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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1950
Page
5
Figures from the Kenosha Housing Authority show the 108 home project, not fully occupied until last December, paid the city 5335.78 in lieu of taxes. From this year the payment rises above 13000, with tax implications and planning for remaining lots and potential sale to tenants.
Kenneth Goodwin was elected president of International Hod Carriers Local 237 AFL at the Union Club on Friday night succeeding Arvo Mattson who became business agent. Other officers named include Truman Rundle vice president John Kressel recording secretary and Barton Groves financial secretary and treasurer. Officers serve one year and will be installed in July. Mattson had served as business agent since January to complete an unexpired term.
The Milwaukee alumni senate of Delta Theta Phi will honor eleven men who are or were judges at a luncheon next Thursday at Elkhart Lake. Each recipient will receive an inscribed gavel. Eligible honorees include Senator Joseph McCarthy and judges F Ryan Duffy and Robert Tehan.
Ottawa city solicitor Gordon Metcalf refused a petition from Roman Catholic institutions calling on the city to bar youths from wearing shorts in public. The action aims to curb immodest attire among minors in public spaces.
Wisconsin employment service reports Kenosha and five other cities led a 60 day rise in manufacturing jobs. Over 11 500 additional workers joined payrolls across 1 378 firms, lifting total employment to 378 600, a 3.1 percent gain. Durable goods led, with construction adding the most in good weather. Projections call for 6 000 more manufacturing jobs and 1 200 in construction over the next 60 days.
Hans C Langvad 72 who lived with his son James on Rt 1 Springbrook Rd Pleasant Prairie died last night at Victory Memorial hospital Waukegan following a brief illness. He was born Sept 22 1877 Aalborg Denmark and came to the United States in 1904. Survivors include son Paul Winthrop Harbor daughter Laura Waukegan another son Elmer was killed in World War II and a Legion post in Winthrop Harbor bears his name.
Cecelia Dzigonski La Sota aged 34 died at Lewis Memorial hospital in Chicago after a long illness. Born December 22 1916 in Kenosha she lived there most of her life. She worked in the Coopers Inc office and belonged to St Casimirs church. Survived by her parents Mr and Mrs John Dzigowski of Kenosha a son James and two sisters Mrs Charles Paul and Mrs Melzer Rhey of Kenosha.
Mrs. Agnes Cleary, 96, believed last Civil War widow in Kenosha county, died after a lingering illness at her daughter’s home on 75th Street. Born January 7, 1854 in Meene Wisconsin, she moved to Kenosha in 1889. husband John died in 1909. Survived by daughter Mrs. Francis Singer, two sons James and Guy C, 16 grandchildren and 37 great grandchildren. member of St. James parish and foresters order.
The Moore barley heads stay on the stalk when ripe, enabling farmers to wait for the entire crop to mature before harvest.
Two brothers aged 10 and 11 were committed to a Racine correctional home after juvenile court sessions. The boys had recently been missing and carried prior juvenile records. Several local residents faced fines for disorderly conduct, speeding, and license-related offenses in municipal court.
A writ of mandamus to return Prairie du Chien's Villa Louis to the state was taken under advisement by Circuit Judge Roland Steinle. The Wisconsin Historical Society filed the writ May 25 and served Mayor William Carroll who resisted turning over the 170 year old landmark. The judge also seeks a ruling on the 1949 contract among the society, foundation, and city council amid appeals challenging the foundation's participation.
Tavern operators face a June 20 deadline to pay 402.65 in license fees. cigaret licenses are due July 7 at 5. New license holders must have fees by July 1. Only about half of the 166 city tavern operators have paid so far per B A Herrmann. Painting roosts with a one percent suspension of the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride helps against chicken lice.
Twenty two members of the local Junior Red Cross chapter will depart Sunday for a one week training camp on leadership at Indian Mound reservation in Oconomowoc Wisconsin. The center is run with Milwaukee county Red Cross and 90 participants from various states will join.
Edward Davidson a 63 year old Racine man was arrested here on a charge of obtaining 22000 by false pretenses. Police said he admitted the offense after a warrant was issued. He allegedly cashed bogus notes at a Racine bank dating back to February 1949 and was to be arraigned before a court commissioner.
Riverdale North Dakota asserts a dramatic growth since the 1940 census. Once farmland with population zero the town has expanded to 2,551 residents as of now, noted by census supervisor Joseph Parizek who taunts rivals to “beat that if you can.”
A bicyclist was slightly injured in one collision while another crash left only property damage. Nine year old James Hansis of 1821 54th St was shaken when his bicycle hit a car driven by Beatrice Krebs of 2027 61st St in front of 1811 54th St at 6 30 p m.
Kenosha's 1949 sewage plant report shows rising city growth and service pressure. The plant treated all dry weather flow for the first full year since May 1948, processed over four billion gallons, removed 1 709 tons of solids, and exceeded its official maximum load by 14 percent.
Marlin D. Solomon, 21, of 6026 24th Ave, admits taking part in vandalism at the Silhouette tavern on Hy. 31. Solomon, Grimas, and Young involved, Solomon fined 35 plus costs for disorderly conduct. two accomplices fined 25 plus costs.
Macwhyte purchases a 15000 dollar testing machine to measure tensile and compression strength and breaking points of wire rope chain and Manila rope up to 120000 pounds. The 23190 pound, 24 foot high unit sits in four and a half feet of concrete and rises into the metallurgical lab. It tests samples from 16 inches to 16 feet and has a controllable pull rate from zero to eight inches per minute.
Lustron Corp now in possession of the Reconstruction Finance Corp after a court order. A U S marshal deputy took custody from receiver Clyde M Moraker following a receiver's auction bid of 6 million dollars to satisfy 37.5 million dollars in government loans.
The Grecian government will stop paying government employees for time lost during strikes, directing a shift in labor policy. Officials argue the measure reduces payroll waste while workers may seek alternative protest methods or negotiated settlements.
A 70 year old man, John Schimtke of Kenosha, riding a bicycle without lights, was struck by a bakery truck driven by 32 year old Mike Galis of Racine on Hy 50 near Truesdell. He was injured in the 8:21 p.m. incident, suffering elbow and stomach injuries.
Deputies from Lake and Kenosha counties hunted for a man who forced his wife Francis Conley of Turtles Corners to accompany him at gunpoint from Waukegan shortly after dawn. A maroon post war Ford with Wisconsin plates led the chase toward Kenosha on highway 42 as officers patrolled roads near the state line. Witnesses said the man threatened to kill his wife before forcing her into the car.
The county water safety program funded by the Red Cross begins Monday June 19 and runs to August 18. Free lessons for ages 5 to 16 are offered at Paddock, Silver and Twin Lakes. Classes operate Monday to Friday for three weeks. Seventy nine children are currently registered with instructors Miss Alice Gebhardt Elizabeth Dixon and Mrs Alice Waters.
The Kenosha plant faced doubling of its daily load over three years raising repair costs but stayed $3,160 under its $62,381 yearly budget. The report urges continuing storm water relief, removing roof drains from the sewer, adopting better sewer joints to curb groundwater intrusion, and purchasing adjacent property for future expansion.
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