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Newspaper
Miami Times
Location
Miami, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1949
Page
16
Mr and Mrs Erskine Sawyer announce a girl born August 31 at West Palm Beach named Beverly Ann. Mr and Mrs Robert Sawyer welcome a baby girl born September 11. Mother and baby are doing nicely.
Funeral services were held at Cornish Chapel AME Zion Church for Mrs Alma Pinder Jones. She was a faithful member of Zion Church and well liked in the community. She leaves a husband, a mother, a father, two sisters, two brothers, a nephew, and many cousins and friends.
Mr Edward Bubber Rodriguez longtime city resident died September 2 at his Olma Street home. Survived by his wife son and daughter in law and many relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon September 17 for Lambert Welters senior a Key West resident and World War I veteran at St Marys Star of the Sea Catholic Church where he was a loyal member. He worked at the Naval Base and is survived by a wife a son a granddaughter his mother three sisters two brothers three aunts many cousins and friends. Funeral services for Mrs Ilma Roberts were held Sunday September 11 at Bethel AME Church Rev Johnson officiated. She is survived by a husband one daughter and a large network of relatives and friends.
Friends and local clubs share illness concerns and upcoming events. The Ladies Auxiliary at VFW Hall hosts a Saturday bingo and a fair. Regular Fellows Club plans a polio drive and an air excursion to Cuba around Thanksgiving for interstate attendees. Notables Francis and Paul Adderley head to New York and England for studies, while Coakley and Adderley prepare to attend St John’s University in Minnesota after Cambridge exams.
Congratulations to Donald Archer who returned to Nassau after winning the Boys championship at the National Meet of the American Tennis Association in Wilberforce Ohio. The Development Board expands its poster contest to out island schools with entry blanks and supplies sent. Seventeen Jamaican stowaways, ages 17 to 23, were found aboard the Canadian ship Lake Kamloops off Long Cay on September 2. Erickson Bros arranged air return to Jamaica as the ship continued to Philadelphia.
Barrister and Mrs Toote are vacationing in Europe and enjoying a wonderful time touring France, Italy and Switzerland with leisure and sightseeing.
Mr. Cecil Bethel, son of Mr and Mrs C V Bethel, leaves this week for Canada where he will enter McGill University to study dentistry.
On September 7 St Mary's Church celebrated its Patronal festival with Solemn evensong officiated by Fr. Gresham Jones who preached an interesting sermon. Thursday mass was said at 6 am and Sung Mass with communion at 7 am.
Charles Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lunn, departs for Atlanta, Georgia to enter Moorehouse college, beginning his college journey.
Jay Scott reports on John Brown's strange CBS radio cast and a wave of honors. Ralph Edwards named Mr Celebritie for 1950 by The Men''s Tie Foundation. Horace Heidt receives 90 youth awards on CBS. NBC Big Town's Fran Carson shifts to TV. Dorothy McGuire rescues a rattlesnake bite victim on Call The Police. Staats Cotsworth, star of Crime Photographer, was a Broadway actor. TV expansion to rural areas predicted in five years. Jabber-Jitters term coined by Charles Luckman. Ruthie On The Telephone moves to TV strips. A light Laugh Talk exchange precedes CBS Junior Miss.
Mrs E S Norris is home from the Atlantic area council meeting held in Florence South Carolina September 380 to September 2 En route she visited Savannah Georgia guest of Mrs Helen Goodwin and sister Miss Ada Speight for a week at 603 West 38th street She attended a Get Acquainted Party on September 5 with Savannah teachers including Madeline Shiver Rosa Ashton M O Smith Anita Blalock A P Grant Sarah A Monroe J W Dukes Lydia Johnson C A Meyer Viola Holbrooks M G Haynes R G Gadsen Jennie Mae Fluker Veronca Campbell Mamie Cox.
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