Yule Granted Right To Expand Service
The state public service commission approved Yule Truck Lines petition to provide service between Kenosha, Somars, Racine and Milwaukee. The operation is effective immediately with Motor Transport Company allowed to petition for a re hearing within 20 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Public Service Commission
Yule Truck Lines
Kenosha
Somars
Racine
Milwaukee
Motor Transport Company
PSC
Somers
A. E. Axtell
Uawcio Local No. 72
Chamber of Commerce
Uptown Business Association
Motor Transport
Chicago
Claude Jasper
Madison
Yale Truck Lines
Yule
Commission
John Doerfer
West Allis
Samuel Bryan
W. F. Whitney
Auto Mechanic Strike Looms Near Kenosha Area
Nearly 200 automotive mechanics from Auto Mechanics Local No 173 faced a possible walkout as talks with Kenosha dealers stalled. A 30 cent per hour raise is sought with a two year contract expiring today. About 35 garagemen would be affected, with 125 union members in 13 dealer garages and 55 in independent shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto Mechanics Local No. 173
CIO
Kenosha Automobile Dealers Association
Union Club
Dealers Association
Dealer Association
Miss Catherine Behrens To Attend National Education Meet
Miss Catherine M Behrens a McKinley junior high teacher and KEA president will attend the 88th annual National Education Association meeting in St Louis. The five day event will be held starting Monday and draws about 3300 delegates from local associations across the country. She represents the Kenosha Education Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine M. Behrens
McKinley
National Education Association
St. Louis
Miss Behrens
Kenosha Educational Association
KEA
Spray Plan DDT Dusts Keno Family Drive-In Theater
Master Sprayers Inc dusted the Keno Family Drive-In at 6 30 p m with 650 pounds of DDT. Pilot Robert Bulkley of Libertyville Illinois reported minimal drift and that the powder settled into the ravine trees and marsh surrounding the site. Dusting took about 20 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master Sprayers, Inc
Robert Bulkley
Libertyville
Municipal court fines for arteriAl violation and community notices
A 20 year old man, Robert F Allan, forfeited a $2 bond in municipal court today for violating an arterial. The column also lists numerous local business ads and community notices including events at Guttormsen's Recreation and Maplecrest Country Club, late June town activities, store promotions, and a minor injury report of Martin Balcaitis due to a fall from a porch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Allan
Rt. 4
Talks Resume On Simmons Contract Negotiations
Federal Labor Union No 18456 resumes talks at Simmons plant with works manager Ed ward McCaffrey and a 20 member bargaining committee. No contract agreement yet but progress reported. Union voted to strike July 12 after canceling two year pact. issues include 15 cent hourly raise, extra vacation, and hospitalization checkoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmons Company
Federal Labor Union No. 18456
AFL
Edward McCaffrey
McCaffrey
George Zewen
Simmons
Zoo and Airport Trip For KYF Youth Set
Kenosha Youth Foundation schedules a July 5 trip for ages 9 to 14 to Brookfield Zoo and Chicago O’Hare. Registrations open at the KYF desk. The Dry Dock center plans a July 13 skate trip for members 15 and older with advance reservations. A July 10 splash party at the KYF pool requires membership cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha Youth Foundation
Brookfield Zoo
Chicago
KYF
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinal
Dry Dock
Kenosha
Zion
Express Agency burglaries convict gets five year term
Jett Allen Smith 38 of Athens Georgia was sentenced in Milwaukee federal court to five years for conspiracy in the 1949 Railway Express Agency burglary in Milwaukee. Accomplice Matthew Kilgore 37 of Greensville South Carolina was killed in the gun battle. Louis Voltz 32 of Glenview Illinois was jailed seven years for Dyer act charges. Smith had pleaded guilty after arriving from Macon Georgia and initially pleaded not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jett Allen Smith
Athens
Milwaukee
Railway Express Agency
13Th Ave
Smith
Railway Express
Matthew Kilgore
Greensville
S. C
Louis Voltz
Glenview
Ill
St. Louis
Macon
Mrs. Mary Degen, 76, Dies at St. Catherine's
Mrs. Mary Degen aged 76 of 6514 24th Ave. died at St. Catherine's hospital after an extended illness. Born Mary Nimsgern in Spring Grove Illinois, she married Michael Degen in Kenosha in 1896. Survived by two sons William and Louis both of Kenosha, two daughters Mrs Emil Norman and Josephine, two brothers Martin and Mathias of Spring Grove, a sister Mrs Susan Graham of Elgin, and three grandchildren. Her husband died in 1950. She was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas church and the Altar Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Degen
24Th Ave
St. Catherine's Hospital
Mary Nimsgern
Spring Grove
Ill
Kenosha
Michael Degen
Degen
St. Thomas Aquinas Church
The
Altar Society
William
Louis
Emil Norman
Josephine
Martin
Mathias
Susan Graham
Elgin, Ill
Obituary of John E. Newhouse 57 Dies at Residence
John E. Newhouse 57 died at his home 325 18th Ave Thursday evening after a long illness. Born Kenosha Jan 11 1893 he studied at St George's school. He served in World War I from 1914 to 1918. Employed 35 years by Nash Motors he belonged to the Fraternal Order of Eagles Nash Local 72 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survived by sister Mary Kenosha and brother Edward J Montello Wis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Newhouse
18Th Ave
Newhouse
Kenosha
St. George's School
Nash Motors
Order of Eagles
Nash Local
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mary
Edward J
Montello, Wis
Former Kenoshan Dies at 61 in Birmingham Michigan
Mrs. Charles E. Crawford 61, a former Kenoshan born Lora Windsor Joliet Illinois, died at her daughter Martha Schaeffer’s home in Birmingham Michigan where she was visiting. A Haverford Pennsylvania resident who moved east from Kenosha about 1925 she is survived by her husband and three daughters. Funeral services were held today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Crawford
Kenoshan
Martha Schaeffer
Birmingham
Mich
Crawford
Lora Windsor
Joliet, Ill
Haverford
Kenosha
Coast Guard Bans Visitors From Headquarters
The coast guard received a Cleveland order barring visitors unless on official duty. Chief George Piotrowski said the ban reflects the international situation and applies to all visitors to headquarters in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Cleveland
George Piotrowski
Jamboree Troop Headlines From Niagara Falls to New York
Kenosha Boy Scout Jamboree troop reports two days of travel from Kenosha to Chicago then to New York with a late arrival due to train delays. They stay at Henry Hudson hotel with 500 Wisconsin scouts and make headlines when their beds are found neatly made at the hotel.
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Kenosha
Valley Forge
Niagara Falls
New York
Chicago
Niagara
Grand Central Station
Henry Hudson Hotel
Wisconsin
George Gatley
Kenosha is North of 38th Parallel
A travel style piece notes the 38th parallel boundary between North and South Korea and lists U S cities as north of or near the line. It mentions Evansville Indiana and Stockton California as on the line, with San Francisco and Oakland slightly below. The longitude path continues through Seville and Athens to Asia.
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Kenosha
New York
North
South Korea
Evansville
Ind
Stockton
Calif
Lake City
Colo
Syracuse
Kas
Duquoin
Ill
Hot Springs
San Francisco
Berkely
Oakland
Louisville
Lexington
Washington, D. C
Richmond
Wichita
Seville
Spain
Messina
Sicily
Athens
Greece
Ankara
Turkey
Sinkiang Province
China
Tientsin
Zion Group Plans Fight Against Blue Laws Revival
A hearing set for July 12 before Judge Ralph J. Cady in Waukegan will hear testimony opposing Zion Illinois blue laws revival. Opponents will subpoena witnesses to challenge a petition seeking an election to outlaw Sunday business. The petition, filed last May, lists 940 signatures, with over 200 said to be invalid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph J. Cady
Waukegan
Zion
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International Harvester
Coolerator
Iron Rite Ironers
Hamilton
Simon Electric
C. H. Li
University of California Institute of Experimental Biology
Becker
the Assurance Abstract Company
Sixth Avenue Telephone
Stella Jambrek
Ann Krapetz
Helen Schantek
Gordon
75Th St
Evening News
Mary Santroch
39Th Ave
Guttormsen
Dale's
56Th St
Tott’s
45Th St
Elray Stables
French Drive
Hertz’s
14Th Ave
Westinghouse
Good Housekeeping Shop
57Th St
Charlie Morzejko
L. Turner Sons
6Th Ave
Frese Market
52Nd St
Heineken
Morzejko's
14Th Avenue Tavern
Vic's Bakery
Washington Rd
Fashion Drapery Company
Joseph Ruffalo
Maplecrest
Verne Harris
Ojai Valley
Band R
Elks
Berlin
Chris
Roosevelt Rd
28Th Ave
Cameron
Martin’s
Sheridan Rd
Ritter’s Bakery
Better Bakery
50Th St
Leonard Truck Rental
Sparky’s
7Th Ave
Maplecrest Country Clubs
Rohling Electric
23Rd Ave
Maplecrest Country Club
Tenuta’s Delicatessen
32Nd Ave
Francis W. Quinn, Jr
Nicipal Court
Quinn
St. Joseph's and
Ladies’ Sacred Heart Societies
St. Casmir’s
Washington Park
Martin Balcaitis
36Th Ave
Kenosha Hospital
Badger Fuel & Supply CO
Eriangle
Roosevelt Road
KYF Group
St. Catherine's
Grotsky
Beer Depot
Air Line
Edmund Lamacchia
Travel Service
22Nd Avenue
Triangle No
Pat
Bain Hardware
Jornet Brothers
Roosevelt Road Hardware
South Side Hardware
Uptown Hardware
Washington Road Hardware
Twin Lakes Estates
Twin Lakes, Wis
U.S. 12
Black Top Road
N. LA Salle
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