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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1934
Page
3
Paramount star Lanny Ross discusses the milk routine on the set of Melody in Spring. He notes lunch often happens on location and humorously remarks that the modern cow and milk production add challenges beyond old fashioned hand milking.
Mrs Anarrison Williams of New York and Palm Beach is named among the worlds ten best dressed women by Paris dressmakers with a rule allowing only one woman per country. A passing motorist woke Mrs James Comiti of Eden NY to warn of a fire but she suffered a fatal heart attack. Joseph Hutchins of Rockmart GA aged 128 tends a one acre truck patch.
The report shows an upturn across industries from 1933 to 1934 with strong gains in manufacturing 32 percent and electricity 380 percent. Notable increases include construction contracts 1380 percent and urban retail sales, while corporate red ink shrank to black with a net change of 121 million. At the Chicago World Fair curios, Gilbert Reichert and Werner Ritter are noted as unusually tall and short respectively.
A brief discussion notes options to reduce heating expenses through energy efficiency, weatherization, and targeted subsidies. It highlights practical steps homeowners can take to lower bills and explains how local programs support low cost heating through rebates and incentives.
The 4 H Club health competition among farm youth and Chicago youths debuts August 16 in the Court of States at A Century of Progress. Prizes total 4000 dollars with 250 dollars to each health winner and travel costs covered. Other events include horse pulling for 1500 dollars, fashion shows, spelling bees, and a Chester C Davis talk on August 13.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for Special Investigator on $2900 and Investigator on $2600 annual pay in the Alcohol Tax Unit of the Bureau of Internal Revenue Treasury Department. Closing date August 20 1934. Specified legal or investigational experience required. Salaries may be reduced by up to 5 percent for economy and 3 percent for retirement annuity.
Illinois State Fair adds AAA sanctioned national auto races to August 25 final day. Promoter Ralph Hankinson leads the program as Bill Cummings and Al Gordon head first entrants. Race winners from Indianapolis and 80 percent of the field are expected, with New York and Indianapolis 500 connections in the mix.
Illinois reports twelve month totals from the Retailers Occupation Tax Act reaching 36,632,933.25 with July alone at 3,519,729.33. By Aug 1, 1934 accounts exceeded 135,000, up over 60 percent, and 4,851 new accounts were added in July. Also announced are openings for the State Fair School of Domestic Science under Anita Shamel, with tuition cuts and a two week term starting August 10. Plans to reassign 75 Chester hospital inmates after mental health reviews in Jackson County courts are described, including possible transfers to state hospitals.
Forest Hills Long Island angler Telene Gould was voted the prettiest woman angler in a Adirondack summer colony near Stamford N Y She not only wears a picturesque costume but she also catches the fish in the lake event The headline notes her beauty and skill combined.
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