National Convention in Miami Welcomed by Community
Miami hosted gatherings of United Beauty School Owners and Alpha Phi Omega. Sessions began Sunday with a public meeting at Booker T. Washington High School Auditorium. Judge L E Thomas Rev Edward T Graham and Dr I P Davis gave welcomes. Dr Mary McLeod Bethune spoke to about four hundred attendees. About seventy five delegates departed for Cuba and Haiti, while miles of hospitality left the impression of a return visit.
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Miami
United Beauty School Owners
Alpha Phi Omega Sorority
Booker T. Washington High School
L. E. Thomas
Edward T. Graham
I. P. Davis
Mary McLeod Bethune
Bethune-Cookman College
Cuba
Haiti
Edison Center Rezoned to Industrial Clash over Segregation
The Miami City Commission unanimously rezoned a 27 acre tract between NW 10th and 12th avenues and 67th to 71st streets from residential to industrial. The action, urged by Edison Center rou denta and planning board, blocks plans for Negro housing by Bouvier and Wisehart. The slum clearance committee remains silent, with concerns over housing sites and election timing.
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Edison Center
Carver Village
Miami City Commission
10Th
12Th Avenues
City Commission
Bishop Oxnam Criticizes Vigilantes Amid National Tension
Bishop G Bromley Oxnam head of the World Council of Churches and Methodist Bishops meeting in Nashville Tenn warns of a new breed of self appointed un American vigilantes threatening freedom They masquerade as defenders against communism create distrust and aim to control education libraries and church teachings He says there can be no free society without free inquiry and urges stamping out such practices.
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G. Bromley Oxnam
World Council of Churches
Council of Bishops
The
Methodist Church
General Board of the Methodist Church
Nashville
Tenn
Oxnam
National Council of Churches
United States
What My Religion Means To Me in Miami Herald
A collection of essay pieces by notable locals includes Judge Wayne Allen Frederick Snite Jr James J Keller Jr Dr Hugh E McKean and Dr S M Frazier. They contribute reflections on personal faith as part of a community series in the Miami Herald.
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Miami Herald Daily
Wayne Allen
Frederick Snite, Jr
James J. Keller, Jr
Hugh E. McKean
Rollins College
S. M. Frazier
Ruth Drama at St. Agnes Center March 10
Sponsored by the Missionary Society of St Luke Baptist Church the biblical drama Ruth will be presented at the St Agnes Adult and Youth Center Monday evening March 10. Under the direction of Mrs L Nash the players promise another evening to be remembered.
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The
Missionary Society of the
Local residents join Army and Air Force in week
Dolph King of Coconut Grove and several others including Ran der Carter Samuel A. Barnett and Thomas Laing have enlisted in the armed forces this past week. Burris Cardell Edward William Lawrence W Fields William Ames Jr and Willie C Jones were inducted through the Joint Armed Forces Examining Station in Hialeah and nearby areas.
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Dolph King
Coconut Grove
Rander Carter
S. Dixie Hy
Samuel A. Barnett
Thomas Laing
Jefferson Ave
Army
Air Force
Burris Cardell
Barn Q
Hialeah Race Track
Edward William
20Th St
Lawrence W. Fields
2St Ave
William Ames, Jr
21St Ct
Willie C. Jones
6Th Pl
Joint Armed Forces
Just Browsin By Pau RK Henry
Thousands of starving people in this country and elsewhere would welcome 40 000 hams that the Navy had permitted to spoil. Taxpayers money amounting to 23000 dollars emphasized a sharp critique of waste and mismanagement.
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Pau
Henry
Gulfstream Opens With Record Crowd and Wagering
Gulfstream race track opened to a record crowd of 21,591 on Tuesday and handle reached 1,503,013 dollars with strong betting across multiple races.
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Gulfstream Race Track
Supreme Court declines Miami Springs golf case review
Readers express disappointment as the Supreme Court refuses to hear the Miami Springs golf dispute. The court sends the matter back to the state for reconsideration, with expectations that John Rice might prevail on retrial.
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Supreme Court
Miami Springs
John Rice
McIntosh Convicted of Robbery and Assault in Grocer Case
Leroy McIntosh was convicted Tuesday on robbery and assault charges against Remigio Squarcia the grocer at 925 NW 5Bth St Judge Ben Willard sentenced him to five years improvement.
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Leroy McIntosh
Remigio Squarcia
Ben Willard
Trial recounts handcuffing and whipping a prisoner
In Jackson Mississippi a merchant and a banker testify that a former sheriff told how he handcuffed a Black prisoner Murray Gray to a tree and whipped him for information Gray, a Korean War veteran, returned to testify at the trial. The sheriff was acquitted.
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Jackson
Miss
Murray Gray
Gray
Korea
Three KKK arrests in Whiteville prompt warrants
Three Ku Klux Klan men were arrested in Whiteville North Carolina on Tuesday. Warrants were issued for twelve other members. The group aims to punish individuals deemed offenders in Columbus County.
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KKK
Whiteville
N.C
Columbus County
Five youths held up Marshall and Co haberdashery
Police captured two robbers, a 14 and a 16 year old, after a Tuesday hold up on 62nd street. Three additional suspects were identified and arrested. Loot totaled 150 dollars plus jewelry.
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Marshall and Co. Haberdashery
Five Florida counties where no Negroes registered
The statement highlights five counties Madison Calhoun Union Lafayette Liberty in Florida with zero Black registered voters. It urges efforts to encourage registration and voting, noting some residents should wish to register.
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Florida
Madison
Calhoun
Union
Lafayette
Liberty
Dodgers Motorcade Welcomes Brooklyn Team in Miami
A motorcade will greet the Brooklyn Dodgers in Miami on the morrow. At 10 a.m. in uniform the team will assemble on the county courthouse steps to receive greetings from Mayor Chelsie Senerchia and others. The Dodgers and the Braves meet Saturday Sunday and Monday.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Miami
Dodgers
Chelsie Senerchia
Braves
Edison Center residents win rezoning for 27 acres
The city commission voted unanimously to rezone 27 acres beside Carvoe village for industrial use, a move that would bar future occupancy by Negroes and shape development in the area.
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Edison Center
City Commission
Carvoe
Ethiopians Return Ethiopian throne Seized by Italians
The throne of Haile Selassie, confiscated by the Italians about sixteen years earlier during the Ethiopian war, is being returned to Addis Ababa.
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Addis Ababa
Ministers Clash in Defamation Suit Over Church
In West Palm Beach Rev Bright Davies pastor of St Patrick church sues former pastor Rev J de Costle Harewood for defamation, seeking 75000 dollars in damages. The suit alleges false statements harmed Davies reputation and church interests in a court action.
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Bright Davies
St. Patrick Church
West Palm Beach
J. de Costle Harewood
Miss Hazel Lightburn Returns Home After NYC Stay
Miss Hazel Lightburn daughter of Mrs Julia Lightburn of 1923 NW 5th Ave returned to the city Tuesday night after a six week stay in New York City. She suffered an injury to her left arm and plans to remain home indefinitely. Relatives and friends are glad she is home again.
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Hazel Lightburn
Julia Lightburn
NW 5Th Ave
New York City
Miss Lightburn
Turk Seeks Reelecton Emphasizing Taxpayers Savings
County Commissioner Harold Turk argues saving taxpayers money is the top issue for Dade County voters in the upcoming primary. He says expenses must be reduced to an acceptable level while pursuing self supporting, efficient improvements and expanded administration through better technology. He cites heavy tax burdens and celebrates support from civic groups and leading individuals across the county.
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Harold Turk
Dade County
Turk
Com- Comm
Oner Turk
Palmer hits milk price control in Florida race
Perrine Palmer Jr a candidate for state senate assails the Florida Milk Commission for keeping retail milk prices high in Dade County where homogenized sells at 27 cents a quart and Grade A at 26 cents. He accuses the present senator of owning both the Milk Commission and the South Florida Milk Producers Associations and pledges to curb the commission’s pricing powers. He calls milk a necessary basic food and urges keeping prices within living standards while he campaigns across the county.
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Perrine Palmer, Jr
Candiden T
State Senate
State Milk Commission
Dade County
Palmer
Florida
Polmer
Naid
The
Milk Commission
South Florida Milk Producers Associations
For Rent Two Houses in Hialeah Florida
For rent a 12 room CBS house with hot and cold water at 2400 West Fourth Avenue in Seminole area Hialeah Florida and also a 3 room house. Apply J S Haigler Sr at 1501 Northwest Os and St or call 9 7492.
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Hialeah
Fla
Seminole
CBS
4Th Ave
J. S. Haigler, Sr
Os and
Nassau Tourism Push by North’s Travel Bureau
Stanley Sweeting and Charles North report Nassau remains a tourist draw, with package tours marketed through North’s Travel Bureau. Nassau’s Development Board backs Negro travel promotion, led by Allen Smith of the Shalimar hotel, with Brown and Kiel pledging cooperation. Ulric Ferguson assists in Nassau office as guides recruit visitors from Havana, Haiti, and Jamaica.
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Nassau
Stanley Sweeting
Charles North
North
Travel Bureau
Caribbean
Development Board
Bahamian Archipelago
Island
Allen (Baron) Smith
Shalimar Hotel
North’s
Sweeting
Havana
Haiti
Jamaica
New North
Smith
Dapper Ulric Ferguson
Capadie
Felton Improves After Suicide Attempt at Store
Joseph Felton a 1242 NW Grand Ave liquor store operator who shot himself in the chest last Thursday afternoon was taken from the critical list to the serious list at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Felton told police he attempted suicide because his wife was jealous and made his life miserable.
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Joseph Felton
I Tave
Grd Ave
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Felton
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Garth C. Reeves
Carver
George A. Coppock
Percival Ave
Veterans Administration Office
Messrs Brown and
Kiel
NDB
Leyes
Nightingale
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