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POST-TRIBUNE, Jefferson Cltv. Mo. Wee Afternoon. April 7. 1971 Central Missourians decide local issues Tuesday was election day in Central Missouri mid despite tin overnight snowfall that hampered early morning traffic, residents turned out by the thousands to cast their Vote.

There no statewide questions on 1he election ballots as voters devoted themselves to local issues. The following is listing ol i in Central Missouri and the resultj of their elections. Henry Bass named mayor at Tipton Henry Bass, and Ray Frantc- en defeated incumbents to become Tipton's new mayor and west ward councilmen respectively in Tuesday's election. Bass defeated Ernest Knipp, 396-370, while Franken beat Ted H. Knipp, 225-145 for the council seat.

In the only other contested election, John Carter won the collector's position by a 524239 margin over Margaret Bestgen. East ward councilman William McDaniel and marshal Gordon Williams were unopposed for election. Incumbent Merlyn Hays was re-elected to th Tipton R-6 School District Board with 33 votes. The second board member elected is Vincent "Skipper" Hecht with 558. Other candidates and their were Mrs.

Ruth 363; and Carl Ml. People's Party win two Eldon offices Voters ot Eidon elected People's Pnrly candidates in two of three City Council IBCC3, In the first ward, People's Party candidate Julius A. Roark defeated his Democrat opponent, Douglas Grlswald, Ri-79. Christie House)- of the People's Parly, defeated Demo- cral Robert Shelton, 73-65, in the Second Ward contest. In the third ward, however, Democrat Ray Campbell swept to a 91-25 victory over People's Party candidate Clem Ivan.

Herbert E. Harvey and Harley Vaughan were unopposed for two seats on the Eldon R-I school board. Proposition Two on the School ballot, which sets the boundary of Eldon R-l School District in the middle of Lake Ozark, was approved 546 to 107. A second boundary a transferring four sections of land to the Versailles School District was defeated 494 to 114. Cedar City defeats school levy boost A proposed $3.60 school tax levy was defeated 47 to 38 by the voters of Cedar City School District No.

113 Tuesday. The proposal was 85 higher than the present 12.75 levy. A tax levy Increase to the school board at IS cents won approval with ere 4Elliott Jr had Mi voting in favor of the TM and Mrs 0 and 475 Wehmeyer, 87 votes. voting Two boundary changes Pftsfed and two were disapproved. Proposition three by 548 to 418; on, lour carried by J7J; Proposition live voted down by 985 to 23; Frppefiflon six lost by margin.

Rfehter, Luetkemeyer win Freeburg posts Joseph Hlchter and Edward tuetkemeyer are the two new aldermen for Freeburg. The two waged "i rdpraai-tuck elec- TMo, with Bichter coming out Wye candidates contested with Jack Berhorst 26 votes, Ted" Halter Wieberg; VSI PROPER CENTAL 114 I. HIM Sandbothe, Light elected at Linn Linn voters Tuesday chose Alphonse Sandbothe and Jack Light to fill seats on the city council. Sandbothe defeated Frank Houx 98-72 in the First Ward, while Second Ward gave Light a 146-63 margin over Gus Mantle. Dear! Strafe was unopposed for polica judge, In the School Board election, incumbent Dr.

Donald (3. Brorn.an was easily rejected with 569 votes. The second post went to Truitt Laughiin with votes. Other candidates and the votes tljey received were: Bob Peters, 416; Embry Lytton, 412; Clarence Raker, 249; and Saunders, 62. A proposed boun4ary change between Westphalia and Linn was defeated' "780481, but passed in Westphalia 449 to 233.

call: Police Fire 636-6161 635.0191 Missouri Sfate Highway Patrol 636-5171 Volunteer Fire Dept. 635-0715 FISH 635-8639 Ambulances 635-5171 636-8163 636-7512 Hospitals Still 635-7141 St. Mary's 635-8141 Memorial 635-6511 Jefferson City News-Tribune 636-3131 PINE and DANCE Area elections roundup Westphalia school levy approved Westphalia school district voters approved the annexation of the Osagc R-II district, and a levy increase in Tuesday's elections. The voters passed the annexation, 445-233, while the ad- tional 15-cents on the tax raising the levy to S2.35, was passes, 417-267. In another school election, Alex Heinkemeyer, of Rich Fountain and Hal Dudenhoefl- cr.

of Freeburg, were elected to the Fatima school board, unopposed. Arnold Wilde received 41 write-in votes for mayor to defeat his nearest opponent Chris Fennewald, who received 15 votes. Fennewald was also a write in candidate. Incumbent city marshal Mat Weber was easily re-elected, receiving 60 votes. Gus Nilges, a write in candidate for alderman in the West Ward, received 29 votes while William Alber, who had filed his candidacy, received 12.

In the East Ward, Clarence Kassmeyer was elected Alderman with nine Donley elected mayor of California Lloyd Donley was elected mayor and Freddie Roll is the new marshal at California after Tuesday's election. Donley out-polled Frank Bauer, 460 to 322, while the third man in the race, A. W. Baker, tallied 253, and Lawrence Hatfield collected 76. Roll defeated incumbent marshal Richard Chambers, 654 to 459, while first ward councilman, Roy Sparks, second ward councilman Sam Stith, and city collector Margaret York were all elected unopposed.

Forrest Katschman was elected councilman of the third ward oufpolling Robert Burke 433 to 103. Hardy wins close race at Iberia George T. Hardy won election to Iberia's first ward aldermanic seat by a scant five- vote margin. He polled 41 votes to incumbent Robert Davis' 36 votes. Mayor Ronald Humphrey and second ward alderman Herbert Burnett were elected unopposed.

Ed Baker and Louis Martin were elected to the school board, polling 205 votes and 126 respectively. McKim, Sweeten win school board posts Bill McKim and Don Sweeten were elected to the New BloomHeM R-IIJ school board in Tuesday's McKim polled 146 votes to Sweeten's 125. Defeated were Mrs. Shirley Gastincau, IBB votes, W. J.

Schobcrt, 56 votes, and Airs. Roberta Baker, 26 votes. In the New BloomfieM city elections, Leroy Baker and Ronnie Robertson were elected to one-year City Council terms, i Bill Burnett and Bob Adler were each elected to fill two-year seats. Dorsey Guy was elected mayor, unopposed. Fulton council incumbents fall incumbents were defeated for Fulton's City Council race, in Tuesday's elections.

Edward Hines a incumbent Ted Pyle in the first ward, 257 to 248, while in the third ward, Fred Kurt a hicumbent William Cloud, 158 to 123. Second ward Councilman Robert Craighead and fourth ward. Councilman Thomas Brown were elected with no opposition. In the school board election Dr. George Groce and Emery Smola were re-elected.

The race for the County superintendent of schools will take some time to decide. No one had filed for the job, and the counting of the numerous write-ins is expected to continue through today. Owensville voters opprove sales tax Owensville voters approved a one-cent city sales tax by a 445 to ITS margin at the polls Tuesday, according to the unofficial returns. In a four-way race for councilman of the first ward, incumbent John Nelson was an easy winner. Nelson polled 237 votes while Glen H.

Coen had 43, Norman H. Racher- baumer, 23 and Gary Epstein 21. Armin Rufz ousted second ward incumbent David Linsenbardt by a margin of 164 to 134. Maurice Landwehr and Kermit Pohlmann were unopposed and were elected to the School Board. Morrison aldermen Andrew Wolf and Vernon Wehmeyer, both unopposed, were elected Aldermen in Morrison.

Jamestown approves school levy increase Voters in the Jamestown C-I school district approved a 30- ccnt fax levy increase in Tuesday't election hiking total levy to S3.15. The lax increase passed easily by a vote of 188 for and 54 againit the measure. Donald Oerly and Gayle Kankin were elected to three- year terms to the school board, receiving 167 and 188 votes respectively. Stanley Johnson trailed with 68 votes Frank Wallenmeyer defeated the Rev. Richard Ferris In the race to fiL an unexpired term recently vacated on the board of education.

Vohs, Boh I elected by Hermann voters Incumbent Harold Vohs defeated three candidates to capture Jhe second ward city councU seat at Hermann Tuesday, while David Bohl won the first ward seat. Vohs received 192 votes fo George Johnson's 118, Richard Huenefeld's 116, and Jack llancy's 53 votes. Bohl won over Charles Shoemaker, 172-79. In separate balloting, the Hermann voters approved a one-cent tax increase thai would establish and maintain free public parks in the city, Edwards wins seat on Chamois council Raymond Edwards won the only contested race at Chamois electron Tuesday. He gained a 53-23 triumph over James R.

Townley in the contest for Second Ward councilman. Elton W. Moore was unopposed for first ward councilman, while Paul Mehmert and Don Smith were the only candidates for two seats on the Chamois H-II school board. Columbia selects school post write-in Voters across Missouri thronged to the polls to cast their votes on a variety of local issues, from hotly contested individual political races to school bond issues. Orville Hobart was elected mayor of Columbia, defeating four other candidates.

At Hannibal, Mayor Fred Herrin led three other candidates for jiis job' but "fiofc by enough. He faces aVunoff election April 20 with run- nerup Henry Glasscock. In Boone County, a proposition for cquritywjde planning and zoning carried, 5428 to O.J. Wheeler was elected county superintendent of schools on a write-in vote over the present superintendent, C. D.

Thorpe, 5,236 to 4,262. Kirksville approved two bond issues, one of $850,000 water systern imp and another $350,000 to improve sewers, both by resounding margins. Two proposed Adair County levies, one for nursing home maintenance and the other for ambulance service, failed for lack of two-thirds majorities. A $495,000 Macon school district bond issue was defeated. Steelville rejected a S385.000 school bond issue for tie third time.

Jhe ypte was faprable but failed to clear the" two- thirds majority' requirement. A livecenf increase in the Steelville school fcond proposal? totaling K.9 million won single, but not' tworthirds majorities and yrere defeated at Springfield. Ten charter amendments passed and fiev city councilmen were elected. Vienna approved tt $57000 sewer system bond and accepted city 'feyy iti- crease which hikes it from 75 cents to 11.05. Tuscumbia elects town councilmen Barney Flaugher, Rudy Slinke and Ansel Pryor were all elected to the Tuscumbia Town Council in Tuesday's elections.

Flaugher and Btinke each polled 23 votes while Pryor tallied 22, to earn the council seats. Three other hopefuls Ralph Mai-tin, Charles Ahart, and Fauster Vaughn were unsuccessful in their bids fpr election. Dusheke, Schwaller win Eugene voting Bernard Dusheke and Bernard Schwaller were elected to seats on the Eugene R-V school board Tuesday. Dusheke 266 votes and Schwaller 265 to win out over three other candidates. Unsuccessful candidates included Bill Sloan, 187 votes, Ervin Junkans, 156, and Alan Kiral, 45.

Eugene voters resoundingly rejected a proposition to allow an area of the District to join the Jefferson City School District. The vote on the proposition was 400 against and 53 in favor. Three Russellville officials elected A city marshal, and two city councilmen were elected unopposed at Russellville Tuesday. David Scheperle won the marshal's post, while Lester TwjtchcJ is the east ward councilman and Alvin Weber is the new west ward councilman. Incumbent Richard Gibler and newcomer Carl Hogg were elected to the school board in another election.

Hogg polled 109 votes, while Gibler tallied 102 votes. Lowell i'Jcssa, another incumbent, received 92 votes and Emil Fischer totaled 83 votes to miss the seats. Rolla, St. James defeat sales tax sales tax propositions were defeated at Rolla and St. James in Tuesday'! elections.

Holla's vote wound up 1,101 against (he tax item and 86a voles for. At St. James, the vote was 563-308 against. Wardsville voters name Schmidt, McNew, Alvin Schmidt and Lloyd McNew were elected to the Wardsville Board of Trustees. Schmidt garnered 18 votes while McNew received 12 votes.

Other candidates and their voles were Robert Hodeman, Henry Castrop, and August Struemph, 4. Incumbent Alex Heckman and Earl Holing were elected to the School Board, Heckman received 116 votes while Roling received 108. Dan Schmidt received 41. Mrs Winklemon named Meta's mayor Mrs. Helen Winkelman became the first woman mayor of Mela by defeating two male candidates in Tuesday's Mrs.

Winkleman polled 52 votes to I. D. McKee's 48, and James Bock's 35. In other results, Mrs. Rulh Vogelsang and John Chamu- lin were elected unopposed as west and east ward aldermen.

Three aldermen elected at Argyle Urban Brunnert, Clarence Kampeter, and Clarence Reinch were elected Tuesday to tho Argyle board of aldermen. The three men outpolled Leo Reinkemeyer, Ed Brunnert, ll and Victor Schmitz for the seats on the board. The six men had been nominated earl- ter at a town meeting. See them hear them LOS REYES for listening and dinlrig enjoyment APPEARING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY April 9 and 10 from 6:30 p.m. 'til Closing For mwnrakto cvnikv, nloy aulhtnttc Mexican Ftwd-AmtrkM Mujlc.

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