19 Apr 1950
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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1950
Page
1
The leaders in a Kenosha sewing contest were named across eight divisions with Kathleen Boyd winning both J I and J II. Judges praised workmanship and urged better pressing during construction. Special awards included a $50 sewing cabinet and a $20 portable sewing machine.
In North Dakota and western Minnesota floodwaters forced hundreds from homes. The Red Cross counted about 3,000 homeless in North Dakota as Jamestown and Grand Forks area residents sought refuge. National guard and volunteers aided evacuations while campuses housed refugees.
A Canadian air mass cooled Wisconsin with cooler but fair conditions tonight and tomorrow. Downtown Kenosha reached 52 at noon. Light rains moved through most of the state yesterday afternoon, while the northwest had light snow early this morning. Land O Lakes posted a low of 29 last night.
Senator Taft charged that influential forces in the State Department refused to regard the delivery of government papers to Communists as a serious offense. He spoke in a weekly report to Ohio voters about the 1945 Amerasia case and urged a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee to conduct an independent investigation into McCarthy’s charges.
Leaders of Belgium's three main parties say King Leopold will return to Brussels as king in name only and hand royal powers to his 19 year old son Prince Baudouin.
The Senate voted unanimously to honor ten Navy fliers shot down by Russia. In other items, the UMW moved toward a broad labor merger, New York mailmen face furloughs from postal cutbacks, and a Santa Fe train derailed near Princeton, Kansas injuring seven.
A civilian pilot in Hong Kong said Chinese Reds have landed 5,000 more troops on Hainan's northern beaches after early beachhead gains. In Taipei, Chiang Kai-shek convened service chiefs to fix disjointed defense as Reds widened deep inroads and officials warned the situation was serious.
U S officials study possible responses to the April 8 Soviet downing of a U S naval plane in the Baltic. They weigh options from closing the Baltic to American flights to arming U S aircraft to deter future incidents.
The Soviet weekly New Times claims the Baltic Sea plane incident was an American provocation pre staged with rescue planes in Denmark before the Wiesbaden departure on April 8. It labels the incident a planned provocation and accuses Washington of following a fascist path of international incidents.
Mrs. Cora Quinn 77 died at St Josephs hospital from injuries suffered in an automobile wreck on the outskirts of Waupun last Friday.
The air force prioritizes the B-47 Stratojet at 600 mph as its main future bomber. Production at Boeing Wichita continues as they work to extend range beyond 1 000 miles. A four engine test variant is planned and refueling with B-29 tankers will boost in‑field reach. Fiscal year buys total 303 600 000 for stratojets and 267 800 000 for B-36s.
Republican senators Bridges of New Hampshire and Wherry of Nebraska insisted that the Truman administration include a cross section of GOP views in shaping foreign policy. They urged access to behind the scenes diplomacy and consultation with leaders like Taft of Ohio before decisions are made. President Truman and Secretary Acheson said they aim to inform and seriously consider minority views in policy formulation and execution.
Six crew members of the tug Omar were saved after eight days adrift off the Pacific. A B-17 sighted the vessel 525 miles from the Golden Gate, eight days after leaving Honolulu on March 27 towing the distressed tug Golden Gate. The Coast Guard Navy and Air Force conducted a 125000 square mile search before Omar and its crew were rescued.
Czechoslovakia demanded the recall of the American embassy press attache and ordered the U S information service shut down. Six Czechs went on trial for alleged treason and spying for the United States. One defendant testified he helped collect data on Czech uranium mines for the U S.
Oakland police Sgt. Joseph R. Mierkey parked in front of a cafe to fetch refreshments for a Footprint Association meeting. He locked the car but left the windows open, and upon returning found a uniform badge and three $300 checks missing from inside.
The John Maragon trial paused as prosecutors weigh whether to produce confidential FBI and government records or drop part of the case. Judge Bailey would compel production if relevant, while the defense pushes for access to documents.
Senator Wiley condemns a nationwide postal service cutback as outrageous saying fifty million taxpayers are hit in the mailbox. Postmaster General Donaldson ordered curtailment of home deliveries to one per day and earlier post office closures to reduce the deficit, with Wiley linking the move to pressure on Congress amid postal reform debates.
Kenosha Postmaster Alfred C. Grosvenor said he had not yet received official orders from Washington to cut home mail deliveries from twice to once daily. The reduction and other economy measures will start as soon as orders arrive, with further service changes announced then.
Dr William J Kerr argues colds stem from weather driven nasal damage rather than germs or viruses. He cites laboratory work and notes that dust and gas from seasonal heating, plus temperature shifts, trigger colds by overcooling and injuring nasal passages.
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