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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1932
Page
4
A Dalton weekly in Cook County Illinois reflects on civic life and youth. It notes rising school costs, education, election fences, lack of garden work, and road safety while criticizing democratic government and auto speeders.
A recent report notes eight states ban soliciting rides from motorists and many expect more to follow. The practice is hard to enforce as some youths still get rides to work. Critics say hitchhiking fosters crime, idleness, and a belief in gaining life’s advantages without paying.
The Los Angeles Times notes that money buys power and confidence, often masking merit. It observes that some rich individuals boast and belittle others, while many wealthy people remain affable and helpful, and that money should not judge a person’s worth.
The Teachers College of Columbia University predicts schools will appoint psychiatrists as child psychoanalysis becomes common. Some conservatives fear wasted taxpayers money and misused educational methods, though psychiatry aims to heal child nature.
The text argues many children harbor queer kinks in their brains and calls for trained psychiatrists in schools to identify these tendencies and determine how to straighten them, acknowledging a long lead time before full implementation.
A traveling caravan of trucks carrying dresses and other American goods traverses tropical Africa from Damascus to Cape Town. The piece argues there is an undeveloped market in Africa and Asia for household appliances radios and clothing, and urges freer advertising to stimulate demand and earnings.
The article contrasts youth cynicism with active achievement and notes that optimism may replace cynicism. It also reports Illinois diphtheria decline due to vaccination with record immunization levels and favorable birth and death rates for 1932. The Illinois Commerce Commission rejects four motor bus certificate requests, citing adequate railroad service.
Fast Finn Much is expected from Pine Purse a tall distance runner from Pinland in the Olympic games. In his native land he covered the Loud meters in 3 50.
A collage of jokes and anecdotes features Mr. McDonald arranging a second marriage with a clergyman, farmyard rice remarks, a landlady’s dinner token, domestic money woes, a Brushville tale of trousers, a Riverdale husband’s late night, and a mother guiding Johnny to recall a preacher’s text about choosing between two opinions.
Coffee growers of Colombia honor John D. Rockefeller for advancing science and health and aiding plantation workers through the Rockefeller Foundation. A bronze bust of Rockefeller was unveiled at the Palace of Hygiene in Bogota during a coffee day celebration. A writer denounces profiteers while politicians mock the public.
A clipped exchange features a hard working elder insisting he never tires and always rests only when he is fully spent, signaling steady endurance and discipline in labor.
A Scot, loyal to a single hat for fifteen years, buys a new hat from the neighborhood shop. He sighs that he is back again. The Kid purchases dawns on adulthood and the Old Man ponders aging beyond any body's reach.
A long time shopper argues with a butcher over a lamb believed to be mutton. The exchange turns to rail and auto accident ratios with a quip about engineers and firemen.
Miscellaneous verse about cows and reading, with scattered cipherlike initials and numbers. Includes a jokey explorer anecdote and a remark on Bryan’s depression prediction, all framed as fragmented text from a historical newspaper page.
In daylight on July 26 two bandits robbed the Harvey Public Service Co. offices at 15th Street and Turington Avenue, Harvey. One man carried out the theft, the other waited in the getaway car. About two hundred dollars was taken. police have limited details due to vague witness descriptions.
The Chicago Motor Club warns that tall corn at rural intersections creates blind corners. Police report several crashes from blocked views and urge drivers to reduce speed when approaching cross roads and walking signs.
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