Dancing School Program A Success
Grace Helen Kaywell of West Palm Beach organized stage training schools for Negro youth in South Florida. The Kaywell Show Time at BTW High School on January 22 featured Miami participants. Classes meet Fridays 3:30 to 6:30 pm at St Mary of the Mission Parish Hall. Call 7-0481. Show sponsored by Our Lady of Fatima Sodality.
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Grace Helen Kaywell
West Palm Beach
Fla
Kaywell
Miami
South Florida
BTW High School
St. Mary of the Mission Parish Hall
Our Lady of Fatima Sodality
St. Francis Xavier Church
Notables Attend Cavalcade Party
The King of Clubs hosted a cocktail party at Dinner Key auditorium to promote the gala cavalcade of fashion and music on January 29. Attended by civic leaders across races, hosts included Schenley reps Bill Chase and J. D. Brooks, with Maxine Sullivan and Joe Louis making appearances.
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Dinner Key
Schenley
Bill Chase
J. D. Brooks
Wolforth
Bandel
Senerchia
Henderson
Headley
Yarborough
Miami
Hoyte Agee
Jack Bell
The
Miami Herald
L. E. Thomas
J. L. Bass
Fort Lauderdale
I. P. Davis
Miami Beach
Burnett Roth
King of Clubs
Maxine Sullivan
Joe Louis
Fashionetta Contestants Named for Gamma Zeta Omega Chapter
Gamma Zeta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority presents Fashionetta on March 8 at Booker T. Washington High School auditorium. Contestants for Miss Fashionetta are Thelma Taylor Ida Davis Anna Belle Harris Mable Mapp and Betty Gaitor. The winner will be crowned at the Second Annual Gala. Tickets are on sale.
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Gamma Zeta Omega Chapter
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Booker T. Washington High School
Thelma Taylor
Ida Davis
Anna Belle Harris
Mable Mapp
Betty Gaitor
Conte to greet fans at Ritz opening and fashion show
Richard Conte, star of Under The Gun, will be on hand tonight at the Ritz Theatre to greet fans as the Florida film about pardons in the prison system runs through Tuesday. The event also features L Tanya Parisian designer, Noble Sissle concert, and a fashion show at Dinner Key with 30 Miamian beauties.
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Richard Conte
Ritz Theatre
Florida
Mr Conte
Dinner Key
Tanya
Noble Sissle
Adelphian Club Banquet and Installation Planned Feb 5
The Adelphian Club schedules its annual banquet and installation for February 5 at BTW Cafeteria. Earlier, the Eastern Airlines Social Club hosts a dinner at Joseph Wilcox residence 1242 65th Street on February 1.
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Adelphian ‘Club
BTW
Eastern Airlines
Johnny Otis Trio to Play at Bill Rivers Palace
Johnny Otis Little Esther and Mel Walker, 1950 Cash Box top blues trio, bring show to Bill Rivers Rockland Palace on Sunday February 18. Kagwell School of Stage Training staged Show Time at BTW auditorium, praised as grand. requests for more Kaywell productions.
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Johnny Otis
Little Esther
Mel Walker
Midwest
Bill Rivers
Rockland Palace
Kagwell School of
BTW Auditorium
Dixie Drive-In Promotes Weekend Features and Local Visitors
Dixie Drive-In advertises two features Union Station and Criss Cross for the weekend. The AKA Sorority offers Cuba or Nassau trips. Dr C M Smith, new to town, fished in Florida keys. National Urban League reps Mrs Ann Tannlyhill and Mr George L Edwards visit the local branch for a week.
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Dixie Drive-In
Union Station
Criss Cross
Cuba
Nassau
AKA Sorority
C. M. Smith
Ohio
Florida Keys
National Urban League
Ann Tannlyhill
League
George L. Edwards
Local residents note sports and social updates in Brownsville
Mrs Helena Lifontes moved into a five room CBS Brownsville home last week. The Ray Moores expect a visitor in early summer. Possible adjoining wards at Kendall hospital. Joe Louis training session at Dorsey Park Sunday afternoon. Large turnout of race track fans at Hialeah Park signals a big season ahead.
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Helena Lifontes
Cbs Brownsville
Ray Moore
Willie Mae Walker
Beulah
Kendall Hosp
Dorsey Park
Joe Louis
Hialeah Park
Bill Chases Night at Loyal Buddies Clubhouse
The Loyal Buddies sponsor a Bill Chase Night at their clubhouse with drinks eats and Schenley products on offer. The March of Dimes Night of Stars at Liberty City Pool on Sunday February 4 features Billie Daniels Joe Louis Larry Steel and his Smarties of 1951 top the card under the gala presented by the Division of Organized Labor with Charles Lockhart as general chairman.
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Schenley
March of Dimes
Liberty City Pool
Billie Daniels
Joe Louis
Larry Steel
Smarties
Division of Organized Labor
Charles Lockhart
Top Hits on the Hit Parade Juke Box List
The Hit Parade lists the ten top records on juke boxes and radio. No. 1 is Please Send Me Someone to Love by Percy Mayfield followed by If I Loved You by Dinah Washington at No. 2.
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Percy Mayfield
Dinah Washington
Mrs Mamie Wallace Visits Sick Father Stirrup
Personal note shows Mrs Mamie Wallace and her niece Mrs Pauline Wiggins visiting their father and grandfather Mr Robert Stirrup who remains ill at 328 NW 15th Street. The item records a family visit and the ongoing illness.
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Mamie Wallace
Pauline Wiggins
Robert Stirrup
15Th St
New Yorker Visits After Long Absence
Mr Marion Hawkins of New York arrived this week for a short vacation. He is a nephew of the late Mrs Sarah E Thompson. Mr Hawkins left Miami in 1939 and this is his first visit.
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Marion* Hawkins
New York
Sarah E. Thompson
Hawkins
Miami
Pastor Spence visits Miami with St Luke funding leader
The Rev. J. M. Spence pastor of St. Luke Baptist Church and Bahamas State Baptist Convention moderator spent a week in Miami conferring with Dr. A. W. Taylor of Miami Springs who has been a major contributor to St. Luke's building program.
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J. M. Spence
St. Luke Baptist Church
Bahamas State Baptist Convention
Miami
A. W. Taylor
Miami Springs
St. Luke
Bill Chase Night at Loyal Buddies Club
Loyal Buddies present a Saturday night event at 2150 NW 6th Place featuring Bill Chase. A full length movie, entertainment, Mexican chili by Chase, and drinks offered with free admission. Civic improvements notes and a Community Chest push conclude the call to support charity drives.
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Bill Chase
Loyal Buddies Club
New York Amsterdam News
Schenley Corporation
Community Chest
March of Dimes
Dinner Party by Eastern Airlines Club at Liberty Square
The Eastern Airlines Social Club announces a dinner on Thursday February 1 at the home of Mr and Mrs Joseph Wilcox 1242 NW 65th St Liberty Square. Dinners are $1.00 and the public is invited. Thomas P Johnson president Wesley Johnson secretary.
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Eastern Airlines Social Club
Joseph Wilcox
65Th St
Liberty Square
Wesley Johnson
Sec
Phyllis Wheatley PTA Fund Drive and Health Film Night
The Phyllis Wheatley school ends the first semester with a March of Dimes goal of 300 dollars and ten dollars per class. Mrs Johnson's fifth grade and Mrs Ellen DeBose's fourth grade lead, with many classes close behind. On February 8 at 8:00 PM the PTA invites the public, especially ladies, to a Cancer Information Center Miami film on How to Detect Breast Cancer. A physician will presentQ and answer questions in a free service for all women attendees.
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Johnson
Ellen DeBose
PTA
Phyllis Wheatley
Cancer Information Center of
Miami
The Possibilities of an Old Folk Home in New Comm
A writer proposes exploring options for a convalescent home in Greater New Community. He plans to publish next week and seeks input from readers on the church choice and community support.
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Church of
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