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Sun Coast Gondolier in Venice, Florida

24 Dec 1981

Page 18

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Sun Coast Gondolier

Location

Venice, Florida, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1981

Page

18

MARS radio operator in Florida relays Christmas traffic to sailors

Sarasota based MARS volunteer Ainsworth explains holiday messages move from ships to Okinawa then via Parris Island Florida and local stations. He notes heavy Christmas traffic, sailors away from home, and the morale impact of brief impersonal love messages. Ainsworth runs Sambo's in Venice and is secretary to the Tamiami Amateur Radio Club.

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Sarasota Okinawa Mars East Coast Communication Center Marine Corps Recruit Training Base Parris Island S.C MARS Florida Ainsworth Englewood Tiger Navy-Marine Corps Mars U.S Navy Department Navy Sambo’s Venice Tamiami Amateur Radio Club
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Christmas Visits During the Depression

The author recalls visiting families in hardship during the Great Depression in Michigan, sharing a sparse Christmas with a pot-bellied stove, no tree, and children reacting with awe at a simple tree, food, and wrapped gifts. The piece links past hardship to potential repeats this year on Christmas Day.

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Michigan Union Christ
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