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Joseph F Urbanus and his 'wife, Mabel.
In a spirited campaign, in which the local newspaper editor compared Mayor Blameuser to
such villainous contemporaries as Hitler and Mussolini, Blameuser defeated Joe Urbanus by 505
votes out of 3747 cost. Holly Klehm defeated John C. Busscher for Clerk by 301 votes. It was
probably the only time in the history of the Village that all four candidates for the two hightest
Village offices were members of one organization.
In 1935, the Heinz brothers, Edward, Harry and Ted joined Section 15.
Edward A. Heinz (married to Marion Hand) was the proprietor of the Heinz Radio and
Electrical Appliance Shop, 8149 Lincoln Avenue, until 1965. He and his wife had four children,
two of whom are still alive. Ed is widowed and lives in Niles.
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