Voters Reject Zimmerman Bid for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Milwaukee voters backed Justice Elmer E. Barlow and rejected Secretary of State Fred Zimmerman for the Wisconsin Supreme Court seat. With most precincts counted, Barlow emphasized qualifications and the public’s support for high standards. Zimmerman offered no comment on the result.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
Fred R. Zimmerman
Elmer E. Barlow
Barlow
Julius P. Heil
George B. Nelson
Madison
Elmer Barlow
State Supreme Court
Fred Zimmerman
Third Army Opens Thuringian Plain Front in Germany
Allied forces push through German lines reaching the Weser and Ems. The Third Army bursts into Thuringia 140 miles from Berlin while the French seize Karlsruhe. Seventh Army advances toward Nuremberg and Würzburg as cities including Münster and Osnabrück fall. British Second Army races toward the North Sea, with Canadians near Arnhem and Zuider Zee.
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Paris
Weser
Ems
North Sea
Hannover
Third
Thuringian
Germany
Middle Europe
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Karlsruhe
Baden
Rhine
Seventh Army
Black Forest
Nuernberg
Wuerzburg
Lower Franconia
Muenster
Osnabrueck
Fulda
Aschaffenburg
Siegen
Bruchsal
Kassel
Gotha
Hamm
Kuerzbach
Eng
Ny Neam
Engand
William H. Simpson
Fifth Armored
Bad Oeynhauser
Bremen
Hamburg
Waal Rhine
Arnhem
Zuider Zee
Henry Crerar
Indiana
Patton
Reconversion To 39 Level Year After V-E Day
WPB predicts civilian production will rebound to prewar pace within a year after V E day. Automobiles washing machines radios and other goods will return to factories and reach markets as the government eases controls while keeping arms output for the Pacific war. Krug warns Japan’s early surrender could shift resources but confirms a steady reconversion plan with COP oversight.
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Washington
Germany
West Wall
War Production Board
WPB
J. A. Krug
Japan
Kap- Krug
COP
Snow Forecast Hits Wisconsin Amid Cold April Woes
Weatherman predicts snow across Wisconsin as fuel restrictions bite. Forecasters warn of continued cold with Green Bay and Milwaukee areas seeing temperatures in the 20s to 30s, heightening hardship for residents.
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Weather Bureau
Wisconsin
Greenies
Senate approves bill boosting CCC borrowing limits
The Senate passed legislation to raise the borrowing power of the CCC. The measure advances to the White House for approval.
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Senate
Soviet Forces Reach Vienna Suburbs as Bratislava Encirclement Looms
The Soviet Third Ukrainian army pushed through Vienna suburbs while Malinovsky’s Second Ukrainian army closed in on Bratislava. German resistance stiffened but tanks advanced on a flat, rail-veined plain. Reports warned of a final street fight in Vienna as residents heard battle noises.
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Moscow
Feodor IL. Tolbukhin
Vienna
Danube
Volksstrum
Bratislava
Tolbukhin
Rodion V. Malinovsky
Neusiedler See
Slovakia
Malinovsky
Budapest
Breslau
Last Member of G. A. R. Celebrates 107th Birthday
Virginia resident Charles L. Hooker, last member of the Superior G. A. R. Post No. 170, yesterday marked his 107th birthday milestone. A familiar figure on Virginia street scenes, Hooker remains a link to local Civil War veterans.
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Virginia, Minn
Charles L. Hooker
G. A. R. Post No
Virginia
Four New Supervisors On Green County Board
The Green County board of supervisors will include four new members after yesterday's election. The spring organization meeting on May 1 will reflect revised membership with new faces among townships, villages, and cities such as Albany, Brooklyn, Monticello, New Glarus, Monroe, and Brodhead.
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Green County Board of Supervisors
Kiwanis Luncheon Speaker Talks Moderation in Liquor Use
John A. Schmocker of the educational department of distributors for a liquor brand is announced as the Kiwanis luncheon speaker for tomorrow. He will discuss alcoholic beverages with a focus on moderate use and present scientific facts to improve public understanding, stressing it is not a sales presentation.
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John A. Schmocker
Kiwanis
Tommorrow
Educational Department of Distributors
Non-Lawyer Faces Defeat in Wisconsin Supreme Court Contest
In Wisconsin, Zimmerman a nonlawyer trailed as 178,753 to 103,769 while Leach lagged with 18,260. Barlow pressed for a legally trained judge, but the nonprofessional bid failed. Callahan eyed another term as superintendent with Jorgensen trailing 168,261 to 112,121. Voter turnout remained light across 2,374 precincts as totals neared 400,000.
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Peter F. Leach
Milwaukee
John Callahan
Arthur Jorgensen
Columbus
Office of Justice of the Peace
Zimmerman
Barlow
Goodland urges $28 million postwar building program
Governor Goodland asked the legislature to enact a $28,193,050 postwar construction plan to modernize and expand state institutions. The package, backed by Frank Graass, would require no new taxes and targets University of Wisconsin facilities, state teachers colleges, Stout Institute, the Historical Society, and public welfare and health bodies.
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Madison
Goodland
Joint Committee On Finance
Frank Graass
University of Wiscon
State Teachers’ Colleges
Stout Institute
Historical Society
Board of Health
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Miss Wartenweiler Barlow Callahan Win in Listless County
In a wind blown Tuesday election Green county voters chose Miss Florence Wartenweiler. Monroe county superintendent of schools gave a plurality to Justice Elmer Barlow in the contested state supreme court seat race.
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Green County
Alta Rouse
Florence Wartenweiler
Esther Newman
Monroe
Elmer Barlow
Albany area election contests dominate Green county results
County totals show Fred R. Zimmerman and a slight plurality for incumbent State Superintendent John Callahan. In Jordan township, Henry Aebly defeated William Boetker for town chairman. Aebly succeeds ill health retiree William Figi. Monroe voters chose J. B. Scherer over incumbent Sam W. Waelti, and Scherer's long county farming ties noted. Mount Pleasant elected Ray Silver unopposed after Will Spring declined. Albany village elected Edward Killingstad to the county board, ending Jay Lewis’s term. A tie in Albany village between Sever D. Gaarder and Dr. T. J. Bongiorno for village president remains unresolved. Mary Cripps succeeds Myrtle Zimmerli as village clerk. Other precincts: Adams reelects Ed Bidlingmaier chair and others. Albany Township reelects Dunphy and Kittelson. Brooklyn reports no issues.
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Fred R. Zimmerman
John Callahan
Jordan Township
Henry Aebly
William Boetker
Aebly
William Figi
Monroe
J. B. Scherer
Sam W. Waelti
Scherer
Will Spring
Mount Pleasant
Ray Silver
Albany
Jay Lewis
Edward Killingstad
Killingstad
C. H. Ferguson
Green County
Sever D. Gaarder
T. J. Bongiorno
Gaarder
Albany Village
Mary Cripps
Myrtle Zimmerli
Adams
Ed Bidlingmaier
Ralph McGuire
Melvin Winger
William Barry
John Flanagan
C. A. Moen
Albany Township
Thomas M. Dunphy
George Kittelson
Richard Jarman
Henry Rhyner
John Crooke
Burr Bagley
Verne Jones
Nick Quint
Stephen McDermott
Ben Reasa
Arthur Patchen
D. J. Price
Roy Webb
Brooklyn
Yanks Close On Naha Okinawa Capital In Fast Advance
American forces push toward Naha Okinawa as observers report light Japanese fire and a trench system near Machinato and Tonabaru strips. General Geiger says the operation moved rapidly and plans changed, with resistance described as negligible and over 400 square miles overrun.
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Okinawa
Ryukyus
Navy
Navy Radiophoto
Guam
Naha
Haugland
Associated Press
Admiral Turner
Machinato
Tonabaru
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
10Th Army
James Lindsley
Marine Third Amphibious Corps
Roy S. Geiger
Leatherneck
Ryukyu
77Th Infantry
Fleet Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Manpower Bill Faces Senate Death Blow
President Roosevelt proposed compulsory manpower controls but the plan was stopped by a 46 to 29 Senate vote. Critics doubt any manpower bill will emerge as chambers show divergent views and support for penalties or employer ceilings wanes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Senators Wiley and LaFollette vote against manpower bill
In Washington, Senators Wiley of Wisconsin and LaFollette of Wisconsin joined the minority as the manpower bill failed 46 to 29. Vandenberg of Michigan and other senators supported the measure.
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Washington
Wiley
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Vandenberg
Michigan
Undeclared Municipal Election Draws Sub-500 Voters in Monroe
In Monroe, a spring election attracted 490 total votes for the supreme court contest and under 450 for uncontested municipal offices. Soseman 414 and Benjert 430 led city races, with ward by ward tallies showing incumbents reappointed and judges receiving cross ward support including Justice Elmer and Lamboley.
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Monroe
Supreme Court
G. S. Soseman
Claude A. Roderick
Arthur Benjert, Jr
Ward Benkert Soseman PO Aeets Can Sa
Poms Ux Clinicass
Sy Sabics Ces
Lester J. Michael
Harry C. Young
Henry Tschudy
F. F. Hartwig
William Beckman
Frank Priewe
T. Roy Evensondi
Everett Keel
Roger Elmer
F. Earl Lamboley
Justice Barlow
Jorgensen
Callahan
Senate panel approves one year lend lease extension
The senate foreign relations committee unanimously approved a house measure extending lend lease operations for one year from June 30. Tokyo radio reported a large British fleet massing for operations in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Associated Press
Tokyo
Red Sea
Indian Ocean
Burma
Malaya
Netherland Indies
Kassel Falls in German Frontline Drive
U S Third Army reports Kassel, a major aircraft and tank plant center, fell late today in Germany. Suhl, 22 miles south of Gotha, and Gotha itself were cleared by the fourth armored division in the same push.
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U. S
Germany
Kassel
Suhl
Gotha
Fourth Armored Division
Frontiers Tighten as Europe Braces for Events
Reports from Paris and Brussels say the Swiss Italian border will close today for anticipated important events. Argentina signs inter American conference acts, rejoining the Pan American family in Mexico City. Field Marshal Albert Kesselring is believed trapped in the Ruhr pocket between the U S First and Ninth armies in Germany.
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London
Paris
Brussels
Mexico City
Argentina
U. S
Ninth Army
Germany
Albert Kesselring
Ruhr
Navy Halves May Draft Call Amid Planned Reductions
The Navy cuts its May draft call by half and hints at further June reductions. The current selective service rate of about 132,000 monthly could drop 12 percent or more, with May calls near 16,000 registrants. Officials say calls will align with an authorized peak strength of 3,600,000 by July 1 and later be replacement-based. An official statement confirmed ongoing reductions without details.
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Washington
Navy
British Ninth Army advances toward Hannover and Weser threat
Allied forces push toward the Weser and Hannover while trapping and reducing German defenses in the Ruhr. The Ninth Army encirclement threatens Albert Kesserling and 150,000 troops as Patton’s Third and Simpson’s Fifth close on German positions near Arnstadt and the Czech border. The invasion marks the 300th day since Normandy with Eisenhower urging surrender.
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Hannover
Ems
Osnabrueck
Holland
Ruhr
Ninth
Weser
Germany
Elbe
Berlin
Albert Kesserling
Hitler
Third
Czechoslovakia
Gotha
Normandy
Eisenhower
Vinson Confirmed as War Mobilizer
Senate confirmed Fred M. Vinson as director of war mobilization and reconversion succeeding James Byrnes. Approval was by voice vote with no opposition after swift committee approval. The Kentuckian rose from stabilization director to federal loan agent before taking the mobilization post.
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Washington
Fred M. Vinson
Senate
James F. Byrnes
Senate Finance Committee
President Signs Bill Raising Debt Limit
The president approved legislation increasing the public debt limit from 260 billion to 300 billion dollars. The White House said he signed the measure yesterday.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
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York
Lawrence H. Ames
Fred Bund
Browntown
Roy Crago
Monticello
Jacob Krieg
New Glarus
E. J. Hoesly
Brodhead
William Hahn
Leo M. Ties
Gerhard A. Hagedorn
Marvin B. Rosenberry
William H. Markham
Horicon
Wartenweiler
Emo Wee
Peter Leuch
Honshu
20Th Air Force
Red Army
Stalin
Vinson
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