Dorsey High School Opens Home Management Course
New home management course at Dorsey High School, first for Negro students in Dade County, taught by Miss Edwina Scavella. Photos show students preparing, cleaning, and arranging rooms under instructor guidance, with juniors and seniors active in kitchen and dining tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorsey High School
Dade County
Edwina Scavella
Jessie Mae Lewis
Doris Williams
Leona Bain
Claudia Mae Brooks
Leona
Claudia
Billings Guilty Of Manslaughter In Altercation Case
Willie B. Billings of 1814 NW 74th Street was found guilty of manslaughter in Judge Ben C. Willerds court. He faces a sentence on May 13 with a penalty of one to twenty years in prison. The case followed a dispute with Mrs. Williams during an altercation near NW 70th Street.
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Willie B. Billings
1814
Ben C. Willerd
Eest
Billings
Mrs. Williams
NW 70Th St
AME Church Leaders Head For Chicago Quadrennial
African Methodist Episcopal leaders head to Chicago for the 34th Quadrennial Conference May 7 14 at the Coliseum on Wabash. Expect 20 000 visitors and 1 087 delegates as bishops may be elected and guest speakers include retired Judge J Waites Waring and Bishop William A Fountain Sr. Opening on May 7 features Bishop Fountain and Bishop Reid delivering the opening sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AME
Chicago
ANP
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Coliseum
15Th Street
Wabash Avenue
Ips
J. Waites Waring
South Carolina
Richard A
Women’s Mis
Sionary Society
the Brotherhood
AME Ministers’ Organization
Laymen’s League
William A. Fountain, Sr
Frank Madison Reid
Band Clinic Captures City Spotlight at Miami Event
The Band Clinic and Festival in Miami drew 22 high school bands from across the state hosted by Booker T. Washington high. Competitions at the auditorium and Dixie Park featured solos, ensembles, majorettes, baton contests judged by Bill Allen and Eddie Franklin. Top honors went to Roosevelt West Palm Beach Stanton Jacksonville Booker T. Washington Pensacola and others with divisions 1 2 3 4 announcing winners. A separate incident reports Mrs Zi cows Williams was struck by Billings and later died after eight days in Jackson Memorial Hospital. Albert D. Hubbard and Michael Zarowny led the defense.
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8Th Ave
Zi'iams
Billings
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Albert D. Hubbard
Michael Zarowny
Miami
Booker T. Washington High
Booker T. Washington Auditorium
Roosevelt
West Palm Beach
Stanton
Jacksonville
Booker T. Washington
Pensacola
Middleton
Tampa
Jones
Orlando
Dorsey
Lincoln
Gainesville
Dixie Park
Bill Allen
Eddie Franklin
Jackson High School
Perior
Miami Stadium
Griffin
Tallahassee
BTW
McCarty vows tax halt and calls for serious vote
Ft. Pierce grower Dan McCarty declares against any state tax increases and urges voters to imagine themselves owners hiring a new general manager. He says the governor elected will lead four years, and vows to oppose tax burdens by constitutional means. He accuses opponents of desperate campaigns and rejects deceitful tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan McCarty
McCarty
Ft. Pierce
NAACP Motor Pool Branch Opens Service Drive
The NAACP branch announces a new motor pool to support community services. Officials say the project will provide transportation for members, events, and outreach programs, enhancing local civil rights work and accessibility.
Louis Jordan Adds Two Singers to New Band Debut
Louis Jordan resumes performances on April 7 with a new band and show at Warner Theatre in New York. Elaine Robinson and Ann Bailey join as vocalists and dancers. The act plays Howard Theatre in Washington May 2 to 8, then Earle Theatre Philadelphia May 9, then Apollo Theatre Harlem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Jordan
New York
Warner Theatre
Elaine Robinson
Jeft
Ann Bailey
Howard Theatre
Washington
Earle Theatre
Philadelphia
Apollo Theater
Harlem
Adams Speech Highlights Political Rally
Judge Alto Adams campaigned for Governor in the final week before the May 6 primary, speaking at Bethel AME Church to a large audience. He pledged a fair deal for Florida Negro citizens and said qualified Negroes should be appointed to state jobs where their interests serve all people, not on a segregated basis. He cited his lifelong record as a minister of justice and urged carrying a creed of justice without regard to religion, creed, or color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. North
Alto Adams
Bethel Ame Church
Florida
Supreme Court
Voters Offered Free Ride to Polls by Phone
Local notice invites residents to call one of three numbers to arrange free home pickup to the polls. The numbers listed are 9-2284, 2-9333, and 2-8728 for ride service before election day.
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Rebecca Mingo
Elizabeth Richardson
Rebecca
Elizabeth
Hazel Goodman
Louise
Gary
Johnson
John Gregg
D. Ward Nichols
Sherman L. Greene
Committee On Credentials
A. J. Allen
Wfail
Bethel
D. B. Thorpe
A. P. Poytel
Florida State
Campbell Street
Daytona
Eastic
Eustis
Lake County
Leesburg
Dillard
Ft. Lauderdale
W. F. Ball
Greater Bethel Ame
Naacp ‘P Motor Pool
Naacp Oe
Adams
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