Walter Kohler Jr. Named Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidate
Biographical sketch details Walter Kohler Jr. of Kohler as Republican governor candidate in the Wisconsin Sept. 19 primary. The 46 year old Sheboygan native led in the young Republican movement, educated at Phillips Exeter and Yale, served as Navy intelligence officer, and rose to secretary of the Kohler firm before entering politics. He chairs Vollrath Co. in Sheboygan and owns 22 percent of Kohler stock.
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Walter Kohler, Jr
Kohler
Wisconsin
Walter Kohler
Charlotte Schroeder Kohler
Kenosha
Charlotte
Lottie Schroeder
Sheboygan
Young Republican
Phillips Exeter Academy
Andover
Mass
Yale University
New Haven
Terry
Charlotte McAleer
Philadelphia
Vollrath Company
Kohler Company
Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidate Backed by Notables
The candidate, recently from naval service, chairs the committee backing Hoover commission reforms in Wisconsin. A former Wisconsin American Cancer Society chair, his campaign team includes State Senators Warren Knowles and Melvin Laird and Claude Jasper, with Knowles from New Richmond and Laird from Marshfield and Jasper from Madison.
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Hoover Commission
Wisconsin
American Cancer Society
Kohler
Warren Knowles
New Richmond
Melvin Laird
Marshfield
Claude Jasper
Madison
Knights of Columbus Elect Officers Tonight
Knights of Columbus chapter will elect officers at 8 o clock this evening at the K C home. Installation is planned for July. Grand Knight V J Lucarelli announced a reception for new members from the Past Grand Knights class in May. State convention delegates from Superior will present reports. A social hour with refreshments follows.
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Knights of Columbus
K. C
V. J. Lucarelli
Grand Knights
Superior
Kenosha Policemen Dance Event Planned at Country Club
The 14th annual Ke nosha Policemen's Protective Association ball will be Wednesday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Maple Crest Country Club. A 14 piece orchestra under Benny Strong will play as Patrolman Lester Irving chairs the dance arrangements committee with Sgt. George Petersen and Patrolmen George Hartung Albert Molinaro Royce Greisen and William Schorn. A large attendance is expected.
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Kenosha Policemen’s Protective Association
Maplecrest Country Club
Benny Strong
Lester Irving
George Petersen
George Hartung
Albert Molinaro
Royce Greisen
William Schorn
Salesmen Arrested On Housewives Plea In Municipal Court
Two magazine salesmen pleaded innocent in municipal court to charges of disorderly conduct. John Thomas Aguilar, 26, of San Juan Capistrano California and Leo Reeves, 18, of Waterloo Iowa, posted bond. Trial set for Wednesday. Police said they were discourteous to housewives while soliciting magazine subscriptions.
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John Thomas Aguilar
San Juan Capistrano
Calif
Leo Reeves
Waterloo
Iowa
Corsetry Student Miss Lucille Upright Trains at Gossard School
Miss Lucille Upright of Korf's Sixth Avenue attends the Gossard School of Corsetry sponsored by the H. W. Gossard Co. The program trains corsetières, and upon completion she will return to Kenosha with scientific knowledge to aid customers in achieving a fashionable figure.
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Lucille Upright
Korf
Sixth Ave
Gossard School of
Kenosha Reports 137 Births in May Population Rise
Health department data show 137 births in Kenosha during May. Among them 79 boys and 58 girls, with a long list of newborns in the city and surrounding area. Ankara plans to buy 11 trackless trolley buses, possibly from the United States.
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Kenosha
Health Department
Michael Duczak
Barbara Pierce
Dennis Hornecek
Cheryl Rizzo
Frank Laquinta
Infant Gorman
William Arrington
Deborah Sherry
Constance Grams
David Salerno
Beverly Maikranz
Linda Christian
Karen Kautzer
George Myers
Susan Stengert
Alan Hapanowicz
Ankara
Turkey
America
Proclamation for Father’s Day Observance in Kenosha 1950
City Manager Axtell calls Kenosha citizens to observe Sunday June 18 1950 as Father’s Day. He highlights the theme For a Safe World Tomorrow Teach Democracy Today and stresses the father in the home as foundation of future peace and strong family life.
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I. A. E. Axtell
Kenosha
Lad Pleads Guilty To Larceny Counts
Ernset J. LaBranche, 19, Keno sha, pleaded guilty in municipal court to three grand larceny charges. He admitted stealing 338 dollars from four filling stations since arriving from Detroit in January. LaBranche was sent to county jail without bond. a pre sentence investigation was ordered.
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Ernset J. LaBranche
Kenosha
LaBranche
Edward J. Ruetz
Detroit
Local resident arrested after cash spent on gifts for friends
LaBranche, formerly a pin setter and filling station attendant here, had been unemployed for weeks before his arrest at a local rooming house Sunday night by detectives Paul Conradt and Michael Bruno. He reportedly spent the cash on expensive gifts for friends.
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LaBranche
Dets
Paul Conradt
Michael Bruno
Two Drivers Fined For Drunk Driving
Two motorists were fined in municipal court today for drunken driving. August F. Zoller, 59, was fined $75 and costs and had his license revoked for one year after police observed him driving on 39th Ave. from Roosevelt Rd. to 70th St. Alexander Soke, 49, was fined $100 and costs with a one year license revocation after police arrested him May 30.
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August F. Zoller
Rt. 2
Zoller
39Th Ave
Roosevelt Rd
70Th St
Alexander Soke
53Rd St
Soke
Truckers Fined On Eight Charges
Fines and costs totaling more than $500 were levied in municipal court today against five trucking companies on eight counts of violating state trucking laws. Landon Cartage company Kenosha was fined $110 for operating a truck on an unauthorized highway. Dominic Tirabassi Trucking and Excavating Kenosha was fined $70 for operating without a trailer license and for trailer width and hard rubber tire violations. Frank Witscheber Kenosha County Rt. 4 Box 88 was fined $15 for overloading.
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Landon Cartage Company
Kenosha
Dominic Tirabassi
Kenosha County
Doan’s Pills Advertised for Backache Relief
Housework Easy Without Nagging Backache. The ad claims kidney strain causes backache and fatigue and promotes Doan’s Pills as a mild diuretic used by millions for over 50 years. It urges readers to get Doan’s Pills today to flush waste from kidney tubes and filters.
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Dean
Doan
State Supreme Court ruling prompts review at Veterans Council
Building committee presented recommendations on next steps after a state supreme court ruling in the Schnuck home case. No action was taken last night. The ruling affirmed a Kenosha county circuit court decision granting Peter Propsom and Son, Inc. a judgment for a home built for war veteran William Schnuck.
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State Supreme Court
Schnuck
Veterans Council
Kenosha County
Peter Propsom
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Verne Millizer
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Claude Melito, Jr
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Dennis Pflueger
Robert Peterson
Franklin Morningstar
Charles Willkomm
Louise Landi
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Gilbert Paige
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Roosevelt Road
A. E. Axtell
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Suap
6Th Ave
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22Nd Ave
57Th St
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