Interesting election results in Ohio statewide and county races
The November 7, 1934 election produced close contests with Governor-elect Martin L. Davey and U S Senator-elect Vic Donahey leading Democrats. Incumbents such as Don W. Harter and several county officers won reelection. In Lorain County tight races for the Board of County Commissioners and prosecutor highlighted a night of suspense as final returns arrived.
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Martin L. Davey
Clarence Brown
Davey
Vic Donahey
Donahey
United States
Ohio
Senate
Simeon D .Fess
Don W. Harter
House of Representatives
Harter
Carl D. Sheppard
Lorain County
Summit County
Philip Wolfe
Mansfield
State Senate
Wolfe
General Assembly
William E. Ashbolt
Lorain
Hich
Ashbolt
H. Rogers
Rogers
William G. Smith
Elyria
Victor Reese
Ridgeville
Ben F. Thomas
Kelser
William G. Mitchell
Clarence Dick
Ward
Howard R. Butler
Albert A. Levin
Butler
Elvira
Board of County Commissioners
Oscar Dunn
Edward W. DeChant
J. B. Davidson
J. H. Brown
Davidson
Ripton
Dunn
DeChant
Elyria and Lorain Lawyers Named Court of Common Pleas Judges
Guy B. Findley of Elyria and D A Cook of Lorain have been chosen by voters as Judges of the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas. Findley led a four man field with over 16 000 votes and Cook placed second with nearly 13 000. Both are seasoned lawyers respected by peers.
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Judge Findley
Cook
Guy B. Findley
Elyria
Findley
Judge of Appeals Court
C. G. Washburn
EB. S
Elyria schools levy passes by 73 votes
The Elyria school district three mill levy won unofficially with 3,213 yes and 3,138 no, supporters noting the margin is small but affirming continued funding for twenty years. Local educators praise the result as essential for maintaining high school standards and financing for the community’s children.
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Elyria
City Levy Fails in Vanoster Administration
City officials led by Vanoster face failure as a proposed levy scheme collapses amid opposition from residents and business groups. The setback triggers renewed debate on municipal funding and services. Local officials pledge to reassess options and consider alternative revenue plans.
Elyria votes down two mill operating levy in city
Elyria voters reject a two mill operating levy by 4 101 to 2 091. Mayor Vanoster and City Council urged support, warning that without state relief local services such as garbage, fire and police protection and street lighting may be cut to balance the budget. The mayor called the result a clear verdict and said State action is needed.
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Vanoster
Elyria
Ohio
The Silent Observer: Fragments From a Language of Lapses
A mosaic of humorous musings, pop trivia, and pithy anecdotes. It touches on domestic life, divorces, and rising debt figures, interleaved with quips about preachers, motorists, and the Kangaroo legend. Notable lines include assertions about lemon canning by divorced women and broad stats on national wealth and debt.
Anniversary roll of notable figures and events
TODAY IN HISTORY catalogues figures born or died including Spencerian penman, Cornell's first president, a Boston educator, actress Lotta Crabtree, Alabama governor Braxton Comer, William Beardshear, explorer Henry Grier Bryant, Maria Curie, plus Tippecanoe battle, the Alton tragedy involving Eli Lovejoy, A T P Stewart theft, Cardinal Mercier protest, Bolshevik revolution start. notes that sentiment toward Bolshevists remains unsettled.
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Platt TL. Spencer
Ohio Business College
Wishkill
N.Y
Geneva
Andrew LD. White
Cornell
Homeev
Athava
Loli
Michael Anagos
Boston
Greece
Lotta Crabtree
New York
Braxton B. Comer
U. S
Barbour Co
Ala
Wiliam M. Beardshear
United Brethren
Iowa
Dayton
Ohio
Henry Grier Bryant
Philadelphia
Alleghany
Mme
Maria Curie
Warsaw
Poland
France
Tippecanoe
Ind
Alton
Elijah P. Lovejoy
TP. Stewart
Cardinal Mereier
Belgium
Germany
Russia
Hauptmann Trial Preparations In New Jersey
Preliminary discussions for Bruno Hauptmann's trial on the Lindbergh kidnapping case take place in Flemington and Perth Amboy New Jersey. Defense attorney J Lloyd Fisher and Edward J Seilly share prominence alongside prosecutor David Wilentz and other counsel.
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Bruno Hauptmann
Flemington
N- Tad
Lindbergh Baths
Perth Amboy
N. J
Edward J. Seilly
David Teg Wilentz
J. Lloyd Fisher
Todays Birthdays and Horoscope Highlights
The page lists multiple birthday entries for notable figures from Dr. Royal Copeland to Sir Chadra Raman, with places and ages, including Horace M. Dubose, Harold G. Moulton, and Baron Lionsl Hallam Tennys. It also presents today horoscope guidance noting shifting energy and a tagged joke about saving two women at once.
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Royal $. Copeland
U. Ss
New York
Dexter
Mich
Horace M. Dubose
Nashville, Tenn
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Bor
Alabama
Medii
Patterson
Washington
Chicago
Fred Shawn
NAC
Washington, D. C
Idaho
Robert Lee Doushton
Rente
LeRoy, Mich
William Denman
San Francisco
Baron Lionsl Hallam Tennyson
England
Sir Chadra Raman
Calcutta University
India
Wisconsin farmer builds Percheron horse farming venture
Baraboo resident L. G. Kuhnau rose from private worry during droughts and low prices to launch a horse farming operation. Seeing horses as a replacement for farm work and a shortage of good horses in Wisconsin spurred him to create a fine herd of large Percherons, turning hardship into a new enterprise.
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Wisconsin
Baraboo
Wis
L. G. Kuhbau
Kuhnau
Kukgau
Farm Animal of the Year: The Crops Growl in Rain or Shine
In the country a farmer notes a strange ting crop that grows each year and seems to respond to weather, thriving whether it rains or shines. The anecdote recalls rural life and persistent agricultural routines amid changing seasons.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Audit Bureau
Second Street
Hlyra
Lorwin County Printing & Publishing Company
Hudnutt
J. Clare George
W. A
City Levy
New York City
Asia
Department of Agriculture
Camden
Walter Pitkin
Lloryette
Jones
Smith
Massachusetts
Virgil F. Whiffletree
Hauptmann
David T. Wilents
Sallys
Bkte
Spa
Hin
Ohia
Household Finance Co
Elyria, Ohio
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