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Newspaper
The Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1966
Page
1
Reading an 1887 Revere Journal issue shows prices for flour and meat in cents per pound and a barrel of flour. The piece recalls 19th century ads and letters to the editor about a post office move, school plans, and sewer projects, plus fashion, sewing machines, and camel hair.
Mildred B. Turnbull, the new librarian at Venice Area Public Library, says books worth reading should be available. She opposes overabundance of best sellers and notes if a book is on newsstands it may be skipped. Turnbull spoke from her Nokomis home with her terrier Tam.
Venice police report a hospital maintenance employee Frank Piper 27 charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing an oscilloscope last weekend. Richard Coble 39 of South Venice is charged with aiding concealment of stolen property. Piper held in Sarasota County jail on 2000 dollar bond.
Nokomis developer Charles G. Clapp announced 15 unit Bahama Villas at Tarpon Center will begin construction within 30 days. The $350000 project surrounds a garden court on Inlet Circle Drive, with two and three bedroom homes featuring Bahama styling and interior freedom.
The Venice Area Chamber of Commerce voted to ask the Sarasota County Commission to retain street parking in Nokomis business area after merchants collected nearly 500 signatures opposing elimination. A State Road Dept engineer had suggested keeping the street free for traffic while local merchants warned of reduced off street parking harming business. The chamber approved a sign urging travelers on U S 41 to stay on the business route, with funds from the next budget year to place it between the Texaco station and Action TV near the bypass turnoff.
Sarasota County Tax Assessor William Stuart will speak to South Venice residents about the 100 percent mandatory assessment and the district road and bridge millage. He notes potential millage cuts could lower taxes on vacant lots, while overall bills may rise due to the assessment change.
Jobe Huddleston, 80 plus and still crafting, finished his 20th hand tool boat in an open air yard at 530 Wentworth Ave Englewood. The 14 foot craft with a four foot beam runs on a 6 hp Briggs inboard and was built without prints using axe rasp saw hammer and nails. He started in coal fields of Montgomery West Virginia and later moved to Florida where hurricane 1914 and other events shaped his life. He and family lived on Longboat Key and later built a home after being helped by a local farmer and postmaster.
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