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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1924
Page
2
The proprietor notes obituary notices cost one dollar per obituary with an extra line fee. Poetry lines incur a separate charge. Cards of Thanks are billed at the stated per item rate.
The document lists a full slate of candidates led by President Joan W. Davis and Vice President Charles W. Bryan, with a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, attorney general, reporter of Supreme and Appellate Court, and several judges and superintendents. It also names district judges George K. Denton John Aiken and John C. McNutt, and appellate judges Valentine Be. Livengood and others.
The slate lists Treasurer Wilber Clodfelter Coroner Oscar Rector Surveyor Arthur Plummer Commissioner First District William F. Davis and Commissioner Second District Reese R. Buis as candidates in the upcoming race.
Wednesday Poultry and Produce quotations reported to the Green Castle Herald show heavy hens and light hens with roosters and eggs listed. Prices appear partial and garbled but indicate standard market listings and farm produce notes from Haven Brothers Poultry Company.
Washington reports growing interest in a naval base in Alaska with Cordova seen as a strong site. Cordova Bay harbor, Orca Bay nearby, and Prince William Sound offer huge anchorage, year round harbors, and access to copper mining routes via the Copper River & Northwestern railway. The region, compared to Scapa Flow, features vast fjords, sheltered waters, and a mild climate suitable for wartime logistics.
New York report describes Mike Manfredi a Ji laundry driver at 25 Morris Park West finding $955 inside a pillow case while sorting collections. He returned the money to owner Mrs. Rose Scarpe of 2259 Second Avenue and received a thank you.
Hunters along the Nootak river report spotting an animal resembling an ibex in Tanana Alaska. They claim the wild country holds sheep and mountain goats, but insist they have found a new Old World ibex type.
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