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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1934
Page
6
A sardonic column contrasts optimism in borrowing with gloom over contributing. It mocks appetite for bills, the American mortgage, and youth’s finances while joking about European names and Sunday school rewards. The piece notes Alfred Azner of London obtaining a divorce for concealed bigamy conviction.
The article argues for laws imposing steep taxes in wartime, proposing to double taxes for incomes under 10 000 and tax above that by 98 percent. It notes armament makers deserve fair returns and that high wartime taxes may push money into exempt bonds. It warns taxpayers to expect heavy costs if the nation enters war.
Miss Elinor Murdock of New York has won the individual masters championship of the American bridge league. It is the most prized trophy in the bridge world and she is the first woman to win it. The article notes bridge as an intellectual pursuit requiring brains concentration and memory and contrasts serious competition with social bridge games.
The great textile strike has sparked mobs and riots in Rhode Island and other areas with shootings, clubs, and gas bombings. Several people are dead and many injured as observers condemn mob rule and demand peaceful resolution.
An exhortation to citizens to vote wisely in elections urging impartial judgment and avoidance of demagoguery. It advises seeking informed neighbors for guidance and stresses that passion and prejudice must not guide ballots. The piece frames voting as a duty to state welfare and fair government.
Five thousand churches in one denomination face acute financial distress with many others across denominations sharing funding woes. The essay notes communities suffer when churches fail to call people to worship and duties, while suggesting new churches can improve conduct and reduce youth trouble. It argues churches need money to continue their work and that multiple similar groups strain support.
President Roosevelt appeals for a period of industrial peace between capital and labor. He argues that cooperation rather than conflict is essential for progress and warns that war terms like war and armistice should not apply to domestic labor disputes. Noncombatants suffer most when clashes hurt the community.
Collected gags and exchanges feature a stage actor clashing with a rambunctious audience. Jokes range from marriage woes to a rural boy and girl banter, with dialect humor about work, time, sun tans, and old-fashioned manners.
The piece notes that passing government ordered certificates causes trouble and public concern in New York. It recalls the cachet of gold backed money and its public perception, while mentioning 500 onlookers and a police response when a certificate appeared in a store.
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