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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1949
Page
6
The Kenosha News argues for expanding the sheriff's force citing a rise in traffic, new speed zones on Highways 42 41 50 31 and other routes. It notes Highway 41 reconstruction creating hazards and worries west Kenosha County may lack protection without more squad cars and deputies.
Fifteen years ago at the YMCA a carrier boys event featured banjo and piano from Dick Cumiskey and Jack Pfarr and a magic act by M F Zens. Betty Valaske and Donald Gregory won music memory contest prizes.
A midwestern conference of farm and veteran leaders notes veterans with agricultural leanings show strong drive to own and operate farms. Government data indicate veterans receive farm purchase loans totaling about $14,000,000 this year on 40 year terms, with on the job training borrowers proving reliable. The column emphasizes veterans’ quick adaptation to modern farming and solid repayment records alongside a separate New York City vignette about urban noise.
The Illinois and Florida newspapermen who accepted money from a partisan state administration while maintaining regular jobs betray the profession. No one believes they could serve two masters or remain unbiased in print. Abroad, especially France before the war, such venality was common. in the US it remains rare and shocking.
In a memoir style, the author recalls Churchillian resolve and a lighter note describing how he “purred like six cats” on good news. The piece contrasts stern leadership with playful self awareness, praising the masterful wordcraft of the statesman.
The doctor explains the body uses food as fuel and urges higher calorie intake with careful balance. Emphasis on fats and carbohydrates, added meals, and gradually training the stomach to hold more while keeping fruits vegetables milk and eggs in the diet.
A woman recounts her struggle with large gatherings and small talk, praising brief conversation to ease awkwardness. The piece notes that talking helps others feel included and that small talk is a simple social tool even for shy attendees. It also includes Dr. Edwin P. Jordan’s Q and A about knee stiffness, Mound Builders, chlorine in water, Jefferson’s absences, and pineapple as a decoration symbol. Dial 5121 for Your Classified Ads.
The column urges passage of a Senate bill for federal education funding based on equalization, aligning with Eisenhower’s stance that aid should not be state-blind. It notes deep funding gaps, cites a defeated Tydings amendment, and argues for a universal measure to ease a national school crisis without undermining local responsibility.
Congress blocks government reorganization, while Hoover commission promises savings. Senate sustains single house veto with majority rule, hindering bold reforms. Observers warn of limited reform unless a decisive act is seized, as officials tout potential efficiency gains and cost cuts.
A collection of odd health and social quips notes women should keep fit to attract attention, babies are warned about illnesses, fathers sometimes give grief, and a Siberian find of an 11 foot tooth is playfully cited for possible use in laws. It mentions pop cigarettes, wealth of some men, Southern Rhodesia reporting leprosy drug success.
DeWitt MacKenzie notes the marriage of German Princess Cecelia of Hohenzollern to Clyde Harris, an Amarillo-born ex Army officer, as a symbol of rapid world change. He recalls the Kaiser’s era and the 1918 downfall, then observes the royal family's quiet adaptation to the postwar order after yesterday’s castle wedding.
Ancient Angkor in Cambodia features seven headed stone serpents tied to Naga gods. The lost city, rediscovered by a French scientist after centuries of jungle overgrowth, reveals gates guarded by serpents and carved human statues. Temple walls depict elephants and other imagery as travel notes preview Angkor Wat tomorrow.
A word puzzle yields answers for a list of clues across vertical and across entries. The mixed cues include chemistry terms, materials, and common phrases, with several abbreviations and archaic hints woven through the grid.
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