Venice High Student Linda Wolfer Sculpts Sand Mermaid on Beach
Linda Wolfer a 17 year old Venice High School junior created a sand mermaid with seaweed hair seagrass straps and a shell eyed face. A puppy molded in sand lounged beside her sculpture while onlookers including Mr and Mrs Paul Gibbons from Decatur Illinois photographed the scene. The Florida native and Venice Angels softball catcher hails from Sanford moved to Venice with her family two and a half years ago.
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Linda Wolfer
Venice
Linda
Paul Gibbons
Decatur
Ill
Venice High School
Ralph Wolfer
Cadiz Road
Particul
Arly
Venice Angels
Venice Beach
City considering full time lifeguard at Venice beach
Don Breding, who runs a beach concession, seeks appointment as a full time paid lifeguard start this week. If approved, he will supervise cleanup, run a volunteer corps of Red Cross certified youths, and arrange equipment purchases and uniforms. The plan includes year round 10 am to 5 pm coverage seven days a week at 75 dollars weekly.
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Venice City Beach
Don Breding
Breding
Smyth D. Brochard
Red Cross
Joseph P. Catlin
Granada Ave
Venice area swimmers chase 50 mile Red Cross goal
Forty seven Venice area swimmers pursue the 50 mile Red Cross Swim and Stay Fit program at city beach and Venice Gardens pool. David Bowles has logged 47 miles, with monitors and coordinators reporting strong turnout and ages from 12 to 72. The program, part of the President's Physical Fitness initiative, awards emblems and certificates as milestones are reached.
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Venice Area
City Beach
Venice Gardens
American Red Cross
David Bowles
Red Cross
Don Breding
Venice Beach
Bob Johnson
Tom Rezek
Bill Kelley
Ross Durant
ARC
Breding
Venice
Ringling Bros Plans 65th Circus Year in Los Angeles
Pat Waldo, production director, left Saturday to join Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows in Los Angeles to map next year’s show. The Venice Winter Quarters office said the Los Angeles run at the Sports Arena opened Wednesday and will run through August 4, with triple advance sales over last year.
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Pat Waldo
Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey
Circus
Los Angeles
Ringling
Venice Winter Quarters
Reception Today for GOP's Holley in Venice
A reception for Charles R. Holley Republican candidate for Florida governor is set for 2 30 p m today at the Venice Yacht Club. Hosts include State Senator and Mrs Warren Henderson and Mr and Mrs Ralph L Thomas. Attorney Thomas is Holley's campaign chairman for the South County. Mrs Thomas said the event lets Venice area Republicans meet the GOP candidate.
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Charles R. Holley
Florida
Venice Yacht Club
Warren
Henderson
Ralph L. Thomas
Thomas
Holley
South
Venice Area
Borden's Ice Milk On Sale At Publix Venice Center
A half gallon of Borden's Ice Milk is priced at 29 cents at Publix in the Venice Shopping Center. The deal highlights a discount event and targets local shoppers seeking dairy value.
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Borden
Publix
Venice
Venetians Remove Rocks From Venice Beach to Soften Surf
Civic-minded Venice residents Louis Jacobs and Bernard Freedman funded a rock removal project at Venice Beach. Don Breding administers the fund and estimates costs exceed 50 dollars. Freedman, a Toronto winter visitor, will benefit when he returns in fall. Jacobs calls the effort money well spent.
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Venice City
Louis Jacobs
Venice
Bernard Freedman
Toronto
Canada
Don Breding
Breding
Freedman
Jacobs
Venice hospital expansion forecast to 206 beds by 1970
Ronald T. Hanson told the Venice Nokomis Rotary Club the hospital will reach 206 beds and an annual operating budget around 244 million dollars when expansion completes circa 1970. Payroll may total about 144 million. the plan aims for 40 000 to 50 000 residents served and a 3 million physical value.
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Ronald T. Hanson
Venice Hospital
Venice-Nokomis Rotary Club
Rotarians
Fisherman’s Wharf
Hanson
Venice High to Launch Full Art Program Next Year
Venice High School will start a full art program in the coming school year after remodeling C-1 and C-2 and adding needed facilities. Mrs. Carol Dunn, currently in Rhode Island, will return to lead the program, having designed the art area and arranged equipment and furniture. The plan includes beginner, advanced and commercial art classes with ongoing exhibits and a rotating display case for student work.
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Venice High School
Carol Dunn
Rhode Island
Dunn
Stockholders Rename Porte To Venice Gardens Post
Eastern Properties Improvement Corp EPIC re elected John E Porte executive vice president and named Girard Colasurdo president at the annual meeting held at Venice Gardens Colasurdo moved from temporary president to head of EPIC Porte was elected EPIC treasurer EPIC owns Venice Gardens Utility Corp Saraven Corp Gardens of Venice Inc South Venice Inc Venisota Corp and Cripor Inc plus Atlantic Development Corp in New Jersey Colasurdo serves as director of Palico Companies Ft Lauderdale known as a large electronics firm All the shrimp you can eat for 175 will be served Wednesday at Fishermans Wharf from 5 PM
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Eastern Properties Improvement Corp
EPIC
Venice Gardens of Venice, Inc
John E. Porte
Girard Colasurdo
Venice Gardens
Colasurdo
Porte
Venice Area
Venice
Gardens Utility Corp
Saraven Corp
Gardens of Venice, Inc
South Venice, Inc
Venisota Corp
Cripor, Inc
Atlantic Development Corp
Mays Landing
N. J
Palico
Ft. Lauderdale
Palco
Fisherman’s Wharf
South County courthouse project gains lone support
County Commissioner Moses C. Huston of Venice remains solid in backing the South County courthouse expansion as work progresses. Public works building is under way and stockpiles grow while Democrat rivals urge budget cuts and reallocating bond funds for benches. Huston rejects latest criticisms and says he will not revisit past decisions or engage in backroom talks.
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South County
Moses C. Huston
Venice
South County Courthouse
Democratic County Commission
Roy Graves
Glen Phelps
Johnson Warren
Huston
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Bill) Raymond
Gop
St. Petersburg
John E. Davis
Sam Herron
Venice Area Realtors
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Chips) Johnson
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Daryl Mattox
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