Organizations Unite For Passage Of Referendum
Proponents of Federal Aid to Slum Clearance and Low Rent Public Housing plan a mass meeting Monday November 19 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Miami to urge registered voters to back the Slum Clearance and Public Housing Referendum on November 20. Meeting at 8:30 pm is co sponsored by Citizens Sub Committee for Slum Clearance Miami Negro Junior Chamber of Commerce Omega Psi Phi Civic groups and the Greater Miami Urban League. Leaders argue Miami slums rank among the worst in the nation and fuel juvenile delinquency disease and crime. private enterprise cannot supply affordable decent housing. Additional brief notes cover Phi Delta Kappa national conclave plans in Richmond December 26 30 with theme Peace Through Education chaired by Mrs Marion H. Bluitt and featuring education conference and workshop. Mrs Mabel S. Bouldin Mrs Oneida Cockrell also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
3Rd Ave
9Th St
G. W. Hawkins
Citizens Committee For
Miami
Citizens Sub Committee
Miami Negro Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sigma Alpha Chapter
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Friendship Garden and Civic Club
Greater
Hawkins
Holsum Launches Radio Program “Holusum Hour”
Holsum Bakers debuts a new radio safety program titled Holusum Hour on Wie station with Patrolman Clinton Williams as moderator. Airs Mondays Wednesdays and Tuesdays at 8:45 p.m. saluting Negro high schools in Dade County. Charles M. Schwartz leads advertising for Holsum.
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Wie
Clinton Williams
Williams
Dade County
Florence Tucker
Carver High
C. L. Williams
Washington High
Robie George
Mays High
David Dobbs
Dorsey High
Nathaniel Rolle
Henry Price
Earl Boney
Newbold Gets 5 Years For Robbery
Five-year sentences were handed to Newbold and Danny Patterson for armed robbery related to the Hudson Service Station burglary on 1185 NW 36th St. The case involved a gang style one way ride and witnesses, with others discharged or ruled not liable. Also cited were sentences for Kaye and Isaac of Detroit hoodlum notoriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilard
Danny Patterson
Dave Kaye
Sol Isaac
Detroit
Newbold
Kaye
Isaac
Mayes Rookie of the Year Willie Mays Named Rookie of Year
Willie Mays of the New York Giants is named National League Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association. Orestes Minoso of the Chicago White Sox finishes a close second in the American League. Manager Leo Durocher shifts Bobby Thomson to center to fit Mays. Mays hits 20 homers and 68 RBIs, but slumps in the World Series. Minoso shines with a late surge, challenging Ferris Fain for the batting title as the Cubs earn the Go Go Sox nickname for Paul Richards's club.
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New York
Willie Mays
New York Giants
Baseball Writers Association of America
Orestes
Minnie” Minoso
Chicago
Leo Durocher
Bobby Thompson
Mays
Minoso
Ferris Fain
A’s
Paul Richard
Georgia Board Postpones Admit of Negro Law Student
Atlanta ANP report says the University of Georgia board of regents postponed action on Horace Ward a Negro applicant from Atlanta seeking entry to the law school Ward had been previously denied by University Chancellor Harmon Caldwell the decision delays the admission bid and continues the discrimination dispute
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
ANP
Georgia University Board of Regents
University of Georgia Law School
Horace Ward
Harmon W. Caldwell
Jury duty list for the week announced
The grand jury includes E. N. Norris and D. A. Douglas. Civil Court of Records members are Percy A. Styles John H. Williams Isiah Wilcox Thompson Wilfred Young. Circuit jurors are Andrew Lemon Clifford Riou Arthur McQueen and S. L. McNeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. N. Norris
D. A. Douglas
Civil Court of Records
Percy A. Styles
John H. Williams
Isiah Wilcox
Thompson
Wilfred Young
Andrew Lemon
Clifford Riou
Arthur McQueen
S. L. McNeal
Brevard County Names Negro Deputy Sheriff Mims Florida
Brevard County appoints Rhodell Murray, a Titusville native and rising Florida A and M student, as deputy sheriff following a push by the Progressive Voters' League. Murray, a 1943 Titusville High grad and Army veteran, will receive a leave of absence until January to complete his degree and then return to active duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mims
Florida
Brevard County
Progressive Voters’ League
Harry T. Moore
H. T. Williams
Williams
Rhodell Murray
Titusville
Murray
Titusville High School
Fla. Normal Memorial College
St. Augustine
Florida A and M College
Atlanta Leaders Demand Apologies Over Bias Show
Atlanta political leaders protested a bias incident at the municipal auditorium linked to a Duke Ellington Sarah Vaughan King Cole concert. Patrons faced segregated entry, with four thousand attendees accepting the policy while four hundred were turned away, sparking calls for accountability from city officials and the promoter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
ANP
Jimerow
Municipal Auditorium
City Auditorium
Netro
Jim Crew
Youth Admits Stabbing Two In Opa Locka Liquor Store
Police and deputies searched Opa Locka on Tuesday after two White men were stabbed in a liquor store at 22nd Avenue and 167th Street. An arrest was made though Sheriff Henderson said investigators lack solid evidence linking the suspect to the case. Walter Thomas Williams, 19, of NW 19th Court Opa Locka reportedly confessed and faces assault and intent to murder charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opa Locka
22Nd Ave
167Th St
Henderson
Walter Thomas Williams
Atlanta mayor vows restraint after incident
Mayor William B. Hartsfield apologized for the unfortunate incident and said the city council auditorium committee concurred it would not happen again. Negro leaders of the Atlanta Negro Voters League plan broader action against discrimination at Ponce de Leon Ball Park, Plaza Park, and the Terminal Railroad Station where Negroes face segregated entrances.
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William B. Hartsfield
Niebruegge
Atlanta Negro Voters League
Ponce de Leon Ball Park
Atlanta Crackers
Plaza Park
Jazz Concert Opens Hotel Ballroom This Sunday
The Mary Elizabeth Hotel unveils its new ballroom with a Club Paradise jazz concert on Sunday November 25. Local music lovers discuss the event as advance ticket sales promise strong turnout with table reservations and tickets available at the Mary Elizabeth Lord Calvert or Trop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Hotel
Club Paradise
Mary Elizabeth
Lord Calvert
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Phi Delta Kappa
Richmond
Marion H. Bluitt
Washington, D. C
Supreme Basileus
Mabel S. Bouldin
Supreme Grammateus
Bluitt
Oneida Cockrell
Cockrell
Holsum
Charles M. Schwartz
Holsum Bakers
Lawrence Adams
Safety Patrol
Barbara Jones
Joan Taylor
Mercedes Pendar
George Harris
Dorsey School
Stanley Smith
Willard
Charles J. Boyd
Mayes
U. OF Georgia
NAACP
Duke
J. Neal Montgomery
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