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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1938
Page
4
The record notes the establishment on May 22 1907 by Thomas F Kinney at 301 East 13th Street detailing the founding of a business or institution.
A state report shows 594 bicycle motor vehicle crashes in Illinois from July 1936 to June 1937 with 48 deaths and 617 injuries. Children and youths accounted for most casualties while rider fault led in about 73 percent of collisions.
A recent Interstate Commerce Commission study notes that 65 percent of 4 277 grade crossing fatalities in 1936 occurred at unprotected crossings and trains caused 86 percent of deaths in 1986.
ICC data show 998 people killed at highway grade crossings January July 1937, up nearly ten percent from 909 in 1936. Accidents largely occurred at crossings with no obstruction to view, 85 percent at protected crossings, with gates watchmen audible signals and others accounting for small shares. Dense figures include 1 482 side impact crashes, 42.4 percent involving vehicles hitting locomotive or lead car.
In a debate likely before Congress, calls grow to add to national defense funding by expanding the navy. Supporters say education and social programs are noble but global aggressors ignore treaties and seize territory, making strong armed forces essential for protection.
The piece warns in urgent tone that carelessness harms the nation through auto accidents and forest destruction. It argues high building costs stem from dwindling timber and expensive materials, urging preservation, fire protection, tree planting, and scientific cutting to restore wealth and prosperity.
The piece estimates 1938 federal outlay at 6.4 billion and subnational costs at 7.1 billion. It argues one fifth of national income goes to government and most taxes are indirect, urging tax reductions to ease living costs and housing rent prices. It notes real estate taxes often roll into rent and business taxes raise prices.
A man walking between two girls on the street may be acceptable to some, but it would seem wiser to choose just one companion as he proceeds toward the church aisle to meet the minister.
A collage of light humor, anecdotes, and quips about gossip, a stubborn violin of language, family dinners, a New Year turkey, jokes about stairs, and a riddle about Halsted Street. Includes pithy lines on truth, talkers, and social quirks.
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