Liberty City NAACP Delegate reports at Atlantic City conference
Rev A J Reddick of Liberty City reports from the NAACP annual conference in Atlantic City New Jersey June 21 to 26. Highlights include the Walter White Memorial meeting with Arthur Spingarn Roy Wilkins Mrs L Pearl Mitchell and Dr Channing Tobias. Workshops covered housing slum clearance urban redevelopment membership and fundraising. Thurgood Marshall described Supreme Court decisions of May last year and May 31 1955 stressing use within the law. Liberty City branch membership drive continues as Ida M Wright earns a merit certificate for secured memberships. Ministers urged to join NAACP now. Lee B Wright president Helen Franklin reporter.
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NAACP
Atlantic City
N.J
Liberty City
A. J. Reddick
Walter White
Arthur Spingarn
Roy Wilkins
L. Pearl Mitchell
Channing H. Tobias
Rev. Reddick
Thurgood Marshall
Marshall
Supreme Court
Eisenhower
Ida M. Wright
Lee B. Wright
Helen Franklin
Bunche Park School Summer Recreation Program Highlights
The Bunche Park Summer Recreation Program serves 427 children with arts and crafts social dancing library activities and games. Chairwoman Mrs Josephine Dennis Mackey along with Earl Dinkins and others coordinate team sports pet show picnics hobby doll and talent shows and a field day. Special teen dances book hour fashion show and story hour are planned with an art craft display for the Opa Locka area and certificates for workmanship awarded.
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Bunche Park
Opa Locka
Miami Teachers Return From National Education Association Meet
Mrs. I Irene Roberts Straughter 2nd vice president of the Florida State Teachers Association and Mrs. Ireta M. Crosby president of Dade County Teachers Association attended the NEA convention in Chicago. They stayed at Palmer House and Conrad Hilton Hotels where the HQ sessions took place. Adlai Stevenson and Harold Stassen spoke at general assemblies and Crosby and Straughter conducted interviews with top educators on methods materials and trends in education. Crosby served as a delegate from Dade County.
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Miami
Chicago
National Educational Association
I Irene Roberts Straughter
Florida State Teachers’ Association
Ireta M. Crosby
Dade County Teachers’ Association
Palmer House
Conrad Hilton
Adlai Stevenson
Harold Stassem
General Assembly
Crosby
Straughter
Dade County Teachers' Association
Portier and Harris Join Liberty Beauty Salon Team
Norma Portier and Christine Harris announce they are now working at Liberty Beauty Salon located at 6707 NW 15th Ave. Friends are invited to congratulate them on this new venture and service offerings.
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Norma Portier
Christine Harris
Liberty Beauty Salon
15Th Ave
Phene Eee
VFW Insignia Highlight Cross of Malta in Palm Beach Post
Knobby L. Thomas Post 6346 VFW in West Palm Beach honors the Cross of Malta as a sacred emblem. Commander S. Bruce McDonald calls it a historic symbol linking Knights of St. John to aiding the oppressed. New inductees William M. Holland and Levon Shipp receive insignia at a district meeting with updates on a quartermaster school and officer reports. Comrade A J Gaines passes away. flags and honor guard noted at Coral Gables Veterans Hospital funeral.
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Knobby L. Thomas
Veterans OF Foreign Wars
West Palm Beach, Fla
Cross of Malta
S. Bruce McDonald
Knobby L. Thomas Post
VFW
Knights of St. John
McDonald
William M. Holland
Levon Shipp
School Board
Post
Porter Raulerson
Com. S. Bruce McDonald
Cer
William Mitchell, Sr
John Butler
W. Ivey Mackall
Knobby Thomas Post
Atwell B. Pride
James Scruggs
James J. Pritchard
A. J. Gaines
Veterans Hospital, Coral Gables
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Josephine Dennis Mackey
Earl Dinkins
Helen T. McDaniels
Gwendolyn Cooper
Delorese E. Harte
Alma F. Brooks
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SO. Andrews Ave
FT. Lauderd N.W
7Th Ave
Ase PH. JA
W. Ivey Mack
Post and Ladies Auxiliary
N. Tamarind
Comrade Gaines
Hodges W. Howard
Cleophus M. Hall
William Johnson
James Meadows
Pasco V. Reynolds
James Shufford
Willie Walker
Aluminum
Miami Metal Supply
N.W.N. River Drive
27Th Ave
20Th St
Homes For Sale
N.W
24Th Avenue
166Th Street
165Th Street
159Th Street
22Nd Ave
Landry Realty
S.W. 8Th Street
Ware’s Shoe Clinic
Charles Ware
N.W. 20Th St. Ph
Joseph Williamson
Congress
Housewives
Baker's Bar and Package Store
N.W. 20Th St
Earl Edwards
Cliff Baker
James
3Rd Ave
Davy Crockett
Savings Banks _ Royal Keno
Po-Keno
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