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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1950
Page
3
Washington reports on the five year mark since 51 nations signed the UN Charter pledging to prevent war and maintain peace. The piece notes the charter has had an unhappy life and asks what will happen to the organization next as global tensions rise.
June marriages fell across the nation with clerks reporting a continuing postwar trend since 1946. Missouri and Seattle saw smaller totals while Huntington and Phoenix showed increases. Fresno and several California cities reported declines. The piece also analyzes why couples sign licenses but many do not marry.
The National Labor Relations Board announced a new terms in the Sidener UMW case. Sidener would be reinstated as mine shovel operator, receive 2200 in lost pay, and the 50000 fine would be cancelled. He had claimed retaliation after being deposed as local UMW president.
Bristol residents respond to a canal mosquito problem by shifting from DDT spraying to a community project cleaning up dead fish in the Delaware canal. Local Chamber of Commerce members funded and supported the effort with equipment and volunteers including a teacher and students.
Madison leaders urge city to hire H Yates Cook Baltimore housing official to inspect properties labeled slums by the housing authority. Council president L L Deland says amateurs may misjudge repairs and costs and seeks expert guidance without bias.
Decatur Illinois readers are invited to jump from at least 50 feet without a parachute for a $250 prize offered by the Chamber of Commerce. The playful stunt requires the participant to be a mother-in-law, meeting unspecified qualifications, and the event is set for Sunday.
Three people from Opelika Alabama died when a sudden squall struck north central Texas. A car overturned in a ditch near Rhome as rain and high winds battered the Fort Worth area. Early today light showers extended over the Great Lakes and Atlantic coast, with warmer moisture lingering elsewhere.
The Wisconsin National Guard finalized two major units at Tomahawk, Company C and a medical detachment of a heavy tank battalion, completing the major postwar guard units. Five minor units remain to be formed as the guard totals 122 units across the 32nd Red Arrow division, air guard elements, and state HQ.
Rising weekly prices in foods and raw materials threaten higher living costs. Futures gains outpace spot market moves as inventories grow slowly. Coffee, sugar, tea, meat, and cloth prices edged up while fuel costs show regional shifts and anticipated hikes.
Judge C A Barnett asked the Ruston city council for 75 dollars reimbursement after he returned a 100 dollar bill given by a traffic violator. He had fined 25 dollars and used the 100 to make change, then inadvertently handed it back.
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