Bunche Theatre Opening Captures Community Spotlight
The Bunche Theatre in Bunche Park Opa Locka held its Grand Opening May 18 with capacity crowds for two screenings of My Blue Heaven starring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey. Rev Edward T. Graham gave the dedicatory address as local officials and community groups celebrated the new Negro entertainment venue and playground funding from opening receipts.
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Wometco
Bunche
Bunche Park
Opa Locka
Bunche Playground
Frev. Graham
Edward T. Graham
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Graham
Deep South
Bunche Theatre
James Weldon Johnson
Richmond Heights Developer Killed in Florida Crash
Frank C. Martin, longtime Pan American Airways pilot and developer of Richmond Heights, 14 miles south of Miami, was killed Wednesday when his car collided with a truck near Lake Placid, Florida. Martin, popular with residents, had retired from Pan American Airways two years earlier to pursue development. The close-knit community mourns his loss.
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Frank C. Martin
Richmond Heights
Miami
Lake Placid, Fla
Martin
Pan American Airways
Court Orders New Groveland Trial
The full court, in a unanimous decision, voids the Lake County verdict as a legal gesture shaped by press and public opinion. A third youth, 17-year-old Charles Greenlee, was convicted with Shepperd and Irvin. the jury urged mercy for him due to youth, and he faces life imprisonment with no appeal filed. Justice Jackson condemns prejudicial publicity and orders a new trial plus $1,837.31 court costs to the United States court.
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Ring
Lake County
Charles Greenlee
Shepperd
Irvin
Jackson
United States Court
Edison Center Seeks To Block Negro Tenants
White Edison Center homeowners acted on a rumor that part of Knight Manor’s 446 units would house Negro families. At a mass meeting they proposed city purchase of land from 62nd to 79th Street along 12th Avenue as a buffer strip to separate Negro and White residents. A petition will go to the city commission Friday. A Supreme Court ruling on restricted zoning shifts control away from law enforcement.
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Knight Manor
62Nd St
79Th St
12Th Ave
City Commission
United States Supreme Court
Dunbar Nursery Opens With Community Open House
The Dunbar Nursery will be open for inspection Sunday June 3 from 4 to 6 p.m. Mrs Ina Blackshear will oversee the Open House, with Mrs John Kronenfeld crediting the community for making the nursery possible.
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Dunbar Nursery
Ina Blackshear
John Kronenfeld
Dunbar Nursery Association
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Hugh Peters
Dade County Commission
Sidney Meyer
Wometco Theatres
Elmer Hech
Mark Chartrand
Dorseys Band
Dorsey High School
Everett
Opa Locka Negro Chamber of Commerce
Amos Jenkins
Community Improvement Association
Osceola Chapman
Charlotte Hawkins Brown
Mt. Olivette Baptist Church
I. C
New Groveland
Saan
Apollo
Apollo Drive-In
N.W. 17Th Av., Col
Liberty City
Rockland Palace
Shack Boogie Man
Amos Millurn
Edison Center
White Edison Center
21St St
Simmons
Deborah Kerr
Stewart Granger
Marilyn
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