Pastor Ball closes year at Greater Bethel AME Miami
Dr. William F. Ball, pastor of Greater Bethel AME Church in Miami, wraps a fruitful year in which he renovated the parsonage, added two large Sunday School rooms, a modern kitchen costing 5000 dollars, restrooms, and welcomed 321 new members from February 1949 to January 1950. A new organ with chimes was installed in January 1950 as the South Florida Annual Conference nears, with Bishop John A. Gregg presiding and Ball a candidate for the 1952 AME Bishopric.
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W. F. Ball
Greater Bethel
William F. Ball
Greater Bethel Ame
Miami
Florida
Ball
Greater Bethel Church
Bethel
South Florida
John A. Gregg
AME
Building fund drive at New Bethel Baptist Church
The Opa Locka church grows and six captains are appointed to raise funds for a larger building. The drive ends on the fourth Sunday in March with a “please help me and I thank you” appeal. Junior choir led morning service with Rev C J Bureay delivering a sermon from Job 14 15. Baby christening by Rev Smith. Evening service covered Paul’s travels from Galatia to Jerusalem. sermon on Jesus Is a Name That You Can Trust from Galatians 6 2. Rev W K Smith pastor. Mrs I B Skyles reporter.
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Opa Locka
New Bethel Baptist Church
C. J. Bureay
Job
Smith
William Pollock
Apostle Paul
Galatia
Jerusalem
Jesus
W. K. Smith
I. B. Skyles
Human Relations Expert At Unitarian Church
Dr. F Alexander Magoun expert on human relations and author of eleven books speaks on Friday January 27 at 8 30 PM at First Unitarian Church Dixie Highway two blocks south of Miami Avenue. Lecture titled A Look Inside Behavior. Magoun Harvard MIT graduate former MIT teacher and president of Human Relations Inc. open to mixed attendance tickets at the door.
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F. Alexander Magoun
First Unitarian Church
Miami Avenue
Dixie Highway
Magoun
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Human Relations, Inc
Deltas Celebrate Founders Day at Beta Zeta Sigma Meet
Beta Zeta Sigma Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta held a regular meeting on Wednesday January 18 1950 at Mrs Dorothy Newtons home. After business the group enjoyed an inspiring Founders program including a skit by Miss Sarah Christie a solo by Mrs Mary Waldron and corsage presentations to charter members Mesdames Colston Newton Hawkins Tucker Pollard and Jenkins.
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Beta Zeta Sigma
Deta Sigma Theta Sorority
Dorothy Newtons
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Sarah Christie
Mary Waldron
F Beta Zeta Sigma Chapter
Mesdames
Community drive and local notices from Smathers era
BROWSIN provides update on Senator Pepper contest and Community Chest fundraising shortfall. Dorsey high school principal D A Dobbs is indisposed. La Cherries donate to a playground project next to St Agnes on Third Ave. demand for more equipment. YMCA plans Bible Essay Contest for teens on The Life of Christ Moses and St Paul. Alger Hiss, adviser to Roosevelt, convicted of perjury and sentenced to five years.
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D. A. Dobbs
Dorsey High School
St. Agnes Church
Third Ave
The
YMCA
Christ
Moses
St. Paul
Alger Hiss
Roosevelt
Aka friends enjoy boatride in Biscayne Bay night
The AKA's and friends took a boatride in Biscayne Bay Tuesday night. This brief social outing highlights a casual gathering featuring members and associates in a coastal urban setting.
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Biscayne Bay
Chrysler workers on strike hit eighty nine thousand tally
Eighty nine thousand Chrysler employees are on strike, a move that reverberates across suppliers, plants, and communities as production slows and labor action gathers attention nationwide.
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Chrysler Corporation
Elks Deputy To Hold Open House In District
Miss Marie White district deputy of the Daughter Elks of the South Florida Jurisdiction hosts an open house for the Elks and visiting Bills and Daughters at her home 1312 NW 68th Street from four to six pm on Sunday January 29.
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Marie White
Elks
South Florida
68Th Street
L and V Bake Shop Offers Special Savings
The L and V Quality Bake Shop at 210 N.E. First Avenue near the Main Post Office advertises savings up to 30 percent on daily specials and an extra 10 percent discount for customers presenting the ad. The shop specializes in pastries and invites patronage from readers of the Times.
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L. and V. Quality Bake
First Avenue
Murrells Announce Engagement of Bolyn Murrell to Kimbro
Announcement from Dr and Mrs W H Murrell that their daughter Bolyn Murrell will wed William Henry Kimbro of New Haven Conn. The ceremony set February 4 at the Army Chapel in Kobe Japan with Chaplain John Handy officiating and Lt Jack Harvey as father giver. Murrell is a Fisk alumna later earning a library science degree from Atlanta University in 1947 and has worked at Butler College Tyler Texas and overseas since 1949 as a government librarian. Kimbro is assistant chief to the Narcotic agent in Kobe Japan.
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William Henry Kimbro
New Haven
Marva Louis to Headline Miami Fashionetta Show
Former wife of Joe Louis, Marva Louis, will appear in a fashion show February 2, 1950, at Booker T. Washington High School auditorium in Miami. Sponsored by Alpha Kappa Sorority, the event features local models and guest appearances, highlighted by Louis in elaborate American and Parisian outfits.
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Marva Louis
Joe Louis
Booker T. Washington High School
Miami
Alpha Kappa Sorority
Marva
Mesdames Marguite Eberhard
India Wyche
James Bell
Opal Green
Jodie Smart
Margaret Brown
Mabel Thompson
Emaline Anderson
Baby) McCoy
Tommy Doss
Ruby King
Kleig
Louis
Mexico
Gamma Zeta Omega
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
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Pepper
L. and
V. Bake Shop
Mrs. W. H. Murrell
Bolyn
Calypso Eddie
Cafe Society
Wes
Ritz Theatre
Joel
2Nd Avenue
CBS
Sundecks
Dept. E. A. Aldrich
MCA
Brother
Mattie Coleman
Epworth League
the Great Commission
Lawrence L. Reddick, Jr
NW 73Rd Street
NW 17Th Ave
17Th Court
Charles Hudson
Christan
24Th
Rich Supply CO
West
98Th St
New York, NY
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