Venice Book Fair attracts writers and artists at library
The Venice Area Public Library hosts its third annual Book Fair starting Tuesday on South Nokomis Ave with 60 craftsmen and 20 writers and agents. Anita Diamant leads visiting authors from New York, joined by Harry Whittington Peggy Bechko and Betty Wason. Marguerite deAngeli receives 87, headlines include Lee Butcher Monica Steiner and Dr. Neil Solomon. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. food from Morning Kiwanis and Friends of the Library.
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Venice Area Public Library
Nokomis Ave
Robert Graf
Kiwanis Club of Venice
Library
New York
Anita Diamant
Harry Whittington
St. Petersburg
Peggy Bechko
Siesta Key
Betty Wason
Arlington, Va
Marguerite de Angeli
Englewood
Philadelphia
Lee Butcher
Butcher
Herald-Tribune
Florida
Monica Steiner
Journal
The
BPW
Henry Kissinger
Neil Solomon
Diet Book Fame
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Watergate Ditto
Oscar Fraley
Phyllis Lowitt
Venice Republican Women hear Venice Scene talk by Mayor Case
The Venice Nokomis Republican Women’s Club hosts a luncheon at the Venice Bowl on Feb 11 with Venice Mayor Harry E. Case as guest speaker. He will discuss The Present Venice Scene including the new City Charter and Zoning Code and related local matters. Reservations to Lillian Kincaid or Ruth Kline.
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Long Island University
Overseas Press Club of New York
New York
Women In Communications
National Press Women’s Association
Woman Pays Club
Harry Whittington
Venice-Nokomis Republican Women’s Club
Venice Bowl
South Tamiami Trail
Venice
Harry E. Case
Mayor Case
Ohio
Painesville
Girl Scout Troop 75 Active In Cookie Sale And Service
Cadette Troop 75 joins Gulf Coast Council volunteers from Sarasota to Englewood and North Port in cookie sales to fund local campsites. They visit Venice Nursing Pavilion North daily after school to read and assist elderly residents, and monthly troop visits aid families and Brownie troops. The group plans Marine Sea Camp trips in March and visits Disney World and Fort Wilderness later.
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Cadette Troop
Gulf Coast Council
Sarasota
Englewood
North Port
Marine Sea Camp
Disneyworld
Fort Wilderness
VFW Blood Drive at Venice Hall February 19
Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Auxiliary will sponsor a blood drive for Venice Hospital Blood Bank on Saturday February 19 at the VFW Hall on East Venice Ave. The Bloodmobile will be in the parking lot from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donors receiving a pint of blood will be offered free hot dogs juice donuts and coffee.
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Tamiami Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Venice Hospital
VFW Hall
East Venice Ave
Quiet Bids Mark VAAL Silent Auction for Venice League
Venice Area Art League hosts its annual Silent Auction opening Sunday and running until Friday at 9 p.m. Aided by committees of artists collecting entries in paintings drawings sculpture and crafts, bidding uses attached forms with a $15 minimum. The event, open to the public, is at South Nokomis near the Civic Center and public library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice Area Art League
Anne Atz
Ruth Carpenter
Lucille MacGregor
Helen Schreck
Dora Reed Evans
Elizabeth Brown
Marcella Wilson
League
Edith Hack
Betty Bolton
Joyce Mountenary
Georgia Hargrove
Mary Ward
Evelyn Hayman
Edith Bowman
Lauryne Halligan
Corine Contant
Helen Gulick
Betty Donoher
Audrey Seifert
Mabel Bloxson
Jesse Wedgewood
Lucy Gallup
Fredda Kanetsky
Ann Cooper
Betty Altman
Mary Rakova
West Charlotte County Civic Association Elects Officers
Ethel Torbett heads the West Charlotte County Civic Association as president after a four year Englewood Water District term. Dr. Emil Swepston becomes board chairman and stays on WECCA directors. Howard M. Dailey, Cape Haze, named first vice president. Officers include Carl Grashof secretary and Mrs. G. Miller and Mrs. M. I. Johnson as secretaries. Directors from the area elected for two-year terms include V. Lee Haste-Lampp, O. Vining, Harold Brow, Frank Wood, Harold Wayne, William B. Francis, William G. Clark, Richard Bean, and John Trinka. One-year directors Leo Andries and Fred Essner join continuing two-year terms Ben Lane, Ruth Robinson, Mrs. N. Dornbush, Mrs. R. Kunz, Roy Howard, Robert Mader, Joe Tringall. Hugh Wolverton is director emeritus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh L. Torbett
West Charlotte County Civic Association
Torbett
Englewood Water District Board of Supervisors
Emil Swepston
Board of Supervisors
Howard M. Dailey
Cape Haze
Carl Grashof
G. Miller
M. I. Johnson
V. Lee Haste-Lampp
O. Vining
Bay Height
Leo Andries
Haste- Lampo
Fred Essner
Ben Lane
Ruth Robinson
N. Dornbush
R. Kunz
Roy Howard
Robert Mader
Joe Tringall
Music educators host guest speaker meeting in Venice
Dr. Charles E. Johnson head of Manatee Junior College music department will address local music teachers on February 10 at 10 a.m. at Margaret Strong’s Venice Gardens home. Planning committee includes Pauline Rayburn and Emily Hightower. Katherine Thompson of Bradenton will also attend.
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Charles E. Johnson
Bradenton
Manatee Junior College
Venice
Margaret Strong
Valencia Dr
Venice Gardens
Pauline Rayburn
Emily Hightower
Johnson
Florida State Music Teachers Association
Katherine Thompson
District Seven Music Teachers Association
Joan Clayton
Mrs. Strong
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Venice Nursing Pavillion
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Wecca Board of Directors
Nove-Clintwood Acres
William G. Clark
Grove City
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Rotonda
John Trinka
Hugh Wolverton
American Legion Auxiliary
Bernard Keefer
Veterans Rehabilitation
Charles Bell
Clarence Hancock
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W. Dearborn Englewood
Gemini Florist
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Women's Editor
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