Fort Lauderdale golf course must integrate, judge rules
Federal Judge Ernett C Choate ruled in Miami that Fort Lauderdale violated Negroes rights under the 14th amendment by barring them from the municipal golf course and ordered integration. The order becomes effective in 10 days pending appeal with a hearing on a city motion to keep the course segregated during appeal.
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Ernett C. Choate
Miami
Fort Lauderdale
Choate
Fifth Circuit
New Orleans
Supreme Court
U. S
Mrs Capitola Solomon Dies In Miami Home
Mrs Capitola Solomon mother of B Solomon owner of the B Solomon Funeral Home died at her home 315 NW 16th St Thursday afternoon. A Miami resident since 1926 she also leaves a sister Mrs Irmno Rogers of Jacksonville. Native of Monticello Florida she was a Mt Zion Baptist Church member and part of local civic groups. Funeral arrangements by Dade County Morticians' Association are incomplete.
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Capitola Solomon
B. Solomon
16Th St
Miami
Dade County Morticians’ Association
Florida Legislator John Orr Wins American Heritage Award
State Rep. John B. Orr Jr. of Miami, who opposed school segregation in the Florida Legislature, was chosen by the Fund for the Republic for an American Heritage award. The 37-year-old attorney received the national honor at a banquet in Washington. Orr had criticized Florida House bills to preserve segregation in 1956 and urged gradual integration.
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John B. Orr Jr
Miami
Florida
Fund For the Republic
Washington
Mayflower
Orr
Florida House
Teenage graduate shines in school clubs feature
Janice Aranha, honor student at Booker T. Washington and president of the Dramatics Club, is reported to be 17 this week. The piece notes her role among early teen graduates from Maxine Bethel's Charm School-Bil King photo era.
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Janice Aranha
Booker T. Washington
Dramatics Club
Sui;ence
Janice
Maxine Bethel’s
Charm School
Bil King Photo
NAACP Probe Hears Miami Hearings Soon
The State Legislative Investigating Committee plans to hold NAACP hearings in Miami starting Monday with no site set or subpoenas issued. Local NAACP officials remain unperturbed as Tallahassee sessions ended after Francisco Rodriguez of Tampa testified NAACP petitions sought desegregation and pledged legal aid to end segregation.
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NAACP
Tallahassee
Miami
NAACF
Tueday
Francisco Rodriguez
Tampa
Tood
Hendricks sentenced to twenty years for manslaughter
Allen W. Hendricks 32 pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received the maximum 20 year Florida sentence for the October 29 death of Joe Gainer 24 after a drinking party in Hendricks room at Grand Avenue. Murder trial was canceled and Hendricks had been jailed since the incident.
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Allen W. Hendricks
Grady L. Crawford
Hendricks
Joe Gainer
3Rd Ave
Florida
Freight theft arrests spark extensive loot probe
Eleven men and three teenage boys were arrested this week by sheriff's deputies over a string of freight car robberies totaling about 25000 dollars in stolen radios, TVs, phonographs, whiskey and appliances from Florida East Coast Railroad cars. One car at 6950 Northwest 24th Avenue was set afire at the Sears Roebuck warehouse siding, causing about 2000 dollars in damage to destroy evidence. The eleven men face grand larceny suspicions while the youths were placed in Youth Hall.
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Sheriff’s
Florida East Coast Railroad
24Th Ave
Sears Roebuck
Mrs Ratcliffe to Speak At Forum Sunday
Ida Ratcliffe principal of Northwestern Senior High School will address the King of Clubs Forum at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Sunday February 24 at 3 45 p m. She heads a 1280 pupil school with 68 staff and holds memberships in several professional groups.
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Ida Ratcliffe
Northwestern Senior High School
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Ratcliffe
Dade County
Wiley College
New York University
Florida State Teachers Association
Florida Council On Secondary Education
Florida Teachers Education Council
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Ebenezer Methodist Church
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John Orr
Brotherhood
Conference of Christians and Jews
Fontainebleau Hotel
Benjamin Lebow
Hialeah High
Cora Ann Culver
Mays High
Dennis Baker
Linda Marks
Miami Beach High
Althea Symonette
Washington High
Pete Desjardins
Miami Edison
Herald
Calloways
Cab Calloway
Cotton Club
Miami Beach
Blanche
Jackie Robinson
Sugar Ray — Miam
Edna Mae Robinson
Robinsons
Ray
New York
Gene Fullmer
Bondu
Greater Bethel Ame
Robinson
Larry Doby
Leslie
Christine
Sir John
Doby
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Hollywood
Mrs. Ratcliffe
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