Big Four Ministers Consider Breakup After Transylvania Accord
Paris reports the foreign ministers council agreed to return Transylvania to Romania defying a Hungarian border award. Anglo American talks weigh dissolving the meeting this week with a possible resumption in three months. Byrnes and Bevin discuss reviving armistice talks with Italy and Axis satellites and appointing experts to survey deadlocked issues. Trieste remains the key obstacle. The two sides reportedly plan a broader postwar settlement with Russia later this year.
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Paris
Uri
Foreign Ministers Council
Transylvania
Romania
Hungary
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Italy
Trieste
Russia
United States
Iran Charges Russia With Interference In Azerbaijan
Iran accuses Russia of interference as UN debates the fate of Soviet troops in Azerbaijan. Ambassador Hussein Ali reports four Russian-occupied provinces evacuated, with Azerbaijan possibly clear too. Iran awaits Russia's withdrawal statement by the May deadline. council meeting looms.
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Sin York
Azerbaijan
United Nations
Tran
Hussein Ala
UN Security Council
Council
Iran
Russia
Waukesha
Last Russian Troops Leave Iran Declared Complete
Iran pressed Premier Ahmed Ghavam for formal confirmation that the last Russian soldier departed by Monday midnight under the Soviet Iranian accord. Ghavam's spokesman Prince Mozaffar Firouz said officials awaited Russian verification though, hours before the deadline, he stated the Red Army evacuation appeared complete and a definite report would be issued once available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uri
Iran
Ahmed Ghavam
Mozaffar Firouz
Ghavam
Red Army
Hartland High Strike Report Set for Public Meeting
Investigation into Hartland high school strike results to be announced Wednesday night at the Hartland community hall. Five fact finding committee members will present causes behind 167 students leaving class on April 9 to demand the dismissal of Superintendent William Kraus. Hartland school board members will attend along with students and staff.
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Hartland
William Kraus
John Meyer
Mathew Buschman
Henry Cull
Florian Brierton
Donald Ralph
Rene Hunekens
Edwin Muntzlaft
Plea to Save Willie Francis in Second Death Sentence
A national debate erupts over whether Willie Francis, an 11 year old Louisiana inmate, should be subjected to a second electric chair execution after the first attempt failed. Clergy and lawyers across the country urge clemency, citing mental and physical suffering, while legal experts note the complexities of differing legal codes.
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New Yorkaula
Willie Francis
Louisiana Wepre
Francis
Louissiana
St. Martinaville Parish
Edward J. Flanagan
Father Flanagan
Boys Town
James H. Davis
Louisiana
New Iberia
Jerry Guiesler
Los Angeles
Lfe
Crus E
Jerome Michael
Columbia University
New York
Call Young GOP Meeting May 8
Young Republicans of Waukesha county urge attendance at a Wednesday 8 p.m. meeting in the municipal court room of the courthouse, announced by temporary president Harry Croy. Permanent officers will be elected, membership cards prepared, and reports on Eau Claire and Oshkosh conventions will be heard. The constitution will be read and explained as the club outlines its objectives and plans for active campaign involvement with several members seeking county and assembly seats and a United States Senate endorsement.
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Waukesha County
Court House
Harry Croy
William Gramling
Dousman
Eau Claire
Oshkosh
Waukesha
Assembly
Wisconsin
Speed Offerman Elected Head of Waukesha JCC
Speed Offerman, manager of a local appliance store, was elected Monday night to lead the Waukesha Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Avalon hotel, succeeding Merlin Birk. Officials chosen for one year include Ray Trakel as executive vice president, Ed Bloedern as vice president in charge of committees, Keith Miller as secretary, William Gorman as treasurer, and Willard Allen as district director. Five directors were also named: Charles Schick, John Zaes, Miz Figi, Harold Derus and Roy Bere, with the 1845 slate listing Jim Hawkins, Ed Lynch, Al Wolfe and William Koenig alongside Schick.
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Speed Offerman
Waukesha
John Weber I
Membe
Charles Schick
John Zaes
Miz Figi
Harold Derus
Roy Bere
Schick
Jim Hawkins
Ed Lynch
al Wolfe
William Koenig
Waukesha JCC backs extension of OPA price controls
The Waukesha Jewish Community Committee urged extending price controls for a year with no crippling amendments and asked Wisconsin chapters to vote similarly. The proposal, led by Millard Hecker, favors continuing OPA to curb inflation, and copies were sent to Senator La Pellette, Senator Wiley, and Representative Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesna
OPA
Wisconsin
JCC
Waukesha
Stanley Jacobson
Milwaukee
State Chamber
Waukesha Jcc
Robert M. LaPellette
Alexander Wiley
Robert K. Henry
Immell Seen as Strong Wisconsin Governor Candidate
The piece argues Ralph Immell is a formidable candidate for Wisconsin governor. It highlights 23 years in public trust, a broad administrative record, World War I and II service, ties to Old Bob La Follette, cross‑party support, and veteran endorsements amid a split Kenny vote.
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Jack Vory
Freeman Starr
Ralph Immell
Wisconsin
State Conservation Score Mission
WPA
North
Africa
Italy
France
Mark Clark
America
Chicago
Immell
Bob LaFollette
Kenny
Radio Cited as Cause for Divorce Here
Mrs. Bernice Wirth of Pewaukee, 44, freed from her husband after charging him threatened to horsewhip her and smash the radio for late night listening. Judge Gel granted the divorce. they married in Milwaukee in 1923 and have two minor children.
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Bernice Wirth
Pewaukee
Frank Wirth
Wirth
Edward J. Gel
Wirths
Milwaukee
Waukesha County
Frank Plantark
Cudahy
Effie May
Detroit
Delegates Deny Unanimous Support for Range in Oshkosh
Waukesha county GOP delegates reportedly split over the attorney general nomination at Oshkosh with many leaving verbal proxies to register Martin votes while others remained to back Range. The Freeman notes 78 votes for Herman C. Runga of Sheboygan as Range’s endorsement, despite proxies and mixed intentions among delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha County
GOP
Oshkosh
The
Freeman
Waukesha
Herman C. Runga
Sheboygan
John Martin
Martin
R. H. Thurwachter
Range
G. G. Town
State Republican Voluntary Committee
the Freeman Today
Wauke
Murgan
R. F. Lewis
Ed Ryan
Lila Burton
City clean-up drive nets over 100 loads of rubbish
A two day city clean-up recovered 56 loads on Monday with five trucks, and crews canvassed streets south of Broadway and Madison on Tuesday after collecting the north side of Waukesha Monday. City Engineer Walter B. Dick says the effort should exceed 100 loads.
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Walter B. Dick
Broadway
Madison
Waukesha
England Proposes Complete British Pullout From Egypt
The British government signaled a full withdrawal of all British forces from Egyptian soil during Anglo-Egyptian negotiations, aiming to ease Egyptian unrest over continued foreign presence. The plan, announced with Ismail Sidky Pasha, notes mutual war time cooperation but excludes British attendance at a London reception following King Farouk’s decade on the throne, amid grenade violence injuring 15 British soldiers.
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Cairo
Egypt
United Kingdom
Ismail Sidky Pasha
Sidky
Farouk
New lead in Kirner case tied to stolen car
Authorities pursue a fresh lead in the Kenneth Kirner murder as fingerprint work continues on a car stolen in Boscobel. A note and a $5 bill were left with the vehicle found near Port Atkinson, while the FBI reviews the note and prints for connections to the April 29 slaying near Dousman.
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Kenneth Kirner
Wisconsin
West Allis
Dous‘man
Boscobel
Wis
Montfort
Kirner
Kenneth A. Benning
Gays Mills
Port Atkinson
FBI
Madison
Milwaukee
Dousman
Death of Three Month Old Robert Draeger at Milwaukee Hospital
Robert Lee Draeger three months old son of Mr and Mrs Donald Draeger 1015 Lindenst died at Milwaukee Children's Hospital on Monday. Survived by maternal grandmother Mrs Viole Rose of Pewaukee and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Draeger of Waukesha. Funeral Thursday at 3 p.m. from Erling Larsen funeral home Rev Ralph Ley officiating. Interment Prairie Home Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Wednesday.
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Robert Lee Wvraeger
Donald Draeger
Lindenst
Milwaukee Children’s Hospital
Viole Rose
Pewaukee
Fred Draeger
Waukesha
Erling Larsen
Ralph Ley
Prairie Home Cemetery
Bank Robbery Hits Humboldt Nebraska Store
In Humboldt Nebraska the Home State bank was robbed Tuesday at about 12:20 pm by a lone bandit who forced bank president Otto Kot to prepare a paper sack of money. The heist yielded roughly $800 before the culprit fled.
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JIS
Humboldt
Neb
Otto Kot‘oue
Nebraska farmer gives Truman 2000 for famine relief
Claude Canaday of Bloomfield Nebraska presented President Truman with 2000 for aid to war ravaged nations and for feeding famine sufferers. He earlier gave 1030 and then handed two more checks for 1000 each on dates in 1946. The event included a lighthearted exchange about crops and a rose garden gesture.
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Washington
Claude Canaday
Bloomfield
Neb
Truman
Canadays
White House
Clinton P. Anderson
Canaday
Anderson
Mr. Truman
Farmers State Bank of
Missouri
J. Vivian Truman
Gustave Wallich 65 Dies at Son's Pewaukee Home
Gustave Wallich aged 65 died at his son Clarence Wallichs Pewaukee home after a lingering illness. Born in Germany December 7 1871 he came to the United States as a child. He married Augusta Schirmacher in July 1898 in Waukesha. Survived by his widow two sons Clarence and Edward of Pewaukee two grand children and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm from Lyle and Jones funeral home with Rev Ralph Ley and Rev H G Settlage officiating Interment Prairie Home cemetery Friends may call after 2 pm Wednesday at the funeral home.
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Gustave Wallich
Clarence Wallich
Pewaukee
Germany
United States
Augusta Schirmacher
Waukesha
Augusta
Clarence
Edward
Ralph Ley
H. G. Settlage
Prairie Home Cemetery
Muneral Home
Unemployment Claims Fall in Waukesha County in April
Unemployment data show Waukesha county claims dropping from a March peak of 1,927 to 1,653 in April, with overall counts for Waukesha, Washington and Ozaukee down from 3,082 in March to 2,500 in April. Non veteran claims led the decline while veterans claims rose slightly, and Wisconsin total benefit payments fell to 3,309,600 with readjustment allowances totaling 2,367,000 for veterans.
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Waukesha County
Still
E. B. Jackson
Waukesha
Washington
Ozaukee
Wisconsin
State Industrial Commission
Accident Victim Was Ex East Troy Woman
Beulah Bagley Funk 24 formerly of East Troy named as victim in Monday motorcycle crash near Muskego. She and Raymond J. Grosser 28 of Cicero died when their bike lost control on CTH A, the two riders flung into a rock and tree after travelling 225 feet along a ditch. Coroner said they were killed instantly. witnesses reported a green coupe racing ahead.
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Muskego
Beulah Bagley Funk
Chicago
East Troy
Funk
Raymond J. Grosser
Cicero
Ctha
Lake Beulah
Amos Kagley
Chicego
Hazen W. Maynard Dies in Portland at 75
Word was received of the death of Hazen W. Maynard aged 75 in Portland Oregon after several years of illness. He was born on a farm near Waukesha and lived most of his life there. Survived by brother WN Floyd Maynard of Beaver Dam Wisconsin and several nieces and nephews.
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Hazen W. Maynard
Portland
Ore
Waukesha
Floyd Maynard
Beaver Dam
Wis
Senate to Vote on British Loan Changes May 8
Senate debate looms as Knowland threatens to shelve the British Loan over the coal strike. Government mediation offers an unspecified plan to end the 3 day old walkout by United Mine Workers and soft coal operators. Deliveries of soft coal are restricted to essential users and ships moving grain or coal.
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Senate
Washington
UWRI
United Mine Workers
AFL
UMW
Paul W. Fuller
Edward F. McGrady
New York
Solid Fuel Administration
John L. Lewis
Labor Department
Thomas J. Kennedy
Fuller
Lewis
Charles Oweill
Edward R. Burke
Southern Coal Producers Association
Burke
O'Neill
Permanent Possession of U.S. Bases Asked
The Senate agreed to a 2 p.m. Wednesday vote on a British loan amendment demanding permanent U S possession of Atlantic bases in exchange for a 3 750 000 000 credit. The plan covers leases under 99 years and would extend to bases at Newfoundland Bermuda the Bahamas Jamaica and Trinidad built by the U S with peacetime use rights for the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPR
Senate
Britain
United States
Atlantic
U. S
Alben W. Barkley
Ernest W. McFarland
Ariz. McFarland
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Bahamas
Jamaica
Trinidad
Masons Elect Wisconsin Leaders At Milwaukee Assembly
Joseph B. Wheeler of Michigan aged 13 was honored as illustrious deputy grand master by the Wisconsin Grand Masonic Council of Royal and Select Masters at its 28th annual assembly in Milwaukee. Wheeler, a past grand master of the Waukesha Masonic chapter, and Harland A. Marceau of Madison were elected state grand master.
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Joseph B. Wheeler
Michigan
Wisconsin
Grand Masonic Council of Royal
Milwaukee
Wheeler
Waukesha
Harland A. Marceau
Madison
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Robert Lee Draeger
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Acme
Nebraska
Son
William F. Knowland
Cal
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