Citizens Press for Faster Improvements in Negro Schools
Civic leaders accuse the Dade County school board of complacency in Negro school conditions at Douglas Primary. Ed Graham says land value overrides human needs as Dr. Ward urges a new 40 year old school, urging inspection of sanitary issues and faster action amid bond funding limits.
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Dade County School Board
Douglas
Ed Graham
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Graham
E. A. Ward
Ward
Douglas School
Parent-Teacher Association
Miami River
Residents protest rezoning of colored city area near Dorsey park
About 200 homeowners and taxpayers appeared before the zoning board Monday night to oppose rezoning that would move Dorsey park and the Phy His Wheatley elementary school while adding a recreation field. Principal speakers Charles Higgs and William Stirrup described hardships from losing homes. other speakers included Daniel Francis, Charlies E. Johnson, Victor Griley, Mrs. E. Turner, Mrs. Matilda McPhee, Archdeacon John E. Culmer, and J W Street. Most of the plan was adopted, aiming to create more residential space in the area.
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14Th
15Th Street
3Rd
Sthaves. . W
Dorsey Park
Phy- His
Wheatley
Charles Higgs
William Stirrup
Daniel Francis
Charlies E. Johnson
Victor Griley
E. Turner
Matilda McPhee
John E. Culmer
St. Agnes Church
J.W. Street
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Miami Citizens Honor Editor at May 18 1949 Banquet
Hen ry E S Reeves accepted a tribute for 25 years of community service at a Dunbar school banquet attended by over 100 guests. Speakers praised his early work for Negro rights since 1923 at the Miami Times. The event featured toastmaster Rev Edward T Graham and gifts including a rod and reel and an engraved watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. S. Reeves
Dunbar
Nassau
Dade County
Edward T Graham
K. L. Pharr
Reeves
Miami Times
Police Seek Two Bandits For Grocery Robbery Gun Battle
Police seek two men, Willie D Copeland and a second suspect, after a grocery store robbery and a shooting with patrolmen near W Flagler street. Copeland, 30, implicated by fingerprints and ballistics. Clayton Williams, 20, was shot in the right arm. Titus Walters, 31, rented the car used. Detectives link a prior years old incident involving Copeland and Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Flagler Sr
Willie D. Copeland
Clayton
Williams
Glade
M.C. Tucker
Titus Walters
6Th Avé
Miami
Flagler St. Battle
Tucker
Copeland
79Th St
Five Year Prison Sentence in Pony Club Break‑In
A defendant was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to breaking and entering at the Pony Club. The court record notes the location, charge, and term imposed, with no additional restitution detailed in the report.
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Tenced
Pony Club
Hampton ROTC Cadet McCullough Heads Summer Camp Group
Cadet Staff Sergeant Edward McCullough of Miami is among 39 Hampton Institute ROTC cadets chosen for a six week practical training at Camp Edwards Massachusetts this summer. A standout, he ranks second in the institute after the first semester and has served as squad leader in Battery C. He is a junior in the Division of Trades and Industries majoring in Architectural Engineering and plans to teach after graduation. He lives with his parents at 495 NW 17th St. Miami. The institute announces the largest summer camp group to date with nine members of the First War Act enrolled.
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Edward McCullough
Miami
Hampton Institute
Virginia
Camp Edwards
Mass
McCullough
Institute
Division of Trades and Industries
17Th St
R. H Grinder
Hampton
Rights Committee Urged by Senator Douglas
Senator H Douglas of Illinois proposed a year round joint congresssional committee on civil rights. He said the panel would investigate cases of discrimination and propose new civil rights legislation in a speech at a Bnai Brith Anti Defamation League gathering in New York.
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New York
Sen
H. Douglas
Illinois
Douglas
B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League
Town Hall to Discuss Slum Clearance Effect on Negroes
A Pan African Town Hall Meeting Sunday May 22 from 4 to 5 pm will discuss how the slum clearance proposal affects Black residents in Washington Heights. Attys G E Graves L E Thomas and Fr Theodore Gibson will participate at the Youth Center with the public invited.
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Washington Heights
Attys
G. E. Graves
L. E. Thomas
Theodore Gibson
Third Graders to Get Hearing Tests Countywide
The maternal and child health division of the Dade County Health Unit plans to test all third graders for hearing. A Friday morning dental clinic at Booker T. Washington High School serves underprivileged children free, with Dr. H. A. Hadley in charge.
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Maternal and Child Health Division
Dade County Health Unit
Booker T. Washington High School
H. A. Hadley
ROTC units to train at Camp Edwards six weeks
Advanced ROTC cadets will journey to Camp Edwards in Massachusetts for six weeks of training with Antiaircraft units from First Army Area colleges. Continued on page 18.
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Camp Edwards
Mass
First Army Area Colleges
Your Congressman Says by George Smathers
The Hoover Commission flags inefficiencies in the Executive Branch calling it a conglomerate of many agencies and divided responsibility. It notes 1,816 parts employing over 2 million people across numerous departments and offices, complicating the President's duties and leaving little time for other tasks.
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George Smathers
Commission On Organization
Hoover Commission
Herbert Hoover
$50 000 Estate Contest Sparks Undue Influence Claim
The will of Mrs. Sarah E Thompson, 80, who died January 12, 1947, is challenged by nephews Daniel and Dudolph Montgomery. They allege Eddie Peters pressured Mrs. Thompson at her rooming house to draw a May 13, 1946 will naming Peters sole beneficiary of a $50,000 estate. County Judge W. F. Blanton ruled Wednesday in favor of the nephews after testimony Peters took Mrs. Thompson to root doctors in Georgia and Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah E. Thompson
Daniel
Dudolph Montgomery
Eddie Peters
Peters
Speeding suspect halts after pursuit by officer
Patrolman W. J. Carpenter spotted a car on 162nd Street and pursued it to Hallandale reaching 94 mph at times. He captured passenger David Chunn, 20, of Dania, while the driver fled. The driver surrendered after shots were fired and was identified as Willie Warren Thomas, 23, of Dania.
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W. J. Carpenter
162Nd St
Hallandale
Carpenter
David Chunn
Dania
Willie Warren Thomas
Prisoner Alderman McClary Fatally Kills Wife On Leave
In Kingstree South Carolina prison camp authorities let John McClary spend Saturday night at home. Sunday he apparently killed his wife, the third wife he is believed to have killed. He had prior murders including his first wife in 1987 and his second wife with a male companion in 1947. He was serving a 10 year manslaughter sentence at the camp when permitted to go home.
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Kingstree
Ss. C
John McClary
McClary
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James T. Wilson
Graham and Ward
Harley Lasseter
Lasseter
Miami Citizens Land Times
BY Charles C. North
Chas. Cooper
St. Peters
A. O. Church John
Sarah Thompson
Rights Committee Urged
Miami Beach
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
House of Representatives
Senate
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