Venice boom era firms fade. Hauser keeps Venice Lumber
The 1925 1926 Venice industrial push led to many firms joining BLE Realty plans for a new city. Only Venice Lumber Company survived into the 1950s under Hauser family control until 1959 sale to Robert D. Mahon. The Venice Tile Company left a lasting mark with Old Mission red tile. The era also saw an eminent Nokomis artificial ice plant near the Venice By-Way.
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Venice
BLE Realty Corporation
Venice Lumber Company
Florida
George H. Hauser
Hauser
Robert D. Mahon
BLE
Venice Tile Company
Emil Johna
Bohemia
Jahna
Sarasota County school budget hearing set for July 28
A public hearing will discuss the proposed 9 million plus consolidated Sarasota County school budget for 1964-65. The plan totals 9 556 390 with 8 478 067 for current operations and 572 888 for bond interest and sinking funds, plus 505 435 60 for bond construction.
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Sarasota County
County Board
Hatton St
Sarasota
Venice Opens First Stock Brokerage Office
The Venice area welcomes its first brokerage firm dealing in stocks bonds and mutual funds opening at 137 W Venice Ave as a branch of A. C. Williams & Sons St. Louis Co managers are E Walter Haig Cecil Court Venice and Ted Sperling St. Louis with H J Ridlon Nokomis as associate The office offers ticker tape direct wires from the New York and local exchanges and serves St Louis New York connections Established 1887 this St Louis firm has branches in St Petersburg Naples Orlando and Lakeland plus 37 other U S offices Haig Ridlon and Sperling bring strong brokerage backgrounds
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Venice Area
Venice Ave
A. C. Williams & Sons
St. Louis
E. Walter Haig
Cecil Court
Venice
Ted Sperling
H. J. Ridion
Nokomis
Florida
St. Petersburg
Naples
Orlando
Lakeland
United States
A. G. Edwards & Sons
New York
New Bookmobile Launched in Sarasota County
Sarasota County launches a new bookmobile to serve outlying areas without facilities. County commissioners and library officials from Sarasota Venice Englewood and North Port Charlotte attend a 9 a m christening in the Sarasota courthouse parking area. The vehicle will transfer volumes between libraries at patrons' request.
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Sarasota County
Sarasota
Venice
Englewood
North Port Charlotte
Sarasota Courthouse
Four Car Crash Action Like Old Time Silent Movie
A four car collision on U S 41 south of Venice last Wednesday night involved a stalled Go-Go Mobile driven by Charles Wintill and a northbound car driven by James Walker. Walker was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control. Estimated damage totaled 475 dollars. No injuries reported.
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U. S. 41
Venice
Dick Towsley
Florida Highway Patrol
Charles Wintill
Nokomis
Towsley
Wintill
James Walker
Boca Grande
Willie James Leggett
Tampa
Earl E. Richards
Walker
Scuba Diving Course Opens in Venice This August
A four week 20 hour scuba course starts August 8 for Venice area residents at Kent Motel pool on Saturdays from 1 to 6 pm. Instructors Dr. Douglas Williamson Dick Towsley with Betty Williamson Jim Reid require health certificates and strong swimming ability and include lectures and practical diving. Completion earns certificates after exams. equipment rental available. fee is 10 dollars. information at Dr Williamson's 612 Venice Medical Center.
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Venice -Area
Venice Grouper Snooper Skin
Kent Motel Pool
Douglas Williamson
Dick Towsley
Betty Williamson
Jim Reid
Williamson
Cable Firms Bid For Venice Franchise
Two cable TV firms presented proposals to the Venice City Council for exclusive area franchises. Radio Station WLCY in Tampa led by Farris Rahall and a Perry Florida system run by H. E. Jackson proposed a 12 channel service with networks and 24 hour weather, music, and stereo programming.
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Venice
Bill) Raymond
Venice Area
WLCY
Tampa
Farris Rahall
Perry,Fla
H. E. Jackson
August Best Tourist Month Elsewhere-But Not Here
Venice Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director C A Nick Keller told Venice Nokomis Rotary about 1963 visitor figures for Venice Englewood and Naples noting Naples led in fishing pier and golf courses while Venice average stay was 11 days and spend 177 dollars. He cited tourism promotion efforts including signs at Ruskin and the Skyway Bridge and distribution of brochures and 100000 World's Fair cards. Keller reported 25000 attendees at the Venice Area Home Show in 1964 and that the 1965 show would be held next February plus the chamber supported Eagle Point Roadside Park to add roadside facilities in Sarasota County.
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Venice
Florida
C. A
Nick) Keller
Venice Area
Englewood
Naples
Keller
VACC
United States
California
Ringling Circus Arena
WACC
Eagle Point
Sarasota County
Science Lab Gets Face Lift For 1964 65
The science department is remodeled with two large laboratories physics chem istry and biology. Scheduling adds lab time to expand student hands on learning and encourage marine biology study and student built aquaria. Advanced biology and chemistry courses would align with college level work and individual student interests.
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W. Earl Aumann
City
Seaboard
The
Venice By-Way
Pocono Trail
Haig
New York Stock Exchange
Haig, Ridlon
Sperling
Trailer Acres
U.S. 41
Daryl Mattox
L. L. Parker
Sician
Ruskin
Lake Okeechobee
John E. Davis
Venice High School
Rium
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