Jitney Driver Freed In Death Crash
Robert Taylor 26 of 1500 NW 69th st was held blameless in the death of Verdina Ayliff in a collision at NW 28th st and 12th ave at 1 am Tuesday. The dead woman’s husband ran a stop light at 29th st and crashed into the jitney. The impact threw Mrs McAuliffe from the car. she died at the scene. The husband’s drunkometer test read .150, the minimum intoxication figure.
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Robert Taylor
69Th St
Verdina Ae Ayliff
White
28Th St
12Th Ave
Liam
29Th St
Youths Held in Check Case Details
Frank H. Hall Jr. and J. O. Lloyd, both youths in their early twenties, are in custody as suspects in forging and cashing numerous payroll checks. They admit 20 checks for eighty dollars each were cashed in Miami and Miami Beach stores using a check writing machine, while accusing a third, college-educated youth of handling the cashing. Hall is a former Morehouse College student.
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Frank H. Hall, Jr
3Rd Ave
J. O. Lloyd
First Ct
Sogar Peyroll
Universal Construction Co
Miami Beach
Miami
Hall
Morehouse College
Dixie Park to Be Expanded in City Recreation Plan
A city commission approves expansion of Dixie Park playground and repairs to the Youth Center after a briefing by Dr A Ward representing the Negro Urban League. The plan adds a 100 by 250 foot eastward strip to improve facilities viewed as unequal to White areas and linked to juvenile delinquency concerns.
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Dixie Park
City Commission
A. Ward
Negro Urban League
White Man Beaten as Five Arrested in Opa Locka
Police arrested five men on aggravated assault charges after they allegedly beat Dave Posey and his two friends following a near collision on NW 27th Ave in Opa Locka. Posey said the group, driving a car with a Cheyenne, Wyoming sergeant among the occupants, pursued him, punched him, and left him with head injuries requiring seven stitches. Deputies traced the car’s license plate to identify the suspects: Staff Sgt. Eugene H. Johnson, his father in law Miller Lamb, Carl Bethel, Jimmie Thomas, and Henry Strachan.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
NW 27Th Ave
Eugene H. Johnson
Miller Lamb
Posey
27Th Ave
79Th St
67Th St
Park Budget Allocates 32000 For Strip Purchase And Repairs
The current budget allocates 32000 dollars for the purchase of the strip and for renovations to the building. The allocation signals ongoing plans for site development and maintenance.
Robinson to Challenge Maxim for Light Heavyweight Title
Sugar Ray Robinson will challenge Joey Maxim for the light heavyweight crown at Yankee Stadium on June 23. Contracts show each champ to receive 30 percent of a gate estimated at 500000 to 750000, with NBA and New York rules restricting multiple titles.
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New York
Sugar Ray Robinson
Yankee Stadium
Joey Maxim
National Boxing Association
NBA
Robinson
Randy Turpin
England
Gene Hairston
Charles Homer
France
Archie Moore
St. Louis
Harold Johnson
Philadelphia
Harry Matthews
Seattle
Maxim
Harlemite
Flamingoes sign Handy and Barnhill in spring moves
George Handy, a light hitting second baseman and first Negro player with the Miami Beach Flamingoes, is optioned to Keokuk in the Three Eye league, while Dave Barnhill from the American Association signs with the Birds and impresses in relief. Barnhill spun four and two third innings of no hits as Miami Stadium fans anticipate a Sepia turnout against the Sun Sox. Dan McCarty leads the governor race primary with 327,634 votes but trails Brailley Odham, who has 111,114 votes, in the May run-off with 20,000 votes separating them.
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George Handy
Miami Beach Flamingoes
Keokuk
Iowa
Dave Barnhill
American Association
the Birds
Barnhill
St. Petersburg
Miami Stadium
Flamingoes
Bay
Sun Sox
Dan McCarty
McCarty
Odham
Contender Maxim match sparks Robinson title talk
Christenberg stated Robinson would be the No 1 middleweight contender and that other contenders must fight for a shot at a title fight, predicting a path to a title after losing to Maxim.
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Maxim
Christenberg
Robinson
Seminoles To Be World Fair Feature 1954 55
The Seminoles will star in a large authentic Indian village at the Florida World’s Fair 1954–55. Henry Nelson and others signed a contract guaranteeing two years of parade presence. The village will cover five acres with a central lake and stream and will include alligator wrestling and culturally rich demonstrations by the Seminoles.
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South Florida
Henry Nelson
Redskins
Everglades
United States
A Mother's Day Question from a 72 Year Old Mother
A poem asks readers if they have shunned their aging mothers on Mother's Day. It contrasts gratitude with neglect, urging reflection on filial duty and conscience at life’s end. The speaker honors mothers who prayed for their faithful children and challenges readers to consider the cost of unkindness.
GOP Grass Roots Protest Over Florida Primary Rules
GOP supporters gathered in Dade County to protest the 1949 revised Florida primary law that disfranchised the Fourth District Republicans and blocked national delegate voting. Wesley E. Garrison said voters wanted to know why Eisenhower and Taft were not favored and described efforts to elect 19 state convention delegates and alternates. The Seminole communities and local activists joined the effort, denouncing hand-picked Florida delegates and demanding a grassroots response at the Saturday meeting in the Dade County auditorium.
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Fourth District
Wesley E. Garrison
Eisenhower
Taft
Garrison
Dade County
Florida
Gainesville
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