Cops Nab Two In Marijuana Raid At Miami Beach
Two Fu Hotel employees in Miami Beach were arrested for possession of marijuana after detectives watched a transfer of four marijuana cigarettes from Staten to Anderson using binoculars from a parked car. Both were released on bond. Staten faces selling and possession charges while Anderson faces charges of possession. An additional suspect Earnest Hadley was questioned and released. Informants Margot and Donald Cole provided the tip after their own arrest for possession.
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Swank Fu Hotel
Miami Beach
Staten
Anderson
Margot
Sre
Donald Cole
Kittenish Eartha Kitt Roars in Havana Casino Stand
Eartha Kitt, famed for Salome on Omnibus, headlines Havana's Pari sien casino run by Wilbur Clark. Her exclusive engagement at Alan Gale's Celebrity Club boosted crowds and salary rumors swirl about Nat King Cole's potential three-week Havana appearance.
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Miss Kitt
Alan Gale
Havana
Wilbur Clark
Desert Inn
Las Vegas
Nat King Cole
Campanella Tops Brooklyn Salary With 1956 Pact
Robbie becomes Brooklyn's highest paid player after signing a 1956 contract for about 42500 dollars. He rebounded from a .954 slump with a .318 average, 32 homers, and 107 RBIs. Jackie Robinson agrees to a reduced salary of about 33000 dollars for 1956.
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Brooklyn
Roy Campanella
Jackie Robinson
Dodgers
Robbie
Calypso Carousel at Carver High Friday Night
Calypso Carousel featuring the Mascie Patterson Carib Singers will be presented in concert at the George W. Carver School Cafetorium on Friday February 24 at 8 pm. The group showcases native Caribbean folk music with singing dancing and percussion reflecting Jamaica Trinidad and Martinique influences.
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Mascie Patterson
George W. Carver School
Caribbean
Jamaica
Trinidad
Martiniqe
Grand Jury Indicts 3 For Murder
A Dade County grand jury indicted two men and one woman for murder connected to three fatal stabbings. William C. Johnson aged 31 of Coconut Grove and Etta Mae Walker aged 25 of NW 5th Ave were held for first degree murder trials for the November 1951 killing of Joseph McKenzie and the December 23 death of her husband Robert. Luther Liverson aged 46 of NW 1st Place was charged with second degree murder after a Jan 5 fatal fight with Aaron Mills.
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Dade County
William C. Johnson
Coconut Grove
Etta Mae Walker
5Th Ave
Johnson
Joseph McKenzie
Aaron Mills
Beauticians Leader Cordelia Green Johnson Speaks at Forum
The 26th Annual King of Clubs Forum Series will host Cordelia Green Johnson of Jersey City as guest speaker. She leads the National Beauty Culturist League and the Modern Beauticians Association of New Jersey, with civic roles in the New Jersey Republican Women’s Assembly and N A A C P. She serves six years on the New Jersey State Board of Beauty Culture. The forum, at St John’s Baptist Church, runs at 4 o'clock with premium seats.
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Cordelia Green Johnson
Jersey City
N. J
Johnson
National Beauty Culturist League
Modern Beauticians’ Association of
Modern Beauticians Investments Corp
New Jersey Republican Women’s Assembly
N.A.A C
Man Dies in Burning House Near 29th Ave and 50th St
Sheriff deputies found a burned body in a vacant shack at NW 29th Ave and 50th St on Wednesday. The victim, described as a derelict using the shelter, likely started the fire by careless smoking. identification will rely on dental records.
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29Th Ave
50Th St
Programs Begin At 3:45 PM For Cultural Advancement
The notice urges attendance at programs starting at 3:45 pm. It stresses that missing these events deprives attendees of information culture and progress in modern concepts.
Vernon Lindsey Competes for Miss Fashionetta 1856
Vernon Lindsey is a contestant for Miss Fashionetta. Vern, an art teacher at George Washington Carver High School, is a Miami native with a bachelor of arts from Xavier University New Orleans. Her hobbies include tennis sewing and interior decorating. Good luck vern.
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Fashionetta
Vernon Lindsey
Vern
George Washington Carver High School
Xavier University
New Orleans
Six Children Die in New Jersey House Fire
In SoulTown New Jersey six children aged from 18 months to 16 years died in a second story fire. Their mother Hazel Pierce foster father Austin Pitts and a newborn survived after escaping. Investigators cited a report of a defective heater as the blaze origin. Pitts suffered burns to both hands while rescuing the children. Names listed include Margaret Pitts 16 Thomas Pierce 11 Terry Pierce 10 Sheila Pierce 11 Terry Pierce 3 and Paula Pitts 18 months.
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Souldtown
N. J
Austin Pitts
Hazel Pierce
Edwards
Margaret Pitts
Thomas Pierce
Terry Pierce
Shiela Pierce
Paula Pitts
Fatal Broward crash kills six Miamians and truck driver
A Saturday morning collision on U S Highway 27 in Broward County killed six Miamians when their 1953 Ford sedan struck a lumber truck trailer stopped for repairs. The truck driver L C Fluker of Abbeville Alabama faced manslaughter charges after authorities found no warning signals.
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Broward County
L. C. Fluker
Abbeville, Ala
Cox
Fluker
School Names Honor Class In Yearbook Photo
Seated are Daisy Harris, Lucille Gibson and Willie Thea Taylor. Standing are Sybil Johnson, Emma Rodriguez, Fionia Pittman and Elizabeth Cross. The Maxine series Charm and Model School is noted among the exponents in the caption.
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Maxine Secies Charm and Model School
Daisy Harris
Lucille Gibson
Willie Thea Taylor
Sybil Johnson
Emma Rodriguez
Fionia Pittman
Elizabeth Cross
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Ith Saeki
Earnest Hadley
Eartha Kitt
Salome
Cuba
Campanella
Carver High
Beauticians’ Prexy Forum
N.J
Robert Miller
Inez Mosely Miller
Miami
Otter Lee
Mary Teart
Ter
South
Miller
Betty Jean
Dorothy Ann
Tod Cox
Ims
Louis Reinstein
Idle Hour
Lord Calvert Hotel
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