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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1930
Page
4
A reflective nugget on personal responsibility for life’s shadows. The saying argues many disappointments arise from individuals blocking their own progress by not stepping into their own light. The author, quoted as Grit, frames self-generated difficulties as a universal truth.
The term Pons asinorum or asses bridge labels Euclid Book I Proposition 5. It requires proving that base angles of an isosceles triangle are equal. The Latin name reflects the classic challenge of crossing an “ass’s bridge” in geometric reasoning.
The governor has named Hazel Virginia Baucom, a University of Kentucky coed, Miss Kentucky to represent Kentucky at summer festivals. The honor comes as Kentucky is noted for its beauty and horse tradition.
Coal gas and bituminous coal yield coal tar containing about 160 substances separable by distillation. At least 900 coal tar dyes have been developed. Germany controlled this industry before World War I.
The giant panda of western China is described as the rarest land animal. It is classified as a distant blood relation of the raccoon.
A Chicago report on a bulletin from the American Research Foundation argues that speeding combined with carelessness drives most motor mishaps. It notes acceleration now rivals deceleration, and highlights neglect of vehicle maintenance, rule obedience, and safe stopping as key factors.
The Board of Local Improvements of Riverdale Cook County Illinois certifies completion of paving on 188th Street under Special Assessment No 20 and requests final hearing July 28 1930 at 10:00 AM in Cook County Court. objections may be filed beforehand. Names: Frank D Price August F Bonse Clarence A Gruhlke Raymond G Bishop Theodore Reich W Woolnam W W Hazen. Dated Riverdale IL July 11 1930. July 11-18
Secretary Mellon reports a 184000000 surplus and a reduced public debt to 16183000000. The piece notes Britain’s empire costs, Mesopotamia, and Mellon’s son’s Cambridge studies. It recalls Pitt and Chatham, social fashions, and European travel, then ends with Mussolini’s rising military spend and Polish tensions.
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