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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1930
Page
4
A listing shows Y. Homas F. Kinney as editor J. W. Hood as manager and A. M. Levy as Chicago representative for the publication located at 6 North Michigan Avenue Tower Building.
An opinion piece contrasts thrift in winter prep with modern needs like antifreeze and attire. It critiques planning for development and funding, notes issues of hunger and thirst, and satirizes social norms from church bells to door to door solicitors. It laments shortages of farm advisers and critiques Congress as entertainment.
The piece notes wanderers travel to big cities for work but often face poor outcomes. It cites New York findings that 70 percent in municipal lodging come from outside the city and calls 1500 mayors within a thousand miles to curb this drift. It argues staying near home offers better chances to find work.
President Hoover and Texas Democrat Congressman Summers urge states to act against racketeering without national government aid. Summers calls on citizens to awaken from lethargy as Hoover questions the feasibility of this approach.
The text argues to confront gangster bands by charging them with tax evasion and asserts the U S has shown military strength in war, then questions why authorities cannot suppress the gangs terrorizing cities. It reflects a call for firm action and public energy.
Walter S Gifford president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company predicts a quick upturn in business and a period of prosperity better than ever before. His broad vantage through national observers lends weight to his optimistic outlook.
A fragmentary holiday message references gifting and gratitude, noting some items are stolen while others are not. The speaker suggests Christmas spirit comes from giving and urges cooperation and loyalty as they extend Merry Christmas and Happy New Year wishes.
A Dalton merchant plans a miniature golf course on the roof of his building, claiming six holes already exist. The item blends with other light notes about Christmas, funerals, and family humor, reflecting small town life and local thoughts.
Senator Reed calls for a two year ban on immigration from quota nations while allowing admission of relatives already in America. He argues job competition justifies limits though some see the pause as temporary and prefer not to close doors entirely. The piece notes America benefits from alien workers but faces current unemployment.
Moles are nuisance in the United States yet valued for fur in parts of Europe. The Biological Survey notes US skins are quality and demand grows. Trap along mole ridges east of the Rockies and in deeper runways on the Pacific coast. Resetting daily in the same spot can yield 12 to 20 moles in weeks.
A survey for the U S Bureau of Education finds medical students increasingly specializing, causing competition among specialists while general practitioners grow scarce in smaller towns. It notes rural areas lack physicians, urges reform toward family doctors with broad skills, and highlights the value and rewards of the medical profession despite high education costs and hard work.
The inhabitants of the Marian islands first seen by Magellan in 1521 reportedly had never seen fire. They were astonished by it and believed it to be a wood eating animal that could bite when close enough to burn.
Elmwood Park tops Illinois cities with a 707.9 percent population gain in the last decade. Chicago hosts nine gas plants producing 150 million cubic feet daily, enough for West Virginia for over a year. The first American billiard table was made in Chicago in 1854 by FE and D Brunswick. Dimmick Hill on Illinois highways near Ottawa rises 100 feet over 1,400 feet.
The piece defines odd moments as opportunities used by successful men to rise to the top. It calls this margin of effort the product of extra work and study that shapes leadership, emphasizing grit as the driver of advancement.
An inspirational note urges swift acts of love and kindness for travelers and companions. It emphasizes that we never have too much time to gladden others and to hurry to be kind in everyday moments.
A warm dry Chinook wind may melt a foot of snow in a few days across the Rocky mountain country. The gusts bring dramatic warming, reducing snow cover and impacting local travel and outdoor plans.
Illinois Central System paid 12 823 014 in taxes in 1929, nearly matching its net income for the year. President L A Downs argues in a December letter that railroads fund their own roadways and are taxed while other transport roadways are taxpayer funded and untaxed. He warns loss of railroad patronage weakens fiscal support for railroads and urges taxpayers to consider this when voting or patronizing the service.
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