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Newspaper
The Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1966
Page
2
A Venice business meeting faced warnings from J R Pinion of the State Road Board noting that the north by-pass crossovers near the rail crossing are poorly arranged. Drivers encounter numerous yield and stop signs creating confusion and danger as peak traffic approaches the rail line.
On April 19 to 21, listings show numerous residents from Venice Englewood Nokomis Nokomis Englewood Nokomis and North Port Charlotte, including Kay Van Wyk J Patrick Hill Bertha Beer and Joseph Tellenhart among others with multiple first and last names and locales such as Nokomis and Venice.
I extend grateful thanks for the kind remembrances from friends co workers and the Presbyterian Church received while hospitalized and since returning home. Special thanks to the nursing staff at Venice Hospital and to Dr Hart Dr Letson and Dr Lasky for the wonderful care.
Last weekend featured travel by Mr and Mrs George F Gibbs Jr of Tarpon Center for the Asolo Theatre Festival gala La Grande Soiree then to Brevard NC for a visit with son George F Gibbs III a UGA journalism student who made the dean's list Mrs Gibbs heads to Washington for the National Democratic Women's Conference and a White House garden party while staying with Rep James A Haley area attendees included Dr and Mrs Warren Spurge and others A Venice guest list apology for a missed name in a previous cutline notes community notes and local traffic near Hatchet Creek Road shows a bus turning at a dead end plus visits from families in Decatur IL and Pittsburgh PA
A Sarasota County library study calls for drastic funding and regional consolidation. The Wheeler report recommends a county tax levy of one mill to raise about $298,322, supporting a four-county regional system centered in Sarasota and expanding holdings and services for Venice Englewood and other areas.
High School activities center on Casey Key with VHS Principal John E. Davis and Mrs. Davis. A noon chicken barbecue at the Davis home precedes an awards day Tuesday May 31 in the high school gym. The Kappelman Trophy, sport letters, and scholastic honors will be handed out during afternoon and evening ceremonies.
The third annual cooking school session, sponsored by Florida Power and Light Publix Markets and The Gondolier, featured prizes including a Hoover two slice toaster a Sunbeam Hand mixer Lenox ware set a GE electric coffee maker and thick prime steaks from Publix Market. Home economists prepared dishes that proved popular with attendees.
Florence Marie Nelson, 65, of Cape Haze died Thursday in Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Native of Chicago, she is survived by husband Arvid W. Nelson, a son Kenneth W. of River Forest, a daughter Shirley Marie Bosmajian of Severna Park, two brothers John V. McNeil and Robert H. McNeil, a sister Dorothy J. Scott, and three grandsons. Funeral services were held Friday at Rawles Funeral Home Englewood with Rev Arlo L. Leinback officiating. Burial is planned at Mt Emblem Cemetery in Til April 18 in St Pauls Episcopal Church Flint with burial at Sunset Hills, Mich.
Lt Col Leonard H. Estes 59 a retired U S Army Medical Corps officer died Friday at MacDill Air Force Base Hospital Tampa. He served 30 years in WWII Korea and organized hospitals in Indochina for the French government. Funeral set 10 a m today in Venice Rawles Funeral Home chapel with burial at Sarasota Memorial Park. Survivors include brother A William Estes and sister Inez Roper.
Mrs Norma R Drewyer 52 of 620 Armada Road South Venice died April 15 at Hurley Hospital Flint Michigan. Wife of Dr Glenn E Drewyer director of Hurley Hospital medicine and chief of its cardiovascular section. Survived by sons Dr Richard Drewyer Santa Barbara David and Daniel Flint daughter Judith University of Michigan mother Mrs Edward Rowe Flint brothers George Rowe Flint Leo Rowe Detroit and sisters Mrs George Rablee Swartz Creek Mrs Winnie Cromar and Mrs Margaret Ketchum Flint.
Mrs. Bertha Irene Beer 73 of 1716 Banyan Drive Venice died Wednesday at Venice Hospital. Born in Wichendon Massachusetts she moved to Venice in 1953 from Fitchburg Massachusetts where she served as secretary to the president of the Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Co and belonged to the Lady Emma Chapter 27 Order of Eastern Star. She is survived by husband Harold C. Beer a daughter Phyllis C. Harris of Millington Tennessee two brothers Dwight Ballow Portsmouth New Hampshire and Richards A. Ballow San Francisco California two sisters Dwenlyn Griffin Fitchburg and Viola Martin Water town and five nieces. Funeral services Thursday evening at Farley Funeral Home officiated by Reverend John Le Jones with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Clinton Massachusetts.
J Patrick Hill 55 president of Gulf Shamrock Plumbing Inc Venice died Tuesday in Venice Hospital. He lived Route 1 Nokomis born Washington DC moved to Venice in 1955 after retiring from the Washington DC Fire Dept. Survivors include wife Cecile two sons Jack Venice Mike Nokomis sister Margaret Stant Washington. Funeral Friday at Catholic Church of the Epiphany with burial Gulf Pines Memorial Park Farley Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Albert Teodor Anderson a retired commercial fisherman aged 61 died April 17 at his Deer Creek Trailer Park home He was born in Norway and had lived in Englewood for 11 years He is survived by his wife Emma H Anderson of Englewood a brother Tom of Norway four sisters Christine Bentsen Agnes Bentson Marie Simmonson Andrea Borvig a nephew Fred A Anderson of Tampa and a niece Theodora Anderson of Miami The funeral was held Wednesday at Rawles Funeral Home Englewood with Rev Arthur Bliese of Christ Lutheran Church in charge Burial followed at Lemon Bay Cemetery where Lemon Bay Post 276 American Legion conducted graveside services with pallbearers.
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