Lake Levels Rise Toward Record Heights Amid Storm Risk
Lake Michigan water levels continue a slow climb toward the 1886 high water record as storms threaten coastal damage. By early last week the level reached 582.5 feet, with 582.4 in May and 581.53 feet the prior year. army engineers warn of possible crest next month and renewed city damage.
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Lake Michigan
New York
U. S. Army Engineers
Army
Kenogha
Racine
State Line
Eichelman Park
Lake Front Stadium
Southport
Naval Armory
Hy. 32
Alford Park
Lake Bluffs
Chiwaukee
Beard Fined for Speeding in Municipal Court
Richard Beard aged 24 of 512 70th Street was fined 15 dollars plus costs after police clocked him at 40 miles per hour on 39th Avenue last Thursday.
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Richard Beard
70Th St
39Th Ave
Nash-Healey Wins Endurance Class At Le Mans 24 Hours
The Nash-Healey won its class and placed third overall in the 19th Le Mans 24 hours Grand Prix d Endurance. Fifty eight cars started and 17 finished as Mercedes Benz dominated the top two spots. The Nash-Healey averaged 91.5 mph over 2190 miles with no major adjustments.
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Nash-Healey
Ferrari
Talbot
Mercedes- Bentz
Leslie Johnson
Tommy Wisdom
Many Problems On Eagles Convention Agenda
Wisconsin State Aerie holds a four day convention beginning Wednesday to discuss plans including an American Heritage commission, youth guidance, and support against domestic communism. Delegates may expand service for youngsters and pledge more donations to the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund after contributing over a quarter of a million dollars in under two years.
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Eagles
American Heritage Commission
Damon Runyon
Service Award Presented to Joseph R. Czerwinski
Joseph R. Czerwinski of 2108 Washington Rd received a diamond service emblem from Wisconsin Telephone Co. for 30 years with the firm. He began in Milwaukee and moved to Kenosha in 1935, with the presentation by J A Golz, Milwaukee division plant manager. Oscar R. Ewing urged Congress to enact a law for federal funds to help boys and girls attend college.
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Joseph R. Czerwinski
Washington Rd
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Czerwinski
Milwaukee
Kenosha
J. A. Golz
Washington
Oscar R. Ewing
Congress
County Paces Traffic Deaths in 1952
Kenosha County leads rural Wisconsin with the most traffic fatalities through the first 25 weeks, totaling 22. Kenosha city holds the state's largest city alive with zero fatalities for 1952, while Sheboygan closely trails. By late May one child pedestrian fatality occurred, and statewide deaths surpassed 300 by June 11 with weekend travel remaining the riskiest.
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Kenosha
Kenosha County
Sheboygan
Motor Vehicle Department
Three Hurt in Weekend County and City Car Mishaps
Three men were injured in two weekend accidents in the city and county. Rosario Talomo, 39, Racine, suffered a right forearm injury and Manuel Saldi var, 37, Rt. 1 Box 161, injuries to the right eye and cheek when a car failed headlights caused a swerve into a telephone pole. Talomo drove the car and all were taken to St. Catherine's hospital. John Uribe, 19, 1310 65th St., received a cut on the right leg when his car struck a tree on south Highway 32 while trying to avoid an oncoming vehicle and reentering the highway.
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Highway 31
Rosario Talomo
Racine
Manuel Saldivar
Rt. 1
Box 161
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Talomo
Sheriff's
John Uribe
65Th St
Uribe
Sewer Problem Up for Attention
City council to hold 7 o clock committee meeting tonight to discuss Keno sha sewer system. Robert M. Smith city engineer explains causes and possible preventative measures as flooding raises contamination and property damage concerns.
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Kenosha
Robert M. Smith
Kenosha Safety Committee Meeting Postponed to Monday
The Kenosha Citizens Safety committee postponed the meeting planned for tonight to Monday, June 30 at 8 p.m. in the KYF. Discussion will cover plans for a safety survey.
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Kenosha Citizens Safety Committee
KYF
Obituary William C Welch 73 Kenosha native dies
William C Welch 73 of 6206 8th Ave Kenosha died at Kenosha Hospital after a two month illness. Born in Morris Newfoundland on April 3 1879 he moved to Kenosha in 1900 and married Bertha Cadock in 1901. He worked 25 years at the American Brass Company retiring in 1946 and belonged to Minooka Lodge 528 A F and A M and Kenosha Chapter 92 Order of Eastern Star. He is survived by widow two sons William T of Maywood Milton E of Falls Church and daughter Mrs Peter E Ahlert of Kenosha and four grandchildren.
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William C. Welch
8Th Ave
Kenosha Hospital
Morris
Thomas Welch
Kenosha
Bertha E. Caddock
Minooka
Ill
Welch
American Brass Company
Minooka Lodge
Kenosha Chapter 92
Order of Eastern Star
William T
Maywood
Milton E
Falls Church
Peter E. Ahlert
Mrs. Robert Bernacchi Dies After Short Illness at 32
Katherine Hamley Bernacchi, 32, of 2427 Roosevelt Rd., died at St. Catharine's hospital after a brief illness. Born July 20, 1919 in Lake Providence Louisiana, she graduated from Lake Providence High School and the University of Mississippi. Survived by husband Robert Bernacchi two sons two daughters her mother and four sisters and other relatives. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Robert Bernacchi
Roosevelt Rd
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Katherine Hamley
Lake Providence
Lake Providence High School
Mississippi University
Kenosha
St. Thomas Aquinas Church
Altar Society of the Church
B. DeMahy
St. Martinville
Kenoshan Brother Dies After Long Illness
Fred F. Geiss 52 of Harvey Newfoundland died Sunday at St Marys hospital Streator after a long illness. He is survived by two sisters Mrs William Searight Kenosha and Mrs Frank Scherfenberg Streator.
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Fred F. Geiss
Harvey, NL
St. Mary’s Hospital
Streator
William Searight
Kenosha
Frank Scherfenberg
Cigaret Theft Hearing Set for July 2
Thomas Rocky Lapp 61 of 1013 52nd St faces a July 2 preliminary hearing on grand larceny and possession of unlicensed cigarettes after detectives found 62 un stamped cartons in his car trunk. He admitted taking cigarette cases from a loading dock and is held on $750 bond for grand larceny plus $125 total for the license plate and possession charges.
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Thomas
Rocky
Lapp
52Nd St
Bond
Bnai Brith To Hear Maurer At Temple Meeting
Harold R. Maurer superintendent of schools will speak on modern educational trends at the Bnai Brith lodge meeting tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Beth Hillel temple. The Adolph and Esther Epstein scholarship award for outstanding Jewish high school student will be presented by George Epstein with Irving Kast handling arrangements and Irving Berensen presiding.
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Bnai Brith Lodge
Beth Hillel Temple
Harold R. Maurer
Maurer
Adolph and
Esther Epstein
George Epstein
Irving Kast
Irving Berensen
Rhee Secures Two Parliamentary Grants to Stay in Power
In Pusan Korea President Syngman Rhee won two decisive parliamentary votes in a political crisis. The assembly voted 61 to 0 with 35 abstentions to keep Rhee indefinitely in office until a new president is elected. Earlier the body approved extending his term to August 15 by 83 to 2 with 11 abstentions.
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Pusan
Korea
U.P
Syngman Rhee
South Korean National Assembly
Rhee
Absenteeism Likely To Decide House Price Control Vote
Absenteeism appears likely to be a decisive factor in the House vote this week on price control legislation. It could determine whether last week's tentative vote to end all economic controls after June 30 is set aside or made final.
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Washington
House
Airlines Announce Six Hour Reconfirm Policy Starting July 1
Washington reports airlines will cancel reservations if passengers fail to reconfirm at least six hours before departure. The policy, announced yesterday, takes effect July 1.
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Washington
Pension Office Hearing Friday
County board schedules a Friday meeting to air laxity charges in the pension department. Richard Lindgren says state welfare officials will attend, with County Judge W. W. Davis and John P. Newhouse invited to comment after a committee report claimed 132 recertifications were mishandled costing $21,630.
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County Pension Department
Richard Lindgren
State Welfare Department
Lindgren
W. W. Davis
John P. Newhouse
Pension Committee
Newhouse
Davis
Labor press warned of rising conservative drift in unions
William T. Evjue of the Madison Capital Times warned at an eastern Labor Press conference that labor editors are moving toward political and economic conservatism. He cited three leaders’ support for conservative positions and urged editors to counter the trend.
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Washington
U.P
William T. Evjue
Madison
Wis
Capital Times
Evjue
la Follette
Eastern Labor Press Conference
AFL
Labor
Evjne
Dave Beck
AFL Teamsters Union
American Medical Association
Beck
AMA
National Health Insurance
Rural Electrification Administration
Daniel W. Tracy
AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
William L. Hutcheson
AFL Carpenters
Joseph A. Loftus
New York Times
Robert Lewin
Chicago Daily News
Quiz Kenoshan On Auto Thefts
A 30 year old Kenoshan was quizzed today by FBI agents and local detectives in auto theft cases. Police arrested him Sunday after a tip led to his home and the seized cars. One car came from Warrensville NL and another from Illinois. He admitted prior federal auto theft sentences. investigators seek a companion who drove one car to Kenosha.
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Kenoshan
FBI
Illinois
Paul Conradt
Warrensville
Kenosha
Football Halfback Dies After Injury Battle
John Yuha a 17 year old Pennsylvania schoolboy athlete died after a seven month fight to recover from a neck injury and two broken vertebrae suffered in a football game on November 3. He was paralyzed from the neck down and worsened last Saturday.
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New York
Johnny Yuha
Pennsylvania
Climbs to Summit of Mt Pittsburgh, Claim Emerges
Pittsburgh Explorers Club reports a member Ivan Jirak aged 26, a Slippery Rock State Teachers College senior, claims to be first to reach a 16,600-foot peak in Colombia named Mt Pittsburgh. Message sent June 6 from summit. club confirms receipt yesterday.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Explorers Club
Mt. Pittsburgh
Ivan Jirak
Slippery Rock
State Teachers College
Colombia
Local court fines and incidents flow in Kenosha area
Municipal court figures show Edward Geeslin of Milwaukee paid fines for reckless driving and speeding after a June 18 arrest on Hy. 50 in Salem township. Other cases include Clyde Olives for speeding on Hy. 32 in Somers township and Henry Subiisky forfeiting bond for stopping sign violations. Additional notes cover bond forfeitures for speeding, a tree fall injury to Constance Reagan, a shop closing, theft reports, a church carnival, and Finland adding 16 film theaters to reach 507 total.
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Maytag Sales
57Th St
Edward Geeslin
Milwaukee
Salem Township
Maytag
Clyde Olives
Racine
Somers Township
Hal’s Shell
22Nd Ave
Henry G. Subiisky
Rt. 4
Somers
Bert
Walter Lasco, Jr
Merle McFaddin
27Th Ave
Kenneth Olson
65Th St
Alibi
50Th St
Holy Rosary
45Th St. Adv
Edward Reider
Taft Rd
Marvin Ludwig
31St Ave
Ludwig
Hertz Drive
Orville Leonard
75Th St
7Th Ave
Thomas J. Beasley
5Th Ave
Bristol Township
63Rd St
Shorty Dekker
First Bridge
Sheridan Rd
Kenosha
Storm warning flag raised by Kenosha Coast Guard
The Kenosha coast guard hoisted a storm warning flag after a small craft warning from the Chicago weather bureau. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, gusts 25 to 30 mph with showers, thunder squalls and fog. Chief George Piotrowski urges mariners to watch lighthouse flags on Main Pier.
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Kenosha Coast Guard
Chicago Weather Bureau
George Piotrowski
Dr V R Carlisle Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery
Local medical practitioner Dr. V R Carlisle offers diagnosis and treatment for rectal conditions hernia and varicose veins. Office located at 317 Schwartz Building contact phone 7642.
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V. R. Carlisle
Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery
Schwartz
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Ken Jung
Chas. H. Curtiss Agency
Great Heart Stoker Coal
Badger Fuel
14Th Ave
73Rd St
Henry Koper, JR
de Bankers le Company
Joseph Funck Agency
Josiad of ‘Smonuce
Lawrence C. Jacobs
New York Life Insurance Co
Dial
Bernacchi’s
Uptown Pharmacy Corner
William Welch
Pension Office
Quiz Kenoshan
Constance Reagan
19Th Ave
Elmer Willkomm
Phillips Garage
6Th Ave
Frank Zarneke
Carter Carburetor
Norman Fitzpatrick
Donald St. John
Plaza Hotel
P and
Joseph Roderca, Jr
45Th St
Andrew Mostenan
Mostenan
Koderca
Finland
Esi
L. A. Stark
D.C
Orpheum
Orpheum Theater
Hal's Shell Service
Barden-Moeller
60Th St
Hell Miss
Rai
Cabcinetor
S6th
6Th Avenue
Badger
Leonard Jaha
Northrup
Aia
Se Triangle Tops
Ciriangle
Kenosha Building and Loan Association
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