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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1933
Page
5
The Lions Club Minstrel is being prepared with nightly effort. The performance will run April 12 and 13 at the Yucca theatre, tied to the regular screen show. No advance fees required. Proceeds support the Lions Club Boy Scout fund.
The article recounts the Beer Day rush across states like Illinois Minnesota New York and California with figures on circulation jobs revenue and prices. It notes New York pricing at a case 24 bottles around two dollars while hotels and restaurants charged from five to fifteen cents a glass. Milwaukee hosted German bands as thousands gathered to celebrate and shipments moved by air and rail. License fees in Indiana reached 300000 as Reno sold 3720 gallons in a midnight rush.
District of Columbia and 19 states report beer on sale, with seven states setting dates for sales including Louisiana Maine North Carolina North Dakota Vermont West Virginia and Wyoming. Fourteen states pause action and three states Arkansas Georgia Idaho see failed bills, while Kansas Mississippi Utah and a territory report no action. A separate Chicago report details a hijacking of beer following a Lombardo drive with two cases stolen. police file notes indicate the incident near Des Plaines Illinois.
In Phoenix on April 7 AP reports Winnie Rath Judd, facing execution for the LeRio and Samuelson murders, filed a motion for a new trial as her attorneys claim the jury aimed to force her to talk. The motion follows rejection of a pardons plea and her scheduled hanging at dawn April 21.
Emerson Watts faces a fresh embezzlement accusation in connection with his former brokerage firm. The complaint by R G Plummer seeks $102.50, with preliminary hearings set April 12 and trial aimed for April 22 alongside another embezzlement case. Watts is currently at the Veterans Hospital in Albuquerque.
Antoinette Donnelly notes a shift in how men view weight loss as both esthetic and practical. Aimed at reducing fat, the program emphasizes maintenance dieting and building muscle, while addressing constipation as a key factor in slenderizing the body. Strong abdominal and back exercises are advised to reshape the figure. Record Want Ads Get Results Kick Hike a Bay Steer when ever you miss your copy of The Record.
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