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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1930
Page
5
The world employs sixty three standard time varieties with the majority using 24 scientific zones. India New Zealand and some South American nations adopt half hour offsets while a few small states maintain strictly local time.
A quotation from Daniel Webster notes that while nature can be terrible the judgment of the people remains the most powerful force on earth, surpassing thunder lightning and earthquakes. The quote emphasizes civic power over natural phenomena.
In Kempsey Worcestershire a chestnut tree sprouts from the tomb of Sir Edward Wilde within the parish church chancel. Locals recall pupils sitting in the chancel and a pupil who, when a chestnut was taken, the teacher tossed it behind the tomb where it rooted and flourished.
A clipped note from Shoe and Leather Reports laments that the world suffers from men unaware of their own comic impact. The quip reflects early 20th century humor about social pretensions.
Paris reports crooks shift from family ops to modern schemes used by Americans. Auto theft in France 1929: 3,000 cars stolen, 493 recovered quickly. Thieves target Citroens Renaults Peugeots. camouflage and resale drive losses. Autos in service are mostly closed. Fraudulent driving licenses scandal: colluding prefecture official and tester sold passes for 1,500 francs. an estimated 1,500 forged licenses exist.
A sharp critic chides a young writer for a hero described as too incendiary. The reviewer notes the lantern jaw, lighting of the face in chapter 2, flaming cheeks in chapter 3, a burning glare in chapter 10, and a scorching rebuke in the final pages.
The R-100 becomes the fastest airship to cross the Atlantic reaching Montreal with thirty-seven crew and seven passengers. The piece notes Britain's air program aims to dominate the air ocean and contrasts it with historic sea power, alongside broadtown remarks on New York growth and other assorted observations.
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