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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1922
Page
7
The Democrat declares Martin Boehm as a democratic candidate for county assessor of Spencer County Indiana, subject to voters at the November 7, 1922 election.
Tell City resident John Sweeney announced as the Democratic candidate to represent Dubois Perry and Spencer counties in the State Senate, subject to voter will at the November 7 1922 election.
Ohio township resident George Stevenson is announced as a Democratic candidate for surveyor in Spencer County, subject to the election on November 7, 1922.
John P. Chrisney announced as Democratic candidate for joint representative in the state legislature for Perry and Spencer counties. Election set for November 7, 1922.
Announcement declares Alvin B Branch as a Democratic candidate for Spencer County Auditor subject to the will of the people at the November 7 1922 election.
Joseph Reckelhoff of Harrison township is announced as a Democratic candidate for county commissioner in the third district, with election day set for November 7, 1922. Joseph Haug of Carter township is announced as a Democratic candidate for county commissioner in the second district, subject to the November 7, 1922 election.
Robert J. Woods announces his candidacy for county sheriff in the upcoming election on November 7 1922, seeking voter support in the county.
A candidate named James C. Jeffrey of Hammond township runs for Spencer County treasurer, subject to voters' choice in the November election.
The Democrat and Republican party notices announce George Becker for Farrison township, George H. Thompson for Luce township, Frank Lehnen for Latter township, William G. Tableman for Clay township, Thomas F. Seay for Ohio township, and John H. Waninger for Huff township, all in Spencer county Indiana, subject to the will of the people at the November 7, 1922 election.
George Schessele is announced as candidate for township assessor of Luce Township Spencer County Indiana subject to the will of the people at the November 7 election. H William Bahn is also named as a candidate in the notice for the same race.
The notice lists candidates for township assessor roles in Spencer and Huff townships, Indiana, with names Gilbert Gager for Ohio Township, Thomas Schneidter for Huff Township, and William Warner for Carter Township, all seeking Democratic party nomination in the November 7, 1922 election.
Indiana law requires all candidates to file an itemized campaign expense statement with the circuit clerk within thirty days after the primary, even if no money was spent. The article notes similar Kentucky rules and includes colorful examples from a defeated candidate and announces statewide race updates and local incidents across Indiana and Kentucky, including court cases, fairs, and school counts.
The Senate in Washington adopted a resolution directing Secretary Hoover to report actions to end the nationwide coal strike. It also approved an army bill for 133,000 enlisted men, proposed debt reductions, and discussed salaries, tariffs, and other fiscal measures.
The report lists various scattered events: Miller testifying in Governor Small’s trial in Waukegan over large state funds. Chicago railroad pay cuts looming for over a million workers. a Los Angeles nurse Leah Miller killed in a San Bernardino cliff plunge. Brig. Gen. William Mitchell injured in Milwaukee. a Georgia motorcycle racer dead in South Bend hospital. snow in Wyoming with Cheyenne’s first white lane. Sam Barrett confessing to strangling his wife. Alexander Legge elected Harvester president. a Decatur race car incident injuring five. Crusen mob assault in Sidney Nebraska. Constance Talmadge granted divorce in Los Angeles for mental cruelty. Chicago transit fare cuts foreshadowing car pay reductions. Panhandle coal merger plans led by John A. Bell. William Byrd shot by a mob in Georgia. a locust visitation reported near Downers Grove. Seventh Day Adventists oppose Sunday blue laws in a San Francisco conference.
James E Sullivan a noted magazine feature writer and personal with ties to the reserve corps was found dead in his Henryetta Oklahoma room authorities reported. The deceased held a colonel rank in the reserve corps.
Sporting Jimmy Murphy of Los Angeles won the 500 mile automobile race at Indianapolis driving a Miller Special. Prizes totaled 35000 dollars. Other world items include Belfast rioting deaths and conflicts in Ireland and Asia Minor.
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