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Newspaper
Miami Times
Location
Miami, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1951
Page
1
The Freedom House Players, following last year’s historic interracial cast in The Cradle Will Rock, present another community stage effort on May 12. Urban League notes the annual meeting will accompany the event and highlight civil rights progress.
A May 4 observance honors Charles L Williams principal of Booker T Washington High School for nine years. The event features banners, a student procession, and remarks by community leaders, with the play Caucasian Chalk Circle staged May 12 at Freedom House Theatre in Miami Beach.
On leave from the Miami police, Sergeant Jim mie Wilson becomes a pioneering Negro officer in the south for Army recruiting. Based at 25 N.E. First Street under Captain Aldridge, he may open a Negro district office to recruit local youths and young adults, stressing Negro participation in pit service and county roles amid eight and a half years in the service. He plans school visits to engage high school graduates and expand outreach.
Mrs. Rose Douglass Aggrey of Salisbury N C will speak at the Second Annual Cultural Day of the Kelsey Pharr Cultural Club at Bethel AME Church on Sunday May 13 at 4 PM The one hour program aims to showcase cultural advancement and community cooperation in Rowan County The event is open to the public and draws on Aggrey noted educator author and former editor of Federation Journal as a distinguished guest and speaker
William and Mary faces an unclear basketball matchup as a garbled OCR fragment hints at a college game. The readable words show William and Mary and bars but no clear opponent, score, or date to confirm context or outcome.
In Williamsburg Virginia the second oldest college ended segregation this week and voted to admit its first Negro student. Huron L Willis a Norfolk public school instructor and 1949 Virginia State College graduate will enter in June to pursue graduate work in physical education. Willis was admitted under a policy to enroll qualified Negroes for graduate programs not offered at state supported schools for Negroes.
Wometco opens the deluxe Bunche Theatre in Bunche Park Opa Locka on Friday May 18 with two shows at 7 and 9 pm. The feature is My Blue Heaven starring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey in technicolor. Proceeds from opening night go to Bunche Park Playground equipment. James Camp leads the new management team at Wometco.
Dr Charlotte Hawkins Brown will appear at Mt Olivette Church as speaker for the people. A dinner will be held at Booker T Washington Cafeteria May 21 in her honor.
Twenty four World War II veterans received diplomas at the National Meat and Food Institute graduation held friday night at Rockland Palace. The 26 N E 27th street school issued diplomas after completing the course with a gala dinner on the house. A Rockland orchestra provided music and dancing continued into the early morning hours.
Sgt Robert J McIntyre Jr son of Mr and Mrs Robert McIntyre of New York has been visiting in Tampa and attending to matters. A graduate he also attended the University of Japan.
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