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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1931

Page

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Elder and Conner Battle Woods For County Commissioner

In Camden County three Republicans Elmery Conner P O Elder and Franklin R Woods lead a tight race for two County Commissioner spots. After 50 of 81 precincts Elder 4646 Woods 4556 Conner 4545 with wood and elder neck and neck as final results awaited.

Elmery Conner Ellwood City P. O. Elder New Castle Franklin R. Woods Frenklin R. Woods Elmer Conner

McClung Seeks City Treasurer Nomination In Republican Primary

In 32 of 34 precincts in Lawrence county, McClung leads for New Castle city treasurer with 3 894 votes while rival McKibben follows at 2 899 and Ivor V. Davis 2 228. McClung appears assured of the nomination though two precincts remain uncounted.

NEW Castle News Eads McClung Elder New Castle Lewis McClune C. C. “Rube” McKibben Ivor V. Davis Ralph Snyder McKibben Doposters

Woolcock And Hyde Strong In School Contest

With 18 of 34 city precincts reporting in the school board race Alfred C. Hyde and Daniel B. Woolcock led the Republican primaries by a solid margin. A tight battle for third place formed among Charles G. Martin J Herb McKillenny and George L. Smith as returns showed Woolcock and Hyde ahead.

Alfred C. Hyde Daniel B. Woolcock Charles G. Martin J. Herb McKillvenny George L. Smith Wooleck Bree Shewman

Blevins McCaslin Lead In County Auditor Contest

In Tuesday's Republican primary for county auditor John C. Blevins of this city and R C McCaslin Jr of New Wilmington appear to have led over A Scott Kildoo of Slippery Rock Township. Returns are sparse and final counts may alter the result.

John C. Blevins R C. McCaslin, Jr New Wilmington A. Scott Kildoo Slippery Rock Township

Mayne Wins Mayor Seat By Large Majority

Mayne secures the mayoral victory with a large majority while McGrath finishes second and Dunlap third in the city race.

Mayne

Ellwood City Precinct Results Hint At Close Contest

The report notes Mr. Conner led other Ellwood precincts and likely will reach about 425 votes in this precinct while opponents may barely exceed one third that total. Wayne Ferry and Slippery Rock Townships are favorable to Conner, suggesting Woods and Elder contend for second place. Deciding factors remain.

Ellwood City Conner Ellwood Wayne Ferry Slippery Rock Woods Elder

Close county commissioner race set by small precincts

The county commission contest shapes up as a tight race with Woods Elder and Conner as front runners. Voters in small precincts will decide the winner after a year of unusually close polling. Sam Wel Craviced of North Beaver aligned with one candidate is noted among supporters.

Fullerton J. S. Martin New Castle H. C. Breese Neshannock Township James P. Cook Conner Elder Woods Samwel W. Craviced North Beaver

Pitts Appears Sure Winner In County Treasurer Race

Mount Jackson candidate William Pitts leads the Republican field for county treasurer with 4 117 votes in 45 of 81 precincts. David E Nessle trails with 3677 votes, needing an unlikely margin to overtake. Bion W Cover has 2524 and John T Brinton 2016, with Pitts favored to win the nomination.

Mount Jackson Lawrence County William Pitts David E. Nessle Pitts Nessle Bion W. Cover John T. Brinton

Hamilton Ewing Battle For Second Ward Alderman Nomination

Walter T. Hamilton and Wallace J. Ewing, both Republican candidates, ran a tight race for the Second Ward alderman nomination. Final results hung in the balance until votes from all ten district polls were counted.

Hamilton-Ewing Walter T. Hamilton Wallace J. Ewing

Davies Makes Comeback In City Council Nomination Race

D. O. Davies led the Republican field for the city council nomination from the Fifth Ward in the primary with 2348 votes from 24 of 34 precincts. Albert Hoyland and John M. Gardner battled for second, Hoyland at 1808 and Gardner at 1704, with Burns and others trailing as missing Second Ward precincts could shift the result.

Albert Hoyland John M. Gardner Hoyland Mr. Gardner W. T. Burns Gardner

Local Precinct Vote Totals Across Seventh Ward

Detailed tally figures from Seventh Ward precincts list votes for county and city officials including auditors commissioners treasurer prothonotary coroner mayor city council school directors and a second precinct recount with names such as Kildoe McCaslin Brown Elder Fullerton and Crawford among others. The results show varying tallies across departments and precincts with multiple candidates in each race.

Blevins Kildoe McCaslin Second Ward Brown Elder Fullerton Paden Cook Crawford Conner Martin Woods Cameron Breese Pitts Nessle Cover Brinton Campbell Cooper Caldwell Potter Nugent Pearson Seventh Ward Second Precinct Young Kildee Union Corner Kildoo N. Beaver Brinten Prothontary Campbell Caldwell St. Youne Fourth Ward Woods III Potterite Fearon

Mayne Leads in New Castle GOP Mayor Race Across 27 Precincts

With 27 of 34 precincts reporting at 5 30 this morning Charles B Mayne holds a commanding Republican nomination lead in New Castle. He has 3394 votes to 2288 for Charles McGrath and 1960 for William Dunlap with 948 for C W Hess. Mayne carried most wards and is expected to finish with about 4000 votes and a 1300 vote edge over McGrath. Mayne is a soft drink manufacturer who served in the early council under the commission form of government.

New Castle Charles B. Mayne Charles McGrath William Dunlap C. W. Herman Hess Mayne Dunlap McGrath

Frank Conner Wins Race For Constable In Second Ward

Frank Conner wins the second ward constable race with 1690 votes. James M. Rae receives 836 votes and Edward Benn inghoff 489, totaling 3015 votes cast in the contest.

Frank Conner Constable James M. Rae Edward Benninghoff Conner Rae Benninghoff

Precinct returns for Fourth Ward and county offices

Fourth Ward First Precinct results show Mayne 159 and McGrath 99 with other candidates listed for mayor. City Treasurer totals include Davis 57 Snyder 64 McKibben 76 and McClung 102. Multiple council and school director names and votes appear alongside Shenango Township district results and county offices totals for commissioners coroner and treasurer.

Mayne McGrath Hess Dunlap Davis Snyder McKibben McClung Elliott Gardner Hoyland Fike Hahn Davies Reeves Burns Steen McKeever Patterson Hover Hyde Mcellvenny Woolcock Smith Perifano Sherman Morrow Martin Fourth Ward First Precinct

Potter Looms as Coroner Nominee in Early Returns

With one third of precincts counted, Dr Ville Potter leads Republican county coroner race by a comfortable margin. Potter has 2609 votes, Nugent 1054, incumbent Caldwell 1011, while Cooper and others trail. Potter bedridden per doctor’s orders after wartime injuries but pleased with early tally.

Ville Potter Potter Nugent James P. Caldwell Caldwell Cooper, Young Pearson

Also Mentioned on This Page

Trio N. Arthur Brown Wampum Milo D. Paden Mahoning Township Donald Lee Cameron C. Dale Ralph M. Campbell Orville Potter R. C. McCaslin Jr D. O. Davies John Gardner P.K. Fike L. W. McClung A. C. Hyde J. Herbert MeIlvenny Ray Bradford Elliott Lewis McClung Woolcock and Hyde Strong RTI, McIl Smith and Inny Blevins-McCaslin Conner Precincts F. R. Woods Mr. Jackson Gardner and Hoyland Fifth Ward Council P. K. Fike Charles A. McKeever Clayton H. Reeves Frank A. Hover Charles A. Patterson Thomas Elliott Joseph Hahn Harry Steen Wne High Precinct McIlvenny Shenango Township Pulaski
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