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The Journal Times from Racine, Wisconsin • 4

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HACWI JOURNAL-TIMES W.dnesdor, un 1963 (A City Cuts Unified Reni Revokes Renewal of Tavern License I Allocate $1,000 More to Homemaker Service proposal. "It's about time the council stands on its two feet The Racine United Comma and decides what to do." 14000 Vehicles a Day quests for assistance than it can handle. She suggested nity Services board Tuesday Barry contended that the aldermen should pay close at serving a greater demand by employing "on call" home-makers to make the staff tention to the city engineer's .1 more flexible. and planning director's recom mendations. Floyd Carlson, city plan O'Brien said Tuesday there is no question the Homemak ner, said the north-south er's Service will be expanded.

thoroughfare would have The experience over these potential volume of 14,000 approved an additional $1,000 "allocation for Homemaker's Service, a pilot project begun "last October. Operated by Family Service of Racine, the project provides sustitute mothers in emergency situations. It was originally allocated $7,000 for first year operating expense with the provision that further financial support would be considered if fee collections did not reach 35 per cent James E. O'Brien, chairman of the Racine United Plan summer months will have vehicles a day. The City Council Tuei-day night: Agreed to charge th Unified School District $13,000 a year for rent of office space in the City Hall Denied renewal of a liquor license to a Racine St tavern and withheld action on a request for renewal from a Main St tavern.

Sent back to the Public Works Committee a proposal for a north-south thoroughfare. Awarded a contract to Wallace Decorating Co. to paint five roomr in City Hall. Sent to the Committee of the Whole a proposal to raise speed limits on 22 streets. The City Council approved i r- ji lot to do with future planning in the two year pilot project, 9 "The plan is sound from the engineering, traffic engineer 'A he said.

ing and planning standpoints," In other action, Charles De Carlson said. Witt, president of Racine Health Fund, was unanimous COUNCIL AWARDS CITY HALL PAINT JOB ly elected to represent the fund on the Racine United ning Division, reported Mon The aldermen approved board of directors. day. at a regular meeting of awarding a contract to Wal lace Decorating Co. for paint the Racine United Budget Division that operating expenses of the Homemaker's Service through May totaled $5,934 ing of five rooms City Hall Wallace, who bid $2,872, a speed survey of 10,000 cars disclosed that 54 per cent of the drivers exceed the present limit.

The survey, conducted by Brandt, revealed that 85 per cent of the motorists drive 30.2 miles 'an hour or less. The average speed is 28.3, OK SEWER SERVICE FOR CALEDONIA In other action the council: Authorized the mayor and city clerk, to enter an agreement with the Town of Caledonia for sewer service to a newly formed sanitary, district Authorized negotiations for a 135-by-35 foot parcel of property, owned by Humble, required to grade Russet St to full width between Durand Ave. and Pierce Blvd. OK Paving Projects Adopted resolutions to pave Ohio St from Kinzie Ave. to 16th St.

and West Blvd. from 17th to 21st Sts. The action gives the commissioner of public works authority to draw final plans and advertise for bids. Asked the Parking Commission to take charge of former school property on Blaine Ave. north of Washington now used unofficially as a parking lot.

Transferred $11,368 from the contingent fund to the Park Department Salaries and Wages account. The money been taken from the Park Department account earlier this year when the city bought West Park from the state. Authorize House Razing Sent to the Building Com was the lowest of three bid with about 13 per cent reim Autos Injure Five Persons ders. bursement Cite 18 Per Cent Mayor William H. Beyer, charging the Unified School District $13,000 a year rent for office space on the third before the council voted, said he anticipated no union prob floor of City Hall Tuesday He said that because the early months of the project were taken up in organizational work, an 18 per cent lem because he had been told Five persons were injured night.

attorneys representing the The figure, which repre firm and painters joint trade board had reached agreement. reimbursement figure from the last five months is a more sents a 24 per cent reduction from the present $17,400 rent Union representatives had Tuesday in automobile accidents. Police said Theresa Jean Harp, 11, of 4120 21st was treated at St. Luke's Hospital late Tuesday afternoon for abrasions to a knee and accurate percentage of col the district pays the city, was earlier filed objections to lections. recommendation from The Wallace getting the contract, Mrs.

Clarence Underwood, Building Committee. The contending the painting con a member of the Family Serv school district rents 7,000 tractor was not in good 1 square feet of office space, ice board, and Mrs. Robert Dibble, part-time supervisor standing with the union. ankle received when she was hit "by an auto while riding her bicycle at Victory and Lathrop Aves. The Unified School Board, of the homemaker program, which has been considering leasing an office building near said the project's two home- Journtl-Tlmet Photo SARDINES HAVE MORE ROOM Some 1,300 children went "swimming" Tuesday at the Washington Park Pool.

Pool attendants said they never post "full house" signs and that at times it's a shoulder-to-shoulder arrangement for "swimming." Police said the motorist, makers have aided 26 families Other contractors bidding were Smekens and Scott, who bid $3,022, and Theodore Erickson, $3,990. The bids were the result of re-advertising after all original bids were Racine-Horlick Airport from Verne Bonine of 3310 Pierce a private owner for $22,000 for a total of 2,277 hours. Can't Meet Requests took the girl to the hos a year, has postponed a de Mrs. Underwood explained pital after she had ridden her bike home. cision pending action by the Charge Auto of Driver, 23, Temperatures City Council.

The school that the Homemaker's Service has been receiving more re- Injured in a two-car col rejected. Earlier this spring, Jack H. Humble, then mayor, vetoed a City Council resolution to board will meet next Monday lision at 15th St. and College Struck Pedestrian, 88, Fled night. (Tor th 24 hoar period indie at I a.m.

today) Ave. Tuesday afternoon were four occupants of an auto The new office building, High Low which would be erected at a volved the accident, in A 23-year-old motorist who Pleads Guilty to Abduction 63 award the painting contract to an out-of-town firm hiring non-union labor. The council took no action pn the veto, driven by Katherine Gordon, 66, of 1602 College Ave. cost of about $200,000 and in which pedestrian Albert 62 fled after his auto knocked down an 88-year-old man at mittee a proposal to install mercury vapor street lights on Douglas Ave. from State St.

to Goold St and approved installing mercury vapor lights on Washington Ave. elude more than 19,000 square The four, treated at St. then asked that all bids be feet, would include an in Brehm of 1731 Grand Ave. was knocked down while Crossing Racine Street at a 17th and Racine Sts. Monday Mary's Hospital for cuts and structional materials center.

aiscaraea ana the iod re- Leslie M. Pirk, 21. of 1540 Owen pleaded guilty afternoon was arraigned Racine 78 Milwaukee 75 Madison 84 Albuquerque 91 Atlanta 69 Bismarck 84 Boston 84 Chicago 75 Cleveland 80 bruises, were Guy Hubbard, 69, and Gladys Hubbard, 65, advertised. Currently the Unified School Tuesday on a charge of reck Board has its instructional Douglas and Associates of before Kenosha County Judge Urban Zievers Tuesday to a crosswalk. Brehm was treated at St.

Luke's Hospital for a laceration to the left hand and a less conduct in the use of an automobile. materials center in the former Milwaukee, which bid $2,613, both of Cleveland, Ohio, Mark Horwedel, 10,. of Berea, Ohio, and Robbie Gordon, 8, of 3345 Mygatts School. Shelly W. Lacey, 1034 9th was committed to the Chatham St.

was the lowest bidder the first time. No out-of-town contractors submitted bids on the latest proposal. 64 61 66 59 64 68 55 48 62 60 45 74 58 46 70 62 Denver 67 Des Moines 82 pain in the right hip. Brehm told police he saw the northbound auto which The other auto was driven COUNCIL REVERSES LICENSE DECISION County Jail in lieu of $2,000 bond and the case was ad Detroit 79 by Melanie Borkhus, 16, of charge of abduction. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered and he will be sentenced June 28.

Pirk underwent a 60 day mental examination at Central State Hospital at Waupun after entering an innocent plea to the charge last April. journed until next Tuesday. struck him, but it was "way Fairbanks 62 2413 Thor Ave. The City Council denied ORDER MORE DISCUSSION down the street" when he Honolulu 85 Denies Charge Police traffic investigator started to cross. Indianapolis 82 He said he looked again N.

Guinea Areas Use Sea Water to Cook Juneau 55 Norman Seeger said Lacey has denied his auto was in- Kansas City 83 when he was in the middle of the street, and it was ap He was arrested in April Los Angeles 75 62 In the interior regions of proaching "kind of fast." Tried to Hurry ON SPEED CHANGE A proposal to raise speed limits on 22 streets to 30 miles an hour was sent to the Committee of the Whole for more discussion. The proposal was recommended by the Traffic Commission. Aldermen Jensen, Irving Alders, 9th, and Ralph Weid 67 after a 16-year-old Racine girl identified him as the man armed with a knife who New Guinea salt is hard to the renewal of one liquor license and withheld action on another. The aldermen unanimously changed an earlier decision and decided not to grant renewal of a license to Drago-mir Raknovic and Roman Dobrowski, operators of Baby Jane's at 1633 Racine St. The action means the tavern will not be allowed to operate after July 1.

The council also withheld 81 come by, so sea water, car AW Wins Vote in Sheboygan The United Auto Workers He tried to hurry, he said, but the vehicle knocked him ried inland by means of hoi forced her into his car in Kenosha. She said he drove her 63 73 64 low bamboos, is used for cooking in place of salt. down before he could get out of the way. A witness supplied police with the vehicle's license number and the auto was lo Salt is also obtained from 61 71 into the country where he attempted to attack her but released her unharmed about an hour later. Louisville 84 Memphis 85 Miami 88 Paul 84 New Orleans 86 New York 86 Philadelphia 85 Phoenix 108 Pittsburgh 82 St.

Louis 82 Salt Lake City 82 San Francisco 60 Seattle 72 Tampa 92 Washington 86 Tuesday won the right to represent 217 workers at the Hyssen Co. plant at Sheboygan. the ashes of wood saturated in sea water. ner, 8th, expressed opposition to the proposal, contending the raising of speed limits would encourage faster 54 62 cated in the 1100 block of action on a renewal applica- In an election conducted by 55 speeds and would endanger gUtion from Howard A. Merrett, from Ohio St.

to the west city limits. Referred to the Committee of the Whole a proposal to levy the cost of repaving alleys against abutting property. Asked for appraisers to determine market value of property east of Michigan Blvd. between William St. and Mel-vin Ave.

and property at 1429 Owen both offered for sale to the city. Agreed to pay L. A. P. House Movers, Raisers and Wreckers Inc.

$1,750 to raze houses at 1033, 1043, 1025 and 931 Lake Ave. which are on property to be used for a new University of Wisconsin in Racine campus. Contract for Resurfacing Accepted an offer from Charles E. Folwell, who offered to buy and the house at 1039 Lake Ave. for $2,050, and J.

C. Kollnski, who offered to pay $8 for three garages. The house and garages are also on the campus site. Awarded contracts to Payne and Dolan of Wisconsin Inc. to resurface city, streets for to Park Engineer Co.

for construction of sewer and water services on 16th St. and Lathrop and Washington Aves. for to S.A.M.s Trenching Service Inc. of Kenosha for construction of a Phillips Aye; storm sewer for and to Badger Wire and Iron Works of Milwaukee for constructing a steel pipe railing on sheet piling at Pershing Park for $2,800. lives of children.

The speed operator or me uowniowner 56 State Board to Hear Charges Against Real Estate Broker Frederick St. Lacey and two companions in the auto denied that they had been driving "on the south side of town." the National Labor Relations Board, the UAW received 132 votes, the United Mine Workers 49 according to Harvey limits are now 25 miles an hour. 74 65 "I'm not against 30 miles Kitzman of Milwaukee, direc 232 Main St. Merrett, who took over operation of the tavern May 21, was charged with serving to minors 48 hours after he took over. Court action is pending.

If the an hour in certain areas but tor of the UAW's region 10. The plant produces auto tions in Racine and Kenosha in which Christensen is alleged to have named on legal documents as property owners, buyers, mortgagors, Happenings in the City The Wisconsin Real Estate Brokers Board will begin a public hearing at the Courthouse here Tuesday morning on allegations that Racine real estate broker Jerome J. accessories and hardware. Kitzman said the election was council takes no action by July 1, Merrett also would be mortgagees or witnesses per APPOINTED to the Library forced to close. CARTHAGE COLLEGE in Kenosha has received a grant of $25,000 from the Kresge Qoard Tuesday night by The City Council two weeks ago approved renewing the Christensen of 1003 Arthur Ave.

engaged in a series of Mayor William H. Beyer Foundation, Dr. Harold H. Tuesday night are Dr. Albert the second won by the UAW at Sheboygan in the last three weeks, totaling about 600 workers.

William Troestler and Al UAW representatives recently appointed to the UAW international's organizing staff, Lentz, college president, an E. May, 224 12th Sloan license for Baby Jane's. Aid. John Dvorsky, 6th member of the License Com nounced. The foundation said E.

Williams, 842 Main St. and these are not in the proper areas," said Alders. "Getting people home a minute or two earlier to see another minute or two of tele'vision when we are endangering the lives of children doesn't mean anything to me," he said. Barry again charged the council with stalling. "It seems like we have responsible people make exhaustive studies and now we tell them they haven't done a good job." The recommendations to raise the speed limits were made by Traffic Engineer Warren H.

Brandt and Police Chief LeRoy C. Jenkins after last summer it would grant Mrs. Bernard Evenson, 1435 the $25,000 toward a $4.2 sons not actually connected with the transactions. Christensen is also alleged to have misused his authority as a notary public in notarizing the documents, the spokesman said. Christensen faces possible further suspension of his broker's license, or revocation, depending on evidence turned up at the hearing, the spokesman said.

mittee, asked the council to rescind the action and deny Villa St. Appointed to the improper property transactions. The board suspended Chris-tensen's broker's license effective May 20 after conducting a preliminary investigation. A board spokesman said today the investigation involves a number of transac the license. The tavern, he Harbor Commission are Evan B.

Rognerud, 20 McKinley million development program of the college on the condition that the college raise at least $2,925,000 from other worked on the drive to organize Hyssen. The United States hopes to said, has had "quite a police Ave. and William J. Rohan, report" on its activities. 1612 Main St.

All five terms The council also approved sources prior to Jan. 1, 1964 make a manned flight to the moon before 1971. the License Committee's rec expire in 1966. May and Mrs. Evenson are reappointments.

The college recently met these Williams replaces Stanley conditions. The grant will be used for construction costs at ommendation to deny bartender's licenses to Anthony Bononno, James V. Broe, Robert Kisten, David Sheft Rodgers while Rognerud and the Kenosha campus. Rohan replace Fred M. Young and Milton Stoff el.

and Oscar K. Sandle. WRIST WATCH valued at $75 was reported stolen Tues URGE ALTERNATES day at Washington Park Pool Racine Accountant to Aid Government Finance Study CIRCUIT JUDGE Elmer D. Goodland Tuesday signed an order approving a name change for former Racine ald Donald Boehme of 3509 17th FOR CROSS-TOWN ROUTE St, told police his 13-year-old The council referred back to the Public Works Commit Earl W. Hammill of 3426 N.

daughter had the watch placed with her clothing at a checkout window but was later unable to find the tee a proposal to approve a north -south thoroughfare Wisconsin a Racine accountant has been named to a "Committee of 25" charged which would include Industrial Drive, Hamilton lawmakers in the study of state government objectives, shared taxes, state budget increases, the tax level and the operation of state government in public welfare, education, highways and erman, Bert T. Rosenberg. His name is now Bert Martin Thompson. Judge Goodland approved the change after receiving notice Monday that the State Bar Assn. approved.

ESTIMATED $30 was reported missing from a petty cash pouch today at Nelsen FINED $75 and ordered to with conduct stop driving for one year Lafayette Ave. and Forest St and a proposal to take steps ing a thorough to acquire land owned by after he pleaded guilty in County Court Branch 3 today to a charge of driving after his license was revoked study of state and local gov-ernment Veenstra Lumber Co. to connect Industrial Drive and Hamilton Ave. I For Adults Only Citizen Charges Stalling Aid. Oscar Jensen, asking was Robert Johnson, 20, of 3111 Wheelock Drive.

EIGHTH WARD Aid. Ralph Weidner has scheduled a members of the ommittee txlx i i WE iE Trucking 1312 15th St. Police said they found an open window at the firm early this morning and that drawers of a desk and cabinets were pulled open and items strewn on the floor. CONVENTION of Wisconsin clerks and finance officers section of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, held at ttuiwi rv us, C' port to the Bacoma a Licantao' Rm Ettata Brok.r ar Salatman! Eay. Tut.

Low 'fa. VUlt flrnt clin In Raelna fra at Rarlnt YMCA on rrlday. Juna Slut, from 30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Start courm now.

Dial J3-7l3a. WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF HEAL ESTATE 1965 Legisla Hammill meeting with residents of his ward for 8 tonight at Lutheran High School. Weidner said he has no agenda for the ward meeting. ture, were approved today by the Legislative Council. They will join with eight Manitowish Waters today through Friday, is being attended by Mayor William H.

Beyer and City Treasurer that the matters be sent back! to the committee, said all possible alternatives had not been thoroughly considered. The 13th Ward alderman charged Aid. Frank Barry, 10th, committee chairman, with tryingrfto bull the proposal through the council. Jensen and other aldermen are encouraging a study into building the connecting street farther east "Maybe it won't work, but I'd like some thought on it," Jensen said. Barry insisted the committee did evaluate the situation.

"This is a stall," Barry said of the motion to refer the matter back to the Public Works Committee, which recommended adopting the present Blacklist Was Eyed as Blockade Measure (By NBA) During World War II, some authorities considered U.S. use of the blacklist as a form of blockade. Colette A. Blessinger. DRIVING while under the influence of intoxicants re You're Invited to Come In and Browst for Your VACATION READING Paperback books compact, lightweight, slip In your pocket for travel.

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bridge in preparation for Safe Boating Week June 30-Jury 6. From left are Harold ljermansen, bridge tender, Homer 0son, harbor master, Don Trudcau, bridge tender. business firms and individuals who were trading with the enenmy and these blacklist enterprises could not buy goods from the United States and Great Britain. ty Court Branch 3 today. His Wisconsin driving privileges were revoked for one ear,.

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