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- Description:
- The newly elected members of Kalamazoo's city government speak with Dr. Willis Dunbar in interviews on election night. Re-elected Mayor Henry Ford Jr. pledges to fix water supply problems and oversee the building of a new water works building in the next two years. Re-elected Vice-Mayor Glenn Allen praises the voter turn out, but says that it is still small compared to the number of voters registered and encourages more citizens of Kalamazoo to exercise their right to vote. City commissioners Lorence Burdick, Charles E. Garrett, and Allan B. Milham all deliver brief remarks and thank their supporters.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-11-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "What's Doing in Western Michigan," Dr. Willis Dunbar discusses the results of recent elections around Western Michigan. Dunbar reports that voters in both Vicksburg and Allegan rejected school bond issues aimed at raising funds to build new buildings and he reviews the results of school board races in in Vicksburg, Allegan, South Haven, Oswego, and Sturgis. Dunbar and Harry Travis also cover a variety of other stories, including a new hospital addition in Vicksburg and the prospect of a new tuberculosis sanatorium in South Haven.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-06-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Know your city," Dr. Willis Dunbar previews the upcoming state and municipal elections and interviews Anthony Stamm, county clerk and chairman of the county election board. Stamm describes the process behind staffing voting sites, including details on how many election officials work at each site, how those election officials are selected, and what those election officials are paid. Stamm also discusses the order of names on the ballot, explaining that the order is rotated on different ballots to nullify any advantage of being the first name on the ballot. Dunbar gives an overview of important races across the state, with particular focus on Kalamazoo's local elections.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-03-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Notes:
- Robert Loomis writes of the city election and attending various meetings.
- Date Created:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Robert Loomis writes of his bid to become the Republican Party's candidate for mayor of Grand Rapids, as well as the results of the election. A number of his entries also concern local and national politics, the Russo-Japanese War, and the Flood of 1906 in Grand Rapids.
- Date Created:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- In his diary, Robert Loomis writes about local elections and national political developments. Additionally, he writes about his time on the Court House Committee, as well as the ongoing construction of the new court house.
- Date Created:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Robert Loomis writes of purchasing property, a city election, and attending meetings.
- Date Created:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Description:
- The newly elected members of Kalamazoo's city government speak with Dr. Willis Dunbar in interviews on election night. Re-elected Mayor Henry Ford Jr. pledges to fix water supply problems and oversee the building of a new water works building in the next two years. Re-elected Vice-Mayor Glenn Allen praises the voter turn out, but says that it is still small compared to the number of voters registered and encourages more citizens of Kalamazoo to exercise their right to vote. City commissioners Lorence Burdick, Charles E. Garrett, and Allan B. Milham all deliver brief remarks and thank their supporters.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-11-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Black font on a yellow background.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Midwest Chicano Latino Activism Collection (MICHILAC)
- Description:
- White and Pink font with blue background.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Midwest Chicano Latino Activism Collection (MICHILAC)