VA Jury Upholds Segregation Ruling and Wedding Plans Noise
VA. jury upholds segregation ruling in a civil suit against a Washington airport restaurant claiming discrimination against Negro patrons. An 18 year old youth, Leon Cornelius Childs, confessed to fatally shooting a night watchman, Frank Ball, during a December 7 incident. Ball died at Jackson Memorial Hospital after bullet wounds. The article also notes Miss Dazelle Ebenda Dean’s Yuletide wedding to Mr. George Simpson set for December 26, 1949 at Christ Episcopal Church with a reception at the bride’s grandfather’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dazelle Ebenda Dean
George Simpson
Christ Episcopal Church
E. W. F. Stirrup
Chas. Ave
Dean
Paul Jackson
Los Angeles
Cal
Rose Mary Holmes
Sloane Cleaners Break-In and Ball Shooting Case
Detective John Canon recounted that a youth claimed he entered Sloane Cleaners by roof entry from his mother's home, found a ladder to the ground floor, and fired five shots at Ball with the last aimed at his head but the gun jammed. An all White jury quickly ruled for Air Terminal Services after a trial onset. Mrs Nash, a former teacher, alleged denial of service in the terrace dining room due to race, being directed to a segregated basement cafe. the defense argued facilities were substantially equal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Canon
Childs
Sloane Cleaners
Your Congressman's Says Smathers on Hospital Act
In 1946 the 79th Congress passed the Hospital Survey and Construction Act providing federal aid for hospital construction. Projects needed prerequirements and local effort, with the federal government contributing one third of the total cost and the Surgeon General certifying eligibility. The act authorized $75 million yearly for federal contributions toward hospital construction costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
79Th
Congress
Surgeon General of
United States
Driver Cleared In Woman's Death Riot Suit Filed
Paul Robeson and 27 others filed in federal court a $2,000,000 damage suit over a disturbance after a Peekskill rally. Plaintiffs claim injuries and civil rights deprivation from clashes on August 27 and September 4, with multiple hospitalizations. Robeson did not appear to sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paul Robeson
Peekskill
N. Y
Westhester County
Robeson
Funds To Decorate Streets Sought
A small group of Second and Third avenue businessmen discussed funding holiday decorations across Miami business blocks to support a fund for purchase and installation. A Miami woman, Mrs Mary Elizabeth Royal, 56, was fatally struck Sunday while walking behind a Greyhound bus into the path of a car driven by Leo Louis Albert, 40, of 1894 NW 28th St. Albert was cleared of blame by Florida Highway Patrol, stating he followed the bus at about 45 mph and struck Royal after she failed to see the oncoming vehicle. Royal died four hours later at a Homestead hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Long Key
Greyhound
Leo Louis Albert
First Ave
Mary Elizabeth Royal, White
Trolman
Albert
Whiteaker Bungalows Opens as Miami’s First Negro Veteran Subdivision
Miami observes the formal opening of Whiteaker Bungalows at Perrine, the city’s first subdivision for Negro veterans. Forty families received keys and moving-in authorization as owners occupy their modern two bedroom CBS homes. The 15 mile southwest site near S.W. 170th Terrace and 102nd Ave features asphalt floors, steel casement windows, and electric utilities. A Q&A session with builders’ spokesmen answered tenant questions to ensure clear understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Perrine
Rot
Whiteaker
Flagler Street
S.W. 170Th Terrace
Robinson Named 1949 NL Batting Champion
New York reports Jackie Robinson of Brooklyn has been officially acknowledged as the National League batting champion for 1949 with a .342 average, four points ahead of runnerup Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals. Robinson, a 30 year old second baseman, had earlier stated he did not care about the batting title, only about the Dodgers winning the pennant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Robinson
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Watchman
Alexandria
Helen Nash
Washington
Washington National Airport
Tenia
Leon Cornelius Childs
Frank Ball
Midnigh Jackson Memorial Hospital
Sho Ear Ae
Sloane
Her
Cannon
Air Terminal Services, Inc
Florida
George Smathers
Second
Third Ave
J. Finley Wilson
Elks of the World
St. Paul Ame
Robbie
Rhonda
Ronald
Raymond
Delsey
Daisy Davidson
Allen
The
Christian Hospital
Adelphian Club
Brown’s
L. L. Brooks
Bonded Collection Agency
Bruce Leonard
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!