Miami Stadium opens with segregated Negro seating plan
The new Miami Stadium on NW 10th street opens Wednesday August 31 with 250 reserved Negro box seats 1000 grandstand and 2000 bleachers for Black spectators in a 14000 capacity venue home to the Miami Sox of the Florida International League. The Sun Sox meet Havana Cubans in a ceremony attended by U.S. and Cuban leaders. Advance sales begin August 10 at a local stationery store.
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Miami
10Th Ave
23Rd St
H. B. Taber, Sr
Miami Stadium, Inc
Miami Sox
Florida International League
Sun Sox
Havana
United States
Cuba
Sweeting and North Stationery Store
10Th St
Cocktail Hour Saturday by The Regular Fellows at VFW Hall
The Regular Fellows plan a first Cocktail Hour in the VFW ballroom this Sunday at 5 p.m. Orchids are offered to Leon Kelly for his tip and best wishes are sent to the Fellows’ venture. Community notes mention the Brownsville Monarch Club with Walter Pinkston and Father Gibson as guest speakers at its next meeting.
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VFW
Leon Kelly
Brownsville
Monarch Club
Walter Pinkston
Father Gibson
V. A
Liberty Square
Wm. McBride
Tennis Tournament At Isle Of Pink Pearls Signals Social Travel
Social and personal notes list participants Anna Grace Sweeting Juanita Kimball and Juanita Finley leaving for a Tennis Tournament in the Isle of Pink Pearls. Mr and Mrs C M Jollivette vacation in Nassau returning from Cuba. Miss Lillian Symonette visiting Mrs Dorothy Beeman, a Talladega 1948 graduate. Gilbert Knowles back from New York vacation.
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Isle of Pink Pearls
Anna Grace Sweeting
Juanita Kimball
Juanita Finley
C. M. Jollivette
Nassau
Cuba
Lillian Symonette
Dorothy Beeman
Symonette
Talladega
Gilbert Knowles
New York
Local notes from Key West tavern owner and vacation updates
Tommy Major, proprietor of the Key West Project Tavern, was in the city for a few days. Janie Reeves vacations with her parents in Georgia. Eloise Bain Sanders departs for Boston today after an enjoyable visit. Monica Williams of Economy Drug Store begins vacation on August first.
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Tommy Major
Janie Reeves
Peach State
Eloise Bain Sanders
Boston
Hubby
Monica Williams
Economy Drug Store
Barry Gray short films to appear at Ritz theatre
Wometco notes express pleasure that the first Barry Gray short films with Charles Spivak and his orchestra will screen at the air conditioned Ritz theatre next Sunday through Tuesday. Arthur Price, ex exploitation chief of Wometco theatres, visited and discussed future policy and theater improvements. Joe Freyer says The Champion, a red blooded picture, starts Sunday August 7. Watch for the Ritz Fall Style Show announcement.
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Wometco
Barry Gray
Charles Spivak
Ritz
Arthur Price
Wometco Theatres
Joe Freyer
Earl Williams Calypso Orchestra Leads Miami Beach Club Nights
Earl Williams and his Calypso orchestra have become a big hit at Miami Beach Freedom House. The six piece group features Myrtle Jones on piano and performs every Saturday night drawing packed crowds. Williams drums and Fish Rage the Sand Man on the bungees are notable acts.
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Earl Williams
Calypso
Miami Beach
Freedom House
Myrtle Jones
Charles Brown Leads Trio and Orchestra at Rockland Palace
Charles Brown with Johnny Moore and his Three Blazers together with his nationally famous trio and orchestra are booked for Rockland Palace Sunday night August 28. The Brown outfit is the rave of the nation and Brown plays piano in what may be one of the finest musical aggregations in the business. Don’t miss them at the Rockland Palace on Sunday August 28.
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Charles Brown
Johnny Moore
Three Blazers
Bill Rivers
Rockland Palace
Brown
Clyde Nelson obituary and BTW Alumni farewell ball planned
Clyde Nelson once a Booker T. Washington High School star athlete from Miami collapsed and died after a game at a Philadelphia ball park. The BTW High School Alumni Association will hold a Students' Farewell Ball on September 1 at Rockland Palace to send Miami students off to college, with invitations mailed by August 15.
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Clyde Killins
Ball Park
Philadelphia
Clyde
Miami
Clyde Nelson
Booker T. Washington High School
Nelson
BTW High School Alumni Association
Rockland Palace
Elliott J. Pieze
Sto
The
Miami Times
Meat Cutters Ball at Harlem Square Crystal Ballroom
An events note announces the Meat Cutters Ball at the Harlem Square Crystal Ballroom on August 11 and Benny O Berry's Auto driving students dance on August 4. The piece also includes a traditional teaching rhyme about knowledge and wisdom.
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Harlem Square Crystal Ballroom
Benny O’berry
Charles Lesnevich Title Bout Tickets On Sale
Tickets for the August 10 heavyweight title bout between Ezzard Charles and Gus Lesnevich went on sale. Prices range from 16.50 to 4 with the fight set at Yankee Stadium. Charles trains in Pompton Lakes New Jersey while Lesnevich trains in Summit New Jersey.
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New York
ANP
Ezzard Charles-Gus Lesnevich
Yankee Stadium
Charles
Pompton Lakes, N. J
Lesnevich
Summit, N. J
Crossword By A C Gordon Solution on Page Fourteen
Puzzle item notes a crossword by A C Gordon with the solution appearing on page fourteen. No other readable details provided.
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A. C. Gordon
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Negro Working Press
Miami Stadium
Brooklyn
Theatre
Harlem
Ray Foster
Ritz Theatre
Archie
Pinder
Ored
Washington Heights
Charles-Lesnevich
Schenley
Schenley Distributors, Inc
N.Y.C
Washington
Washington Park
N.W
3Rd Ave
Golden Gate
Wgbs Sun
City Loan Service
N. W
3Rd Avenue
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