Diaz endorsed by Dade Young Dems for City Commission
John A. Diaz, Miami newsman and editor of the Florida Edition of The Pittsburgh Courier, wins a unanimous endorsement from the Dade County Young Democratic Association for the November City Commission race. His platform calls for city government by the people, slum clearance with federal aid, strict law enforcement, and inclusive participation in city facilities for all residents. Diaz is active in local civic groups and civil rights advocacy.
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John A. Diaz
Miami
City Commission
Dade County Young Democratic Association
Diaz
Florida
Pittsburgh Courier
Carver
The
YWCA
Adelphian Club
Buy Miami Made Products Week Gala at Bayfront Park
The Buy Miami Made Products Week committee of the Greater Miami Manufacturers Association announced a gala at Bayfront Park Bandshell on Tuesday June 26 at 7 45 p m. Admission is free. Prizes donated by Miami manufacturers will be awarded. Caesar LaMonaca's band headlines. The Queen will be crowned and the slogan contest winner announced. Brief speeches will be given by Miami civic leaders. Hundreds of dollars in prizes offered.
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Greater
Birthday gratitude from Selena Jackson and supporters
Mrs. Selena Jackson expresses sincere thanks to friends Pall Bearers Lodge No. 5 and Christian Charity Club for helping celebrate her birthday on June 7 and for gifts and support. Special appreciation noted for beautiful and useful expressions of kindness.
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Selena Jackson
Pall Bearers Lodge No. 5
Christian Charity Club
Hitch To Runaway Wagon Jars Missouri Star
Wendell Corey star of The Great Missouri Raid narrowly escaped serious injury while filming a rider sequence at the Ritz Theatre area. On cue the ancient wagon he rode shattered on a rocky hillside as a broke brake failed and the team plunged. Corey steadied himself and leaped clear, suffering only bruises.
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Missouri’ Star
Wendell Corey
Ritz Theatre
Wendell
Gordon Douglas
Corey
Mrs Isaac Tyndell Leaves for Kingston Jamaica on Pan Am
Personal notice states Mrs Isaac Tyndell and daughter of 1943 NW 6th Court departed Monday by Pan American Airways for Kingston Jamaica to visit relatives. Mrs Julia Dean returned last week from a Bahamas trip to visit her ill mother.
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Isaac Tyndell
Pan American Airways
Kingston
Jamaica
Julia Dean
Bahamas
Benedict College Student Carl Hanna Returns for Summer Session
Benedict College student Carl Hanna returns to summer school after a brief home visit. He completed a short vacation at home before resuming classes last week.
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Carl Hanna
Benedict College
Dorsett Sisters Head to Bethune Cookman Summer Session
Mrs Zelma Dorsett-Black and her sister Mrs Ida Dorsett-Davis departed Sunday for Daytona Beach Florida to attend the Bethune Cookman College summer session.
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Zelma Dorsett-Black
Ida Dorsett-Davis
Daytona Beach
Fla
Bethune Cookman College
Nassau visitors stay with Chris Wareham hosts
Mr. Frederick Cooper and daughter Zelma of Nassau Bahamas spend two weeks in the city as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Wareham.
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Frederick Cooper
Zelma
Nassau
Bahamas
City
Chris Wareham
Bahamas beautician visits Miami with Gibson family host
Miss Dorothy Curry of Nassau Bahamas arrived by Pan American Airways for a vacation in the Magic City. She is guest of her uncle and aunt Deacon and Mrs C E Gibson at 1722 NW 1st Place.
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Dorothy Curry
Beautician
Nassau
Bahamas
Pan American Airways
Magic City
Deacon
C. E. Gibson
Mrs Stevens Travels to Nashville for Vacation
Mrs. M. E. Stevens of 1843 NW 69th terrace departed Wednesday for Nashville Tennessee. She will stay as house guest of her son and daughter in law Mr. and Mrs. J Lord.
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M. E. Stevens
69Th Terrace
Nashville
Tenn
J. Lord
Mrs Rubie Finley Leaves for Detroit Summer School
Mrs Rubie Finley departed last Saturday for Detroit Michigan to attend Summer school and expand her studies.
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Rubie Finley
Detroit
Mich
Surhmer School
4-H Supervisor Victoria Simpson Visits West Coast
Miss Victoria Simpson, 4-H Club supervisor for Dade County, made a brief visit to the West Coast last Friday.
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Victoria Simpson
Dade County
West Coast
Mrs Helen Goodwin Visits Miami With Friends
Mrs Helen Goodwin formerly a Dades county school teacher now residing in Savannah Georgia is enjoying a brief visit to Miami with Miss Marie Roberts and a mother. Friends express pleasure at her cheerful return and companionship.
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Helen Goodwin
Dades County
Savannah
Miami
Marie Roberts
Hundred Per Cent Club Picnic Notice at Dunn's Hotel
The Antlers Temple No. 39 Daughters Elks invites the public to a 4th of July picnic at Dunn's Hotel patio starting at noon. Refreshments available and a boxed dinner is sold from 11 a.m. for $1.00. Location listed as 1028 NW 8th Ave. Public is invited.
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Club of Antlers
Daughters Elks
Dunn's Hotel
West Indian Memorial stamp honors canal laborers
The Canal Zone will issue a 10 cent airmail stamp on August 15 to honor West Indian workers who built the Panama Canal. About 45,104 laborers were brought to Panama 1904 to 1914, including 31,071 West Indians, facing starvation wages and tropical diseases as they dug the Culebra Cut to connect Atlantic and Pacific.
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Panama Canal
Canal Zone
Culebra
Panama
Isthmian Canal Commission
Atlantic
Pacific
Young Man At Panama Canal Prompts Candid Letter
A young worker on a canal contract learns not all stories told hold true. He writes his mother reporting misfortune yet keeps a wry note about his room and clothes, reflecting hardship and humor from those days.
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Panama Canal
Miami City Hall Heat War Heats Up Leadership Shuffle
In June the Miami City Hall swirl continues as Sheriff Sullivan, ousted last winter and rehired in spring, walks as the Crime Commission again tightens the heat. He is succeeded by J. B. Henderson amid a wave of reshuffles and a city leadership shift following C. J. Senerchia’s departure.
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Miami
City Hall
Sullivan
Crime Commission
J. B. Henderson
C. J. Senerchia
Vacation Bible School Attendance Rises This Summer
The report highlights growing turnout at multiple local Vacation Bible Schools this summer. It notes that heat changes things and emphasizes the value of active youth engagement, contrasting with the old saying that an idle mind is the devil's workshop.
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Holsum Bakers
Holsum Bread
South Miami
Greater Miami
Women’s Division
Miami Chamber of Commerce
Holsum
L. R. Fartson
Eloise Barr
Bethune
L. McQueen
N. Roberts
Douglas
C. Jones
Jones
G. W. Carver
Pauline Dunn
Lemmon R. Ivey
Dunbar
Robie George
Minnie James
Goulds Elementary
M. Ford
Evans
Phyllis Wheatley
James Tart
Joseph Genevia
G. M. Carver
R. White
Liberty City
D. H. Dobbs
B. J. Gaitor
Dorsey High
Verdelle Peavy
Christabel Moore
R. R. Moton
Ida Ratcliffe
Booker T. Washington
T. R. Hawkins
M. Ingraham
Goulds Junior High
Charles M. Schwartz
Central Life Insurance Company
Northwest Twentieth Street
Sixth Ave
Third Avenue
NCE CO. OF
Mary McLeod
George H. Howard
George W. Carr
Home Office
Hilda Blackshear
Walter Burgess Allen Gaines
Philip B. Herout
Wylie A. Jackson
Gladys L. Long Vonnie M. Moss
Lorraine Lawyer
Hattie Rice
R. M. Welch
Lillie
Belle Booth
Willie Burns
B. C. Hepburn
Benjamin C. Holmes
Veteive Lewi Ernest C. Moore
F. C. Clifton Cfcil
A. Murray Arthur W. Williams
N.W. 20Th Street
Moving Finger
L. A. Thompson
Leo
A. D. Bloodworth
U. S
Redhead
the Cowboy
Glenn Ford
Rhonda Fleming
Edward G. Robinson
Mark Stevens
Don Taylor
Wed. & Thurs
Technicolor
Wyoming Mail
Stephen McNally
Alexis Smith
Flaxy Martin Zachary Scott
Virginia Mayo
Lemon Drop Kid
Bob Hope
Marilyn Maxwell
Hedy Lamarr
John Hodiak
Bowe
Barber Shop
Your Neighborhood
Barber Carver Ranches
Orlando St
Walter A. Bowe
Prop
Stanley Davis
Mgr
2Nd Ave
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