Greater Bethel K P Cultural Club Hosts Father's Day Tea
The K P Cultural Club of Greater Bethel hosted a Father's Day Tea at Dr. K J Pharr's home to honor his 30 years of service to the A C E League. Dr G W Hawkins spoke on the club's cultural mission, with Mrs Melzie Elliott and Hattie Brace noted.
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K. P. Cultural Club of
Greater Bethel
K. J. Pharr
2Nd Ave
K. P. Club
Pharr
A. C. E. League of
K. L. Pharr
Bethel
G. W. Hawkins
Melzie Elliott
Hattie Brace
New Bethel Baptist Church News Revival and BTU Congress
New Bethel Baptist notes children wearing the armour of faith and a baptismal sermon by Pastor Smith. The Holy Ghost moves in consecrational services each first Sunday. Sermon titled Just a Little Touch from Jesus drew sobs and amens. Seaboard Baptist Association BTU Congress meets Princeton July 5-10. Pastor Smith, Frank Ross, and Mrs. I B Skyles depart.
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Jesus
Pastor Smith
Satan
Holy Ghost
Smith
S. S. and
B. T. U. Congress of the Seaboard Baptist Association
Princeton
New Bethel
Frank Ross
I. B. Skyles
BTU
W. K. Smith
Funeral for S G Dames Draws Large Crowd
The funeral of S. G. Dames at St Peters African Orthodox Church was heavily attended with a capacity congregation. A vesper service, a Wilks program, a requiem mass led by Archbishop Richard Grant Robinson, and a sermon by Primate William Ernest marked the services. The church and surrounding areas were filled, with crowds along the street as the three hour rites concluded.
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S. G. Dames
St. Peters
The
Wilks
Richard Grant Robinson
Philadelphia
William Ernest
New York City
St. Agnes Cornet
Pharr Funer
Wage Earners Pays Off Insurance Benefit After Dames Death
Wage Earners Life Insurance Company known as the baby company of the city paid a $250 death benefit to the beneficiary of Stafford G. Dames. Dames died Monday June 27 at 2 15 a m. The policy was filed Friday July 1 and within three hours supervisor Samuel G Clear approved the payout.
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Wage Earners Life Insurance Company
Baby Company
Stafford G. Dames
Dames
Samuel G. Clear
Funeral notice for Rev S A Sampson at Mt Olivette Church
Members of the Masonic lodges are summoned to assemble at Mt Olivette Baptist Church at 9 p.m. Sunday July 10 and meet at Love and Charity Hall on Lith Street and Third Avenue at 8 a.m. Monday. By order of Master of New Providence Lodge No 365 Benjamin Gilbert W M S A Wilson secretary.
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Masonic Order
Mt. Olivette Baptist Church
Love and Charity Hall
Third Avenue
New Providence
Benjamin Gilbert
W. M
S. A. Wilson
Deaths Mrs Rhoda Saunders Dies At 1949 Funeral Held In Key West
Mrs Rhoda Saunders of 1228 NW 65th Street died June 27 1949 at Jackson Memorial Hospital She leaves three daughters a son two grandchildren two great grandchildren and two sisters Funeral services were held Sunday at Bethel AME Church Key West.
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Rhoda Saunders
65Th Street
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Bethel Ame Church
Key West
NAACP Miami Branch Announces Sunday Meeting
The Miami Branch of the NAACP will meet Sunday July 10 at St John’s Church. The public is invited. Mr. K Madrid serves as vice president and will chair the session.
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Miami
The
NAACP
St. John’s Church
Supreme Court Reverses Watts Murder Conviction
The Supreme Court reversed Indianapolis defendant Robert Austin Watts's murder conviction 6-3 after NAACP appeal. Justice Frankfurter cited police coercion and denial of a preliminary hearing as tainting the case. Justice Douglas condemned detention without arraignment as illegal and coercive, warning of the intrinsic dangers to justice.
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United States Supreme Court
Robert Austin Watts
Indianapolis
High Court
Thurgood Marshall
Franklin H. Williams
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Watts
Felix Frankfurter
Personal visiting sister in the city after 33 years
Mr. Alexander Stirrup from New York, once of Nassau, is visiting his sister Mrs. Isadore Rolle in the city after a 33 year separation. He resides with her at 1847A NW ith avenue.
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Alexander Stirrup
New York
Nassau
City
Isadore Rolle
Ith Avenue
Mrs Lucille Milton Attends Son Kenneth Johnson’s Wedding
Mrs. Lucille Milton and family left on Thursday for New York City to attend the wedding of her son Kenneth L. Johnson.
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Lucille Milton
New York City
Kenneth L. Johnson
Visitors from Boston Meet Bain Family in City
Mr and Mrs James B Sanders and their daughter formerly of Boston are in the city visiting their parents Mr and Mrs G Albert Bain.
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James B. Sanders
Boston
City
G. Albert Bain
Exclusion of Negroes from Marion County Grand Jury
The passage notes use of force duress and intimidation and shows Watts was indicted in Marion County Indiana amid a long pattern of excluding Negroes from grand jury service, indicating systemic discrimination over years.
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Marion County
Indiana
Watts
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New Bethel Baptist Church News
S. A. Sampson
Mr. K. Madrid
Justice Douglas
Macken
Bank Acct
N. W
2Nd Avenue
Mkenzie
Miami Times
3Rd Ave
Oye
Fies
Hae
Denier
the Economy Drug Store
Miami School OF Watchmaking
5Th Avenue
Rembrant Studio
N.W
3Rd Avenue
Robert H. Jones
Samuel Harrison
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