Skyway refinancing halted amid public sentiment
Gov. LeRoy Collins scrapped a 34 million refinancing plan for the St. Petersburg Skyway citing a deep public resentment. The move halts a public hearing and delays using funds to retire debt and finance 19 million dollars of access roads. Opponents warned of a 30 year toll extension and traffic diversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
UPI
LeRoy Collins
St. Petersburg Skyway
Collins
State Development Commission
St. Petersburg
Officials weigh Skyway refinancing decision
A. D. Carson and Frank Hoersting voiced cautious approval of Gov. Le Roy Collins decision to call off refinancing of the Sunshine Skyway for a broad highway program. Ted Swaim reported a Sarasota chamber session to discuss next steps while noting county funding gaps persist and potential delays unless new aid arrives. Hoersting warned a court fight could have stalled progress, yet urged finding ways to move Sarasota from a north south two lane jam toward eastward relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Carson
Board of County Commissioners
Frank Hoersting
Sarasota
LeRoy Collins
Sunshine Skyway
Ted Swaim
Chamber of Commerce
Carson
State Road Board
St. Petersburg
Manatee
Collins
Hoersting
Florida
Jail sentence served after reckless driving and license revocation
Police reports detail Frank Gross serving a one day jail term for driving while his license was revoked and prior fines for reckless driving while drinking. The note lists numerous other arrests in the Sarasota area, including drunkenness charges, speeding, and traffic incidents with associated bonds and fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gross
Fifth St
Gross
Pastor reconciles with wife after ex-con cowboy fraud scheme
The Rev. James A. Doubleday and his wife Barbara Fox Doubleday appeared at their Kirkwood home after reconciling. Barbara sought divorce in Reno four months earlier, then eloped with Raymond Headspeth, a convicted former Texan involved in defrauding her of a $203,000 inheritance. Headspeth was arrested in Miami on charges of traveling across state lines to defraud. He claimed she must testify for him while authorities pursued the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Campbell Harris
Asbury Pl
Sheriff's Office
Orlando
Harris
Warren R. Fox
Highway Patrol
Sarasota
Fox
George Arnold Nelson
Circus City Trailer Park
Samuel Girven
Tampa
James G. Hamilton
Rome
ST. Louis
James A. Doubleday
Kirkwood
Grace Episcopal
Barbara Fox Doubleday
Doubleday
Reno
Raymond Lewis Headspeth
FBI
Headspeth
Tucson
Ariz
Miami
Golf Ball Retrievers Contest At Lido Beach Casino
A holiday children's event at Lido Beach Casino features a golf ball retrieving contest for ages 10 to 15. Bert Montressor will drive 24 numbered balls from shore into 3 to 5 foot surf. winners are decided by return of balls and sealed winning-number envelope. One prize per contestant. Contestants must register at the judge’s booth to verify age and swimming ability. A golfing exhibition by Montressor will follow the judging near the beach south of the Casino.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lido Beach
Bert Montressor
Montressor
Deaths Orion Kell and Rosa Mitchell
Funeral services for Orion Stew art Kell 62 of 3545 Honeysuckle Dr will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Robarts Funeral Home with Rev Floyd Cooper officiating. Burial in Chapel Hill Cemetery Sequatchie County Tenn. Rosa Lee Mitchell of 1751 Bethune Ct. has service at 3 p.m. Sunday at Payne Chapel AME Church with Rev D T Mack officiating. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mitchell was Sarasota resident. survivors include daughter Mary Lee Patterson and son David Turner. Stevens Funeral Home directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orion Stewart Kell
Honeysuckle Dr
Robarts Funeral
Floyd Cooper
First Methodist Church
Chapel Hill Cemetery
Sequatchie County
Tenn
Rosa Lee Mitchell
Bethune Ct
Payne Chapel Ame
D. T. Mack
Mary Lee Patterson
David Turner
Realwall Durability Message Advertising Bulkheads Alternative
A brief ad note promotes Realwall as a longer lasting cheaper alternative to bulkheads. It lists an address P. O. Box 5312 EX 96 1902 and includes contact ad copy language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. O
Ady
WSPB Airing Sleeping Beauty With Local Talent
A radio presentation of the musical fairy play Sleeping Beauty was scheduled on WSPB Saturday at 4 05 p m by the De Luca Music Studio junior clubs. Cast includes Barbara English Ann Clare Flynn Milton Causey Lynn Stenhouse Martha Wilson and many others with Anna Clare Flynn assisting as director and Maria De Luca handling musical direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sleeping Beauty
WSPB
de Luca Music Studio
Ruth de Luca
Barbara English
Ann Clare Flynn
Milton Causey
Lynn Stenhouse
Martha Wilson
Paul
Kevin Flynn
Alan Kandler
Diana Lynn Small
Donna Carr
Toni
Vicki Columbi
Mary Beth Summers
Janet Cole
Diana Hewitt
Linda Verva
Nancy Bewley
Mary Lee Radford
Larry Abrams
Julie Abdulla
Diane Becher
Helen Boyd
Betty Gibbons
Mrs. de Luca
Anna Clare Flynn
Maria de Luca
Ex Sarasota man in critical condition after Skyway crash
A former Sarasota resident, identified as George B. Underwood, was in critical condition Saturday at Mound Park Hospital St. Petersburg after his sports car overturned Thursday night at the north approach to Sunshine Skyway. His wife was listed as fair. The couple from Dunedin were thrown from the vehicle when it skidded and overturned after leaving the highway. Underwood suffered a fractured neck and paralysis. his wife sustained a fractured wrist and other injuries.
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Sarasota
Mound Park
Hospital
St. Petersburg
Sunshine Skyway
George B. Underwood
Dunedin
Underwood
Lime Ave
Ranger Probes Thursday Fires
Investigation continues into wild fires that burned 15 acres of woodland in the deSoto Lakes area Thursday night. Assistant county ranger John Robinson says the blazes were started deliberately in three separate locations 500 to 1,000 yards apart and are believed to be malicious mischief. The Florida Forest Service fought the flames through Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
deSoto Lakes
John Robinson
Florida Forest Service
County Area Vies for Presbyterian College Site
Sarasota County is named as a prime southern location for a new six million dollar Presbyterian College of Florida. The site committee, led by Alfred A. McKethan, aims to present a location bound by Levy Marion Volusia north and Sarasota DeSoto Highlands Okeechobee St. Lucie south. The August deadline replaces October for board consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota County
Presbyterian College
News Wire Services
Alfred A. McKethan
Levy, Marion and
Volusia
Sarasota
DeSoto Highlands
Okeechobee
St. Lucie
McKethan
Tampa
William H. Kadel
Orlando
Presbyterian College of Florida
Florida Synod of the Presbyterian Church of the U.S
Underwriters Install Officers in Sarasota Group
A new slate of officers was installed at the Sarasota Assn. of Life Underwriters during a Friday luncheon meeting led by J. Gilbert Smith who became president. Al G. Lee of Lakeland spoke, and other officers named included Doyle Lannon, Gaylord Rose, J. Frederick Johnsson Jr., Richard M. Jackson, and H. Clay Gardenhire Jr. with a board featuring Richard Hines, M. C. Messersmith, Victoria Richard L. Hall, Orville Jenee and Robert B. Tompkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota Assn
Life Underers
J. Gilbert Smith
al G. Lee
Lakeland
Smith
Life Underwriters’ Assn
Knoxville
Tenn
Doyle Lannon
Gaylord Rose
J. Frederick Johnsson Jr
Richard M. Jackson
H. Clay Gardenhire Jr
Richard Hines
M. C. Messersmith
Victoria Richard L. Hall
Orville Jenee
Robert B. Tompkins
Penney's Has New Head at Sarasota Store
Reid H. Laney was named manager of the Sarasota J C Penney outlet succeeding Logan Chitwood who moved to Penney’s Danvers site. Laney 40 came from Hickory North Carolina and is a veteran of World War II and the Korean conflict. He and his wife Mable have two children, Wilson and Patricia, and live at 2850 Upper Tangelo Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
J. C. Penney
Reid H. Laney
Logan Chitwood
Penney
Meridan
Mass
Laney
Hickory
N. C
Appalachian State Teachers College
Boone
Department Store
Mable
Wilson
Patricia
Upper
Tangelo Dr
Englewood Center Permit Linked to Sarasota Attorney
A $50,000 building permit was issued Friday for a shopping center on Indian Avenue Englewood to Sarasota attorney Randolph Calhoun and LeRoy Construction Co to build. A $10,000 permit for a South Venice community hall on Alligator Drive was also issued to the South Venice Civic Association. Other county permits include Norman Hughes Bahia Vista Street residence $2,300 R. B. Sternberg Calle de Peru Siesta Key residence $5,000 and Cy Blue Plumbing Co cabinet shop $175.
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Englewood
Sarasota
Randolph Calhoun
Indian Avenue
LeRoy Construction Co
South Venice
Siesta Key
Cy Blue Plumbing Co
Trail Cabinet Shop
Diamonds Cut Steel Ball Shaping Dental Work Highlighted
A concise note explains diamonds as more than jewels, detailing their uses in cutting steel shaping bowling balls and polishing dental fillings. The passage underscores the versatile and practical applications of diamond tools.
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Luther LeGette
A. L. Tharp
Tharp
LeGette
Robert Lee Norman
Venice Memorial Trailer Park
W. M. Lilly
Venice
Accord
Ing
Jane Cumming Parrott
46Th St
William Shepherd
Lewis C. Houston
Port St. Joe
George Doughty
Richard L. Sloan
Bradenton
Mary R. Gerrg
19Th St
Kathleen E. Collins
Rt. 3
Main St
East Ave
Frank Vericella
John McCruck
Augusta
Arnandy Wells
New Orleans
John Ringling
Ben Franklin Dr
Philip Edward Schenk
Datura St
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Schenk
Goodrich Ave
Camp Stewart
712Th
National Guard
Fast
Earl Schlarb
Basil White
Clay A. Besley
Bob Hates
Bill Metcalf
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Federal Savings and Loan Associations
ST Federal
Orion S. Kell
Rosa Mitchell
Woodlawn Cemetery
Stevens Funeral Home
Sarasotan
Skyway
Penney’s
Orton
Custom
S. Osprey Ave
Robarts
Funeral Home
Ge Ping Assa
Woodland Hills Ranch
Whitfield
C. Rowland Shannon
Shannon
Sarasota Memorial Park
Tamiami Trail
Harold E. Pinkerton, D.D.S
Dental
South Osprey Avenue
Hyde Park Street
Lodwis
Gerald E. Ludwig
Charles R. Walpole Hamilton C. Jones
South OrAnge Ave
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