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Newspaper
Miami Times
Location
Miami, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1949
Page
1
Jackie Barber praises teammates as he heads to training camp in Vero Beach Florida with the Dodgers. He predicts big diamond doings for the team and reflects on the upcoming season.
Florida groups including churches veterans and civil rights organizations unite in a Citizens' Committee to back Governor Fuller Warren's push to outlaw the Ku Klux Klan. The governor spoke January 28 after a Tallahassee parade and committees aim to rally public support for a Klan bill when the legislature convenes April 5. Andrew Gottschall of the National Conference of Christians and Jews chairs the effort with coordinators across Miami West Palm Beach Tampa Orlando Jacksonville Pensacola and other cities.
President Truman names Edward R. Dudley of New York as ambassador to Liberia, making him the first African American to hold a full ambassadorial post. A separate hospital report notes a 10 year old girl gave birth to a daughter weighing seven pounds five ounces, with both mother and infant reported as healthy. The mother's name and the baby's father were not disclosed.
Dinty Dennis publicity director of the Miami Sun Sox told the Times on Tuesday that films of the 1948 World Series and other baseball films are available free of charge. Groups of 50 or more with a suitable location may call Richard Wagner at 82-4737 to reserve, with all equipment furnished.
Dr Ralph J Bunche United Nations mediator in the Middle East receives the Spingarn Medal the NAACP's highest honor for 1948. Awarded July 17 in Los Angeles at the NAACP conference the citation praises his negotiations and mediation in a region marked by racial national and religious tensions and his role as a world peace advocate.
George Holland liaison representative from the Veterans Administration will be principal speaker at a special forum sponsored by Miami Chapter No. 2 American Veterans Committee this Sunday March 20 at 3 45 p m at St Agnes Adult and Youth Center formerly St Agnes Parish Hall All veterans of both wars and others are invited to attend
The Foreign Affairs Committee mourns Col Bloom of New York, its venerable chair, who died on the eve of his 79th birthday. He remained active and wise, earning admiration for his national stature and down to earth humanity. A June session will name a new chair, with an address on veterans affairs followed by a Q and A. Admission is free.
James A. Roberts 21 of 1335 NW Fifth Ave confessed to police Tuesday the murder of 25 year old Dave Stripling shot to death Saturday behind the Blue Moon restaurant at 370 NW 14th St. He implicated DeWitt Rigby 20 now in New York and another youth known as Danny as accomplices in Meeks slaying. Roberts claimed the trio fled on foot after the shooting carrying stolen clothing and received $25. Warrants issued charging both Roberts and Rigby with first degree murder.
Three Black candidates Neal Shackleford A D Coleman and Ben Shavis were nominated for Perrine city commission. Fifteen men were named to fill four vacancies after resignations amid protests by a citizens committee. A March 26 special election was set to decide the vacancies with five days to accept nominations. Mayor Bruce Barfield noted surprise at the nominations but no expected trouble.
Elmer W. Henderson of Baltimore challenged a Southern railway practice that reserved dining tables for Negro passengers while White passengers sat elsewhere. A three judge district court ruled no constitutional violation as long as treatment was not unequal. the Supreme Court granted a hearing to decide if such segregation constitutes illegal discrimination.
TALLAHASSEE Arthur Edward Berry, white, awaiting the electric chair for the murder of a 14 year old girl, had his appeal rejected as the Supreme Court refused to consider his claim that he framed a Negro for the crime.
Elmer Ray, Hastings heavyweights, quit after a third round knockdown by Joe Louis in Houston. The six round exhibition ended early with Ray failing to answer the bell for the fourth. A planned rematch with John Holman of Chicago may be in doubt for March 29 as promoter O Loughlin urges retirement to avoid injury.
The Florida court refused Berry's request to reopen the case for new evidence and did not issue an opinion. Nearby, Patricia Warren reported Berry claimed a Negro man, allegedly seen near the victim, resembled the suspect and that Berry chased him from Willie Mae Benton’s body in 1947 Bade City case.
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