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Newspaper
The Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1966
Page
2
A charge of driving 40 miles an hour in a 25 mile per hour zone on East Venice Avenue was filed against Charles Wayne Shook, 18, of 20 Bay Street Englewood Thursday night by Venice Patrolman Ernest Cowan.
Readable admissions entries show names scattered by dates May 31 June 1 and June 2 across Venice Englewood Nokomis North Port Charlotte Port Charlotte Nokomis and related towns. The lists include numerous individuals with some families and a baby, reflecting enrollment notices.
John J. Norris 75 of Harbor Lights Mobile sites Venice died in Venice Hospital Friday. A Rockville Conn native, he moved here in 1961 after retiring as owner of Norris Bakery in Thompsonville Conn. He was Catholic and a Knights of Columbus member. Survived by wife Mae, two sons William and John Norris Jr, a stepdaughter Rita McCall, sister Bernice Nagy, eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Burial at St Patrick's New Cemetery Thompsonville. Rawles Funeral Home Venice handled arrangements.
Guy Von Aldrich aged 84 died Thursday in Venice Hospital while visiting. He lived at 125 56th Ave South St Petersburg and was a retired YMCA supervisor. He belonged to the National Council of YMCA and the American Association of Retired Persons. Survived by wife Eugenia and two daughters Ann Aldrich and Emily Hornbeck, five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Burial was in Memorial Park St Petersburg. Farley Funeral Home handled local arrangements.
Rudolph H. Holt 75 of 1100 S Venice Blvd Englewood died Tuesday after moving to South Venice a week earlier from Lemon Bay Drive Englewood He was born in Pelican Rapids Minnesota and worked 38 years as a hoisting engineer for George D Harden Co in Forrest Park Illinois Surviving wife a stepson Richard Stern Berkeley Ill a brother and two sisters and two grandchildren Funeral services were held Wednesday at Rawles Englewood Funeral Home with burial in Batavia Cemetery Illinois.
The Gondolier sees rising subscriber numbers and increasing readership as residents favor its reporting. Local news interest grows with sections on community events, announcements, and city happenings attracting readers across age groups.
A 24 print exhibit by Creative Pictorialists opens at the Venice branch of First Federal Savings and Loan. The show runs through June 24 in the lobby and features candid tourist shots by 12 members from Venice to Palmetto including Robert J. Gomber of Gulf Wind Dairy.
Venice Avenue merchants sponsor Action Savings with Monday specials in The Gondolier. Participating stores include Venice Camera, Badcock Furniture, Coral Lounge, Dick & Meadows, Young Vogue, Venice Electric Appliance, Men's Shop, Taylor Hardware, and Jim Ponder's Liquor Store.
The Gondolier notes an error in a June 2 advertisement. The correct rate is 4 percent per year, payable quarterly, at all First Federal Savings offices including Venice at 601 South Tamiami Trail.
Attorney Roy Dean told Venice Kiwanis members that out-of-state wills are valid in Florida but must be probated locally. He advised reviewing Florida wills to ensure compliance with state law, and outlined probate steps including payment of federal and state taxes.
Memorial Day notes reuniting Americans in support of troops in Viet Nam. Readers urge flying the flag to boost morale as servicemen fight abroad. Acknowledgments from Nokomis Homemakers Extension Club and Veterans of Foreign Wars praise The Gondolier for publicity and cooperation.
VISTA workers conducted a general poverty survey in Venice and north of Laurel, sharing results with the Sarasota County Health Department and local staff. They enrolled 27 African American children in a Venice Junior High summer enrichment program with $108 in donations from area clubs and churches.
SCORE seminars by the directors of SCORE will be held Tuesday at the Industrial Development Council offices in Sarasota. Guest speaker David Sonnenborn, noted consultant to the retail furniture trade and SCORE director, will discuss professional management consulting approaches to client problems. He previously served as general manager and partner at Howard Furniture Company in Baltimore. Future seminars will cover financing sales advertising public relations and production.
The West Charlotte County Civic Association renews a two year effort to designate a county section as a wildlife sanctuary. It asks the Charlotte County Commission to act and is backed by Grove City Civic Association Chamber of Commerce Pelican Shores Association Lemon Bay Garden Club and the BPW Club. Priscilla Gauguin chairs the conservation committee which surveyed and will propose sanctuary boundaries. Committee members include Mr and Mrs Age Skielvng and Fred Schell.
Constable Paul Taylor reports vandalism at the First Baptist Church of Venice with weed killer damaging about 350 square feet of new grass and two trees. The act, investigated by Taylor and the Venice police, spans four to five weeks.
Miss Johnson urges youth to seek truth as a shield against social and moral threats and to pursue a life of free thought, aiming to join the Peace Corps after college. Miss Ridlon echoes a biblical framework, warning of global conflict and praising self understanding to gain freedom from distraction and fear.
Englewood area fire fighters completed a four week rural defense course at Englewood Fire Station. Certificates were awarded by E S Sweeten district forester for 12 counties to 16 Englewood residents including Bennett Rock Bruce Bernardo Skip Davids Henry Heatherington Nobile Kline Allen Walter Richard Dean Marvin Friede Glenn Herring Fred Kruen George Miller Mark Caldwell Al Herring Ernie Eliason plus Clifford Powell of El Jobean and C G Eisenhart R R Perez of North Port Charlotte.
Edward J. Russo named chairman of the 1956 67 Sarasota United Appeal campaign to raise operating funds for 23 member agencies. He is a longtime Florida Power and Light personnel representative and past president of the Lower West Coast Blood Bank.
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