Venice approves airport hotel motel complex lease
Venice City Council approved leasing five acres at Municipal Airport to City-Wide Motel Corp led by H. A. Krueger for a $2 million, 200 room hotel motel complex with dining, convention space, pool, and aircraft parking. A 50 year lease begins after FAA approval with 18 month termination if financing fails. Rent scales from 2,500 yearly to 7,500. taxes and charges apply. Continuous road and utilities costs included.
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Venice
Municipal Airport
Motel Corp
H. A. Krueger
Coral Gables
Miami
W. M. Friedman
Airport Avenue
Rialto
Federal Aviation Agency
Venice Skips City's Parley at Florida Conference
Venice will not be represented this year at Florida’s seventh annual conference of city officials and city attorneys. Mayor Smyth Brohard notes meetings normally occur in fall, but this year fall is during prime tourist season. He says politicians can take off, but he is too busy running the business and no councilmen volunteered.
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Venice
Florida
Jacksonville
Smyth Brohard
Venice Hospital Outlines Long Range Study Plan
Ronald T. Hanson hospital administrator outlined a long range study of Venice Hospital needs. The project will be undertaken by James A. Hamilton Associates based in Minneapolis with most work expected from their Charlotte North Carolina office.
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Venice Hospital
Venice
Ronald T. Hanson
James A. Hamilton
Rubin Supreme Court Candidate Seeks Florida Nomination
Rubin announces bid for Florida Supreme Court with focus on crime and moral issues. He vows to close loopholes and oppose substituting social philosophy for legal judgments while listing key staff and past roles. Additional notes outline a Venice Hospital planning study and long range health facilities development.
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Ellis S. Rubin
Supreme Court of Florida
Rubin
Danford Sawyer
Sarasota
Sheldon Yavitz
Thomas McGovern
Dade County
Miami Beach
Florida
Crime Commission of
Welcome For White Sox at Sarasota Coffee Club
Sarasota County Chamber of Commerce members will welcome the Chicago White Sox at an 8 a.m. Coffee Club meeting in the Robarts Sports Arena led by John Schaub. Chicago officials Arthur Allyn Howie Roberts Ed Stanky and Ed Short are slated to speak.
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Sarasota County
Robarts Arena
Dick Simpson
Harlem Globetrotters
White Sox
Sarasota Motor Hotel
Payne Park
John Carmichael
Chicago Daily News
Back To School Day For Sarasota County Students
Sarasota County public schools resume Tuesday after a three day holiday due to a teacher walkout. Superintendent Guilford and the school board plan to re open Thursday and Friday with about 400 teachers absent. The district seeks substitutes and semi permanent staff, offering $18 a day for the first 10 days for qualified graduates, and urges personnel to report to school offices or call the superintendent.
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Sarasota County
Florida Education Association
FEA
Thomas W. Guilford
Guilford
Sarasota
SCT
Pine Shores Presbyterian Church
William A. Muirhead
South County
Slow Down Give Kids Brakes Urged by Venice Police
Venice Police Chief John Shockey warns drivers to slow down as winter peak and a teacher walkout keep hundreds of youths on foot, bikes, and in cars near roadways. He urges adults to exercise caution and avoid speeding. The board backs a gentle reminder to school principals to curb accelerator use.
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Venice
South Trail Accident Injures Two In Venice Crash
Three cars and a tractor trailer collided just south of Venice injuring two drivers. Claude Owens was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control. Damages were estimated at 1,000 475 and 150 dollars.
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Venice
C. E. Campbell
Florida Highway Patrol
Charles H. Smith
Englewood
N. B. Sackett
Smith
Sackett
Dwight Ash
Sarasota
Alligator Drive
Claude Owens
Salisbury
N.C
Ash
Campbell
Owens
Venice High Twelve Club Meets Wednesday Speaker on Toll Road
The Venice High Twelve Club will hold its Wednesday meeting at Italian Villa with guest Hampton Dunn, vice president of the American Automobile Association, speaking on the proposed toll road to Venice and the safety of U S Highway 41. Wives of members invited.
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Venice
Scout Heads Earn Silver Beaver Awards at Sunny Land Council Dinner
Richard A. ONeill and Judge Robert E. Hensley won the Sunny Land Boy Scout Council Silver Beaver, with 300 attendees at the annual recognition dinner. ONeill is an Eagle Scout from Ottawa NL and serves as council president. Hensley is advancement chairman and has chaired Manatee district and the council board. Additional honors covered cubmasters, scoutmasters, advisors, and veterans awards.
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Richard A. O’neill
Robert E. Hensley
Sunny Land Boy Scout Council
O'Neill
Ottawa
Sarasota
Hensley
Sunny Lord Council Advancement
Manatee
Venice Gardens Proposes Four Point Improvement Plan
Newly elected Venice Gardens Home Owners Assn officers unveiled a four point program led by president Charles D. Worstall. The plan includes street and shoulder repairs with ditch clearing, a children recreation program with needed equipment, enforcing the lot mowing act, and a safer exit from U S 41.
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Venice Gardens Home Owners Assn
Charles D. Worstall
U.S. 41
Venice teacher John E. Davis dies at 64
John E. Davis 64, longtime Venice resident since 1952 and Venice High School supervising principal, died Thursday at Venice Hospital after a lengthy illness. A 40 year teaching veteran, he earlier worked at Vero Beach High and taught in Inverness Winter Garden Haines City Kissimmee and Casey Key before retiring. He was a member of Venice Nokomis Methodist Church and Venice Rotary, survived by his wife Vera, six grandchildren and five children. Funeral services were held at Venice Nokomis Methodist Church with burial at Gulf Pines Memorial Park.
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John E. Davis
Venice Hospital
Venice High
Nokomis
Winter Garden
Haines City High School
Kissimmee
Casey Key
Jamay
Venice- Nokomis Methodist Church
Venice Rotary Club
Methodist Church
Texas
Vera B. Davis
James Madison Davis
New Smyrna Beach
Fla
Nelee Jo Colvin
Ocala
Sandra Amidon
Richmond
Consie Carpenter
Blountstown
Cathie Davis
Sadie Baucom
Three Rivers
Tex
Lucille Jones
Corpus Christi
Venice - Nokomis Methodist Church
John L. Jones
Gulf Pines Memorial Park
Dan Minnick
Franklin Coppelman
Thomas E. McDonough Jr
James Dunaway
Guy Rose
Thomas W. Guilford
Rawles
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