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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1933
Page
4
A reflective montage contrasts pie eating contests with pie making, lust for fast cars, and money struggles. It notes youth rebellion, forced labor avoidance, Santa beliefs, dogs with pedigrees, and society’s shift from curfews and education funding to law and jail costs.
The article notes many young CCC members learned to read and write, contrasting with earlier drafts where illiteracy was common. It argues literacy aids civic participation and that teaching reading may be as valuable as forest work, reflecting on national schooling and language use.
The text describes how many people began yearly diary keeping around January 1 pursued as daily records but often quit after weeks or months. It notes how diaries reveal inner thoughts and how later generations unearthed sensations from them, while modern writers lack time for deep reflections.
An article notes President Roosevelt authorizes minting of newly mined silver dollars. It recalls the old cartwheel coins once popular in silver states and their loud jingling, warning they are hard to carry when paying large bills.
Business Week argues realism is essential as the new order takes hold. It urges employers to negotiate now and labor to avoid strikes, calling on the President to use his prestige to quell the dispute and rally cooperation for national recovery.
A late night incident unfolds as a live wire salesman hurries to a doctor with a fee dispute and references a batape keeper. Miscellany jokes and quips follow, reflecting social humor of the era in a village setting.
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