Mosquito County’s Rise and Fall Shaped Florida’s West Coast
Venice area resident George Higel tells Venice Nokomis Rotary how Mosquito County once stretched from Tampa to Fort Myers, the 1835 1842 Seminole War era, land acts drawing swamp land buyers, and how the area evolved into Hillsborough Manatee Sarasota Lee and Charlotte counties by 1921. The tale includes Frank Higel’s 1884 citrus venture and the naming of Venice.
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Mosquito County
George Higel
Venice
Venice-Nokomis
Manatee
Sarasota
Disston
Frank Higel
Union Naval
Florida
Higel
Roberts and
Donna Bay
Potter Palmer
Hillsborough County
Tampa
Manatee County
Bradenton
Sarasota County
Lee
Charlotte
Mosquito
Tempest in a teapot and local notices a 1965 chronicle
A column recalls a pancake supper sponsored by G H Williamson and the Venice Assembly Rainbow Girls and notes a 20 percent proceeds plan. It discusses miswording about sponsorship and media coverage, plus local anecdotes about a car sweepstakes at a Floridaland Loveland visit and Gail Thorpe, Venice High alumna, making the Florida Atlantic University dean’s list.
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G. H
Sarge) Williamson
Venice Assembly No
Order of the Rainbow Girls
Rainbow Girls
Voila
General Telephone Co
Hubert Thorpe
West Bay Drive
Venice
Gail
College of Business Administration
Florida Atlantic University
St. Petersburg
Florida Atlantic
Venice Kiwanis Hear Library Drive Plans
Rev Frank J Shearer told Venice Kiwanis Wednesday that Carnegie funded libraries once built in the United States. A one month drive begins to raise 140000 to construct and equip a Venice area free public library on South Nokomis Avenue. The Friends of the Library have in place ready plans and have served 15600 people in the first year. The library now holds over 10000 volumes as work continues toward public access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
United States
Frank J. Shearer
Venice Kiwanis Club
Venice Area
Nokomis Avenue
Shearer
Calvary Reformed Church of
Venice Gardens
Kiwanians
Friends of the Library
Rockwood Bullard
Venice Woman’s Club
Venice
Coin Shortage Not Serious In Venice Area
The Venice area reports no major impact from the national coin shortage aside from limited half dollars and quarters. Banks and some retailers face inconvenience, with notices of mint production increases and around-the-clock work to boost coin supply.
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Venice
Venice- Nokomis
U. S
Justifiable homicide verdict in Calvert case at Venice
A six member jury found Francis Eugene Hough justified in the shooting death of Claude Calvert 53 at the Hough home on Jan 23. The inquest heard Calvert threaten the boy, then return with a rifle. Hough fired three times killing Calvert as he advanced.
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Claude Calvert
Route 1
Venice
Justice of the Peace
E. S
Bill) Raymond
Francis Eugene Hough
Calvert
Hough
Garrison
William Strode
the Hough
Sixty four Sign Up For Venice Home Show 1965
Sixty four exhibitors have signed for booths at the Venice Area Home Show February 17 to 20 at the Ringling circus arena. The event, sponsored by the Venice Area Chamber of Commerce, offers free admission and daily free entertainment with a grand prize Nassau cruise for two.
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Venice Area
Venice Area Chamber of Commerce
C. A
Nick) Keller
VACC
Ralph Wolfer
Wolfer Motors
Charles R
Bob) Miles
Aladar Feinsoh, Sr
Frank C. Raeburn Realty
R. Stanley Bennett
The
Venice Camera Shop
Ringling
Nassau
Walker’s Hardware
Britton’s House of Furniture
the Gondolier
Taylor Hardware and Paint Co
Venice-Nokomis Bank
the Men’s Shop
First National
Venice to Enter Orange Dessert Contest 1965 Judging March 24
Venice entries in the Florida Power and Light 1965 Orange Dessert Contest will be judged March 24 at the Sunshine Kitchen in the Venice district office on West Miami Avenue. Deadline to enter is February 6 with entries mailed to Orange Dessert Contest P.O. Box 148 Lakeland 33802.
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Venice
Florida Power & Light Company
Sunshine Kitchen
Miami Avenue
P. O
Lakeland
FPL
DeLear’s
Venice Mix Plant Sold
R. C. Martin Concrete Products Inc of Sarasota has bought West Coast Redi Mix Inc of Venice and plans expansion here. The Venice plant is being remodeled to increase capacity and a concrete block sales force has been added. West Coast Rock Mix was a subsidiary of West Coast Rock Co Inc of Fort Myers.
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R. C. Martin Concrete Products Inc
Sarasota
West Coast Redi Mix Inc
Venice
Martin
West Coast Rock Mix
West Coast Rock Co., Inc
Fort Myers
Venice weighs trailer tax after Supreme Court ruling
Venice city officials say it is too early to tell if trailers will be taxed under the Florida Supreme Court decision. The court ruled that mobile homes used primarily as residences may be taxed as personal property by counties, striking down part of state law that allowed a $15 tag or property tax. Mayor Smyth D. Brohard urged waiting for city attorney input before any action.
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Venice
Florida Supreme Court
Sarasota
Sarasota County
Smyth D. Brohard
Brohard
M. A. Braswell
Supreme Court
Venice Osprey Vote Sends Sixth Graders to Venice Campus
Sixth grade parents in Osprey opted to send their children to the Venice Junior High School next year. At a Sarasota County meeting called by Basil White, they chose Venice over Brookside Junior High, with the aim of seamless high school progression and campus continuity.
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Osprey
Venice
Basil White
Sarasota County
Brookside Junior High
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Henry Disston
Philadelphia
Tampa Bays
Henry Plant
Higelville
Higels
Venice Inlet
By Peachie Edge
Floridaland
Loveland School
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlan
Les Boyd
Cecil Garrison
Young Hough
H & H Sales
Superior Heating Cooling Corp
W. T. Grant Co
Culligan Water Conditioning Co
Kirby Sales
Nokomis Broadcasting Co
Gulf Liner Marine
R. L. Anderson, Inc
Southern Insulation
Babe’s Plumbing
West Coast
Servisoft
Houserman
Gulf Shamrock Plumbing
Niagara of Sarasota
A. G. Edwards & Sons
South Side Drugs
Action TV
Contour Chair Shop
Venice Millwork & Supply, Inc
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Webster Nursery
Bill Phillips Ford
Cycle and Mower Centter
Don and Robie Mobile Homes
Riverview High School
Winter Haven
Florida Citrus Commission
South Venice
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