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Newspaper
Miami Times
Location
Miami, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1950
Page
6
A Tuskegee Institute enrollee, otherwise unable to gain a college education, receives assistance from Houston Endowment Inc funded by Mr and Mrs Jesse H Jones to aid charitable educational and religious organizations.
Elmer A. Carter of New York named as the Republican Party candidate to oppose Adam Clayton Powell for Congress this fall. Carter, an Independent Democrat, has long enjoyed the confidence of Republican officials and formerly edited Opportunity magazine. He served in the New York State Labor Department before joining the State Committee Against Discrimination. The move reflects a coalition strategy used in other district contests.
The Greater Miami Temple No. 769 hosts a cotton dress dance on Monday evening July 10 with a dollar prize from the On To Nassau club for the best dress. Tickets are selling fast as tables fill. Exalted Ruler Wylie Jackson notes plans to add seating and entertainment beyond the famed Elks grand march.
In Phoenix the Maricopa County Superior Court ordered Rev W A Washington pastor to vacate the Mount Calvary Baptist parsonage by July 1 after a feud with ousted church members that began in February, ending the wrangling over parish leadership.
The Brooklyn Dodgers purchased contracts of Houston Eagles outfielders Bob Wilson and James E. Wilks. Wilson hit .357 in 30 games for Elmira in 1949 with 93 hits in 262 at bats and led NAL with 15 strikeouts. Wilks batted .213 in 31 games this season with 27 hits and 12 stolen bases, adding a .978 fielding mark.
February meeting of the National Baptist Convention of America saw a minister dismiss members over church affiliation. Members protested, filing court orders and injunctions through mistrials until the minister was ousted. The court directed the action by majority vote at a member meeting.
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