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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1933
Page
4
A quirky column riffs on booming business, rivers for water, golfers with hooks and slices, and fish pies. It riffs on NRA signs at the White House and Roosevelt’s pay, while lampooning long jail terms, stay-at-home wives, and monoxide gas remedies in a satirical tone.
A public safety notice urges motorists to slow for school zones as 30 million children return to classes this September. It emphasizes safe passage, watching speed, and anticipating the unexpected to reduce fatalities and injuries among youngsters.
Secretary of Labor Perkins says 1.5 million factory workers found jobs between March and August 1. Critics note 15 million unemployed in March, arguing re employed form only a fraction of the total. About 30 percent of all paid workers come from factory employes in the United States.
The text notes 1,500,000 workers found factory jobs in a period, with many more assigned to farms, stores, and personal services. It states September and October are the most active months yet to show results, implying broad employment gains beyond manufacturing.
The article argues that shorter weekly hours in industry and commerce will give Americans more leisure time, driven by the N R A movement. Farmers and housewives see no change, while labor savers and urban dwellers gain time for self improvement and recreation. It notes potential moral concerns but predicts newspapers will be read more, gardening may rise, and people will improve their living spaces as leisure reshapes life in coming years.
The piece argues the American constitutional system allows orderly, violence free change through due process while revolutions in Cuba and other nations show how dictatorships require violence. It lauds the Constitution’s foresight and warns against short sighted overhauls to its principles.
A discussion on diet asks readers to name two foods that could sustain health if limited to two. Dr. G Sherman of Columbia University and other nutrition authorities endorse bread and milk as the only two foods capable of sustaining health unaided.
A fragmentary clash of phrases notes crime and morality with lines about murder theft and the row of ideas including marriage social workers and prisoners who favor music as a mood cue. The voice hints at glimpse of a detective style meditation on crime and culture.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips on life wealth love and politics. Characters drift from mothers-in-law to poets and clerks trading barbs and reflections on happiness planning youth and human nature. The dialogue verges on satire with sharp lines and playful insights.
The text presents Gen Hugh S Johnson as a new, powerful leader at the helm of the National Recovery Administration. It lauds his practical approach, ability to win main points while conceding workable objections, and positions him among influential harmonizers who steer American life toward reform without extreme rigidity.
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