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Newspaper
Miami Times
Location
Miami, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1949
Page
1
Mr. Evans of Miami, son of the late Reverend J. R. Evans of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, will deliver a discourse titled The Just Man. The talk is expected to be both interesting and highly informative.
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson begins a two week engagement at the Monte Carlo night club on the Trail at Seventh Avenue. He follows the Ink Spots, who helped break color barriers in the South. Ella Fitzgerald is slated to headline next Tuesday, continuing the all-white club showcase trend. The Monte Carlo, once overlooked, now draws big crowds as Robinson, 63, performs with his wife as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Sampson.
Two men captured by Coral Gables police on December 22 plead guilty in Criminal court Tuesday to safe robbery charges. Judge Ben C. Willard set the trial for Thursday. Leroy Wright, 23, and Charles Hughes, 28, admitted cracking the safe at Robbins Roofing Co. Eight other safe jobs were cleared by their arrest. Hughes was wounded, Wright captured, and two others escaped.
State Rep. Alex MacWilliams of Vero Beach urged Florida to advance the state portion of a $208 million flood control program after a Citizens Flood Control meeting. The talk followed a discussion on financing the big south and central Florida water project as a solution to flood risks.
The St Matthews Baptist Church MacWilliams marks its pastor and church members 27th anniversary with a special service inviting friends on Monday evening January 10 1949 at 361 N W 17th Street. The celebration recalls trials and faith through the years as members reflect on their journey.
Outrage at meetings over the St Albans tract zoning continues as residents demand a half and half plan for the Douglas area development. The planning board must present a new proposal by January 19 to separate multiple dwelling units from single-family homes while a coalition of white and Black groups calls for stricter limits and FHA loan accessibility in Grove. Local leaders warn that inaction could deepen White Negro tensions and threaten community harmony.
The Dade County School Board set February 1 as the deadline to post bonds for teachers seeking July and August 1948 pay checks. Supt. James T. Wilson said salary requests keep coming in and each requires tearing up the original contract to draw a new one. Indemnity bonds were required last summer to shield board members from financial loss, with July and August 1948 checks to be paid at semester end.
Miami city commission signaled a shift away from the proposed 20th street site for the FEC railroad station with two of three supporting members now backing a northern or western location. A 63rd street site has been repeatedly cited as the likely replacement if the 20th street plan is scrapped, while no second reading action was taken due to Commissioner Gardiner's absence. The Greater Miami Traffic association had urged relocation to 19th street, and the panel had recently voted to switch from 19th to 20th street two weeks prior.
Coral Gables police surrounded a Ponce de Leon Boulevard store two weeks ago on reports of a safe robbery in progress. Several shots were fired as the robbers attempted to flee, with authorities pursuing them at the scene.
A historical look at caucuses from their roots in Tom Dawes' Boston to their role in shaping party decisions in Congress. The piece traces early caucus clubs, the evolution of party power, and periods when Speaker Joe Cannon diminished their influence.
Congressman George Smathers notes Democrats rose to House control in 1911 and built a caucus as the governing core. Monday's session confirmed caucus officers and rule changes, showing Dawes era influence persists in American political life.
The Miami Times introduces a new weekly breezy column by Evelyn Whites Williams titled These Wonderful Miamians and then things they do. Read her uniquely styled jottings each week on page thirteen for a lively local portrait series.
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