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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1947
Page
1
Eighteen foot waves and hurricane winds up to 95 miles an hour hit Tampico Mexico as the center of the storm lay 20 miles north of the city. Visibility was zero and floods threatened the area as residents took shelter and business halted.
Rescue teams retrieved the bodies of Charles H. Clark Walter Clements Jr and George L Filkins all from West Frankfort as three miners died in the Orient Mine No 2 blast in West Frankfort Illinois Seventy six miners escaped with two treated for minor burns Investigations planned gas likely caused the explosion with cause undetermined prior disasters cited in Illinois mines this year and last month
A U S federal court jury started deliberations on Gerhart Eisler, the German Communist accused of falsifying a passport application. Judge James W. Morris charged the jury before they retired at 11:08 a.m. CST after a nearly three week trial.
Hartford reports show Satan's Kingdom hit 98 degrees and Lord's Corner 96 as residents argued over who suffered most from the heat. Other area readings included Devil's Den 97 and Promised Land 97 with Furnace Hollow at 93.
Clarence T. Kaltz, area rent examiner, urged residents to seek eviction guidance from courts, not the rent office, as new law took effect July 1. He noted court jurisdiction on waiting periods for evictions tied to property sales and clarified stricter conditions under federal law. Hotels and tourist homes have until August 30 to file rent decontrol applications, extended to 60 days.
The July 1947 Kenosha police report shows 811 accidents through August 1 and 100 July collisions, with 6 deaths this year. Auto, pedestrian, bicycle and bus incidents are detailed along with stolen property totals and various offenses. arrests on traffic charges continue.
Ford Motor Co reports the start of production for a British Ford V-8 named the Pilot. The car carries a price slightly above $3,000.
The United States spurned Soviet demands to refer the Japanese peace treaty talks to the Council of Foreign Ministers. Washington had urged an 11 nation preliminary meeting in the U S with Russia joining, while Molotov pressed for talks among the four powers. The State Department noted no Cairo Yalta or Potsdam provision assigns such authority and that nine other nations favored the U S plan.
Walter Jacobson, 41, forced a drug store clerk to serve beer. The clerk refused, leading to a dispute and vagabondary charge. He will spend 10 days in county jail drinking water.
Washington reporters tested a new train telephone service on the New York Washington line by Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania railroads. A cushioned air conditioned lounge car booth connects by shortwave to a nearby office, enabling calls to and from any world location with operator support.
The State Department charged that third degree methods are used in Romania to extract confessions from political prisoners. Spokesman Lincoln White cited Aug. 6 warnings of civil liberty suppression and reports from Roy M. Melbourne about anticipated trials. Romanian officials denied mistreatment and claimed adequate necessities.
The Netherlands plans a three man arbitration panel to resolve the Indonesian dispute independently of the United Nations. Dr. Eelco N. Van Kleffens, the Dutch representative, was cited as the source for the proposal.
The Associated Press surveyed 13 major U S cities to compare 1939 prices with today. Food, clothing and housing show irregular increases with meat, butter and eggs rising sharply. Chicago shows the largest price hikes, notably in pork products and round steaks. Bread rose modestly. housing dollars buy more in Columbus and San Francisco than elsewhere.
The British Press Association reports 118 miners feared trapped after an undersea coal mine explosion at Whitehaven in northwest England. The incident prompted emergency response and ongoing search efforts.
In New Delhi the Dominion of India urged cessation of Hindu Muslim violence in India and Pakistan. Nehru’s cabinet pledged peaceful democratic dispute resolution as Great crowds celebrate independence from Britain. Gandhi, seen as peace mission, fasts and preaches unity while Lahore faces continued clashes and fires. Mountbatten transfers authority as East and West Punjab provisional divisions take shape.
Approximately 8 500 Chrysler Corporation Dodge main plant employees were made idle today after 16 workers who left without permission yesterday were disciplined. Two were dismissed and the rest given one to two day layofs, as more workers protested in the body trim department.
Dr. Frankson long time Kenosha First Methodist pastor will move to Chattanooga Tenn. next week in an pastor exchange. He will deliver his farewell sermon Aug 21 and exit Kenosha for Chattanooga.
President Eurico Gaspar Dutra welcomed 20 nations to a conference in Petropolis to pursue a regional mutual defense treaty. Raul Fernandes was elected president of the preparatory commission as delegates back mediation in the Paraguayan civil war and plan steering and credentials committees. The talks aim to form a hemispheric defense structure with Bogota as a future meeting site and followed Chapultepec’s 1945 blueprint.
Mrs. Nelle Brooks Stull of Elyria Ohio president of the Widows and Widowers club says young men aged 18 to 23 are unattractive and that 60 to 70 is the ideal age for a mate. She notes older men offer stability money less drinking and better companionship while lamenting some women seek only a meal ticket.
George Anderson of the Kenosha Housing Authority says a federal expediter guarantees galvanized pipe and rock lath to finish 60 unfinished houses. City survey shows 590 families doubled up. About 250 residences are being reconverted. Housing officials plan a meeting next week to ensure smooth progress.
Chicago attorney for an undisclosed principal submitted the top offer of 77000 for the Villa Turicum estate of Edith Rockefeller McCormick. Probate Judge William F. Wauch said he would sign the order transferring rights to Maurice H. Kamm.
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