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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1930
Page
6
The piece extols Firestone Gum Dipped Tires as fail safe after years of Pike’s Peak climbs where a slip could be fatal. It argues drivers demand Firestone for reliability, built by special processes to avoid failure, stating daily life depends on tires even if one never races.
A survey by the State Bank Division of the American Bankers Association finds five years of progress toward depoliticizing bank supervision, extending bank commissioner terms, and expanding examiner staffing. The report notes most states now elect or appoint commissioners as independent, with term lengths from four to six years and increasing use of banking boards and professional qualifications.
States vary on whether bank examiners are appointed by commissioners or from civil service lists. Some require civil service selection, while others grant broad appointing power. Pressure concerns exist, but many states see merit in capable, honest examiners to safeguard depositors. Examiners have grown 25 percent in five years. Also ad copy claims 666 tablets relieve headache and colds quickly and treat malaria in days.
Cleveland hosts the 1920 annual American Bankers Association convention. The ABA, with about 20 000 banks and 65 billion in assets, reports five to ten thousand attendees. The meeting marks a milestone in the institute’s educational tradition begun in 1899 with the formation of the American Institute of Banking enrolling 95 000 bankers.
The Jivaran tribes of Ecuador and Peru practice head shrinking. They remove and skin the enemy’s head, sew it up, shrink and dry it through an elaborate ceremony. The tsanta relics, no larger than a monkey’s head, retain the original expression and are displayed in museums.
The London Saturday Review describes Josephine as Napoleon's partner who was indifferent to distress yet volatile as a wife. It notes an enigmatic, contrasting image where he seemed Caesar and she appeared as a carefree Latin divinity, courageous yet tender and sobbing at times.
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