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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1930
Page
3
The piece describes Easter Island as the unsolved Pacific mystery with hundreds of stone heads, some upright and some fallen. It notes the ambiguous meaning, the idea Easter Island served as a graveyard for island chiefs, and that slaves carved the images and perished from starvation as the archipelago vanished. No definitive record of these events exists.
A portly singer among a dinner program lineup discovers his name is missing from the menu. He confronts a organizer who laughs and clarifies the error, noting the name Signor Jelly was misprinted as Jelly due to a simple mix up.
An advertisement encourages using Long Distance telephone calls as a personal, affordable way to send messages on special days. It emphasizes quick, clear service and urges readers to express sentiments in their own words via a telephone connection.
Charles M. Ziegler of St. Louis, an American doughboy, inherits a chateau and land near Arnage France from Adolphe Bonnet. Bonnet, who aided Ziegler during settlement of claims after the war, left more than $1,200 income annually and a lasting memory for the 1918 St Mihiel veteran.
Arthur Gilbert a thirteen year old New Orleans boy cannot utter a word in school yet earns high marks through written work. When removed from class he becomes talkative. School board workers and experts from Tulane and the Child Guidance clinic study his case but offer no explanation.
Harold D. Jennings, treasurer of Central Maine Power and Augusta’s city official, fished for smelts near city hall on the Kennebec river. He caught a large salmon only after obtaining a fishing license, shouted for one at city hall, and then reeled in the fish.
Anchorage reports that the National Geographic expedition may resume this summer to study Mount Katmai and surrounding smoking volcanoes using airplanes for close observations of the crater. Aviators have been asked to identify landing spots on the mountains for field observations. The note adds the origin of shampoo from the Hindustani champna meaning to press or squeeze.
Dr. John Q. Stewart predicts interplanetary travel could enable moon trips by 2050 with rocket powered craft. He suggests a spherical ship of about 110 feet diameter weighing 70 000 tons, crew of sixty and a dozen passengers for a two month cruise, and telephonic light beam communication from the moon.
Bakersfield Calif an early 20th century plan creates a dedicated aeronautical life saving crew in Kern County. Fire Chief W E Van Meter explains a cabin plane will respond to emergency medical calls at no charge in cooperation with a local aviation company. The system aims to serve distant oil fields and distant communities with rapid aid.
Gatesville North Carolina tale tells of farmer M Lawrence sending his gray mare Jill to the farm. A mule named Jack bucked loads, Jill kicked him, and Jack died hours later. A passerby claims the mule died from the kicking while the farmer says Jack died of a broken heart after finding another animal that could beat him.
A glowing portrait of Stephens who at eighty embraced up to a dozen new investigations, reading history science philosophy and fiction, writing frequently, and maintaining endless projects from a Chicago history study to a formal backyard garden. He stayed curious, energetic, and engaged until the end.
A Times letter presents a contrived puzzle about a barrister A who demands half fee upfront and half on winning the first case. B is taught and called to the bar but remains inactive for two years. If A sues for the instalment and wins, B must pay. if A loses, B has won the case and must pay. B’s view shows a potential no-solution paradox. The Weekly Scotsman notes the puzzle as insoluble.
In only four states do women exceed men namely Massachusetts Maryland North Carolina and South Carolina according to a feature in Women s Home Companion.
The term cleared means a stock is paid for and free from any debt such as brokers fees handling charges or other obligations.
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