Glamorous Ethel Sissle Gordon Loses Divorce Battle
Glamorous Ethel Sissle Gordon, once Miss Miami, lost a divorce case to Walter Gordon in a sensational mudslinging trial. She did not win alimony but received a Cadillac and an apartment house. The Miami Times notes her setback amid local gossip on the city’s social scene.
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Ethel Sissle Gordon
Walter Gordon
Los Angeles
Ethel
Herb Douglas
Pitt
Miami Hurricanes
Henry Ford
Bobby Epps
Bill Allen
Miami
Bill Stirrup
Robert “Barney” Barnett
Alberta Heights
Delta Sigma Theta Christmas Party at Harlem Square
Delta Sigma Theta plans its annual Christmas party at Harlem Square on December 20. The item mentions James Moon Vickers staying in Miami two weeks, altered hometown sentiments, and local fashion show notes with Lord Calvert Vogue. It also references Nassau events, birthdays, and pre-Christmas nuptials in Miami with Bethel AME Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Harlem Square
James “Moon” Vickers
Miami
Harlem
Moon
Lord Calvert
Sports
Bahamas
William Buxton
Key West
Ben Gregg
Charles Aranha
Howard Hadley
Korea
Metronome Magazine
WFEC
Johnny
Ebony Express
Johnston
Holiday Housing Offer For Omega Psi Phi Conclave
A reader urged spare homes for Omega Psi Phi National Conclave in Miami. The note notes locals should call 9-2284. Other lines report small Negro ticket sales at Orange Bowl and various holiday visits, with names and places including Polly Arnold, Eve Lyn Evans, and Chris Wareham planning travel to Kingston Jamaica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Miami
Warric
Ethel McLeod) Fergusons
Polly Arnold
Atlanta
Polly
Evelyn Evans
Dorsey Hotel
Nathaniel Dyson
Albany
David Sands
Charleston
W. Va
North
Travel Bureau
Chris Wareham
Kingston
Jamaica
PAA
Weddings and events and a baby expected in early fifty two
A compact notices page lists a baby on the way for THE JETTIESON family due early in 1952 and several wedding plans including ALTAMESE JARRETT receiving a present via Santa. Rosa Galloway and Sgt. Ivan King announce their vows for December 18 in Liberty City. Louise Gross Sands joins David Sands after arriving from Charleston. Almeria Williams and John W. Hallif wed today in the ceremony. How ard Rollins and Barbara Blatch set December 30 at St Agnes. Ken Sands due home soon. Earl Sawyer promotes a book and stage event. DHS Little Theater Guild plans Mr Christmas at LCE auditorium December 19. Choral Society presents The Singing Xmas Tree December 17. Brown Famous Corner renovation noted for events. William Bundy Johnson visited from Key West and will return to town.
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Altamese Jarrett
Santa
Sir Stork
Rosa Galloway
Sgt
Ivan King
Liberty City
Louise Gross Sands
Charleston
W. Va
Hobbie David Sands
Almeria Williams
John W. Hallif
Howard Rollins
Barbara Blatch
St. Agnes
Kenneth Sands
Earl Sawyer
DHS
Little Theater Guild
Christmas
LCE
Leonard Walker
BTW Choral Society
Zeta Phi Beta
Brown
William
Bundy) Johnson
Key West Way
Big Town
Mrs. R. C. Lambert Returns From Albany Trip
Mrs. R. C. Sylvia Lambert, a Bethune Elementary School teacher, returned home Sunday from Albany Georgia where she was called Thanksgiving Day to be at her mother’s bedside. The mother remains ill but is holding her own through faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C
Sylvia) Lambert
Albany
Lambert
Bethune Elementary School
Family visit from New York City for holidays
Mr. Robert Young Sr arrives on Wednesday from New York City. He will spend the holidays with his wife and two sons Robert Jr and Henry, who are guests of mother and grandmother Mrs H E S Reeves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Young, Sr
New York City
Robert, Jr
Henry
H. E. S. Reeves
Saun ders Return From Chicago Plans Adoption
Mr and Mrs Thomas L Saun ders returned from a brief trip to Chicago Illinois to begin plans for adopting their new son Thomas Michael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Saunders
Chicago
Ill
Thomas Michael
NAACP Election Planned by Miami Branch
The Miami NAACP chapter will elect officers on Thursday at 8 30 p m at St John Baptist Church. All members are urged to attend. E T Graham President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
NAACP
St. John Baptist Church
E. T. Graham
Pres
Collision at NW 36th and 10th in Miami Florida Fatality Report
Notice requests information about a collision at NW 36th street and 10th avenue in Miami Florida at about 2:00 a.m. on October 9, 1951 between a southbound passenger car and a Miami Transit Bus eastbound. It notes the death of a six year old child and injuries to others and provides contact details for the child's father after 6:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
36Th St
10Th Ave
Miami
Florida
63Rd St
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Miami Times
Miami, Florida
Crown Distributors
Mary Elizabeth Hotel
Seagram
Joe Christian
Scoop” Jones
Chie
Pinder
Peoples Mortgage CO
Congress
E. D. Dennis
N.W
3Rd Ave
Miami, Fla
Opa Locka, Fla
James “Scoop” Jones
New Orleans, la
Seagram Distillers
Sands
George Savitt
Marilyn
Denier
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