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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1929
Page
6
General Bramwell Booth seventy three former commander of the Salvation Army and son of its founder has died at his home in Tadley Wood. He succeeded his father in 1912 as head of the army and remained in that post until last February when he was deposed due to ill health and was replaced by Commissioner I J Higgins who had been the general's chief aid.
President Hoover backs fast operation of the new federal farm board with eight presidentially appointed members and a $15 million request from Congress. The farm relief bill passed despite debate, creating a board to manage stabilization and loan funds totaling $8.5 billion for crop surpluses and marketing facilities.
The Wieweh transatlantic flight ended when the Yellow Bird landed at a Bay on the coast near Vomillas after 29 hours 52 minutes in the air. The crew Armeno Sotti Jr Jean Assolant and Rene Lefevre were joined by American stowaway Arthur Schreiber at the final landing. Schreiber boarded the craft during a photo moment and was revealed upon arrival as a surprise passenger. The route planned from Vict Orchard Beach Maine to Le Bourget near Paris was nearly complete before a fuel shortage and radiator issues forced a near miss with their target.
Washington announces the 150 decennial census will be released by 500 districts as soon as data is gathered rather than later. Census director William McSteuart says this first time approach helps detect inaccuracies during tabulation for the permanent record. He projects at least 100000 enumerators and 4060 to 5000 more staff will be added to canvass homes.
Harvard captain Jimmy Reid won the two mile championship at the ICIAA Games in Philadelphia with a time of 9 minutes 22 seconds, breaking I V Dresser of Cornell's 1919 record by 0.2 seconds.
The piece describes nectar guides on nasturtium petals that direct bees to the deep spur filled with honey. The upper two petals bear markings that converge toward the spur, while the lower three petals lack guides and are protected by bristly barriers to deter ants and other collectors from stealing honey.
The article discusses Columbus returning to Spain with chains removed by royal orders and the term grass widow, tracing uncertain origins. It mentions a theory linking to grace widow or Anglo Indian practice of husbands sending wives to the hills, noting lack of solid evidence.
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