South Gets 300 Million for Public Housing
Federal funds totaling nearly 300 million dollars will aid low income families in six southern states over six years. About 37,000 families are slated for housing across 141 city projects, including specific sites in Jasper Alabama Kingsport Tennessee and Daytona Beach Florida with both White and Negro units.
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Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tennessee
Jasper
Ala
Kingsport
Tenn
Dothan
Daytona Beach
Moonshiners Charged After 200 Gallon Still Found
Collier county sheriff's deputies arrested three men Friday at 2 30 a m on the Tamiami Trail near Everglades with a 200 gallon still 20 barrels a pump and corn supplies. The driver was identified by Atkins.
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Collier County
Tamiami Trail
Everglades
Atkins
Accused Thief Fires At Woolworth Shoppers
A gunman identified as Lester RFR. Trice shot at pursuers in a Lower Manhattan Woolworth store. The chaos left six women injured and two others treated for shock as shoppers ducked and screamed. Trice wounded himself during the pursuit and was captured by store officials who handed him to police at East 14th Street.
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New York
Lower Manhattan
Lester Rfr
Trice
F. W. Woolworth
280 Teachers In Workshop At BTW
The Booker T. Washington workshop hosts over 280 teachers from first to 12th grade, with sessions 8:30 to 3:30 five days weekly. Lectures by Dr. H Gordon Hullfish and Dr. William M Alexander precede group discussions as consultants like Dr. Regina Goff and Dr. Nathaniel Tillman advise on language arts and democratic concepts. The program spans three weeks with new visiting lecturers weekly. Maude Diaz adds cafeteria consultant input.
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Dade County
Booker T.washington
H. Gordon Hullfish
Ohio State University
William M. Alexander
Winnetka, Il
Regina Goff
Florida
Nathaniel Tillman
Atlanta University
Morehouse College
Beulah T. Whitby
Wayne University Graduate School
E. P. Westmoreland
Department of Vocational Education
Public Schools
Washington, D. C
Ousted Directors Claim Democratic Club Not Democratic
Ousted members of the Dade County Democratic Association Board defended their actions after a heated meeting that led to four resignations. Dr. I. P. Davis criticized the club as undemocratic while noting he supported George Smathers in the senator race, and exiled members Culmer and Ward condemned the purge as harmful to democratic principles while reaffirming allegiance to voters’ rights.
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Dade County Democratic Association Board of Directors
Smathers-Pepper
Dade County Democratic Club
I. P. Davis
George Smath
Ers
Dr. Davis
Pepper
George Smathers
Talmadge backs down on Negro appointments
Atlanta report shows Gov. Talmadge rescinded two Negro appointments to a Washington conference committee after a grave error was found. Nelson Jackson and Hortense Cochrane were named then removed, with Dr. Benjamin Mays releasing letters and noting attempts to include Negroes on the Georgia White House conference committee. He also mentions Jackson’s national Urban League role and Cochrane’s Atlanta University School of Social Work position. The three men tied to recent actions faced $500 bonds each awaiting June 26 hearings.
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Robert Gilliard
Isaac Avant
Cyril B. Heaster
Heaster
S. 8. Jolley
Atlanta
Benjamin Mays
Herman Talmadge
Washington
Nelson C. Jackson
Southern
National Urban League
Hortense Cochrane
Atlanta University School of Social Work
White House
Mays
Oscar Ewing
Federal Security Administrator
Dr. Mays
Youth Drowns in Magnolia Park Lake
Prince Martin aged 20 of 1123 NW 5th Ave drowned Saturday in a lake at Magnolia housing development near NW 22nd Ave and 141st St. Sister Annabelle Holmes said he dived in and did not surface, searchers found the body after about two hours. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Mt Zion Baptist Church with Pharr Funeral Home officiating.
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Prince Martin
5Th Ave
Magnollia
22Nd Ave
141St St
Annabelle Holmes
Martin
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Pharr Funeral Home
Prowl Fatal Shooting in Northwest City
Arthur Rutledge 34 of 926 NW Second Ave was shot and killed by homeowner W Hagues 1452 NW Seventh Ave who claimed two prowlers approached his residence. Rutledge and an accomplice fled after the confrontation and fingerprints tied Rutledge to burglary inquiries and safe-robbery cases. a previous state witness appearance collapsed when a judge doubted his oath.
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Arthur Rutledge
Second Ave
John Hay Whitney Foundation awards 42 Opportunity Fellowships
New York announces 42 Opportunity Fellowships totaling 85000 for training and study. Grants aid Americans barred by race culture or region to develop abilities and contribute to society. Orlando reports Florida White Democrats warned that northern interests would back Negro Democrats if they fail to unite.
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New York
John Hay Whitney Foundation
Orlando
Florida
Jerry W. Carter
Appalachian Mountain Region
Kerosene lamp starts fire at condemned rooming house
A kerosene lamp overturned in a rear bedroom caused a fire that destroyed a one story frame rooming house at 160 NW 7th street early Monday. The building had been condemned by the city and was to be torn down once other quarters were found for its four occupants. Dr. Weaver was listed as owner of the house.
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7Th St
W2eM@Bawyer
Cheating Butcher Fined $50
Joe Barimo, market operator at 1652 NW Sixth Ave, was fined $50 by Judge Cecil C. Curry after inspectors testified he shorted customers by 5 percent. They bought 1.5 pounds pork chops and 1.5 pounds beef, while scales were allegedly set 0.5 ounce fast and wrapper weight counted as meat.
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Joe Barimo
Sixth Ave
Cecil C. Curry
Barimo
Church Workers Conference At Coconut Grove
The 21st annual Church Workers conference in the Diocese of South Florida will meet at Christ Episcopal Church this weekend. Rev. Theodore Gibson, vicar, leads as meetings run from 5 30 Friday evening to 5 30 Saturday evening. Bishop Henry T Louttit will deliver the missionary sermon.
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Diocese of
South Florida
Christ Episcopal Church
Theodore Gibson
Henry TI. Louttit
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