NAACP Cites Groveland Victory Urging Florida Support
In a letter to Florida NAACP branches Harry T Moore urges appreciation for the Groveland case Supreme Court reversal. He notes prior Florida wins and asks 25,000 new members in 1951 with 5,000 registered before the Atlanta conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MIMS
Florida
Florida Naacp
Harry T. Moore
U. S. Supreme Court
NAACP
Moore
Groveland
Supreme Court
Pompano
Miami
Atlanta
Docket of 58 trials opens with drunks at Municipal Court
The Municipal Court docket for Monday, April 23 listed 58 cases. A notable case involved Godfrey Holmes charged with drunk and disorderly conduct by sister Mrs Shavers, who feared him since infancy, but Holmes received a 30 day jail term with no fine after denying the charges. Other defendants faced varied fines and sentences for drunk or disorderly conduct, concealed weapons, and assault and battery, with several dismissals and suspensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Thomas
Godfrey Holmes
Shavers
Holmes
Thomas
Walter Clarke
Charlie Fisher
Thomas Days
Kirk Green
Julius Wise
Arthur Butler
Miller Martin
Alphonso Scott
Ephram Kelly
Edward Baker
Daisy Mims
Reginald H
Bearcat) Johnson
Fred Robinson
Charles T. Rutherford
Willie Donaldson
Rutherford
Butler Johnson
Donaldson
J. C. Grange
John Twiggs
Buford Whitfield
Grange
Twiggs
Whitfield
Albert Washington
Louis Bradley
Hostin Fling
Henry Hall
Washington
YWCA Murrell Branch elects management and nominees
At the Murrell Branch YWCA annual meeting in St. Agnes Parish Hall the Committee of Management re elected Miss Mattie Houston Mrs. Alice Butler Mrs. Alice Dean and Mrs. Gladys Robinson along with Mrs. Mabel Thompson Mrs. Clara Pearsall Mrs. Maude K Diaz Mrs. Addie Sampson and Mrs. Lillian Balliou newly elected. Nominating committee members include Mrs. Osceola Hogan Miss Marie Roberts Mrs Ina Blackwear Mrs Genevieve Lockhart and Mrs Anne Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murrell
YWCA
St. Agnes Parish Hall
Mattie Houston
Alice Butler
Alice Dean
Gladys Robinson
Mabel Thompson
Clara Pearsall
Maude _ K. Diaz
Addie Sampson
Lillian Balliou
Osceola Hogan
Marie Roberts
Committee of Management
Ina Blackwear
Genevieve Lockhart
Anne Coleman
Ministers and Wives Feted by Hampton Park Developers
A banquet at Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Liberty City honored ministers and wives hosted by Hampton Park developers. Rev. J. N. Byrd introduced manager Mr. Edwards who praised project leader Dr. R. A. Jackson. talks by Attorney Edwards and Rev. E. T. Graham followed. Hampton Memorial Park cemetery lies north of Richmond Heights as the venture’s latest local project.
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Mt. Tabor Baptist Church
Liberty City
Hampton Park
J. N. Byrd
Edwards
R. A. Jackson
Attorney Edwards
E. T. Graham
Hampton Memorial Park
A. Allen
Strike Exposes Low Wages At Louisville Hotels
Louisville strike at Brown and Kentucky hotels highlights wage issues and fuels push for a state minimum wage law. Legislators favor higher standards. 1947 rules left many hotel and restaurant workers under lower rates. Union leaders seek 75 cents to 175 cents an hour across all workers, with no exemptions.
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Louisville
ANP
Brown and Kentucky
General Assembly
Louisville- Jefferson County
Kentucky
Louis C. Willis
Edward H. Wayley
Kentucky Federation of Labor
U. S
Notable Clergy and Community Figures Listed
The record names W. Foster and a group of reverends including W. F. Tanner, L. A. Ross, J. H. Grant, E. T. Graham, Thompson, and others along with several ladies such as L. L. Reddick, Selena A. Ponder, Pollyann Smith, Effie M. Ross. These individuals appear in a local notice detailing community roles and affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Foster
W. F. Tanner
L. A. Ross
J. H. Grant
L. L. Reddick
Selena A. Ponder
Pollyann Smith
Effie M. Ross
Strickland
E. T. Graham
L. A. Thompson
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Graveland
Municipal Negro Court
Elliott J. Pieze
Times
Christine James
Bradley
Ophelia Dessy
Flint
John Wise
Hall
Willie Mae Johnson
Callie Jackson
Daisy Mae Meeks
Lawrence Meeks
Wallace Preston
Willie Miller
Jackson
Meeks
Preston
Miller
Lucy Bailey
Florence Amos
The
Central Association
Mildred
Margaret Gray
Dorsey High
Linton Berrien
Nassau
Rusty
East ST
Police Barracks
P. O
Bahamas
Miami Ave
Keystone
Sweet Georgia
Lucky Curios
LODE
N.W. 5Th St
E. T. Lee
Harlem Square Club
Tor
Johnson
Charlie Barnett
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