Hernandez Film's Rise and Trailblazing Film Roles
Hernandez, a granite-jawed actor, headlines The Breaking Point as a fishing partner to John Garfield in a colorless race cast. Curtiz hails him as the new Negro signaling changing movie patterns while Hernandez also stars in Intruder in the Dust and Young Man With a Horn.
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Christian Hospital Gets Air Conditioning Unit
An air conditioning unit was installed in surgery at Christian Hospital on July 10 1950 by Norton R Ganger Co. The unit was purchased and contributed by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Dade County Academy of Medicine. The ladies organization surveys needs to improve comfort and modernize the institution.
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Hospital service earns public recognition for board effort
The passage notes a hospital surgical unit donation and ongoing improvements, praising the board of directors for its Herculean service and urging further recognition to inspire similar acts for public welfare. It highlights ongoing efforts to improve patient care and hospital facilities.
Africans Defy Court Over Mandated Southwest Africa
In London the Union of South Africa said it would push ahead with annexing Southwest Africa despite an International Court of Justice ruling. Eric Louw asserted neither the UN nor the Union are bound by the advisory opinion, and elections for August 30 will choose six representatives to the Union parliament. Southwest Africa spans about 317,729 square miles with roughly 970,000 natives and 38,000 White residents.
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Four men sentenced to one year each in robbery case
Four men charged with unarmed robbery drew one year terms from Judge Beh C. Wil in Criminal court Tuesday. Defendants Fotin Wood 24 Rosiebert Johnson 25 John Lawter 88 and Wford Cooper 30 faced a Paris victim walking with a woman on NW Fifh avenue and 15th street.
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FBI to Crack Down on Draft Dodgers Draft law toughened
Washington reports the Justice Department will pursue willful violators of the draft law. Attorney General McGrath says the FBI will vigorously seek apprehension with penalties up to five years and fines to ten thousand dollars. The act requires male birth to 26 to register, with 18-year-olds registering within five days. Hoover urges prompt registration, prompt questionnaire return, and updating local boards with correct mailing addresses.
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Youth on Trial for Slaying of Deputy Sheriff
In Brooksville Florida Willie Timmons stands trial for the May 12 killing of Deputy Sheriff Bill Langston outside a rock tavern run by Andrew 4. Jury selection occupied much of Tuesday as Sheriff Sim Lowman recounted finding the deputy dead after serving a warrant. Timmons pleads innocent while an alleged accomplice, David Reese, 22, faces accessory charges. Ten Florida highway patrolmen guard the trial amid possible mob violence.
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Bain Twirls No Hitter At Dorsey Park
Neville Bain,15, pitched a no hit no run game as Dorsey Park overwhelmed Liberty City 29-0 in a playground softball game. Bain struck out 12 and walked three in the win. The Dorsey Park girls team took the Negro playground championship with a 20-9 victory over Liberty City.
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Jacksonville to Hire Negro Patrolmen Cops
Six Negroes will begin a 60 day training August 1 to qualify as patrolmen for the Jacksonville police force. The city council voted unanimously last Tuesday for the new experiment already proven in southern cities. The rookies are expected to start patrolling October 1.
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Woman jailed for snatching purse in Miami Beach store
Thelma Johnson, 23, of 1640 NW First Ave., was fined $50 or 30 days plus 16 days in jail after Officer George Zoller testified she grabbed a pocketbook from a downtown Miami Beach shop and fled. Her plea that another woman acted with her was rejected by City Judge Daniel Gaten.
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