Orange Blossom Classic promises greatest history in 17th renewal
Preliminaries finished for the 17th Orange Blossom Classic with a parade morning kickoff and a 8 15 p m Orange Bowl game between Florida A and M of Tallahassee and North Carolina A and T of Greensboro N C The coaches William Bell and A S Gaither face former colleagues and Ohio State ties loom as the winner could claim fourth place nationally Continued on page 2
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Miami
Florida A and M College
Tallahassee
North Carolina A and T College
Greensboro
N.C
North Carolina
Miami Police Seek Murder Suspects
Police hunt two men described as Negro suspects in the Tuesday night death of Francis Kromar a 52 year old White apartment license owner found in an alley between 10th and Lith sts near 1st place. A single .38 caliber bullet killed him and robbery is the motive. Kramar’s car was found locked near 119 NE 6th st with clothes wine and whiskey in the trunk.
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Francis Kromar
10Th
Lith Sts
1St Place
Kromar
Nathaniel Dean
Kramar
NE 6Th St
Parolee Receives 11 Plus 22 Year Sentence
William Wright, 34, was sentenced by Criminal Court Judge Ben Willard to 11 years for 11 counts of breaking and entering in the Southwest area and Coral Gables, to run with 22 years of a former term. He had been paroled seven months ago after serving seven years of a 30-year sentence. Jewelry valued at about $7,000 recovered by Coral Gables officers linked him to the case. Willard noted the inmate will be 67 at release.
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William Wright
Raiford
Criminal
Ben C. Willard
Southwest Section
Coral Gables
Wright
Willard
Miami
A.M. Bishop
Det. M. Cker
Bishop
Tucker
Youth Gets Life In Attack Case
Robert Lee Kemp, 23, convicted by a circuit court of raping a White woman, was sentenced to life in prison Monday by Judge Chas. A. Carroll. The sentence followed denial of his motion for a new trial. Andrew Junior Harris, Kemp’s companion, is serving a 40 year sentence in the same crime. They attacked two White couples parked near NW 66th street in Liberty Square.
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Robert Lee Kemp
Chas. A. Carroll
Carroll
Kemp
Andrew Junior Harris
Liberty Square
Jury Deadlocked On White Suspect in Florida Case
LIVE OAK FLA Nov 30 An all White jury retried S M Mapel 50 a liquid gas dealer after a Black eight year old girl testified he picked her up in his car and forced relations last October two doctors said the girl was hurt Mapel denied the allegations and took the stand yesterday afternoon jurors debated hours without reaching a verdict
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Live Oak
Fla
S. M. Mapel
Mapel
Davis Ousted From New York City Council
Benjamin J. Davis, one of 11 convicted leaders of American Communism, was removed by a 15 to 0 vote from the New York City council after his October 14 conviction for conspiring to advocate overthrow of the United government.
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New York
Benjamin J. Davis
New York City
Davis
United Government
Man Convicted On Dead Man's Charges
Bruce McKinney of 1446 NW 3rd Ave was convicted in Miami Beach city court on two charges despite the accuser M M Kuchma of 2821 SW 21 ter dying of a heart attack after leaving the police station. Municipal Judge Daniel P. Galen sentenced McKinney to 30 days in jail but suspended it on condition he stay off the beach.
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Miami Beach
M. M. Kuchma
la Gorce Country Club
Kuchma
Bruce McKinney
3Rd Ave
Daniel P. Galen
McKinney
Lakeland City OKs $700,000 Rental Housing Project
J. C. Emerson of Clearwater and Brooksville will begin a $700,000 rental housing project in Lakeland after the city commission approved zoning 15 acres for the development. The action was taken in Lakeland on December 1.
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Lakeland
J. C. Emerson
Clearwater and
Brooksville
Scouts To Hold Training Meeting In South Florida
A Sunday gathering at Booker Washington High School in Dade Monroe and Broward counties marks a major scouting event. Dr Kelsey L Pharr chairs the divisional committee with M G Boswell directing the program for division Troop and Scout Leader groups. Sessions include sections for divisional and troop committees and Cub leaders with recreational time and lunch for attendees.
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Dade
Monroe
Broward
Booker Washington High School
Dade Monroe
Kelsey L. Pharr
Pharr
M. G. Boswell
Boy Scouts of America
Eastern Air Lines invites public to Miami base open house
The NAACP attorney invites Greater Miamians to inspect Eastern Air Lines big operations and the maintenance base at Miami International Airport from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. It is EALs first open house, previously by invitation only, with refreshments and every 1000th visitor receiving a city ride in a constellation.
Groveland Outrages Spotlighted By NAACP Speaker
Attorney Franklin H. Williams spoke at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Tuesday evening to raise funds for the Groveland defense. He recounted the Ta Vara g trial and the Groveland outrages, noting Will Brunson driven off his land, home and store damaged, a 47 Hudson smashed, and his family left to charity. Henry Shepherd lost his home and livestock, crops ruined, a daughter harmed. Flowers Cockdraft named as a mob leader in Lake County.
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Franklin H. Williams
National Office
The
NAACP
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Groveland Trio
Williams
South
Tavareg
Groveland
Will Brunson
Hudson
Henry Shepherd
Sammy
Flowers Cockdraft
Lake County
Flog Probe Resumes in Rome Grand Jury Case
In Rome Georgia a federal grand jury resumed hearing evidence in the Negro flogging case tied to Ku Klux Klansmen. Twelve Dade County men face charges of conspiracy to detain and flog Negroes under false arrest as Sheriff John W. Lynch three deputies and eight private citizens are implicated. The government planned to wrap up its case as witnesses testified about Lynch and deputies’ roles in the seizures.
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Rome
John W. Lynch
Lynch
Your Congressman Says Florida Tourists Boost Economy
Congressman George Smath highlights a 1948 Florida booklet showing tourism generated about 770 million dollars statewide, with roughly a third spent in Dade County and about a quarter of a billion in Florida's two southern counties. He notes crop and manufacturing figures, with tourism exceeding combined agriculture and manufacturing incomes.
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Florida
Fia
Dade County
Monroe County
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
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