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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1946
Page
5
The hunt for Charles Naegel and Edward Borowski resumes at Lake Elizabeth in Twin Lakes. Coast guard, rescue squad and officials dragging the 40 foot depths report no bodies found by noon. Weather hampers efforts but authorities plan to continue until recovered.
Scientists estimate Liberty Cap, a cone of an extinct hot spring in Yellowstone Park, is about 3200 years old. The dating relies on measuring tiny radium quantities within the specimen.
Ralph Lehman 23 of 7312 Thirty second avenue paid 10 dollars fine and 4.50 costs this morning for speeding on Friday. William Bohn 38 of 802 State street Racine also paid 10 dollars and 4.50 costs for speeding on Thursday in municipal court. James C. Stevens 22 of 1919 Sixty fifth street charged with driving without a license paid 10 dollar fine and 11 p.m. Friday. Robert John Barrows 31 of Apartment-11 Bonnie Hume charged with speeding, pleaded not guilty and posted 25 dollar bond. trial set for June 14. City manager to receive bids for two small sewer jobs Monday at 10 a.m. on Thirtieth avenue east and Washington road west of Twenty-second avenue.
Postmaster announces Kenosha Post Office has resumed gift parcel mailings to U S occupied zones in Germany effective June 1. Rate is 14 cents per pound. Undeliverable parcels go to German relief groups. Rules include weight under 11 pounds and 72 inch length girth, one parcel per week, nonperishable items only, no printed matter, and proper marking of value and contents.
The Kenosha Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts its second annual installation dinner on June 11 at Friedens Lutheran community building. Oral Vandenberg becomes president, succeeding Walter Canavan, with Wilbur J. Winetzke of Wausau attending to outline plans for Wisconsin Jaycees. New committees and local awards will be announced, Jim McFadden chairs arrangements, and the event will be a ladies' night to start the new year.
Four minor fire alarms were reported to the fire department Friday afternoon and evening. Chimney fires occurred at A. G. Meyers's home at 6922 Sixteenth Avenue and Joseph Perotta's home at 5408 Tenth Avenue. Engine one responded to 5730 Sixth Avenue for basement smoke at the Cotton Shop but no fire or damage was found. A short circuit in an automobile sent engine four to 1300 Fifty-third Street. the car owned by Dominic Ciotti at 5133 Thirty-third Avenue sustained no damage.
Mrs. Cora Rottman, 64, widow of Charles M. Rottman, of 6223 Twenty-fifth Avenue, Kenosha, died at St. Catherine's Hospital after a long illness. Born November 12, 1881 in Pleasant Prairie, she moved to Evanston and then Kenosha, where she was active in St. Thomas Aquinas church and its Altar Society. She married Charles M. Rottman on April 17, 1906. he died January 6, 1943, and two sons died in infancy. Surviving are daughter Ruth Erwin, grandson James Erwin, sister Agnes Schneider of Maywood, Ill.
Anthony Kaminski of 4310 Sherman road suffered cuts to his nose jaw and left hand when the car he rode in struck the Rapid Transit viaduct abutment on Sheridan road at 1 am today. He was driven to Kenosha hospital by a passing cab. The vehicle driven by LeRoy Schouttler of 715 Forty-seventh street sustained damage to the left tire axle left front fender left headlight and radiator and was towed to a garage.
Lt. Commander Maclyn McCarty 34, former Kenoshan and Nash Motors executive, receives the 1946 Eli Lilly Award of $1,000 and a silver medal for work in bacteriology and immunology. At the Rockefeller Institute he codiscovered transforming substance chemistry with Oswald T. Avery and purified its activating enzyme. McCarty, son in law of Mr and Mrs A R Davies, was recognized in Detroit by the Society of American Bacteriologists.
Joseph Janota 64 of 615 Forty-fifth street died at St. Catherine's hospital after a long illness. A Kenosha Evening News employee and maintenance man for 20 years, he was born in Czechoslovakia September 8, 1881 and came to America in 1904. He is survived by his widow Barbara Lonska and ten grandchildren, with children Joseph John Andrew, plus three daughters not named here, and siblings in Czechoslovakia.
John Michalec 66 a Polish Czech American Brass worker died at his home 2210 Fifty third street after a two week illness Born in Bistricka Czechoslovakia March 1 1880 he came to America settled in Kenosha 40 years ago He worked at American Brass for 17 years was in the Brass and Copper Workers Union He married Anna Pivko October 19 1907 Survived by widow son Louis sister Anna Kurhajec Duquesne PA and a son John preceded in death by the younger son in 1928 He belonged to St John Evangelical Lutheran church and the Slovak Evangelical society.
The Extruded Red Department of American Brass Co notes the retirement of foreman Joseph F Mossey after 37 years of service. Mossey began with the company in Ansonia, Connecticut on January 8, 1909, and moved to Kenosha on September 1, 1914. A luggage set was presented by department workers and a dinner honored him recently.
An OPA official said bread prices will rise with an announcement expected early next week. Bakers had sought a one cent per pound increase to offset higher flour costs.
George Yszenga, on a 10 day leave in Switzerland, phoned his parents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Yszenga of 1916 Fifty-fourth Street. He is stationed with a headquarters company in Germany and said he expects to be home in about a month.
Paul Serdar a noted mink breeder from Wadsworth Illinois will discuss Mink Ranch Management Problems at the Fur Farmers International Summer School to be held at the Hotel Wisconsin Milwaukee on June 19 2021 The Wisconsin Fur Breeders Association and the 23rd annual meeting of the American National Fur Breeders Association sponsor the event Serdar with Imperial Mink Ranch will speak at 11 am Thursday June 20 and lead a post talk roundtable A 7 pm banquet Thursday June 20 follows at the Hotel Wisconsin Secretary Harley Wittig announced the schedule
Vernor Blanchard Winn age 27 of Greenleaf Wisconsin and Richard P. Larson age 22 of Ashland Wisconsin waived preliminary hearings at their arraignments in county court. Winn is held on six counts of passing worthless checks with a $750 bond and Larson on forgery and related passing checks with a $500 bond. Detectives arrested the pair Monday as the investigation traced numerous $20 checks cashed at a VFW tavern a hotel two banks and three Kenosha taverns.
Trials for James DeDiemer Ke nosha and Gabriel Faraca in California on coercion and assault with intent to do great bodily harm were postponed to allow district attorney time to prepare for the Farina murder trial set to begin June 10 in circuit court. DeDiemer and Faraca faced prior November hearings resulting in a hung jury over the March 1945 beating of an American Brass employee who refused to join Local 19322.
The triumphal arch in Orange near Avignon is described as the finest in France. It stands about 62 feet tall and is likely dedicated to Tiberius.
Detroit industry leaders gathered to honor 14 automotive pioneers for their role in building a four billion dollar industry. Inductees included Henry Ford, Ransom Olds, Charles Nash, J Frank Duryea and Alfred Sloan Jr, with Durant and Sloan absent.
The Kenosha County Beekeepers association will hold its annual meeting and roundup at the Moose Annex on Sixtieth Street and Eleventh Avenue Tuesday June 4 at 8 p.m. President Richard Hansen announced. Officers to be elected include Hansen as president and J R Evers as vice president with Oscar Nelson as secretary. W W Vincent Jr will present a color motion picture Honey Harvest after the election. The open meeting welcomes beekeepers families and friends with state speakers expected. Refreshments will be served.
Word from Rome says Most Rev. Cuthbert Gumbinger OSM Cap STD of Kenosha has been named secretary-general of the Capuchin order. He will spend two weeks here before flying to Rome. A professor and lector at Immaculate Conception monastery in Garrison New York he has served 13 years. He is the first American named to this office in the order.
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