Seven children die in South Carolina house fire
A child poured kerosene on a smouldering fire in an open fireplace causing a small explosion that engulfed a four room sharecropper home near Elliott in Union County. Seven children, four from the Gamble family and three from the Rouse family, were unable to escape.
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Bishopville
Ss. Co
Elliott
S. C
Clarence
Dorothea
Emma Bell
Betty Jean Gamble
Lizzie Gamble
Jacob
Mary Lee Rouse
Jacob Jr
Alonzo
Annie Lee
King of Clubs Forum to Begin January 27
The King of Clubs annual forum series starts Sunday January 27 at St John’s Baptist Church. A top speaker roster is planned with supporting programs to meet past high standards. The speaker will be announced later and the club invites schools and the public to attend for community benefit.
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St. John’s Baptist Church
Memorial Service Sunday For Moores
A memorial service will be held Sunday January 13 at Friendship Baptist Church for Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Moore NAACP state secretary. A procession will form at 3 p.m. at the Youth Center NW 13th street and 4th avenue. Dr. G W Hawkins chairs the committee urging broad participation.
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Harry T. Moore
NAACP
Friendship Baptist Church
6Th Ave
13Th St
G. W. Hawkins
Wife Slayer Gets 10 Years In Manslaughter Plea
Aver Lee Shelton a Louisville truck driver pleaded guilty to manslaughter ending a second degree murder trial in criminal court. Judge Ben C. Willard imposed a ten year sentence for the screwdriver stabbing of his common law wife Elizabeth Haines Richardson of Hialeah on May 12.
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Aver Lee Shelton
Louisville
Ben C. Willard
Shelton
Elizabeth Haines Richardson
Hialeah
Assan Orjuna Tied to McLeod Killing in Hollywood
From Chicago came word that Lou Assan Orjuna, Haitian born, is held in connection with the death of Episcopal minister Rev. O J McLeod. McLeod’s body was found on Seaboard tracks at Hollywood on May 10 1951. Also tied are Pearl Louise Bailey and William Ferguson in a suspected plot involving life insurance payouts.
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Chicago
Lou Assan Orjuna
Haiti
O. J. McLeod
Episcopal Church
Seaboard Railway
Hollywood
Fr. Mc
Orjuna Leod
St. Wood
Agnes
Miami
Christ Church
Co Sorie
McLéod
Concouut Grove
Ferguson
Home
Juna
Orjuna
Jenks
Pearl Louise Bailey
Wil
Aaliam Ferguson
Gregation
Mays to Be Re Examined for Military Draft
Birmingham reports Willie Mays the New York Giants center fielder is ordered to report to his draft board for examination on January 16. The 1954 rookie of the year previously failed aptitude tests in October and was considered for another examination.
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Birmingham
Willie Mays
Don Newcombe
New York
Mays
New York Critics hail composer Swan winner
Howard Swan son of Atlanta made history as the first Negro to win the award, with New York critics widely praising his achievement and contributions to music.
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New York
Howard Swanson
Atlanta
Jackie Robinson Tops Brooklyn Pay With 5000 Boost
Jackie Robinson, the Brooklyn Dodgers star second baseman, remains the club’s highest paid player and will turn 33 in February. He says his playing days are limited, comparing to Joe DiMaggio who retired at 37, as the team awaits salary stabilization board approval of his new pact. Also in the headlines this week, Monte Irvin of the New York Giants doubled his salary from 12500 to 25000 for his outstanding year.
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Brooklyn
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodger
Robinson
DiMaggio
Jackie
Washington
Monte [Rwin’s
New York Giant
New York Critics' Circle Honors Composer for Short Symphony
The New York Music Critics' Circle on Tuesday awarded a 42 year old composer the prize for orchestral music in recognition of his composition titled Short Symphony.
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New York Music Critics’ Circle
Circle
Carver Day Memorial Celebration Honors Dr George Washington Carver
A memorial Carver Day banquet at the Mary Elizabeth hotel ballroom drew under 100 attendees. National and international echoes marked the event with Dr J J Tigert as principal speaker praising Carvers humanitarian legacy and his work from early discoveries to peanut and potato products.
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Elliott J. Pieze
Annaal Carver
Mary Elizabeth Hotel
Geo. Washington Carver
J. J. Tigert
United States Commissioner of Education
University of Florida
University of Miami
Tigert
Des
Carver
Dr. Carver
Dr. Tigert
R. P. Terry
Dade County School Board
V. Moore
Miami Woman’s Club
Frances Tucker
George Washington Carver High School
Coconut Grove
R. G. Gardner
H. E. S. Reeves
The
Miami Times
John E. Culmer
St. Agnes’ Episcopal Church
N. C. Hobday
Ted Poston Honored With Beta Delta Mu Award
New York Post reporter Ted Poston received the Beta Delta Mu unity ward at the fraternity’s fourth annual convention for efforts to promote interracial brotherhood and amity. The citation was presented by Alden N. Haffner, grand chancellor, in the President theatre. Poston has produced a daily series on the Josephine Baker Stork Club incident, with The Post offering exclusive coverage.
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NEW York
ANP
Ted Poston
New York Post
Florida
Little Scottsboro
Beta Delta Mu
President Theatre
Alden N. Haffner
Po&Ston
The
Post
Billing Charged With 2nd Degree Murder In Delores Perry Case
Billing faces second degree murder charges in the Delores Perry death. The defendant was bound over to the grand jury after a September preliminary hearing. Trial is set for February in Judge Ben C. Willard's Criminal court with Michael Zarowny prosecuting and Albert H. Hubbard defending.
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Justice of the Peace
Edwin Lee Mason
Billing
Attys
Albert H. Hubbard
Walter E. Gwinn
Asst
Frank Knuck
Atty
Thomas Duff
19 Pound Baby Born in Luderitz South Africa
In Luderiz, South Africa a 19 pound baby was born to a colored family. The couple, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Brown, already have nine children.
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Luderiz, South Africa
ANP
Johnny) Brown
Indicted for Second Degree Murder Billing Granted Bond
William B. Billing, 23, of 1814 NW 74th St, indicted for second degree murder in the death of Delores Perry, 27, daughter of Marion Mundrow and Archer Perry. Perry died at Jackson Memorial Hospital on August 23, 1951, after blows to head and face allegedly inflicted by Billing on August 15.
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William B. Billing
74Th St
Delores Perry
Marion Muldrow
14Th Street
Archer Perry
4Th Ct
Perry
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Billing
Founders Day Fellowship Hour Hosted by Deltas in West Palm Beach
Delta Sigma Theta sorority founders are honored at a joint Founders Day program hosted by Beta Zeta Sigma and Gamma Pi Sigma in West Palm Beach. A Fellowship Hour runs January 13 from 4 to 6 at the Mary Elizabeth hotel ballroom with all area Greeks invited. Mrs. Ruth K. Jones chairs the activities.
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Beta Zeta Sigma
Gamma Pi Sigma
West Palm Beach
Mary Elizabeth Hotel
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Ruth K. Jones
Founders’ Day Activiity
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L. E. Thomas
John A. Diaz
Pittsburgh Courier
W. F. Ball
Greater Bethel Ame
Leonard P. Kendrick
Chelsie J. Senerchia
Dub” Thornton, Jr
Army
Air Force
Mid-Miami
Cpl. Thornton
NW 70Th St
18Th Ave
Ocala
Criminal Court
Michael F. Zarowny
Atty Hubbard
Deltas
Lund
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