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Newspaper
Miami Times
Location
Miami, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1951
Page
6
Miami gears up for the 5th Orange Blossom Classic as visitors arrive for a holiday weekend. North Carolina and Florida A and M gridiron showings boost hype while a heavy entertainment slate unfolds at Rockland Palace, Liberty City, and nearby venues.
Local notes mix party pegs and performances. Elizabeth Davis hosts Phil Harris ammy hour. Catherine Peterson celebrates birthday. Billie Daniels screens at Ritz, Rockland Palace running Harris talent nights. Lt Howard Hadley from Korea sends greeting to Classic Time. Barbershop upgrades. Arthur Sands visits from Key West. Betty Rawls and Ovieda Reaves at Brownsville Drug. George Dunn seeks post office job. Bennie Edwards due in Friday from Famcee. Fishermen Garth Reeves and Rev J B Blacknell share river tale. William Mae Denson loses wallet in Times Square. finder mails it home.
Ist Sgt Samuel S Holmes writes from Miami seeking guidance on purchasing a home for his mother after returning from service in Germany. He asks for price ranges and location details in Richmond Heights, mentions past local associations, and sends regards to local doctors, the Sawyers, and friends. He recalls 2nd Ave and Dr Landry’s Drug Store and signs off with a wartime farewell.
The Four Corners reopens with Clyde Killens back in town and a wave of community news. Miami opening events include the Miami Open golf tourney and a Classic clash with university teams and Harlem guests. Plans mention housing for visitors and a string of local notices about people and places.
Jesse Jr. greeted his father, Mr. Stubbs, Sr., on return from Garden City New York. Mr. Stubbs had flown to Miami in September and stayed until late October. He plans a holiday season with family, then a motor trip to Los Angeles for eight weeks, as Mrs. Stubbs will join. They reside at 131 NW Ist St Hyde Park.
The Business Women's Recreational Club marked its ninth annual Thanksgiving Dinner at the Lord Calvert Hotel Patio on November 22. Guests included Mrs Bertha Scriven and son, Mrs Oliver Guins, Mrs Dorothy Lee, Mr Smith, Eddie Wilson, Miss Ernestine Gibbs, Howard Bryant, Rosa Lee Cleveland, Mr and Mrs A Richardson, Willie Calloway, Rufus Perry, Mamie Harris, Dorothy McAllister, Louise Gillum, Ella Macklemyer, Henry Crawford, James Henry, Connie Sanders, and E Elmira Fannin in Fort Lauderdale.
On Friday November 30 a community meeting convened at R. R. Moton Elementary School in Perrine led by Mrs M Athalie Range President.
R C Coleman veteran Miami businessman has reopened his Gulf service station at NW Third Ave and 16th Street after tearing down the old structure. The new building offers tires tubes accessories washing polishing lubricating and 24 hour road service with tiled rest rooms. Coleman, popular in civic and social circles, also manages the Southland Singers and is active in local clubs and church groups.
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