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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1931
Page
6
Secretary Hyde will address a national conference of agriculture leaders in Manhattan Kansas in June. The meeting will study farm cooperatives and issues of the federal farm board and discuss national organization of agriculture.
President declares no extra session this summer and urges a rapid expansion of public works. Senator La Follette argues a special session is needed to address widespread unemployment and stabilize the economy amid a cautious federal approach.
The Department of Commerce reports a sharp drop in motor vehicle production in the calendar year 180. Worldwide output fell significantly due to a heavy decline in consumer purchasing power amid an economic recession, with a sizable reduction across major markets.
Coast Guard officer Edward Smith has been chosen by Admiral Ballard to be the sole American aboard the Graf Zeppelin. He will observe Arctic ice behavior during its voyage from Perred riehshafen to the North Pole. Smith is a noted ice authority with six years on the U S ice patrol in the north Atlantic.
Mary Small of Harvey dies after longtime Eastern Star work. Funeral attendance includes Dalton and Riverdale locals. A surprise birthday gathering honors Mattie O’Brien’s friends. Norman Apeel hosts a lively young folks party. Thomas Harper returns from Florida land purchase with Jo. Curt Nievel survives a fall during porch work. Mrs. Mau returns from Goshen visit. Walter of National Biscuit Co. keeps moving. Fred Pohlers birthday remembered with a friendly surprise party.
A tale contrasts old marriage reform ideas with a Norse legend of Gudbrand and his wife. The wife tolerates and even approves her husband’s clever trades from a cow to a cock, illustrating a humorous view on reforming partners and domestic dealings. Western Newspaper Union notes lead in domestic money orders.
Tsomewood residents report on old friends in town and changes since the last directory. Frank and Cowing family moves, Chadwick named caretaker of the Riedel estate, and local trip notes from Lansing. Storm damage to trees and sheds described, plus a 1920 census item noting the automobile industry as leading U S manufacturing sector with value figures.
Riverdale youth Floyd Wilson breaks a world scholastic record in the broad jump with a leap of 24 feet 1% inches, captured on camera during the Fresno relays.
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