55 Detectives Sue Miami Daily News for $1 Million
Fifty five Miami city detectives including Chief of detectives Captain James O Barker file a $1,000,000 damage suit against the Miami Daily News alleging a May 19 story smeared them with graft charges against bookies bolita operators and prostitutes. The suit claims the piece was false malicious and defamatory and sought to bring the 55 into public scandal and disrepute. The filing asks trial to determine if each man may sue individually and if so to consolidate to avoid duplication.
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Miami City
Miami Daily News
Eight hurt in freak double highway crash near Homestead
Florida Highway Patrol reports a two incident crash six miles south of Homestead early Monday. Roosevelt Williams 35 Miami LeJeune Jd. suffered severe facial cuts and Mose Felton 24 of Thom as Ave. was bruised in the first collision with Joseph A. Bushey 38 of Lenox Ave. Miami Beach. Irene Brown 29 George Zukauskis 31 and Beatrice Sawyer 31 had minor injuries. An ambulance speeding to the scene crashed head on into a car. Louis David Adams 18, driver of the ambulance, was unhurt. All injured were treated at Homestead hospital.
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Homestead
Florida
Joe P. Cook
Roosevelt Williams
LeJeune Jd
Joseph A. Bushey
Lenox Ave
Miami Beach
Cook
Woman stabbed to death by common law husband in drunken brawl
Lucille Key, 25, was killed by her common law husband Clifford Smith, 28, at 6939 NE Third Ave. Police say he attacked her after a drunken quarrel, stabbing her repeatedly. Smith is in custody on murder charges.
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Lucille Key
Third Ave
Clifford Smith
Smith
Giants Bring Up Two Negro Stars From Jersey City
The New York Giants called up Henry Thompson and Monte Irvin from the Jersey City International League farm club making them the fourth major league team to add Black players this week. Irvin leads the league with a .385 average and Thompson, 23, has 14 homers and 37 RBIs helping push Jersey City to the top. the Giants plan to use Irvin as a righthanded pinch hitter and Thompson as a versatile infielder outfielder.
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New York Giants
Henry Thompson
Monte Irwin
Jersey City
Irvin
Thompson
Giants
Low Flying Plane Kills Wagon Driver
In Wadley Alabama a 55 year old mule wagon driver, John H Hall, was killed when a light plane from Shaw Field swooped low over a highway. Corp Robert E Pennick, 22, the pilot, was charged with first degree manslaughter and set for a Tuesday hearing. Three other soldiers and four airmen were involved. the plane landed on the highway and then departed after the fatal strike.
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Wadley
Ala
Airforce
John H. Hall
Hall
Corp
Robert E. Pennick
First Negro joins Philadelphia Divinity School faculty
Philadelphia Divinity School elected Rev. Edgar Charles Young the first Black faculty member. He becomes professor of Biblical and pastoral theology, faculty librarian, and director of extension courses in the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
ANP
Philadelphia Divinity School
Edgar Charles Young
Dr. Young
Pennyslvania
All Dead Insecticide Claim From New York Company
An advertisement offers ALL DEAD insecticide with DDT and terepane chemicals to kill bed bugs roaches ants flies mosquitoes and other insects. It promises a money back guarantee and urges readers to send payment to New York Insecticide Company Dept 323 152 West 42nd St New York NY.
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New York
Insecticide Company
Dept
West 42Nd St
New York, N. Y
Eight Cab Drivers Arrested for Permit Violations
Eight Black cab drivers were arrested Monday for allegedly violating a state railroad commission law by transporting riders to Virginia Beach without proper permits. Each was released on a $250 bond. Names include Harry Presley, Jeffery Collier, Carl Hart, Willie Harris, Ned Mills, Henry Lee, Daniel J. Hall, and others.
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State Railroad Commission
Virginia Beach
Harry Presley
Jeffery Collier
Carl Hart
Homestead
Willie Harris
Ned Mills
10Th St
Henry Lee
First Ct
Daniel J. Hall
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Mose Felton
Thomas Ave
Good Neighbor Funeral Home
6Th Ave
Louis David Adams
By Birt Pavtitson
Los Angeles
Kansas City Monarchs
St. Louis Browns
Tion
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Little Giants
Fhompson
Orange
N. J
Lohrke
Air Force
Shawfield
Columbia
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Alexander City
Abney
Philly Divinity School
E. L. Chavis
N. W
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Truman City
Crete
36Th St
Turm
Red Road
25Th St
Truman
Henry Rahming
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17Th Ave
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