Fireworks Sale Leads to $100 Fine in Municipal Court
Mrs. Millie Casciaro 42 of 5010 22nd Ave was fined 100 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to selling fireworks. Five boys aged 12 to 15 were reprimanded for using them. Police traced firecrackers bought from Casciaro to her home. The case underscores a state law ban in effect since 1947 and potential charges against parents who permit use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millie Casciaro
22Nd Ave
Casciaro
Edward J. Ruetz
Frank Shannon
Shannon
W. W. Davis
Kenosha
Youth Injured in Hay Wagon Accident
Wayne Thomas fifteen son of Mr and Mrs Robert Thomas Rt 4 Box 406 Wood Rd was seriously injured in a hayfield accident when a loaded wagon wheel ran over his left side He was thrown under the wheel and rushed to St Catherine's hospital by his father and uncle Joe Burnett where doctors found fractures to his left shoulder blade collarbone and rib His condition was listed as fairly good this morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Thomas
Robert Thomas
Box
Wood Rd
Thomas
St. Catherine's Hospital
Joe Burnett
Belfast Faces Bed Shortage with 6600 Waiting Patients
In Belfast Northern Ireland 6600 people wait for hospital beds as health services seek bed capacity and faster discharges. The figure highlights pressures on local hospitals and emergency care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Vatican Honors Kenosha Pastor Kierstein as Monsignor
Rev. Leon Kierstein 55 pastor of St. Casimir in Kenosha was raised to the office of Right Reverend Monsignor by a Vatican mandate. Born March 31 1894 in Budwyn Poland he came to America early and arrived in Kenosha in 1933 to aid St. Casimir's debt reduction after ordination at St. Francis Seminary Milwaukee June 20 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Kierstein
St. Casimir’s Church
Milwaukee
Kierstein
St. Francis Seminary
St. Vincent DePaul Society
St. Adalbert's
Kenosha
Budwyn
Poland
America
Cudahy Man Reports 260 Billfold Theft
Anton L. Panyan of Cudahy reported the loss of a billfold containing 260 and papers after leaving it on a stair railing at Arco Auto Carriers Inc. He had been installing a dicta graph and returned en route home to find the billfold missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton L. Panyan
Cudahy
Panyan
Dictagraph Equipment Company
Milwaukee
Arco Auto Carriers, Inc
48Th St
Local court fines for speeding and assorted city notices
D. M. Bell, 43, of Kansas City, Missouri, forfeited a 25 dollar bond in municipal court for speeding. The notice page lists several local ads: garage closures, beer deliveries, pony rides, tavern openings, bakery closings, and a police report on two transient Canadian yard-goods sellers questioned about city peddlers licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Bell
Kansas City
Superior Garage
59Th St
Grotsky Beer Depot
Roosevelt Rd
Elray
Highway 50
60Th St
Damoth and Tappa
56Th St
Ethel Holt
Edgerton
Kenosha Motor Coach Lines
Lee Degeneffe
40Th St
Uretz
Edward J. Ruetz
Wisconsin
Illinois
Sheridan Rd
Neubauer’s
14Th Ave
Victory Tavern
63Rd St
Pennsylvania
Two Kenoshans Attend ROTC Summer Camp at Fort Eustis
Walter Roemer of Kenosha and Clarence Sorensen of Kenosha join 37 University of Wisconsin military department cadets for six weeks of intensive ROTC training at Fort Eustis Virginia. The program includes highway convoy river and rail movements with a return trip by water and ends with students returning home August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Roemer
Max Roemer
15Th Ave
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Clarence Sorensen
Theodore Sorensen
25Th Ave
Fort Eustis
University of Wisconsin
Military Department
New York
James River
Virginia
Roemer and
Sorensen
Williamsburg
Yorktown
Newport News
Delay in Federal Bird Stamp Distribution Announced
Postmaster Alfred C. Grosvenor announced that distribution of the 1949 1950 migratory bird hunting stamps will be delayed pending Congress legislation to raise the price from one to two dollars. Public notice will be given when stamps become available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred C. Grosvenor
Three Kenoshans Named To State Medical Offices
Three Kenoshans were appointed to committee posts at the annual meeting of the state board of directors of the Academy of General Practitioners at Beaver Dam. The physicians are Dr. J. J. Lutz publicity Dr. George Schulte hospital education and Dr. Leonard M. Rauen executive committee. Dr. Rauen also serves as a director and attended the board session. Glasgow ordered more than 31 miles of blue-gray poplin for new police uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Glasgow
Vet Testifies In Lien Case In Memorial Home Suit
William D. Schnuck, 24, a paraplegic war veteran, testifies in circuit court in his wheelchair in a $9,840 lien suit against the Memorial Home he occupies. He says he signed a contract before construction in the presence of his mother and Peter Propsom. Veterans Council members concede a verbal agreement with the architect and Propsom to build for about $19,000 after donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Schnuck
Schnuck
Matt Taylor
Kenosha County
Veterans Council
Peter Propsom
Propsom
Leo Vaudreuil
Schnucks
Two Injured in Highway 41 Crash Near Racine
An 18 year old Milwaukee driver Peter Sahagian lost control on Highway 41 south of the Racine line after being blinded by oncoming headlights. His passenger Agnes Sahagian 54 sustained internal injuries and cuts. Both were hospitalized at St Catherine's. A second crash on South 22nd Ave hit a pole after a miss of a curve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Sahagian
Milwaukee
Highway 41
Racine
Floyd Hughes
Joseph Farar
Roger Morin
Sahagian
Agnes Sahagian
St. Catherine's Hospital
Center Parkway
Sheriff’s Office
Alger Ryshkus
23Rd Ave
UW 1950 Prom Set for May 5
The University of Wisconsin junior prom will be held May 5 1950 in Madison Wisconsin. After a campus referendum the spring date replaces the traditional February event to avoid cold weather and related gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Student Life and Interest Committee
Police Report Two Boys Victims of Dog Bites
Two boys were bitten by dogs. Four year old Phillip Noto was bitten on the ear and head. owner unnamed. Roger Bredeck was nipped on the leg. dog owned by Alene Veprauskas. Dog to be examined this afternoon. Panama declared a state of emergency after alleged revolutionary plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Noto
58Th St
Phillip
Roger Bredeck
43Rd St
Alene Veprauskas
Sheridan Rd
Fifteen Trucking Firms Fined in Municipal Court
Fifteen trucking companies were fined a total of 285 dollars on 16 charges including non registration non payment of the ten mile tax and overweight vehicles in municipal court this morning. State Traffic Officer Charles Meredith presented the cases arising from arrests on Highway 42 and at the weighing station at the Illinois line on Highway 41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Meredith
Firm Authorized To Build Dam
Wisconsin-Michigan Power Company received PSC authorization to build a dam and powerhouse at Big Quinnesee falls on the Menominee River in Marinette County. The project budget now totals 2,913,959 with 395,000 on the Wisconsin side. costs rose due to labor and material prices. The order also approves City Gas Co Antigo to issue 50,000 in notes and 35,000 in common stock to pay bonds and fund plant additions. The Green County Farm Drainage Board may remove a dam on the Little Sugar River near Mt. Pleasant and deepen the stream north of New Glarus, benefiting about 1,720 acres of farmland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin-Michigan Power Company
Public Service Commission
Big Quinnesee Falls
Menominee River
Marinette County
Wisconsin
Michigan
City Gas Co
Antigo
Green County Farm Drainage Board
Little Sugar
Mt. Pleasant
New Glarus
Man jailed for impersonating fire chief in Ripon fire
Gilbert Hackbarth of Grafton was sentenced to 30 days in jail for impersonating an assistant fire chief during the Ripon hotel fire on February 1 in which six people were killed. The sentence was stayed to July 16 pending a possible appeal to the state supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripon
Wis
U.P
Grafton
Gilbert Hackbarth
Supreme Court
Hackbarth
Assault-to-Kill Hearing Opens in Kenosha Court
Preliminary hearing for Samuel Wright 53 opened as authorities seek missing key witness John Brown 34. Wright is charged with firing a shotgun at Brown on June 13 near 55th Street and 13th Avenue. Brown's whereabouts unresolved. Haynes 24 testified, Kramer corroborated Wright’s statement, and Zievers delayed Haynes’ further testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Wright
Kenosha
John Brown
Brown
Robert Haynes
55Th St
Max Kramer
Wright
13Th Ave
All Tavern Keepers Pay City Fees for Year
One hundred sixty six taverns are allowed to open tomorrow after paying the annual license fee of 402 dollars and 65 cents. The deadline was June 20, extended for forty operators who were contacted by the city clerk by phone with a closing deadline tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Herrmann
Chaplain Gerecke Speaks to Kiwanis on Nuremberg Trial
Major Henry F Gerecke the army Chaplain at the Nurnberg prison describing his role during the trial of 21 top German war criminals. He provided religious aid to 15 leaders and escorted several to the gallows. He previously spoke to the Congregational Men's club and local reserve units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Gerecke
Army Disciplinary Barracks
Milwaukee
Nurnberg
Elks Club
Gerecke
Congregational Men’s Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Navy Club
Navy Club No. 40
Arthur J. Schmitz
Evening News
LIONS
Lions Club
Kenosha Yacht Club
Robert Heller
W. J. Lucarelli
Stanley Newberry, Jr
George Johnson
Donald Carr
Lowell Moriarty
Eugene Potente
Fred Molitor
Richard Thomey
Moriarty
Robert Pinzger
Frank Young
Merle Borneman
Paul Junghans
Fort Atkinson
Vatican
Kenoshan
Reed
Coopers
Ray
Portis
R. C. Tait
6Th Ave
Tims Rams
Good Housekeeping Shop
57Th St
Ludwig’s
Washington Rd
Delores
Marvin
L. Turner Sons
Berlin
David Francis Hoyer
72Nd St
Charlie Morzejko
Pierson’s
Pauline and
Bill
Rainbow Trail Tavern
Hwy
New Hwy
Old Heidelberg
52Nd St
John and Helen's Tavern
Nielsen's Bakery
Louis Uretz
Somers
Becker
Kenoshans
Panama
Central
22Nd Avenue
Kenosha City Limits
the Kenosha Realty Co
Griebel's Cleaners
FHA
Kenosha National Bank
Kiwanis Club
Legion Club
Legion Caps
Grotsky
Beer Depot
Roosevelt Road
R. P. Cavanagh, G. A. Mittelstaed and
W. A. Sheldon
Donald C. Heide
Wausau
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Pric
Tion Ies
S. Js
Seth St
Barlow
Igh's
China
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