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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1931
Page
3
Visiting his hometown reveals a young batter’s dream of a deep left field at the old stand is only 48 feet from home plate, a dramatic setback noted by the Detroit News.
A Washington Star mock dialogue has Uncle Eben chiding Sonny for loud talk and warning that every whistle of the engine wastes steam that could do actual work. The exchange highlights plain humor and practical common sense.
Beating the No 1 ranking, Midshipman Lloracio Rivero of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis earned a scholastic rating higher than previous top marks. Rivero, appointed from Puerto Rico, was coxswain of the varsity crew last year. Midshipman Tom D Tyra follows Rivero as No 1 in the new standings.
The article explains that Pinchbeck gold is a cheap imitation alloy of copper, zinc, and tin named after its inventor Christopher Pinchbeck, a London watermaker.
A contrast described by the San Francisco Chronicle in which “Crank letters” are from strangers who rebuke him while “Ian mail” comes from intelligent people who regard him as a wonder.
A Homewood protest meeting of Modern Woodmen camps drew 16 groups from across Illinois and Chicago areas. Attendees criticized the rate hike that ousts many members and backed a court showdown in the Illinois and US Supreme Courts.
Captain Malcolm Campbell of Great Britain set a new 94.031 mile per hour record for piston displacement cars of 45 cubic inches in Daytona Beach Florida. He announced no further attempts to exceed his world automobile speed mark of 245.733 miles per hour.
President Hoover orders civil government in the Virgin Islands appoints Paul M Pearson of Pennsylvania as the first civilian governor. Islands previously under naval control.
Of the 100 persons called to jury duty in Judge Ben Capell's court, 200 who were unemployed were given work, highlighting a hiring aid tied to civic service in Memphis Tennessee.
A youthful ensemble features a white chiffon costume trimmed with blue eyelet embroidery. It is paired with a white sisal straw hat edged in blue crepe, completing the coordinated look.
Owen D Young proposes government control of commercial banks to protect savers amid 6000 bank failures in ten years. Gandhi tells 100000 supporters that victory for his nonviolent crusade is foreseen, while Hindu views on child marriage and animal reverence appear controversial. Dr Georg Joos at Jena challenges ether drift, confirming aspects of Einstein and light speed.
Mohammedans and Hindus clash in India over beef and sacred cows with a Sikh officer killed and beef dumped into temples. In New York Joe the Baker, Joseph Catania, dies after machine gun barrage amid bootlegging scandal. The piece notes public works costing over two thousand million and Uncle Sam not taxing income.
Stalin rejects American financiers view of Russia failure. He asserts the five year plan will be finished within four years, possibly in three. Reported by King Features Syndicate.
The quotation contrasts Voltaire views on beasts and human life. It notes envy of animals for ignorance of evil and of others' words, and remarks that a doctor’s claim about kissing shortens life likely targets solitary life.
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