Immediate Action Sought On Vocational School
Dade County School Board pressed for quick decisions after advisory committee members backed Carver Village as site No 1 for a new vocational school. The June 26 memo outlines why the 20 acre Carver Village area is preferred, citing accessibility expansion potential and lower cost versus alternative sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dade County School Board
Walter C. Pinkston
Miami Urban League
Melvin R. Jackson
Angus W. Graham
James Noel
D. R. Snyder
Carver Village
Miami condem nation suit on Carver Village dismissed
The city of Miami’s condemnation suit against Carver Village and adjacent lands was dismissed without prejudice by Judge W A Herin. The vacant 40 acres may host a new Negro vocational school while housing officials eye sites for White low cost housing. Residents face displacement as the county considers expansion of private Negro housing and awaits a slum clearance report.
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Snyder
City of
Miami
Carver Village
W. A. Herin
Citizens Advisory Committee
Miami Housing Authority
City Commission
Knight Manor
Victor Levine
Levine
Vocational School Committee
Housing Authority
Brownsville
Gulf State Dental Auxiliary hosts prep for Houston convention
In Texas preparations for the National Dental Auxiliary convention in August unfold as the Auxiliary meets with the National Dental Association in Houston. The Gulf State Dental Association of Texas Auxiliary hosts a meeting with Mrs. C. E. Jeter of Orange as president, surrounded by leaders from Tyler Dallas Waco San Antonio and Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
National Dental Auxiliary
National Dental Association
Houston
Tex
Gulf State Dental Association of Texas
C. E. Jetér
Orange
Hos
Tess Group
Mesdames
E. L. Francis
Tyler
G. H. Radford
Waco
J. L. Peacock
E. W. Cobb
Taylor
I. T. Hunter
Jeter
W. W. Hurd
San Antonio
A. E. Hughes
Dallas
L. M. Lister
the Auxiliary
W. T. Burke
C. T. Ewell
C. L. Barnes
L. L. Smith
ANP
Arrest W Brown Charged in 1948 Murder
Willie Brown, 34, is booked on a charge of shooting to death Lucille Clayton, 33, in a 1948 killing over $2. Clayton lived at 190642 NW Second Ave. Brown was arrested in High Point, North Carolina after authorities traced him by fingerprints.
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Willie Brown
Lucille Clayton
Second Ave
Brown
High Point
N.C
Man Dies From Knife Wounds in Kendall Quarters
George Robinson, 55, died Saturday from neck knife wounds in a fight in the Rice quarters at Kendall. He was dead on arrival at Jackson Memorial hospital. County police held J. C. Donnard, 47, for murder investigation in connection with the incident following an argument over money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Robinson
Rice
Kendall
Jackson Memorial Hospital
J. C. Donnard
Detroit man gets probation after death of four year old
Detroit recording judge Paul E. Krause sentenced Robert Lewis, 33, to five years probation with 60 days in the Detroit House of Correction and a $1,000 fine after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter in the death of Victoria Heard, a four year old boarder in Lewis and his wife’s boarding house. Victoria fell ill the day after Lewis beat her for failing to tell the truth about striking Estelle Smith, five, with a toy phone.
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Detroit
ANP
Robert Lewis
Detroit House of Correction
Recorder's
Paul E. Krause
Lewis
Victoria Heard
Victoria
Estelle Smith
Kindergarten Crowns 1952 Kings and Queens
Little Miss Doris Barns and Master Edwin Pinder were elected to reign as King and Queen of Cox Kindergarten for 1952. Attendants are Little Miss Earline Gibbons and Daniel Brown. The prize winning tots attend under supervision of Mrs. B. E. Cox and Mrs. R. L. Walton at 1814 NW 5th Ct.
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Doris Barns
Edwin Pinder
Cox Kindergarten
Earline Gib
Daniel Brown
Tots
B. E. Cox
R. L. Walton
5Th Ct
Interracial Servicemen Center Opens in Miami
The Welfare Planning Council and Elks Lodge 948 open a downtown Miami servicemen center in the Elks Club lobby at 9 NE Third St. Dedication on July Fourth at noon with Col James L. Daniel Jr thanking organizers. Lounge hours begin noon to 9 pm daily, 10 am to 10 pm on Fridays, and extended hours thereafter. Mayor Chelsie Senerchia presides. Mrs. Stanley Milledge leads the dedication.
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Miami
Welfare Planning Council
The
Elks Club
Third St
Planning Council
Elks Lodge
Chelsie Senerchia
Stanley Milledge
Foul Play Or Negligence In Gas Death
Miami police probe the death of Charles Lee Jones 25 found dead in his half-brother’s house after exterminators gassed the place under a nylon tent. Autopsy pending tests to confirm methyl bromide fumes as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Charles Lee Jones
Jones
6Th Ave
Charles
Ae Exterminating Company
Mrs Moore Receives Spingarn Medal for Son’s Work
Oklahoma City reports Rosa B. Moore accepted the Spingarn Medal on behalf of her martyred son Harry T. Moore, acknowledging his NAACP leadership and the need to advance equality. She urged ongoing efforts to end prejudice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Spingarn
The
National Association
Rosa B. Moore
Jacksonville
Fla
Harry T. Moore
Florida
NAACP
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Gold Coast
Lady Clarke
Lady Arden-Clarke
University College of the Gold Coast
Accra
Interracial Servicemen's Center
James L. Daniel, Jr
435Th Troop Carrier Wing
GasDeath
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