Drive Against Jaywalkers to Start Friday
Final plans for a Kenosha pedestrian safety drive were approved at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. The effort installs 106 walk on green only signs at traffic corners, funded by the Kenosha Association of Insurance Agents and installed by the city. A safety committee will select sign sites while Boy and Girl Scouts issue friendly warnings to jaywalkers in the 6th Ave and 22nd Ave business districts. Police will back the effort noting seven pedestrian fatalities last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Chamber of Commerce
Kenosha Association of Insurance Agents
Stanley Haukedahl
Terpstra
Arthur N. Gail
Chamber of Commerce Safety Committee
George Nugent
Kenosha Safety Council
6Th Ave
22Nd Ave
Stanley Haukedah
Kenosha News
Lawton
Insurance Agents
Safety Council
Haukedah
Gail and Nugent
Orville Leonard
William Thiel
Roy Fleischman
Theodore Young
Willis Schulte
VFW Gateway Post
Donald McIntosh
Guttormsen
Wesley Fechner
17Th Ave
Fechner
Pierson’s
Robert Ruffalo
26Th Ave
Ruffalo
Father’s Day Observance Set by Kenosha Retail Council
The Kenosha Retail Council announces a citywide Father’s Day observance for Sunday June 18 with prizes for the first father born at Kenosha and at St Catherine’s Hospitals. Awards will be presented at the Kenosha Comets baseball game that evening. The council urges local groups to observe Father’s Day and arranges father child golf matches at local courses. This is the council’s first year organizing the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Retail Council
California Man Faces Forged Check Charges
A warrant charges James H. Moore 44 San Diego with attempting to cash a forged 25 dollar check at DeBerge's Paint store using a check written to him and signed by Dr. Cecil A. Morrow. Moore forged the check and is also wanted in Fresno on a bogus check charge. extradition was waived and Fresno police will return him to face the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Moore
San Diego
Cal
Moore
Brown National Bank
DeBerge's
Fresno
Kenosha
Ceylon Seeks U S Market for Sesame Seed Oil
Ceylon aims to export sesame seed and sesame oil to the United States. Trade officials plan to establish supply lines, negotiate pricing, and build market presence through regional agents and importers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon
United States
Scout Kubec Wins Essay Contest and Statue Dedication
Scout Kubec 11 of Troop 7 won the Boy Scout essay contest on What the Statue of Liberty Means to Me. Entry by Robert Houston and Paul Rasmussen of Troop 10 were close. Award includes a week at Oh Da Ko Ta camp, ten Kenosha Chiefs tickets, and a city statue dedication tomorrow at Civic Center park with Racine drum and bugle corps and a French consular representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden R. Kubec
22Nd Ave
Robert Houston
47Th Ave
Paul Rasmussen
Oh-Da-Ko-Ta
Dyer’s Lake
Kubec
Kenosha Chiefs
Scout Council
Kenosha
Civic Center Park
Roger M. Labry
Chicago
United States
Elks Club
Racine Drum and Bugle Corps
Kenosha Naval Reserve Center Prepares Ninth District Inspection
Kenosha’s naval reserve training center readies for the Ninth Naval District inspection on June 20 to determine the outstanding surface unit in the country. Lt. A. E. Ruebel announced the event as Field Board No. 6 rated the local station excellent on March 14. Regulars note Fall River defending champion. Sheboygan led Kenosha last year and stands slightly ahead in the field board. Enlistments rose by 60 to 70 since January, with 10 new members heading to Great Lakes for two weeks of basic training on June 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Naval Reserve Training Center
A. E. Ruebel
James R. Forrestal
Fall River
Mass
Sheboygan
Great Lakes
Local court fines driver for speeding
Paul Wilkins, 40, of 4107 22nd Ave, was fined $5 and costs in municipal court for speeding. A separate item notes a dog bite incident involving William George and Joseph Hampel at 7708 Sheridan Rd, and other brief notices cover theft of a bicycle, car service ads, and a motorcyclist fined for reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Wilkins
22Nd Ave
Dale's
56Th St
Clark Refrigerator
14Th Ave
William George
82Nd St
Joseph Hampel
Sheridan Rd
Forest Park Drive-In
60Th St
39Th Ave
Big Black Cow
Peg
John Zupancic
Becker's
Donald Lucas
64Th St
Kenosha Youth Foundation
Ludwig
L. Turner Sons
6Th Ave
Fred J. de Witt
Cooper Rd
B and R
The
Elks
Guttormsen
52Nd St.—Adv
James C. Volk
Motorola
Philco
Zenith
57Th St
Girl Scout Buildings Damaged Again in Dunnebacke Woods
Police report vandalism over the weekend damaged Girl Scout buildings in Dunnebacke Woods. Bricks were thrown through two screens and new screens cut. locks on doors were broken. Earlier last week screens and locks that were damaged were replaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunnebacke Woods
Holstein Show Attracts Large Local Entry List
About 150 registered Holsteins from Kenosha Racine and Walworth counties enter the Tri County Black and White show set for Saturday June 17 at the Washington Park bowl. Gail Gilmore 17 will reign as queen and Kenosha’s Gail Gilmore will be a candidate for Alice in Dairyland at the Wisconsin State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening News
Tri- County
Henry Richter
Rt. 2
Union Grove
Richter
Kenosha County
Kenosha
Racine
Walworth
Tri-County
Washington Park Bowl
Gail
Board Defers Hiring Aide for Koehl
The board of education postponed action on hiring an assistant buildings engineer for A. P. Koehl until September. A committee of the whole met at the public schools administration building to review the job. Koehl attended and spoke on a job analysis and office functions, with the issue referred to a fall meeting after schools open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Public Schools Administration
A. P. Koehl
Koehl
Missing Boy Located on Simmons Island
A 10 year old Kenosha boy missing since June 5 was found by coast guardsmen Saturday on Simmons Island. Juvenile authorities placed him in a foster home and set a hearing before Judge W. W. Davis in juvenile court Wednesday to determine future custody. He said he slept in bushes in Washington Park and Simmons Island during his disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Coast
Simmons Island
W. W. Davis
Washington Park
Extradition Declined by Byron O'Dell on Non-Support Charge
Byron O'Dell former Kenoshan now held in Lafayette Indiana refuses to waive extradition to Wisconsin to face a non-support charge. A warrant was issued here in January charging O'Dell with failing to support his wife and two children since last September. Extradition proceedings will be initiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron O'Dell
Kenoshan
LaFayette
Ind
Wisconsin
O'Dell
Grand Jury Recesses Milwaukee Officials Probe
The Milwaukee county grand jury, investigating misconduct in office by local officials, will recess for the summer, as announced by jury foreman Calvin Korfman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Calvin Korfman
Hospital Care By Mayer Drug
A promotional piece describes the modern hospital as a medical miracle with full diagnostic devices and a skilled staff. It emphasizes doctors nurses technicians and support workers aiding patient comfort and care during hospitalization.
Kenosha county mobile X-ray tour screens 637 residents
A 12 day mobile X-ray unit examined 637 rural residents across Kenosha county from May 25 to June 6. Communities visited included U. S. Standard Products Bristol Salem New Munster Somers Brighton and Pleasant Prairie with many volunteers assisting at each site.
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Kenosha County
Mobile
Mary E. Nugent
U. S. Standard
Bristol
Salem
New Munster
Somers
Brighton
Pleasant Prairie
Mary Fox
Aloysius Kemen
Claude Dixon
Laura Daniels
Tim Vanderwerff
Joe Kemen
Louis Karpen
Urban Eppers
Tom Kelly
Otto Schenning
William Kaskin
Fred Sarbacker
Ed Toelle
Egon Uhen
Henry Prange
Godfred Nelson
George Nelson
Jasper McCor
John de Bruin
William Pritchard
Maurice Plunkett
Norman Fitzpatrick
John McAleer
Victor Clausen
Sheridan Road
Leo Plutchak
Fred Calvert
Martin DeLap
Frank E. Nemetz
Anton Nemetz
Sam Sorenson
Edgar Foulke
Viola Winters
Arthur Schroeder
Kenosha Food Dealers Plan Meeting Tonight
The Kenosha Food Dealers association holds its regular monthly meeting at Polonia hall at 7:30 p.m. Delegates Samuel Odelberg Joseph Fiorini and Carl Canavan will report on the Chicago national convention. A Better Stores film on Your Dairy Department will be shown. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha Food Dealers Association
Polonia Hall
Chicago
Samuel Odelberg
Joseph Fiorini
Carl Canavan
Better Stores
Your Dairy Department
Obituary of Mrs. Fred Tanck 62 Kenosha resident
Mrs. Fred Tanck aged 62 of 4003 75th St. Kenosha died at Kenosha hospital after a brief illness. Born June 14, 1888 in Jersey City she came to Kenosha in 1909. She married Edwin Jackson in 1907, widowed in 1929, then married Fred Tanck in 1937. Mae's Lunch Room operator 1937 to 1940. Eastern Star member. Survived by husband three daughters and six grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Tanck
75Th St
Kenosha Hospital
Tanck
Jersey City
N. J
Kenosha
Edwin Jackson
Mae
Order of Eastern Star
Delbert Symonds
Chicago
Edythe Quinn
Lynwood
Cal
Carl Koch
William Connell Dies at 55 in Newport Township
William D Connell aged 55 died at his farm on Dundee Road Newport township following a heart attack. He was born January 22, 1895 in Benton township and married Sarah Dolan December 6, 1917. Survivors include his widow a son Raymond W of Newport township a daughter Mrs Pearl Johnson of Russell Ill and brothers Wenzell of Kenosha and George and John of Benton township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Connell
Dundee Rd
Newport Township
Ill
Connell
Benton Township
Sarah Dolan
Milbourne Lodge No
A. M
Oakdale Cemetery Association
North Prairie Methodist Church
Raymond W
Pearl Johnson
Russell
Wenzell
Kenosha
George
John
Masons Delay Picnic Over Polio Outbreak
The annual picnic for Masonic lodges in Kenosha and Racine counties, set for Sunday June 18 at Old Settler's Park Union Grove, is postponed indefinitely due to a recent polio outbreak in Burlington. Ludwig Presterl chairs the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Racine
Ludwig Presterl
Old Settler’s Park
Union Grove
Burlington
Summer School Opens at High School
Summer school classes begin Wednesday morning for a six week term ending July 28. Only students deficient in studies during the regular year may enroll. A limited curriculum will be offered.
April Figures Highlight Kenosha Business Improvement
Kenosha Chamber of Commerce reports a bright April for show business with 17 117 local industrial workers up from 14 800 last year and average weekly earnings rising from 53 03 to 73 06 due to higher hourly pay and more hours. Construction permits climb from 43 to 61 residential and 350 to 469 total. Contagious diseases drop from 955 to 87. Marriages rise and births fall, with 46 deaths unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Chamber of Commerce
Vital Statistics Department
Highway Workers Deadlocked Over Wages as Strike Looms
Union Local No. 70 and county committees remain at an impasse over pay with a one week deadline. The union persists at a ten cent per hour raise while the county offers five cents. A full negotiation report goes to the county board next Monday. if rejected, a strike by highway workers would begin Tuesday, June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Workers Union Local No. 70
County Board
Northwestern Offers Free Visit With Chicago Bound Tickets
Travelers buying Chicago tickets at the Northwestern office may also receive a free pass to the Chicago Board of Trade observation tower over forty four stories high. The ticket includes access to the Visitor's Gallery and Little Theater showing a grain marketing film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and North Western Ticket Office
Chicago
Windy City
Board of Trade
North Western Ticket
Chicago Board of Trade
H. C. Duvall
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California
International Harvester
Coolerator
Iron Rite Ironers
Hamilton Dryers
Robert Lawlor
Louis Olsman
American Board of Surgery
William H. Lipman, M
Kenosha National Bank
Glen Rogers OR
Royal
Wisconsin Fuel CO
28Th Avenue
Girl Scout
Air Line
Edmund Lamacchia
Travel Service
22Nd Avenue
Leo Kirchner
Francis Parson
Kansasville
Herbert Lothe
Robert Jones
Lake Geneva
Wallace E. Bayley
East Troy
Wis
Harvey Nelson and Sons
Johnson and Fuller
Bartelson and Maher
Elkhorn
Verpana Farm
Sharon
Clarence Gosmire
Lee Barney
Roy Phipps
Board
Harry Mayer
Mayer Drug
Kenosha Food Dealers Plan
William Connell
Masons
Badger Press
Roosevelt Road
C. C
North Western
Chile
Charles H. Pfennig, Inc
Vie
Joern Dt
S7th
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