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Newspaper
Miami Times
Location
Miami, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1949
Page
1
Miami real estate leaders and appraisers at a round table under the Statistical Exchange of South Florida say prices are receding and will continue to drop. Rents are expected to fall as well with speaker Tom Depree addressing the crowd.
Thirteen Southern Governors meet in Daytona Beach to organize the Regional Board of Control for Southern Regional Education. The plan shares tuition costs for students attending out-of-state medical, dentistry, and veterinary programs, with commitments from ten states and plans for 1950 adoption in 13th state. Participating institutions include the Medical College of Virginia, Louisiana State University, Emory, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Tuskegee, Oklahoma A and M, Meharry, and Tulane, among others, with $1,500 per student and equal resident status.
John A Diaz, Florida Editor of the Pittsburgh Courier, received a meritorious service citation in journalism. The award was presented by Dr Mary Mc at Bethune Cookman College in a formal ceremony.
Diaz arrived in Miami slightly over three years ago to take the Miami editor post of the Courier. His success led to his promotion to Florida editor with statewide supervision and the Courier’s largest Florida circulation to date.
Rev John J Jarrett Jr will be the baccalaureate speaker at Booker T Washington high school tomorrow at five pm. He is BTW class of 1937 graduate then attended Bethune Cookman and St Augustine's Raleigh NC, and Bishop Payne Seminary trained bishop. The 25th annual Florida Negro Funeral Directors and Embalmers Assn meets in Ft Lauderdale June 14 16 hosted by George Benton at the Benton Home. The group marks 25 years, honoring founders who formed a profession to preserve the dead amid early challenges. The Negro Committee for Orange Bowl Seats seeks 3000 seats for the January 1 Orange Bowl, arguing the growing demand and affordable access for Negro patrons and taxpayers in Miami.
Bernard O'Dell, former manager of O'Dell's Bar and Grill, becomes special representative for Calvert Distillers in Florida. His duties include making special contacts and establishing goodwill for Calvert's products as part of a broader program to hire more Black representatives.
Washington June 6 a senate judiciary committee approved an anti lynching bill introduced by Senator Ferguson of Michigan marking the first civil rights measure this session. Chairman McCarran said no roll call vote was taken and the bill carries penalties up to 10000 dollars or 20 years in prison for conspiracy to incite or commit a lynching with officers protected and penalties for willful failure to protect victims.
Washington Stars sponsor a baseball game with gate receipts donated to a children s summer camp. The event draws a large crowd not for skill but for its oddity and spectacle. The report notes efforts to capture and prosecute violators of other sections remain ongoing.
Frank Stearns, executive secretary of the city planning board, announced that more restrictive zoning requirements for Miami's downtown Negro slum area will be submitted to the city commission on Wednesday.
Acting Postmaster Samuel R. Valliere is appointed Postmaster of Miami after 34 years in the Miami office and 1925 la st assistant role. The decision comes largely on the recommendation of Congressman George Smathers as the Post Office department moves to finalize the nomination.
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