Two Florida Crackers at Sarasota Hardware and Paint
Johnny Kicklighter and Jack Halton, longtime local hardwaremen in Sarasota, blend family roots and wartime service into a shared business. Both Florida Crackers, they built Sarasota Hardware and Paint after 1941 and remain active in the community with families and boats nearby.
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Sarasota
Johnny Kicklighter
Jack Halton
Johnny
Jack
Florida
Tampa
Bradenton
J.F. Kicklighter
Kicklighter Hardware Co
B.C. Kicklighter
J.F
Sarasota Hardware and Paint Co
Sarasota Hardware Paint Co
University of Florida
Sue
Lake Okeechobee
Navy Enlistment Bottleneck Cleared for Quick Processing
Navy enlistment delays have been cut as character references are no longer required for most applications. Bureau of Naval Personnel approved the change, enabling processing in 1 to 3 days versus 10 to 15 days. High school graduates gain education and career advantages under the new program.
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Navy
Thomas B. Glaze
Glaze
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Washington, D. C
Japs Bar Crew of Freighter Indian Mail at Yokohama
Japanese port authorities barred the Indian Mail crew from ashore for deliberate disregard of regulations. They ordered return of landing passes issued in January April and May. After the American consul intervened all but six were eventually allowed ashore.
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Yokohama
Japan
Elks Club to Host Stag Party and Initiation
Elks Lodge 1519 announces a members-only stag party and dinner Thursday at the clubhouse on Golf Ave and Links 8th. Dinner starts at 6 30 PM with visiting Elks welcome. An initiation at 8 PM on July 6 will follow the lodge meeting and buffet supper.
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Elks Lodge 1519
Golf Ave
Links
Barnett Curry
Elks
Atlanta Mayor Names Jaycee Alligator at Zoo
Mayor William B. Hartsfield chose the name Jaycee for a three foot alligator at the Grant Park Zoo after a brief ceremony. The reptile, presented by a Sarasota delegation to a national Junior Chamber of Commerce convention, will remain at the Atlanta zoo despite past tail-wagging antics.
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Atlanta, Ga
INS
Atlanta
William B. Hartsfield
Hartsfield
Grant Park Zoo
Jaycee
Sarasota
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Three Coral Gables Families Targeted In Extortion Notes
Police revealed a puzzling extortion case in April 1954 where three of Coral Gables’ wealthiest families received threatening notes. No payoff attempt occurred as dummy packages were observed, and payments were never made. FBI notes suggested a coordinated scheme with similar hand printed letters.
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Coral Gables
William Kimbrough
FBI
W. Q. Singer
Anthony Abraham
George B. Caster
Miami
Kimbrough
Florida Retailers Win Power To Stop Shoplifters Friday
State law allows merchants and their employees to arrest suspected shoplifters on probable cause and shields them from civil or criminal liability for false arrest. Larceny penalties up to five years in prison and a $1000 fine apply. The law, sponsored by the Florida State Retailers Association, aims to curb annual losses of about $4.5 million.
Hopkins Declares July Be Careful Safety Month
Mayor Ben H. Hopkins Jr proclaims July a safe and careful month citing too many traffic accidents in Florida last year. He urges drivers and pedestrians to be cautious and cooperate to reduce the traffic toll this year.
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Florida
Ben H. Hopkins Jr
Hopkins
Miss 19 Crowning in St Petersburg for U S 19 completion
A Miss 19 pageant marks the July 19 celebration of the final length of U S 19 in St. Petersburg. Henry Blanton announces the event with a parade, fireworks, speeches and a street dance at U S 19 and Central Ave. entrants must be 19 with photos. prize awarded. Mayors and dignitaries from Tallahassee to Fort Myers invited.
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U.S
Henry Blanton
West
Blanton
Central Ave
St. Petersburg
U.S. 19
Seven New Directors Elected by Sarasota Merchants Group
The Sarasota Merchants Association announced seven new members to its board for a three year term. New directors include Emmett Addy Arthur Estes W M Harmon Milton Hess Norman Warren and Johnson Warren from local businesses. A meeting was set today to elect officers including president and treasurer.
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Ation
Emmett Addy
Sarasota Bank and Trust Co
Arthur Estes
Sarasota Cycle and Key Shop
W. M. Harmon
Harmon's
Milton Hess
Casual Colony
Norman's Office Supplies
Johnson Warren
Warren
Boy Scout Lifesaving Class Set at Lido Pool
A junior lifesaving class sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America opens July 12 at the Lido Pool. Classes run Tuesday to Friday evenings from 5 30 to 6 30 for three and one half weeks. Instructors include Jack Betz American Red Cross and Martin O Neill. Scouts can earn lifesaving merit badges and troops may win ribbons for their flags with a special ribbon for the troop with the highest attendance. Eligible units: Troops 6 8 11 15 21 24 28 34 50 53 and Ships 3 4.
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The
Boy Scouts of America
Lido Pool
Jack Betz
American Red Cross
Martin O'Neil
World Wide Ham Radio Test Lights Up Air Waves
Air waves buzzed for 24 hours as amateur radio operators tested portable gear in an international emergency power station exercise sponsored by the American Radio Relay League. Jim Porter of Longboat Key, licensed as W4ZK, logged contacts from Texas to New Zealand and Australia, using a trailer setup and car generator. He was joined by photographer Joseph Jannyfenetz and his son Bill in a field day that connected some 275 stations.
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Longboat Key
Jim Porter
American Radio Relay League
Texas
United States
New Zealand
Australia
Porter
W4zk
Joseph Janny Fenetz
Bill
WSPB
Judges Prefer Blondes in Florida Contest Winners
In Miami Beach Florida two Miss Florida and Miss Miami Beach winners and two runners-up were all honey blondes. Marlen Gessler aged 20 from Tallahassee won the state contest and will compete in Long Beach California in July for Miss Universe. Holly Lynn Ardrey of Cypress Gardens was runner-up with Beverly Masters representing Miami Beach and Iris Maxwell as second runner-up.
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Miami Beach
Florida
Curator Kenneth Donahue to appear on WFLA TV
Emily Winston hosts segment on WFLA Tampa with Kenneth Donahue curator of the Ringling Museum of Art. The interview, airing between 4:05 and 4:30 p.m., covers the Ringling collection and the restoration of Rubens canvases.
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Kenneth Donahue
Ringling Museum of Art
Emily Winston
WFLA
Tampa
Miss Moody
Donahue
Ringling
Peter Paul Rubens
Movies Turn Smog into Plot as Exec Joins Board
LOS ANGELES The air pollution foundation announced a motion picture executive named Y Frank Freeman production head at Paramount Studios has been appointed to the foundation's board of trustees. The group says smog often hampers outdoor location shoots and can affect indoor sets by drawing pollution through air intakes.
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Los Angeles
The
Air Pollution Foundation
Foundation
Y. Frank Freeman
Paramount Studios
Shrine Leader Dies at Tampa Home
B Marion Reed aged 81 of 9098 Oregon Ave Tampa died at home after a long illness. Reed founder of a Tampa funeral home bearing his name was past president of the Shrine band and helped form the Egypt Temple Chanters and Shrine patrol.
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B. Marion Reed
Oregon Ave
Tampa
Reed
Shrine Band
Egypt Temple Chanters
Shrine Patrol
Honor Patrol
Former Bell worker convicted of cable cutting in strike
Donald E Carpenter, 25, a former Southern Bell employee, was convicted yesterday for cutting cables during a CIO Communications Workers strike. Judge William Murphy sentenced him to six months but released him on a $1,000 bond pending appeal.
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Orlando
Southern Bell Telephone Co
CIO Communications Workers of America
William Murphy
Donald E. Carpenter
Burnett Denies All Charges Amid Ouster Push
Manatee County Commission chairman Herman Burnett defends actions as two commissioners Ralph Clark Jr. and Joe McLeod press for a new chairman at the July 5 meeting. They allege Burnett excluded the full board from bridge site discussions and seek a vote to remove him. Burnett says he acted with August hospital protection in mind and denies threatening county jobs.
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Bradenton
Herman Burnett
Manatee County
Manatee River
Ralph Clark Jr
Joe McLeod
Burnett
Iysiana Board
W.A. Gillespie
al Rogero
State Road Board
A. Sterling Hall
Clark
Ralph Clark Sr
Donald Clark
County Commission
SRD
Commission
Information Sought on Woman Found Dead in Vacant Lot
Sheriff Roy Baden asked for help locating Ruby Gilly a 27 year old Palmetto negro woman whose body was found Saturday under a mulberry tree in a vacant lot. Baden said all evidence points to murder and that she was found in only her underclothes and without shoes, suggesting she was placed after death. Her husband James Gilley 28 had left for New Jersey last Thursday to work in a hotel. Baden noted the departure was not unusual.
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Bradenton
Roy Baden
Ruby Gilly
Baden
James Gilley
New Jersey
Gilley
Midshipman Cruise Ships Sail From Norfolk to Europe
Sarasota Bay seaman Dwight T. Hallowell of 5211 Avenida Navarre Sarasota serves on the heavy cruiser USS Des Moines as part of the first of three annual Midshipmen training cruises. Twenty Atlantic Fleet ships departed Norfolk June 6 carrying more than 3,000 midshipmen from the Naval Academy and 23 colleges to visit ports in England and Spain. Gunnery practice at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will climax the cruise before returning August 2.
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Norfolk
Dwight T. Hallowell
J. W. Mallowell
Avenida Navarre
Sarasota
Des Moines
Europe
Naval Academy
NROTC
Pngland
Spain
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Maj Blair Graduates From Army Command and General Staff College
Maj Raymond C. Blair, son of Col R C Blair of Siesta Key, is graduated from the Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. The ninth postwar class enrolled 538 U.S. officers and 72 international students. Blair is slated for duty in Washington, D C. He entered service in 1939 and earned a Bronze Star and a Commendation Ribbon after World War II and the Korea War. His wife Barbara resides at the fort.
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Ft, Leavenworth
Kan
Raymond C. Blair
R. C. Blair
Armys Command and General Staff College
Ft. Leavenworth
Blair
Washington, D. C
U.S. Armed Forces
Army
U.S. Military Academy
Europe
Korea
Barbara
Fort
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New York City
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Joseph
Tobe
Mike
Haltons
Retailers’ Assn
St. Pete
Manatee
Merchant
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LeRoy Collins
George E. Youngberg Sr
Harold G. Johnstone
Laurel
Sarasota Bay
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