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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1930
Page
4
A debate on Washington's likeness heats up as a seven member panel of art critics evaluates authentic portraits for the 1931 Bicentennial. Readers are reminded how Gilbert Stuart's saintly image dominates textbooks while Houdon's natural bust appeals to many.
Writers fret over how portraits influence presidential image as the TARO Warts Act stirs hysteria. Will Wood blames market crash on financiers opposed to reform, while calls mount for a congressional probe into communistic activity. A New England writer accuses Soviet Russia of enabling the Grundy Bill to wreck American prosperity. The House auction of spectacle continues.
A Washington Women’s Bureau bulletin reveals sweat shop labor persists in home work. In New York City 11,516 workers, 1,467 employers, faced unsanitary conditions in a single year. The report notes widespread similar conditions in other states and risks to workers and consumers.
Early in the Fourth of July era a radio audience heard Senator Hiram Bingham oppose Philippine independence. He warned independence would trigger economic disaster by ending U S fiscal aid and the duty free market for Philippine goods. The exchange highlighted fiscal and tax concerns tied to possible Philippine self rule.
A vintage beauty column answers reader questions on eyelid dryness elbows and oily skin. Tips include nightly tissue cream around the eyes, brushing elbows with a bath brush, using skin food, a mild soap and muscle oil after bathing, and an astringent to reduce shine. Internal diet note suggests reducing sweets and starches.
By special arrangement with Doris Hale The Chronicle will forward for her personal attention and reply all letters addressed to her in care of this paper.
Have you a beauty problem Doris Hale will answer you through the columns or by personal letter care of The Chronicle.
The article notes debates on Philippine independence bills and criticizes economic motives behind independence while praising Congress approving a 6 500 000 appropriation to enlarge the United States National Museum. It credits Joseph Henry and Spencer F Baird for guiding Smithsonian research outward, transforming a warehouse idea into practical science and national resource knowledge.
The 1930 appropriation shows Congress yielding to public demand for scientific research, honoring Smithsonian achievements and underscoring government support for science as reflected in Smithsonian accomplishments.
A reader criticizes The News over a previous article and keeps reading it elsewhere, while others defend the paper by trading for longer subscriptions. The column notes readers’ reactions and consumer habits as satire. Also tips on handling recently cut timber to prevent insect damage and decay.
The Cuckoos opens Sunday at Rivola Theatre Oskaloosa offering a new talking musical comedy. Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey headline with Jobyna Howland and Mitchell Lewis in a plot of gypsy schemes foiled by comic antics.
Downtown New York welcomed the Dodge Mileage Marathon car as it arrived before a coast to coast run planned to last years. Mayor James J. Walker greeted driver Lou Miller and AAA observer Ray Priest at City Hall before the car continued toward its long mileage challenge.
The Dodge Brothers Mileage Marathon car departs Detroit in a staged ceremony led by W. P. Chrysler and K. T. Keller. The trip visits Buffalo Poughkeepsie Philadelphia and major cities to test a new straight eight under real driving conditions. Lou Miller leads the first leg toward San Francisco with time as the sole variable.
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