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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1930
Page
9
A July 26 1930 Indianapolis Times column critiques bootleg gasoline fraud in Illinois linking bribes to state officials and tax evasion, arguing crime harms public funds and workers. It also reports on Bureau of Mines radium research and possible federal production to challenge foreign monopolies and aid cancer treatment.
An analysis based on Professor Paul H. Douglas shows real wages rising 35 percent since 1899 and 25 years of work, with unskilled workers faring less. While overall trends suggest improved living standards, unemployment, farmer foreclosures, and low incomes for unskilled workers temper the optimism.
Two government agencies review radium production this summer and plan to report to a congressional committee in the fall. The U S Geological Survey conducts a study of radium bearing ores, mainly in Colorado and Utah, as part of reviving radium manufacture in the country.
After months of backing and filling Claudius Huston steps down as RNC chair. The move damages party discipline and public trust while leaving Republicans uneasy and Democrats with less leverage. The episode raises questions about why Huston was chosen and allowed to stay in power.
A folksy meditation urges residents to value home surroundings over distant sights. The piece laments chasing out of town attractions and foreign trips, urging Hoosiers to appreciate Indiana scenery, caves like Wyandotte, and sunsets near home. It compares urban hype to local nature and ends with a reminder to cherish home.
A science piece by David Dietz explains the sun as a vast hot globe about 110 times Earth's diameter, with the Earth–sun distance about 93 million miles. It notes rapid equatorial rotation, slower speeds toward the poles, and Sun surface temperatures around 6 000 C to 10 000 F based on 19th century observations.
British critic and playwright George Bernard Shaw, born in Dublin on July 26, 1856, pursued a literary career in London after early work as a clerk and failed novels. A lifelong socialist, he wrote art and dramatic critiques and influenced social thought with provocative satire. his plays, including Candide and The Man of Destiny, are noted for wit and ideas.
Dr Morris Fishbein reports Albert Stevens study of five thousand industrial accidents showing age as a factor in injury rate and disability. Older workers incur longer disability across cuts bruises fractures sprains and other injuries with burns and scalds not following the trend.
An elderly listener, stone deaf for years, writes of hearing Amos n’ Andy Floyd Gibbons and Will Rogers via a headset from a radio station. She says listening in is the only escape that makes her feel not deaf and connects her to a vivid, unfamiliar world.
A Times reader endorses Marion County commissioners for not funding churches tied to the Indiana World War Memorial project. The letter argues the public should aid the unemployed, not fund war memorials, and condemns efforts to remove churches and spend county money.
The United States Canada and Russia are the top wheat producing countries. The note cites a short list of nations responsible for major wheat output in global agriculture.
M E Tracy notes Amtorg, Soviet Russia’s commercial agent in the U S, has credits totaling 80 million dollars. The Fish committee’s probe shows Communism in Russia as a business system focused on work production and nation rehabilitation rather than political agitation.
An editorial argues Americans misread Communism as mere street theater. It contends Russia uses economic strategy and large enterprises to advance its system, not pamphlets, urging better understanding of a global shift toward organized mass production and state capitalism.
The text argues that the real threat is not propaganda but Russia’s potential gains in foreign trade. It says Americans should resist weak responses, acknowledge conditions of discipline in the Soviet system, and meet Communism on the broader battlefield by keeping the old American spirit and staying ahead, not chasing political bluster.
The Q and A covers Titanic sinking date and death toll 1912 with 1517 lives lost. It explains airship waste disposal end of trip and gas release to offset weight loss. Includes addresses, nicknames, meanings, actors, tax exemptions, and distances.
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