Kenosha Station Gets 50000 Face Lifting Start Soon
Bids for the 50 thousand dollar Kenosha passenger station remodeling were opened in Chicago with award to be made in two to three weeks. Construction may begin in 30 days to six weeks as North Western officials and Kenosha city representatives reviewed plans for the depot’s facelift.
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North Western
North Western Railway
City
Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Huffman
Chicago North Western Wisconsin Division
George W. Carnell
Racine
A. E. Axtell
B. M. Meyers
Chicago
R. S. Kingsley
Kenosha Evening News
Charles Dilday
Norman Greening
Evening News Photo Chamber
N. A. Jones
North Western General
N. A. Waterman
North Western Wisconsin
Wallace Beach
Chamber Transportation Committee
C. H. Seymour
North Western Kenosha
L. E. Winkelhaus
Meyer
Kenosha
Meyers
Paris township farmer gravely injured in highway collision
Jacob Pulaski, 70, Route 3, Box 353, was critically hurt when his horse and wagon were struck by a car at Highway 41 and County Trunk K. The horse died from injuries after being shot by deputies. Driver Charles Kruger, 37, Chicago, said he swerved to avoid the wagon but could not prevent the crash. Pulaski was taken to Kenosha hospital with internal injuries and listed in guarded condition.
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Jacob Pulaski
Box
Paris
Charles E. Kruger
Chicago
William Schmitt
Robert Wallace
Kruger
Polaski
Kenosha Hospital
Sheriff's Department
National Preparedness Day Proclamation Urges Civic Support
The city designates Monday April 19 1948 as National Preparedness Day urging citizens to engage in the national program to reassess military needs for peace. A. E. Axtel city manager signs the proclamation with Amvets backing and president's approval.
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United States
Congress
Europe
Paul Revere
A. E. Axtel
Tunisia Strike Ends After 24 Hours In Tunisia
Paris reports that the police and public service strike in Tunisia ended last night after 24 hours. Dispatches noted delegations traveling to Paris to confer with the government on wage demands.
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Paris
Tunisia
Jerusalem Hit By Arab Shells Sparks City Attacks
Arabs shelled Jerusalem for the second time today as a 200-truck convoy arrived with supplies for about 100,000 Jews. Mortar shells hit the Katamon Jewish quarter while fighting raged across Palestine. no casualties initially reported. Haganah said the convoy was escorted by troops armed with new Czech weapons, details not explained.
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A.P
Palestine
United Nations
Katamon
Haganah
Czechoslovakia
United Nations Urges Cease Fire in Palestine
The United Nations Security Council called on Jews and Arabs to halt fighting in Palestine and approved six truce directives. A provision to send a UN commission for compliance checks was dropped. The decision followed five and a half hours of debate in an emergency night session.
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Lake
United Nations Security Council
Palestine
U. N
Holy Land
General Assembly
Patti Andrews Sings Lip Blues After Car Accident
Hollywood CBS reports Patti Andrews of the Andrews sisters was singing the lip blues after eight stitches in her lower lip when the top of her convertible coupe fell on her. The sisters hope to be back on air Monday.
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Hollywood
Patti Andrews
CBS
Andrews Sisters
Schmitz Gains 12 Votes In Recount Victory Margin
After a two-precinct recount in the justice of the peace race, incumbent Roger F. Schmitz gained 12 votes to extend his lead over Edward M. Rice from 48 to 60. Canvassing after the election tallied Schmitz at 7 624 to Rice's 7 576, with recount requests due today.
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Roger F. Schmitz
Edward M. Rice
Rice
Felix Olkives
Vernon Christensen
Schmitz
Council
Wisconsin Man Killed In Crash Near Winnetka
A Wisconsin man, 60 year old Arthur N Wied of Suring, died when his car struck a parked truck on U S Highway 41 west of Winnetka. Four family members were injured in the crash.
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Winnetka
Wisconsin
U. S. Highway 41
Here
Arthur N Wied
Suring
Wis
13 Year Old Bicyclist Killed on Fifty-Second Street
Richard Salerno a 13 year old student from Kenosha died after his bicycle was struck from behind on Fifty second street west of Forty second avenue. His friend George Whiterock 13 was injured with minor cuts and bruises. The driver Walton Ebener 17 claimed he did not see the bicycles and continued before returning. Both boys were en route to McKinley junior high school social center after school.
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Richard Salerno
Fortieth Avenue
George Whiterock
Fifty-second Street
Forty-second Avenue
Jay B. Glerum
Salerno
Kenosha Hospital
Nicholas Salerno
Glerum
Whiterock
Hannan
McKinley Junior High School
Walton Ebener
Sheriff's Department
Billups Browne
Leo Sikora
Ebener
Racine Council Moves to Stop Lake Trash Flow
The Racine city council voted unanimously to recommend an ordinance allowing a gap in the breakwater to be closed without bids. A temporary barrier of stakes and wire will cost about 550, while a permanent wall would cost 15,500. The plan aims to halt debris washing into Lake Michigan and toward Kenosha beaches, following complaints from Kenosha’s city manager and reports of trash on Simmons Island and Alford Park beaches. Milwaukees Col J O Colonna discussed the migration with Racine officials. an investigator may be sent by the state.
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Racine
Henry A. Nelson
Racine Public Works
Lake Michigan
Kenosha
A. E. Axtell
Simmons Island Beach
Alford Park Beach
Army Engineers
State Board of Health
Col. J. O. Colonna
Milwaukee
Engineers
Burglaries Drain Two Taverns of 4722 in Loot
Burglars early today stole 4535 dollars from the Dog House tavern at Fifty six street and Twenty fourth avenue and 187 dollars from the Disabled American Veterans club bar at 2318 Sixty third street. The incidents mark the sixth and seventh tavern burglaries in recent weeks. The Dog House entry occurred between 1 and 7 am with a broken window and an unlocked washroom door used to access the bar. Detectives say the safe was moved about 20 feet toward the basement stair entrance and slid down via a mattress in a basement passage.
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Dog House
Fifty-sixth Street
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Disabled American Veterans Club
Sixty-third Street
Arthur J. Riley
Riley
Alfred DeCesaro
Thirty-third Avenue
DeCesaro
Joseph Madrigrano
Twenty-third Avenue
DAV Club
Edward Schorn
Harry Olson
Thirty-first Avenue
Italy Sets Fateful Election Amid Security Crackdown
Italy readied for a Sunday election to form the first Italian republic parliament as interior minister Mario Scelba warned of radical measures, including suspending the vote if liberty is compromised. Police protected major cities while Western allies pressed for action on Trieste. observers noted potential Communist intimidation amid a tense political setting.
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Rome
Italy
Russia
West
Christian Democrats
Mario Scelba
Interior Ministry
de Casperi
Palmiro Togliatti
Vatican
United States
Britain
France
Trieste
Naples
Kenosha Firm Receives National Brand Name Public Service Award
Peter Pirsch and Sons of Kenosha earned a Certificate of Public Service from the Brand Names Foundation for 91 years of Brand name integrity and fair pricing. Founded 1857 by Nicholas Pirsch, the firm pioneered hand and horse drawn firefighting gear and built one of the nation’s first motorized fire trucks in 1908, marking a landmark in local industry. The award was presented to Peter Pirsch, the company president, at a dinner at the Schroeder hotel on a Wednesday evening.
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Peter Pirsch
Eft
Peter Pirsch & Sons Co
Kenosha
Wis
Brand Names Foundation
Arthur Kniebler
Right
Cooper's, Inc
Foundation
Schroeder Hotel
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
British Train Wreck Near Winsford Kills 22
A Glasgow to London mail train collided with a stalled express near Winsford Cheshire killing 22 and injuring 28. Emergency crews used acetylene torches and a temporary morgue was established as rescuers transported the wounded to hospitals in Winsford and surrounding towns.
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England
Britain
Winsford
Cheshire
London
British Railways Express
William D. James Dies at 67 President of James Manufacturing
William D. James, 67, president of the James Manufacturing Co. of Ft. Atkinson, died last night at Wisconsin General Hospital in Madison. The obituary notes his leadership and location.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
William D. James
James Manufacturing Company
Ft. Atkinson
Wisconsin General Hospital
Woman Slain On Streetcar in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a 34 year old man identified as Sylvester Black shot his wife Beatrice Black 23 three times on a crowded streetcar as she tried to flee. A special officer on board arrested him and Beatrice died at a hospital. Black said the shooting stemmed from her father’s objections to their marriage.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Sylvester Black
Beatrice Black
Black
John Patrick
Arkansas
Webb and Coates End Six-Year Council Terms
President James Webb and councilman Howard G Coates will complete six years of service at the Monday city council meeting. Neither sought reelection in spring voting as Webb leaves for business reasons and Coates plans a move to California.
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James Webb
Howard G Coates
Webb
Coates
California
Council
Felix Olkives
J. M. Herrmann
Nicholas Wade
Olkives
Thirty fighter planes reach Greece en route to Turkey
Thirty single engined fighter planes from the United States landed in Athens last night on their way to Turkey under the Greek Turkish military aid programs. American pilots flew the aircraft.
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Greece
Turkey
Athens
United States
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