04 Nov 1950
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Newspaper
Miami Times
Location
Miami, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1950
Page
1
A manager gave no satisfaction after an insult from a White clerk. No Way Out begins a one week engagement at the Ace and Harlem theatres, opening on Wednesday.
At the University of Mississippi campus a flaming cross was burned as Klansmen disrupted editor Harry Krebs of the Mississippiion Mississippian who had written for equal higher education. Students chanted and blocked Krebs in his dormitory, while others demanded a new editor.
A cross country Associated Negro Press survey of about one thousand Negroes shows a majority expecting a Democratic turnout at state level in northern and border states. It asks how they will vote for U S senator and congress, and which candidates may win, noting the upcoming decisive primaries.
Yonkers announces the seventh edition of Who's Who in Colored America, listing eight Miami residents among 3,200 biographies and 640 photos. The 664 page volume covers birth details, parents, occupations, publications, religion, and political ties, with Fleming noting it reflects pivotal contributors rather than all notable figures.
Judge Ben Willard sentenced two young men to three years in Criminal court for an unarmed robbery. John Henry Mike, 25, and Henry Lee Walker, 24, were convicted of robbing a White salesman on Dixie Lane August 12. One man choked the victim until he passed out while the other stole. Six witnesses identified the defendants, though the victim was unconscious.
Elijah Williams, 32, is found guilty of second degree manslaughter in the slaying of Samuel Williams, 35, no relation. The jury fixed a potential sentence from 20 years to life, with Judge Charles Carroll to set the exact term after considering self defense claims and the August incident near a bar where Samuel allegedly followed Williams to a dark alley.
An all white federal jury in Opelika Alabama convicted 29 year old James R Clark a Lafayette policeman of violating the civil rights of a fatally injured Black prisoner Willie B Carlisle. Judge C B Kennamer deferred sentencing pending further proceedings.
An accident at 1932 6th Ct left three workers injured as a house jacked for move slipped from its foundation on Wednesday. Charles Whitehead 61 of 1340 NW 4th Ave sustained bruises and internal injuries, Sidney Davis 55 of 741 NW 47th St. was hurt, and Eogene Lowe 55 of 2710 NW was injured.
A public exhortation during a hurricane relief period urges voters to pass Bonds For Beds At Jacksons. It notes overflow care at Longshoreman Hall and lack of space at Jackson and Christian hospitals, stressing equitable bed expansion and Negro care, with a call to vote on Tuesday November 7th as a Christian duty.
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