Gun Duel Ends in Fatal Wounding in Miami
A gun duel between two men in separate cars over a girlfriend left Thomas Howard dead from a forehead wound. Willie B. Wilson is under suspicion for first degree murder after Howard fired, then Wilson returned fire. Howard died at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
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Thomas Howard
Willie B. Wilson
John Berdeaux
Wilson
NW 26Th Avenue
51St Street
Howard
Berdeaux
Freed From Rape Charges After Accuser Disappears
Two men Leroy Walters and George Edward Armstrong, both of Goulds, were released from county jail after a Circuit court habeas corpus hearing failed to locate the White female accuser. Deputy sheriffs could not serve her summons, delaying the hearing first set for Aug 12. Willie Joe Lewis, once linked by the woman and indicted, was later cleared when evidence showed he was in Miami on the date of the attack near Homestead.
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Ernest Yocum
Harry Boheme
Leroy Walters
Goulds
George E. Holt
Walter
Holt
George Edward Armstrong
Willie Joe Lewis
Alfred Biely
Lewis
Miami
Homestead
Ada Cox Daniels Dies in Dade County Crash
Mrs Ada Cox Daniels a 26 year old expectant mother of Perrine died in Dade County Hospital Kendall after losing control of her station wagon and colliding with an oncoming car Two other occupants in the second car were injured one seriously Mrs Daniels death came from internal injuries and her seven month unborn baby did not survive
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Ada Cox Daniels
Perrine
Dade County Hospital
Éet Kendall
Seven Die When Car Rams Into Truck
A car carrying seven people to a Pensacola funeral collided with a heavy truck near GIRBENVILLE Alabama early Friday. The mangled car was found under the trailer frame. Identified victims include John Scott and Annie B Lester of Pensacola, James Taylor and his wife, Edward Lewis of Greenville, Perile Mae Smith of Greenville, and Alean Herbert of Garland.
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Girbenville
Ala
Pensacola
Fla
Highway Patrol
John Scott
James Taylor
Annie B. Lester
Edward Lewis
Greenville
Perile Mae Smith
Greenvile
Alean Herbert
Garland
Miss Bronze Ohio winner Kris Tabler hailed from Columbus
Kris Tabler, 17 daughter of Mrs Anna Tabler of 85 Hamilton Park Columbus Ohio won the Miss Bronze Ohio Beauty Contest sponsored by the Ohio Sentinel. Tabler received prizes including a Miami trip and a week at the Lord Calvert Hotel last Monday. She attends East High School and hopes to be a model. Mrs Annie R Moore Sentinel staff accompanied Tabler to Miami. Photo by Johnson of Miami.
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Ohio
Kris Tabler
Anna Tabler
Hamilton Park
Columbus
Ohio Sentinel
Miss Tabler
Miami
Lord Calvert Hotel
East High School
Annie R. Moore
Sentinel
Johnson
Six Children Die in Cleveland Tenement Fire
Six children aged from 9 weeks to six years died in a Cleveland East Side tenement fire. Police named victims William Murphy Jr., Veronica Murphy, Larry Murphy, Ronald Cottrell, Lever Grove, and Perk Grove. The blaze, threatening a nearby church, was controlled by firefighters in about 30 minutes. cause unknown.
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Cleveland
East Side
William Murphy Jr
Veronica Murphy
Larry Murphy
Ronald Cottrell
Lever Grove
Perk Grove
Cottrell
Progressive Baptist Church
Longshoreman Wins Settlement in Miami Dock Accident
William Woods and his wife Laura B. filed a $38,000 damage suit in Federal Court against Markland Shipping Company Ltd. for injuries when a ship’s gangplank broke at the Miami commercial docks in February 1954. Woods, 53, was working as a longshoreman at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Nova Scotia
William Woods
Laura B
1767
6Th Ct
T the Markland Shipping Company, Ltd
Miami Commercial Docks
Woods
Piledriver fatality near canal in Fort Lauderdale
Broward County medical examiner ruled drowning as the primary cause after a 2,000 pound piledriver felled a 64 year old laborer late Tuesday. Police said the crane buckled while swinging the heavy load into position at SW 15th street and 9th avenue, near a canal, injuring two workers.
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Fort Lauderdale
Broward County
15Th Street
9Th Eve
FAMU Tightens PurseStrings Reform at A and M University
President George W. Gore informed Governor Collins that a state audit found inadequate fiscal management at Florida A and M University. The audit led to new accounting practices and added business staff to prevent irregularities. Gore cited unclear authority lines and weak accounting as root causes. Collins thanked Gore for prompt attention.
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Tallahassee
Florida
M. University
George W. Gore
Collins
Gore
Tragic Bank Incident Claims Dan Williams Resident
Dan Williams of 519 NW 8th Ave died after being pinned against a bank by heavy equipment. The accident occurred about four p.m. when a machine pinned him. rescue crews arrived about an hour later. Williams was the brother of Mrs Susan urn of 2087 NW 6th Place.
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Dan Williams
8Th Ave
Wiliams
Susan Urn
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General Voices
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Antoinette Spicer
St. Agnes Parish Hall
Third Court
Miami June Melody Club
Lodge No. 13
Grand United Order of Pallbearers
Miss Spicer
Linton Berrien
Elliott J. Pieze
Times
Talon
West
Eval Herbert Brownell
Thurgood Marshall
NRACP
NAACP
Lamar
Caseyville
Miss
Smith
Lincoln County
Mississippi
Court House
Misef
Lowndes County
FAMU
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