NAWC Banquet Promises Colorful Event and Honors
More than 50 life memberships announced at the 30th biennial NAWC convention banquet held in the Caribbean Room of Bayfront Municipal Auditorium. About 375 guests attended, with 150 listening to programs and election returns. 42 hostesses in Seminole attire arranged seating. Distinguished officers and guests included Dr. Mery Fitzbutler Waring, Mrs. Ella Phillips Shewart, and regional federation leaders. Special awards went to Mrs. Rosa Parks and Mrs. Autherine Lucy Foster. Gertrude Reese Hicks trophy went to Ed Sullivan’s team. Basil O’Conner award accepted by Bert Koppin for polio control work. Illinois and other state federations were represented. Irene McCoy Gaines chaired greetings, with musical performances and Parade of States gifts. Local banquet committee included Elizabeth Espy and Ceclia Lee.
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Bofront Municipal Auditorium
City Federation
Elizabeth Espy
Mery Fitzbutler Waring
Ella Phillips Shewart
Harris B. Gaines
Fartha White
Myrtle Davis
Florida
Ruby Morse Kendrick
T. J. Barnes
Mississippi State Federation
Elizabeth Williams
Celeste L. White
Illinois State Federation
Daisy Murrell
National Arts and Crafts Board
Dora Needham Lee
Northeast
Maggie R. Marshall
California State Federation
Carrie M. Hadley
David A. Douglas
Atlanta Life Insurance Company
Douglas
Rosa Parks
Montgomery
Alabama
Autherine Lucy Foster
Birminham
Ed ‘Sullivan
Gertrude Reese Hicks
Bert Koppin
Wgbs-Tv
Charles Bynum
National Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Jack Cleary
Association
Basil O’conner
Moss Kendrick
Coca Cola
Zuckerman
Bayfront
Irene McCoy Gaines
Cherry Mills Boyer
Miami
Georgia Beasley
Cincinnati
Pauline Dunn
Ruth Greenfield
National Headquarters Fund
Gaines
The Fastest Gun Alive at Lib-City Drive in Theatre
Glenn Ford and Jeanne Crain star in a Western thriller about George Temple a mild storekeeper hiding his legendary fast gun past. Dora his wife faces danger as outlaws challenge his reputation in Cross Creek with a surprise ending.
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Glenn Ford
Jeanne Crain
Broderick Crawford
Russ Tamblyn
George Temple
Dora
West
Cross Creek
Temple
The First Texan Opens at Capitol Theatre
McCrea stars as Sam Houston in Allied Artists stereo color epic The First Texan a gripping depiction of Texans war for independence. The film recreates the Battle of San Jacinto on an epic scale and offers a strong showcase for Joel McCrea.
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Mexico
Joel McCrea
Sam Houston
Allied Artists
Capitol Theatre
San Jacinto
Lone Star Republic
McCrea
Have your child vaccinated at national immunization drive
Parents are urged to bring children to the national immunization drive at five o clock today. Health officials emphasize protecting against measles and other preventable diseases and note free vaccines will be available at designated clinics.
Vision of sky signs and biblical imagery in Rockford
A Rockford reader reports a July 15 1956 morning sighting of a large crucifix in the southern sky followed by a white clad woman a blue bunting effect a Jerusalem scene and battle ships across the heavens a voice urging repentance and prayer a bright light and a breast portrait of five US presidents with a gold numeral sixty and a request to publish the account in the Miami Times signed Elizabeth Moyers
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White House
Washington
Jerusalem
United States
Christ
Elizabeth Moyers
Editors Note: News to Us Sparks Reader Interest
An editor remarks that the communication above will captivate readers, noting it is all news to the staff. The note signals curiosity about new information and invites reader engagement with the unusual rerun or message.
Birth date request with cross sale offer in Savannah notice
A mass mail request offers to send birth date name and self addressed stamped envelope to receive two plastic crosses for a dollar. The ad directs readers to mail to A M Agent at 244 McIntyre Street, Savannah, Georgia, Department M, for delivery.
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A. M
McIntyre St
Dept. M
Savannah
Mrs Sugar Ray Robins ons Miami Visit With Family Guests
Mrs Ednad Mae Robinson wife of boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson arrived in Miami Wednesday for a short stay. She visited with her son Ray and relatives including Bernard Roberts and Joseph from New York City. The party traveled via FEC and stayed with Mrs Arnett Love and Mrs Lucia Edden at 320 NW 15th St. Robinson's husband trains in Greenwood Lake New Jersey for an upcoming fight and the group plans to stay eight to ten days before returning next Tuesday.
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Miami
Ednad Mae Robinson
Sugar
Ray Robinson
Mrs. Robinson
Arnett Love
Lucia Edden
15Th St
Roberts
Gloria Edden
Job Offer to Women for New York City Placement
Notice invites women over 21 to relocate to New York City with guaranteed job, housing, and travel expenses paid. Written by Giles and Callery Employment Agency at 902 Clark St Cincinnati Ohio, care of Herman D Griffith. Reference required.
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New York City
Giles and Callery Employment Agency
Clark St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Herman D. Griffith
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Chicago
Mesdames Cecelia Lee
Marie Taylor
Vera Clark
Annette McNeil
Carlee Daniels
Mary Ellen Simmons
Rockford
Illinois
S. Horace Ave
Miami Times
Fiamingo
Sir
Mrs. Sugar Ray
New York
City
Booker Tee Golf
N.W
South River Drive
36Th Street
Byrd Newton
Mrs. Newton
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