Avon Mayoral Race Set as Laverne Pickering Not Seek Re election
Avon voters head to the polls tomorrow to choose a new mayor between William T. Cummings and Fred Gunther. Cummings is a longtime Avon resident with ties to the Zoning Board of Appeals and local business groups. Gunther, a two year Avon resident and DevoeRaynold Co. salesman, seeks improved roads and drainage solutions. The clerk contest features George Kiser and Elias Roby with three candidates running for the Board of Public Affairs, and Theresa Wagner seeking re election as village treasurer.
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Laverne Pickering
William T. Cummings
Fred Gunther
Cummings
Zoning Board of Appeals
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Lights For Avon
Avon Businessmen’s Association
Dorothy
Detroit Rd
Cummines
Devoe-Ray‘nold Co
Princeton
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University of Indiana
Gunther
Caroline Ive
George Kiser
Elias Roby
Kiser
Oberlin School of ‘Commerce
General Electric ‘Co
St. Marys Church
Lakeland Drive
Roby
Stoney Ridge Rd
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
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Robys
Earlham College
Richmond
Board of Public Affairs
Erwin Srrhar
BPA
Kenneth Paine
George L. Vasiteft
Theresa Wagner
Bernard €. Curtiss
Curtiss
Thew Shovel Company
Lorain
Avon High School
Fenn Col ‘Lege
Str Mary Holy Name Society
Thew Shovel Management Club
Avon Investment Club
Doris
Carteen Ave
Lenus Tomlin
Air Force
Courci
St. Mary Church
Tomlin
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Center Road
North
Robert F. Schneider
Centennial St
Wie
Lee
Schneiger
Cleveland College
Incumbents Vie for Six Avon Council Seats
Eleven candidates contest six Avon Village Council seats. Five incumbents George Lauvendorfer William Gates Bernard Curtiss Linus Tomlin and Robert Schneider are joined by Harvey Wagar Harry Babyak George Zilka Wallace Loder Sam Falkenstein and Richard Cooper.
Proponent and Opponent Debate Avon Charter Vote
Avon voters face a charter vote with Charter Commission head Harry Babyak defending a strong mayor model. Opponent George Lanzendorfer argues it concentrates power and risks patronage, urging a cautious approach and noting Civil Service concerns. The debate centers on executive vs legislative balance and the cost implications of new departments.
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Avons
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Fiv-Leaf
Charter Commission
Avon School Board Race Draws Four Candidates
Avon voters head to the polls to elect two trustees from four candidates. The field includes Wesley Knable seeking a second term, Ruth Greene active in local civic groups, Roy Hange a long time industry worker and Army veteran, and Vernon Buncherdm a Sears Hardware manager. Frank Roor’s resignation leaves an extra vacancy.
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Westlake
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Mills Road
Ruth Greene
Detroit Rd
Ladies Guild of Holy Trin Dey Church
Avon Band Parents Club
Avon High School
PTA
Ladies, Catholic Benevolent Association
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Roy Hange
Hange
Koehler Rubber and Supply Co
Cleveland
Lights For Avon
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North Stax Lodge
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Avorn
Sears Roebuck
Fast High School
Fenn College
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Peacemaker Wounded During Saturday Night Altercation
Edward Moon, 32, of 100 East 34th Street, suffered a knife wound to his left arm while attempting to break up a fight between two women inside his home Saturday night. He was treated at St. Joseph Hospital and released. The women, who were arguing and armed with a pen knife, threatened each other. identities were not released.
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Edward Moon
East 34Th St
St. Joseph Hospital
Avon voters urged to approve $200000 elementary school bond
Avon residents will vote tomorrow on a 200000 bond to fund an elementary school at Nagel and Schwartz Roads. The Board of Education touts capacity, planned expansion, and tax impact while the Committee For Better Schools campaigns against the bond, questioning funding decisions and planning.
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Committee For Better Schools
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St. Denis
Nagel Rd
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