The Pointer Kinney-Hood Printing Co Publication Details
Dalton Illinois weekly paper notes editors Thomas F Kinney A M Levy Chicago representative address 6 North Michigan Ave Tower Ridg post office registration second class matter under act of March 8 1879 modern slogan Clean Streams for Health and Happiness and publication office contact information.
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Thomas F. Kinney
A. M. Levy
Chicago
North Michigan Ave
Tower
Postoffice
Dalton
Illinois
Congress
Cook County
Wildwood musings on politics fashion and daily life
A collage of notes on farming, fashion, and public mood. Farmers plant and give away crops. urban life debates peanut and plum politics. Gandhi in loincloth spurs textile talk. footwear care and parental discipline sneak in. lovers seek hearts or ice cream while baseball and stock talk mingle.
Aviators Families Facing Anxious Wait For Pilots
The piece notes the relief and ongoing anxiety of wives parents and sweethearts when aviators drift or disappear on daring flights. It cites Don Moyle Cecil Allen Willy Rody Christian Jansen and Ferdinando Viega as examples and honors the families enduring the unknown vast ocean crossings.
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Don Moyle
Cecil Allen
Tokio
Seattle
North Pacific
Willy Rody
Christian Johanssen
Ferdinando Viega
North Atlantic
Pacific
Home Construction Conference Set For December 2
President Vower called a conference to discuss home construction and ownership. Officials note easier credit could spur more building if people can secure loans for dwellings.
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Vower
Rising Building Costs Deter Construction and Rentals
The piece argues that high building costs push people toward renting and that when costs fall, construction rises. It notes two consecutive years with below normal building, suggesting this influences housing supply and affordability.
Mystery Theft and Murder Rumors Stir Town Pot
A cryptic note blurs lines between theft and murder rumors. Authorities warn that items mixed into a public pot may be stolen or possibly planted. Residents demand clarity as investigators pursue several leads here.
Retailers Oppose Federal Sales Tax Plan
National Conference on Retail Distribution meeting in Boston urged dealers nationwide to fight a federal sales tax ahead of Congress. They warned it targets the masses, demands heavy computation, and would require effort to collect, though deficits push the government to seek revenue, suggesting luxuries rather than necessities be taxed.
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Congress
National Conference On Retail Distribution
Boston
Princess Eugenie hats spark millinery sales boom
A New York milliner reports at a millinery convention that the latest styles, especially Princess Eugenie hats, are boosting business. Women see attractive new creations in windows and feel compelled to spend, boosting optimism and confidence in fashion.
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New York
Excitable People in Everyday Life
A teacher recalls experiences with excitable individuals in various settings. Parents, customers, and neighbors react with high emotion, making calm discussion difficult. The piece notes such behavior offers little effect and that restraint yields better results.
Postal rate changes set for Canada Britain and Ireland
Postage increases effective September 1 1931 apply to letters and post cards to Canada Newfoundland Great Britain Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State Air mail rates shown with ounces and fractions postal officials urge proper pre mailing rating. Dalton Illinois post office hours are 8 am to 530 pm no noon closure with two daily mailings and new schedules from September 28 on standard time.
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Canada
Newfoundland
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Irish Free State
Labrador
Dalton
United States
I. Edw
Brookfelt
Dolton
Ilinois
Winter Awakening Echoes In The Hearth
A reflective note on the season's return as cold days return and households prepare to warm homes by stoked stoves. The mood is somber yet practical, focusing on routine tasks that mark the year's slow descent into winter.
Changed His Plans First Colored Lady
A dialogue portrays a Black woman correcting a man about his travel plans. The second speaker, with pride, notes she interrupted his supposed holiday while he was in the hospital.
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C. L
Various Professionals Named in International Notices
A nurse in Dade county Florida and two physicians in North Platte Nebraska are listed as Twinem and Triplett. A Los Angeles vocal music teacher is W Whybark. Dr DeKleine serves as medical director of the American Red Cross. Will E Hatchett and Miss Martha Appleman wed in Columbus Ohio. An exporter in Ceylon is S T Chilambarathandaramoorthia. Norfolk Ohio adds James W Burns as assistant fire marshal. Hap Hazard, a vaudeville wire walker, is noted. Dr Charles H Eye is a Chicago specialist.
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Miester A. Gentleman
Dade County
Fla
North Platte
Nebr
Twinem
Triplett
Los Angeles
W. Whybark
American Red Cross
DeKleine
Will E. Hatchett
Martha Appleman
Columbus
Ohio
S. T. Chilambarathandaramoorthia
Ceylon
Norfolk
James W. Burns
Hap Hazard
Vaudeville
Charles H. Eye
Chicago
But He Made Connections
Wilson, a commercial traveler, navigates a packed week of calls and train schedules. He complains about little time for meals, is told to eat on the trains, and returns after a week without orders, yet claims he caught those blooming trains.
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Wilson
Wife asks about sermon in church story
A humorous reminiscence recalls President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge after church. She asks what the sermon was about and he replies the preacher was against sin.
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President Coolidge
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Kinney-Hood Printing CO. Publishers
Riverdale
Priday
Mahatma Gandhi
Mr. Gandhi
Home Construction
First Trust & Savings Bark of
A. R. Harris
Carondelet Ave
Hohman Avenue
Hammond
Indiana
Sears
Roseland
Michigan Avenue
S. Michigan Ave
Sibley Street
Hammond, Ind
P. B. Good, Inc
Chas. van Sipma
Lear E
Conrad Kern
Interocean
Indiana Avenue
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