Play Institute Held for Staff
A two day institute to train Kenosha city summer playground supervisors opened at the Administration building under the recreation department. Nineteen supervisors heard talks on storytelling softball rules and the philosophy of recreation.
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Mise Delourise Layman
Boys
L. F. Engle
Kenosha
G M. Phelan
City
Sheridan Park
Mary Fortino
Engle
Recreation Department
Air Caravan Schedule for Kenosha Visit
A Milwaukee delegation arrives in Kenosha on Sunday for a Wis conen Civil Air corps spur. Five flights will cover twenty cities in one day with multiple planes. The Kenosha airport will host local committee members around 1000 am to discuss participation in the cent Sara ma program in Milwaukee this summer.
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Kenosha
Milwaukee
Wisconen Civil Air Corps
Milwaukee Cen Furama
May Rain Totals Reported By Sewage Plant Chief
H T Rudgal, superintendent, reports eight rainy days in May accumulating 2.28 inches of rain. The daily high reached 67 inches and the low near freezing at 37 degrees, according to the released statistics.
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H T. Rudgal
Turkeys Turkeys and more in local ads and notices
Local notices report a tire and wheel theft from a car near Fifty sixth Street and Twenty fourth Avenue. The page lists early 1940s ads for restaurants, furniture, radios, groceries, and services including a divorce case in Kenosha and vehicle repairs.
Lila Jean Hanson Named Kenosha Junior Achievement Delegate
Lila Jean Hanson, Kenosha High School senior and member of the Teen Age Review, was elected Wednesday night as the Kenosha Junior Achievement delegate to the national convention. The selection was made at the newly organized Kenosha Achievers association meeting in the J A headquarters in the Korf building. The convention runs August 18 to 21 at Sault Ste Marie Michigan with state and national officials in attendance and keynote speaker Gen Jimmy Doolittle.
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Lila Jean Hanson
Kenosha
Kenosha High School
Kenosha Achievers Association
J-A
Korf Building
David Zeff
The
Achievers Association
National Association of Junior Achievement Companies
Sault Ste Marie Mich
Wisconsin
J-A National Executive Board
Joseph C. Arnold
Milwaukee
Sault Ste. Marie
Jimmy Doolittle
Detroit
Junior Achievement
North Shore Line Shapes Kenosha Industry Brochure
The Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee railroad issued a brochure promoting Lake Michigan area advantages for industry. It highlights five essentials including labor supply raw materials markets and transportation and notes Kenosha has 75 industries a doubling population and tripling industrial output per decade with planning and education attracting workers.
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Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
Lake Michigan
North Shore
Kenosha
Motor vehicles damaged and theft report in Uptown area
Reports state no damage from two incidents on Wednesday. One occurred at Robert Baker’s home on Second avenue and another in an Ernest Blasi owned car on Fifth avenue. Frank Maresecamo resumes business at Uptown Vacuum on Roosevelt Road. Raymond Church reports his motorcycle stolen from Fifty second street near Nash Gate 22 and recovered on Seventy street near Fortieth Avenue by patrol officers.
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OPA
Barden
Ady
Roosevelt School
Pennoyvert Park
Advy
Radio Electric Appliance Co
Yynd Ave
Roosevelt Rd
Hertha Schmidt
Kenosha
Henry Sechfidt
Steem Electric Iron
Ilarbert Sales
Yound
Seckers
14Th Ave
Grunow
Simon Electric and Refrigeration iService
43Rd St
Congress Club
le Lee
Tilt
Anton Becker
Twenty Fourth Avenue
Fifty Sixth Street
Marys Cafe
Ruth and Kirty Cafe
6Th Ave
Mary Romantini
Bobusch Bros
Willard Rhey
Paddock Lake
Ollie O'Mara, Jr
Seventy Fifth Street
Rhey
Sheriffs Department
Hoth
Robert Baker
Second Avenue
Ernest Blasi
Fifth Avenue
Frank Maresecamo
Uptown Vacuum
Crystal
Crystal's
Raymond Church
Forty Fourth Avenue
Fifty Second Street
Nash Gate 22
Joseph Miller
Sam Westra
Seventieth Street
Fortieth
Forty First Avenue
Frank Koehn Former Kenoshan Dies at 60
Frank Koehn, 60, formerly of Kenosha, died June 7 at his Manitowoc home after a heart attack. Born July 31, 1878 in Pleasant Prairie, he worked as a railroad employee before moving from Kenosha 18 years ago. He is survived by his widow, three daughters, a brother Edward A. Koehn, and sisters Mrs Bo Whitbeck and Miss Alice Wierts, who returned to Kenosha after funeral rites.
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Frank Koehn
Kenosha
Manitowoc
Fred Koehn
Pleasant Prairie
Edward A. Koehn
Mra Bo. Whitbeck
Alice Wierts
Defense Spending in Europe and Greek Production Rise
European nations spent about 3.0 billion dollars on national defense in 1933, roughly 16 percent of total government revenue. Meanwhile Greece reports rising farm and factory output.
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Greece
Wilmot student Arlene Scott vies for Victory Queen
Arlene Scott, a Wilmot high school junior, is named Victory Queen candidate for the Fred Semrau Post of the American Legion. She competes with seven other veteran groups during Kenosha's Welcome Home Fourth of July celebration. Arlene is the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Scott of Wilmot and has four brothers who served in the war. Lt Arthur Scott, an air corps navigator, was killed in action.
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Semrau
Arlene Scott
Wilmot High School
Fred Semrau
American Legion
Kenosha
Arlene
William Scott
Wilmot
Arthur Scott
Air Corps
Redstrom Addresses Kenosha Young Democrats on 1946 Choice
Democratic congress candidate John T. Redstrom urged Kenosha Young Democrats to back a peace plan over war risk and inflation. He called for firm foreign policy and domestic controls until production normalizes. Delegates were chosen for the state convention, and a county campaign committee was formed. The group adopted its constitution and discussed veteran housing and inflation safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Redstrom
Congress
Kenosha Young Democrate
Kenosha Union Club
Kedatram
Mario Ciotti
17Th Avenue
Mary Wattring
14Th Avenue
Young Democrats
Madison
Redstrom
Mercy Jeep Makes First Stop in Kenosha on Tour
A mercy Jeep touring the Midwest and Great Lakes to publicize a $5,000,000 Yugoslav relief campaign arrives in Kenosha Wisconsin on June 14. Driven by William Raben national field organizer the vehicle heads next to Racine Milwaukee Madison Illinois and Kansas City Kansas before leaving for Yugoslavia to aid doctors dentists and nurses in epidemic regions.
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New York City
Midwest
Great Lakes
American Committee For Yugoslav Relief
Kenosha
Wisconsin
William Raben
Yugoslavia
Jeep
Racine
Milwaukee
Madison
Illinois
Kansas City
Kansas
Plan Unveiling of Frank Inscription in Kenosha
The Kenosha County Historical Society plans an unveiling ceremony for a Col. Michael Frank monument inscription on Tuesday June 18 at 4 p.m. at Prank Lot Greenridge Cemetery. Judge E. Drury will be the main speaker with committee chair George N Tremper and members listed. Spain decrees Spanish ownership for motion picture companies.
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Kenosha
Aired E. Drury
George N. Tremper
Chester H. Hubbard
N A. Maguaro
William Pirsch
Arthur Peters
Marion Bullamore
Charlee Borkenhagen
Spain
Camporee Court Of Honor Slated In Kenosha
Kenosha county Boy Scout Council sets a Camporee Court of Honor at Alford Park, weather permitting, with four Scouts to receive Bronze Eagle palms for five merit badges plus 21 required for Eagle. Names listed include Wayne Watkins Don Murray Donald Gaydos Richard Schilater and many other Scouts with ranks and merit badges noted.
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Kenosha County
Kenneth Burley
Frank Ritacea
George Neu
Gordon Griffith
William Christensen
Cyril Lindemann
George Hermann
Robert Jackel
Richard Gordon
William Eiffel
William Radamaker
Donald Jambrek
Allan Kammer
Richard Jackson
Ronald Jamer
Keith Schmude
Frank de Chiara
Kenneth LePage
Jammer fanSota
Eugene Schulte
Norman Zuehlisdorf
George Arnsmeyer
Jack Crosette
Paul Steffensen
George Kaufman
Bernard Hovland
George C. Gatley
John Witemayver
Richard Nelson
Roy Stewart
Allen Abbot
Rob Jonson
Glen Schaafaman
Robert Ludwig
Thomas Hanek
George Herrmann
Glen Holt
Lester Vite
Norman Zuehtedort
Hubert van Gastel
Donald
Boy Hit by Shotgun Pellets While Working at Home
Oscar Zerk reported to the sheriff that his employee Donald Dory, 16, was struck by shotgun pellets while in a flower bed near Zerk’s residence. Deputies found pellets in the head but the shots were expended and Dory was unhurt. Three boys shooting blackbirds nearby were ordered to cease and report to the sheriff today.
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Sheriff's Department
Oscar Zerk
Cooper Road
Donald Dory
Thirty-first Avenue
Zerk
Dory
Sheriff's Office
Kenoshans Sailor Enlists in Navy Training
William Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wilson, 24090 Seventy fifth Street, left for service with the Navy Tuesday and is now in boat training at Great Lakes.
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William Wilson
Andrew Wilson
Seventy Fifth Street
Navy
Great Lakes
Kenosha Youth Foundation Announces Summer Menu Program
The Kenosha Youth Foundation announces a summer program starting Monday. Facilities include locker rooms open daily 11 am to 2 pm and 4 to 9 pm weekdays and noon to 6 pm Saturdays, with showers, courts, and exercise rooms available. Swimming polo for men runs noon to 1 pm daily and 7 30 to 9 pm Monday Wednesday Friday. volleyball times and massage services are also listed. Enrollments remain open for boys and girls swimming classes June 7 through August.
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Kenosha Youth Foundation
Johnny Galvich
KYF
Dublin farmers strike yields wage gains for nearly a thousand
In County Dublin Ireland about 1000 farmers walked out over pay and secured wage increases. The action signals strong farm sector bargaining as the strike ends with higher earnings for participants.
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County Dublin
Eire
Amendment tightens OPA rent rule notices to tenants
George A. Bonish announces amendment requiring notices to vacate include specific grounds for removal and surrender date. Landlords must state rent details and the period due, with grounds for eviction clearly defined under the section.
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OPA
George A. Bonish
District Rent Executive
Rbonish
Ground for Eviction Notice to be Filed with Rent Office
The landlord must provide a written copy of the eviction notice to the area rent office within 24 hours after delivering it to the tenant. This requirement ensures the official record of the removal ground is established through prompt documentation.
Price Panel Holds Four Hearings in Kenosha County
The Kenosha County Price Control board held four hearings on alleged violations. A restaurant man and a grocer had charges dismissed for lack of violation. Two grocers settled with minimum payments of $25.
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Kenosha County
Prasil Plans Rush to Add 500 Locomotives for Railways
Prasil announces a major fleet expansion aiming to add at least 500 locomotives to its rail network to boost capacity and service levels. The move reflects demands for higher freight and passenger throughput across key routes.
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Prasil
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Alice Leouwowleh
Avenue
Sixty Fourth Street
Twenty Second Avenue
Pucci
Stellar Tavern
Roosevelt’ Road
Anderson Furniture
Nadios
Isetts
Pierson’s
22Nd Ave
Piersons
North Shore Line
Kenoshan
Mercy Jeep
Frank
Maywood
Kelly Ruffolo
Racine-Kenosha County
John C. Niederprim
Camporee Court of Honor
Harland Anderson
Donald Murray
Benny Perri
David Trish
Norman
Boy
Valley
Kenosha City Limits
Jiamuntam
Price Panel
Yellow Cab Co
Waverly Bond
Northwestern Drapery Co
Skillman's
Chambray
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