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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1926
Page
5
The article discusses Liszt and Rubinstein having unusually large hand spans enabling octave stretches with thumb and index finger. It notes other pianists lack such natural reach yet succeed through practice and selective repertoire, earning audience respect despite limitations.
The Board of Local Improvements of Dolton Illinois certified to Cook County Court that parts of Chicago Street from 148th Street sections north and east to Main Street have been improved including paving draining and curbing with concrete exceptions for already paved sections and track areas. A final hearing is set for December 20 1926 at 10:00 AM in Cook County Court where objections may be filed. Secretary William G Dolton and Attorney William F Propper announce the notice dated December 3 1926 and December 3-10.
Archibald Roosevelt will lead a party into southern Arizona and northern Mexico in two hunting trips. Mrs Roosevelt Mrs Stuyvesant Fish and Fairman Dick accompany him with Billy Chester as guide. The Arizona leg includes the women. the Mexico leg is for the men only in rough terrain.
New York reports plans for a $40 million rubber buying pool to stabilize prices. Major tire and auto manufacturers except Ford would fund nominal assessments, with General Rubber as buying agent. The pool targets crude rubber purchases and reserves to curb drastic price moves amid British export limits and soft markets. Harvey Firestone says the pool could handle about 50 000 tons of rubber.
The Navy department will invite bids from private shipyards and navy yards to build three new light cruisers of the Pensacola Salt Lake City type. The announcement came from Secretary Wilbur. Also noted, planting a bushel of black walnuts would be a good investment for farmers in upland and hill sections of the South Ohio river basin and central Mississippi valley.
The European corn borer committee meeting in Chicago voted to ask Congress for 10 million dollars to cleanup 2,250,000 infested acres across Indiana Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania and New York. Members plan to travel to Washington on December 13 to urge federal legislation.
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