Williams Charged After Hotel Fracas in Homestead
Raphu Williams a Miami area hotel co owner was bound over for criminal court on assault and battery after a four hour hearing. Alfred and Joseph Lloyd also bound over while bond was set at 500 each. Witnesses including Homestead officer Crawford testified Williams car did not obstruct traffic and Crawford said Roper dragged Williams wife from the car and struck Williams with a blackjack. Williams claimed a civil rights violation by Homestead police.
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Raphu Williams
Caroline Williams
Homestead
Sylvester P. Adair
Williams
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Robert Roper
White
Alfred
Joseph Lloyd
Roper
Lloyds
Albert Crawford
Homestead Police Department
Crawford
Ellis Indicted for First Degree Murder in Grove Shooting
Howard Ellis a Coconut Grove resident at 3340 Grand Ave was indicted by the Dade County Grand Jury for first degree murder in the July 28 fatal shooting of Mrs Pauline Terry at a Grand Avenue grocery. The case drew wide community attention.
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Howard Ellis
Coconut Grove
Grand Ave
Dade County Grand Jury
Pauline Terry
Grand Avenue
Seek Negro Attacker: Clue Leads To White Suspect Identified
Miami police pursue a 15 year old White girl abducted from her father's car outside a tavern. She was assaulted and left at a secluded southwest site after a struggle. A wallet found in the car linked to a prominent White Miami businessman is under scrutiny as detectives identify the alleged attacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Duty and Smith Pass Police Sergeant Exams
Officers Louis F. Duty and Le Roy A. Smith of the Miami Police Department passed civil service examinations for sergeant candidates. The announcement was made Friday at the local office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Louis F. Duty
Leroy A. Smith
Miami Police Dept
Lynching Charge Follows Till Death in Mississippi
NAACP says Emil Louis Till death appears a lynching after a Chicago youth visiting relatives was found shot and beaten near Bryant Mississippi. Sheriff says Till was released unharmed. body found by a White boy with a gun tied around the neck. Mamie Bradley of Chicago pleads for prosecutions and justice in a case that shocks Mississippi.
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Greenwood
Miss
Emil
Louis Till
Chicago
Money
J. W. Milam
Glendora
Smith
Bryant
Till
Mamie Bradley
Mississippi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Principal Foresees Busy Opening At New Vocational School
Mrs Ida T Ratcliffe principal of the new 1500000 Northwestern Vocational School said the school is ready for hundreds of students next Tuesday. Carpenters and painters have worked overtime to finish by weekend for a scheduled opening. Students registered Thursday in Holmes elementary library. The school sits at 7007 NW 12th Ave in Miami.
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Ida T. Ratcliffe
Northwestern Vocational School
Miami Times
Holmes Elementary School
12Th Ave
Local Teachers Elect Leaders At Florida Association
Walter C. Cogdell was elected president of district 10 at the Florida State Teachers Association annual meeting held at Booker T. Washington High School. Rob ert H. Thompson and Alfredo Sands named first and second vice presidents as about 1,150 teachers from Dade Broward and Monroe Counties praised the event. District officials and state leaders spoke on education and teacher training during morning and afternoon sessions.
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Walter C. Cogdell
Brownsville
Florida State Teachers’ Association, Inc
Booker T. Washington High School
Robert H. Thompson
Broward County
Alfredo Sands
Key West
Dade
Broward
Monroe
Roberts Stra
Richard de Veaux
Dorsey High
S. A. Thomas
Mt. Sinai Baptist Church
Miami
Supt
Public Instructions
O. K. Phillips
Jacqueline Simpson
Chicago
Ill
Miss Simpson
Gilbert L. Porter
Florida State Teachers Association
S. Meredith Moseley
Dillard High
Thomas Bailey
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Bailey
Citizenship Day Observed September 15 at Bayfront Park
The 1600 new citizens from 1955 are urged to participate in Citizenship Day on September 15. The program will be held at the Bayfront Park auditorium.
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Bayfront Park
American Newsmen Visit Nassau For Two Days
Twelve representatives of Negro newspapers and magazines toured Nassau for two days invited by the Nassau Development Board and Hilton G Hill Inc Travel Agency. The junket, under Hilton Hill and Burt E Jackson with local aide Charles A cla precinct, followed an exam of 20 officers at Dinner Key. Duty and Smith were the only two who passed. The party sailed from New York aboard the s s Nassau on August 26 for a seven day cruise promoting Nassau as a destination for Negro travelers. They received a hearty shore welcome and toured historic sites after a noon sightseeing tour by the Taxi Cab Union.
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America
Nassau
Nassau Development Board
Hilton G. Hill, Inc
Junket
Hilton G. Hill
Burt E. Jackson
Charles A
Cla
Civil Service Board
Dinner Key
Duty
Smith
North of North’s
Miami
New York
S.s. Nassau
Heastie
Austin Grant Jr
Marcus Bethel
House of Assembly
A. H. Grant
Charlie Major
Pearl Cox
A. Huyler
Bahamas Taxi Cab Union
E. J. Rolle
Taxi Cab Union
Teenagers Dance At Bayfront Park In Miami
The Northwest Miami Jaycees and City of Miami Recreation Division host a free dance for teens aged 13 to 20 at Bayfront Park Auditorium on Saturday September 3 from 7 to 10 pm. Free bus transportation from Coconut Grove Liberty areas. rides depart 6 pm from Liberty Square and Grand Avenue Park Community Center. Trophy prizes for best dancing couples. Music by Kiah Brown and his seven piece band. Robert Hall provides vocals. Jaycees and playground directors will chaperone.
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Miami Jaycees
City of Miami Recreation Division
Miami
Bayfront Park
Coconut Grove
Liberty Oy
Liberty Square
Grand Avenue Park Community Center
Franklin D
Ross
Jaycee Youth Welfare
Kiah Brown
Robert Hall
Es Jaycees
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Jack
Homestead Council
Ellis
Catherine L. Scott
New York City
New York Telephone Co
Scott
Southern Bell Telephone Co
NAACP
Tri-County
Kenneth Rudd
Ed Waters
W. S. Emslie Jr
Marvin Mann
Fred Ebron
Louis Wallace
Tyler St
Richmond Heights
Lionel Grant
Douglas Rd
Willie Dell
S. Dixie Highway
William Ellis
Williams Ave
Charles E. Johnson
Oak Ave
Ture
Saxony Hotel
Geo. Heastie
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