Area couples celebrate golden wedding anniversaries
Dr. and Mrs. William Cuttlip marked their 50th wedding anniversary on Wednesday December 26 at Grace United Methodist Church Punch Hall after a 1929 marriage at the family home. The couple, long residents of Florida and Illinois, have four children and nine grandchildren.
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William Cuttlip
Cuttlip
Carefree Road
Country Club
Grace United Methodist Church
Punch Hall
First United Methodist Church
Decatur
Illinois
Willman-Pray engagement announced in Seymour Indiana
Kathryn Jane Willman daughter of Mr and Mrs Gilbert A Willman of Seymour announces engagement to L Duane Pray son of Mr and Mrs Robert L Pray of Seymour. They plan a May 3 1980 wedding at St Pauls Lutheran Jonesville Indiana. Kathryn is a Seymour High School 1979 graduate and Dunlaps secretary. Duane is a Seymour High School 1977 graduate and works at Bob Poynter Chevrolet Olds.
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Gilbert A. Willman
East Third Street
Seymour
Indiana
Venice
Kathryn Jane
L. Duane Pray
Robert L. Pray
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Jonesville
Pray
Seymour High School
Bob Poynter Chevrolet Olds
Friends seek funds for 10000 square foot library addition
John L. Adams coordinates with Friends of the Englewood Library to raise funds for a 10000 square foot addition. Community Development of Miami will obtain grants, with a special sum covering service costs. County and towns people have pledged 200000 and 50000 respectively, to be held until new funds are secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Adams
Friends of the
Englewood Library, Inc
Friends
Community Development of Miami, Inc
Adams
Mike Frazier
Sarasota County
Dave Dunkin
Open House Honors Venice Couple on 40th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. William J. McClain of 807 Gull Road South Venice celebrate 40 years of marriage with an Open House on Sunday December 30 from 2 to 5 p.m. They were wed December 30 1939 in Missouri and moved to Orlando in 1946 then Venice in 1957. They have three sons Richard Francis McClain and Mark McClain and two daughters Karen McDougall and Mary McClain all of Venice and three grandchildren Kenneth Lee Kandi Lea and Kelli Leigh McDougall of Venice. Mr. McClain is a general building contractor and Mrs. McClain is Lakeside Church and Ewing Funeral Home organist. They are Lakeside Church members.
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William J. McClain
Gull Road
South Venice
Missouri
Orlando
Venice
Richard
Francis McClain
Mark McClain
Denver
Colo
Karen McDougall
Mary McClain
Kenneth Lee
Kandi Lea
Kelli Leigh McDougall
McClain
Lakeside Church
Ewing Funeral Home
USF Sarasota counselor honored with Equal Opportunity Award
Ruth Ott of USF Sarasota Campus Academic Affairs Office received the university’s Equal Opportunity Award in Student Affairs. President John Lott Brown praised her sensitivity to student needs including minorities handicapped and mature students and her efforts representing USF to the Sarasota community. The Tampa campus reception presented the honor and Ott’s name was added to a permanent plaque in the vice president for academic affairs office.
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Ruth Ott
Sarasota
University of South Florida
USF
Ott
John Lott Brown
Tampa
Clown College Auditions At Bayfront Center
Ringling Bros. offers Clown College auditions on Thursday January 3 at 10 a.m. at the Bayfront Center St. Petersburg. Ron and Sandy Severini will conduct. Applicants must be 17 or older and enter via the stage door. The Greatest Show on Earth performs 14 times at Bayfront Center January 1 through 8.
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All the World
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Clown College
Bayfront Center
St. Petersburg
Ron
Sandy Severini
Irvin Feld
America
Johnston Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Dan Johnston of 369 Sanibel Nokomis observe 50 years of marriage on December 23 He was born Sault Ste Marie Michigan she Richard Landing Ontario They wed Hilton Beach Ontario He retired from General Motors Pontiac Michigan after 31 years she after 23 They moved to Florida in 1967 and since November 1974 reside in Spanish Lakes Mobile Home Park Their son Vernon and his wife Mary live in Naperville Illinois.
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Dan Johnston
Sanibel
Nokomis
Johnston
Sault Ste. Marie
Michigan
Richard Landing
Ontario
Hilton Beach
General Motors
Pontiac
Johnstons
Florida
Spanish Lakes Mobile Home Park
Vernon
Mary
Naperville, Illinois
50th Wedding Anniversary for Mr and Mrs Walter Boyer
Mr and Mrs Walter Boyer celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a 4 p.m. party at the Venice Community Center hosted by their daughter Paul and Gloria Broderick of Lowell Indiana. They were married December 24 1929 in South Chicago.
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Walter Boyer
Sylvia Lane
Venice Community Center
Paul
Gloria Broderick
Lowell
Indiana
Boyers
Chicago
Boyer
U.S. Steel Southworks
Socorro
Antique Show Set for Robarts Sports Arena this January
Robarts Sports Arena hosts the first season antique show January 4 5 and 6 with hours 12 noon to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 12 noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Prominent dealers from New York to Los Angeles will attend. Free parking and a snack bar available. Admission charged.
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Robarts Sports
New York
Los Angeles
Venice Library moves into new addition tests staff stamina
Reporter Betty Etter details the Venice Area Library staff and volunteers moving 50,000 books into a new addition in December. Boxes, shelving, and painting caused delays as 1200 shelves were moved and cartons mislaid, but staff endured long days and a 10 day closure to ready the facility for opening on December 17.
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Betty Etter
Venice Area
Barclay MacGregor
Sarasota
Jean Maguire
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Kathryn Jane Willman
Mrs
Mrs. Walter Boyer
Friendshire Fund
New York Times
Karen Kennedy
Pat West
Forbes
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