Still working out of the 19 March 1942 edition of the Altoona Tribune: City Candidates Are Circulating Papers Nomination papers are being circulated throughout the city for the coming municipal election to be held April 7. Papers must be filed Saturday at the latest. George Thurston, seeking re-election as city clerk, is the only one known to be running for that position. Papers are reported to be circulating for the office of city treasurer by Mrs. W. R. Connell and Walter Steuding. A late report showed that Mrs. Ted Rudolphson is also a candidate for treasurer. Otto Semisch is seeking re-election in the First Ward as Supervisor as is G. E. Stanley in the Second Ward. It is reported that A. E. Nolle of the First Ward is planning to run in opposition to Semisch. Papers are being circulated for the following Aldermen in the Second Ward: Emil Becker, A. E. Hardies and A. Klemstein, the latter two being incumbents; in the First Ward Joel Larson is the only one known to be running for Alderman. May Fred J. Gloede is seeking re-election as Mayor and it is reported that Wm. Glassbrenner, now Alderman, is also running for the job. Mrs. M. Brandstedter is said to being urged by friends to circulate papers for the office of Mayor, but when last contacted she had not done anything to further her candidacy. ++++++++++++ Hmmmm...maybe the first woman mayor would have come out of little ole Altoona, had Mrs. Branstedter decided to go with it! But, upon checking the "History of Altoona", Fred Gloede was re-elected. Fred was mayor of Altoona from April 1936 to April 1950 (7 elections) and again from April 1952 to April 1960 (5 elections). -- Nance