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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1932
Page
4
The Dalton newspaper in Cook County Illinois discusses political dismay and social mores. It criticizes muddled national voting, youth discipline, and outdated rural expectations while lampooning political eclipses and the idea of government plums. It references tests for diphtheria and typhus in schools and plans for mass health screenings in DeWitt and surrounding counties.
A reader lament describes the danger of school year traffic with drivers urged to slow down and protect children. It recalls a fatal accident and the emotional impact on bystanders and authorities urging stricter safety and vigilance.
The piece notes that boosting lumber orders rose sharply in the last week of August, suggesting rising demand for housing. It contrasts this with a typical quiet week and cites population growth of about five million in three years, implying a lag in new home construction.
The article condemns young travelers hitchhiking and riding trains calling them a horde of roamers. It notes both boys and girls in disguise as boys and questions their motives. It blames slack parents and argues youth independence pressures, claiming the age of majority has shifted from twenty one to twenty six.
The article recalls Prof. Eddington speaking on light years and the vast universe. It notes light travels at 186,000 miles per second and a light year represents immense distance. It mentions the universe swelling by doubling every 1,390,000,000 years and quips this cosmic pace does not affect local real estate prices.
A man aged eighty saved ten thousand dollars in tobacco cans at his home. He refused comforts and family needs while hoarding money, but his shack burned and the stash was destroyed, illustrating that money is worthless if not used. Kansas Republican Newton Kansas.
The state fire marshal reports 55 arson convictions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932. It calls the year among the hardest in service history due to incendiary conditions. Total fire loss reached 15,809,381 dollars, up from 421,815,989 the prior year. Forty percent of 17,279 fires occurred in homes, with 128 burn deaths attributed to that class of fires.
Joseph VooVehkeey, president of the board of aldermen of New York, succeeded Jamies Q Walker as mayor of The Tetrapeas after Walker resigned rather than submit to Governor Roosevelts removal decision.
A collage of brief comic vignettes and dialog snippets portrays small town life. Snapshots include marital talk, flirtations, family scenes, a football match aside, jokes about Eskimos and fish-hooks, and wisecracks on work, fashion, and aging.
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