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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1952
Page
8
A study by Dr. Carl Hansen reports televised music lessons for sixth graders showed limits of TV as a learning shortcut as one third failed to name Beethoven’s birth country and 98 percent forgot the featured composition. It notes TV could aid homebound students and foreign language demos, with teacher follow up essential.
Lawrence Hintz aged 36 a Fond du Lac tavern keeper drowned when a rowboat capsized on Fenner Lake west of Montell Wisconsin yesterday.
Wisconsin Democratic candidate William Proxmire accused five Republican legislators of accepting travel allowances for weekends in March 1951 while they attended the recommissioning of the U S S Wisconsin at an eastern port. He named Sens Kaftan Knowles Porter and Assemblymen Marotz Lsell Young and others and urged GOP resolutions on honesty.
A coroner's jury ruled carbon monoxide poisoning caused the deaths of Mrs. Cecil Gallup, 21, and her three month old son Robert in a Tomah cabin last March. Autopsy showed 65 percent carbon monoxide in Mrs. Gallup's blood.
Betty Grable returns to work after a no-work strike but says she will likely quit when her 20th Century Fox contract ends in three years. She plans to freelance, do radio and television, and possibly retire if she does not deteriorate or lose contract freedom.
In Holcombe Wisconsin Francis Sinette, 13, drowned after rescuing Bob Taylor, 11, who fell into a lake hole. Sinette pushed Taylor toward shore where Taylor grabbed a tree branch and reached safety, but Sinette disappeared beneath the water.
Kenosha council debates releasing eight candidates names with some members advocating disclosure while others oppose it. City attorney says release not legally required. Applications remain open past the May 27 deadline amid pressure from voters groups and a League of Women Voters appeal. Nearby Kent England fête reports no entrants for the knobbly knees contest.
Patrolman Joseph Smolinski in his first week as a detective joined Detective Robert Bosman to recover a stolen car reported by Racine authorities. A 9:25 p.m. radio description led them to an auto parked near 26th Ave and 52nd St with valuables inside. They waited for the thief, but the car was ultimately held for the owner by police.
Kenosha Junior Red Cross will join a six day leadership training course starting Sunday at Indian Mound Reservation near Oconomowoc. The Kenosha and Milwaukee chapters sponsor the center for Juniors for a fifth year with Mrs. Lloyd N. Murphy directing. Staff includes Mrs. Frank W. Porter and Mrs. Helen Tousignant. Miss Signe A. Corneliuson chairs the Jr Red Cross. Counsellors from Kenosha include Gordon McAleer Jr Thomas Remington Patsy O Neill Kay Kertz Nancy Hoff and Barbara Burmeister. Junior members attending are Barbara Alverson Joan Baker Lynn Blankley Carol Ann Blox
A public notice lists twelve individuals: John R. DeSantis Sante De Antoni Jr John Jantzen Susan Ludwig Barbara Manke Joan Barbara Myers John M. Pearson Jr Ann Pfennig Gloria M. Remington Carol Severance Prudence Skowronski Ralph M. Vena Robert Karnes and Bud Lepp.
State Beverage Tax Division agents signed complaints against five youths after a Whitelaw tavern raid last Friday night. Ralph Schneider, 20, Newton, fined $50 and costs for procuring beer for minors. Others charged with loitering were Suzan Weber 16 St Nazianz Audrey Krall 17 Walders Joan Torrison 17 Reedsville and James Vogel 19 Whitelaw.
Camp McCoy officials pledge nonstop work to solve the murder of Cpl. Robert L. Jinks found beaten in an empty barracks on June 2. Brig. Gen. Eugene Harrison says investigators will pursue all leads. fingerprints from Fifth Army and state labs assist. Jinks allegedly died after finding tampering with his footlocker.
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