Eleven More KKK Arrested In North Carolina
In Whiteville NC eleven former Ku Klux Klan members were arrested for conspiracy to kidnap and assault related to a November attack on Ester Lee Floyd a 23 year old pregnant woman. The group includes former Fair Bluff officials and residents from Fair Bluff Cerro Gordo Chadbourn and other towns. A federal grand jury postponed its hearing on the related kidnapping case to March 17 to hear from Floyd and Dorothy Martin and Ben Grainger who testified previously.
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Whiteville
N. Co
ANP
Ester Lee Floyd
KKK
Early Brooks
Fair Bluff
Bobby Brooks
James Robert Hayes
L. C. Worley
Steve Edmund
Cerro Gordo
Doug Grainer
Leamon Ward
Billy McKinley Horne
Chadbourn
Ed Floyd Roberts Jr
Hubert Hilburn
George Douglas Miller
Do Not Pass at Intersections Warns Safety Director
State law bans passing at intersections and Safety Director H N Kirkman urged motorists to check the road ahead before attempting passes. He said obscured vision makes the practice dangerous for all. Florida Highway Patrol records show 210 accidents from passing at intersections in rural areas last year. The law prohibits passing within 100 feet or at any intersection or railroad crossing.
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H. N. Kirkman
Kirkman
Florida Highway Patrol
Preacher in Cairo Claims Cures As Detroit Cop Falls For Hoax
In Detroit a 43 year old minister known as Rev Hugh Sharp calling himself the man from Cairo Egypt was arrested by Patrolman Matthew Barnes of the vice squad. He invited the officer into a rear room claiming to cure troubles for 100 dollars by using blessed oil and a lucky number 317. After taking 8 dollars the minister promised to wipe away the officer’s unpaid troubles and to collect the balance later. The cop returned to the office and Sharp joked about forgetting to arrest him.
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Detroit
ANP
Hugh Sharp
Cairo
Egypt
Matthew Barnes
Delaware
Barnes
Barnes, “I Need Your Help Badly.” “What’s Your Trouble?” Inquired Rev. Barnes
Sharp
NAACP Elects Officers In Miami 1952
The Miami Branch of the NAACP elected Dr G W Hawkins president and Rev Edward T Graham first vice president for 1952. New chairmen include Clarence McDaniels publicity Rev I C Mickins housing Samuel Leiner housing and labor Cornelius Johnson entertainment and more. Skyscraper plans for Harlem may not ease the ghetto, but will alter Harlem's face.
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NEW York
ANP
Harlem
135Th St
Lenox
Fifth
Savoy
Miami
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
G. W. Hawkins
Edward T. Graham
Clarence McDaniels
Vashti Coleman
Harry L. Shamis
Rose Givhan
Ewen C. Foster
Joseph Smith
I. C. Mickins
Ewen Coster
Samuel Leiner
Cornelius Johnson
Emanuel Graff
Harold Tannen
New York Anti Bias Body Cites Progress
The New York State Commission Against Discrimination reported to Gov. Dewey and the legislature on 1951 activities. It highlighted SCAD's impact on employment patterns, education efforts to broaden job admissions regardless of race creed color or origin, and broad support from labor and the public. The chair noted progress yet warned deeply embedded practices require ongoing vigilance and education to ensure lasting change.
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NEW York
ANP
New York State Commission Against Discrimination
Thomas E. Dewey
Commission
Edward W. Edwards
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N.C
Dorothy Martin
Ben Grainger
Preacher
NAACP
Jim Crow
Orlando ST
Carver Ranches
Lovely
CBS House
Aluminum
Pope Corporation
Carver Ranches, Inc
N.W. Sun Street
Miami, Florida
Antibias
Labor
General Publi
N.W
Magnolia Gardens
Hyde Park
Perrine
Richmond Heights
Laniinn Nealee
S.W. 8Th St
Miami, Fla
Henry Edward Engstrom
R. E
Carver Ranches Properties
Liberty City and
Brown Sub Properties
N.W. Stn Street
Common Sense Prices
Baker’s Bar
N.W. 20Th Street
Earl Edwards
Cliff Baker
Prop
Service Tailors
Nathaniel Rolle
Gilda Gay
Bernard Baily
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