Venice Beach Hosts Diverse Student Delegation
Lifeguard Donald S. Breding notes 21 fourth grade students from Englewood Elementary School visited Venice Municipal Beach with their teacher and a parent, praising their conduct. The piece mentions Buckelew and Mrs. Taylor, inviting friends and former classmates to visit, and cites Englewood as a sister city source.
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Buckelew
Thomas Taylor
Wildes
Venice Municipal Beach
Donald S. Breding
Englewood
John Bass
Lifeguard
Breding
Why do Florida governors' races cost so much
Editorial ponders why four year term campaigns for Florida governor draw million dollar sums despite modest salaries. It cites incumbents and rivals spending hundreds of thousands with promises of larger future payoffs, and flags recent high priced printing contracts and bidless awards as possible graft signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Robert King
Leroy Collins
Walther push for Venice anti littering ordinance
Councilman Frank Walther urges Venice to crack down on littering with a strengthened ordinance and public participation. The editorial argues littering stems from motorists and outsiders and calls for more bins, civic responsibility, and a community pledge to keep the city clean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Frank Walther
Walther
Railroad taxes hit by discriminatory state assessments
A railroad spokesman told a House Committee that the industry paid 75 million dollars in excess property taxes in 20 states surveyed in 1964. He said discriminatory assessments more than doubled their property tax bills. A local contact in Anderson South Carolina added a quip about trouble with stout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Library Column Promotes Spacecraft Launch and Verne Influence
The piece notes Jules Verne as a precursor to science fiction and highlights the Venice Area Public Library as keeping pace with reader interest. It recommends works by Asimov Bradbury Heinlein and John Christopher and encourages library use for space age imagination.
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Jules Verne
Verne
Paris
Venice Area
Viet Nam Return For Marine Cpl Raymond Bradshaw
U S Marine Cpl Raymond J Bradshaw returns from a year in Viet Nam. He is son of Mr and Mrs John C Bradshaw of South Creek Nokomis and his wife Diane daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Lenhart of Venice Gardens. The couple awaits his next assignment after leave. This was his second Orient tour.
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Viet Nam
U.S. Marine
Raymond J. Bradshaw
Cpl. Bradshaw
John C. Bradshaw
South Creek
Nokomis
Diane
Jack Lenhart
Venice Gardens
Orient
Nokomis Women Tour Hawaii First Visit Excites Travelers
Mrs George Theiss of Winfield Way Nokomis and Mrs Eugene C Miller Acacia Lane Nokomis enjoyed a two week jet trip to Hawaii Touring attractions in the 50th state with main stops in Honolulu and Waikiki Beach They paused in San Diego on the return They praised the island scenery and California blooms as well
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Fiawail
George Theiss
Winfield Way
Nokomis
Eugene C. Miller
Acacia Lane
Tampa
Honolulu
Waikki Beach
San Diego
California
Venice women tour 8090 miles by bus see America first
Mrs Curt Martens and Mrs Frank Burton of Venice traveled over 8000 miles by bus visiting Salt Lake City San Francisco and the Grand Canyon Their three week trip highlighted cable cars Fisherman’s Wharf and snow on the Canyon They praised bus travel as a way to view attractive towns and praised their accommodations A Halloween prank near City Hall ended the piece with a mock remark by a teen observer.
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Curt Martens
Frank Burton
Venice
America
San Francisco
Fisherman’s Wharf
Salt Lake City
Louisville
Grand Canyon
Touches of Spring photo at Manatee County Fair
The Spring edition of AP World features a back cover photo titled Touches of Spring showing Nancy Bradley Miss Venice alongside Miss Sarasota and Miss Manatee. Taken by Tim Murphy, the image captures the three beauty contestants perched on an AP teleprinter at the Manatee County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AP World
Nancy Bradley
Sarasota
Manatee
Tim Murphy
Associated Press
Manatee County Fair
Pvt Piers Crompton Finishes Infantry School At Fort Gordon
Pvt. Piers Crompton son of Mr and Mrs George Crompton of 710 Armada Road completed the Advanced Infantry School at Fort Gordon last month and is now attending Airborne School for four weeks at Fort Benning Georgia. His family notes the training marks a step in his military service.
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FT. Benning
Pvt
Piers Crompton
George Crompton
Armada Road
Georgia Station
Fort Gordon
Elaine Benedetto Receives Pride Key Chain at Offutt Base
Mr and Mrs Louis Benedetto of 316 East Alba Ave announce their daughter AIC Elaine M Benedetto won the Pride Key Chain at Offutt Air Force Base Oklo for her contributions to SAC PRIDE program while serving in the leave section of base personnel. Elaine has three and one half years service and is assigned to SAC headquarters since Lackland basic training.
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Louis Benedetto
East Alba Ave
AIC
Elaine M. Benedetto
Offutt Air Force Base
Oklo
3902D Air
Strategtic Air Command
Elaine
SAC
Lackland
Englewood Legion Auxiliary Wins State Convention Honors
At the Florida State convention in Daytona Beach Lemon Bay Unit 276 received a department citation and a decoration for the unit Flag for 1966. Awards covered child welfare Americanism and rehabilitation programs. Mrs. Clayton W. Rhodes accepted on behalf of the unit and credited committee chairmen for the honors. Delegates from Englewood included Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes Commander and Mrs. Ben Lane and others.
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Englewood
Englewood American Legion Auxiliary
Florida
Daytona Beach
Lemon Bay
Clayton W. Rhodes
Rhodes
Roy Meehl
Ralph Athey
Earl Carr
Frank Gould
Ben Lane
Clyde B. McDuffee
Hilda H. Clare
Howard Albright
Epiphany Guild Meeting Cancelled
The June session of the Epiphany Guild at Epiphany Catholic Church has been cancelled. The notice provides no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epiphany Guild of the Epiphany Catholic Church
Englewood Names Woodard Dukes New Recreation Director
Englewood appoints Dukes a recreation director with 25 years in the field. He previously served as superintendent of the recreation board in St. Lucie County and held leadership roles in the Florida Recreation Association and the National Recreation Association southeastern district.
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Englewood
Woodard Dukes
Ft. Pierce
Dukes
Recreation Board
St. Lucie County
Florida
Florida Recreation Assn
National Recreation Assn
Vhs
Venice Extension Workshop Meet Set
The Venice Area Home Extension Group will hold a workshop and business meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Venice Civic Center on Barcelona Avenue. Members and guests should bring handiwork and a sandwich. dessert and drink are provided. The meeting will close the season with plans for a fall dinner.
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Venice Area
Venice Civic Center
Barcelona Avenue
Parish Meeting Cancelled Then Rescheduled for Sept 6
The cancellation was requested by the pastor Rt. Rev. Monsignor George W. Cummings. The next meeting is set for September 6.
Venice Nokomis church plans Vacation Church School
Venice Nokomis Presbyterian Church schedules Vacation Church School from June 13 to 21, 9 to 11:30 a.m. for kindergarten through sixth grade. Co directors are Mrs George Youngberg Jr and Mrs Paul Youngberg with a curriculum of assembly music Bible study arts and crafts games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice-Nokomis
Peter Mazzonigro
James Hays
Emil Sager
Dairy Night Planned by Ven ice Grange 186
Grange Wednesday will be Dairy Night for Ven ice Grange 186 and guests at 8 p.m. in the Venice Civic Center. The evening honors the dairy industry with Ernest Kukkuck presiding and Elsie Madden directing the program. Visiting Grangers are invited.
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Venice Grange 186
Venice Civic Center
Richard Boyd
Harold Lance
Ernest Kukkuck
Elsie Madden
Kukkuck
Milo Winchester
Rummage Sale Announcement
Local notice promotes a rummage sale and invites the public to call the organizer for details. The message emphasizes interest and curiosity about the event.
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Committee of 100
South County
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Arif
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W. Earl Auman
Anderson
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B. Larz Newton
Friends OF the Library
Alexander Dumas
Victor Hugo
Phileas Fogg
Passepartout
City Hall
Hallowe’en
E’wood
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V-N Presby
Norman Hamilton
Robert Fair
Laician Smith
Allen Simmons
Richard Doudna
Hugh McPherson
Norman Shainberg
Victor McClain
Charles Pils
James Dunaway
William Cadwallader
Warren Steele
Judy Shell
Lynn Shainberg
Cathy Smith
Barbara Shell
Sharon Simmons
Candy Lavin
Susan Walton
Barbara Thompson
Debbie Dunaway
Brenda Haselby
Dorothy Koenig
Gerald Shell
Adrian Aldrich
Jesse Butler
Lucille Martin
Steven Lee
Debbie Haselby
Paul Theen
J & H Drugs
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Sarasota County
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