National Guard Units Head to Camp McCoy by Motor Convoy
Kenosha Wisconsin National Guard artillery batteries depart Sunday for Camp McCoy on a two week summer training mission. 115 officers and men from Headquarters battery and 99 from A battery join a convoy of 1,100 military vehicles and 500 trailers, a record move for the division. Col Lyle F Milligan commands the Kenosha unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
National Guard
Camp McCoy
Lyle F Milligan
42Nd Ave
Wisconsin National Guard
Certified Mail Service Begins
The post office inaugurates certified mail for letters with no value where delivery proof is desired. The new rate lowers costs for industry banks and attorneys, eliminates the 30 cent minimum registry fee, and adds a 7 cent return receipt charge. Details are in a letter by Postmaster Paul Saftig and available at the post office.
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Paul Saftig
Three Hurt In Hy 31 Car Truck Crash At Petrifying Springs
Jerome Peters 23 driver and two companions suffered minor cuts after their car collided with a dump truck at the Hy 31 entrance to Petrifying Springs park. Paul Beem sustained facial cuts, Carole Ann Buski had a small throat cut. Victims from Zion. Buski from Libertyville Illinois. Domenick Ventura 19 of 6041 44th Ave. drove the truck and was not injured.
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Petrifying Springs Park
Jerome Peters
Paul Beem
Carole Ann Buski
Zion
Libertyville
Ill
Domenick Ventura
44Th Ave
Deputies Probe Tavern Disturbance In Rural Racine County
Deputies investigated a claim by two Racine cousins that they were roughed up and ejected from a rural tavern by six men who then fled in a car without license plates. One man said a $150 watch was left behind during the scuffle. Bartender disputes the tale, saying the Racine pair were the troublemakers and were escorted out. A search found no watch.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Barker's Shoe Store appoints new manager Bill Bright
Bill Bright named manager of Barker's Shoe Store at 5706 6th Ave. Bright, a World War II veteran from Madison, previously ran Barker shops in Muskegon Michigan and Waterloo and Cedar Rapids Iowa. John Oberto named assistant. The Bright family will relocate to Kenosha.
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Bill Bright
Barker
6Th Ave
Bright
Madison
Barker Shoe
Muskegon
Mich
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
John Oberto
Kenosha
Man Pleads Guilty in Camp Lake Burglary Case
Lawrence Hartwig, 40, of Camp Lake waives preliminary hearing and pleads guilty in municipal court to burglarizing Campbell Thompson’s Camp Lake home during the second week of May. Judge M Eugene Baker ordered Hartwig held in county jail pending a pre sentence investigation. He was arrested Monday and arraigned yesterday.
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Lawrence Hartwig
Oak Ridge Dr
Camp Lake
Campbell Thompson
M. Eugene Baker
Hartwig
Heinrich Feld
60Th St
26Th Ave
Greyhound Bus
Kenosha Travel Service
Roosevelt Rd
Michigan
Mid-City
Sheridan Rd
Henry Bosman
Glinski
Stolen bicycles report and local classifieds sweep
Local notices report two bicycle thefts at St Thomas school yard and near 13th Ave addresses. Classifieds list ads for travel agent, construction service, Fire department notes, fresh markets, flower shop specials, and local business promotions with multiple addresses and phone numbers.
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Sheridan Rd
State Line
Christiansen
Edmund LaMacchia
22Nd Ave
Francis Moenssen
27Th Ave
St. Thomas
Black Orchid Cafe
North Shore
Western Aires
Congress Club
St Mark's CYO Debaters Win Arch Diocesan Championship
Robert Kube and Douglas Wells of St Marks parish Ke nosha defeated Janice Rambo and Dennis Elazura of Immaculate Conception Milwaukee in the 1955 Archdiocesan CYO Debate Championship held at Immaculate Conception parish. The topic was United States free trade among friendly nations and judging focused on debating excellence.
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Robert Kube
Douglas Wells
St. Marks Parish
Kenosha
Janice Rambo
Dennis Elazura
Immaculate Conception Parish
Milwaukee
Archdiocesan
St. Marks
United States
Carpenters' Strike Settled in Kenosha
Carpenters Local 161 return to work after a 15 day strike that won 2.22 per hour raise retroactive to May 23 raising carpenters to 3.15 per hour, tying for highest state rate. Millwrights gain 10 cents to 3.25. Chicago district already at 3.30. About 50 of 300 members remained on strike when settlement was reached.
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Carpenters Local 161
Kenosha General Contractors Association
Milwaukee
Chicago
State Line
County to Give Second Polio Shots Next Week
Kenosha county will start second polio shots for children next Tuesday. Miss Mary Nugent, county health nurse, said rural batch arrives Monday and booster shots will be given to those vaccinated last year. Inoculation centers not yet set, but schools will be used for second injections. Dr. E. E. Bertolaet, city health director, will plan after vaccine arrival.
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Kenosha County
Mary Nugent
State Board of Health
Nugent
E. E. Bertolaet
Kenosha Post Office Repair Bids Open June 24
Kenosha will see a major repair project for its post office with bids invited for labor materials and installation to fix the roof flashings painting floors plaster and interior exterior work. Bids will be opened at the General Services Administration offices in Chicago on June 24 and local Kenosha contractors may obtain specifications at the postmaster's office. Korea reports its 1954 rice crop as the best since 1948 and 1955 crops show strong growth.
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Kenosha
Paul M. Saftig
General Service Administration
Chicago
Obituary Jessie A. Shookman 78 Racine resident dies
Mrs. Jessie A. Shookman 78 of Racine died at St. Luke's Hospital Racine this morning. Born November 2 1876 in Viola Wisconsin she was the daughter of Herman and Mrs Kellogg. She was widow of Louis S. Shookman who died in 1939. Surviving are daughter Geraldine Shookman Racine son Alton Racine sister Bessie Sandmire Richland Center brother Edwin Kellogg Reeds town and two grandchildren.
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Jessie A. Shookman
Racine
St. Luke’s Hospital
Viola
Wis
Herman Kellogg
Louis S. Shookman
Shookman
Kenosha
Geraldine Shookman
Alton
Bessie Sandmire
Richland Center
Edwin Kellogg
Reedstown
Present Gift To City Library
The Gilbert M. Simmons library will gain new shrubs and trees funded by a $1,500 donation from the Kenosha County Garden club. Mrs. M. G. Borneman accepted the check on behalf of the library board, with Gilbert S. Lance receiving for the board. Proceeds came from a Do-it-yourself Christmas Charm show and Holiday Hospitality smorgasbord dinner, supporting civic beautification and conservation efforts. Relandscaping of Library Park was urged by Warren Taylor of the Kenosha parks department due to overgrown foundation plantings.
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Evening News
M. G. Borneman
Gilbert S. Lance
Gilbert M. Simmons
Kenosha County Garden Club
Warren Taylor
H. C. Hyslop
J. R. Anderson
Fred Dykeman
George Wilder
George Manson
Dorothy Huth
H. W. Schaefer
Kenosha County
Garden Club
Z. G. Simmons
Library Park
Kenosha Parks Department
Kenosha Telephone Directory Goes To Press
The Wisconsin Telephone Company announced the Kenosha directory will go to press soon with June 24 as the listing close date. Subscribers are urged to verify name address and classification, calling Olympic 7 5101 with corrections before June 24. The directory is slated for distribution around August 1 and classified ads dial 7 5121.
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Wisconsin Telephone Company Today
Kenosha
John J. Mayer
Mayer
Road work in Kenosha County shifts into high gear
Kenosha County embarks on highway projects including 4.45 miles of Hy. 45 repaving by Bushman Construction and 2.6 miles of Hy. 174 blacktopping by White Construction. Projects total about 700000 dollars in federal and state aid with detours via Hy. 31 Hy. 41 and Illinois routes.
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Kenosha County
39Th Ave
Walter Kohler
Bristol
State Line
Herzog
Kenosha
Illinois
Kansas City, Mo
Bushman Construction Company
Bushman
State Highway Commission
White Construction Company
Milwaukee
Road project trims dangerous S curve on Hy 50
Work on a 3.6 mile Hy 50 strip between New Munster and the Walworth county line began June 1. The plan to remove the curve was scaled down due to land costs. White Construction of Milwaukee won the bid at $93,628 to widen the road and repave the section.
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White Construction Company
Milwaukee
White
New Munster
Walworth County
American Aid to Equip Roosevelt Hospital in Guatemala City
American support will fund equipment for the Roosevelt Hospital in Guatemala City. The aid aims to bolster healthcare capacity and improve patient services at the major capital hospital.
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Roosevelt Hospital
Guatemala City
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Indonesia
Soerkarno
West Java
Darul Islam Movement
Brus Insurance Agency
Frank and
Elizabeth Brus
7Th Ave
State Farm
Kyf
Cruises and Tours
and Travel Agency
City of
R. H. Custer
Jerry Andrews
13Th Ave
Eagles Club
Brosk’s
Lawson
Sherwin-Williams
Orpheum Theatre
London Cartage Co
Wilson Rd
Ludwig’s Market
Hwy. 50
Cooper Rd
Bunny’s Hut
Pierson’s
Uptown
Globe Fisheries
A.ee
Obertin’s
Somers
Wood and Birch Rds
Electric Company
Tadeuse Corecki
43Rd St
America
Washington Rd
Jacob Stern
North Bristol Cemetery
Elmer Wienke
James Hornef
Silver Lake
Vernon Bostetter
St. Mark’s Cyo
26Th Avenue
Paul Pokrajac
Carpenters
Korea
Kenoshan
City Library
Dial
Exlite
Becker
Tom J. Henkel
Chas. H. Pfennig, Inc
57Th St
All Make TV
Mro
75Th St
56Th Street
22Nd Avenue
City Hall
C. R. Nicolazzo
Kenosha Prescription Lab., Inc
57Th Street
Xone
56Th St
Northshore
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