Kenosha to Start Housing Project 108 Homes Planned
The Kenosha Housing Authority will begin construction Monday on 108 homes funded by Advance Mortgage Loan Corp. at $7 575 each totaling $818 100 with a March 28 1949 completion. First 37 homes rise in Hood’s subdivision with renters prioritized after August registration setup.
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Kenosha Housing Authority
City Hall
KHA
Advanced Mortgage Loan Corporation
Chicago
Kenosha
J. Peter Larsen
Larsen
Hood’s
Twenty-fifth Avenue
Thirtieth Street
Kenosha Industrial
Hastings Park
Engleside
Kirchner Highlands
Davis Model Homes
A. E. Axtell
Advance Mortgage Loan Corporation
Harry Lehner
Erich Smith
Atty. George Higgins
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Heavy Fighting In Holy Land Despite Truce
Heavy Jewish Arab fighting raged along the Tel Aviv Haifa highway as U N mediator Bernadotte pursued extension talks. A UN plan urged renewal of the cease fire with no expiration date, while Arabs and Jews held silent on the extension.
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Tel Aviv-Haifa
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Palestine
Folke Bernadotte
U.N. Palestine
Tel Aviv
Bernadotte
Lake Success
N. Y
Britain
Security Council
U.N
Raeli
Tira
Jaba
Haifa
Ein Ghazal
Arab League
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
League
Wisconsin state leaders agree to brief July 19 special session
Legislative leaders and Governor Rennebohm agreed to a streamlined one or two day special session on July 19 focused on veterans housing. The plan bars nonhousing resolutions and postponement. The call follows the Supreme Court voiding the $8 million housing law.
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Assembly
Senate
Congress
State Supreme Court
16 Year Old Killed In Auto Crash In Green Bay
George Bowlby, 16, died when the car he rode in left the road near Green Bay and struck a tree. The crash occurred last night according to local police.
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Green Bay
Wis
George Bowlby
U S Rejects Polish Protest Over German Policy
The United States rejected Poland's protest against Western policy in Germany. Undersecretary Robert Lovett advised the Polish ambassador to take grievances to Russia if unhappy with European recovery efforts. The note emphasizes not to address complaints to the U S government.
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Washington
United States
Poland
Germany
Russia
Europe
Robert A. Lovett
Josef Winiewicz
Western
Court Agrees Love Sometimes Needs Cooling
Mrs Florence Hayes admitted in court she threw a bucket of cold water on two lovers on her doorstep. She cited constant giggling and nervous tension as the cause. The judge imposed only court costs.
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Reading
Eng
Florence Hayes
Parking fee proposed for park visitors in Southport area
The Kenosha council debated a $1 daily parking charge for out of town visitors at Southport Simmons and Alford parks. Council approved drafting an ordinance after identifying Illinois visitors as monopolizing park facilities on weekends and holidays.
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Southport, Simmons Or
Alford Parks
Nicholas Wade
Illinois
Joseph Lourigan
Gilbert Petzke
Harvard Smith
Hugh Rafferty
Cecil Snyder
Library Board
Lake Front Park
Thirty-eighth
Forty-fifth Streets
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kenosha
Chamber of Commerce
Twenty-second Avenue
Two-Year Communist Berlin Plan and Airlift Actions
The Communists outline a two-year plan to link Berlin to the Soviet zone and reject hope in the western air bridge. U S and Allied airlift respond with coal shipments and plans to drop cargo to ease a Western Berlin fuel shortage amid Soviet protests.
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Berlin
Germany
U. S
Frankfurt
Traffic Sign Crew in Kenosha Handles Busy Lanes
Paul Terpstra and Nick Rutchik, city traffic marking workers, painted 12 000 feet of six inch yellow stripes in June and 46 120 feet last year. Their gasoline powered marker speeds up work, and Squad 6 truck logs 6 833 miles yearly. Terpstra, “Paul the Painter,” has 23 years on the job. Rutchik joined last November. Continued on Page Fifteen.
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Paul Terpstra
Fifteenth Avenue
Nick Rutchik
Sixty
Eighth Street
Kenosha
Terpstra
Paul
Rutchik
Noevemr
Terpstra and
Ex-Convict Held For Possession Of Burglar Kit
Police arrest 48 year old ex convict Walter Smith asleep in a car at Fortieth avenue and Seventy seventh street with a kit of burglar tools. Smith released from Waupun June 13 after 26 months for burglary. He says he bought the tools in Kenosha Racine and Sturtevant and spent Sunday night in a Racine trailer camp. He held at city jail awaiting warrant from the district attorney.
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Walter Smith
Kenoshan
Fortieth Avenue
Seventy-seventh Street
Smith
Waupun State Prison
Arthur J. Riley
Raymond
Milwaukee
Riley
Franklin Hill
Joseph Voleska
George Funk
Raymond Smith
Roosevelt Road
Commercial Welding Company
Twenty-third Avenue
Lt. Riley
Kenosha
Racine
Sturtevant
Urban
Kenosha Cited In Bond Drive Progress Report
Treasury figures show Wisconsin at about 50 percent of the Security Loan goal as of June 26 with $36,186,580 in sales since April 1. Harold E. Dickens and R. S. Kingsley announced an extended campaign to July 15 and credit for most E F and G series sales to county records.
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Treasury Department
Wisconsin
Harold E. Dickens
R. S. Kingsley
Kenosha County
Kenosha
Forest
Polk
Clark
Rusk
Walworth
Winnebago
Eau Claire
Teamsters Stay Neutral Ahead of Democratic Convention
Indianapolis report says AFL Teamsters union head Daniel J. Tobin declined to speak at the Democratic national convention and announced the union would remain absolutely neutral until after the event.
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Teamsters
Indianapolis
Daniel J. Tobin
AFL
Teamsters’ Union
Guarded Philadelphia Gallery Aims to Halt Nomination Stampede
President Truman aides move to prevent gallery pressure at next week's Democratic convention. Police and private detectives will guard galleries to stop crowd influence on delegates. James Roe of Queens pledges a Truman praise line and a bid to nominate Eisenhower despite his stated non candidacy.
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Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leslie L. Biffle
Willkie
Wendell L. Willkie
Biffle
Eisenhower
New York
Queens
James A. Roe
Roe
United States
Chilean Cabinet Resigns to Allow New Government
Santiago reports the Chilean cabinet resigned last night to permit President Gabriel Gonzales Videla to form a government with a parliamentary base. The president stated the move was imperative to establish a stable parliamentary foundation.
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Santiago
Chile
Gabriel Gonzales Videla
Race Issue Forces Democratic Platform Deliberations
Philadelphia report shows the Democratic platform committee wrestling with civil rights and defense. Helen Hall for the National Federation of Settlements urges implementing the president's civil rights commission recommendations and ending FEPC shelving. John Thomas Taylor for the American Legion pushes universal military training. The American Farm party seeks a pledge to curb rising prices.
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Philadelphia
Helen Hall
National Federation of Settlements
Platform Committee
FEPC
Free Employment Practices Commission
Democratic Party
Platform
John Thomas Taylor
American Legion
American Farm Party
New Look Proposed for Kenosha Police Uniforms
Kenosha police consider a full uniform shift after two decades in navy blue. Proposed navy blue wool gabardine shirts feature gold buttons red piping and French blue patches with red and gold trim. Caps and shoulder straps use French blue with red accents. pants match with a navy stripe. Officers may pay for changes, delaying formal action.
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Kenosha
Stanley G. Haukedahl
Prof Eli Franklin Burton Dies at 68 in Toronto
Dr Eli Franklin Burton, a University of Toronto professor and internationally known scientist, died Tuesday. He contributed to multiple research fields and was widely regarded in academia. Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced.
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Toronto
Eli Franklin Burton
University of Toronto
Edgewater tanker catches fire 23 miles off Ludington
A Great Lakes tanker Edgewater carrying 30 000 gallons of gasoline exploded on Lake Michigan. Coast guard planes and boats evacuated seven injured crew members and controlled the blaze within about 90 minutes. Five men burned two with broken legs. Injured were taken to a Chicago hospital while other ships and a Milwaukee cutter aided the rescue.
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Mich
Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
U. S. Coast Guard
Edgewater
Cleveland
Coast Guard
Traverse City
Marine Hospital
Chicago
Niels Rosendahl
Cleveland Tanker Co
Pt. Sable
Globe Oil
Illinois
Bay City
Tito Rebuffed by Kremlin over Yugoslav Communists
The Soviet Communist Party spurned Yugoslavia and Tito after the excommunication of Yugoslavia by the Comintern. The fifth congress is set for July 21 in Belgrade amid tensions. Western experts see signs the Soviet bloc may crumble with Prague protests and Finland's elections. Russia joins western powers pressing Yugoslavia to host the 10 Power Danube conference with reporting rights.
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Marshal Tito
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London
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Cominform
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Communist Party
Josef Stalin
Yugoslavia
Russia
Prague
Eduard Benes
Danube
Wisconsin PSC Calls for Oral Arguments on Flambeau River Dam
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission announced oral arguments to be held next Saturday about Dairyland Power Cooperative’s proposed dam on the Flambeau River. The move follows ongoing controversy over the project and its regional impact.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Flambeau River
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