White Christmas Trip To New York In 1948
The editor and family recount a December journey from Miami to New York aboard the F E C Champion for a white Christmas. They describe snow from Washington to New York, 20 inches in the city, Broadway shows, festive shopping, church services at St John the Divine All Souls St Martin's, and a grandson’s birthday on December 28 with fond memories and best wishes for 1949.
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F. E. C. Champion
Miami
New York City
Frances Jollivette
Gina
Russ
Virginia
Washington
New York
Central Park
Robert
Doreen
Paul
Henry
Broadway
Radio City
Roxy
Barbara Ann Scott
Strand
Christopher Blake
Dizie Gillespie
Maxine Sullivan
Deep River Boys
Times Square
Fifth Avenue
Gimble Brothers
Santa
Macy’s
Chorch
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
Grand Central Terminal
Veterans Organizations
Distribute Xmas Baskets in Washington Heights
Approximately 225 baskets and 368 dollars were distributed last week to needy families in Washington Heights. The effort was carried out by the Negro Service Council with support from a local dealer association that recently created a Christmas Cheer Fund.
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Negro Service Council
Washington Heights
Personal Rev W C Edgar Improves After Illness
Personal Rev W C Edgar who has been sick for more than three weeks is much improved. He was under the care of Dr S M Frazier. Mr Harold Thompson arrived from New York recently to spend the holidays with his parents. Mrs D Daniels and children of New York are Christmas guests of her sisters, Mrs M Thomas and Miss B Moss.
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W. C. Edgar
S. M. Frazier
Harold Thompson
New York
D. Daniels
M. Thomas
B. Moss
Hoover Commission urges unification of federal medical care
The Hoover Commission calls for merging Army Navy Public Health Service and Veterans Administration hospital systems into a single national health agency. It cites New York beds and plans that would double capacity while treating veterans and dependents under one system, warning against waste and interagency duplication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover Commission
Congress
Veterans Administration
Army
Navy
Air Force
Public Health Service
Hoover “Task Force
New York
Brooklyn
T. I
National Bureau of Health
Hoover Commision
Department of Health Education and Security
Ring In 1949 with Hopeful Predictions for Miami
The Spectator reflects on 1948 with joys and sorrows and greets 1949 as a new year. The author plans a weekly feature predicting Miami events for 1949 and will track which predictions come true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
BTW Alumni To Meet At Washington High School
The Book er T. Washington High School Alumni Association will hold its regular meeting at the school on Tuesday January 4 at 8 p.m. All members are urged to attend.
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Booker T. Washington High School Alumni Association
Band Routes Sonny Thompson and Joe Morris Tour Dates
Sonny Thompson performs in Richmond Newport News Lynchburg and Charleston from December 30 to January 2. Joe Morris appears in Dayton Ann Arbor Indianapolis from December 31 to January 2.
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Sonny Thompson
Richmond
Newport News
Lynchburg
Charleston
Joe Morris
Dayton
Ohio
Ann Arbor
Mich
Indianapolis
Ind
Wild Bill Moore travel notes through late year
The fragment lists movements from Battle Creek Michigan on December 31 to Cincinnati Ohio on January 2, indicating a travel sequence for Wild Bill Moore between these cities in the year-end period.
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Wild Bill’ Moore
Battle Creek
Mich
Cincinnati
Ohio
Memphis Slim and Louis Jordan Tour Dates Listed
The listing shows Memphis Slim performing in Meridian Mississippi on December 31 and Jonesboro Arkansas on January 1, with stops including Pine Bluff Arkansas on December 3 and Montgomery Alabama on December 31 through Million Dollar Theatre. Louis Jordan tours from Los Angeles California January 14 to Tacoma Seattle January 15 16 Portland Oregon January 17 and Vancouver British Columbia.
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Memphis Slim
Meridian
Miss
Jonesboro
Ark
Pine Bluff
Montgomery
Ala
LOUIS
Centralized Public Health Oversight Proposed in Cabinet Plan
A proposal outlines placing national health problems under a single specialist with direct Cabinet access. The aim is to boost federal interest and activity in public health while reducing waste and inefficiency across agencies.
Christmas Carols Singers Shine in Community Program
The James E. Scott Community Association reports strong success from its Christmas Carol singing program across communities. Choral Club members thank supporters for the Yuletide joy, naming Sammye W. Rutherford Verline Snyder Melvin Grace Floyd Edgecombe Flora Pratt Sylvia Thompson Frank Bullard Maxine Bullard Robert Ingraham Lucy Hyler Leroy Miller Lonnie Rolle Emmet Johnson Henry Evans Arthur Carter Alene Culmer Edwin Lord William Clare and officers Miss O B Alexander Franklin D. Ross Jr Josie W Roberts musical director
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammye WL. Rutherford
Verline Snyder
Melvin Grace
Floyd Edgecombe
Flora Pratt
Sylvia Thompson
Frank Bullard
Maxine Bullard
Robert Ingraham
Lucy Hyler
Leroy Miller
Lonnie Rolle
Emmet Johnson
Henry Evans
Arthur Carter
Alene Culmer
Edwin Lord
William Clare
Visiting Relatives At Dorsey Hotel
Mr and Mrs Marshall Arnold and daughter Marcha Ann and Mrs Portia Scott of Atlanta Ga are spending the Christmas holidays in Miami as guests of Mrs Evelyn Evans mother of Mrs Arnold at the Dorsey hotel.
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Marshall Arnold
Marcha Ann
Portia Scott
Atlanta, Ga
Miami
Evelyn Evans
Arnold
Dorsey Hotel
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Florida
The
Magic Printers
N.W. Third Avenue
By Elliott J. Pieze
BTW
Betti Mays
Wilmington
Del
Tmas Carols Singers
James E. Scott Community Association
Choral Club
O. B. Alexander
Franklin D. Ross, Jr
Josie W., Roberts
Lincoln School of Practical
Phil Pitts
Miami Avenue
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