County Career Week set for March 24 across four high schools
Dade County four high schools prepare for career week with theme Plan and Prepare for the Future. Local and out of town consultants join forces with guiding councils and sororities to spotlight changes in racial employment patterns and opportunities for Negro students. Public instruction board approved plan as Miami area clubs and Jaycees assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Williams
Dade County
Greater Miami
Dade County Guidance Council
N. McAdams
DCT
Shoot Wife and Gun Battle End With Surrender
Odell Wilson shot his wife Verdie Mae in Opa Locka then held off seven law enforcement agencies in a gun battle. Tear gas forced his surrender after officers evacuated three children from the home. Police faced shots at deputies Dozier Hicks and Adam Williams as reinforcements arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell Wilson
Opa Locka
Verdie Mae
Wilson
22Nd Ave
Miami barber dies suddenly in Miami home above shop
Rudolph TM Chink Symonette longtime Miami barber of 1431 NW 2nd Ave died suddenly Monday night at his home upstairs over his shop. He had been ill but his family did not view it as serious. Symonette survived by a wife three sisters one brother and other relatives. Funeral services under Francis Funeral Home direction will be held Monday at 2 30 PM at the former Pharr Funeral Home Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph
Symonette
Peoples F. Shop
2Nd Ave
Miami
Francis Funeral Home
Pharr Funeral Home
Slayer Freed On Unwritten Law
Willie Howard of Hialeah was acquitted by a Circuit Court jury of murder in the death of Raphael Richardson after a January 12 stabbing. Howard testified he found Richardson in his home arguing with his wife, leading to a knife fight during which Richardson was fatally stabbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Howard
23Rd St
Hialeah
Howard
Raphael Richardson
Richardson
Hindman to Receive Honor at Bethune Cookman Convocation
Mr. Baker M. Hindman assistant director of instruction in charge of Negro schools in Dade County will be awarded a special citation at Bethune Cookman College Daytona Beach on March 19 1952 The Honors Convocation during the Trustee Board Meeting will recognize his contributions to education and human relations Speakers include Dr Ladd M Spivey and Earl M Bunting The Dade County system serves 12557 students with 499 staff across two high schools two elementary junior senior high schools and twelve elementary schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker M. Hindman
Dade County
Hindman
Bethune Cookman College
Daytona Beach
Board of Trustees
National Association of Manufacturers
New York City
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County High
Tance
John A. Hawkins
AFL
Atlanta
James C. Evans
Secretary of Defense
Washington, D. C
G. L. Holland
Veterans Administration
Nora Tucker
Dept. of Labor
Claude C. Clark
Florida A and M College
Tallahassee
G. B. Simmons
Department of Education
University of
Thomas Laing
Jefferson St
Coral Gables
Samuel A. Barett
11Th Terrace
Xander Carter
S. Dixie Hy
Hubert M. Jackson
Racial Relations Officers
Public Housing Administration
Atlanta, Ga
Air Force
Bob Raymond
Cpl
Dub” Thornton
Army and Air Force Recruiting Station
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
New York
Harold Turk
Magnolia Clinic
Dozier Hicks
Adam Williams
Opal Miami Springs
North
Portal
Rudolph Symonette
Jacksonville
Fla
Forest Hills
Ocala
Florida Supreme Court
Alto Adams
Fort Pierce
Duval County
Wayne E. Ripley
Walter E. Sturgis
Marion County
Verle Pope
St. John County
St. Augustine
Senate
Adams
House
Florida
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