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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1930
Page
6
A son was born to Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh at the home of Mrs. Lindbergh’s father, Dwight W. Morrow, in Englewood New Jersey. The birth occurred on the twenty fourth anniversary of the mother’s birth.
The senate passed a waterways bill totaling about 122 million dollars for federal operation of the Illinois and New York waterways, with 29 million for Great Lakes improvements and 12 million more added in appropriations. The bill, likely higher in final cost, returns to the house for concurrence. The vote also set lake diversion limits and Hoover signed 35 million for Mississippi flood control and repairs.
Robert Tyre Jones claimed the British Open title at Hoylake finishing 291 for four rounds. He is the first since John Ball to win both British Open and amateur titles in the same year, following his recent amateur victory at St. Andrews. This marks Jones's twelfth major win, with two prior Open titles.
A New York survey shows commission merchants dumped hundreds of truckloads of fresh vegetables into the East River amid an oversupplied market. Bumper crops from the East and South flood New York with spinach, beans, melons, tomatoes, and lettuce, causing heavy losses per carload. Max Schmeling will fight Jack Sharkey at Yankee Stadium possibly September 25 with September 18 as an alternate date.
Colorado Supreme Court rules three men involved in the First National Bank of Lamar heist must hang for the robbery and killings. The gang carried out the 1920s crime, resulting in four deaths, with the court upholding capital punishment.
Desert Aster, a premier western composite, known as aster lavender with a yellow center, two to three inches across. It is a perennial with a woody base and slender annual branches, offering rich foliage and a chic irregular form.
An employer aims to improve conditions by inviting ideas from workers. He later finds a note suggesting removing rubber heels from shoes as a way to boost morale and productivity.
In Salisbury cathedral’s first chamber a rusty mechanism may be England’s oldest turret clock dating to 1386, six years before Wells clock’s record. The Salisbury piece has a hand wheel for winding the going part, and minimal work could restore its operation.
The thymus or throat sweetbread comes from the neck area of a calf, while the pancreas or stomach sweetbread is another edible gland. Both are used in cooking and differ in location and type.
A historical note describes soaking ordinary glue until soft, then dissolving it over slow heat in linseed oil until the mixture reaches a jelly like thickness. The process yields a strong adhesive suitable for practical use.
A simple remedy for ground ivy is a single spray with sodium chlorate using 1 to 2 ounces per gallon of water. One gallon covers about 100 square feet with a pressure sprayer, or slightly more solution if using a sprinkling can. Thorough leaf coverage is required and spraying can occur in summer or fall. grass discoloration is temporary, so late season use may be preferable.
A note from Woman's Home Companion imagines mechanized dining with a six can opener. The maid would replace each opened can with six fresh ones, while a conveyor informs guests that dinner will be ready momentarily.
A mother boasts about teaching politeness to Betty at dinner. When asked for more suet pudding Betty replies with a split reply, correcting her mother with No fear.
The Jefferson Memorial foundation formed April 13 1923 on the 180th anniversary of Thomas Jeffersons birth. It has acquired Monticello and focuses on upkeep and restoration of the historic home.
The statement notes that glycerine, a soap by-product, remains unfrozen at the freezing point. It highlights glycerine’s unusual physical property relevant to soap production and storage considerations.
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