Bishop Gibbs Honored At Bethel AME Service In Key West
Key West welcomed Bishop C A Gibbs of the AME District as guest at Bethel AME Church Sunday night August 28. Accompanied by his wife and daughter, he was joined by presiding elder W B Coffey and guests from Miami. Rev R J Blaine preached on Mathew 11 asking who is to come or if we look for another. A buffet supper at the church hall followed the service with all attendees enjoying the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Gibbs
African Methodist Episcopal District
Bethel Ame
W. B. Coffey
South Florida
Douglas
Miami
Atlanta Life Insurance Co
R. J. Blaine
St. Paul Ame
Thompson Family Vacation Visit to City
Mr and Mrs Herbert Thompson and their son from Daytona Beach are visiting her mother Mrs Alice Leggett. Mrs Thompson is the former Olga Leggett of this city. Accompanying them are young Donna Leggett and Mrs Mamie Wesley Patterson of Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Thompson
Daytona Beach
Alice Leggett
Local Doctor Visits Mother in City
Dr Warren W Weller was in the city Sunday visiting his mother Mrs Martha Welters who is listed as sick at Monroe General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren W. Weller
City
Martha Welters
Smith Lane
Monroe General Hospital
Sawyer sisters return from West Palm Beach visit
Miss Audrey Sawyer and sister Betty Jean Sawyer have returned to the city after vacationing in West Palm Beach with their parents. They are the granddaughters of Mrs. Rowena Pinder of 814 Emma Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Sawyer
Betty Jean Sawyer
West Palm Beach
Rowena Pinder
Emma St
Miss Ethel Carey Visits Parents During Florida A and M Registrar
Miss Ethel Carey registrar of Florida A and M University is in the city visiting her parents Mr and Mrs John Carey of 318 Julia Street. Friends of Willie Ward are glad to see him out again after a short illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Carey
City
John Carey
Julia St
Willie Ward
Morlaes Patient at Monroe General Hospital
Antonio Morlaes of 1107 is a patient at Monroe General Hospital. Friends wish him a speedy recovery. Alfredo Jemison, 616 Mickens Lane left for New York City Aug 21 to take his daughter Leona Juanita to school. Leona will live with sister Mrs Beryl Jemison Abraham and brothers Alfreda Jr Alberic in New York. Alvin in Fort Dix. Jemison will spend a short vacation visiting relatives before returning home.
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Antonio Morlaes
Monroe General Hospital
Alfredo Jemison
Mickens Lane
New York City
New York
Leona Juanita
Leona
Beryl Jemison Abraham
Alfreda, Jr
Alberic
Alvin
Fort Dix
N. J
Jemison
Card of Thanks for Joseph R. Davis’s Family
The family of the late Joseph R. Davis extends sincere thanks for telegrams, cards, floral pieces and car donations during bereavement. Special thanks to pastors Rev. Franklin A. Hooper and Rev. W. M. Everett, florists Mrs. Erentine Mingo Welters and Mrs. Katherline Whymas, and Key West Undertaking Co. The Family Key West, Fla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph R. Davis
Franklin A. Hooper
W. M. Everett
Ernestine Mingo Welters
Katherline Whymas
Key West Undertaking Co
Key West
Personal Mentions From New York Vacation Notes
Mr and Mrs Bert Albury returned from a New York vacation this past week. Mrs Albury, an efficient cashier with the Afro, attended a summer school for Catholic Action at Fordham University. Mrs Ann Coleman, president of the Friendship Garden and Civic Club, flew to Detroit to visit her brother and childhood friends the McFalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Albury
Albury
New York
Catholic Action
Fordham U
Ann Coleman
The
Friendship Garden and Civic Club
Detroit
the McFalls
Carey Returns Home After Family Visit in City
George Carey, son of Mrs. Albert a Carey of 3rd Avenue, visited his mother Mrs Bert a Thomas and brothers Luther and Archie before returning to his New York home.
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George Carey
Albertha Carey
3Rd Ave
New York
Bertie Thomas
Luther
Archie
Mrs Lang Visits Enroute Home From Tallahassee Lab School
Mrs T I Lang associated with the Laboratory School at Tallahassee spent a brief visit with her son Joe Kershaw and his family during travel to their home in Key West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. I. Lang
Tallahassee
Joe Kershaw
Key West
Mrs Eugene Paschal Returns From NAPE National Convention
Mrs Eugene Paschal returns from Indianapolis where she attended the national convention of the NAPE. She brought a message of progress and fellowship to local readers, highlighting speakers and topics discussed at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Paschal
Indianapolis
NAPE
Editor’s note on Snow F. Grigs and Portia Tribble linked to Mays faculty
A brief editor’s remark mentions Snow F. Grigs as editor of the Postal Alliance magazine and notes Portia Tribble, his niece, as a member of the Mays faculty.
Hartman Gibson Arrives by Pan American at Nassau
Hartman Gibson of Nassau was among Pan American Airways passengers arriving Tuesday. After attending to important business he returned Friday. He is the eldest son of the late C. I. Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman Gibson
Nassau
Pan American Airways
C. I. Gibson
Dance Under the Stars Benefit in Opa Locka
The Opa Locka Negro Youth Foundation sponsors a Dance Under the Stars on Labor Day from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the corner NW 151st St and 24th Ave. Proceeds aid the Negro Youth Center building fund. Five prizes will be given away for free. winners need not be present. Admission is $1 and all are invited to support the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opa Locka Negro Youth Foundation, Inc
Negro Youth Center
151St St
24Th Ave
Opa Locka Area
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Lyle Talbot
Capitol
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Archie Moore
Rocky
Marciano
NAACP
Dance Under the Stars
Bain’s Funeral Home
Grand Avenue
Fair Realty
NW 27Th Ave
CBS
Edison Center
N.W
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J. A. Wells
City of
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Jones Frankel Co
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