John Diaz Qualifies For Miami City Commission Race
John A. Diaz Miami newspaper editor filed to run for the Miami City Commission by paying a $100 qualifier fee to City Clerk Frank L. Correll. His platform includes slum clearance drainage and transportation improvements, sidewalk and street program completion, city manager office stabilization, more parks pools and playgrounds, strict enforcement of ordinances, and juvenile delinquency curbage through police. Diaz edits the Pittsburgh Courier Florida Edition, joins multiple civic boards, and has recent meritorious service citation.
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John A. Diaz
Miami
Miami City Commission
Frank L. Correll
Diaz
Florida
Pittsburgh Courier
Courier
Carver
YMCA
Dade County Young Democratic Association
Adelphian Club
Alabama White Sentenced For Rape Case
SYLACAUGA Ala W K Branham a 62 year old white textile worker was sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping a 13 year old Negro girl.
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Sylacauga, Ala
W. K. Branham
Miss Corinthia Wilson dies after long illness in Miami
Miss Corinthia Mae Wilson a prominent civic and Girl Scout worker dies at home 1656 NW 5th Place Oct 3 1951 at 5 45 am after an 18 month illness She was a member of St John Baptist Church and taught mathematics at Dorsey and Booker T Washington She directed Girl Scout programs for four years Funeral arrangements Pharr Funeral Home in charge Carver Village meeting ends abruptly as guest editor Clein provokes disturbance forcing quick end to session
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Corinthia Mae Wilson
Effie Wright
Eugenia B. Brooks
Willie Nicholson
Mattie Jackson
J. W. Jackson
St. John Baptist Church
Rev. T. Johnson
Pharr
Ebenezer M. Church
Dade County Young Democratic Association
E. A. Ward
Carver Village
Reubin Clein
The
Miami Life
Suit Filed Over Railroad Jimcrow Incident
In a $40 000 damage suit, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad are named defendants for allegedly forcing passenger Ward from a station car en route from West Palm Beach to Chicago. Attorneys Ward are listed in the filing. The action centers on a Nashville incident linked to a Chicago move. Pearl M. Gore, daughter of Florida A and M College leaders, has been appointed to the Institute of Juvenile Guidance in Chicago, joining the civil service roster and holding a master’s in psychology from Ohio State University.
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Chicago — Decorator
Ward
Nashville
Wal
A. W. Reilly
Louisville and Nashville
West Palm Beach
Fla
Chicago
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Tallahassee
Pearl M. Gore
George W. Gore
Florida A and M College
Tallaassee
Institute of Juvenile Arch
United States
Department of Public Esfate
State of Illinois
Miss Gore
National Handicapped Week Emphasizes Labor Support
Amid record employment the nation must add 4.5 million defense workers by next year, drawing from housewives, minority groups, older workers, and the handicapped. President Truman designates October 7 to 13 as National Employ the Physically Handicapped to mobilize wider opportunities and public understanding of the program.
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Defense
Truman
National
United States
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Dade County Property Owners Association
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Booker T. Washington High School
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John D. Johnson
C. R. Hogan
G. W. Hawkins
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I. D. MacVicar
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