School Happenings and May Day Concerts Highlight Local Events
Phyllis Wheatley students visited White Belt Dairy on May 2 learning about sterilization bottling cow milking and ice cream making. Jewyll Johnson celebrated her 10th birthday with friends as classmates hosted games and gifts. May Day at Dorsey Park featured William Anderson and Marcella Wake as royalty with Mrs McKellar directing. Marcellake received a surprise party from L E Thomas’s class.
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W. Butterfield
Jewyll Johnson
Jewyll
Liberty City
Dorsey Park
William Anderson
Dade County
Marcella Wake
D. J. McKellar
Bethune Elementary Stars In One Shoe for All May Day
Bethune Elementary's annual May Day program last Friday celebrated "One Shoe for All" with each country represented by a grade. Notable participants included Jean McCray as queen and Anthony Thurston as king, under the direction of chairman Mrs. Hazel Troy.
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May Pole
Jean McCray
Anthony Thurston
Hazel Troy
T. R. Crowder
Liberty City Elementary Honors Mann Program
Sixth grade pupils from Mrs. Thompsons class presented a program honoring Horace Mann father of modern education. Teachers Mrs Gomez ill at Mt Sinai hospital and Mrs Everette received gifts from the sixth grade group. The PTA held its final meeting for 1950-51 with new officers elected and Gra Y program noted.
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Horace Mann
Thompson
Evelyn Gomez
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Aldin Everette
Gill
Ruth Alene Jones
Dorsey Band
Ira Mae Jones
Mrs. Johnson
Sunny of
Sunnyside
Patsy Bostick
Willie Mae Anderson
Alvin Dillard
Albert Bentley
Elmer Hewitt
Adlene Larry
Lois Covington
Emily Terrell
Bonnie Phillips
Altamese Smith
William Brown
Marsha Johnson
Gwendolyn Moon
Oscar Edwards
Blanche Johnson
Liberty City
PTA
Gray Club
Bannerman
Carver Branch
YMCA
Marian Nichols
Elois Smith
Emma Williams
Leo Armbrister
Miriam Kelly
Nevalon Bellamy
Marion Butler
Charles Ross
Alese Gill
Margaret Reynolds
May Day at Liberty City Primary School Honors Theme
Liberty City Primary celebrates May Day on May 4 with a colorful parade Remarkable miniature floats from classrooms reflect the Children of Other Lands theme Parents and friends attend. praise to Mrs Silva for directing the exercise A Mother's Tea is announced for September entrants on May 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Teachers' Lounge Also wishing birthday greetings to Mesdames Maggie Lambert and Ruth Bethel, best wishes for Mrs Athalie Range's recovery, and note that Mr Copeland has returned home after graduating from Tuskegee Institute
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America
Silva
Liberty City
Maggie Lambert
Ruth Bethel
Athalie Range
PTA
Christian Hospital
Copeland
Ruth Copeland
LCP
Tuskegee Institute
Mother's Day Program Highlights BTW Junior High
The BTW school annual Mothers Day program, sponsored by Mrs. T. C. Williams, was presented in the BTW auditorium during a regular junior high assembly. A playlet titled The Same In Any Language and poems celebrated motherhood, while Mrs. Marian H. Shannon Dean of Girls was honored by 10A-7 homeroom.
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T. C. Williams
BTW
Marian H. Shannon
Special Chorus to Perform for Jewish Cultural Group Sunday
The BTW Special Chorus will sing for the Jewish Cultural group on Sunday as part of the Mother's Day festivities. Child Care Education graduation is set for May 18 in the school auditorium. Read more about the nursery school graduates and their parade of tiny tots.
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BTW
Hezekiah Brown
Clarence Collier
Clarence Culler
David Dobbs
James A. Howard
Wayne Thompson
Lessie Rose Blackshear
Carolyn Bright
Dianne Straughter
Sharon Davis
Phyllis Meyers
Carlotta Rhetta
Jacqueline Smith
Erica Williams
Final PTA Meeting and Hampton Institute Scholarships
Mrs Theresa Clarke president of tea BTW PTA asks all members and friends to attend the final PTA meeting of the year on May 16 at 8 00 p m to hear election and final reports. Names listed express anxious anticipation of Hampton Institute Scholarship Test results from Booker Washington High School held last Saturday.
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Theresa Clarke
Tea
BTW Pta
PTA
Herbert Humes
Ulysses Mathis Carver Portlock
Thelma _ Bain
Eleanor Davis
Evelyn Cooper
Janette Hield
Mary E. Watson
Antonia Puyol
Annie McKinney
Thomas Samuels
Kartherine Johnson
Margaret Jenkins
BTW announces prize winners in shorthand and typing
The Commercial Department of BTW lists Yvonne Bain as first prize winner in shorthand, Eleanor Davis and Eugenia Evans as third prize winners in shorthand and typing respectively at the Walk er Business College contest in Jacksonville. Last year Dorotha Graham won first prize in shorthand and Bernard Hunter second prize. A final decision on the BTW cup will occur next year at the annual contest.
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BTW
Yvonne Bain
Eleanor Davis
Eugenia Evans
Walker Business College
Jacksonville
Dorotha Graham
Bernard Hunter
BTW Choral Society Excels at Florida A and M Festival
The BTW Choral Society returned from the Second Annual Music Festival at Florida A and M College with superior ratings on every segment. Jubilant, the group’s performances impressed audiences and judges as their scores reflected top ratings. The troupe traveled Wednesday night to Washington for the American Automobile Association Annual Assembly. Six majorettes joined the patrol.
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BTW Choral Society
Florida A and M College
American Automobile Association
Washington
Investiture Service For Girl Scout Troops At Liberty City
On Monday morning Liberty City Elementary hosted a simple investiture service for new Girl Scout members. Miss Annie Hudson chairs the school program as Scouts are invested into Troop 82 with Carolyn Bennett Christine Cooper Juanita Moseley Harolean Sandiland Jacqueline Pratt and Bettie Smith named among the new members. Troop 20: Shirley.
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Liberty City
Annie Hudson
Carolyn Bennett
Christine Cooper
Juanita Moseley
Harolean Sandiland
Jacqueline Pratt
Bettie Smith
Shirley
Community group with sponsors named in event program
A local community event lists sponsors Miss A. B. Harris Calvin Mapp and Miss Agnes Henderson joining the group. The piece highlights sponsor involvement and the program's community scope.
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Miss
A. B. Harris
Calvin Mapp
Agnes Henderson
Local Girl Scout Troop Rosters Include Leaders
The list names girl and adult members across two Troops 215 and a separate group. Leaders identified are Mrs Irene Straughter, Mrs Ruth Jones, and Mrs Alma Johnson guiding the units.
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Wilson
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