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Newspaper
Miami Times
Location
Miami, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1950
Page
1
Miami officials report sixty percent of 360 examined downtown slum buildings are beyond repair and should be demolished. 216 labeled for demolition while 64 owners have been served notices with 30 days to act. Neighborhood blocks surveyed include NW 6th Street, NW 11th Street, and NW 16th to 20th Streets.
Law abiding Miamians will get their first look inside the new precinct police station and courtroom during an open house Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. The station is located at NW 5th Ave. and 11th St. Officer of the de-
The Miami NAACP expands its branch with E edicnts Morrow as assistant field secretary announcing a public open house and new quarters. Lt. J. T. Griffin leads the precinct while Mt Olivette church hosts a mass meeting urging bold action and voter participation. Mrs Juanita Dennis Kimball resigns from Murrell Branch YWCA to lead Beaumont Texas branch.
Miami detectives hold Louise Carr, 23, of 357 NW 14th Terrace, as Thirlie Jordan, 37, lies near death from a bullet wound in the stomach. Homicide Detective Neal Coston said Carr shot Jordan at a street intersection early Tuesday during an argument over returning home.
One of Florida's largest garden type housing projects will be completed next month. Sponsored by J Glover Taylor and Hotel Commissioner J T Landon of the Glover Taylor real estate firm, the 11 acre development comprises 206 two bedroom apartments in 22 buildings with four to 24 units each. All units are fireproof vermin proof and two stories. The $1,000,000 FHA insured project stands as a major Jacksonville housing initiative.
Noted bandleader Cab Calloway and five band members will depart Miami Saturday April 29 aboard Pan American World Airways for Panama. The group plans to tour Central America, performing shows and promoting their musical act during the trip.
Peace Justice Edwin Lee Mason issued a rape warrant Tuesday for K. C. Sinclair age 35 of 6128 NW 19th Court. He is charged with assaulting a 13 year old Cocoa Grove girl last Saturday night.
Mayor William Wolforth will extend greetings at the Dunbar Nursery groundbreaking on Sunday April 30 at 3 p m on the Dunbar Elementary School grounds 505 NW 20th St. The event marks the start of nursery facilities for children of working mothers with Dr Bowman F Ashe of the University of Miami delivering the feature address.
The Dade County public schools face severe overcrowding with 42 of 55 elementary White schools needing 271 extra classrooms and 14 of 17 Negro schools lacking 112 classrooms. Officials estimate 605 permanent rooms are required, including replacing 376 portable rooms, funding a $12.5 million bond slated for May 2.
City Judge Daniel Galen fined 35 year old Willie Atkins five hundred dollars and costs for peddling lottery tickets on a main Miami Beach street after he pleaded guilty before Detectives Pat Perdue and Jack Farrell. They arrested him Saturday at 14th Street and Collins Court when they...
The court heard that Atkins admitted working for someone in Miami after Perdue testified about a ticket scalping scheme. The fragment notes a passerby and an admission tied to an unnamed man based in Miami.
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