Georgia girl wins top in Voice of Democracy declamation
Albertha Mitchell, 17, daughter of a sanitation worker, wins first prize in Georgia statewide finals of the Voice of Democracy declamation contest. The result sparks reactions from Gov. Herman Talmadge and local officials as the standout performance tops reports of white supremacist factions. Mitchell spoke on the recorded version of her prepared topic.
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Atlanta
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Voice of Democracy
Albertha Mitchell
Master Singers to Make TV Debut on WTVJ
The Miami Master Singers will debut on television Monday afternoon 3:30 to 4:45 on the Alex Gibson show on WTVJ.
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Master Singers
WTVJ
Alex Gibson
NAACP Orange Blossom Parade Float Leaders Sign Up 2000 Members
The Miami branch NAACP float at the Orange Blossom Classic Parade featured Queen Inez Armster and attendants including Eloise Hughes and Esther King. Dorothy Butler drove the float while Marilyn Butler and Lavonia Norris rode on fenders. Entertainment Committee members drive a 2000 member signup by May 1, 1951.
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Miami
NAACP
Inez Armster
Eloise Hughes
Queen Esther King
Dorothy Butler
Marilyn Butler
Dorothy Wilcox
Lavonia Norris
Orange Bowl Seats Still Available
Fans urged to buy early as tickets for the Orange Bowl are limited to a first come, first served basis. A high-profile halftime show featuring over 3,000 musicians and performers will top the grid game, with the 140-piece Second Marine Division band from Cherry Point, N C headlining the pre game display. The Leatherneck unit replaces the band that performed in prior years, as reservations anticipate a sellout.
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Second Marine Division
Cherry Point
N. C
Liberian Delegation En Route To Haiti
Liberian delegation including Judge King Senator Smallwood and Capt Lerry were in Miami as guests of Liberian Consul K L Pharr. They departed for Port au Prince to attend the inauguration of Col Paul Magliore as president.
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Haiti
Miami
K. L. Pharr
Judge King
Senator Smallwood
Capt. Lerry
Port Au Prince
Col
Paul Magliore
Judge Holt Seeks Tougher Sentences in Black Murders
Circuit Judge George E. Holt condemns light verdicts after a jury mercy for a 38 year old Black man who killed his wife and sister. Holt calls this first degree murder with prior offenses, noting a 1938 conviction for killing his sister and a 1949 shooting that crippled his wife.
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George E. Holt
Holt
Billy Daniels Knife Attack Aided by White Actress
In March 1950 Billy Daniels faced trial for harming his wife after pursuing her to a residence. Judge Holt lamented not sending Scott to Raiford electric chair. The sentence imposed was 99 years for first murder, with ongoing concerns about violence including a confrontation involving actress Ronnie Quillan. Police reported she screamed during questioning.
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Holt
Lamar Coconut Grove
Scott
Raiford
Ba Ag
Aobby
Negro constable appointed in Miami in landmark ceremony
Stanley Sweeting a Miami newspaper man and civic worker was sworn in as the state's first Negro deputy constable in a ceremony at Justice of the Peace Thomas Ferguson's office. Sweeting, a Miami native and Tuskegee graduate, will serve under Constable George F ers in district 2 beginning January 2, 1951.
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Miami
Justice of the Peace
Thomas S. Ferguson
Stanley Sweeting
Sweeting
George Fers
South
Justice Ferguson
George F. Rogers
District
Rembrant Studios
ANP Head Claude Barnett Stops in Miami En Route
Associated Negro Press chief Claude Barnett passed through Miami on Saturday during a stopover while en route to his next assignment. He was met by local reporters and noted for continuing coverage of civil rights and race relations.
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Claude Barnett
The
Associated Negro Press
Miami
Murderer Confesses in Slaying of Teacher Mercedes Byron
Algernon Cecil Bellamy, paroled killer tied to a 1940 Ocala murder, confessed to killing 25-year-old Mercedes Byron, a Liberty City primary teacher whose body was found mauled in her Brown Sab apartment after she missed work.
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Mercedes H. Byron
Mt. Sinai Baptist Church
Mercedes Byron
Algernon Cecil
Bellamy
Raiford State Penitentiary
Ocala
Dade County
Liberty City
Urban League Worker Mrs Jacobs visits Miami
Mrs Sophia Yarnell Jacobs, a Philadelphia leader in civil rights circles, visited Miami this week. She toured with Dade County Urban League director W C Pinkston and plans to fund and undertake a fall and winter tour visiting urban leagues nationwide to gain support for local league programs. She serves as secretary of the World Alliance Council of Philadelphia and co chairs its Inter Cultural Committee.
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Sophia Yarnell Jacobs
Miami
W. C. Pinkston
Dade County Urban League
Jacobs
Philadelphia
National Urban League
League
World Alliance Council of Philadelphia
Crystal Bird Fauset
Madam Pandit
Mrs. Fauset
India
U. S
Pakistan
Emily Kimbrough
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Fessenden Academy
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Knoxville, Tenn
Tuskegee Institute
Ala
Horatio Sweeting
15Th St
Inez de la Pena
Anna Grace Sweeting
Bethune-Cookman College
Daytona Beach
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