Humble candidates and the one vote that mattered
Readers share tales of self voting or not voting in public races. A 1840 Whig convention chair voted for Tyler, a student council candidate lost by one vote due to humility, and others recount voting for themselves. The letters tease forthcoming notes from candidates who did vote for themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss van Buren
John Janney
Virginia
William Henry Harrison
John
John Tyler
Harrison
Anna Janney Miller
United States
Helen Janney Grinstead
Mrs. Grinstead
Abby
Dee
Seal Beach
Calif
Maizie Harris Jesse
Carson City
Gara Falls
Minneapolis
McDonald
Warm Up America chapter eyed by Lorain County volunteers
Elyria mother Roseanna Cake aims to start a local Warm Up America group to knit afghans for service organizations. She seeks fellow needleworkers including retirees to knit at home, coordinating with churches and senior centers. contact 329 7143 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseanna
Lorain County
Cake
America
The
Red Cross
Salvation Army
The Women We Become: aging and myth in life
Danville psychotherapist Ann G. Thomas blends myths, folk tales, and Jungian psychology in The Women We Become to explore aging as an inner journey. She uses the Old Woman figure and client case examples to urge self insight and acceptance, with a forthcoming workbook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Erica Jong
Gail Sheehy
Ann G. Thomas
Danville
Calif
Prima
Thomas
Hedley Row
Atlanta
Kate Hepburn
Jessica Tandy
Postcard Treasures From Elyria’s Bygone Era
Lorain County historian Connie Davis notes Malcolm McDonald’s box of vintage postcards revealing early 20th century Elyria life. From Miss Bessie McDonald’s 1910 address to local firms like Elyria Canning Co and the 1901 Shear Street plant fire, the cards capture travel, families, and era before mass media.
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Bessie McDonald
East Bridge Street
City
McDonald
E. Bridge
Elyria
Bessie
Malcolm McDonald
Euclid Beach
Cedar Point
Cleveland
Chicago
Cincinnati
Atlantic City
Nia
Charles McDonald Sr
Elyria Canning Co
Tannery Street
Elyria Souvenir Co
Shear Street
Moss Rose
Malcolm
Park Ave
Karl Bidenharn
Lakewood
Park Avenue
Jessie
Bert Daniels
Fran
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baton Corps
Manta Pride Midland
Abigail van Buren
Chronicle-Telegram Needleworks
Nancy ‘Thomas
Cake of Elyria
Lifetime
Ai. Yay
Ings
Charles McDonald Jr
O.H. Monroe
Connie Davis
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