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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1933
Page
4
A collection of satirical quips on taxes, debt, and public figures. The piece jokes about deductions for depreciation, jail terms, mortgage popularity, Roosevelt, and White House visits, ending with a remark on lily white girls painted for the sun.
A Minneapolis address to the National Association of Secondary School Principals argues that money use and saving skills are essential in high school. It states earning money alone does little good without financial literacy and notes bank savers are less likely to become criminals and more likely to become useful citizens.
The essay likens postwar economic recovery to clearing wreckage after a fire. It explains Congress enacted bankruptcy legislation to help farmers, individuals, and railroads by enabling voluntary debt readjustments outside prolonged proceedings. It cautions against abuse while urging fair debtor creditor adjustment to revive business.
The piece recalls the kidnapping industry, noting severe penalties, and cites the 17 day abduction of Charles Boettcher II in Denver, where ransom was paid. It warns the trade remains risky as shown by ongoing cases.
In Denver authorities announced two arrests after locating the kidnappers tied to the Lindbergh baby case. Public anger runs high as officials vow to extend pursuit and impose harsh penalties on anyone attempting such crimes.
George A. Ranney vice-president and treasurer of International Harvester was named vice chairman of Commonwealth Edison The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company and Public Service Company of Northern Illinois with May 1 as the start date He is a longtime Harvester executive and Chicago banker with ties to First National Bank and Continental Chicago Corporation The notice notes his resignation from Harvester and confirms re-elections of other company officers Also a quip about machinery enabling a man to do as much as a woman with a hair pin.
In San Francisco welterweight bout Corbetto of Presta ¢ all defeated Jackie Pields to claim welterworld champion supremacy. A reserve official raised Corbetto’s hand to signify his victory.
A collage of quips and jokes including a barber anecdote about prosperity, a dental scene with Tom and a toothache, a doctor and Sambo exchange about sanitary cups, a cross eyed man at a dial phone, and a chiropractor quip.
A note from The Jemsen La Times seeks the return of a twelve gauge shotgun lost by a poor farmer with initials J. B. S. on the butt. Finder should leave it at the Times office. The piece closes with a collection of wry sayings and brief vignettes on life, labor, and manners.
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