Library Completed at Ed Waters Opens to Interest
Interest in the new Edward Waters College library has grown since its opening last Monday. Photographed are seated Paul Brown Akron, Joseph Baldwin Delray Beach, Carrol Lee Homestead, Willie Mae Anderson Miami with others standing Mattie Jean Glinton Fort Pierce Ola Pendar Miami Leonteen Mitchell Jacksonville James Faison Miami Harold Frazier Melbourne.
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Edward Waters College
Paul Brown
Akron
Ohio
Joseph Baldwin
Delray Beach
Carrol Lee
Edward Waters College Plans Founders Day Drive
Edward Waters College marks its 90th anniversary with a $50,000 Founders Day goal to fund accreditation costs and debt liquidation. The new science hall project and January 30 second semester registration are highlighted as part of the campus expansion and recognition by national accrediting agencies.
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Edward Waters College
Southern Association For the Accreditation of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Sored
AME Church of Florida
Bishop Carey A. Gibbs
Bostic Offers 6000 Reward For 1913 Nickel Discovery
Earl Bostic headlines a sensational $6000 reward for a genuine 1913 V-Liberty Head nickel. The piece notes collectors’ reluctance to part with such a valuable coin and hints at broad interest among amateur and professional numismatists alike. The Harlem snapshots cover Basie party crowds at Smalls Paradise and star sightings including Sarah Vaughan, Joe Louis, and Berniece Green, with gossip about Lionel Hampton’s Israel farm rumor.
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New York
Earl Bostic
Earl
Harlem
Bats Gonzalez
Smalls Paradise
Babs
Bill Doggett
Israel
Hamp
Barbados Considers Legislation Against Race Bias
Premier Grantley Adams said Barbados will enact laws to outlaw race bias, aiming to curb discrimination as a hurdle to making the colony the federation capital. He noted Trinidad’s segregation as a contrast and spoke during the Barbados House of Assembly session.
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Barbados
Kingston
Jamaica
ANP
Grantley Adams
Adams
Federated West Indies
London
Trinidad
House of Assembly
F. L. Walcott
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ED. Waters
Spon
L. Masco
YOUNG
Ruth Bowen
Billy Bowen
Packer
Perth Amboy
N. J
Ruth
Hank Thompson
Willie Mays
Washington Heights
Philly
Mae McCrary
Philadelphia Press Club
Working Press
Mabel Smalls
Washington, D. C
Pentagon
Hal “Hot Red
Mabel
Duke Ellington
Buddy Johnson
Erskine Hawkins
Epic Label
Count Basie
Joe Williams
Basie
Atlantic Records
Rev
H. Crum
Golden Keys
Herman Hill
Blair Gospel Singers
Evanville
Ind
Lilian Cumber
Herald Attractions
Lowtown
West 48Th St
Wilbert E. Hemming
Frame
CBS
Miami-Dade County
Mr. Spear
World Mortgage Service
Roper
S.E. 3Rd Ave
Kentucky
Bourbon
Ancient Age Dist. CO
Frankfort, WY
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!