Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 1 · column 3 of 6 · from the scan, no model involved

cilman William Wickens over an alleged tax liability, was the top vote-getter among the nine candidates for the five at-large council seats, receiving 75 votes.
Jdr. Wickens, however, was not so fortunate. The chairman of the Planning Commission received only 42 votes, not enough to return him to the council for his third term.
95.1%