No Decision Yet on Police Chief Choice
The Kenosha police and fire commission postponed indefinitely the appointment of a new police chief after a five hour special session. The panel will reconvene in closed session to review three candidates: Stanley G. Haukedahl, Matthew J. Kirsch, and William P. Schmitt, with a final decision set for a later date.
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Police and Fire Commission
Jasper Gentile
Commission
Stanley G. Haukedahl
Matthew J. Kirsch
William P. Schmitt
E. H. Meiers
Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers
Local 45
AFL
Capt
Kirsch
Schmitt
Meiers
Kenosha
Park City Lodge 103
IOOF
Haukedahl
Lundberg Brothers
Ross Phelps
Chef de Gare
Lawrence Jensen
Milwaukee
Police and Sheriff's Association of North America
R. J. Roots
Albert L. Scavarda
Twenty Eighth Avenue
Gardner
Warren McAllister
Tenth Avenue
Madison group inspects Kenosha naval armory project
A five man Madison delegation led by city manager L G Howell visited the Kenosha armory in inspection of a proposed state capital building. The Kenosha unit is part of a tri quonset style program with completion planned by March 1 pending material shortages.
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L. G. Howell
William C. Sachtsen
W. T. Johnson
James T. Marshall
R. J. McCue
Madison Naval Reserve Training Center
Kenosha Naval Armory
Kenosha
Midwest
E. A. Reubel
W. Johnson
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
A. E. Axteil
Harold Long
Lake Front
Three Americans Die in Brazilian Gas Tank Explosion
Rio de Janeiro report says three American engineers and two Brazilian workers were killed in a Texas Oil Co gasoline tank explosion near Belem on Saturday. The Via Asapress dispatch notes the accident occurred at the site and lists the five deceased.
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Rio de Janeiro
Texas Oil Co
Belem
Asapress
Meat Rationing Debated As Eggless Days Endangered
Senators Ives and Murray endorsed plans to set up standby meat rationing machinery while eggless Thursdays end after this week and meatless Tuesdays continue. Stillwell cited rising egg supplies and falling livestock, with Flanders proposing new legislation to authorize rationing and price controls if needed. Wiley warned against relying on sweeping bills and noted public support and patriotic backing are essential.
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Ives
N. Y
Murray
Mont
Truman
Cabinet Food Committee
James A. Stillwell
Stillwell
Agriculture Department
Flanders
Congress
Wiley
Wis
OPA
Milwaukee Hotels Drop Meatless and Eggless Days
Three major Milwaukee hotels announced plans to end meatless and eggless days, blaming patron forgetfulness and a government food conservation program shift after eastern hotels abandoned the voluntary initiative.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Death of KU chemistry professor emeritus Dr Frank B Davis
Lawrence Kansas obituary notes the death of Dr Frank Burnett Davis 78 professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Kansas. Born in Gouverneur New York he died Monday after a long career in academia.
Michael May Be Broke But Baggage Plentiful
Former King Michael of Romania travels into exile with little money plus a large baggage cache. His secretary Mircea Ionitiu reports the abdicated monarch left Romania with no assets abroad as the pair rest at a hotel during the first leg of the journey.
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Lausanne
A.2
Michael
Mircea Ionitiu
Romania
Ion Popescu
Bucharest
U. W. Extension Here Completes First Semester
The Keno sha Extension center of the University of Wisconsin completes its first semester on Friday January 30 in partnership with the school of vocational and adult education. Enrollment for the second semester opens February 9 with courses in English history political science sociology mathematics geography and foreign language for freshmen.
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Kenosha
University of Wisconsin
School of Vocational and Adult Education
H. M. Clark
G. I
Veterans Office
Kenosha Extension Center
Madison
French Premier's Tax Plan Approved by Parliament
Paris A P The French Council of the Republic approved Premier Robert Schuman's emergency tax program by a vote of 160 to 109.
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Paris
A.P
Robert Schuman
Council of the Republic
Arabs and Jews duel with snipers in Jerusalem clashes
In Jerusalem the old city sees 1 500 Jews under siege firing at Arab riflemen in a deadly sniper duel. Arab reports claim Hagana attacks on two villages outskirts were repulsed. Casualties are uncertain but believed light. a nine year old Arab boy and a British constable were killed amid the fighting near Jaffa.
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Jerusalem
Old City
Hagana
Jaffa
Wisconsin Capitol Hosts Gay Centennial Ball Night
Madison welcomed about 8000 for the state centennial ball marking Wisconsin’s 100th birthday. Gov Rennebohm led the grand march with officials, ties to history shown by Madison Theater Guild recreations, and performances by the Shorewood Square Dancers and Milwaukee choirs. The centennial film How Wisconsin Makes Its Laws premiered in the assembly chamber.
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Madison
Wis
U.2
Wisconsin
Capitol
Oscar Rennebohm
Marvin Rosenberry
State Su
Shorewood Square
Fred Risser
Victory Singers
Milwaukee Girls’ Chorus
Assembly
Congress Opens Session as Election Year Battles Loom
The Kenosha City Council approved a 16000 transfer to the Kenosha Housing Authority to advance 500 permanent homes planned for 1948 with funds to be returned after sale or rental. Officials expect $3,000,000 in underwriting from Chicago banks and federal agencies as talks begin Thursday.
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Congress
Kenosha Housing Authority
A. E. Axtell
Chicago
Seventh Avenue
Seventy-fifth
Seventy-eighth Street
Universal Military Training Week Proclaimed in Kenosha
Kenosha city manager Axtell proclaims January 5 to 12, 1948 as Universal Military Training Week. The declaration urges residents to study national security preparedness and the proposed universal training program endorsed by the president's advisory commission.
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American Legion
Kenoshans
Joseph Lourigan
Howard Coates
Seventy-fifth Street
Roosevelt Road
North Shore
John Steinmetz
Axtell
Kenosha
Truman Drops Price Tag From Marshall Plan
President Truman drops the 17.0 billion dollar total from the European recovery bill, aiming to ease passage in Congress. Senator Vandenberg says omitting the figure makes approval more likely for aid to 16 Western European non Communist nations, with hearings to open after tomorrow.
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U.P
Congress
Truman
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Europe
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Robert A. Lovett
United States
State Department
George
Foreign Relations Committee
George C. Marshall
Stage Comedian Robert Leonard Dies at 59
Stage comedian Robert Leonard died Monday at 59. A Polish born performer long active in London and New York venues, his career spanned several decades.
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New York
Robert Leonard
London
Poland
Candy Factory Burglar Caught With Evidence
Police captured a 12 year old burglar at an East Baltimore candy factory after a night alarm. Four officers entered and found the boy with candy bars stuffed in his mouth, ring around the mouth used as prima facie evidence, he was booked for juvenile authorities.
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Baltimore
Democrats Name Delegates to State Convention in Kenosha
Kenosha county Democratic organization held a pre-state convention session at the Union Club building naming delegates to the Democratic state convention in Milwaukee and endorsing candidates for the national convention. The group announced plans to notify Wisconsin representatives and senators of opposition to the Taft Hartley labor law and to back four delegates at large plus endorsed district delegates for the Philadelphia convention. County Chairman Jay B. Glerum will lead the Kenosha delegation with a long list of delegates and alternates named.
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Kenosha County
Democratic
Union Club
Pfister
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Philadelphia
Kenosha
Jay B. Glerum
Hartwick C. Dahl
George Molinaro
Matt Wade
Lester Schmidt
Joseph B. Molinaro
Angeline Orth
William Haddigan
Mary Watring
Joseph Greenwald
Mike Maxine
John Kennedy
John O'Mara
Mary Alice Watring
Daniel Cooney
Urban J. Zievers
Annual Message From President Due Wednesday
Congress opened under a tense pre election mood as President Truman prepares to deliver the annual state of the union at 12 30 p m tomorrow. The session saw party shifts and debates over taxes foreign aid and military training with Republicans vowing to curb spending and push tax cuts while the White House and Congress clash over the Marshall plan and cost of living. The opening spelled a likely year of partisan clashes ahead into June.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Truman
White House
Patrick Drewry
Virginia
Drewry
Earle Clements
Kentucky
Evan Howell
Taber
R-N.y
House Appropriations Committee
Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means Committee
Kashmir Attack Kills 200 Moslems in Naushena
Indian army reports that about 200 Muslims were killed as around 4,000 uniformed attackers with steel helmets struck Naushena in Kashmir today. The incident raises concerns over security and civilian casualties in the region.
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Kashmir
New Delhi
U.P
Naushena
Marriages Dip Slightly After World War II Peak
County Clerk John C. Niederprim reports 1947 saw fewer marriage licenses issued than 1946, marking the first regression since WWII began. Despite the drop, 1947 remains the county’s second best year with 817 licenses, after 869 in 1946. The office records show 545 licenses in 1945 and 471 in 1944, with only five licenses issued since January 1 this year. The first 1948 license went to Edwin Johnson and Janet Brehm.
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Dan Cupid
John C. Niederprim
Niederprim
Edwin Johnson
Sixty-second Street
Janet Brehm
Twenty-fifth Avenue
Winter Slump Reduces Kenosha Building Permits
Kenosha building office data show a winter downturn with permits issued dropping from 639 in October to 355 in November and 310 in December. Value rose from 356 831 to 931 325 led by a 750 000 vocational school and a 75 000 garage. one residential permit for 8 200.
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Kenosha
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