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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1926
Page
6
The first radio parish was organized in Portland Maine with Rev Howard O Hough as pastor. Businessmen pledged support and a violinist pianist and mixed quartet assisted at the inaugural service. The nonsectarian parish broadcasts on WCSH heard across New England and the Middle Atlantic states.
Washington reports indicate farm relief measures may move quickly in both houses as three bills reach the floor. Haugen’s radical plan calls for a federal farm board with a $250 million revolving fund and price-stabilizing powers, Tincher favors a $100 million loan fund, and Aswell expands nationwide cooperative farm groups.
Government forecast for four early shipping states puts strawberry production at 30 million quarts, up two thirds from last year. Louisiana adds 11 million to total 21 million, with Texas Alabama and Mississippi making up the rest. Louisiana wholesales at 4.20 per 24 pint crate, down from 5.00 last year.
Sid Grauman, Hollywood theater owner, announces a $20,000,000 organization that will operate theaters in 22 principal cities. The plan envisions a nationwide chain led by Grauman and linked to his Los Angeles interests.
A humorous note from E. W. Howe’s Monthly questions a woman’s famed ambition. In her town a man named Tattle is admired for looks, and she longs to confront him with a candid tease about his appearance.
A South Salem radio hobbyist fashioned a loud speaker from a large seashell. The shell, a family heirloom, was attached with rubber tape and wires and works surprisingly well, described as both satisfactory and attractive.
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