Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-11-06
All Tax And Bond
Issues Approved
Except Sterling

Except Sterling
The "off-year" 1853 election
caused only a rifle in the scheme
of things for Madison county vot-
ers, only 4,143 from the entire
county going to the polls Tuesday.
According to the lights of those
locally interested in the two most
important amendments to the Con-
stitution of Ohio, Madison Coun-
tians did "all right" The Bond
Issue for Highways" lost by $40
votes, with 1245 voting for the
amendment and 1915 against its
passage. The amendment ITO Gre
ate State Board of Education
carried by 355 votes with 1887 for
and 1882 against.
In London, interest was centered
in electing three of six candidates
for places on the local school
board, three of whom, P. E. Bacon
G. A. Holton and Robert M. Creath
were incumbents.
Balloting resulted in the election
of Robert M. Creath, 526 votes
Murray c. Lohr, 523, and Mrs,
Robert Day, 457. Votes of the
other three were, P. E. Bacon, 345
Robert Dillingham;, 336, and c. A
Holton, 272.
A second race that was watched
with interest was that of Russell
McShane, Democrat, and Douglas
Davis, Republican, for councilman
from the fourth ward in London
Davis won by So, with IT'S votes
over McShane, who had 107. Coun'
cilmen in the other three wards
are, William J. Robson, 221, first
Edgar Dixon, 158, second; Blu.
Chesbrough, SO, third. Councilmen
at-large, the three candidates un
opposed, are Charles Richmond
615; Sam Landes, 56S, and Paul c
Alexander, 539.
Other London officials, all unop
posed, were Z. P. Speasmaker
mayor, STA; Harold H. Sparling
president of council, CAT; Jacl
Phillips, treasurer, 683; Wallac,
V. Nichols, solicitor, 524.
Villages
John A .Gaa, Jr., defeated Ed
ward E Willis for mayor of Plail
City, 81 to ia. H. B. Walker
428; clerk; A. ]. Walker, 334
treasurer; were unopposed. Fo
Plain City council, the six elected
of the seven contestants, were, w
F. Hilbert, 4O6; Wenner A. Bot
kin, 375; Maxwell Latham, 397
Parker Adkins, 381; Russell A
Noble, 383; Roy Wood, 281. JOIN
Z. George, the other contestant
received 273 votes. Bruce Beach
343; K. A. Mckinley, 301, and L
r. Trees, 342, were unopposed 70
Board of Trustees of Public AT
fairs of Plain City.
In Mt. Sterling, Roscoe Friddle
1913, mayor; Edmund D. Tanner
222, clerk, and A. Ross Alkire, Jr
treasurer; were unopposed. Coun
cilmen, all unopposed, are, Johl
Beale, 214; B. Eugene Holt, 199
Edwin Arbogast 1856; Arthur Cal
vert, 1877; Thomas Lindsey, 18e
and Ralph Maggard, 1S0. Electe,
to Board of Trustees of Public AT
fairs, r. H. Gittins, 1S0; Herman
Paullin, 178 and Clayton ]. Starr
172.
In South Solon all officials wer
unopposed as follows, Stanle
Marsh, 81, mayor; Howard F
Murray, SO, Clerk; Kathleen Hise
68, treasurer. Councilmen, Roge
Bennett, 70; Elsie NJ. Murry, 65
Arnold Grear, 60; Hugh M. Alder
son, Charles Saunders and Dal
Simmermon, each got 55 vote!
Board of Trustees of Public Al
fairs, Clifford Clemans, As; Bruc
Baughn, "A, and B. L. jerks, Al.
The entire slate of officials i
the village of Midway was electe
by the write-in method, Adar
Morgan was elected mayor,
votes; Ray Gossard, clerk, AZ
George Dorm, treasurer, 10; Ma
Whiteside, 38; Russell Trehearn,
35; Frank Baughn, 26; Ray Ions
Bryce McClimans and Ray Beat
ty, with 25 each, were six cour
cilmen elected. Chester Shepherd
2; Frank Sheerin and j. V. Hine
one each, were elected Board {
Trustees of Public Affairs.
BOND ISSUE AND LEvIES
All of the Tax Levies and til
one bond issue voted on in til
county were carried except a prt
posed tax levy in Mt. Sterling fl
an additional tax for purpose I
current operating expenses whic
lost by one vote. Requiring CO.