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Newspaper
Miami Times
Location
Miami, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1950
Page
4
Artistic Millinery announces a store-wide sale offering drastic reductions on every item. The shop at 237 N. Miami features hats gloves hoses handbags lingerie bed linen and more, urging patrons to come in and see the savings firsthand.
Our churches held service last Sunday as crowds paid respects for Mothers Day. Ministers preached fitting sermons and the community reflects. on the fourth Sunday the Sons and Daughters circle will gather. Pallbearers, Masonic Lodge, and Eastern Stars invite all to join the forthcoming celebration with free refreshments. Lee Jordan signs off.
The Good Samaritans Social Club invites friends to a Tea Sitting on Sunday afternoon May 21 at 4:00 p.m. at Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Allen's home at NW 18th Ave and 65th St Miami Florida. The main speaker will be Clarence McDaniel conductor of the radio show Bronze Voice.
Miami Times carries a Saturday edition in city pages dated May 20 1950. This card notes page twelve features brief local notices and potential society items with period news tone and standard newspaper layout for the era.
William Mayo of Dorsey High received second prize of 15 dollars from Florida Power and Light Co after 250 entries in a poster contest. The subject was Street Lights Reduce Traffic Accidents.
Lula Cox, a senior active in the graduating class, was notified last week that she earned a $200 Talladega College scholarship after attaining a 92.2 percentile in a scholarship competitive examination. Her score ranked above 96.2 percent of 1317 examinees.
Dorsey High held a well organized Student Government Day last Friday with student personnel checking in at 8 15 a m to work under the supervision of Principal Lemmie Deliford for a full day.
The BTW school patrol joined over thirty-two Florida groups at the 14th National Assembly of School Safety Patrols in Washington DC on May 12 18 and 14. More than 25 000 persons attended as school representatives. John Schmidt secretary Aaron Jones first captain Delores Hagen first Lt Bobbie Ford and Johnnie Carr Major with sponsor Miss Anna Belle Harries attended from Booker T. Washington High School patrol.
On May 15 parents of the senior class ninth and sixth graders from Phyllis Wheatley and Dunbar attended a guidance and orientation meeting in Booker T. Washington high school auditorium. Officials urged both twelfth and ninth grade guardians to participate and engage in the program.
Dorotha Graham and Franklyn Bernard Hunter won first honors in the high school shorthand contest at the 1950 state wide business students competition held at Walker Business College on April 26. Gloria Jackson and George Johnson also took part in the typing contest and seniors hosted parents with songs and refreshments on the school patio while 9th graders planned convocation day activities for June 2.
Student Council and organization officers set orientation periods for the entering sixth graders at Booker T Washington. Each pupil toured the campus and received a yearly handbook published by the Council.
In Tampa the BTW Pane and Choral Society earned top honors at the Band Clinic with first in marching and solos and second in concert. Albert Rolle accepted trophies at a chapel assembly. In Tallahassee the choral group claimed first in concert and ratings in trio and soloist with second in quartet at the first annual high school meeting at Florida A&M. Scholarships were awarded to Barbara Williams, Franklin Bernard Hunter, and Valentine Dorsey for soloist, piano, and baritone horn respectively.
J. W. Johnson School held a Spelling Bee at Bethel AME Church with Rev. E A Simmons pastor Friday May 5. Judges were Mrs D A Douglas and Mrs N Reid. Prizes of 5 3 and 2 dollars awarded to Roy Baker Joe Roberts and Leroy Everette donated by the PTA.
The PTA held its final meeting for the school term on Sunday afternoon, May 14. Officers elected or reelected for the ensuing term include Mrs. O. McNeil as president, Willie Jackson as vice president, Mrs. M. V Collins as secretary, Mrs. F. Holts as treasurer, Mrs. B. Bankman as chaplain, Mrs. I. Lowe as reporter, Mrs. N. Reid as chairman of the budget committee, Mrs. Marie Banks on the sunshine committee, Mrs. R. Barnes on the health committee, and Mrs. E. G. Primus as principal.
Rosa Mae Waldon daughter of James Waldon Sr fifth grade pupil and The Trumpet staff announce Mrs L E Thomas won first place at the ITA Annual Declamation Contest on April 27. A circulating trophy a US Bond of 25 and ten dollars in cash were awarded. The class is preparing a second issue of The Trumpet.
Douglas Primary May Day occurred on Tuesday May 9 with many visitors. May Queen Ruby Lee Ethridge and attendants Claudia Mae Robinson and Flora Belle Wilson appeared in a convertible and presided over festivities themed dances of the Countries. Third graders performed Mexican and Hawaiian dances. second graders offered Cuban Rumba and Tec a. first graders presented African Japanese Calypso and Square dances.
Mothers whose children will be six before December 1950 are invited to Douglas May 25 for a pre-school clinic. Teachers will address child development and expectations for the first grader with emphasis on health and the value of pre-school examination.
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