Anthony Welters Sr. 88 dies after lingering illness in Key West
Anthony Welters Sr. 88 longtime Key West resident and first Negro customs inspector in town died Saturday January 21 after a lingering illness. He managed the Welters Cornet band and served as Bar Pilot and Porter Dock watchman for 30 years. Survived by wife Anna Blake Welters three sons two daughters and twelve grandchildren. Funeral Sunday January 29 at 4 PM at St Marys Star of the Sea Catholic church under Key West Undertaking Co. Erskine Sawyer and Manuel Bellamy visited sick relative Betty Jean in West Palm Beach.
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Anthony
Tony) Welters Sr
Tony
Key West
Welters Cornet Band
Porter Dock
Anna Blake Welters
St. Augustine
Fla
Anthony Blake
Frank
Virgil
Althea Garret
Clotell Perry
New York City
Julia McIntosh
Mildred McGee
Key West Undertaking Company
Lang Millian welcomes daughter at St Marys Star of the Sea
Mr and Mrs Lang Millian celebrated the birth of their daughter on January 15 at St Marys Star of The Sea Catholic Church. Godparents include Mrs Elizabeth Millian Mrs Janice Leggett Mrs Agnes Smith Mr Charlie Cleare and Mr Andrew Small.
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Lang Millian
St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Church
God
Elizabeth Millian
Janice Leggett
Agnes Smith
Charlie Cleare
Andrew Small
Miss Cleora Wilkerson Weds John Thompson Quietly
Miss Cleora Wilkerson niece of Eddie Mounts married John Thompson last week in a quiet ceremony.
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Cleora Wilkerson
Eddie Mounts
John Thompson
Rev Johnson leaves for Annual Conference in Miami
Rev Johnson, pastor of Bethel AME Church, departed Tuesday to attend the Annual Conference at Big Bethel in Miami. Friends and Bethel AME members anticipate his return to Bethel. Private Samuel Brown is home on leave, and friends and relatives are glad to see him.
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Rev. Johnson
Bethel Ame Church
Big Bethel
Miami
Bethel
Samuel Brown
Dorsey High Dean of Boys speaks on American Dream
Davdl Simmons of Dorsey High School spoke on WVOCG Coral Gables about the vocational program and equal opportunity in fields once closed to non skilled workers. The Miami Advertising Club contest awards honor Dorsey students Allene Johnson Marjorie Hardiman Rozella Nesbitt with prizes. Sidewalks in front of portables and vocational building completed to reduce dust.
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Davdl Simmons
Dorsey High School
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B’rith
WVOCG
Coral Gables
Fla
Simmons
Dorsey
Advertising Club of
Greater Miami
America
Dorsey High
Allene Johnson
Marjorie Hardiman
Rozella Nesbitt
Charles Calloway
Carroll Mingo
Sylvia Reynolds
Miami Herald
Miami
International Air Leadership
Baton twirlers honored at local awards ceremony
Marie Ferguson Jeanette Reynolds and Barbara Paul received co vetted shields for baton skills, awarded by professional baton twirler and instructor Bill Allen. At Dorsey campus the new DCT program seeks juniors and seniors for on the job training, with Daniel Francis coordinating immediate placements.
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Marie Ferguson
Jeanette Reynolds
Barbara Paul
Bill Allen
Dorsey
Daniel Francis
Toots' Review Debuts at Liberty Primary School
Liberty Primary News reports the first issue of Toots' Review will publish soon with Freddie Jones as editor and Mrs. Johnnie Cherry as adviser. New school colors green and pink are chosen for LCP while a faculty meeting highlighted art education led by Miss Mary Ann Dysart.
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Toots’ Review
Johnnie Cherry
Freddie Jones
LCP
Mary Ann Dysart
Andrew Jackson High School
Cleomie Mack
Doris Carey
M. H. Byron
Night of Fun at PTA Campus and January Events
Last Friday the PTA hosted a campus Night of Fun with games and dinners. Jan 30 features an hour of Charm by LCP faculty in the Liberty City Cafetorium at 8 pm. PTA plans a movie night at Liberty Theatre Jan 31 starring Robert Mitchum and Gail Russell with admission 9 cents for kids and 30 cents for adults.
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PTA
James Davis
Homestead
LCP
New Liberty City
Liberty Theatre
Robert Mitchum
Gail Russell
Local Movies At Y' Monday In Murrell YWCA Showing
Local film Made in Miami by Frank Johnson to be shown at Murrell Branch YWCA 340 NW 18th St on Monday January 30 at 7 30 p m Admission 15c for school children and 25c for adults Includes Abbott and Costello comedy shorts Sponsored by Creative Education committee chaired by Mrs Dorothy Sanford First in a series of events filmed by Johnson a Murrell photography instructor Community groups urged to contact Murrell YWCA to arrange filming of future activities
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Miami
Frank Johnson
Murrell Branch Ywca
18Th St
Creative Education Committee of
Murrell
Dorothy Sanford
Mr. Johnson
Murrell Ywca
Johnson
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Key West News
Mrs
Francis Briggs
Anthony Welters
Erskine Sawyer
West Palm Beach
Betty Jean
Manuel Bellamy
Joel
N.W
2Nd Avenue
Liberty Primary News
LCP Daddies
Thomas O. Johnson
Rose Stewart
LCB
E. Ray Counts
Cleomie W. Mack
Glendina Edwards
M. G. Lambert
A. M. Ruff
B. M. Sanders
Lois Andrews
Hosie Byron
J. A. Bellamy
Florence Greer
Joseph McClendon
Estelle M. Williams
Mercedes H. Byron
Rockland Palace
Norma Miller
Cos
Jack Delaney
Alex Hall
B.F. Goodrich
BFG
Arli
Fiat
Goodrich Dreet
Atil
Calypso Eddie
Cafe Society
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