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Newspaper
The Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1968
Page
1
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The South Venice Fire Department completes a new fire station with landscaping under Fred Carville supervision. Chief Cliff Horn will announce the dedication date soon.
Rear Adm. Edwin D. Parsons USNA Ret. died Thursday at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. A Holyoke native, he trained as a pilot in 1912 and joined the Lafayette Escadrille, becoming its senior officer and leading ace with eight confirmed kills. He later served as FBI agent, Hollywood writer, and author before retiring from the Navy in 1954. Parsons lived in Osprey for 14 years and was active in local affairs.
NORTH PORT The Parent-Youth Organization of NPC plans to seek a charter and incorporation at a Civic Center meeting. The group will have space for two booths at the Fair on Nov 7-8 at the picnic grounds by the Community Club. Welcome Wagon sponsors the fair and seeks a new event name through an entry contest. Parents are needed to supervise July 4 playground events. contact Leonard New. This Sunday pre-teens meet at Mrs. Gerald Thom’s home at 4 p.m. and teens meet at Barbara Everett’s home at 4 p.m. to select leaders to report to the parent organization. The next PYO meeting is June 6.
The body of Marine Pfe David K. Wyrick arrived at Sarasota Bradenton Airport and will lie in state at Farley Funeral Home today before funeral services at Trinity Methodist Church Monday at 2:00 p.m. A U.S. Marine Honor Guard will line the casket. He was killed April 17 on patrol in Vietnam and is survived by his wife Donna Eddings and his parents. Burial will follow at Gulf Pines Memorial Park.
Venice Youth Center faces IRS and Florida state demands for financial records to settle debts. Old board reportedly liable for past finances, while new leadership clears $800 owed to creditors and plans summer activities before a fall opening of a new Teen Canteen building.
The North Port city commission considers rezoning for General Development Corp to build Leisure Villas on Grobe Fay Avenue and North Biscayne Drive. Counsel Sid Krasser says interiors are owned by apartment owners while exteriors are company maintained. Commission refers to zoning board and calls for a public hearing before any ordinance change.
Two Venice students from Sarasota County Vocational Technical School Don Heath and Jim Harn, with instructor Peter Mathey, will compete May 24 in Tampa in the Plymouth Trouble Shooting Contest. The local winner earns a trip to Indianapolis for the national finals with scholarships and prizes valued at $100,000.
Venice taps Adley Associates for a one year planning contract at 5200 dollars to guide growth. Paul Youngberg notes need for coordinated sewers water and recreation plus urban traffic and zoning as population rises and federal aid hinges on a workable program. The four point task covers land use population trends economic survey and growth projections.
Jim Sorenson of the South Trail Fire Department became president of the Fire Departments Area Mutual Aid organization. Julius Divine of Venice, Cliff Horn of South Venice, and Glen Harring of Englewood hold key posts as vice president, second vice president, and secretary-treasurer. A Monday meeting at the South Venice Area Volunteer Fire Department was hosted with next gathering set for September 30 at the South Trail Bee Ridge sub-station.
Florida's April 18 voter roll shows 2 78,457 Republicans statewide versus 1 934 623 Democrats and 487 218 total registered voters. Sarasota County tops GOP counts with 25 749 Republicans against 21 074 Democrats, while Pinellas trails by 107 444 Republicans to 120 355 Democrats. Dade leads with 423 123 total registrations, followed by Pinellas 233 044 Broward 220 447 Hillsborough 193 650 and Duval 183 245.
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