King of Clubs Begin 20th Forum at Florida A and M
The King of Clubs starts its 20th annual Winter Forum series on Sunday January 8 1950 with acting president H Manning Efferson of Florida A and M College delivering Frontiers Which Need Moving Back. Efferson holds degrees from Atlanta University Teachers College Columbia Minnesota and Iowa State and has led multiple college departments and programs. The public is invited to attend.
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King of Clubs
H. Manning Efferson
Florida A
M. College
Efferson
Atlanta University
Teachers College
Columbia University
University of Minnesota
Iowa State University
Fla. A
Bethel Ame Church
Tallahassee
Fla
Two Killed In Holiday Traffic Accidents
Miami reported two holiday traffic deaths as William Wilcox, 25, of 376 NW 16th St., died after his motorcycle hit a four inch barrier at State Road 7 and Pembroke Road in South Broward. Circle Turnquest, 25, of Hallandale, perished when her car left Biscayne Boulevard and plunged into the Little River canal near NE 78th Street. Officers said Turnquest appeared to lose control while driving south.
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Miami
William “Jitterbug” Wilcox
16Th Ft
State Road 7
Pembroke Rd
Broward County
Circle Turnquest
Hallandale
Biscayne Blvd
Little River Canal
78Th St
Patrolan S
Week-End Killings Leave Two Dead One Wounded
Theodore Hope 20 of 1346 NW 5th Ave was stabbed to death in his home Sunday. Eva Mae Smith 22 of the same address is held for questioning. Eugene Hicks 1606 NW 1st Ave is in critical condition after a store shooting at 1465 NW 3rd Ave. Arthur DeLaney 338 NW 16th St operated the store. his guns reportedly discharged. Harold Francis Francis Funeral Home 512 NW 12th St was charged with first degree murder in the Christmas Eve killing of Estelle Jones 175% NW 5th Terrace. Henry W. Brannon 1421 NW 5th Ave was also present during an accidental incident attempting to scare Hicks out of the store.
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Theodore Hope
5Th Ave
Eva Mae Smith
Eugene Hicks
1St Et
3Rd Ave
Arthur DeLaney
16Th St
Harold Francis
Francis Funeral Home
12Th Street
Miami
Estelle Jones
5Th Terrace
Jones
Henry W. Brannon
Ezzard Charles Awarded 1949 Fighter Of The Year
Ezzard Charles, heavyweight champion from Cincinnati, named Ring Magazine’s Fighter of the Year for 1949. Editor Nat Fleischer also notes Charles’s Edward J. Neil Memorial plaque honor and ranking in the magazine’s annual ratings. Ray Robinson places second among middleweights, Sugar Ray tops the 147-pound division, while Lester Felton earns recognition for the most progress.
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New York
Ezzard Charles
Ring Magazine
Edward J. Neil
New York Boxing Writers Association
Nat Fleischer
Charles
Welter King Ray Robinson
Henry Brimm
Buffalo
Jack LaMotta
Sugar Ray
Fleischer
Detroit
Lester Felton
Kid Gavilan
Music by Dorsey Choral Group at upcoming forum
The matchless Dorsey Choral Group directed by Prof. Linton C. Berrien will provide music. The venue for the first forum will be announced in the next issue.
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Dorsey Choral Group
Linton C. Berrien
Tenants League Founder Dies of Heart Attack
Max Goodman founder of the Miami Miami Beach Tenants League and recently named secretary treasurer and executive director of the Miami Beach Housing Authority died of a heart attack.
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Tenants League
Max Goodman
Miami-Miami Beach
Miami Beach Housing Authority
Son of Slave Heads Town Council in Malden Mass
Herbert L. Jackson, 40, a shop owner, was elected president of Malden city council, becoming the first Negro named to preside the common council. He heads a tailoring and dry cleaning business started by his late father born a slave on the University of Georgia campus. Jackson was chosen in a council caucus and has long been hailed as a champion for tenants in low income brackets.
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Malden
Mass
Herbert L. Jackson
Jackson
Goodman
Miami Beach
West Virginia
Congressman notes Vienna art treasures on display in DC
The National Art Gallery in Washington showcases works from the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, including Hapsburg treasures. Highlights feature tapestries, carved pieces with jewels, Rubens masterpieces, and a famed 1540 Francis I gold salt and pepper holder on an ebony base that rolls on balls. Two gold figures representing mythos accompany the piece.
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National Art Gallery
Washington
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Vienna
Hapsburg Family
Europe
Baltic
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Peter Paul Rubens
Francis I
Mythos
Miss Press Photographer Bowser In Miami Tour
Lovely Cora Bowser of New York City selected Miss Press Photographer of 1949 registers at the Mary Elizabeth Hotel in Miami. Alan Morrison and Ebony photographers David Jackson and Robert Barnett accompany her for a Sunbeam Tour sponsored by Mulzac Travel Service and Captain Hugh N Mulzac. Morrison and Jackson will photo the Miami visit for Ebony and have shot hundreds of pictures including a Virginia Beach color job for the cover.
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Cora Bowser
New York City
Miss Press
Mary Elizabeth Hotel
Alan Morrison
Ebony Magazine
Robert Barnett
Ebony
David Jackson
Miss Bowser
College of the City of New York
Sunbeam
Mulzac Travel Service
Hugh N. Mulzac
Skipper
S.S
Booker T. Washington
Miami
Mary Elizabeth
Morrison
Jackson
Virginia Beach
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Francis
Hicks
Fighter
Council
Espanola Way
George Smathers
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