Construction Starts On New MV Golf Club
Mission Valley Golf and Country Club began construction on a 300000 project in Mission Valley Estates marked by groundbreaking. A nine member board forms from four charter members joining five founders, with charter subscriptions capped at 160 and general memberships opened at 500 dollars.
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Mission Valley Golf and Country Club
Mission Valley Estates
P. Scott Russell
Casey Key
H. Lester Evans
Pete Britton
Bill Smith
Venice
William C. Payne
Jack Kopf
L. H. LaMotte
Roy Deans
Paul H. Maurer
First National Bank of Venice
E. J. Ewing Sr
David Lee Wallace
Port Charlotte
Port St. Lucie
Port Malabar
Marco Island
Willowbrook
Winter Haven
First National Bank
Venice-Nokomis Bank
Mission Valley Golf & Country Club
Ted Ewing
Beauchamp
Tree Puller-Upper Aims to Clear Roadside Ditches
Hartley P. Dermond, chairman of the Road and Bridge District, debuts a hydraulically operated vertical framework mounted on a tractor to grab trunks with jaws, cut them at ground level, and drop them upright into brush for disposal. Desmond, a retired toolmaker, designed the mechanism which reportedly has not been used before.
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Woodman
Hartley P. Dermond
South Venice
Bridge District
Orin Bradigan
Desmond
G. Nixon
Venice
Mothers March for Muscular Dystrophy Drive Feb 4
The annual Mothers March for Muscular Dystrophy will be held all day Sunday February 4. Paul Sanders South County drive chairman says cannisters for contributions will be placed at area businesses this week and delivered by South Venice Volunteers Fire Department and its auxiliary. Funds support medical research and aid current victims with no specific goal set.
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Paul Sanders
South County
South Venice
Sanders
Taxpayers League Criticizes Sarasota School Costs
The Venice Taxpayers League compares Sarasota County school administrative and instructional costs with nine nearby Florida counties using a chart from the state superintendent of schools. Board president George F. Donovan notes higher local spending and more teachers, with less state funding under the Minimum Foundation Program for the year ending June 30, 1966. The study aligns with prior years showing a 488 percent rise in local taxation over the last decade versus 65 percent enrollment growth.
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Sarasota County
Florida
Venice Taxpayers League Board of Directors
VTL
George F. Donovan
State Superintendent of Schools
Venice High Key Club earns national recognition
The Venice High School Key Club is featured in The Keynoter for January, showing members building a new ticket booth at VHS Stadium. The caption notes club labor, Kiwanis and parent help, donated materials, and a booth value near $800 ahead of football season.
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Venice High School
Key Club
Key Club International
Vhs
Florida
Booth
Toll road linking Venice and Tampa Bay hailed as major West Coast boost
Venice Area Chamber of Commerce executive Ray Fuller lauded a proposed 36 mile toll road along the Sunshine Skyway corridor from near St. Petersburg to Venice. He said the plan by the Florida Turnpike Authority, potentially starting by 1970, would ease traffic, stimulate growth and bolster the region’s economy. The route includes Terra Ceia Bay, Palmetto, Bradenton, Sarasota, Fruitville Road and Venice access to U.S. 41 Bypass.
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Venice
Tampa Bay
Venice Area
Chamber of Commerce
VACC
Ray Fuller
St. Petersburg
West Coast
Chamber
Terra Ceia Bay
U.S. 41
Palmetto
Fruitville Road
Sarasota
Bee Ridge
Osprey
Oscar Scherer
New Chamber Budget Reflects Rising Costs
The Venice Area Chamber of Commerce board adopted a 1968 budget totaling $26,818, up $4,343 from 1967. The plan reflects rising costs and supports chamber activities and operations.
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Venice Area
VenIce Area Chamber Labor Survey committee outlines responsibilities
The Ven ice Area Chamber of Commerce Labor Survey Committee led by R L Anderson disclosed area assignments for a broad employment survey covering men and women. Members will file employer needs by category and match out of state applicants with Venice positions while seeking business opportunities for investors.
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Labor Survey Committee
Venice Area
R. L. Anderson
Paul Lanius
David Palmer
Irma Burchfield
James Daly
Elam Bryan
Jim Duncan
Marine and
The
Chamber of Commerce
Anderson
Chamber
Venice
Venice Hospital awards 20 to Health Activities Management Program graduates
Venice Hospital announced the completion of an intensified management development program, the Health Activities Management Program, producing 20 supervisory graduates led by administrator Ronald T. Hanson. Graduates include Rebecca deRham, Mildred O'Toole, Madge Anderson, Laura Procter, Virginia Plansky, Janet Nixon, Sara Ross, and others from nursing to therapy roles.
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Venice
Ronald T. Hanson
E. V. Carris
Alan Hollibaugh
M. M. Jeffrey
Lawrence C. Jeffrey
Richard Cable
Ray Beauchamp
Venice Hospital
Pensacola
Miami
Hanson
HAMP
Rebecca deRham
R.N
Mildred O'Toole
Madge Anderson
Laura Procter
R.R.L
Virginia Plansky
Claire MacDonough
Mary Kelly
Alta Moore
Venice Police Locate Missing Ring and Bracelet
Venice police solved a jewelry mystery when a missing diamond ring and bracelet valued at $1250 were found. Det. Frank Coville Jr. says a Venice woman reported the items missing after a three month hospital stay and a jewelry-store check recovered them. The woman had left the pieces with a jeweler for appraisal before her admission and forgot.
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Venice
Frank Coville Jr
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WACC
Fuller
Manatee River
Bradenton
City of
Vacc Committee On Labor Survey
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Greyhound Lines
Florida Public Utilities Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Greyhound
Airport, Highway and Traffic Committee
Ringling Arena
Roy Dean
Smyth Brohard
Chester Mayer
Garden Club
Venice Area Chamber of Commerce
Eagle Point
Floridaland Holiday Inn
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