NAACP Plans Miami Segregation Talk Sunday Drive
NAACP official R W Saunders will address racial segregation in Florida at a 3 30 p m Sunday April 17 Membership Rally at St John s Baptist Church 1328 NW 3rd Ave Miami with ministers and Master Singers on the program Campaign chair Myrtle M Davis leads a Miami drive to expand the Florida largest branch Joining details and contact numbers are provided for those wishing to participate or join NAACP efforts in Liberty City Coconut Grove and beyond
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niation Association For the Advancement of Colored People
R. W. Saunders
of Naacp
G. W. Hawkins
Miami
Saunders
Florida
WAACP
St. John’s Baptist Church
3Rd Ave
Baldwin Hepburn
Theodore R. Gibson
Christ Episcopal Church
J. N. Byrd
Mt. Tabor Baptist Church
Thedford Johnson
St. John Baptist Church
Mr. Saunders
Liberty City
Lee B
Omer
Wright
Marguerite Scott
L. Bethel
Gertrude Williams
Fannie Jernigan
Charles Blakely
Mary S. Davis
Entry Blanks Pour In For Carnation Baby Contest
Entry blanks pour in from Key West to Ft. Lauderdale as Carnation's Healthy Baby Contest begins its second year in this city. Eligible babies three years old or younger will be judged on health and personality with twenty cash prizes. Last year entrants may reapply if within age and no prior cash prize won. Local doctors and hospitals back the effort as the paper supports community activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Ft. Lauderdale
Carnation
3Rd Ave
15Th Ave
The
Carnation Co
Educton
Carnation promotes Healthy Baby Contest with Evaporated Milk
The Carnation Co. highlights its Seattle area Carnation Farms herd of 600 Holsteins and the health benefits of Carnation Evaporated Milk. The ad explains the product as pasteurized and sterilized after processing and urges parents to support the Healthy Baby Contest as a community effort to improve infant health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnation Co
America
Carnation Farms
Seattle
Washington
Moore Will Not Appeal In Striking Murder Verdict
Moore, a suspended Miami police officer, was convicted of second degree murder for the shooting of his estranged wife Bernice on March 28. He received a 25 year state prison sentence after pleading for leniency to care for his three children, with a parole possibility after ten to thirteen years. Attorney Carr, initially planning an appeal, informed the clerk the case would not be appealed and the commitment papers proceed. Williams and Meadows prosecuted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammie Lee Moore
Miami
Charles A. Carroll
Carroll
Moore
Bernice
Atty. Henry Carr
State Supreme Court
Circuit Court
EB. B. Leatherman
Carr
Rai
Atty. Carr
Man Run Down by Train In Sleep Near NW 7th Ave
Jesse Wright, 55, in critical condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital after a Seaboard Air Line switch engine ran over him while he slept on railroad tracks behind 2035 NW 7th Ave. He suffered a crushed right hand and a broken leg with possible internal injuries. Officers said he had dozed on the tracks. The incident involved a freight train pushing several cars. Roy Wilkins, 53, is named in the other item, with NAACP leadership changes announced by Arthur Spingarn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Wright
NW 7Th St
Jackson Memorial Hospital
NW 7Th Ave
R. F. Baker
J. J. Faulds
Wright
Seaboard Air Line
State Baptists Close 76th Meet In Jax
The 76th annual General Baptist State Convention of Florida met in Jacksonville April 5 to 10 with a large statewide delegation. The convention HQ was Abyssinia Baptist Church. Women and Young People met at Shiloh. Sunday School and Training Union at Day Spring. Laymen at Central. Noted figures included Dr. J. H. Jackson of Chicago and Dr. J. A. F. Finlayson presiding. The week featured sermons, a 100-voice chorus, and plans to support Florida Normal Memorial College.
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General Baptist State Convention of
Florida
Jacksonville
Abyssinia Baptist Church
Shiloh Baptist Church
Day Spring Baptist Church
Central Baptist Church
Abyssinia
Florida Normal Memorial College
J. H. Jackson
Chicago
Presition of America, Inc
Shiloh
Tobacco Road at Modern Theatre Tonight
The Broadway play Tobacco Road will be presented at the Modern theatre tonight at 8 30 pm. Produced and directed by Robert Earl Sawyer the production is restricted to adults with admission priced at 1 dollar taxes included. Tickets are on sale at the theatre and the Times office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobacco Road
Modern Theatre Tonight
Robert Earl Sawyer
Times Office
Phantom rapist William Henry gets 20 years
William Henry, 25, nicknamed the phantom rapist by police, was sentenced to 20 years by Criminal Court Judge Ben C. Willard after pleading guilty to four burglary counts. He already has 11 years left on a separate sentence, totaling 31 years to serve at Raiford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry
Criminal Court
Ben C. Willard
Witnssees
Henry
Raiford
Boy 5 Swallows Bolt Die in Tragic Incident
Five-year-old Reginald Allen, son of Mr and Mrs James Allen of 475 NW 9th Street, was found dead after swallowing a bolt. The incident is under investigation with authorities reviewing the circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Allen
James Allen
9Th St
Autopsy Finds Boy Died From Bolt Lodging in Throat
An autopsy at Jackson Memorial Hospital found that a boy who was at home last Friday died after a small bolt in his mouth became lodged in his throat. The report attributes the accidental death to this choking incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Coco to Appeal to United States Supreme Court
Diehard Eddie Coco seeks Supreme Court review of his murder conviction and life sentence, arguing due process violations. He was twice convicted for the 1951 killing of Johnnie Smith in Miami Beach, with an earlier reversal by the State Supreme Court. A New York gambler and former co manager of Rocky Graziano, Coco faces limited options as he pursues relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Coco
United States Heme Court
Ida Supreme Court
Coco
Chisago
Johnnie Smith
Miami Beach
State Supreme Court
New York
Rocky Graziano
Delta Sigma Theta Holds Southern Regional Conference Session
Mobile report notes the Southern Regional Conference of Delta Sigma Theta sorority convened for a two day session last week, with attendees and discussions highlighted in coverage. A photograph accompanies the article showing participants at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
ANP
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
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Myrtle M. Davis
NAACP
Mesdames Decia Howell
Annie Mae Twine
Margaret Brown
Vonda Silva
Maxine Page
Mary M. Brown
Ruth White
Clarice Lattimore
Evelyn Thomas
Coconut Grove
Elisha Madison
Mesdames Carlee Daniels
Hattie A. E. Jackson
Ada Belle Dunn
Margerite Saunders
Alston‘ J. Scott, Sr. Ong
Yen Cunningham
C. P.ey
Z. D. Johnson
Thomas D. Phillips, Sr
Salling
Sententee
Attvs
Gens Williams
William Meadows
Roy Wilkins
Walter White
Board of Directors
Arthur B. Spingarn
Wilkins
State Baptists
Jax
National Baptist Convention
Pres
H. Burns
Jackson
J. A. F. Finlayson
A. B. Coleman
W. M. Burns
Tallahassee
J. E. McCrary
Ocala
Edward T. Graham
Mt. Zion
A. L. Shipp
T. Johnson
St. John
Foreign Mission Board
Bolt
United States Supreme Court
Mittee
Sorors Valena Withers McCants
Maryer
Ann M. Coleman
Gara Taylor
Lauretta
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