Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-08

/ The only Council contest was ir
the fourth ward, where Hugh A
White won the seat vacated by Mr.
Coxen over three opponents, Mr.
White had 236 votes to 81 for
Henry Hellman. and 40 each for
Karl Steele and John P. Lautz.
| The three holdover Councilmen
reelected without opposition are
Thomas E. Arnold, first ward, ano
Jacob S. Walker, second. George
G. Griebel was named in the third
ward without opposition.
College Park.
Mayor Duvau, who has headed
the city's government since it in
corporated in 1945, went down to
defeat at the hands of Charles r.
Davis, a veterinarian and Council
man from the second district. Mr..
Davis received $40 votes to 463 for
Mayor Duvall.
There were three candidates for
councilman-at-large. with only
two to be elected. Walter F.
Mulligan, president of the Prince
Georges County Civic Federation
was assured of election and re-
ceived token SO votes. Joseph
c. Longridge defeated Herbert H.
Bedford, 1872 votes to 435, for the
second councilman-at-large seat.
In the Council races, j. Paul Will
son squeezed out 1876 to 1874 vote
victory over William Holbrook, ST.,
in the second district. Joseph c.
Cherry held on to his fourth dis
trict seat, receiving 81 votes to 81
for George E. Lauterbach and So
for O. H. D. Clark. The incum-
bent, Lee c. Prickett, also was
victorious in the fifth district,
gaining 90 votes to "a for Ernest
E. Pywell. 81 for Paul w. Moores
and IA for John Grasso, sr.
Marion w. Parker of the first
district and j. w. C. Mack of the
third district were both reelected
to the Council without opposition.
Two charter amendments were
approved. BY vote of 583 to 367.
the Mayors salary was raised
from 500 to $500 annually and
that of Councilmen from $50 to
$500 a year. An annual levy of So
per home for garbage and trash
collection was approved, 500 to
$50.
Mount Rainier.
Mayor Reichelt and his four
running mates for the Council were
all returned to Office. Mayor
Reichelt scored an overwhelming
victory over Floyd B. Matthias,
who was Mayor from 1941 until
he was defeated by Mr.. Reichelt
on a reform platform two years
ago. The Mayor had 1,O11 votes
to 419 for Mr.. Matthias in yester-
days balloting.
Only one of the four incumbent
Councilmen had opposition. In
cumbent Robert H. Merson of the
third ward defeated James Worth
Iington. 280 to 235. The unop-
posed Councilmen are Frederick J.
Richardson. first ward: Warren
wv. James. second ward, and Cur
Iney F. Thompson, fourth ward.
CheverIy.
DR.. Edward A. Saloon won his
third tWo-year term as Mayor,
having received 305 votes to 277
for Arthur Hartung.
In the only Council race Arnold
Hagen unseated James c. Stanier
in the sixth ward by a count of
81 to Sc. Three other Council
members were elected without OPP
position. They are James Kidwell,
first ward; Wilbur johnson, third
ward, and William Lindsey, fifth
ward.
Riverdale.
Mayor Frederick w. Waigand,
ST., won a second term. He COL
lected 271 votes to 224 for Harry
*. Clare and ITS for Daniel j.
Burke.
A proposal to pay the Mayor
$50 month and Councilmen $25
per month (they receive no salary
lat PRESENT. was approved. 316
to 267.
There were no Council contests.
Robert G. Fuerst. third ward;
H. D. Powers, fifth, and Arthur
w. Brunei, sixth, were elected
without opposition.
BladenSburg.
Vincent j. McCarron defeated
incumbent Andrew A. Gasch by
233 to 229. Mayor Gasch may
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