Hepburn Awarded Grid Trophy At Famcee
Thirty nine members of the 1951 Florida A and M College football team were honored at the annual gridiron banquet in the College Commons. Robert Rollins, co captain and senior from West Palm Beach, received the J. B. Bragg trophy and the Sportsmanship award. He was a 1951 All SIAC guard. Hepburn described as Mr Cool led the Rattlers to a 67 7 Orange Blossom Classic win over North Carolina Eagles, throwing five TD passes and setting a pass completions record. Head Coach A S Gaither praised the team and Orange Bowl performance. Letter winners from Miami listed include Hepburn Herout Kenchon Levan Paulk Rolle Sands Sands Saunders Woodard and Perrine.
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Tallahassee
Florida A and M
Robert Rellins
West Palm Beach
J. B. Bragg
James
Big Jim” Williams
Tampa
Edward “Ziphead
Clark
Orlando
Elman “Tojo” Wilkins
Coroapolis
Joseph Fair
Rollins
SIAC
Lee
Hepburn
Cool
Rattlers
North Carolina Eagles
A. S
Jake” Gaither
J. R. E. Lee
Jacksonille
George W. Gore, Jr
Miami
Alkin Hepburn
Charles Herout
William Kenchon
Leroy Levan
Cleveland Paulk
Rudolph Rolle
John Sands
James Sands
Jasper Saunders
Arthur Woodard
Perrine
Bethune Cookman, Texas College set for Steel Bowl showdown
Bethune Cookman meets Texas College in the 2nd Annual Steel Bowl at Legion Field on New Year's Day. SIAC leader Bethune Cookman, 7-2, faces Texas College, 6-2-2, in a high powered offense battle led by All-American QB Raymond Thornton and All-Southwest Lewis Hicks. The game caps a season where the SIAC has posted key post season wins and aims to keep an undefeated postseason record.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bethune Cookman
Texas College
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Legion Field
Siac Wildcats
Morris Brown
Florida A and M
Daytona Beach
Xavier University
Steers
Prairie View
Florida A and 7
SIAC
Raymond Thornton
Lewis Hicks
Texas
Wildcats
Norman Townsel
Jack McClarren
Downing Johnson C. Smith
Maroon and Gold
Tampa
Fila
North Carolina College
Alcorn A and M
Allen
Morris College
Benedict College
Savannah State
Savannah
Xavier
Southern
Famcee Cagers on Fla Tour
The Famcee A and M College basketball team led by Coach Ed Oglesby will barnstorm Florida with Tuskegee Institute’s Golden Tigers as opponents. Eleven players including Mack Clayton, Harry Donald, Earl Washington, Sam Hearns, Charlie White, Freddie Dyles, Milton Murray, John Cuyler, Herbert Beacham, Tom Hogan, and James Lawrence participate. The squad has opened with a 60-50 win over Texas Southern and victories over Florida Normal Lions 113-35 and 118-29.
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Tallahassee
Fila. A and M
Golden Tigers
Tuskegee Institute
Ed Oglesby
Mack Clayton
Harry Donald
Jacksonville
Earl Washington
Sam Hearns
Charlie White
Tampa
Freddie Dyles
St. Petersburg
Milton Murray
Philadelphia
John Cuyler
Hartford
Conn
Herbert Beacham
Tom Hogan
James Lawrence
Famcee
Texas Southern University
Florida Normal Lions
Negro Schools Lead 1952 Community Chest Per Capita
In 90 Dade County public schools the highest per capita gifts for the 1952 Community Chest and Red Cross drive came from three Negro schools. Dorsey led with 6.75 dollars per person, Booker T. Washington 6.50, and aMy s High 6.00. Superintendent James T. Wilson praised 4,500 employees for strong effort as total gifts reached 18,113 dollars and 13 percent above last year.
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Community Chest and
Red Cross
Dade County
Daniel Westfall
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Dorsey
Booker T. Washington
aMys High
Public Employees
Community Chest
Lena Horne Hammerstein to Head NAACP Benefit
Oscar Hammerstein II and Lena Horne will co chair a Madison Square Garden benefit for the NAACP on March 6 1952 with over a hundred stars invited Ed Sullivan to host and Muriel Rahn and Celeste Holm set to appear Tickets will range from 1 to 5 dollars 04.
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New York
Oscar Hammerstein II
Lena Horne
National Association For the Adanvecement of Colored People
Madison Square Garden
Miss Horne
Mr. Hammerstein
Ed Sullivan
Muriel Rahn
Celeste Holm
Metropolitan division campaign to begin January sixth
The Metropolitan division proceeds through final phase after surpassing 75 percent, with Jan 6 set for kickoff. Rev. J. N. Byrd, pastor of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, chairs the Negro section for the house-to-house campaign.
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Sions
J. N. Byrd
Mt. Tabor
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Grid
Bethune
62Nd Street
Cagers
Open
Deland
Grace Presbyterian Church
Love and Charity
James Culmer
N.W
63Rd St
Lucky Star Supply Company
N.W. 5Th St
Carver Ranches
West Carver Ranches
Hallandale
CBS
Carver Ranches, Inc
West Carver
Miami, Fla
2Nd Street
Florida
Prof. Homes
Miami Times
Jackson
Edison
James T. Wilson
Hammerstein
NAACP
N.E. 14Th Street
Harry Markowicz
Market Industries Incorporated
2Nd Ave
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