Pay hike funds deferred by Kenosha County Board
Kenosha County Board postponed funding a general wage increase for about 300 employees awaiting exact cost. Debate centered on legality without approved funds, with possible transfers from the general fund to the highway department and other departments. Other actions included road additions, a tax deed question, and equipment purchases.
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Urban Eppers
Urban Zievers
Joseph Molinaro
Highway Department
Arthur Host
Alfred Schmidt
Highway Committee
Molinaro
Joseph Rhode
Harry Copen
Somers
Vincent-McCall Signs Two-Year Contract With UAW Local 904
A two-year agreement between UAW-CIO Local 904 and Vincent-McCall covers 92 workers with a 10 cent per hour wage raise for day workers retroactive to May 1. The pact adds paid holidays and vacations and runs through June 30, 1952 with three six month re opening dates for talks. The firm employs about 115 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uaw-Cio
Vincent-McCall Company
Police Pistol Team to Vie in Beloit League Meet
The Beloit event hosts the Southeastern Wisconsin Police Pistol League meet Tuesday. Kenosha shooters include Capt. Matthew J. Kirsch Det. Sgt. Franklin Hill Sgt. Leo Zavacki Det. Melvin Knox Patrolmen Billy Parker Glen Smith Anthony Zampano Joseph Trotta and Joseph Tyunaitis.
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Police Department
Beloit
Kenosha
Matthew J. Kirsch
Franklin Hill
Leo Zavacki
Melvin Knox
Billy Parker
Glen Smith
Anthony Zampano
Joseph Trotta
Joseph Tyunaitis
Admiral Doyle Visits Kenosha Golf Club By Helicopter
A flyover by a Glenview navy crew interrupted play at Kenosha’s municipal course. Rear Admiral A K Doyle led 26 officers on a special golf day hosted by the Navy League. Doyle shot 81 while Rear Admiral J Cary Jones posted 111.
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Evening News
A. K. Doyle
USN
Kenosha Country Club
Admiral Doyle
Doyle
Carson Roberts
USMC
J. Cary Jones
Victor H. Strahm
USAF
Thomas B. Lane
Kenosha Council of Navy League
Fellows
Naval Air Reserve
Glenview Naval Air Station
Navy
Marine
Air Force
Army
Navy League
Gene Mullkof
G. L. Mills
E. A. Ruebel
Naval Reserve Division
Ninth Naval District
Great Lakes
J. E. Arnold
Usnr
C. S. Isging
H. B. Edgar
E. R Gardner
G. W. Ashford
W. L. Ki
Fifth Army
Thomas F. Joyce
U. S. Air Force
Air Force Reserve Training Center
O'Hare International
Park Ridge
Ill
George Bokum
AFRTC
Illinois
R. L. Johnson
Glenview
American Legion Club Rooms
Screwballs
Hal Schaffer
Municipal court fines man for improperly licensed car
Daniel Martinez 35 of 39th Ave was fined five dollars plus costs in municipal court for driving an improperly licensed vehicle. Other notes include local ads for dining and entertainment and a report of two 18 year olds fined for reckless driving.
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Daniel Martinez
S. 39Th Ave
Dale
52Nd St
Heineken
Morzejko’s
14Th Avenue Tavern
West 60Th St
Kenosha
Kenosha group forms to push public housing referendum
A. J. Pennefeather is named chairman of the Kenosha Citizens Housing committee with F. C. Seidemann as vice chairman and Donald T. Carr as secretary treasurer. The group seeks a referendum on public housing at November elections and plans a city wide voter canvass and circulation of petitions. The measure would require repeal of ordinances authorizing public housing free from general property taxes. The project targets low income families with income caps around $1,947. past admissions averaged $1,481.
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A. J. Pennefeather
Kenosha
Local court fines for operating without license after collision
In municipal court 26th Ave was fined five dollars and costs for operating a car without a license. A crash at 75th St and 20th Ave involved a Brooks car and a Paul Saftig truck, causing heavy damage. Brook's arrest followed. A series of local ads and notices follow, including shop openings, services, and a theft report from Kenosha Lumber and Coal Co.
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26Th Ave
Brooks
Paul Saftig
63Rd St
75Th St
20Th Ave
Brook
Maplecrest Country Club
Adv
Kenosha Lumber and Coal Company
52Nd St
Young Anglers Test Skills at Lincoln Park Lagoon
In Kenosha 1137 youths aged 14 and under join the Optimist fishing project at Lincoln Park lagoon starting at 2 PM. A new club boat supports the effort while safety rules apply. permits are required, with adult supervision urged and weekly weekend fishing 2 to 4 PM.
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Kenosha
Lincoln Park Lagoon
Judge Nears Decision in Brass Case Overpay Dispute
Judge Edward J. Ruetz ordered briefs in a civil suit by Thomas Tripodi against American Brass Co. The carpenter seeks 198 dollars for wage boosts allegedly agreed in June 1948 with Local No. 19322 AFL. The ruling could set a precedent for related suits by ten carpenters and others.
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Edward J. Ruetz
Thomas Tripodi
22Nd Ave
American Brass Company
Tripodi
Brass and Copper Workers Local No. 19322
AFL
Norbert L. Thomas
Paul Whiteside
R. Merrill Rhey
Brass and
Five Trucking Firms Fined $144 in Municipal Court
Five trucking companies were fined by Judge W. W. Davis in municipal court on five counts of violating state trucking laws. Fines and costs totaled 144 dollars. Arrests occurred in Kenosha County by state traffic patrolmen.
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W. W. Davis
Kenosha County
Portugal’s Rise and Decline in the Spice Trade
Portuguese traders dominated global spice routes through the 16th and into the 17th century, establishing maritime routes, fortifications, and commercial networks that shaped early global commerce before shifting power as rivals emerged and trade dynamics changed.
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Portugal
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Kermit G. Dwork
New York Academy of Medicine
Vincent-McCall
T. J. Montemurro CO
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Cmdr. L. Rasch
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CHC
W. O. Brice
Marine Air Reserve Training
E. L. B. Weimer
M. B. Gurney
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Col
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U. S. Army
Harold E. Eastwood
Headquarters
Laial
Keith W. Lindstedt
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Larry G. Larsen
LeEsther’s
Rohling Electric
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Cynthia Straight
29Th Ave
Guttormsen
James Howard Brooks
Air Line
Edmund Lamacchia
Travel Service
22Nd Avenue
International Harvester
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Iron Rite Ironers
Hamilton
Simon Electric and Refrigeration Service
43Rd St
Pennefeather Heads
Citizens Housing Group
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Band R
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Better Bakery
50Th St
Berlin
Cameron
S. N
Leonard
Cairo
Hwy
Herbie
Sun Dodgers
Fine Foods
Martin’s Tavern
Sheridan Rd
Ritter’s Bakery
Sparky's
7Th Ave
Pierson’s
Badger Fuel & Supply CO
Triangle No
6Th Ave
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