Changes in Sarasota politics echo Venice 1928 voting rules
W Earl Aumann notes how Sarasota County shifted from one party dominance to a two party trend. He cites 1928 Venice registrations showing white Democrat control and poll tax rules, contrasted with 1946 figures where Republicans rose to 20 539 while Democrats remained far ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Venice
Claude E. Ragan
Republican Party
GOP
Sarasota County
Florida
W. Earl Aumann
It's Psychosomatic Hypochondria in Golfing Life
A humorous meditation on hypochondria among healthy people. The narrator describes imagined heart attacks, hiccups, sciatic nerves reacting to storms, and back pain delaying golf. A yearly doctor visit ends with advice to relax, while real fears mix with bills and aging threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gatlinburg
Tennessee
Georgia Teachers Gained Immunity for In-School Paddling
The Georgia General Assembly enacted a measure granting legal immunity to teachers who administer paddling in schools when done properly. The Florida Times-Union notes the change reflects continued emphasis on discipline and corrective action within education, contrasting harsher lessons outside school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Georgia General Assembly
Georgia Scions
Library Column WHEN THE CHEERING STOPPED
Gene Smith surveys Woodrow Wilson’s final years and mental decline. Edith Bolling Wilson's control limited cabinet access and letters while dismissing key advisers. The author shares anecdotes from Colonel House about the president’s later years and the impact on the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Smith
Wilson
Edith Bolling Wilson
Doctor Grayson
Edith Wilson
Joe Tumulty
Colonel House
Woodrow Wilson
Sunshine State Parkway brings Florida closer through toll highway
The Sunshine State Parkway runs 265 miles from Miami to Wildwood linking to the interstate in Central Florida. It costs the state nothing for construction or maintenance, funds roads with gasoline tax, and has boosted truck traffic by 98 percent since January. The toll road reduces travel time, spurs growth, and gives Florida a new statewide oneness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Miami
Wildwood
Turnpike
Sunshine State Parkway
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Fort Pierce
North Florida
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Jacksonville
Gainesville
South
Indian River Country
Everglades
Sticky strings reach for life on Mars
NASA plans an experiment for a 1989 Mars lander using explosive strings to collect soil, then expose particles to a sterile broth with radioisotopes. If life exists in Martian soil, organisms would be detected within hours by a radiometric gas release and geiger counter signals to Earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marscape
Kennedy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mars
Earth
Palm trees and lawn lessons from Florida housing years
In 1960 a Casey Key lawn was sodded with St Augustine for salt resistance. After initial success, fertilizing and cinch bugs caused brown spots. Despite sprays, a tank-car service, and a 1963 rototill rework with Bahia and rye grasses, brown patches persisted and St Augustine dominates in spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duby Clark
Florida
Minneapolis
Casey Key
Nordstrom
St. Augustine
Public mood backs firm anti communist defense stance
Column argues Americans support swift countermeasures against Soviet aggression in Southeast Asia and Cuba. It criticizes past policy missteps under Kennedy and Johnson, urges clear resolve before the election, and warns against politicizing national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia
U. S
President Johnson
Mr. Johnson
U.S
Asia
Johnson
State Department
Averell Harriman
Laos
Harriman
Washington
Khrushchev
Cuba
China
Kennedy
United States
Red
Cineca Fidel Castro
Macericec
Venice Area Church Directory
Directory of Venice churches with service times and contact numbers. Listings include St Nathe nial s Episcopal, Venice Assembly of God, Venice Nokomis Methodist, Emmanuel Lutheran, Lakeside Lutheran, First Church of Christ Scientist, Grace Methodist, Seventh Day Adventist Nokomis, Venice Nokomis Presbyterian, Saint Mark s Episcopal, First Baptist Venice, Trinity Methodist, Episcopal Mission, Church of the Nazarene, Catholic Church of the Epiphany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
West
Venice Avenue
Venice
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THE
Associated Press
Florida Press Association
Edward D. Ball
Courtney Willis
Sam Dillon
Miami Avenue
Roger Kilby
Florida Press Service
Fla
American Newspaper Representatives
N. Y
Atlanta
School of Life
Florida Times-Union
Library Column
By Gene Smith
Elizabeth Muzzey Brown
Edith
Florida Traffic Safety Council
Farris Bryant
CBS
Dorothy Gaynor
Nokomis Beach
Thurman
Southern States Industrial Council
Venice Area Church Directory
ST. Nathaniel’s Episcopal Church
Old God Sales Office
Lighthouse
Peter G. Madson
Assembly OF God
Myrtle Avenue
Victor Maurice
Venice-Nokomis
Methodist Church
Palm Avenue
Poinsettia
John Louis Jones
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
S. Tamiami Trail
Charles L Rowe
Lakeside Lutheran Church
Melvin H. Meyer
Grace Methodist Church
Field and Davis
Edward Dinkins
Pocono Trail
Nokomis
George L. Gantz
Venice-Nokomis Presbyterian
David A. Bowles
the Rialto
Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church
Riviera
Sorrento
Denis Dean Patterson
First Baptist Church OF
Richard R. Lloyd
South Venice Baptist Mission Baffin Dr
Old Englewood Rd
Arthur M. Spiller
Trinity Methodist Church
Wesley Lane
North Port Charlotte
Episcopal Mission
Scout House
Peter Madson
Paar
First Baptist Church
N. Biscayne Blvd
Charles E. Cuthbertson
Church OF the Nazarene
South Venice
M. Andrews
Catholic Church OF the Epiphany
North Harbor Drive
Sarasota Street
George W. Cummings
First Presbyterian Church Community Center
Terrence J. Peterson
Calvary Reformed Church OF
Venice Gardens
North Banyan Drive
Frank J. Shearer
ST. Raphael’s Church OF
Englewood
Georgge W. Cummings
United Church OF Christ Congregational Christian Evangelical and Reformed
E. Robert Chable
Venice Gardens Recreation Center
Recreation Center
Nome
Rayemond HB. Knight
Shamrock Bilvd
First Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Masonic Temple
G. M. Peery
Gondolier
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