Housing Authority picks sites for 1000 public units
J. T. Knight, director of the Miami Housing Authority, said officials will accept two sites for building 1,000 public housing units. A public hearing before the County zoning board will follow, with the sub-committee to propose additional sites, including one reportedly an 1800 acre tract, as the program moves toward reality.
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J. T. Knight
Miami Housing Authority
Housing Authority
County
Ye Editor Notes 18th YMCA Meeting in Atlanta
Ye Editor recalls two days at the 18th annual Southern Area Council YMCA gathering in Atlanta. Sessions at downtown YMCA featured Rev. A. Carl Adkins and Dr. Benjamin Mays, plus a Friday night march of presidents. Florida delegates listed. NAACP Day proclaimed in Miami. activism and local political interest noted. meetings promote voter information and NAACP programs.
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Atlanta
Southern Area Council
Young Men Christian Association
YMCA
A. Carl Adkins
Alabama
Benjamin Mays
Morehouse College
George Washington Carver
Florida
L. A. Lee
J. A. Bass
Ft. Lauderdale
Dean Moore
Current Williams
Leonard Summers
Calvin Adams
St. Petersburg
Jesse Ward
Jacksonville
Butler Street
W. A. Holmes
Williamon
Atlanta Daily World Ee
Butler St
R. O. Johnson
C. A. Scott
Atlanta Daily World
Jas. H. Purdy Jr
Tampa Bulletin
Benjamin A. Green
Mississippi
Mound Bayou
Green
Harvard University
Atlanta Business and Trade Association
Butler St. Y
Just Browsin Sy Paul KK Henry
Mr Benjamin J Silver of Modern Home craft Co had a flat on Monday at 29th Street and 6th Ave Four drivers stopped to help in less than five minutes Three were African American returning home from a hard day’s work The scene reflects Miami’s reputation for surprises Joe Louis visited Miami last week enjoyed golf and met Cosmopolitan Golf Association at the Mary Elizabeth hotel on Friday Louis traveled to Cuba last weekend.
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Benjamin J. Silver
The
Modern Homecraft Co
29Th Street
6Th Ave
Mr. Silver
Miami
Silver
Joe Louis
Lord Calvert
Joe
Cosmopolitan Golf Association
Mary Elizabeth Hotel
Mr. Louis
Cuba
Dr A W Henry joins Mt Sinai Miami Beach staff
Dr. A W Henry receives many congratulations on his appointment to Mt Sinai Hospital staff in Miami Beach. He is known for his professional capabilities and active interest in medicine and his leadership in securing Negro membership in the Dade County Medical Association.
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A. W. Henry
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Miami Beach
Dr. Henry
Dade County Medical Association
Walcott and Charles Set for Fourth Philadelphia Bout
Champ Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles clash again in Philadelphia on June 5. Charles won the first two bouts, Walcott halted Charles in the third, and fans await the fourth meeting with Charles favored to win.
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Champ Jersey
Joe Walcott
Ezzard Charles
Philadelphia
Charles
Joe
Dodgers poised as top contender after grapefruit season
The writer declares the Dodgers as the team to beat once the grapefruit season ends, acknowledging the absence of Don Newcombe but predicting a strong push to become the number one contender for the pennant.
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Dodgers
Don Newcombe
State hotel association urges tax deadline delay
The Florida State Hotel Association backs extending the income tax deadline by 30 to 60 days. State representatives support the measure, to be sent to the Congressional Committee and the Bureau of Internal Revenue for review. Thousands of winter visitors could stay longer if March 15 filing is extended. The County Commission picks two of three sites for public housing. Locations are 75th Street and 22nd Avenue near the drive in theatre and 48th Street and 27th Avenue in Brownsville.
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Dade County
Hugh Peters
White Belt Dairy
New ‘Drive-in
66Th
75Th Streets
21St
24Th Avenues
Brownsville
54Th Street
Florida State Hotel Association
Congressional Committee
Bureau of Internal Revenue
the County Commission
75Th Street
22Nd Avenue
48Th Street
27Th Avenue
New Miami Post Office Building Planned at NW 21st
A new Miami post office building is planned at NW 21stava and 21st st with a cost of 1,630,000 dollars. Harving Realty Co of Milwaukee will own the property and lease it to the Post Office Dept for 245,000 dollars annually. In seven years the government will have paid for the place. Mr and Mrs James Lucas and James Jr left Sunday for New York City to attend the funeral of Mr Lucas father who died there March 29 and was buried April 2.
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Miami
21Stava
21St St
The
Harving Realty Co
Milwaukee
Post Office Dept
James Lucas
James, Jr
New York City
Mr. Lucas
Elks Plan April Oratorical Contest at Rivers Home
The Elks educational committee met at Dr Estehr Rivers home in Sunady to finalize plans for the upcoming Oratorical Contest in April.
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Elks’ Educational Committee
Estehr Rivers
Sunady
Joe Louis to Address Golfers in Miami Help for Equal Rights
Former heavyweight champion Joe Louis will address members of the Cosmopolitan Golf Association in the Mary Elizabeth hotel lobby tonight. He aims to aid the local group’s fight for equal rights on the city municipal golf course during his week in Miami after a weekend trip to Cuba.
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Joe Louis
Cosmopolitan Golf Association
Mary Elizabeth Hotel
Louis
Miami
Cuba
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6Th Avenue
Mber
Negro Newspaper Publishers Association
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Stor
Alto Adams
Dade County Young Democratic Association
St. John’s Church
Dan McCarty
NAACP
Senerchia
Seceed OS
Sy Paul Kk
Henry
Carpenters’ Local Union No. 1834
A. F. of L
Wm. Pinder Jr
Mgr
Perrys Hlorist
Perry
Elks Educational Committee
Booker T. Washington Auditorium
Key West
Emmett W
Miami Avenue
Mrs. Schoen
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