Jackson was convicted in county court yesterday of driving while intoxicated. Judge Russell Thomas imposed $200 fine or 60 days in jail after a six man jury found him guilty following a 30 minute deliberation. Other dispositions: Edward Abner improper brakes failed to appear forfeited $50 bond. Joseph Gary Murphy improper passing $30 or 10 days. Johnnie ys no driver s license $25 or 10 days.
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Guy P. Jackson
Russell Thomas
Jackson
Edward Abner
Joseph Gary Murphy
Johnnie Ys
Texas Treasurers Dormant 30 Cent Account Eliminated
State Treasurer Jesse James won AG approval to close a 30 cent bank account untouched for over 25 years. The dormant account originated in Comptroller 8. H. Terrell’s administration, who left office in 1931, and the opinion deemed it legally dormant.
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Texas
Austin, Tex
Jesse James
Austin
H. Terrell
Municipal Court Delays After Plea Rush at City Pier
No municipal court session today as a large number of guilty pleas were accepted Monday in the courtroom at City Pier. The trial of Dr Eugene Liddy for driving while intoxicated will resume tomorrow morning with the defense presenting its case.
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City Pier
Eugene Liddy
Bradenton Stone Co. Joins Sarasota General Contractors Assn
Bradenton Stone Co. has been elected to membership in the Sarasota General Contractors Assn. A new director, Herbert Ross, was named at yesterday's meeting following the Electrical Contractors Assn. recommendation.
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Bradenton Stone Co
Sarasota General Contractors Assn
Herbert Ross
Electrical Contractors Assn
Editor 76 Dies in New York State
J Albert Deyo 76 former city editor of The Binghamton Sun died Tuesday after a long illness He had been a copy editor for The Jamestown Post Journal before his illness and death in the state capital region
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Binghamton, N.Y
UPI
J. Albert Deyo
Binghamton Sun
Jamestown Post- Journal
Farewell Set For Rabbi Friedman In Sarasota
A farewell affair and Oneg Shabbat will honor Rabbi Harold A. Friedman and his wife before they move to Mobile Alabama to lead Congregation Ahavas Chesed starting July 1. The Silver Keter Torah will be dedicated during the service conducted by Rabbi Friedman and Cantor Abraham Jassen with participation by the Augustine family marking their 50th anniversary. Public invitation extends to congregation members and friends.
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Temple Beth Sholom
Friedman
Sarasota
Mobile
Ala
Ahavas Chesed
Sisterhood
Elsie Rosin
Rabbi Friedman
Harry Augustine
Abraham Jassen
Melton
DSI Seeks Charter Change At Downtown Sarasota Meeting
Downtown Sarasota Inc. plans charter and bylaw changes to give property owners in the downtown area greater representation. The board will recommend the changes at tomorrow's 6:30 p.m. Plaza Restaurant meeting. A brief report on long-range downtown improvements and DSI's first-year accomplishments is also on the agenda.
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Sarasota Inc
Plaza
DSI
Parking Meter Take Shows Big Increase
Parking meter income for seven months of the city fiscal year rose by more than $7,500 versus the prior year. Revenue grew from $30,101 in 1957-58 to $46,?49. water and sewer receipts also increased from $333,552 to $555,317, according to Edward Hoyt.
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Edward Hoyt
Hoyt
Architects Okay Watchdog Unit Scrutinizes Local Planning
The Sarasota Assn of Architects authorized a watchdog committee to study proposed city and county planning. SAA President Carl Volmer will appoint the panel. The action came at the association's regular meeting. The group will meet next with the Sarasota General Contractors Assn board and participate in an architectural exhibition at Sarasota Federal Savings & Loan next week.
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The
Sarasota
SAA
Carl Volmer
Sarasota General Contractors Assn
Russians report citrus tree bears thirty fruit varieties
London dateline says Radio Mos cow reported that a Russian citrus tree is confused and bears 30 kinds of fruit including seven tangerine varieties, three lemon types, four orange types, four grapefruit types, and 12 other varieties.
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London
UPI
Radio Moscow
Wagron Faces Reporters Then Heads To Prepare A Table
Birmingham city commissioner J.T. Wagron, after a tough news conference with reporters, invited the press to coffee and quipped to his secretary that he is on his way to prepare a table in the presence of his enemies.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
J.T. Wagroner
Regimen Seen Cause Of Schoolyard Fights
Estes Park Colorado AP reports Dr John Anderson from the University of Minnesota told a national conference of physical education teachers that strict classroom discipline without substantial relaxation leads to schoolyard aggression. He cited attacks on weaker children as a sign of excessive control.
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Colo
National Conference of Physical Education Teachers
John Anderson
University of Minnesota
Anderson
Two Navy Recruiters Win Commendation in Sarasota
Sarasota Navy recruiters Chief Petty Officer M. B. Burns and Machinist Mate 1st Class Cone Maus earned commendation for the recruiting record from January 1 to March 31. Capt. M. J. Lousey, director of recruiting, announced the award today in Florida.
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Sarasota Navy
Florida
M. J. Lousey
M. 8. Burns
1.C. Cone Maus
Sarasota Sta
1958 59 Community Chest records set in Sarasota County
The 1958 59 Community Chest seeks a new record goal of 107066 16 dollars, up about 17 percent from last year. The budget, trimmed by 10 percent after agency reviews, was adopted by the board at Sunshine Kitchen with Ralph Mulholland chairing the committee and George Higgins and Ann Hammond in key roles. Campaign direction will be led by James Spencer Lewis Hughes and W T Robarts.
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Ralph Mulholland
Venice
Sarasota County
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Happiness House
Guidance Center
Newtown Nursery
Orange Heights
Welfare Home
YMCA
Salvation Army
Mulholland
Arthur Grossman
John Schaub
Thomas Gilmer
Thomas Icard
George Higgins
Chest
Ann L. Hammond
James Spencer
Lewis Hughes
W. T. Robarts
From Hell To Texas Aims to Thrill in Sarasota Western
Don Murray stars as the roving cow boy Tod Lohman in From Hell To Texas at the Florida Theater. The film blends trick photography and special effects to craft dramatic gunplay and a climactic pursuit with Diane Varsi, delivering a suspenseful Western amid romance and action.
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TV _ studios
Don Murray
Tod Lohman
Hell To
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Sarasota
Florida Theater
Rifle And Pistol Club To Air Range Plans
The Sarasota Rifle and Pistol Club will discuss building a new range near the Sarasota Gun Club grounds at its meeting tomorrow 8 p.m. at the National Guard Armory. President Phil Lever outlines NRA approved plans for a 50 firing point range up to 200 yards with covered firing points lights and a range house.
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Sarasota Rifle and Pistol Club
National Guard Armory
Phil Lever
National Rifle Assn
Lana Turner to recount stabbing night events
In Los Angeles AP reports Lana Turner is expected to describe events the night her lover Johnny Stompanato was stabbed by her daughter Cheryl 14. The deposition is in the office of attorney William J Pollack representing John Stompanato III of Hammond Ind in a civil suit for 750000 damages against Cheryl Miss Turner and Cheryl's father Steve Crane.
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Los Angeles
Lana Turner
Johnny Stompanato
Cheryl
Boy Victim Of Fish Bite Listed Fair
A 15 year old Salem New Jersey boy was bitten while lying in the Gulf near Siesta Key. He faced severe lacerations to his left foot and was admitted for surgery at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in fair condition. Witness Sgt A H Platt said the incident occurred about 15 feet off shore in three feet of water as the youth waited for a picnic supper. Joseph Pisarcik of Salem gave first aid after he got out of the water.
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Egmont Key
Army Quartermaster Department
Sarasota
Shell Beach
Manatee County
Ralph C. Caples
John Ringling
Ringling
Indian Bach Road
Red Rock
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Haiti
U. S
Roxbury
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Boston
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Guantanamo
Cuba
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A. V. Marion Johnson
Spanish American Iron Co
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Athens
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John Oscar
Yvonne Ball
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Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Frank Mahala
A. H. Platt
Turtle Beach
Point of Rocks
Siesta Key
Mahala
Joseph Pisarcik
Salem
Law Falls Tactics Of Tavares Shiner
In Tavares Florida deputies raid Nathaniel Lee's home. Lee allegedly tried to dispose of illicit whiskey by pouring contents from a jug into a knothole. Deputy James L. Yates had previous warning and hid under the house collecting evidence with a wash tub under the knothole. Lee is charged with illicit liquor acts.
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Tavares
UPS
Nathaniel Lee
James L. Yates
Lee
Yates
Emerald as the 40th Wedding Anniversary Stone
The emerald marks the 40th wedding anniversary, symbolizing enduring love and fidelity. Couples celebrating milestone anniversaries often exchange emerald themed gifts and jewelry to commemorate four decades together.
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Emerald
Price Qualifies As Candidate For District Post
Ed H Price Jr of Bradenton Tropicana Products Inc is officially a candidate for the State Senate from the 36th District. He qualified yesterday in Tallahassee with the secretary of state. The district includes Charlotte Sarasota and Manatee Counties. Price will run for the seat being vacated by Sen Joe Bill Rood. Price 40 recently served on the Board of Control and supports two party a stance.
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Bradenton
Tropicana Products Inc
Senate
Price
Tallahassee
Charlotte
Sarasota
Manatee
Joe Bill Rood
Board of Control
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