Recalled by Fred Farris on a military train memory
A first person reminiscence recounts duty as an army transportation corps train commander ferrying patients prisoners and troops from Presidio San Francisco to New Brunswick New Jersey. The voyage includes escapes mishaps and humorous incidents highlighting nurses devotion and the writer’s candid view of army rules.
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Army Transportation Corps
Army
Presidio of
San Francisco
New Brunswick
N.J
Florence Nightingale
New Mexico
Kansas
Depot
Texas
Louisiana
Gulfport
Miss
Augusta
Fayetteville
N.C
New Jersey
Parade unit praise for Sahib Temple and Lemon Bay Band
A note of thanks to Capt Verlon Ball Venice police and media staff for keeping the parade moving and the Sun Coast Gondolier team for informing the public. Special recognition to Sahib Temple and Lemon Bay High School Band, new entrants welcomed by spectators.
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Verlon Ball
Venice
Wamr
Weng
Dorothy Lippstreuer
Sun Coast Gondolier
Les Willmott
Sahib Temple
Lemon Bay High School
Desolate Prisoner Seeks Family or Pen Pals in Venice Link
A 24 year old white male prisoner born in Venice Florida in 1957 asks editors to publish his appeal to locate family or friends after a childhood spent in Georgia and foster care. He pleads for letters noting he has no funds for stamps and will reply to all correspondents.
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Venice
Fla
Georgia
Residents cite scuddy men at Caspersen Beach in Venice
A Venice resident complains that groups of scuddy men occupy Caspersen Beach, hindering access to the shoreline. The couple says they informed police but the issue persists in the conservative community.
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Venice
Caspersen Beach
Spacecraft Sightings Stir Englewood and Nearby Waters
A local columnist recounts UFO observations by Josephine Cortes and Edward Gallery in Englewood, plus Lloyd Parsons and Chuck Tanner offshore near Venice. A foggy memory tale with a weight pendulum game precedes the reports, ending with a tongue in cheek outburst about the saucer.
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Josephine Cortes
Englewood
Edward Gallery
Port Charlotte
Josephine
Lloyd Parsons
South Venice
Chuck Tanner
Gulf
Big Brothers Big Sisters program grows with community support
BBBS president Robert Vedder and acting director Gale Cain see growth in South County with United Way help. Longtime matches like Butcher and his little brother Bob illustrate lasting bonds and life lessons. A one month intake and one year minimum commitment guide volunteers aged 18 and up for ages eight to 14.
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The
United Way
South County
BBBS
Robert Vedder
Gale Cain
Vedder
Charles Butcher
Bob
Ming
Butcher
Nokomis
Cecilia
Sandie
Cee
YMCA
Busch Gardens
Cecelia
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William H. Wemyss, JR
Congress
Sinclair
Vietnam
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Big Bros
Walgreens
Lut Prescription Center
Walgreens SuperCoupon
Jacaranda Plaza
Reval Pharmacy
Sun
Walgreens Coupon
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Philadelphia
Kentucky
Inverhouse Scotch
Calvert
Schenley
Wevrive Pharmacy
Ila
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Sather
Peele
Ovelt
Coman Ga
Epsom Salts
Lister
Walker Vodka
Ater
Schenley Vodka
California Cellars
Pabst Beer
House OF Stuart Scotch
Mylanta
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