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Newspaper
Miami Times
Location
Miami, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1949
Page
1
Thousands flock to Greater Miami for the New Year’s Day Orange Bowl with crowds packing streets and transport hubs. Railroads, airlines, ships and cars bring visitors as a big parade draws vast spectators and a festive atmosphere, while a small number of restricted tickets sparks mild controversy.
Monday afternoon an 111yearold boy from the northwest section of Miami was admitted to the polio ward at Jackson Memorial hospital, marking the 83rd polio case for the year.
Six Negroes were refused service Tuesday in the main restaurant at Washington National Airport across the Potomac in Virginia despite a government anti segregation order. Paul R Boyd, general manager for the firm operating the airport’s food concessions, said it intends to maintain its segregation policy pending further study of the order issued Monday by D. W. Rentzel, civil aeronautics administrator. The CAA operates the airport.
Harold Wells 27 of 2033 N W 5th Place drowned in a canal along Highway 26 in Hialeah on Christmas Day while hunting with friend Rance Rutherford. He had shot a coot on the opposite bank and sank attempting to retrieve it, possibly after a cramp. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 PM at Bethany Seventh Day Adventist Church.
By Sunday night more than 200 celebrants who became a bit too gay during the Christmas holiday ended up in the city jail. Of the 200, City Judge Cecil C. Curry fined 75 in the city court and the others were either remanded to city jail or for feited bonds. Ten of 23 other persons arrested on drunk driving charges drew fines of $50 each and five other cases were continued.
Two people died in city traffic accidents over a three day period while police logged 149 other accidents. Assistant Chief James A. Youell noted 22 burglaries during Christmas night and 12 on Sunday, a total unusually high for the period.
Judge Curry granted freedom to 203 inmates from the city jail as his annual Christmas present but was surprised when one man returned within 40 minutes on a drunkenness charge.
Marion Green aged about forty died when he fell from a barge at Daniels Towing and Dry Dock Inc on Southwest North River Drive in Miami. Chester Roberts, a carpenter on the barge, said Green lost balance while lowering to a scaffold and plunged into the river where he could not swim. Fire department divers searched but did not locate the body.
James Boyrough and Witt Evans of Fort Labientale were arrested Wednesday night by state beverage supervisor William C. Hardy in Washington Park cemetery. They were found paying respects to moonshine with five gallon jugs and numerous pints. A still was not located. Hardy suspects it is hidden among gravestones.
A group of local leaders in Pharr's Chapel held a special meeting to table a proposed policy discouraging inter racial social activity in Miami. The 17 to 5 vote delayed action on the document as a committee led by L B Thomas explained it. The group also passed a resolution to establish a municipal court in the Negro section at NW 17th Street and Second Avenue.
Miami soprano Leila Williams, recently a Booker T. Washington music instructor, headlines a Sunday recital at the auditorium with pianist Linton Berrien. Sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa Sorority to raise funds for its Student Scholarship Fund. Williams trained at Spelman College Florida A and M Wisconsin and the Sherwood School of Music.
Doctors William E Howes and Joseph Rosenstein report that smoking is unlikely to cause lip cancer and that Negroes show high resistance to all skin cancers. Based on 112 lower lip cancer cases treated in Brooklyn 1930 1944, only two were women.
Elmer Ray known as the Violent One and Hastings crowd favorite fights Tex Boddie in a 10 round bout at Dorsey Park on Tuesday January 11. Boddie stands 6 2 and has faced top west opponents as Ray trains for a local elimination to challenge Joe Louis. Promoter Duke Slater promotes the Orange Bowl Show expected to draw a large crowd with Joe Louis fans nearby.
Citizens have donated $60,000 to fight tuberculosis in Dade County. Negro contributions total $618, only one fifth of the hoped $2,000 from local efforts. Two hundred stamps were sent to Negro families. Churches and PTA groups were asked to give more. Send contributions to the Dade County Tuberculosis Association or to Rev. Graham or Miss Braynon.
Miami Beach and Ray are favored in local boxing circles ahead of the January 25 Orange Bowl exhibition. The boxing commission seeks a topflight main event with Slater headlining, plus four other bouts and a battle royal to close the program. General admission is $1.50, reserved $2.00, ringside $3.00.
Willie R Davie of Rockland Palace clarifies he is a founder and longtime member of the Young Business Men's Club and not sponsoring the Bartenders' Ball at Harlem Square Club. The club will host its annual New Year's Morning Breakfast Dance at Rockland Palace, with Davie helping present the Young Business Men's Dance and extending extra invitations to friends out of town.
The 19th annual King of Clubs forum opens January 2, 1949 at Mt Zion Baptist Church with Rt. Rev. John A. Gregg, Bishop of the Episcopal District of Florida AME Church and Edward Waters College chancellor, speaking on Civil Rights The Negro's Just Heritage. Subsequent programs move to St John Baptist Church featuring James C Evans US War Department and others through February including Marshall L Shephard US Recorder of Deeds.
Mr Davie apologizes for a mistaken impression about mailed invitations and unlisted guests. He provides correction for GW and the public, noting the error and clarifying the actual guest list details.
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