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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1946
Page
2
Meat supplies remain scarce as wartime rationing persists. Slaughtering is at historic lows across major centers like Chicago and Kansas City, with many plants operating skeleton crews and some closing. Officials say prices and supply will not rebound while OPA controls linger and ceilings expire.
Jerusalem reports the clash between Hagana and Irgun Zvai Leumi over the kidnapping of five British officers. Hagana demands freedom by Monday or face consequences, while Irgun remains silent. The incident heightens intra Jewish tensions amid fears of wider violence in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Republican governor hopeful Ralph M. Immell proposed converting the Badger Ordnance works near Baraboo into an acid fertilizer plant. He said daily 500 to 600 tons of superphosphate could be produced and phosphate rock shipped from Florida via the Mississippi and Wisconsin rivers to cut rail costs. He cited historical soil loss and urged modern agricultural methods. Moscow meteorologists developed an automatic weather station to relay forecasts by radio without human aid.
Comptroller General Lindsay C. Warren urged a congressional inquiry into alleged lax accounting at the Reconstruction Finance Corp. He said audits show serious issues but did not claim fraud. House committees plan to probe as RFC seeks a two year extension despite calls for reform.
Mark Hyman 68, former general counsel of the United States Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation and former special assistant attorney general, died Friday. He was born in Cincinnati.
George R. Walling of Albuquerque said he dropped a dime in a Kansas City bus terminal and, while searching for it, lost his billfold containing $1000. He later found the dime.
Omaha youth Marty Kaplan, age 13, led on the final lap of a swimming race and clung to a possible upset against the favorite. In a comical finish he swam out of his pants and settled for a embarrassed second place.
County Judge's office reports the issuance of a marriage license to Edward Hard Heart and Miss Ruth Poor Bear of Minatare Nebraska.
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized higher interstate freight rates and charges that will boost rail and water carrier gross revenue by about 390 million dollars annually. A full hearing will be held promptly on a 25 percent rate hike to address a critical financial condition, with rates effective July 1 on three days notice. The OPA could not forecast the impact on prices or stabilization program. In other news, South African cities enforce sugarless days due to a shortage.
Public notice details second class matter status from October 22, 1894 at Kenosha post office. It lists publication details for Kenosha News Publishing and annual subscription rates for Wisconsin Illinois six dollars and other states ten dollars.
Kinship to positions of deputy sheriff announced by the Kenosha County Civil Service Commission chaired by Maurice Wilson. Registration and examination details are published for eligible applicants seeking deputy sheriff roles in the county.
CIO unionist Neil Brant demanded federal conciliators be withdrawn from Allis-Chalmers negotiations saying talks are a sham to avoid seizure and to break the strike. He warned of plans to reopen seven strikebound plants next Monday as 25 000 to 30 000 workers remain idle.
E. W Storm of Algoma was elected president of the Wisconsin Municipal Utilities association at the close of the group s 17th annual convention yesterday. B. Miller of Elkhorn was elected vice president and John B Jedwabny of Menasha was named secretary treasurer.
Seven transports bring 1,498 service personnel to New York on the Westminster Victory Algonquin and Belgian Liberty with totals from Le Havre Antwerp and Le Havre respectively. Seattle receives 16 aboard Devil's Lake Victory and San Diego hosts 1,155 aboard S S Dashing Wave with navy and marines. San Francisco lists 3 navy 752 army aboard General Black and 8 navy 75 marines aboard Sabink from Pearl Harbor.
Tass reported a Berlin dispatch that the Soviet military administration plans local elections in Saxony and Thuringia as part of democratization. All residents aged 21 and over will be eligible to vote except war criminals former Nazis and lunatics.
A board of arbitration approved claims totaling 269479.98 against Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows Inc from the July 6 1944 Hartford fire. The board also petitioned for court permission to pay 1000000 as a 25 percent dividend on prior death and injury claims with a hearing set for June 28.
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