Call for Expanded Kenosha Fire Department Staffing
The article argues Kenosha remains understaffed since 1937. It notes the department has 76 officers and men, compares with La Crosse and Green Bay, and cites fire losses rising from 77,000 to 142,000 with fires increasing from 323 to 570 in recent years. It urges hiring six or more men to handle growth and new developments.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
la Crosse
Green Bay
Kenosha
Road Repair Dilemma Faces Congress as Data Warn of Deaths
Federal public roads commissioner Thomas H. Mac Donald told a Senate subcommittee that deteriorating roads may contribute to higher traffic fatalities. He urged new funding, noting a House program of 570 million dollars yearly, with Senate interest to raise the total. He cautioned against overcommitment and suggested better design, maintenance, or traffic regulation as keys to safer roads.
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Thomas H. MacDonald
Federal Public Roads
Senate
Wll
MacDonald
One Prophecy Fulfilled
A historical note cites Jakob Burckhardt predicting a militarized state evolving into a vast factory system. The writer argues the 20th century confirms a rise of authority, uniforms, and subjection under strong leaders, paralleling Hitler and Stalin. The piece views this as a damned ability to foresee the future through past patterns.
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Jakob Burckhardt
Hitler
Stalin
Centen n Kenosha News 150 page Centennial issue
Kenosha Evening News marks its 100th birthday with a 150 page edition featuring historic civic progress industrial growth and a sensational print run requiring 18 tons of paper. Over 30 000 attended centennial events at Washington Bow and a two night sports program showcased track basketball soccer and exhibitions.
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Kenosha
Washington Bow
Creighton University
Kenosha High School
Simmons
Kenosha Sport Club
Vic Szelewski
Labor and management honor 51 apprentices in an unusual dinner
Newspapers quote an event where organized labor and management join to honor 51 young men who completed apprenticeships in skilled trades. The piece extols dignity of labor, skill, and the wealth created by workers with tools, stressing merit, independence, and U S productivity.
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United States of America
Seaway debates fear of atom bomb halting projects
The piece argues opponents of the St Lawrence seaway fear bomb damage could stop water development. It cites Berlin Germany Italy Switzerland Holland Russia and the US as examples of pursuing major works despite such fears, insisting the atom bomb should not deter progress.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Switzerland
Holland
Zuyder Zee
Russia
Dnieprostroy
United States of America
Doctor Advice on Recognizing Serious Symptoms
A medical guidance column warns readers to seek swift care for warning signs in themselves and children. It answers questions on kidney pain with blood in urine, heart and alcohol, acne scar treatment, eczema, thyroid failure, tics in children, eyelash hair growth, and tuberculosis related sputum.
The Skater at Royal Academy linked to Gainsborough
The portrait The Skater by Gilbert Stuart was first shown in 1782 at the Royal Academy. Its unsigned status caused confusion about authorship, and in 1878 a Royal Academy catalogue tentatively credited it to Gainsborough.
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Gilbert Stuart
Gainsborough
Skater
Stuart
Royal Academy
Barbs and Bites from the Times
A playful note on a chimpanzee learning to say papa and a joke about asking for a buck. Television choices frustrate young couples between wrestling and practicing holds. A sentimental home scene is spoiled by a risky touch. College students take pharmacy courses to sell sandwiches and malted milks. Leaning on others lowers chances of success.
Vermonters Delay Aid As They Grow Older
In Montpelier two Vermonters waited until ages 87 and 95 to seek old age assistance. Welfare director W. Arthur Simpson said Vermont's elderly are older on average than the national rate because they work and stay independent longer.
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Montpelier
W. Arthur Simpson
Vermont
Judge Fines Two in Lawton Bar Pocketing Case
In Lawton Oklahoma Judge Lem Foster fined Clifton Minner twenty dollars for lifting a drinking companion’s wallet in a bar. The same judge ordered the victim Daniel Clark to pay twenty dollars for public drunkenness.
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Lawton
Okla
U.P
Lem Foster
Clifton Minner
Daniel Clark
Recruiters Leave Huntington for Baltimore Enlistment
Recruiting sergeants Richard Vaughn Archie Denny and Robert Snider traveled 800 miles round trip from Huntington to a Baltimore recruiting station to reenlist. The trip aimed at securing reenlistment for service members.
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Huntington
W. Va
U.P
Richard Vaughn
Archie Denny
Robert Snider
Baltimore
Wallpaper display highlights 1815 French prints in Knapp House
The 138 year old Knapp House in Walpole New Hampshire features preserved wallpaper printed in 1815. The display showcases period French patterns on walls as a key attraction for visitors and historians alike.
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Walpole, N. H
U.P
Knapp House
Illness of Smuts Triggers Widespread Concern
The 80 year old Field Marshal Jans Christian Smuts at his Pretoria home suffers a collapse and pneumonia. His health crisis raises fears for his political future and potentially unsettles British Commonwealth solidarity.
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Jans Christian Smuts
Pretoria
South Africa
Commonwealth
Smuts
British Commonwealth
We the Women Its Papa Who Suffers During Decorating Fever
Ruth Millett humorously sketches a domestic decorating frenzy where a wife hires interior decorators and draperies, while the husband decodes each new term. He learns that warmth, balance, privacy, and background translate into costly refinements and two of everything.
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Papa
Mama
Noise and Noise and More Noise in Damascus Hub
A writer in Damascus describes Merjeh Square as the city’s central hub where taxis, vendors, musicians, jackasses, and endless talk create a ceaseless din. Mosques near the room chant at dawn with booming minarets, prompting plans to buy ear muffs for sleep.
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Merjeh Square
Damascus
Sultan Abdul Ramid
Old City
St. Paul
B.C
McNaught Syndicate, Incorporated
War fears and peace program quotes and rum shipment
A collection of statements from leaders like Scott Lucas Harold Stassen J Thomas Schneider George C Marshall and Winston Churchill reflects concerns over war risk and unification of defense while a note reports 15000 gallons of white rum in Granada seeking an American market.
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Department of Defense
J. Thomas Schneider
Defense Department
Granada
British West Indies
X Rays Shaped Modern Medicine Through Dental and Health Uses
X rays have guided medical practice since Roentgen’s discovery. They reveal broken bones, detect dental abscesses, and aid in saving teeth. The tool also helps assess spine alignment and has assisted in cancer treatment, despite cost concerns.
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Roentgen
Kenosha News June 16 1950 publication note and agencies
The Kenosha Evening News as published on Friday June 16 1950 shows ownership by Kenosha News Publishing Co. in Kenosha Wisconsin and lists Associated Press United Press Wisconsin Daily League and Audit Bureau of Circulation as members. Advertising representatives Jann Kelley Inc. cover Chicago New York Detroit Atlanta San Francisco Los Angeles. Subscription rates follow.
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Sunda Kenosha News Lishin Co
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Associated Press
United Press, Association
Wisconsin Daily League and Audit Bureau of Circulation
AP News
Jann & Kelley, Inc
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Atlanta
San Francisco
Los Angeles
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