Ohio Republicans sweep with Lausche only Democrat to survive
Ohio voters delivered a GOP landslide led by Dwight D. Eisenhower. Frank Lausche held a four term governorship defeating Taft. John Bricker led in the Senate race over DiSalle. Other offices favored Republicans in column statewide results with the Supreme Court seats contested.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J Lausche
Supreme Court
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Lausche
Charles P. Taft
John W. Bricker
Michael V. DiSalle
Bricker
Senate
Charles B. Zimmerman
Francis B. Douglass
Shaker Heights
County Officials All Reelected Except One in Close Contests
In a vigorous county race, all present officeholders won except Democratic Commissioner R. J. Fortney of Wellington who lost amid a Lorain split. Lorain’s J Norman Thompson and J Powell Jones led the four way commissioner tally with 27 076 and 25 795 votes respectively while Fortney trailed with 22 462. Sheriff Finegan and County Prosecutor Mikus won reelection, as did County Recorder Leota Mitchell and Clerk Agate. Treasurer candidate Schmitkens led among four, while State races showed Burge and Wade advancing to the general assembly. Continued on Page 2.
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R. J. Fortney
Wellington
Lorain
J. Norman Thompson
J. Powell Jones
Fortney
Earl B. Jameyson
Jones
Thompson
Jameyson
Carl R. Finegan
Clyde O. Roose
Finegan
Roose
Paul J. Mikus
Grover L. Severs
Leota Mitchell
Carl E. Turner
H. E. Agate
George Kokinda
Carl O. Schmitkens
Maurice C Brown
Leslie M. Burge
Russell
Wade
Columbia Township
Thomas L. Johnson
J. P. Henderson
Charles A. Mosher
Oberlin
Eisenhower
Florida
Texas
Virginia
Herbert Hoover
Stevenson
Springfield
New York
Commodore Hotel
Levy Approved For Pleasant View Sanatorium
Lorain county voters approved a one-half mill tax levy for two years to support Pleasant View Sanatorium, with 27 346 in favor and 13 511 against. The levy is expected to raise about 400 000 for the institution. The Wellington fairgrounds levy for improvements failed 11 295 to 27 515.
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Lorain County
Pleasant View Sanatorium
Wellington
Lorain County School Board Postpones Friday Meeting
Lorain County School Superintendent C A Gibbons announced the Lorain County Board of Education regular meeting is postponed to Friday night at 8 p m. The delay is due to a Columbus meeting to which Gibbons has been called at the county office.
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C. A. Gibbons
Lorain County
Weather forecast for Northeastern Ohio warms then cools
Northeastern Ohio will be fair and windy today with a high near 66. Tonight will stay partly cloudy as temperatures dip to around 40 before a colder Thursday with another partly cloudy sky.
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Ohio
Thursay
Napoleon and toy soldiers in historic education
A brief note traces Napoleon's use of toy soldiers for tactics and later military education, then shifts to promoting the Chronicle-Telegram Want Ads for Elyria and Lorain County readers. Advertisers are urged to dial a local number and work with a Want Ad taker for effective, affordable notices.
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Napoleon
Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Lorain County
Dial
List of 1952 Ohio election winners by office
The document enumerates elected officials for Ohio including President Eisenhower Vice President Nixon Governor Lausche Lieut. Governor Brown Secretary of State W Brown State Auditor Rhodes State Treasurer Tracy Attorney General ONeill U S Senator Bricker Representative Weichel Supreme Court Justices Zimmerman Stewart Hunsicker Common Pleas Judges Cook Pincura State Senator Mosher and other county posts such as Commissioners Mikus Clerk Agate Sheriff Finegan Recorder Mitchell Treasurer Schmitkens Engineer Patterson Coroner Ward with names listed for each position.
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Brown
Sweeney
Rhodes
Ferguson
Tracy R
Gallagher
O'Neill
Ward
Supreme Court
Douglass
Zimmerman
Stewart
Johnston
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Frank J. Lausche
John W. Brown
Ted W. Brown
James A. Rhodes
Roger W. Tracy
Common Pleas
D. A. Cook
John D. Pincura
Charles A. Mosher
General Assembly
Leslie M Burge
Russell S. Wade
J. Powell Jones
J. Norman Thompson
Paul J. Mikus
H. E. Agate
Carl R
Carl R Finegan County Recorder—Leota B
Truman Extends Support as Eisenhower Wins Election
President Truman congratulated Dwight D. Eisenhower on his victory and offered the Independence airplane for travel to Korea. Truman urged Eisenhower to promptly appoint a representative to meet budget officials on the 1954 budget before the January 20 inauguration.
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Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Korea
Eisenhower
Congress
Washington Defense Dept Reports Korea Casualties Rise
The Defense Department tallies battle casualties in Korea at 124 569, an increase of 1 174 over last week, reflecting ongoing American losses.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
47 New Films Arrive at Elyria Public Library
The Elyria Public Library has received 47 new films ready for loan. A complete list and brief synopses are available at the library. Also note Economy Motors at 101 Broad advertises winterizing cars.
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Elyria Public
Economy Motors
School And Sewer Bond Issues Approved In Lorain
Elyria voters approved 3,000,000 for school improvements with 65 percent in favor and 6,471 cast. A 1,650,000 storm sewer bond passed with about 63 percent support. A 212 mill four year school tax levy won 8,682 to 5,474, while a 990,000 street improvement bond was rejected 7,003 to 6,341.
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Elyria
Lorain City
Lorain
Vote on Zoning in Lorain County Townships
Two Lorain County townships, Russia and Camden, voted on zoning. Camden approved all local options, 165 in favor and 173 against. Russia Township supported zoning 176 yes to 87 no, needing a 50 percent threshold to carry.
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Lorain County
Russia
Camden
Russia Township
Cleveland Mayor Salary Increase Proposal Defeated
A proposal to raise the Cleveland mayor's salary from 15000 to 25000 dollars annually was voted down yesterday.
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Cleveland
Weichel Sweeps Four Counties For Congress
Congressman Alvin F. Weichel of Sandusky, Republican, won reelection in the four county 13th district, with 62,957 votes to 44,388 for Democrat George C. Steinemann. Weichel carried Lorain, Erie, Sandusky and Huron counties with the listed totals.
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Alvin F. Weichel
Sandusky
George C. Steinemann
Lorain County
Weichel
Lorain
Erie
Huron
Steinemann
Eisenhower Wins Presidency But Congress Seen In Doubt
Eisenhower's landslide victory yielded 27,729,642 to 22,353,642 for Stevenson with 431 electoral votes to 100. Republicans held 193 House seats and led in 28 contests for 221 seats, while Senate stood at 48 seats for Republicans and 47 for Democrats with several undecided races. Stevenson conceded at 1:45 a.m. EST and Eisenhower urged unity.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Adlai E. Stevenson
House
Senate
United Press
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Len Wayne Morse
Oregon
Lorain County Votes Against Constitutional Convention
Lorain county rejected the constitutional convention by a wide margin with 28,570 votes against and 9,821 in favor, aligning with statewide results. The tallies reflect a decisive defeat of the proposed convention.
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Lorain County
Pincura Wins Lorain County Common Pleas Seat Unopposed Cook Re-elected
In Lorain County, Judge John D. Pincura Democrat won the common pleas judge race with 31 756 votes over Republican David R. Goldthorpe 14 699. Judge D A Cook Republican ran unopposed and received 35 462. County results also show votes for Ohio Supreme Court and other judges.
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Common Pleas
John D. Pincura
Lorain
David R. Goldthorpe
Amherst
Pincura
Guy B. Findley
D. A. Cook
Lorain County
Ohio Supreme Court
Francis B. Douglass
Charles B. Zimmerman
James Garfield Stewart
Kenneth B. Johnson
Oscar Hunsicker
Akron
Approve Rent Controls Endorsed in Oak Harbor Vote
Continuance of rent controls in Oak Harbor approved in yesterday's election by 817 to 476. The measure keeps existing restrictions in place through April 30.
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Oak Harbor
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Nye
County School Board
Spa
FIRST
TOY Soldiers
Page Amherst
Grafton
Society
Wellington County
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Cook
Gov
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Fen
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Rep
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