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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1927
Page
5
Commissioner of Health Dr Bundesen urges parents to protect children from diphtheria describing its dangers and the toxin antitoxin treatment. He cites cities with no deaths, notes immunity from injections, and offers free immunization at welfare stations if needed.
Illinois produced 3081 ounces of silver valued at 1922 dollars and farmers planted 8 469 000 acres of corn. The 1927 crop is estimated at 212 403 000 bushels. Illinois residents averaged 263 electric rail rides per person in 1926 versus 140 nationwide. Fifteen Illinois cities had no fire losses in 1926. fires caused 41 deaths and 18 448 938 37 dollars in insurance losses. Col Robert G Ingersoll taught in Metropolis for one year in a log cabin. Public utilities generated 5 930 399 000 kilowatt hours in 1926. The first hanging in Illinois occurred September 3 1821 after a duel near Belleville. In the first half of 1927 Illinois cities reported 263 433 615 dollars in building operations, up 12.2 percent from 1926.
M. B. Mayer chief engineer of Ford Motor Company announced plans to build a giant 100 passenger airplane with 6000 horsepower and to produce a 1000 horsepower air cooled motor. He said radial air cooled motors ranging from 125 to 500 horsepower will be used in all Ford airplanes except the 100 passenger type, and that 25 of the Ford 12 passenger all metal planes are already in operation across the United States.
The article notes regularity and palatable feed as key to high production. It suggests using locally produced grains to reduce cost. It explains feed color effects on yolk shade with yellow corn darkening yolks and alfalfa darkening yolk color, while wheat and oats yield lighter yolks. It also mentions potential flavor changes in eggs due to feed.
The 1927 tribute chronicles Cornelius Kuyper a Hyde Park pioneer who owned up to seventy two acres, helped organize the Dutch Reformed Church, supported the Republican party and Union cause, aided fugitive slaves, served as constable and on the Hyde Park police and school boards, and left a lasting legacy through his farm life and family. The piece notes his grave at St John Indiana and a family reunion at Thornton Forest Preserve with 120 descendants, praising his kindness and community spirit.
Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, chief of the army general staff, told listeners in Saston Maryland that national preparedness requires a carefully planned program for mobilization of industrial resources.
Rapid City, South Dakota reports that U S farmers are more than one billion dollars better off this year than last in crop and livestock prospects. President Coolidge heard from Eugene Meyer, head of the federal farm loan board, that delinquencies are down, banks are lending, and conditions point to a solid recovery with farm land values rising slowly. Meyer cites favorable outlook for grain and livestock and notes little speculative buying, with improvement in some districts in farm land markets.
The Olympic games rodeo begins at Soldier Field Grant Park next Saturday, spanning nine days of thrilling events. Bucking horses from the west, outlaw breeds, top steer wrestling steers, Brahma riders, and hundreds of saddle ponies will compete for forty thousand dollars in prizes. Mayor Thompson to preside on Monday afternoon as Chicago welcomes the event with afternoon admission for children at fifty cents.
Federal Judge John C. Knox ordered the funds and property of Barnett turned over to the secretary of the interior for administration and safekeeping. The decision nullified a $550,000 gift to Bacon University in Oklahoma and a similar transfer to Barnett’s wife.
General Kai-shek retires as commander in chief of the Nationalist Army, leaving the Chinese revolutionary movement in disorder as the leading figure steps down from Shanghai.
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