Dorsey Clinches City Title With 20-6 Win
Dorsey High Bulls overpower Booker T. Washington Tornadoes 20 to 6 at Dorsey Park to claim the city title under Coach Leroy Breeze Brown. Key moments include a Bethel reception for the first score and Clark’s quick interception returning to the 4 yard line setting up another TD.
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Dorsey High Bulls
Leroy “Breeze” Brown
Booker T. Washington
Tornadoes
Dean Blue Everett
Dorsey Park
Dorsey
Dorsey Bulls
Liberty City
Bulls
Hasten Rolle
Leo Bethel
Williams
Clark
Liberty City Boys
Oval
Dean
Marshall
Dorsey Boys
Pro Games Schedule for Next Week
Next week features Chicago Bears visiting Chicago Cardinals, Detroit at Baltimore, and New York Yanks hosting New York.
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Chicago Bears
Chicago Cardinals
Detroit
Baltimore
New York Yanks
New York
College Football Scores From Thanksgiving Weekend
Giants Washington at Pittsburgh Philadelphia. Cleveland Green Bay at Los Angeles Thanksgiving Scores A and T 25 North Carolina 13 Lincoln Pa. 21 Howard 20 Tenn. State 55 Grambling 7 Kentucky State 16 Bluefield 14 Ston 3 Texas State 6 Benedict 39 S Carolina 6 J. C. Smith 12 Shaw 7 Morgan 14 Virginia State 7 Maryland State 34 Delaware State 0 Morris Brown 41 Clark 0 Xavier 60 Dillard 0 Lane 6 LeMoyne 6 Allen 36 Claflin 0 Philander Smith 13 Ark AM 13
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North C Carolina
Lincoln
Howard
Tenn. State
Grambling
Kentucky State
Bluefield
Ston
Texas State
Benedict
S. Carolina St
Inaugural of Haiti's President December 6
Haiti gears up for December 6 inauguration of President Elect Paul E Magloire, with two days of ceremonies including a state ball fiesta and parades. Delegations from Liberia Ethiopia and the United States will attend, led by Charles C D B King and U S diplomats. Presidents from Haiti extend invites to Black Americans amid a notable influx of visitors.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
ANP
Paul E. Magloire
Caribbean
Liberia
Charles C. D. B. King
Wm. W. S. Tubman
United States
Ethiopia
Truman
U.S
Brothers of Color
Maglo
Sloop Helena Sinks Off Bird Rock in Bahamas Tragedy
The sloop Helena bound from Nassau to Turks Island struck a reef one mile off Bird Rock light during a squall on Nov 2 and sank. Captain David Hall led a crew of six women, three children, and five men who perished. three survivors, including the captain, swam a mile to shore.
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Helena
Nassau
Turks Island
Bird Rock
David Hall
Grand Turk
Soldier Walk er Decorated For Korean War Heroism
Cpl Reinhard Algernon Walker, son of Dr and Mrs C R Walker, earned the Bronze Star Medal on November 1 for meritorious achievement in Korea. He serves with the 24th Infantry Regiment and already holds the Combat Infantry Badge. Enlisting in September 1948, he trained at Camp Dix and was sent to Japan with the Army of Occupation before joining the 24th Infantry during hostilities in Korea.
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Cpl
Reinhard Algernon Walker
C. R. Walker
24Th Infantry Regiment
Joon Walker
U. S. Army
Camp Dix
N. J
Japan
Army of Occupation
Korea
24Th Infantry
Mrs G S Worrell Injured in Head-On Car Collision
Mrs G S Worrell sustained a broken thighbone and two broken ribs on November 12 when a car driven by Arlington Cartwright collided head on with her. The right front of the car was smashed and the steering wheel snapped in Mrs Morrell's hands. She was taken to Prospect hospital and is improving.
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G. S. Worrell
Arlington Cartwright
Morrell
Prospect Hospital
Church enlarges Holy Spirit church with notable gifts
The Church of the Holy Spirit enlarged under Edward Dillet direction after a $1,400 gift from Miss Shirley Oakes was more than trebelled by parishioners. The annex was dedicated by the Lord Bishop of Nassau on November 20 with the Archbishop of the West Indies delivering the sermon.
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Edward Dillet
Shirley Oakes
Nassau
the West Indies
Reception in Addington House Grounds For Archbishop Knight
On November 10 a reception was held in Addington House grounds honoring His Grace the Archbishop of the West Indies Rt. Rev. Alan John Knight. An estimated 1500 people attended including His Excellency the Acting Governor and Mrs Evans, members of the Executive Council and their wives, members of the House of Assembly and their wives, ministers of other religious bodies and a cross section of the public.
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Addington House
the West Indies
Alan John Knight
Evans
Executive Council
House of Assembly
Death of John Cartwright After Lysol Ingestion
John Cartwright aged 29 died at Prospect Hospital following an alleged lysol ingestion on the night of November 13. He lived with his sister Mrs. Rhoda Russell and was rushed to hospital but did not survive.
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John Cartwright
Prospect Hospital
Cartwright
Rhoda Russell
Southern and Florida A and M Leaderboard Debate
The Huddle ranks Southern and Florida A and M as top teams after a scoreless tie two weeks ago. Upcoming games versus Wilberforce and Xavier will test who truly leads, with Maryland State, Langston, Tennessee State, Morgan, and others in the next tier. The ratings include Langston fourth, Tennessee State fifth, Morgan seventh, and A and T eighth with several others following.
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Tennessee State
Southern
Florida A
Miami
Fla
Florida A and M College
Wilberforce
Rattlers
Florida A and M
Florida
Xavier
Maryland State
Maryland Satte
Morgan
Iton
Sere State
Langston
Arrival Ends in Death Pronounced by Physician
Two hours after arrival, a physician ruled that the patient died from ning. The article notes the sudden end and the medical pronouncement, leaving the cause described as ning.
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Ning
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