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Word: kenosha (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...move"), U. S. citizens continued to mutter against snooping questions in the 1940 Census. New York's Legislature resolved to urge Congress to eliminate "personal questions," chiefly the two on incomes. Similar action by the U. S. Senate was postponed until Senators could read their mail. Meantime in Kenosha, Wis., Cobbler James Rosselli and Census Taker John W. Girman met headon. As a preview of what may happen in April when the Government begins knocking on 132,000,000 citizens' doors, the U. S. watched the bout with considerable interest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CENSUS: Preview | 3/18/1940 | See Source »

HARVARD, Ill. -- James Rosselli, the corpulent Kenosha, Wis., cobbler who chased a census taker, was advised tonight that government census authorities at Washington had ordered Wisconsin officials to withdraw charges against him and exclaimed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Over the Wire | 3/7/1940 | See Source »

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