Around Miami: A lively mix of people and nightlife buzz
A Miami column notes Dizzy Jones packing Clyde's Elks Club and hints at upcoming recordings. Little Richard allegedly clashed with a deputy in Augusta. Cora Ferguson joins Bud Ward at Flamingo Restaurant as cashier and hostess. Mentions of reps, a bank petition, record sessions, and local figures paint a bustling social scene.
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Dizy Jones
Clyde’s
Elks Club
Dizzy
Richard Penniman
Augusta
Benny Brake
Penniman
Little Richard
Cora Ferguson
Miami
Bud Ward
Flamingo
Miss Ferguson
Africa
Grace
Monaco
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Mother Celebrates 60th Birthday in Civic Life
Mrs. Caroline Ward, a prominent religious civic and social worker of the city, marks her 69th birthday with activities planned at home in Perrine but attends the Household of Ruth State meeting in Sarasota due to her civic commitments. She will conclude birthday events at the State Beautician Convention in Orlando next week. Naomi Symonette, her daughter, honors her mother.
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Lew Wallace
Caroline Ward
Ward
Orlando
Abraham Lincoln
Naomi Symonette
Card of Thanks for Mrs Martha Usher and Miss Pearley Earley
The families express gratitude to friends for kindness during bereavement. Thanks are extended for cards telegrams flowers and the use of cars. Special thanks go to Rev P W Williams Elder Wallace and the B Solomon Funeral Home. Mrs Dora Brown sister Mrs Daisy Alexander sister Edwin Johnson brother
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Martha Usher
Pearley M. Earley
P. W. Williams
Wallace
B. Solomon Funeral Home
Dora Brown
Daisy Alexander
Edwin Johnson
For Sale Two Kitchen Units And Stove
For sale a Frigidaire stove in white enamel with three burners one deep well cooker oven two storage drawers measures 37 by 23 by 36 inches in very good condition plus a white enamel kitchen sink cabinet with hot and cold faucet measures 41 by 22 by 36 inches and a three drawer cabinet both items in A one condition stove priced at 50 dollars sink 50 dollars together 90 dollars call FR 1 8441.
Bahama News Roundup: Fatal Crash and Local Sports Wins
George Harrison, 70, died after being struck by a car driven by Police Constable James Harris while cycling on Wulff Road at 10 30 pm on April 19. He had worked for the Health Department and served as catechist at Margaret's Church Kemp Road. Also, Richard Miller, 28, was shot by Andrew Sherman during an Easter Sunday argument at Miller's cool drink stand and survived after hospitalization. Evans received a death sentence, the chief justice's second in two weeks, following Zacharias Monroe. Nassau's cycling champion Carl Blades won the Alexis Nohan marathon, finishing 11 miles from MacPherson's Bend to Hobby Horse Hall with Blades leading Thompson by 500 yards.
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George Harrison
James Harris
Wulff Road
Harrison
Health Department
Margaret’s
Kemp Road
Richard Miller
Andrew Sherman
Miller
Hospital Lane
Princess Margaret Hospital
Sherman
Evans
Zacharias Monroe
Carl Blades
Nassau
Alexis Nohan
MacPherson
Brother of Charles Sherman Convicted in Lowe Sound Murder
Bruce Evans, a 39 year old seaman, was convicted by a 12 man jury in the Supreme Court on April 24 for the knife murder of his cousin Charles Sherman at Lowe Sound Andros after an altercation on February 12. The trial produced a decisive verdict amid tense local mood.
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Bruce Evans
Seaman
Supreme Court
Widow Blanche Bosfield Dies in New York at 78
Mrs Blanche Bosfield widow of the late Nathaniel Bosfield died in New York City on April 24 at age 78. She left the Bahamas 50 years ago and is survived by three daughters and other relatives.
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Blanche Bosfield
Nathaniel Bosfield
New York City
Bahamas
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