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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1934
Page
3
The Illinois Coal Commission urges manufacturers and households to buy Illinois coal to support 170 shipping mines and 40,000 workers. It stresses price, quality, and service equal to rivals, warns against mine closures, and calls on citizens to patronize home industry to sustain payrolls and prevent relief reliance.
A statewide drive against sales tax evaders was announced by K L Ames Jr Director of Finance. The plan includes civil and criminal prosecutions for failures to report returns keep records or pay retailers occupation tax with penalties up to 5000 and six months imprisonment. The move also targets fuel tax and liquor laws with similar enforcement and a 24 percent penalty for failure to file or pay.
A brief item reports Governor Henry Horner being urged by Governor David Sholtz of Florida to change policy toward transients. The text notes intergovernmental friction and potential enforcement actions, reflecting era concerns about mobility and residency.
The richest Briton, Rank, aged eighty, is regarded as England s wealthiest living man. Born at Wall, his father ran a small flour mill and at fourteen he began work for a tiny stipend. After his father s death he inherited the mill and expanded to academ mill strategies nationwide, amassing his fortune.
County election board results place Frank G. Ring as representative elect with 12,729 votes in Thornton township, followed by Oscar Johnson 10,274 Frank Foster 10,034 and Mrs. Van Der Vries 7,056. Minor parties drew small totals. Democrats dominate statewide with strong sheriff and county races as reflected in Thornton.
Miss Clare Frelich of Chicago was arrested for shoplifting and told authorities she took the goods to continue her schooling. The case highlights the pressures faced by students balancing education and finances.
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