Woman Killed In Auto Train Collision
A Miami woman, Lovely Lula Gray, noted beauty contest winner, was killed in a collision between a car and a train at the 54th Street crossing near St. Augustine. Police said the car pulled around another vehicle and struck the train as it moved slowly. the car was dragged 66 feet. The driver faces manslaughter charges. funeral arrangements are being made through B. Solomon Funeral Home for the St Augustine burial.
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Dixie Park
4Th Ave
Clark
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Sugar Ray Wins Again In Brooklyn Bout
Sugar Ray delivers another victory in a busy welterweight bout in Brooklyn. The article notes the champion status and ongoing dominance, highlighting a win that reinforces Sugar Ray’s prominence in the division.
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Sugar Ray
Brooklyn
Robin
Campanella Breaks Thumb Out For Season
Roy Campanella Brooklyn catcher for the National League champions broke his right thumb on a foul tip in the eighth inning of a double header versus the Phillies. The Dodgers won the twin bill 2 0 and 3 2 and Campanella will miss the remainder of the season.
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Brooklyn
Dodger
Roy Campanella
Phils
Distinguished Service Award Posthumously To Dr. Charles Drew
In Hampton Virginia the National Medical Association posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service honor to Mrs. Charlies R. Drew for her late husband Dr. Charles R. Drew. The 55th annual NMA convention at Hampton Institute included memorial services for Dr. Drew Dr. John A. Kenney and Dr. Carl Roberts led by Dr. W. Montague Cobb Dr. Dailey and Mr. Alexander.
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Charles Drew
Ogdenhall
Charlies R. Drew
NMA
America
W. Montague Cobb
Howard University
Charley Drew
Cobb
Dr. Drew
John A. Kenney
Carl Roberts
Hampton Institute
Roberts
W G. Alexander
Orange
N. J
Kenney
A. G. Dailey
Chicago
Labor Day Golf Tourney at Miami Club Crowds Greet Winners
The Cosmopolitan Golf Association Labor Day event drew a large crowd despite two heavy downpours. Gibson topped Brown in Class A, with Bentley, Claire, Williams and Burroughs winning runners up in other classes. Marie Mackey of Miami won the women’s division for the second straight year, with Mitzi Coleman second. The gala banquet followed, hosted by Graham with prizes presented by Walter Pinkston, inviting all to continue golf at the Miami Golf and Country Club.
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Labor Day
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West Palm Beach
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Robert Parks
Parks
Rufus Claire Tier
Jack O*dell
Chester Williams
Vernard Burroughs
Mss
Marie Mackey
Miami
Mitzi Coleman
Ann Lindsey
Mary Walden
Graham
Walter C. Pinkston
Miami Golf and Country Club
Mary Elizabeth Hotel
Youths Hold Up Braynon's Grocery in Northwest Newark
Two youths, believed under 18, robbed Braynon's Grocery at 1520 NW Fifth Place, forcing proprietor Edward Braynon to reopen the store at gunpoint. They escaped with 262 dollars in cash and cartoons of cigarettes. Local officers investigating the incident look for suspects and any connection to the Who's Who in Colored America feature.
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G. James Fleming
Braynon
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Edward Braynon
Southern Coaches and Officials Gather in Macon
Athletic coaches and officials from the south convene in Macon, Georgia for the 28th annual Southern Coaches and Officials association meeting on September 8 and 9. The Macon coaches and Officials association hosts the event.
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Macon
ANP
Southern Coaches and Officials Association
Macon Coaches and Officials Association
Army Finally Heeds President Truman in Korea
Army policy shifts under pressure from President Truman, as American units in Korea see changes in integration and participation amid stiff fighting from North Korean forces. The move signals gradual changes in race and service structure within frontline units.
Leaps From Skidding Car Woman Killed on MacArthur Causeway
Mrs. Ida Mae Smith 33 of 176 NW 17th st was killed when she leaped from a skidding car on the MacArthur Causeway near the Coast Guard base turn. A door handle allegedly caught under her neck and cut her throat while riding in the rear seat of a car driven by John W Daniels 2044 NW Sixth st. An inquest was scheduled by Miami Beach Peace Justice Kenneth Oka. Geraldine C Glover 17 of Chicago won a $500 scholarship from the National Junior League for outstanding scholarship and music talent at Northwestern Evanston campus after graduating DuSable High School at 14.
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17Th St
MacArthur Causeway
Geraldine C. Glover
Chicago
National Junior League, Inc
Glover
Northwestern University
Evanston
DuSable High School
ANP
Negro Named Most Valuable Player In AA
Louisville baseball writers named Ray Dandridge the most valuable player in the American Association, making him the league’s first Black MVP. Dandridge, 31, played third, short, and second for the Minneapolis Millers and edged teammate Bert Haas for the honor. Sally Hemus of Columbus ranked third.
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Louisville
Baseball Writers of the American Asociation
Ray Dandridge
Sterling
Minneapolis Millers
Dandridge
Bert Haas
Sally Hemus
Columbus
Mandridge
Millers
New York Giants
Minneapolis
New Orleans Restricts Police Beatings With Central Lockup
New Orleans will curb police beatings of Negroes by a central lockup system placed in operation last week. Spiriting prisoners between precinct stations has largely ended, and the reform aims to standardize confinement and reduce abuses.
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New Orleans
ANP
Negroes Admitted To U Of Delaware
Newark Delaware the University of Delaware has admitted Negro students to its undergraduate colleges for the first time under a state court ruling, marking a desegregation milestone for the campus and the state education system.
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University of Delaware
Way of All Flesh in Police Brutality Allegations
Reported practice alleges police beat Black suspects to extract confessions and then move them between precincts to mask abuse. Attorneys say such cases complicate parole efforts as evidence of coercion remains contested and victims bear injuries from investigations.
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