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I found this info
This link is good..https://www.flsheriffs.org/uploads/star/THE_SHERIFFS_STAR_VOL_2,_NO_12,_FEBRUARY_1959.pdf
shows you photos and more about the place and boys.. like the first link I posted earlier
This link is good too shows photos of boys from the ranch in 1972 some kind of look like this john doe.. the magazine is from November 1972 has missing girl Gail in it and also different wanted ads..https://www.flsheriffs.org/uploads/star/THE_SHERIFFS_STAR_VOL_16,_NO_9,_NOVEMBER_1972.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Sheriffs_Youth_Ranches
In 1957, the Florida Sheriffs Association founded the first Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. With $5,000 and 140 acres (0.57*km2) of donated land on the banks of the Suwannee River, the Ranch aimed to act as a home for needy, neglected and unwanted boys.Though the project struggled to stay afloat in its first few years of operation, the Boys Ranch developed into a popular and highly successful program. In 1971, ground was broken for a sister program to the Boys Ranch – the Girls Villa, followed by a third Youth Ranch in 1975.
In 1977, the Boys Ranch, Girls Villa and a third Youth Ranch merged into one legal entity known as the Florida Sheriffs Youth Fund. In 1986, the Youth Fund underwent another title transformation as it legally changed its name to the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, Inc. The program now consists of six sites throughout the state, and operates independently from the Florida Sheriffs Association, though the Sheriffs remain key supporters. Since its founding, the FSYR, Inc. has served more than 100,000 boys and girls and their families.[2]
This link is good..https://www.flsheriffs.org/uploads/star/THE_SHERIFFS_STAR_VOL_2,_NO_12,_FEBRUARY_1959.pdf
shows you photos and more about the place and boys.. like the first link I posted earlier
This link is good too shows photos of boys from the ranch in 1972 some kind of look like this john doe.. the magazine is from November 1972 has missing girl Gail in it and also different wanted ads..https://www.flsheriffs.org/uploads/star/THE_SHERIFFS_STAR_VOL_16,_NO_9,_NOVEMBER_1972.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Sheriffs_Youth_Ranches
In 1957, the Florida Sheriffs Association founded the first Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. With $5,000 and 140 acres (0.57*km2) of donated land on the banks of the Suwannee River, the Ranch aimed to act as a home for needy, neglected and unwanted boys.Though the project struggled to stay afloat in its first few years of operation, the Boys Ranch developed into a popular and highly successful program. In 1971, ground was broken for a sister program to the Boys Ranch – the Girls Villa, followed by a third Youth Ranch in 1975.
In 1977, the Boys Ranch, Girls Villa and a third Youth Ranch merged into one legal entity known as the Florida Sheriffs Youth Fund. In 1986, the Youth Fund underwent another title transformation as it legally changed its name to the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, Inc. The program now consists of six sites throughout the state, and operates independently from the Florida Sheriffs Association, though the Sheriffs remain key supporters. Since its founding, the FSYR, Inc. has served more than 100,000 boys and girls and their families.[2]