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Wednesday
May 7, 1980
Our 21st year
No. 161, three sections
Election roundup
1st woman to be mayor
Martha N. Black ended 231 years of
male dominance in the Town of
Dumfries yesterday as she became the
first woman to win election as the
town's mayor.
In the election for town council, Olney
A. Brawner and Eleanor C. Gum
completed successful bids for reelection
while E.M. Amidon, Robert S.
Brookover, Jr., Thelma R. McGlothlin
and Clyde N. Washington, Jr. won first-
time council seats to complete the six-
person body.
Mrs. Black captured 199 votes to
defeat former councilman Paul B.
Clary and James Weisenburger. Clary
recieved 114 votes, and Weisenburger
recieved 67.
"I'm overwhelmed by so many
votes," Mrs. Black said, "I didn't think
I would win by that large of a number.
I'm very excited."
Brawner led all council candidates
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with 251 votes. He was followed by
Amidon with 238 votes, Washington
with 237, Mrs. Gum with 229, Brookover
with 218 and Mrs. McGlothlin with 192.
Vote totals for losing candidates were
180 for Claude C. Thomas. Jr.. 165 for
incumbent Majorie J. Davis, 150 for
Barbara S. Kirby, 100 for Thomas I.
Ard and 78 for Anne Z. Christensen.
About her priorities as mayor, Mrs.
Black said she hopes to work with the
council and town's citizens to unify
the town and direct its efforts to
benefiting the people.
"We'll have a good council," Mrs
Black said, "I think we all have the
citizen's interest first and foremost in
our minds."Transcriber
Adam KitchenLanguage
English