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Kenosha Evening News

Location

Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1955

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Sunnyside Site Debate Thrown Out Of Agenda At Meeting

Mrs Mary Zicarelli school board president renewed a bid to discuss Sunnyside site but council president Edward Fechner announced the Sunnyside matter was not on the agenda and would not be discussed. Other topics focused on 78th Street site and land sale potential while a closed session was planned for future school site recommendations.

Mary Zicarelli Sunnyside W. 52Nd St Edward Fechner Zicarelli 78Th St Kenosha Firefighters Local No. 414 Eisenhower Europe Taylor Italy Badoglio 101St Airborne Bastogne Belgium Washington

Chicago Rolls Out City Hall on Wheels

Chicago’s new mayor Richard J. Daley announces a rolling city hall a station wagon cruising Chicago streets five days a week. The vehicle will carry the mayor or top aides and include a two way telephone to receive complaints and contact department heads.

Chicago Richard J. Daley

Taylor Named Army Chief of Staff to Succeed Ridgway

President Eisenhower nominated General Maxwell D. Taylor to be the army chief of staff, with duties beginning June 30. Taylor, who led the Eighth Army in Korea, currently commands Far East Command and United Nations Command, for a two year term. General Lyman Lemnitzer will assume Taylor's Far East and Eighth Army commands.

Washington Eisenhower Maxwell D. Taylor Taylor Matthew B. Ridgway 8Th Army Far East Command United Nations Command Lyman L. Lemnitzer Far East Lemitzer Army Forces Eighth Army

Hospitals Open House Sunday Observed in Kenosha Area

Kenoshans are invited to visit St. Catherine's Kenosha hospitals and the county home this Sunday for Hospital Day open houses. Tours, guided by auxiliaries, slides at Kenosha hospital, and musical programs by the Schubert club are planned with refreshments. Willowbrook sanatorium will not hold an open house this fall. Ridgway retires as chief of staff after reaching mandatory army retirement age, aligning with Eisenhower-era policy debates on manpower and weapon needs.

St. Catherine’s Kenosha Kenosha County Schubert Club Catholic Junior League Kenosha Hospital Willowbrook Sanatorium Ridgway Eisenhower Taylor

Veterans Return From Elbe Linkup With Soviet Greeting

Nine American veterans of the Elbe River linkup flew homeward today with friendly greetings and best wishes for President Eisenhower from the Soviet chief of staff.

Moscow Elbe River Eisenhower

Skid Row Lawyer Faces Psychiatric Review Over Slipping

William G. Wood the Skid Row lawyer who fought alcohol addiction faced a court psychologist as Judge Hyman Feldman weighed another chance to sober up. Wood who had become a symbol for Skid Row recovery was arrested while drunk after addressing Alcoholics Anonymous and awaited evaluation to determine if he could return to his job as a court assistant in the state's attorney office. Feldman praised Wood's earlier progress and said he would advocate for keeping him employed if the psychiatrist approves.

Chicago William G. Wood Hyman Feldman Bill Wood Feldman Bill Alcoholics Anonymous Muscatel Skid Row Wood State’s Attorney’s Office State’s Attorney’s

West 52nd Extension Bid Faces Assembly Rejection

The Wisconsin Assembly rejected final passage of a bill to widen West 52nd Street to Highway 41 by a 48 to 38 vote. Author Molinaro said reconsideration is possible next week. If defeated, Kenosha County could urge the highway commission to buy a mile beyond the current road to Highway 41, with state aid likely within two years. County officials and the district engineer discussed broader highway plans, including the 52nd Street extension and the new turnpike location east of Highway 41.

West 52Nd St George Molinaro Assembly Hy. 41 Kenosha Harbor Molinaro Kenosha State Highway Commission County Board W. J. Burmeister Harold Herzog

Millionaire Playboy Dies of Broken Neck

Pasadena Calif Thomas W Warner Jr a 39 year old millionaire playboy died today from a broken neck after tumbling from a 10 foot embankment at his mother's estate He was the son of the late head of the Stewart Warner and Borg Warner corporations.

Pasadena Calif Thomas W. Warner, Jr Warner Stewart-Warner Borg-Warner

Weather is cloudy cool in Kenosha with varied noon readings

Kenosha reports cloudy cool conditions with readings at 51 near the Sewage treatment plant 57 downtown and 80 at Ameri can Motors at noon. Overnight low 46 and Thursday high 65 compare with state high 82 at Grantsburg. Tonight and Saturday look partly cloudy with little temperature change and highs 70 to 75 near the lake lower along the shore.

Kenosha American Motors Grantsburg

Alternative Patrol Bill Introduced

Wisconsin would adopt a uniform statewide traffic patrol system without removing county control under an $1,800,000 home rule bill by Assemblyman La Fave. The plan adds 140 to 150 county officers, creates a three member advisory committee, and funds via higher vehicle licenses rather than gasoline tax.

Madison Assemblyman la Fave R-Oconto Kohler Wisconsin University of Wisconsin State Bureau of Personnel

Two Die After Car Sideswipes Truck Collision

Slinger, Wis. early today a car driven by Carl Otterstrom 28 sideswiped a parked semi trailer driven by Lloyd Arthur Damman 38 of Detroit Michigan. The car sped terror speed rolled 11 times into a ditch killing both occupants. Damman stood near the cab when crushed against the truck. Otterstrom was ejected from the car, tailspin corkscrewing down the highway.

Slinger Wis Lloyd Arthur Damman Carl Otterstrom Otterstrom Damman Detroit Mich Outerstrom

Divers recover 154th body from sunken Shiun Maru

In Takamatsu Japan divers recovered the 154th body from the sunken ferry Shiun Maru after a collision. Nineteen people remained missing as the search continued Tuesday.

Takamatsu Japan

U S Newsman dies in Singapore riots news report

U S Newsman Gene Symonds, 29, Dayton Ohio, died from a savage beating during riots in Singapore linked to a Communist inspired strike. A police constable and a 16 year old Chinese student were also killed as violence spread. The U S State Department and British authorities condemned the incident and ordered investigations. Symonds had just returned from Bandung African Asia confere nce and rushed to cover the unrest. Eyewitnesses reported no aid from a nearby police van.

Singapore Gene Symonds United Press Southeast Asia Symonds Dayton Ohio Washington State Department United States U. S Lampton Berry London Crown Colony Pusan Yalu Bandung

Final tally in Montgomery Ward board race hints at Wolfson win

Chicago reported that Louis E. Wolfson appears to have won three seats on Montgomery Ward's nine member board based on April 22 voting. Wolfson claimed three directors including himself and two others while Mitching the recumulation process continues to determine if nine seats are fully allocated.

Chicago Louis E. Wolfson Montgomery Ward Wolfson Ward Rittmaster Frank Leahy Notre Dame

Grubb Nominated for Eastern Wisconsin Federal Court

President Eisenhower nominates Milwaukee lawyer Kenneth P. Grubb to a new federal district judgeship in eastern Wisconsin. Grubb, a Republican born in Manston on September 14 1995, has practiced law in Milwaukee since 1921. The nomination follows Wisconsin Senator Wiley’s four-name list. two prior nominees were reportedly rejected by the Justice Department.

Washington Kenneth P. Grubb Milwaukee Eisenhower Wisconsin White House Grubb Manston Wis Wiley Charles D. Ashley Herbert J. Steffes Justice Department

UW Education School To Have New Dean

Dr Lindley Joseph Stiles, current dean of education at the University of Virginia, will become dean of the University of Wisconsin School of Education on September 1. UW president E B Fred announced the selection from a pool of over 100 educators.

UW Education School Madison Lindley Joseph Stiles University of Virginia University of Wisconsin E. B. Fred University Stiles

New York Bids Farewell to Third Avenue El

The final Third Avenue elevated train left Chinatown for the Bronx as thousands waved from windows. At 7 17 pm EDT the 149th Street station welcomed 800 passengers marking 77 years of service as the El is torn down this summer due to financial losses and subway competition.

New York Chinatown Bronx East 149Th St Third Avenue el Third Avenue A. G. Bachman Chatham Square Bowery 33Rd St Goodby 3Rd Avenue el

Chicago Extends Daylight Saving Time This Year

Chicago City Council approves extending daylight saving time from the last Sunday in September to October 30. The move aligns Chicago with New York and New Jersey and other eastern states, syncing local time with East Coast television radio and stock market hours.

Chicago Windy City New York New Jersey

Surgeon General to release Parke-Davis polio vaccine

Washington reports Surgeon General Leonard Scheele expects to release polio vaccine by Parke-Davis Co. almost immediately. Boston notes Ted Williams signed a one year contract with the Red Sox for an estimated $100,000. Vienna hosts US signing of Austrian independence treaty.

Washington Leonard Scheele Parke-Davis Co Detroit Vienna Austria U. S State Dulles Boston Ted Williams Boston Red Sox

Cant Destroy Records Madison

Gov Kohler declines to sign 1955 Legislature bill allowing city councils or village boards to destroy obsolete public records. The measure would have streamlined record retention and disposal under local control.

Madison Kohler

Warsaw Pact Draft Unites Forces Under Unified Command

The Soviet Union and seven other European Communist nations approved today a draft security pact that would place their military forces under unified command.

Warsaw Poland Soviet Union

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Fechner Joseph Zuffa William Tyson Sunnyside 80Th St Princess Margaret English Folk Dance and Song Society Peter Kennedy St. Catherine’s Hospital Hubert Hasenberg Paul Simo Army Nine End West 52Nd Walgreen Charles R. Walgreen III Winnetka Toledo Robert H. Burns Dearborn University of Michigan U.S State Department Distressed Alexander Rittmaster Bernice Fitz-Gibbon Avery John A. Barr Ward's N. Y Third Avenue E Ninth Sixth Second Avenue 86Th St Dulles
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