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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1932
Page
4
The Dalton newspaper notes a Milkmaid contest and community pieces amid social commentary. It critiques motorists, Red Cross support, Christmas seals, and public figures while urging civic involvement in local charities.
Col Charles A Lindbergh speaks of developing regular commercial air routes across the Atlantic and Pacific. He notes contracts signed and engineering work underway, forecasting a fleet ready to fly the long ocean jumps within a not distant future.
The article notes a continued debate over cutting first class postage from three to two cents. Poor tax receipts upset proponents who argue higher rates hinder business and jobs by raising the cost of attracting orders, and suggest return to lower rates would aid recovery.
The piece praises Tauehhid Thier Ber 4 and general physical fitness from active exercise. It argues strenuous travel and camp life renew strength, warns against sedentary work, and notes the human body needs motion to stay healthy. It reflects on women’s past health from domestic activity and urges movement for desk workers.
Fragmentary note mentions a medicine ball and keeping “lizy organs awake” with a casual, informal tone. Unclear subject, context, or event to establish a proper news item or names.
Henry Ford, recovering from an apparent illness, vows not to retire. He argues that continuing to work gives purpose and life, contrasting with older generations who retired early and died young. Ford asserts he will keep working to stay active and alive.
A Waukegan News Sun viewpoint hails the National Education Association claim that it costs about 823,000 yearly to keep a man in prison versus 100 annually to educate a child. The piece argues education reduces crime, urging officials to protect school budgets and avoid economic cuts. It notes 26 million students and 2.5 billion spent on schooling versus 1.5 billion on prisoners, framing schooling as an effective crime preventive.
The report details a 1932 state valuation decline driven by reduced real estate values and missing final returns from Lek. DuPawe and Winnebago eye. Downstate and Cook County figures show shifts in lands, personal property, and corporate stock assessments, with a state tax rate commission meeting to discuss possible reduction amid falling valuations.
The November 1 crop report by the state and federal agriculture departments notes a record bumper corn yield of 2.5 bushels per acre, the highest since records began in 1928.
A disjointed text describes a man entering a hat store claiming he lost a bet and wants to “wet a soft nut.” The salesman offers the softest hat, but the man seeks something more tender and edible. The passage ends with fragmented phrases about Pen and Bradstreet.
A collage of Christmas sentiments and humorous vignettes contrasts moral reminders with punchlines. It includes lines about gentleness and Jesus as a child, jokes about makeup, bedtime stories, mistaken identity, and a misread invitation.
The notice recalls postman hours under a new law, travel plans of Mrs. Nick Van Buren and daughter Esther to Pittsburg and Ohio visits, and visits by Charles Warnicke in Riverdale and nearby towns. It notes A Spoor’s 660th birthday celebration and family attendance, Joseph Kummerer’s arm injury, George P. Clayton’s pension increase to 380 dollars monthly with Wilson’s help, and Margaret Jennings appointed janitress at Riverdale Pullman school after civil service success.
Louis School reports that many Homewood residents attended a gathering at Harvey last Sunday to ride the Moose and join the Loyal Order of Moose. The Homewood Volunteer Fire department also participated in the event.
William Utermark and Emma Hering of Steger Ill were married Saturday evening December 7 at the bride's home. The couple began housekeeping in the Hanks cottage on Maine street with many relatives present and best wishes from friends.
I Shilling was taken to Blue Island hospital Monday for appendicitis surgery. Dr Walvoord and Peter Paarlberg share smiles from a birth week. Rufus DeGraff sold 17 acres at 167th and Halsted to Mr Cook. Mrs DeBoer of Englewood and Miss Stein of Kansas visited A Bardwick family. John Mulder sold his shoe store to E Wankley and moved into C Dalenberg house. Wm Gouwens visited Three Oaks Michigan. Ed Swarts returns from Wichert to take over Harry Shilling’s oil route.
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