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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1950
Page
6
A weekend fishing party at Lincoln park lagoon targets youths with permits. Sponsored by Optimist club with Conservation club and Boy Scout Leaders Rescue Squad support, the event mixes fun with conservation ideals and guards against poaching.
The late Dr Joseph Collins left a million dollars to create a foundation offering 1500 yearly grants to needy students studying medicine. The aim is to help ambitious students who lack means while addressing the country’s doctor shortage. Expanded medical school facilities are also needed as many schools exceed their applicant capacity.
Grant muses on a counterfactual career path if his Mexican War ally Gen Thomas L Hamer had lived. Lloyd Lewis notes Hamer might have become Democratic candidate in 1852 and Grant would likely have joined a staff corps, altering his rise to power.
Fifteen years ago Chester Bagg voice students perform with Iola Smith Sdna Zick Dorothy Sinclair and others in a city recital with Doris Karnes at the piano. Kenosha Camp 391 Modern Woodmen wins first place in the intermediate division at a Chicago convention drill. Mutt dog shows run across city parks. Ollie O Mara enters a 50 point three cushion tourney at the Kenosha billiard hall. Sandlot games precede Wisconsin State league baseball. A new son born to Eugene and wife at St Catherine s hospital. Heiss court hosted by Catholic Foresters features many local musicians and speakers.
Editorials from The New York Times Baltimore Sun New York Herald Tribune Daily Mirror Atlanta Constitution Chicago Tribune St Paul Pioneer Press Washington Evening Star Washington Post Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Philadelphia Inquirer Chicago Daily News New York Post Boston Globe Nashville Tennessean assess risk of wider war, Soviet aggression, and need for decisive U S policy in Asia.
Questions and answers cover Indian voting rights since 1924, how citizenship differs from voting, longevity by gender with India noted, Bee Rock tunnel claims near Appalachia Virginia as a short tunnel, usage of late in deceased persons, and the olive branch arrows in the U S Coat of Arms representing peace and war powers vested in Congress.
Beirut and Damascus lie just 60 miles apart yet amid contrasts of modern cosmopolis and ancient Moslem capital. The Lebanese welcome visitors with vivid Chamber of Commerce hype, fruit abundance, affordable hotels, bustling taxis, coffee houses and nightlife including a noted act at a popular club.
A medical article discusses mongolism now termed mongoloid idiocy, noting 1 in 500 births with a distinct skull shape and brain defect. It describes facial features, developmental traits, and stresses the link to maternal age, urging institutional care and early separation to protect families and other children.
A lighthearted sampler notes a Texas man gifting his mother in law a rug for her birthday and quips about misread signals. It contrasts Iowa and Washington corn scenes while poking at temper, vacations, and marital squabbles with short humorous lines.
Oklahoma City reports that more than 10 percent of fatal accidents involved intoxicated drivers, exceeding the national average of seven percent. Clyde Reeves of the Oklahoma Safety Council cites state laws as not preventing higher alcohol-related fatalities.
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes UN role in resolving the Korean crisis as a fight between communism and democracy. He argues for concerted UN action, with the United States bearing key responsibility, and likens the situation to the 1922 Manchuria crisis that weakened the League of Nations.
Westinghouse installs 1318 floodlights to light the municipal stadium field this summer. Elevators in 1949 carry vastly more passengers than railroads, highlighting transit growth.
Valparaiso Indiana Mrs Donald Fitch hung a spring coat and her husband's suit on a porch screen to be picked up by a cleaner unaware the Salvation Army was running an unwanted clothing drive. Army officials returned the garments once the mistake was explained.
A thief accessed the Cherry Blossom Co safe in St. Louis by following a sign stating the dial should be turned left to No 7. The petty cash amount stolen was $20. The sign was placed after previous forced-entry damage to the safe years earlier.
A Cleveland thought piece cites the Street and Traffic Safety Lighting Bureau reporting that careless handling of automobiles kills more people on highways than the combined strength of the Army and Air Force. The note says 1.4 million died on the highways last year.
Ruth Millett discusses the idea that moods are contagious within a family. A cheerful start can rub off to lift children and a tired husband, while a rushed mood may spread grouchiness. The piece urges wives to cultivate and maintain a positive tone at home and for evenings out.
A collection of brief quotes from Robert E. Wilson Norman era executives Lt Gen Leslie R Groves Frank Pace Dwight D Eisenhower and President Truman discussing investment costs liberty costs war time production Russian intentions and national health insurance the remarks reflect postwar policy and industry perspectives.
Mrs. James G. Hawkins reports her canary has laid eight eggs, a record for the bird. The owner notes four eggs was previous peak, and the bird seems set on producing more.
In Sumatra many houses feature horned roofs built as rising points at both ends. A legend says bulls from a war between Sumatra and Java decided the dispute, leading to the horned design. Daughters’ marriages add horns as families expand, and some homes house small workshops making valued objects.
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