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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
2
A discussion notes that youth shows higher rates of speeding and crime, tied to a risk taking mindset. It contrasts youthful bravado with older caution, citing a “take a chance” motto and the consequences of lawbreaking. The piece warns that chance seeking drives many into trouble and confinement.
A column notes that over a quarter of New Orleans policemen began as newsboys and argues a national census of former newsboys would show many rise to good jobs. It praises reliability, faithfulness, and accuracy learned delivering papers and suggests a convention of former newsboys.
Agriculture experts warn that falling farm product prices may force a permanent crop control system. The question is whether farming can avoid overproduction without government aid as the world shifts from hunger fears to surplus. A solution would be to spur manufacturing so city jobs absorb displaced farm workers.
The text questions how far a father must raise his kids' allowance to enable them to give him nice presents, noting constant denouncements of the country and the resulting potential uproar.
The first and second grades at Roosevelt School prepare Christmas trimmings and gifts for families after enjoying a school Christmas tree from the PTA. A busy week features carols and plays including Santa Claus on a Strike, The Christmas Fairy, and The Little Fir Tree staged by kindergarten through fourth grade.
Lincoln School outlines Christmas activities by grade from first to eighth. First graders share gifts and sing Oh Christmas Tree while second grade decorates their tree and plans a Friday party. Third and fourth grade perform The Spirit of Christmas. Sixth grade makes cards. Eighth grade boys beat St Mary’s 17 9 in a practice game. season tickets now on sale at 50 cents adults 25 cents children for eight games.
First and second graders made cards and envelopes some mailed home. Third and fourth graders wish all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year while presenting gifts wrapped in holiday paper. Performances include poems, music, carols, rhythms, and a pageant about the coming of the King featuring grades 1 through 8.
In Room Four, the Christmas tree stands as students note returning classmates Earl Swanson Helen De Bok and Jack Axtell after illness and hospitalization. In Room Two the tree is trimmed and a party is planned with shared presents and a birthday treat. Ruth Obek is ill with mumps as classmates wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
The third and fourth grades held a festive Christmas party with Phyllis Ferguson and Jean Zoller in charge. Santa visited, gifts were exchanged, and a Christmas play "Santa Claus Was Late" entertained the school.
The eighth grade plans a Christmas party Friday with the seventh grade to bid farewell to Miss Jurgensen who will marry during Christmas vacation. The Washington basketball team suffered two losses to Steger 30 to 8 and 14 to 13 in practice games. Troop 9 earns a council plaque after parental support. Mills Tourtellotte and Leon Willey are named Eagle scouts, Elmer Schultz receives an Eagle badge, and Arnie Williams earns a bronze palm. Girl Scout troop 1 beautifies toys for Oak Forest tuberculo sis patients and plans a carol on Friday. Mothers sponsor a surprise tea for Miss Jurgensen, who receives a blanket and bath set as good wishes.
The article extols calendars as lasting gifts that mark 865 days of 1989 with poetry and wisdom. It argues such calendars offer daily inspiration and hope, possibly more valuable than money, and encourages living up to the quotations to impress friends.
A dialogue shows a guest acknowledging stolen goods and tasty dishes with a playful exchange between Mr Eatwell and the host. The guest, praising the housekeeper, remarks on polite dining as a compliment to the hostess while the hostess quips about overpoliteness and flattery.
A whimsical piece features a child mistaken for seeing an elephant in the garden and calling the police about a monster. It shifts to humorous exchanges among characters and quotes from Philadelphia Bulletin about holidays, pine woods, and progress legends.
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