Convict Rushed to State Prison for Safety After Attack
In Bainbridge Georgia sheriff and state troopers moved Sidney Griggs a wounded state prisoner to Tattnall State Prison for safekeeping after a mob gathered at the courthouse. Griggs escaped from a work gang then allegedly raped a 60 year old woman with a farm home nearby.
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Bain
Ridge
A.E. White
Tattnall State Prison
Sidney Griggs
White
Griggs
Banbridge
BTW Band Readies For Season
The Booker T. Washington High School Band prepares for parades, field shows, and concerts. Band master Timothy O Savage reports replacements for graduates, while majorettes practice new formations. Officers for 1949 1950 include Charles Bass Mobley president and Albert Clarinet Rolle vice president.
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Booker T. Washington High School
Timothy O. Savage
Charles Bass Mobley
Albert Clarinet
Rolle
Janie Clarinet
Clark
Jerona Flute
Jamison
Robert Bass
Monroe
Clinton
Brown
James
Stanley
Charles
Evans
Bennie
Samuels
Valentine
Dorsey
Carver
Portlock
Bernard
Hunter
Morley
Lorenzo
Bone Kennedy
Bell
Commie Lawyer Cited For Contempt
Federal Judge Harold R Medina held defense lawyer George W Crockett Jr cited for contempt in the conspiracy trial of 11 top Communists in New York. Five defendants had already been jailed for contempt and Medina warned against further actions by defense counsel after the trial.
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New York
Harold R. Medina
George W. Crockett, Jr
Detroit
Medina
Boyd Funeral for Wilbur Boyd 26 at Mt Zion Church
Wilbur Boyd 26 of 1142 NW 1st Ct died from injuries after a car crash on Rickenbacker causeway Labor Day. Funeral services were held Monday at Mt Zion Baptist Church with Rev Edward Graham officiating. He was grandson of late Ss J Boyd, a noted pioneer with substantial real estate. Survivors include wife Marjorie, father Daniel, four sisters Hanana Rogers, Benezine Williams, Phyllis Boyd, Lucielle Boyd, two brothers Patrick and Steelbrook. Pharr Funeral Home in charge.
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Wilbur Boyd
1St Ct
Rickenbacker Causeway
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Edward Graham
Ss. J. Boyd
Marjorie Boyd
Daniel Boyd
Hanana's Rogers
Benezine Williams
Phyllis Boyd
Lucielle Boyd
Patrick
Robeson May Run For N Y Senate
Saratoga Springs N Y left wingers claim to run Paul Robeson for the United States Senate on the American Labor Party ticket to split the liberal vote and defeat Democrat Herbert Lehman. Michael Quill CTI leader charged Friday during a CIO convention where he endorsed William O Dwyer for re election as mayor. convention endorsed the mayor 5 to 1 over left wing objections.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Paul Robeson
United States Senate
American Labor Party
New York State
Herbert H. Lehman
Michael Quill
International Transport Workers Union
Quill
CIO
William O'Dwyer
New York
Cross burning in Liberty County official’s yard
Liberty Florida, the state’s smallest county, reported a cross burning at 11:30 p.m. last night in the yard of Olin Shuler, the county superintendent of instruction. Shuler fired a shotgun, the blaze was put out, and two Bristol high school boys, Billy Brown and Jimmy Cook, witnessed the incident. The youths said the masked men and their cars did not appear to be from Liberty County, which has about 3,000 residents.
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Bristol
Fila
Liberty County
Liberty
Florida
Olin Shuler
Shuler
Bristol High School
Billy Brown
Jimmy Cook
Business For Sale Or Lease Grocery Market
Ideal location now doing business selling on account of illness. Call after 4 p.m. or before 8 a.m. Phone Ray 7-0889. Night 7-3782.
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Ray
Lost Keys Near NW 7th and 11th Streets
A lost set of keys was reported in the vicinity of NW 7th and 11th streets between 3rd and 5th avenues. Please return to John L. Fryar, care of Station B, Post Office, Miami, Florida.
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NW 7Th
11Th Sts
3Rd
5Th Aves
John L. Fryar
Miami, Fla
Cancers Room For Negro At Western Reserve University
In Cleveland Ohio a Gainesville Florida honors student Marguerite Murrell, a Howard University graduate, sought a promised dormitory room at Western Reserve University but was given the old run-around as admission was pursued.
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Cleveland, O
Gainesville
Fla
Western Reserve University
Marguerite Murrell
Howard University
Washington, D. C
Murrell
West
Dormitory mixup prompts housing scramble at library school
A Miami student recounts receiving dormitory and rooming assurances for a July move into Boulevards J House. Upon arrival she found her reserved space given to another student who would not return, leaving her with a list of approved homes for Negro female students. Registrar Margaret Kaltenbach cited floor plan changes as the reason for removing the reservation.
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Boulevard J House
Murrell
Margaret Kaltenbach
School of Library Science
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