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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1934
Page
4
A satirical collage notes people driving change in style and money with playful quips about air travel, fickle romance, editors, magicians, and stock markets. It jests about fashion, town manners, church life, cherry blossoms, and nudist camps as social foibles.
National Youth Week runs April 29 to May 5. The message centers on guiding youth to awaken their best, requiring intelligence, patience, and aspiration, to prevent spoiling by neglect and to achieve the promise of a modern, alert generation.
President Roosevelt urges observance of Child Health Day saying the nation’s welfare hinges on children’s health. He warns physical defects cause lifelong difficulties, with weak children lagging in school and facing limited opportunities. Early treatment can transform such youths into productive citizens.
Counsel for the New York Stock Exchange argues Congress lacks constitutional power to regulate the stock market despite abuses. He cites the 1929 1931 crashes and ensuing bank failures, losses for ordinary savers, widespread poverty, and upheaval in railroads and industry as outcomes of unchecked markets. The speech warns that without power to regulate, the country may yield to Wall Street gamblers.
Gov Winant of New Hampshire told Columbia journalism students that government cannot be run with horse and buggy methods in a motorized era. He urged new systems to fit the age, while acknowledging many still use old transport. He stressed balancing control and encouragement for business and small enterprises on shared roads.
Robert Hutchins argues education should extend to age 20 with hands on work and practical training. He notes many youths struggle with books and suggests that practical work in factories, stores, or homes can serve as schooling, with a gradual shift toward longer formal study.
Dal ton Chief Henry Mohr and Riverdale Chief Edward Ripley urge property owners to clear dead grass and brush from yards and vacant lots before warm weather. Winds spread embers quickly, threatening homes and vehicles, while fire runs waste fuel and money. They warn that even heavy rains followed by sun and wind dry growth in hours, making removal essential for safety and economy.
Victoria Zimanski 26 of Brooklyn was arrested after telling a policeman you can go to hell. Magistrate Mark Rulich dismissed the remark as a simple declarative sentence and advised the officer not to mind it.
A cryptic note hints at stolen items mixed with other goods sold together in a single pot. Authorities urge caution as investigators untangle origins, quantities, and those involved in the sourcing.
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