MAYORS OF VERO BEACH COLLECTION Finding Aid

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1 Title Preferred Citation Mayors of Vero Beach Archive Center, Indian River County Main Library, Vero Beach, Florida. Date: January 2014 Acquisition Information / Provenance Files were created from newspaper articles and research by volunteer, Jan Gay. Creator Repository Location Extent Arrangement Language Dates Scope and Content Index Terms Volunteer staff, Janice Gay Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center st Street, 2 nd Floor Vero Beach, Florida, Telephone: x5 genealogy@irclibrary.org Archive Center and Genealogy Department, 2 nd Floor Indian River County Main Library 1 ms. case 39 x 27 x 13 cm., with nine manila pocket folders Each pocket folder contains biographical information (if found) and newspaper articles for each of the mayors. They are arranged in alphabetical order. There are lists of the mayors in folder #1 that are in chronological and alphabetical order. English c.a.1919 Present Contains all mayors who presided over the city of Vero Beach when it was incorporated in 1919 as the city of Vero. In 1925, they changed the name to Vero Beach. Mayors of Vero Beach Sabin Abell, John Acor 1929 Merrill P. Barber Elmer J. Bauer Sandra Bowden 1943 Louis G. Burger Dorothy Cain Fred L. Carlsen William Henry Cochrane Wiley F. Cox Dec Alfred F. Fletcher A. Craig Fletcher 1941 Caroline Ginn Terry Goff David Gregg Jack Grossett Robert Holmes May 2014 Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center, Vero Beach, FL 1

2 Charles C. Jewett William O. Jordan Fred E. King Jay Kramer Patrick B. Lyons Kenneth R. Macht Alex MacWilliam Mary Beth McDonald Art Neuberger Harry Offutt Carl Pease Fred Prestin Bayard Taylor Redstone J. Noble Richards Kevin Sawnick Don C. Scurlock Taylor C. Simpson Jay Smith Cola Streetman Jack Dye Sturgis Pilar Turner Thomas White Warren Winchester 1932 Richard Winger 2013 Anthony W. Young James Young Indian River County (Fla.) Genealogy Vero Beach, Indian River County, (Fla.) History Access Unrestricted. The entire collection is open for research. Gloves and clean hands are required. 8 May 2014 Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center, Vero Beach, FL 2

3 The list below is a finding aid to newspaper articles located in the vertical file. The file is located in the Archive Center on the 2 nd Floor of the Main Library, Vero Beach, Florida. The files are updated irregularly. For current information, be sure to check the original file. EACH ITEM IS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FILE UNDER THE MAYORS NAME 1919 Jun 17 St Lucie County Tribune Vero s New City Council met and Elected Officers 1919 Oct 4 The Vero Press Ft. Pierce Motorcade Hospitably Received at Vero (Young) 1919 Oct 27 The Vero (St. Lucie Cty) City Election Furnishes A Bit Excitement (Young) Press 1920 Jun 5 The Vero Press Vero s candidate for Representative (Young) 1920 Nov 6 The Vero Press Young for Representative Elected by Large Majority 1921 Sep 22 The Vero Press Clean up Week for Vero (Young) 1921 Dec 15 The Vero Press New City Officials Chosen in Election last Tuesday (Young) 1923 Dec 20 The Vero Press New Officials Take up Duties (Redstone) 1923 Dec 23 The Vero Press New Officials Take up duties (King) 1925 Nov 12 Vero Beach Press Journal Leads in Race for City Council (Redstone) 1925 Dec 17 Vero Beach Press Journal On motion duly made, seconded and carried, B. T. Redstone was declared elected Mayor 1927 Nov 9 Vero Beach Press Journal Contest brings out Heaviest Vote ever Polled in the History of the City (MacWilliam) 1927 Nov 9 Vero Beach Press Journal Contest Brings out heaviest Vote ever Polled in the History of the city (Redstone) 1927 Dec 20 Vero Beach Press Journal Change in city Administration Made last Fri. (MacWilliam ) 1928 May 1 Vero Beach Press Journal Campaign to open in Fellsmere Schedule time Limit Set (MacWilliam) 1930 Mar 7 Vero Beach Press Journal Taming the Wilderness Mr. A. W. Young was elected as the first Mayor of the city of Vero on its corporation Dec 9 Vero Beach Press Journal MacWilliam elected to 3 rd term 1933 Dec 14 Vero Beach Press Journal MacWilliam Defeats Cobb by Wide Margin 1935 Dec 13 Vero Beach Press Journal Photo: Mayor A. W. Young of Vero Beach 1937 Dec 17 Vero Beach Press Journal City Council Reorganizes for New Year (Cox) 1938 Dec 15 Vero Beach Press Journal Again Heads City Government 1939 Dec 15 Vero Beach Press Journal Photo: Mac William Again Heads City Government 1939 Dec 15 Vero Beach Press Journal Record Vote in Election Held Tuesday (MacWilliam) 1941 Dec 12 Vero Beach Press Journal Mayor, 3 Councilmen elected on Tuesday (MacWilliam 1943 Dec 17 Vero Beach Press Journal City Elects Mayor & 3 Councilmen (MacWilliam) 1945 Dec 14 Vero Beach Press Journal Mayor, Three Councilmen are Elected (MacWilliam) 1947 Oct 24 Vero Beach Press Journal Mayor MacWilliam is not a Candidate 1947 Nov 21 Vero Beach Press Journal 8 Candidates Qualify for VB Election (MacWillaim) 1947 Dec 12 Vero Beach Press Journal Photo: Merrill P. Barber City s New Mayor 1948 Jun 18 Vero Beach Press Journal Pioneer Resident Passes Away Senator A. W. (Tony) Young 1948 Jun 18 Vero Beach Press Journal Proclamation (Jewett) 1948 Jun 18 Vero Beach Press Journal Citrus, Tomato Packing Plants Leased at Base (Jewett) 1948 Aug 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Delay Holding up Causeway Bridge project (Jewett) 1949 Mar 4 Vero Beach Press Journal New Bulkhead to be constructed (Jewett) 1949 Dec 16 Vero Beach Press Journal Newly Elected City Officials Take on Duties (MacWilliam) 8 May 2014 Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center, Vero Beach, FL 3

4 1950 Sep 16 Vero Beach Press Journal Mayor Mac William confined to Bed following Stroke 1950 Oct 27 Vero Beach Press Journal United Nations Day Ceremonies Held on Tuesday (Jewett) 1951 Sep 20 Vero Beach Press Journal Council Manager Government Will Begin on Oct Oct 18 Vero Beach Press Journal MacWilliam Receives Gift in Tuesday Nite Ceremony As He Retires from Office 1951 Oct 25 Vero Beach Press Journal Mobley, Burger Appointed Under New City Set Up (Burger) 1951 Dec 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Council Elects Mayor, Employs City Attorneys (Burger) 1952 Jan 26 Vero Beach Press Journal Mrs. Jewett Taken by Death; Funeral to be held Today (Jewett) 1952 Dec 8 Vero Beach Press Journal Mayor, Assistant Mayor; Walker New City Judge (Streetman) 1953 Dec 10 Vero Beach Press Journal Bauer is Named Mayor; Council is Re organized 1954 Jun 17 Vero Beach Press Journal Here s the list of Vero Beach Mayors and Councilmen Since 1919 (Lists) 1954 Dec 9 Vero Beach Press Journal Vero Beach Council Reorganized; Swing Appointed Judge (Bauer) 1955 Aug 18 Vero Beach Press Journal Chairman Bauer is the Mayor of Vero beach 1955 Dec 8 Vero Beach Press Journal New Council Chooses Bauer Mayor, Young as Assistant Mayor (Bauer) 1956 Oct 4 Vero Beach Press Journal Mayor Bauer is Retiring From Public Office 1956 Dec 6 Vero Beach Press Journal DuBose and Young are Elected to Council; only 613 Votes cast (James Young) 1956 Dec 13 Vero Beach Press Journal New BV Administration takes over reins at Ceremony (James Young) 1957 Dec 6 Vero Beach Press Journal No changes made in Official Family at New Council Meeting (James Young) 1958 Dec 4 Vero Beach Press Journal Jones, DuBose Elected to Vero Beach Council (Offutt) 1959 Dec 10 Vero Beach Press Journal Council Meets and Reorganizes (Offutt) 1960 Dec 8 Vero Beach Press Journal Offutt Re elected to 3 rd Term as Vero Beach Mayor 1961 May 18 Vero Beach Press Journal Obit: C. C. Jewett Jr. Taken by Death in New Jersey (Jewett) 1961 Oct 12 Vero Beach Press Journal 6 Candidates Run for City Council (Prestin) 1961 Dec 7 Vero Beach Press Journal In a dramatic reorganization meeting, with three new faces on the five man team, the new Vero Beach city council (Sturgis) 1961 Dec 7 Vero Beach Press Journal Sturgis, Prestin and Holmes Win (Prestin) 1962 Feb 2 Vero Beach Press Journal Photo: Miss Barbara Ann Atkeison/to be married, daughter of Fred Prestin 1962 Feb 22 Vero Beach Press Journal Couple Wed in W. Palm Beach (Prestin) 1963 Mar 16 Vero Beach Press Journal New City Hall dedicated (Sturgis) 1963 Dec 5 Vero Beach Press Journal Prestin, Sturgis, Homes Are Re elected to City Council(Sturgis) 1963 Dec 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Taylor Simpson Is His Honor 1963 Dec 8 Vero Beach Press Journal Simpson, Allison Are Winners in Tuesday s City Council Election (Allison) 1965 Dec 9 Vero Beach Press Journal Vero Beach Council Election (Prestin) 1966 Aug 18 Vero Beach Press Journal Obit: Alex MacWilliam 1967 Jan 12 Vero Beach Press Journal Community Center Dedicated.(Allison) 1967 Dec 7 Vero Beach Press Journal Richards Elected Mayor of Vero 1969 Sep 25 Vero Beach Press Journal B. T. Redstone, Ex Mayor, Dies 1969 Dec 4 Vero Beach Press Journal Simpson re elected Mayor, Homes Named vice Mayor (Simpson) 1970 Mar 5 Vero Beach Press Journal Legislation and Vero Simpson) 1970 Dec 10 Vero Beach Press Journal Simpson, Dr. Lindsey Head Vero (Simpson) 1971 Dec 9 Vero Beach Press Journal Robert Homes is Vero Mayor (Holmes) 1972 Jul 30 Vero Beach Press Journal Holmes Ends Mayoralty on August 14 8 May 2014 Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center, Vero Beach, FL 4

5 1972 Jul 30 Vero Beach Press Journal Homes ends Mayoralty on August 14 (Carlsen) 1972 Aug 3 Vero Beach Press Journal No Instant Replacement for Holmes 1972 Aug 20 Vero Beach Press Journal Council at Work (Carlsen) 1972 Aug 20 Vero Beach Press Journal Council at work (Simpson) 1972 Aug 20 Vero Beach Press Journal Neuberger Named 1972 Dec 7 Vero Beach Press Journal Al Fletcher, Neuberger to head City 1973 Nov 22 Vero Beach Press Journal Elmer Bauer Former Mayor, 80, Dies 1973 Dec 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Art Neuberger to Mayor s Post, Gregg V. Mayor 1973 Dec 30 Vero Beach Press Journal New Mayor Neuberger Looks to year Ahead 1974 Mar 24 Vero Beach Press Journal Charge At Mayor Reviewed (Neuberger) 1974 May 16 Vero Beach Press Journal Ex Mayor, Wife Killed (Alfred Fletcher) 1974 Oct 24 Vero Beach Press Journal Ex Mayor Prestin, 56, Dies 1974 Dec 1 Vero Beach Press Journal Ad: Re elect David Gregg, Jr. City Council 1974 Dec 5 Vero Beach Press Journal Mayor s Gavel to David Gregg (Smith) 1974 Dec 5 Vero Beach Press Journal Mayor s Gavel to David Gregg (Gregg) 1975 Aug 10 Vero Beach Press Journal Ex Mayor Burger, 68, Dies (Burger) 1975 Dec 4 Vero Beach Press Journal Mayor Job From Gregg to Smith (Smith) 1975 Dec 7 Vero Beach Press Journal Majority Vote Not Needed (Smith) 1976 Dec 8 Vero Beach Press Journal Lyons Mayor of Vero Beach (Lyons) 1977 Dec 7 Vero Beach Press Journal Scurlock Mayor of Vero Beach(Scurlock) 1978 Feb 1 Vero Beach Press Journal Wiley F. Cox, Pioneer, Dies 1978 Dec 8 Vero Beach Press Journal Council Elects Smith Vero s New Mayor(Smith) 1979 Dec 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Don Scurlock Mayor of Vero 1980 Dec 4 Vero Beach Press Journal Goff is City s New Mayor 1982 Mar 10 Vero Beach Press Journal City Makes Picks (Cain) 1982 Mar 10 Vero Beach Press Journal City Makes Picks (Goff) 1982 Mar 10 Vero Beach Press Journal Incumbents Win 3 Vero Races; Charter Passes (Cain) 1982 Mar 10 Vero Beach Press Journal Incumbents Win 3 Vero Races; charter Passes (Cochrane) 1982 Mar 11 Vero Beach Press Journal Winners Sworn In (Cain) 1982 Mar 11 Vero Beach Press Journal Winners Sworn In (Cochrane) 1983 Mar 8 Vero Beach Press Journal Vero City Council election Today, Three running for Two Open Seats (Cochrane) 1983 Mar 9 Vero Beach Press Journal Two Incumbents Re Elected in Vero (Cochrane) 1983 Mar 9 Vero Beach Press Journal Two Incumbents Re Elected in Vero (Gregg) 1983 Mar 11 Vero Beach Press Journal Re Elected councilmen Are Sworn In (Cain) 1983 Mar 15 Vero Beach Press Journal New Council Seated Wednesday (Goff) 1984 Mar 15 Vero Beach Press Journal New Council Seated Wednesday (Gregg) 1985 Mar 13 Vero Beach Press Journal Vero chooses Cochrane, Howard (Cochrane) 1985 Mar 14 Vero Beach Press Journal Post Election Results Uncertain(Goff) 1985 Dec 22 Vero Beach Press Journal Former Mayor Merrill Barber Dies Saturday 1985 Dec 23 Vero Beach Press Journal Vero Beach Pioneer Merrill Barber Dies 1986 Mar 13 Vero Beach Press Journal Vero council Reorganizes (Cochrane) 1987 Mar 12 Vero Beach Press Journal Acor Becomes Mayor 1988 Mar 10 Vero Beach Press Journal 3 2 Vote Puts Macht in Mayor s Seat 1989 Mar 16 Vero Beach Press Journal City s New councilmen Sworn In (Macht) 1990 Mar 15 Vero Beach Press Journal City Council Expected to Bring New Focus (Smith) 1991 Mar 14 Vero Beach Press Journal Smith Re Elected City Mayor; Doty Takes Over as Vice Mayor (Smith) 1991 Sep 3 Vero Beach Press Journal Obit: Taylor Simson 8 May 2014 Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center, Vero Beach, FL 5

6 1991 Sep 15 Vero Beach Press Journal Picture of the Past: 1960 Council (Offutt) 1992 Mar 12 Vero Beach Press Journal Smith Keeps Mayor s Seat; Pease Elected Vice Mayor (Smith) 1992 Nov 15 Ancestry.com Obit: Patrick Lyons 1992 Nov 17 Vero Beach Press Journal Patrick Lyons A memorial Service will be held Mar 11 Vero Beach Press Journal Smith Returns As Mayor; Ginn Elected vice Mayor (Ginn) 1993 Mar 11 Vero Beach Press Journal Smith Returns As Mayor; Ginn Elected Vice Mayor (Smith) 1994 May 10 Vero Beach Press Journal Ginn Named Vero s 2 nd Woman Mayor 1995 Mar 16 Vero Beach Press Journal New Mayor Winchester Has a Vision for the Future (Winchester) 1995 Mar 16 Vero Beach Press Journal Winchester Selected as Mayor 1996 Mar 14 Vero Beach Press Journal Grossett Elected as new Mayor 1996 FL Citrus Hall of Fame Cola B Streetman ( inducted to Hall of Fame Mar 13 Vero Beach Press Journal Jordan Elected Vero Beach Mayor (Jordan) 1998 Mar 15 Vero Beach Press Journal Voters Choose Pease, Thomas (Jordan) 1998 Mar 15 Vero Beach Press Journal Voters Choose Pease, Thomas (Pease) 1999 Mar 11 Vero Beach Press Journal Council Elects Neuberger Mayor 1999 Aug 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Vero Beach s mayors help city progress (Burger) 1999 Aug 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Vero Beach s mayors help city progress (Macwilliam) 1999 Aug 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Vero Beach s mayors help city progress (Neuberger) 1999 Aug 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Vero Beach s mayors help city progress (Smith) 1999 Aug 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Vero Beach s Mayors help city progress (Sturgis) 1999 Aug 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Vero Beach s Mayors help city progress (Young) 1999 Aug 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Vero Beach s mayors help city progress (Lists) 1999 Aug 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Photo: Barber 1999 Aug 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Photo : MacWilliam 1999 Aug 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Photo: Neuberger 1999 Aug 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Photo: Smith 1999 Aug 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Photo: Sturgis 1999 Aug 6 Vero Beach Press journal Photo: Young 2000 Mar 17 Vero Beach Press Journal Bowden Elected Mayor, white to serve as Vice Mayor(Bowden) 2001 Mar 15 Vero Beach Press Journal Councilman White Becomes Mayor of Vero Beach/City Council also chose art Neuberger as Vice Mayor (Bowden) 2001 Mar 15 Vero Beach Press Journal Councilman White Becomes Mayor of Vero Beach/City Council also chose art Neuberger as Vice Mayor (White) 2002 Mar 17 Vero Beach Press Journal Fletcher Becomes Mayor by Coin Toss (Fletcher) 2002 May 30 Vero Beach Press Journal MacWilliam family named for Pioneer recognition 2002 Sep 19 Vero Beach Press Journal Former mayor Sturgis, 81, dies 2003 Mar 13 Vero Beach press Journal Bowden elected Vero Beach mayor 2004 Mar 11 Vero Beach Press Journal Women belong in majority (White) 2004 Oct 24 Vero Beach Press Journal Former Vero Beach mayor Cochrane dies at Feb 16 Vero Beach Press Journal More than 1200 attend prayer breakfast (White) 2005 Mar 10 Vero Beach Press Journal McDonald becomes fourth woman mayor of Vero Beach 2005 May 24 Vero Beach Press Journal Vero mayor recall campaign heading into final turn, chair says (McDonald) 2005 Jun 3 Vero Beach Press Journal Effort to oust mayor fizzles (McDonald) 2005 Sep 9 Hometown News Commissioner: Vitality will continue after retirement (?) 2005 Nov 19 Vero Beach Press Journal Smith to leave Vero P&Z board 2006 Mar 21 Vero Beach Press Journal White Vero s mayor again; Abell vice 2006 Mar 24 Hometown News Most incumbents ousted in Vero s City Council, Orchid Elections (White) 8 May 2014 Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center, Vero Beach, FL 6

7 2006 Apr 2 Vero Beach Press Journal Carl E. Pease, obituary 2006 Apr 4 Vero Beach Press Journal Carl E. Pease, obituary 2006 Apr 5 Vero Beach Press Journal Ex mayor Carl Pease dies at Sep 12 Vero Beach Press Journal Josephine Josie Sturgis obituary 2008 Feb 21 TC Palm Obit: Don Carlos Scurlock Sr Nov 11 Vero Beach Press Journal Sabe Abell is tne New Mayor of Vero Beach (Abell) 2008 Nov 13 Vero Beachside News Sabin Abell to serve as Mayor of Vero Beach 2009 Jan 4 Indian River Press Journal Look back in time: Rainbow Tea Room (?) 2009 Nov 7 Indian River Press Journal Electric debate set to begin (Sawnick) 2009 Nov 15 Indian River Press Journal Stakes high for new mayor at Vero Meeting (Sawnick) 2010 Feb 10 Indian River Press Journal Obit: Robert Holmes (Holmes) 2010 Nov 9 Indian River Press Journal Vero Beach city council selects mayor, vice mayor (Kramer) 2010 Nov 9 Indian River Press Journal Jay Kramer, Pilar Turner to fill the positions for one year (Kramer) 2010 Nov 17 Indian River Press Journal Mayors have a meet n greet (Kramer) 2011 Apr 26 Indian River Press Journal Obit: Virginia Damerow Offutt 2011 May 4 Indian River Press Journal GOP activist Connie Pease dies 2011 May 4 Indian River Press Journal Obit: Constance Pease 2011 Nov 15 Indian River Press Journal Pilar Turner is fifth woman to serve as Vero Beach mayor 2012 Apr 27 Internet Obit: Jay Arden Smith 2012 Apr 29 Indian River Press Journal Obit: Jay Smith 2012 Aug 9 Vero Beach Former Mayor Wincester in ill health 2012 Nov 14 Indian River Press Journal Fletcher really, really happy to be mayor (A. Craig Fletcher) 2013 Mar 27 Vero Beach Newsweekly Dancing with Vero s Stars 2013 May 15 Indian River Your News Your Town: New Faces and Places (McDonald) 2013 Sep 20 Indian River Press Journal Obit: W. W. Carlsen 2013 Oct 9 Indian River Press Journal Winchester leaves race 2014 Apr 15 Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers Former Mayor always fighting: Winchester, who also served on Vero Beach council, dies 2014 Apr 20 Scripps Treasure Coast Warren Howey Winchester (Obit) 2014 Apr 20 Scripps Treasure Coast Mayor Winchester was a man of action 2014 Jan 1 Your Newsweekly Charles Chuck Neuberger, Jan 26,1931 Dec 7, Jan 1 Your Newsweekly William O. Billy Jordan, Nov 9, 1938 Nov 11, 2013 Folder 1 Lists and general information 1. Mayors of Vero Beach alphabetical 2. Mayors of Vero Beach Chronological 3. Mayors of Vero Beach History from other sources (city of Vero Beach, etc.) 4. Mayors of Vero Beach Florida s Hibiscus City 5. Mayors of Vero Beach Newspaper articles (General) Folder #2 Mayors A B 1. Sabin Abell John Acor Robert Allison Merrill P. Barber Elmer J. Bauer Sandra Bowden , Mar May 2014 Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center, Vero Beach, FL 7

8 7. Louis G. Burger MAYORS OF VERO BEACH COLLECTION Folder #3 Mayors C 1. Dorothy Cain Fred L. Carlsen William Henry Cochrane Wiley F. Cox Dec Folder #4 Mayors F G H 1. Alfred F. Fletcher A. Craig Fletcher , Nov Caroline Ginn Terry Goff 1981, David Gregg 1975, Jack Grossett Robert Holmes Folder #5 Mayors J K 1. Charles C. Jewett William O. Jordan Fred E. King Jay Kramer Nov 2010 Folder #6 Mayors L M 1. Patrick B. Lyons Kenneth R. Macht Alex MacWilliam ; Mary Beth McDonald Folder #7 Mayors N O P 1. Art Neuberger Harry Offutt Carl Pease Fred Prestin 1966 Folder #8 Mayors R S 1. Bayard Taylor Redstone J. Noble Richards Kevin Sawnick Don C. Scurlock Jay Smith , Taylor C. Simpson Cola Streetman Jack Dye Sturgis Folder #9 Mayors T W Y 1. Pilar Turner Thomas White Warren Winchester Richard Winger Anthony W. Young , James Young May 2014 Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center, Vero Beach, FL 8