Dolton Girl and Friend Propose Card Play Switch
A brief humor note shows a Dolton girl asking to play cards and her friend offering to switch to bridge as a lighthearted exchange.
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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1934
Page
5
A brief humor note shows a Dolton girl asking to play cards and her friend offering to switch to bridge as a lighthearted exchange.
Miss Ethel Zwiers daughter of Mr and Mrs John Zwiers married Leslie Warren Young son of Mr and Mrs Lo W Young on Saturday at five at the Zwiers home in Dalton The bride wore a white silk suit with organdy trim a white cartwheel hat and carried cream roses and baby's breath The groom was supported by his brother Dr Warren Young and the ceremony was conducted by Rev Goebel of the German Lutheran church Music followed with Dorothy Dunnett at the piano and Mrs Phillip Sehug singing Then a family dinner at the bride's parents home
The piece notes that a young couple can furnish their home with a small down payment using installment plans. It emphasizes sensible budgeting and gradual accumulation of household items.
Cook County township collectors push a state bill to allow year round collections. Walter Haines says penalties would stay with local taxing bodies, reducing county take, and easing relief on taxpayers. About 15 of 30 collectors attended. aim to consolidate township offices and speed disbursements of 1932 taxes from Thornton to local bodies.
Chicago Fire Chief Denigan urges careful disposal of match and cigar stubs and avoiding smoking in bed. He notes many fires start from discarded flames and advocates snapping, grinding, or stamping out embers to save homes and reduce costs.
A Mitchell South Dakota Gazette feature extols the American farmer as the world’s biggest gambler. He stakes weather, soil, grasshoppers, army worms and other plagues in spring. When successful he gains a big stake. when he loses he restarts the gamble. He remains a good loser, keeping food on the table.
The piece contrasts ancestral thrift with current spending, arguing prosperity rested on savings and home ownership. It laments shifts in work ethic toward eight hour days, and notes reliance on machinery over labor while questioning the dawn of a genuine civilization. It ends with a call to quiet good deeds.
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