Obituaries for Charles Hough and Ida Somers in Englewood
Charles Lawrence Houghton 70 of 413 Clover Road South Venice died Tuesday a former aviation mechanic born in Portsmouth Virginia came to this area from Elizabeth City North Carolina three years ago member of South Venice Homeowners Association and South Venice Area Volunteer Fire Department survived by wife Lida T Houghton a son Charles B Houghton and two grandchildren funeral services and burial planned for Elizabeth City North Carolina Farley Funeral Home in charge Ida Lenore Somers 80 of 1000 McCall Road Englewood died Wednesday native of Bakersville Ohio came here three years ago from Kentucky survivors include nephews and nieces Funeral services held Saturday in Rawles Funeral Home chapel Englewood burial in Gulf Pines Memorial Park after officiating minister burial noted.
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Charles Lawrence Houghton
Clover Road
South Venice
Portsmouth
Elizabeth City
N. C
Farley Funeral Home
Ida Lenore Somers
Englewood
McCall Road
Bakersville
Ohio
Kentucky
Ethel Lampp
Donald O. Beans
Earl Schlarb
Vamo
Rawles Funeral Home Chapel
William L. Everhart
Englewood Community
Canadian man dies during visit in Venice
Harry Forester 55 of Bracebridge Ontario died Tuesday while visiting his nephew Douglas Burrows of 1319 Mango Street Venice. He was born in Guelph Ontario. Survivors include wife Anna Forester a daughter Nancy L Clark of Waterloo Ontario two sons Wayne of Drayton Ontario and John of Elmira Ontario a sister Mrs Ira Burrows of Guelph and one grandchild. Services will be in Guelph Ontario with Farley Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements.
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Harry Forester
Bracebridge
Ont
Canada
Douglas Burrows
Mango St
Venice
Guelph
Ontario
Anna Forester
Nancy L. Clark
Waterloo
Wayne
Drayton
John
Elmira
Ira Burrows
Farley
Alonzo Gilliland Dies After Move To Florida
Alonzo Gilliland 4 percent died Jan 3 in St. Petersburg Florida born in Toledo Defiance Ohio he was a retired fruit grower and Spanish American War veteran. Surviving wife Dora two children Edward Gilliland Sylvia Bone granddaughter Donna Trebour two great grandchildren funeral in St. Petersburg with interment in Quincy Illinois
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Alonzo Gilliland
St. Petersburg
Toledo
Til
Gilliland
Defiance
Ohio
VFW
Galesburg
Ill
First Christian Church
Dora
Indians Top Sailors In Close Venice Victory
Venice edges Sarasota 57 55 as Chiles and Sikora pace the Indians with key scoring runs and Clear, Morgan, Pitcock and Hawks provide support. Venice Jayvees win 68 57. Graff 22 and Gleason 20 lead Sarasota jayvees in a separate result.
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Sarasota
Venice
Mike Graff
Terry Gleason
Phil Rolfs
Jayvees
Venice Jayvees
Gleason
KR. Jones
Schepp
M. Jones
Rolfs
Graff
Erb
R. Willis
O-T
Esterran
Sunniland Field Emerges From Felda Discovery
Sun Oil Co spent about 10 million dollars before bringing in a producer at Felda in 1943 the start of a new Florida field. The Sunniland area began producing nearly 100000 barrels a month by its first anniversary in October.
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Southest
Florida
Sunniland
Sun Oil Co
Felda
Interpreter Coco German Michael Polakovs Helps Ringling Acts
Coco German known as Michael Polakovs frequently interprets for Ringling people seeking to convey ideas to new European performers. The text notes many such performers appeared last year and again this year.
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Europe
Michael Polakovs
Grass Scent Lure Aims Attract Locusts For Poisons
The Anti-Locust Research Center in London plans to synthesize the scent of grass to attract locusts as a lure for poisons. This research seeks to exploit locust behavior by presenting a familiar environmental cue to guide them into treated areas.
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London
Recreration program grows with new courts planned
Ex Army leader outlines site moves for shuffleboard, basketball and tennis courts while planning extended fencing around fields for adult baseball and touch football. Volunteers are needed as Wheeler launches a Saturday league for boys ages 9 to 12 and vows ongoing program improvements for Englewood’s brighter recreation future.
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Wheeler
Newport News
Englewood
Hospital News Local Listings By Date
A dense roll of names by date lists residents and former residents in Venice Englewood Nokomis and nearby areas with dozens of entries for December 30 to January 6. The clerk-like register includes ages statuses and occasionally notes expiration for some individuals.
Births of Karen Isabel Baldwin and Rebecca Lynn Risinger
Englewood couple Mr and Mrs Gary E Baldwin announce daughter Karen Isabel born December 31 1965 at 8 51 p.m. Venice couple Mr and Mrs Max E Risinger announce daughter Rebecca Lynn born January 4 at 8 13 a.m.
Venice News Highlights Local News And Social Events
Venice residents report on theater plans in Sarasota with The Sound of Music and Donna Courtney joining the cast. Visitors arrive from Morristown New Jersey and Rock Island Illinois while families from Florida and Wisconsin celebrate holidays. Military families share updates as USO tours, Viet Nam related efforts, and Army posts feature in town chatter.
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Sarasota
Donna
Marvin P
Courtney
Trapp
Ringling Circus Finds New Life In Coliseum Tours
After canceling the 1956 tour amid a $1.6 million deficit and union troubles, the Ringlings shifted to coliseums and outdoor arenas. By 1957 the show restructured with 309 personnel, 24 cars, and costumes produced in Sarasota, avoiding reuse by rivals.
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Pittsburgh
Ringling
Bundy
North
Seaboard
San Diego
Calif
Phoenix
Ariz
Oklahoma City
Okla
Sarasota
Ringlings
Missing Venice student leaves with mother for Emory trip
Miss Linda-Rose Stevenson, last year’s Venice High salutatorian, departed Sunday with her mother Mrs. Daisy Stevenson for Emory University.
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Linda-Rose Stevenson
Venice High School
Daisy Stevenson
Emory
North Port Charlotte Hosts Visitors From Nearby Cities
From North Port Charlotte comes news that Mrs. Vernone Tracey has entertained O B Weed a Detroit attorney and John Thompkins a surveyor from Canada They were impressed with the area’s perfect warm weather.
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North Port Charlotte
Vernone Tracey
O. B. Weed
Detroit
John Thompkins
Canada
Prize Named for Bishop Set for Playwriting Award
The American National Theater and Academy establishes an annual $2000 prize honoring the late Robert Hamilton Bishop III a former president of the Musical Arena Theater Association. It rewards a play by a writer with no previously produced paid work.
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New York
American National Theater and Academy
Robert Hamilton Bishop III
Bishop
Musical Arena Theater Association
Waikiki Beach Surfers Crowd Ocean Referred to as Lumber Yard
On busy days at Waikiki Beach the ocean is so crowded with surfboards that swimmers call it the lumber yard. The description highlights heavy surfing activity and crowded conditions in the famous Hawaiian surf spot.
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Hawaii
Waikiki Beach
Venice Hospital to Offer Nine Item RN Refresher Course
Venice Hospital will start a nine objective refresher course for registered nurses next Monday January 10. Hospital administrator Ronald T. Hanson says the program aims to address nursing shortages and may draw retirees back to service. Objectives include nursing trends hospital policies organization structure patient care procedures pharmacology and medication administration.
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Venice
Ronald T. Hanson
Ven ice Nokomis Woman's Club Social Bridge Draws 52
A Wednesday afternoon bridge party hosted by the Venice Nokomis Woman's Club drew 52 members and guests. Hostesses organized the refreshment table with white carnations and chrysanthemum decor. Door prizes went to several members, and multiple couples scored slams. The next event is set for January 19 with new hostesses listed.
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Venice-Nokomis Woman’s Club
Anne Lothman
Gladys Baggs
D. W. Armstrong
Gilbert Andrews
Clarence Cook
E. A. Laude
Foreign Born Chimpanzees Go Western with Ringling Acts
The Oscar Konyor chimpanzee act will tour the 1966 Ringling Bros Circus season with two chimpanzees dressed in cowboy outfits performing rodeo style riding on the pony Chester. Since gaining American citizenship five years ago Konyor aimed for an all American act and features canine star Lady Lottie in supporting act.
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Oscar Konyor
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Valencia Road
Herbert P. Cutler
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San Marco Drive
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Rock Island, Til
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Madison, Wis
David Rattrays
New York City
Peter
United Service Organization
USO
Far East
Viet Nam
Korea
Tamiami Memorial
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Venice Area
An Khe
Saigon
W. E. Kaley
Bay Crest Drive
David T. Potter
Victoria
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
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Capt. Potter
Col. Kaley
Army
Oxford
Georgia
Linda Rose
W. J. Bulwin
Lydia
Sgt
Bulwin
Offut Air Force Base
Nebraska
Sgt. Bulwin
Pop’s Lane
Albee Road
Circus
Big Top
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Sarasota Federal Savings
Sarasota Federal
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South Gate
Bee Ridge Road
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