West Coast Florida Chamber Council Aims to Spur Regional Progress
Editorial notes progress from Venice on forming the South West Florida Chamber Council with five counties. The aim is stronger transportation and water resource cooperation, beneficial legislation, and countering monopolistic freight lines to boost competition from Tampa to Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida West Coast
Venice
Chambers of Commerce
South West Florida
Tampa
Miami
South County
Committee of 100
Venice Area
South Sarasota County
West
Venice Avenue
Florida
Forever Haunted by Theft Consequences Warns Youth
The Rockford Illinois Register Republic cites an Atlantic Crime Commission study showing theft ranks with murder and sex crimes as most harmful to job prospects. It notes many employers would hire ex convicts in rehab, but urges youths to consider lifelong consequences of petty theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Crime Commision
Atlanta
Rockford
Ill
Register-Republic
A Word Worth Saving Probity and American character
A reader piece from the Arkansas Gazette urges reviving the old word probity. It defines probity beyond uprightness, tracing its value to leadership, marriage considerations, and Franklin’s virtues, and calls for a private campaign to keep the word alive for future Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Unpatriotic Twiddler Fights Government Alleges Overwork
A French bureaucrat sues his government for 40000 dollars claiming a nervous breakdown from duties that left him idle at work. The defense argues the claimant seeks to undermine taxpayer trust in government finances. The Miami Herald comments that American civil servants are too patriotic to do so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Herald
Ides of March to April Tax Humor Echoes Across Papers
A compilation of quips from Sioux City Journal and Knoxville News Sentinel notes that income tax dates shifted from Ides of March to Ides of April. The cartoons and jokes mock taxpayers and the burden of tax collection as a young man’s marriage shifts priorities toward paying the taxman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Sioux City Journal
Knoxville (Tenn
News-Sentinel
Call to secure Palm Island for a county beach
Leslie D. Long urges Charlotte County to buy Palm Island for a public Gulf beach with 100 acres of bay and Gulf frontage. He envisions camping and night stays, urging civic groups to press Commissioners. He also praises Sheriff Ross Boyer’s department as a safety guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte County
Gulf Beach
Palm Island
Gulf and Bay
Englewood
Sarasota County
Civic Associations
Chambers of Commerce
ACT
Ross Boyer
Lawn care guide for Florida homeowners
Florida turf experts explain lawn establishment and maintenance. They compare sparse grass to a bikini clad maiden, then advise sod plugs or seed, with sprigging as economical options. Details cover bermuda St Augustine centipede carpet types, seersucker look, fertilizing, clipping disposal, watering, soil loosening, and mowing heights for different grasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
St. Augustine
Centipede
University of Florida Experiment Station
Hoffa Attacks Media at 19th Teamsters Convention
President James Hoffa denounces newspapermen and broadcasters at the Miami convention calling media filth. He warns against a general strike as Teamsters seek to tighten power, and he threatens public action to curb what he calls Big Unionism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Miami
James R. Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa
Hoffa
United States
Teamsters
Teamster
Europe
America
Great Britain
New York City
Venice City Council approves zoning ordinance and beautification plans
The Venice City Council passed a new zoning ordinance and announced four beautification projects including remodeling the Civic Center. Protests were not received at the hearing on four dollar front foot sanitary sewer assessments. The Venice area groups urged studies on a shore and beach preservation authority. Hood's Dairy moved to Venice Gardens Industrial Park. A golf of items followed including a seawall project and rent/fees notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Venice Area Chamber of Commerce
Hood’s Dairy
Venice Gardens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Manatee
Sarasota
Charlotte, Lee
Collier Counties
West Coast
Arkansas Gazette
Tleman
Great Society
the Gondolier
Fla
Gbcfar
Associated Press
Florida Press Association
Miami Avenue
Peachie Edge
Courtney Willis
John Hall
Florida Dress Service
Gainesvile, Fla
American Newspaper Representatives
New York, N. Y
Atlanta, Ga
Detroit, Mich
Alfred Keers
Leslie D
Shorty
Long Rt. 2
Nokomis
Smokey
FORD
Zoysias
Underwriters Laboratory
Anderson Electric
Base Ave
Venice-Nokomis Presbyterian Church
First Development Corp
St. Petersburg
City Council
Venice Water Board
Gulf Shores
Frank C. Raeburn
Nokomis Acres
Nokomis By-Way
Louis Suter
J .Douglas Arnall
Red Cross
Edward B. King
St. Marks Episcopal Church
George E. Edmondson of
For All
U.S. Savings
FDR
Pearl Harbor
Harry Truman
Korea
United Nations
St. Lawrence Seaway
France
Kefauver Crime Commission
Alan B. Shepard, Jr
Cape Canaveral
Belon
Jonas E. Salk
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sarah T. Hughes
Berlin
Don Larsen
Yankee Ace
Poe
Whem
U.S
Treasury Department
The
Advertising Council
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!