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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1929
Page
6
Washington reports Rear Admiral Thlary P. Jones, long naval adviser to the 1929 Geneva preparatory disarmament commission, has been ordered relieved of duty on its own request. Jones previously retired in 1927, was recalled to active duty, and served in the secretary of the navy's office for the past year.
New York reports Dr Wage Eckener plans to enlist German investors and American bankers for a trans Atlantic dirigible service. Four airships costing about 915 million would carry 260 passengers at 7000 dollars each, with US terminals south of Washington. First ship by 1982, periodic sailings by 1933.
A delegation of Michigan and Washington bean growers with state officials and other cooperative representatives urged the federal Farm Board to help form an organization to promote orderly marketing. They requested no financial aid, only consideration of a program to foster existing and new bean cooperatives across states.
Pebble Beach hosts the first Ro Roaches era amateur event as Harrison Ro Johnston defeats Dr. Oscar F. Wilting in the final match to claim the amateur golf crown amid a shift of golf capitals from Athiutta to St. Paul.
The steamer Kuru capsized off Tammersfors resulting in about 190 deaths including several children returning from school for the weekend.
The Dolton village board approves a 53 349.00 tax levy for the 1929 1930 fiscal year to fund the village hall fire department streets roads sidewalks police lighting water sewer law and miscellaneous needs. The ordinance lists specific allocations and notes submission to Cook County Clerk by September 1939.
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