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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1932
Page
4
Dalton weekly digest prints satirical observations on marriage, law, taxes, and public life. The editor notes shortages of practical sense in roads and taxes and jokes about Gandhi, Cal Coolidge, and fashion photography while urging readers to wake up to civic duties.
The piece argues that the world views the Lindbergh kidnapping as a symbol of American life and warns that America is the world's chief crime center due to indifference and neglect. It calls for self reform and condemns the ongoing moral stain on the flag.
The lower house voted by a large margin to grant the Philippine islands independence in ten years, sparking opinions on expense, military risk, and industrial competition. Some argue the US should finish what it started, while others say Filipinos may ultimately decide their own fate. Prosperity under American rule is contrasted with poverty under independence.
A cautious assessment notes that while a conceivable cause for war has been felt, no actual provocation or immediate threat exists to trigger conflict. The discussion weighs hypothetical factors and stresses restraint amid tense international rhetoric.
The passage argues the United States would resist any loss of the Philippines while noting a Japanese government spokesman saying Japan desires no claim to the islands. It suggests distance and heat may deter Japan, and recalls Dewey’s 1898 naval history as a backdrop to U.S. resolve.
Apollo Musical Club presents Mendelssohn Elijah at Orchestra Hall Chicago April 18 with Edgar Nelson conducting Theodore Harrison baritone Isabel Zehr contralto B Fred Wise tenor Else Harthan Arendt soprano and Robert Birch organist Chicago Symphony Orchestra provides accompaniment Elijah the dramatic oratorio traces the prophet's trials and triumphs and closes with Then shall your light breath forth
Blue Island man Bert A. Denison aged 46 was arrested on a complaint by Etna Dannis mother Mrs Olivia Dannis of 12214 Greenwood avenue Blue Island. Denison said a friend posed as a justice of the peace and a marriage contract was signed though he claimed he was not legally married to Etna Dannis because he already had a wife in Canada.
The state department of purchases and construction awarded a contract for furnishing and installing equipment to manufacture automobile license plates at Joliet state prison. The installed price is 848.512, with completion by June 15 and full operation by July 1. Seventy percent of the equipment will be manufactured by prison workers.
A collage of jokes and sketches lampoons crime mood taxes marriage and family plates with quips about burglars lawyers and a doomed man in an electric chair. It riffs on fortune seekers fashion predictions and teasing exchanges between parents lovers and colleagues.
A husband laments no more than $100 to cover an overdraft while his wife suggests trying another bank, noting the overdraft notice received that morning.
A humorous exchange between a country constable and a city flapper unfolds over a lake rule. The constable cites no law against undressing while noting swimming is prohibited, provoking a witty retort about prior warning.
Red winged blackbirds appeared last week in the county forest preserves per Ransom Kennicott chief forester. Robins song sparrows larks and other songbirds are present and many are starting nests in 6000 bird houses placed by public school pupils in the preserves. Purple martins expected to return within two weeks to their houses.
A campfire yarn from John Smith on a Grand Banks fishing trip turns on a misheard word. When asked about big fish he says they were baiting with whales, provoking amused laughter among friends.
An angry woman rushed into the registrar's office holding a marriage license for Albert Briggs. She demanded action, declaring the license issued, and the registrar confirmed it, noting Briggs is escaped.
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